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NO----that is incorrect. The teams based on draft order is also waiver wire claim order. Before Buffalo can put him on the PS he MUST CLEAR WAIVERS. Any team can claim him and there is nothing Buffalo could do to stop it. the worst team gets to claim the player before a better team. for example Jacksonville sucks at CBs so they will be looking to pluck a few that will get cut from those teams that have a lot of depth. Once he has cleared waivers he can sign to any PS he wants. Once on a teams PS any team can pluck a player from another teams PS to their 53 without any compensation.

Glad we didn't cut Kolb now...huh?

In setting up a team they will set up the top 46 players (starter and back up at each position + K and P---some positions may not have back up and others have 2 ). From there they have 7 slots......3 for offense, 3 for Defense, and 1 for special teams. These 7 will likely go to the best talent potential there vs can they make the practice squad.

Jasper wasnt believed to be a 2nd round talent who fell through the draft because of off the field issues. If a team cuts a 2nd round pick teams will notice those players and take flyers on them through waiver claims. It is true that teams do use their first cut down time to 75 to potentially hide very raw talent because teams may pass on the cut down to 75 players and ignore than more so than the cut down of players to 53. I could see Kauffman (and a few others) getting cut after next weeks game with the plan of putting him on the PS

He gets cut he is not a free agent until he clears league wide waivers which is based on draft order. Its likely he gets claimed. there is little risk given his contract.

there is a legal difference. for example if you have a swimming pool without a fence you have far more liability if a kid goes into your pool and drowns than if you have a fence up around the pool. Same thing here...there is a potential legal liability. If they have a fence up and someone sees it they will walk around to avoid it instead of taking a short cut. http://www.wgrz.com/news/article/223336/37/Bills-Cut-Access-At-Popular-Shortcut-To-Stadium-

NFL network showed the drive by EJ in its entirety. the full game airs tomorrow morning. i want to see EJ do what he did against a #1 defense. the stat line is buffered by playing against 2nd and 3rd level players.

This was done with Easley last year. He didnt play much and wasnt thrown to when he played. Was cut and put on the PS. Rogers was one of the top 5 undrafted players to be signed by a team so many teams are familiar with him. He wont clear waivers to get on the PS. a team will take a shot and claim him. He is low 1st round/mid 2nd round talent.

Your quoting stat lines without taking into account who the QB was playing against. the first 5 possessions the teams are playing against starters and some mix of starters and backups. EJs stat line in terms of YPA was worse during that period. As for Kolb having more experience---his last game action was against Buffalo in early October so its been 10 months for him. I watched the first game...yesterday's I listened to it online and saw some action that NFLN showed.

The Rams-bills deal was just about to the T in terms of a draft pick value chart. Rams are closer to the playoffs than buffalo is as of now. their missing piece was the speed receiver that Austin is. They accumilated aboatload of extra picks in the RG3 trade with Washington. As for the other deal....it had more to do with different systems and team depth. With buffalo picking another ILB in the draft Sheppard was expendable. in indy hughes was viewed as expendable. Success in this league is so much based on systems and players who fit the systems they are playing in.

You have to remember EJ is still young and he didnt light up the colts starters. I would be more comfortable if Buffalo wasnt playing New England to open the season. You dont want to sacrifice such an important game to a season because you have a rookie starting. Kolb started last year at NE and won which should not be ignored. Need to compare apples to apples----both teams were WC teams last year so their defense are close comparisons EJs first 5 possessions against IND: 1-2 -6 0-0 fumble on the handoff charged to EJ 2-5 25 ran 24 produced a FG 1-2 7 2-3 13 produced a FG (off a turnover in IND territory) total: 6-12 39 ran for 24 caused a turnover Kolb first 5 possessions against MIN: 0-1 0-1 threw an INT 1-2 10 ran for 7 0-2 7-8 49 FG total: 8-14 59 ran for 7 caused a turnover EJs total numbers are better because he played against the 2nd and 3rd stringers from mid 2nd-3rd quarter in both games. What I could see them doing instead next week is give both QBs a chance to play with the first unit. This is the fairest way I think you could evaluate their performance. What matters most isn't practice,... but how a game is handled. The way to do that is alternate the QB over the first 8-10 possessions. I wouldn't be surprised if the team doesnt announce who the starting QB is thus forcing New England to plan for both. I wouldn't be surprised they name Kolb the starting QB just for that game, but still plan on putting EJ in there either on a new series of downs or on new possessions. Sort of like a Woodley/Strock situation in Miami.

The deal was an OLB/DE for an ILB---with buffalo drafting an ILB they felt he was expendable and Hughes was stuck behind depth after Indy switched to a 3-4 system under their new coach last year. different perspective on this: . http://forums.colts.com/topic/17941-colts-have-traded-jerry-hughes-for-bills-lb-kelvin-sheppard/

TJ has decent size and the speed you need. Buffalo keeps him given its his 2nd year. If he was a Whaley guy he is staying on this team. I look at Goodwin as being more of a returner this year than a WR. WR is a position that does take some time to learn outside of doing go routes. I have never doubted Easley. He earned the starting job before the heart condition. then last year he was kept hidden in the preseason so he could get on the PS.. Easley does have decent size and some speed (not goodwin speed). SJ will not get cut. Rogers.....he is one they will want to keep because his overall upside he could be great. I dont think he will get on the PS because if he is cut someone will claim him. Kaufmann--likely PS

What do you think will happen at QB? I think they give both EJ and Kolb 3-4 series---alternating series so each player get to play with 1st stringers, 2nd stringers, and some 3rd stringers. Tuel plays the rest of the game--likely from mid 3rd quarter on. Also with the game---NFL Network should be airing the game in its entirely live since its the only game on in that slot.

Tuel...gamecast thinks Kolb is still playing...thus skewing his stats right now.

NFL netwoek showing game

Elliott on the cart???? Jost heard Murph say it....what happened?

Actually no.....Right now Elmira/corning is within 75 miles of the stadium but is not on the list of secondary markets. Syracuse used to be within 75 miles when syracuse DMA had Yates county in the finger lakes north of Watkins Glen. About 10-15 years ago or so Yates was switched to Rochester given that Rochester was a closer drive and some of the exurbs started to reach into Yates county. Not all markets 75 miles are declared as secondary markets. there are some markets that are slightly farther than 75 miles. The NFL network now is starting their red zone style of roaming of games. they are showing highlights of the game now.

The issues addressed in this are: 1. Was he taken to high ? 2. Was he the best QB this year? What they barely touched on at the end of the piece was the idea that Philadelphia was interested in him using their 2nd round pick on him. Buffalo could have traded down again with San Fran to pick 30 and still select him but then Philadelphia could have jumped ahead of them to take him. San Fran later traded up to Dallas in the 1st round. Had they done that deal first then got Dallas' pick, then traded it to buffalo---Buffalo would have done this and still take EJ. What also wasnt talked about much was that Chip Kelly tried to recruit EJ to Oregon. They also didnt mention was the connection he has to the Bills extended family in being Bruce Smith's godson. Buffalo had indirect channels and inside info on EJ.

If they kept Perry Fewell as DC when Gailey took over as coach the team would have been more successful.

I think he could still be signed to the PS

I see the team keeping...I see them keeping 6 at least. safe: SJ, woods, Goodwin, Graham likely: Rodgers---in terms of upside potential of those remaining he has the highest ceiling. battling for a spot: Easley, Hogan, and Brad Smith I can see them cutting a player first to put someone else on the in season IR then resign the player. Brad smith has an edge because he can be used in the return game/special teams and an emergency QB. PS: Kauffmann

Not all that worried since the ONLY home game in BUffalo in December is against Miami. the other game is in toronto thus an automatic sell out from Buffalo's perspective. The previous game in Buffalo will be against the Jets is 11 days before thanksgiving. The games of blackout concern would be Cincinnati and KC.

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7-9 would be: sweeping Jets beating MIA once beating CLE, JAX, KC, and either TB or CAR Most difficult home games: NE, ATL, BALT Most difficult road games: NE, NO, PIT They nhave the benefit of playing a possibly resting NE team to close the season....I wish they werent playing NE to start the season and instead played a weaker opponent. Then I would be more comfortable with EJ starting. Kolb has actually had some success playing against NE.