The Jokeman
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I like all these reports that people find but as said previously, they have little meaning without a comparison. As love to see what they say of or grade out Jonas Jennings, Rian Diem or whatever other Offensive Tackle someone wants to compare them to. JP Era was nice enough to compare some OGs to state why he felt would go after Verba in one thread, anyone want to offer some comparisons for Shelton?
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You're correct, look no further then the NFLPA.org website instead of listing OT, OG and C seperately they're all lumped under Offensive Line.
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IF the Bills trade for Shelton and
IF the Bills can sign Pat Williams
THEN tagging Jennings makes a LOT of sense - not because the Bills can simply keep JJ but because then they would have the option to TRADE him.
This scenario makes a lot of sense to me IF all this can be done under the current cap situation. I am completely in the dark (fact and opinonwise) on the Mike Williams contract plans. This will play a major role in the maneuvering room moneywise for the Bills.
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However you have to understand that once a player is franchised; the average of the top 5 players at his position will immediately count against your cap which means the Bills would "lose" $8 million of cap space. As think of the cap as a line of a credit and the players as products, if you charge something to that credit (ie franchise a player) although you have yet to pay for it with real money it still counts against that line of credit until you pay it (sign your franchse player to a contract) or return the item to the store (ie remove the franchise tag and/or trade the player).
That's why the Bills didn't give TKO an offersheet or sign Adams until AFTER trading Peerless a few years ago.
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Don’t you just hate it when people but into things that they shouldn’t?
I caught a fellow employee busting into someone else’s e-mail account. What I’m asking you fellow Bills fans is this. If you were me, what should I do to this scum bag, that broke into someone else’s personal e-mail or PRIVATE MAIL JUST TO SOOTH THEIR PREVERTED PHYSCO EGO. Sorry about the caps, it just pisses me off that someone would have thew balls to do that. At work this is my decision, and I’m looking for advice.
Thoughts?
I think he should be fired………
BTW, they had no authorization to do so. Nor was it a subordinate looking at a bosses notes. Lateral nosery.
Better to be nosey than smelly
but seriously, that is a total invasion of privacy, if I were you I'd email the possesor of the account that was broken into. I'd specifically put something in the subject like "For Joe Smith's Reading Pleasure" (Joe Smith being the person that you saw broke into the account's name) and then explain in the body what you saw happened and cc a copy to Joe Smith (or not if don't want to deal with him) and bcc a copy to your boss. -
FYI Denney had 0.5 more sack than Wiley has over the last two seasons (6.5 vs 6.0). I agree Denney is a good run stuffer.
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We already have two bodies: Kevin Thompson and Tory Woodbury as per Bills Report.com Of course even if they do re-sign Matthews, I think it be wise to sign another veteran QB to compete for the #2 spot.
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Diem is a RT and not all that athletic, do you plan on shifting him or BIG Mike to LT?
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Not sure if this has been posted, but ESPN think maybe Fiedler winds up with us.
It's down under the mention of BledsoeFiedler to Buffalo maybe?
Fiedler would be one of the better guys available if you've had a look at the list of UFA QBs. While everyone agrees Fiedler is not a franchise QB, I'd consider him an above average back up QB and might just what we need behind Losman.
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Yeah thats me, my girl and Willis. It was taken at Coy Wire's party at Mickey Rats over the summer. I have a bunch of Pics from that day.
I hope your dating an older woman. If not it doesn't surprise me it was a Rats' party as the minor with the alcohol a dead give away.
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I'd still take a chance on Bannister, perhaps he just isnt in the right system? And if you sign him for cheap (I doubt there will be a huge surge of Bannister-suitors in the NFL this offseason) what have you lost? A few bucks. What have you gained? Potentially a starting 3rd WR at best and, at worst, a Pro Bowl special teams player.
I'd give him a chance but let's be realistic again about expectations. As Bannister made the Pro Bowl because of his abilities as a coverage player and has accumulated 9 catches in 4 seasons, sounds more like a 4th or 5th WR to me.
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The only WR you mentioned that would actually qualify as a 3rd WR is Peter Warrick. The rest are outrageous and would never settle for a third WR spot anywhere in the NFL.
I'd keep an eye on Dane Looker myself...he'll come cheap, and is very productive when he has his chances. Alex Bannister from Seattle is interesting as well...Holmgren kept him out of the WR corps, despite Bannister's demand that he get some playing time...Bannister has great size (6'5 I believe) and had soft hands in college. Also made the Pro Bowl last year as the NFC Special Teams player. The Bills brought him in as a free agent visiter last year when he was a RFA. Might be worth a look.
Bannister was a guy many on this board were calling for us to sign last offseason. Though I have questions about him this offseason, as if he was as good as some make him out to be my question would be why didn't Holmgren give him a chance last season before trading for Jerry Rice? Not to mention he hasn't been able to supplant Bobby Engram as the team's 3rd WR. I think people are too hard on Reed for his play last season, let's forget he was hurt for almost half the season. That's a BIG reason that Evans' numbers were so good. This year should be Reed (and to a lesser extend Aiken's) make or break year to see if either one will be anything more then a depth WR yet let's also remember there's only so many balls to go around so if Reed's our 3rd WR we should expect 30-50 catches and maybe 500-650 yards.
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Wow! I never thought Villarial be that high.
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Another good frame of reference would be the rankings of our current O-line and what else is out there.
I actually agree with all and have been a spoken fan of Andruzzi. But, I guess I tend to look at it like...pay some more money and get an absolute stud.Though how many studs can we afford to pay? Look no further then last offseason, Chris V didn't break our bank and demonstrated to be an upgrade to Pucillo/Sullivan and looks to be an answer at RG. If you could dig it up, I'm curious as to what Chris' #value is and if any of the expected OG available this offseason have similiar rankings?
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He was the Colts' 3rd string QB by the end of the 2004 season, so no it was not career ending. However, if Drew is let go I'd prefer someone with more NFL playing time and preferably starting experience as by primary backup to JP ie a Gus Freorotte type.
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I think the Bills two biggest priorities are to re-sign Jonas Jennings and then Pat Williams; only after both of these guys are locked up/lost would I look at outside players. Wahle is definately one of the league's best but I don't think he's worth getting over losing JJ or PW. As a result I would probably let another team spend the BIG bucks on Wahle and hope to land a lower tiered FA OG like Joe Andruzzi. As the free agent landscape for OGs is pretty large this year. That said as important an upgrade to LG is, I still think a quality player could be available with our top pick the draft to fill this position if needed.
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I was reading through some things I had bookmarked and ran across this in an article from a few weeks ago. Forgive me if it's been quoted before but maybe we're all too quick to think Jonas will leave....
"I'd hate to leave my O-line. I feel it's something that I helped build. We've got some cohesion going. I've been here with different coaches, different schemes and now we're peaking and now I've got to make one of the toughest decisions of my life. That's hard. My teammates and my line coach, Jim McNally, will be big factors in what I decide. I want to be back but it's got to be fair for both parties. It's part of the business and unfortunately, I'm about to hit it." - LT Jonas Jennings, who becomes an unrestricted free agent in March.From USA Today.com
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No doubt that Pryce would be an ideal Left DE but considering his base salary for 2005 is $6,500,000.00 is a bit high and well out of the Bills price range considering re-signing Jennings and/or Pat Williams should come first.
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Sorry, but why do the Bills need a "dominating" LT or a "top" DE? And at every other position?
Three words for you: New York Rangers.
Why is it that the Steelers, Pats, Rams, and sundry other teams can plug in a 6'4", 300-lb fourth round pick at multiple slots and not skip a beat? They've got McNally/God, why not let him do his job?
Hate to break it to you but the Pats starting LT was taken in the 2nd Round (48th overall) the Rams LT was taken in the 1st Round (1st overall) and lastly the Steelers took their LT in the 2nd Round (38th overall).
but what I was going for is looking at someone that is a little more dependable.
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I don't think Vinny T was the problem in Dallas last season, I think the early injuries to Julius Jones and Terry Glenn and their defense were bigger reasons for them not making the playoffs.