R. Rich

Pro day stats are not very reliable. Blue's playing speed isn't very impressive, even though his instincts and hitting ability are. Like I said, he reminds me of Thomas Davis, though I think Davis is a much better blitzer than Blue.

Not bad. Greg Blue, though, is more like his former teammate Thomas Davis: great in run support, but a liability to some degree as a cover man. Huff is more balanced than that. Kiwanuka wouldn't be a bad option in a trade down, but I sure hope we'd target Tamba Hali first if that's the route we're taking. Overall, I'd still like to see Huff drafted, but if we can move up to get either Williams or Ferguson w/out really screwing ourselves for the rest of the draft, I'd love to see it happen. Otherwise, I'd like to see us trade down and target a pass rushing DE like Hali, or even an interior OL (that would mean trading down to the later part of the round to get someone like Max Jean-Gilles or even Nick Mangold, who I still think may be around in the 2nd...but better safe than sorry I suppose).

Wasn't Roethlisberger a rookie the year before last?

Someone fix this broken record. Please.

I do like Super Mario. I think he can be a true impact player for a defense.

Yeah. What else would we use the money on? A pass rushing DE? A playmaker in the secondary? A mammoth run stuffer for the DL? Some badly needed help for our interior OL? Don't be ridiculous.

Sure it is. Draft Ngata, sign Tank Williams, draft a few mid level OL later on, and that's how you upgrade the team.

All is not lost, William. If we can come out of free agency w/ the help we need up front in terms of stuffing the run and also in terms of protecting our QB, I'd be okay w/ getting a playmaker for our secondary. It's far too early to tell, but I don't know just how far down the Bills can trade and still land a solid pass rusher like Hali, and I'm not sold on the other first round OTs like Winston Justice (overrated) and Marcus McNeill (overweight). Now, if there's a possibility of trading down a few spots (enabling us to get a guy like Hali) while also getting good value for the move in terms of a decent draft pick, I'm all for it. What I hope doesn't happen w/ the #8 overall pick is that we take a player @ the same position that we've addressed in free agency (possibly TWICE), leaving us to do w/ the secondary (or the pass rush) what we've done w/ the lines in years past: hope for the best in later rounds.

I just hope it's a dynamic, high profile, big money guy like when we acquired Big Ted and Phat Pat. Those signings showed a serious commitment to championship football and I'm so glad that the Bills wasted no time in doing so. If I recall, Washington was signed 31 minutes into free agency while Pat's signing took a lot longer, around 53 minutes.

You shouldn't hate to say it.

Not quite sure what skin color has to do w/ it. In fact, most of the dominant MLBs in league history were white (Samurai Mike and Ray Ray excluded).

My sources (from.........never mind) say that a lot depends on the ratio of expressions of pain, dissatisfaction, and resentment that come from fansites.

Kemoeatu is gone. Bernard and Jackson are still out there, though.

Probably so, especially considering the cancellation of the remainder of free agency and this year's NFL draft.

Why wouldn't you like Greenway? The guy was clearly one of the best LBs in the nation last year.

Agreed.

Correct. He sucks too.

I think that stinks. It doesn't go well w/ this mock draft of mine: 1. Haloti Ngata DT Oregon 2. Claude Wroten DT LSU 3a. Dusty Dvoracek DT Oklahoma 3b. Babatunde Oshinowo DT Stanford 4. Montavious Stanley DT Louisville 5. Gerald Anderson DT Georgia 6. Kwakou Robinson DT Virginia 7. Johnny Jolly DT Texas A&M

Scratch that. I asked some co-workers, and they said that Bias did in fact do drugs. Supposedly, he left his dorm room around 2am to go score some coke for himself and his buddies and died a few hours later. That really sucks.

From what I've heard, Bias didn't have a drug habit. He didn't have good judgment though. Reportedly, he tried crack for the first time that night and, unfortunately, died.

Alright, what if he said Vince Young instead?

Yeah. He sucked in Buffalo.

True, as was Reggie Lewis. The Bias thing really sucked, as he was just a fantastic player in college. I was really looking forward to seeing how great a pro he would've been.

Boston had a dominant frontcourt for years w/ Hall of Famers Larry Bird, Robert Parrish, and Kevin McHale. They did what they could to keep this group together, to a fault I'd say. Eventually, they had a bunch of old players who were worn down by age and injury. They never prepared for that time, so they're still in the process of trying to recover from not being ready to replace them. Considering his value as a return man, slot receiver, and an emergency QB, I'd have to say Randle El is better than Josh Reed. Reed has struggled to be an effective member of the Bills, while Randle El has given the Steelers a dangerous player that can hurt you in a number of ways. I was personally on hand to watch him convert third down after third down when the Steelers beat the Bills about 14 months ago.

Allow me to play devil's advocate here: Let's keep that guy. Heck, let's sign him to a contract that will keep him here until he retires already. Wait a minute! This ain't the NBA and we're not in Boston.