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Maybe this would work? Sign him, and face it they will have to overpay. But then trade Brad Smith for 5 boxesof tape. Tape up that Achilles and lets go Fred Davis. it's all good.

O.J. Simpson Offensive team captain. It doesn't get better than the juice for an all thug team.

Sorry for your loss. Facing the same thing now with one of ours. We have 3 large breed dogs. My 14 year old lab is a cancer survivor but her age and once very active lifestyle have taken its toll.Arthritis so bad she was having problems standing up.Last tuesday the crushing appointment to put her down had come. The wrong vet walked in the room, I asked where the regular vet was and she was doing a surgery. That mix up has bought our best friend some time. As he prescribed a new (for her) pain med and she has responded positively. he had said if she doesn't respond in 7 days come back. Were happy, but know it may not be long. Buying some time, and she is very happy again at least. I remember when she had a tumor cut out. The vet had said if I didn't get it all she won't last 3 months. That was 5 years ago. My neighbors kid once called her the best shortstop ever when he shagged balls to her as a pup.

Wondering if Aaron Corp has any pull with Marrone/Nix to get this deal done? He could use another target. Oops, that right Marrone doesn't even know Corps correct first name.

Ruvell Martin would be a better value. I think he's got the skills to match Bey's career average of 39 yards per game.

yes, cut Freddie and Kyle 2 of the very few bonafide NFL football players on the team. Because they have a couple of warts.But the team should keep the overpaid chumps like Smith, and Anderson because...............?

Aaron Corps first start. What NFL fan would want to miss that?

Well, that's good. But, somehow you left out or forgot the Jimmy Buffet and his parrot angle.

Judging by some of the comments, I'll guess a lot of these posters in this thread never raised or have kids. That's probably a good thing. As for Duper, he's a first class tool who should get some jail time for this. Odd they didn't find a stash of blow on him. Or maybe they still turn their heads being a ex Fish and all.

Depending on the Hotel, they have shuttles? Personally I hate BART. But if your on a tight budget you gotta do what you gotta due. There's also shuttle buses to areas in the city, but I don't know the savings over a cab. I'd beeline on a cab. Also hit some bars in North Beach my old stomping grounds for many years. NB is now my kids place to hang.You can walk there.

Total douche, if Ralph's heirs tried to sell it to him. The NFL would vote it down. Wanna win some Lombardi's? Get Eddie D reinstated and bask in the glory, He would like to get back in. And he lives close by.

OK, so he's in Brad Smiths territory. Get er dun.

Well, if T. Jacks starts. Comes out of the gate 3-0 (crazy I know). Expect Nix to "lock" him at say 60/6. He's only here on a 1 year contract. c

I could easily be incorrect on this. But back in the day weren't scrimmages usually played in respective training camps?In addition to the pre-season games?

I kind of remember the Bills/Lions scrimmages back then. And what pic list is complete without Cookie? WTF?One of my favorite Cookie memory's is his historic run against the Pats* and straight arming a player on the way to the end zone. Walking back the pats* were surrounding the injured player. Cookies remark was. "Which one of you MOFO's is next. Larry Felzer wrote about that several times, since he was standing on the sideline within earshot. MEN indeed.

Sure, that's what a competent franchise would do. Were talking the Bills here. Buddy had 3 drafts to grab a QBand did nothing. Now he's pressing to find a rookie that is worth even taking. Remember when everyone bought into his genius of building the lines, etc. THEN grab that QB? That plan was an epic fail.Most FA's consider Buffalo a last resort, especially if their young and have some good years left. Otherwise you over pay for 2 DE's. And get financially restrained by bloated contracts. New ownership will be needed, to get the Littmans Overdorf, Brandon, all of Ralph's cronies in the unemployment line. Until then more incompetence.

Meh, everyone has an opinion. SI for what it's worth has Lil Donte rated as the #11 Safety in 2012, for comparison they had Byrd at #2. Another (very) highly ranked safety? Well, that would be George Wilson the guy the Bills cut. Now is SI the only opinion out there? No. But most would not argue their subjective rankings which are statistic based. Unless some are pissed that Byrd is #2 in 2012. I'm thinking there in the ballpark.Like him or hate him Lil Donte is not bottom 10, even after getting scorched in the Superbowl. And I'm not even a fan of the guy.

Analytics for some teams goes well beyond, analyizing say player strengths or weaknesses. Cost analysis, whatever. One interesting use of the term, is when Ducks coach Chip Kelly, left for the Eagles. Although, stunned by Kelly's change of heart. The AD there said our program as built by C. Kelly, is plug and go. So while his right hand man took the promotion to HC, the Ducks may or may not see any slip in offensive production. Time will prove that out. Make no mistake the new Eagles coach has a different thought process when words like analytics are tossed about. Another over used word? METRICS!

So true. Is there an Organizational chart, showing a "analytics dept"? If so who is the leader of that dept? How big is it?It's the buzzword of the offseason because most here have seen moneyball, and while different in basic concepts NFL analytics have been around with some teams,quite a bit longer than 2 months( if it even exists with the Bills). Just more of Brandon smoke blowing in his 5 minute BS video with zero press there on 1/1/13. Show Org chart Russ! Or it doesn't exist.

It all starts at the top. Brandon has taught Whaley just how a dysfunctional franchise is run. From a profit standpoint. It's run pretty darn well. For the Bills that is the bottom line. Winning is not a priority since Brandon arrived. Fire Russ Brandon, and things will change. He is not a football guy by any stretch. Because of him sadly a team that needs all the help it can get. Plays only 7 home games a year.

Well, goshdangit it looks like he's looking for a young whippersnapper to toss the pigskin.

QB coaches coach. QB's usually quarterback, especially in new regimes they also learn(like he'd sign in B-lo anyways.)Doubtful it's even a topic when the OBD braintrust considers older vets. A good example of how QB's mentor would be Aaron Rodgers riding the pine while Favre started those years. That was one chilly relationship. Right now it's hard to find any QB thanking ______________ for mentoring him. The concept is way overrated.

The Colts turnover was outrageous last year. I'm still stunned they made the playoffs.

I would defer the anomaly with the resident statisticians here. I kind of remember Mularkey next season win total being less than half of nine.

I cannot believe the lack of respect for Aaron Corp here.