Thurmal34

So this rumor gets floated at the same time the Fitz asked to restructure rumor comes out. Color me cynical.

Good idea. While we're at it, let's not let anyone who has been convicted of a felony and subsequently paid their debt re-enter the work force.

This is out of hand. Nix has stated since Y1 that if there was a "10 year guy" there he would take him. It's clear he didn't see Kap or Wilson as 10 year guys. I can live with that. How many here saw them as "10 year guys"? Many on this board may have been intrigued with these guys, but few were saying they were "build around me for 10 years" type players. Buddy isn't hard to figure out. He told all of you what he was going to do. How can anyone be confused? It was very clear. To paraphase NIx: "If there's a guy there that we feel can be a 10 year guy, we'll take him. Otherwise, we'll build until we find a guy we can plug in to a developed system." Why are folks angry or confused? Why do folks keep saying he overpaid Fitz? Why are people griping that the Bills don't have Dalton or Ponder?

eball is cheap.

Reliability Meter - # 1 is best, # 17 is worst: #1- nevergiveup #2- BuffaloATL #3- metzelaars_lives #4- kelly blue book #5- farmers almanac #6- nostradamus #7- TMZ #8- punxsutawney phil #9- weatherman #10- economist #11- ESPN Insiders #12- psychic #13- momma pecoraro #14- Thurman Thomas #15- Skooby and sources deep within #16- Bleacher Report #17- Manti T'eo

Watched this dude's interview on bb.com, love that he is quiet and reserved on camera, almost the opposite of the "im so excited Marrone" (not that Marrone's enthuiasm is bad, Pettine just seems to belay an authoritative confidence is all) and IMO that should help with the teaching of the new stuff he will bring. There can be no doubt the D is ready for something new and didnt believe in Pornstache's approach. However, I think a guy who would come in and overcompensate with rah rah Gregg stuff might be tuned out. Pettine brings results, but based on how he projects himself in the few interviews and on the field footage i have seen so far, it feels like he coaches in a way that highlights confidence in who he has, not bravado about what his schemes can do or have done. We'll see. I might be in left field. However, my feeling is he is going to have this D believing in themselves and each other. A middle of the pack (top 15?) improvement may be within reach!

You attributed the Bengals record to an individual player. That's silly.

Dalton's ok. Middle of the pack QB so far. This is Dalton's second year. AC is correct. I'm always puzzled by folks that credit one player for team accomplishments, however.

So Green Ellis is a winner and Spiller is a loser? It's a team sport, no?

And for some reason you used team records to compare them. I was simply pointing out how foolish that is.

Ben Jarvis Green-Ellis 10-6 CJ Spiller 6-10 See how much fun this is?

Is your assertion that any QB in the playoffs is a "franchise" QB? Not sure what you are getting at with this comment...

So far Dalton seems "eh". Certainly does not look like a "franchise" QB yet.

That was actually Rapaport asking around the league about Whaley, not Whis. It wasnt Whis asking about Whaley, it was Rapaport.

Why would you fire your GM in the middle of a coaching search?

Hopefully with a pleasant aroma of pipe tobacco.

Hammer, has Ralph's Taurus been spotted at OBD over the weekend?

I wonder what will happen when he has more than a 57 yo Steve Smith* to throw to. *See Ryan, Matt

What was? That he would end up here, or that Buffalo would contact his agent?

I am a big fan of SJ13 and I hope he grabs 1K if for no other reason than it's a significant milestone and will help validate all the hard work this kid has put in since Day 1. That said, who cares? Dre Reed never did it, but Dre Reed had bigger fish to fry, like January home games. Eric Moulds never did it, but Eric Moulds played his share of January football as well. I bet Stevie would actually put up better numbers once this team acquires a true gamebreaking WR and SJ13 can escape the shackles of double coverage and rolling safeties and even if he didnt, he wouldnt give a crap. Scrimping for 65 yards to get to 1K is a really junky way to end the season.

It's so sad that we are actually talking about this.

Tim Tebow is an awful QB. No thanks.

So far so good. Anyone see a bit of Thurman in Shane Vereen? It's not just the number, it's the crouch, posture, and running style.

I agree. Spikes' hit on Fitz gets a flag every time, but i'm not sure it was fine worthy. At initial contact it was facemask to facemask. I think Fitz was more grumpy about the illegal Chandler hit in game 1, which prompted his reaction to the hit in game 2. Just my $0.02.

The season ended when Tennefreakinsee beat us in our own building. If you can't win that game, you have no business pipe dreaming about division wins.