mary owen

who the f*ck is Trent Modglin????????

experience is key

yeah, but Bruce could beat him in a car race with his eyes closed...

it only applies to draft picks, get it straight!

Big Mike was a huge puss, you are right. He acted like a big baby. Another excuse I keep hearing was that we lost TKO. But we were getting run all over by Tampa and Atlanta before he went down. We looked weaker on D after the opener, and btw, all Defenses looked good against Houston last year, so game one didn't tell us much. But games 2 and 3 were very indicative of the way the season was going to go for our D. talk about red flags. we had problems, folks. so I really don't see how people can say the cuts we made were damaging. NO ONE KNOWS YET. also, this is the way it's been since FA began. No team was able to hold onto guys like PW, SA, LM, EM.....the Bills are no different than the other 31.

in fairness to Tim, he was coming off knee surgery and was inactive for the first 5 games last year. But you are right, seems like an even trade, and possibly in the Bills favor.

dude, I am not saying that at all, so please don't twist my words. I am merely pointing out that this may happen and still that's better than what most of you have already determined....that we are 3-13 at best and that picking up the highest priced FA O-lineman and/or the highest "ranked" ROOKIE DT, that BOOM, we are all of a sudden contenders? in one year? with a new GM, HC, DC, OC, O- and D-systems???? gimme a break....you tell me how keeping SA, LM, EM, and drafting Bunkley and Winston Justice (examples) are going to AUTOMATICALLY take us from 5-11 to the playoffs??? take a look at what our D and O ranked last year....you can't win when you are in the cellar of both those rankings...you just can't. so it's not just about numbers. No one is saying that what the Bills did are making us a playoff contender over night. I certainly wouldn't expect the same team that went 5-11 to dramatically improve with a few additions. Not like we were just a few elements away from being great. So to answer your question, no. never said that at all. However, I feel real good about what they did to improve the team.....YES, from the front office down. even if it is just a step in the right direction in return for greater things later. also, I'd rather win frugally than to lose expensively.

he fits the highly intelligent /character profile that Marv and Dick are looking for. His dissertation on Quasirandom Permutations shows why he scored so high on the Wonderlick!! http://cims.nyu.edu/~cooper/

Big money, big money, big money.... how about more than one "big money" FA. since when does bloated salaries translate to winners? did you want the Bills to spend a ton on ONE player who, because he gets paid a huge chunk of cash, is going to win ball games all by himself? You need to spend wisely. I think had this team moved up in the draft for "big money" Ferguson, or gone out and gotten Bently or Hutchinson, to me, that is being hasty. Those are haste decisions....you can't fix it over night by writing fat cheks. I'm not picking on you FIT, just that these are the cries of a lot out there who want big name players with huge price tags....why?

The subject of your post itself is premature. Who said the Bills have "problems"? Have they played one game yet? One preseason game? one camp? The problems can be traced directly back to last season....5-11. That's the problem and the solution (in Marv's/Dick's eyes) is being put into the works now. I love how everyone assumes this team is doomed when the season hasn't even started yet! and people agree with this???!!! let's say we win 5 games again this year. But our Defense and Offense rank higher than last year (which shouldn't be too hard to accomplish)...without the big picture being completed yet, that in itself could be looked upon as a success, or at least an upswing. .....I remember reading somewhere that they already proposed that to him and his agent said "no-way". These were early reports, but it was being considered. But when you look at the whole MW saga, what's usually overlooked in lieu of questionable to semi-adequate performance is the fact that this guy did NOT like pro football. Had no heart...doesn't anyone remember his little psychological problem prior to last year? It wasn't all due to family problems. I'm with the organization on that move....good riddance big Mike, there's no room for a player like you on a rebuilding team....not at any price, really. SA and LM cuts....they were most certainly becoming liabilities on the filed. Why would the Bills cut them??? are you kidding? as much as Ralph and his advisors were knee deep in the new CBA negotiations, it's impossible to believe that they were clueless about the new salary cap and the ramifications of the new agreement. I just don't buy that.

did I say that? all i'm saying is that it is not as easy as just drafting one early to solve the problem.

and the last 1st round O-line player we drafted worked out so well....

why, the revamped offensive line, of coarse!!!!

well, you guys are right about both. Miami and NE are the teams to beat. But it's not their QB's or D. They both have geniuses at the healm. We don't stand a chance. All we went out and got is a graduate of Yale....

"Image taken from a video that allegedly shows O.J. Simpson..." That shot is so grainy, it looks like Saddam......

A FOURTH ARM? I think it's about legs. They needed a fresh set of legs for the Troy Vincent factor...

yeah, when they are winning, sure. I'm sure that same logic did not apply when they were missing the playoffs.... this sounds like fair-weather-fandom to me I'll root for my team no matter what the W-L looks like.

Let's take a closer look. Chandler 100+ Favre - 90+ Warner - 100+ Gannon - high 90's McNabb - 100+ Hassleback - high 90's in 5 out of the 6 above, the losing QB's season rating was greater than the winning QB's. I don't think it matters much what your QB's rating is at all. I'll take the guy who makes the least amount of mistakes and the rest of his team is playing better than the competition. A little help from the refs won't hurt either.

you see, you need to use the 1st and 2nd rounds to do that. Remember how good our D line was when we had Pat Williams? ......oops, wait...oh yeah, he was undrafted. Ok...well, how about when we had Sam Adams, we got great value in the draft when we got him....oh wait, that's right he was a FA pick up like Triplett. Well, we addressed the O-line a few years back with the 4th overall pick in the draft and we were unstoppable.......sh*t, that's right....he hated football and was a big pu$$ who is now trying to slim down in Florida. I too, am sick of hearing this incessant whine fest.

i'm thinking I need to finally get that book.

Oh yes.....that would be nice. But you gotta get close enough for him to hear you. And you gotta call him Brad

it also says "last played for the Bills" NYP sucks!

well, at least we won't lose to a no call in the Finals!!! things are looking up!!!

what a team....I love this team. Very gutty in effort and very classy in defeat. No excuses. Thank you Sabres.

do you really think I thought that was Lee Evans??? you're killing me!