Saratoga Leo

How about the NY Giants in the last Super Bowl?

Gotta love it. Union won't approve without "concessions". There is nothing I see where it hurts the rank and file. It would be a win for fans and players. It would create more excitement for fans of contending teams. If a player was on IR and could come back off, you would think that would be a win for the player. But improving the game or making it better for the players is irrelevant unless there are "concessions".

Should ticket prices be the same also? In other words do you recommend Dallas, New Jersey or Washington average seat prices? Why should Buffalo have among the average lowest ticket price?

Your friend is correct. The Giants gameplan was to stop the pass at all costs. They even had defensive linemen in two point stances. The Bills were badly outcoached and should have run the ball down the Giants throat until they changed their defensive scheme.

Does on the field performance mean anything to you? By your reasoning the Patriots are overpaying Brady.

I do agree it would be awesome to have someone considered for all pro. The point is you don't get rid of solid players (Johnson and Schoebel) because you are searching for the all pro. Get the proven all pro first and then let the other player go. Schoebel and Johnson are both very good. Bell is decent. If the Bills could go back in time and draft Mike Williams again, should they let Bell go? Winning teams have all pros and role players. Think of Phil Hansen, Pete Metzelaars, Jim Richter, Don Beebe. Many of the posters on this board would trash them because "we need to upgrade the position".

Would be great to have an all pro at every position.

To correct the idea of just transition him with the inference that the move will save money. Here are the Franchise/Transition tag numbers for 2010 along with highest paid for each position. Can't find 2011, most likely due to no NFL contract this year. CB: $9.6 million/$8.1 million (Champ Bailey, $13.2M) DE: $12.4 million/$10.2 million (Julius Peppers, $16.7M) DT: $7 million/$6.4 million (Tommie Harris, $8.6M) LB: $9.7 million/$8.4 million (DeMarcus Ware, $11.4M) OL: $10.7 million/$9.1 million (Joe Staley, $13.5M) P/K: $2.8 million/$2.6 million (Shane Lechler, $3.1M) QB: $16.4 million/$14.6 million (Peyton Manning, $21.2M) RB: $8.2 million/$7.2 million (Reggie Bush, $10.6M) S: $6.5 million/$6 million (Adrian Wilson, $7M) TE: $5.9 million/$5.2 million (Dallas Clark, $6.8M) WR: $9.5 million/$8.7 million (Larry Fitzgerald, $10.9M Source - http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2010/02/nfl-franchise-player-tender-amounts-for-2010-season/1 I could be wrong but I doubt salaries have digressed much, if at all. Also for those who say teams have to spend to cap starting this year (2012)- WRONG. It is 2013. Source - http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d820e6311/printable/nfl-clubs-approve-comprehensive-agreement-

Think if the Bills hung on to all their average players who go to other teams and play well. (Due totally to the good cast around them.) Might actually have an average team that makes the playoffs periodically. What a novel idea.

If you haven't noticed yet, Revis is still looking for his jock. Unless a Megatron is availanle, Steve is a number 1. Talking about maturity - Does anyone remember how mature Kelly was year one and two? How about Bruce? How about Thurman? The guy you are talking about is old. This team is building. Before all the injuries, the collection of receivers the Bills had was doing pretty well.

What is the "Stache" doing now? I could not agree more that Edwards has to go, but Wannstedt has apparently not contributed anything of value. It seems to me we need to replace the entire defensive staff.

Don't worry - We will trade him and he will be utilized properly. Not that anything like that has happened this year.

I couldn't disagree more. I was at the game last week and there was a lot of spark in this team. The effort was there and the Bills should have won. Remember they were playing the Jets, who match up well against the Bills, in NJ. My opinion is if they play like last week, at least 4 of the games are winnable and if the Patriots are not playing for anything in week 17, who knows. Sure it would take some breaks, but I wouldn't bet against it.

Bennet came to Buffalo in 1987. He played 8 games, started 7 and had 8.5 sacks with 69 tackles and 5 forced fumbles. Define "played a whole lot". I'll bet Polian wished he waited until the next spring to make that trade. FYI - The next season he started 16 games with 9.5 sacks. He really figured it out, didn't he.

See Cornelius Bennet. Realize not a wide receiver but how did that work out? The Bills have many injured receivers. If a team can pick someone up who can be a team player and fit in, why not spend a 4th round pick? Is italways better to bring someone in off another team's practice squad or might it be better to bring in a veteran who has been there before?

Seriously I am concerned about the two Jet games. In the first they have a bye the week before. In the second we are playing the third road game in a row - usually not a good thing. The Jets really couldn't have asked for a better schedule as it relates to the Bills.

Just to let you and other people who do not live in the Albany area, there were two well written and thought out responses in last Sundays paper on page 3 in the sports section. So the paper did not just cherry pick the lame moronic responses listed in today's paper. As an fyi, the Sunday paper has the largest circulation. As a life long Bill's fan we have been catching heat. Not hard to understand when the Bills don't make the playoffs for 12 years. But trust me people who attack her with the vulgar words used or attacking her looks show a total lack of class and do not represent the majority of Bill's fans.

Hate to get too excited but it seems like 1987 all over again

What do you base your premise on? Is that really your opinion or are you trying (and succeeding) to be a total ignoramous?

Thank you Jack. All the videos were awesome. I was at Ravenswood in Clifton Park (Albany area) and the reactions were similar. Great day to be a Bills fan.

Could you explain what you mean? I have lived in the Albany area for 19 years, originally from Lancaster, and don't get your point.

I think the idea is for them to land a new high-$ TV deal for the Thursday games. It's interesting that it says 16 game Thursday package given the season is 17 weeks long. I wonder which week they'd leave off. The last since the playoffs would start on Saturday - two days later

Thank you for your insight. Tell that to the players who can't get in to workout.

8 pm. In the past the team drafting first could negotiate with their pick. As I understand with the lockout, that is not possible now.

The Jets game is on in Albany. Not the Bills. Ravenswood in Clifton Park is the place to see the Bills game.