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Seems like it has to, since the bulk of what he is likely to have would consist of video or audio tapes. I find it hard to believe there is hard copy evidence like some document authorizing or discussing video taping. Emails are a possibility, pretty freaking dumb if there are. Just a guess, but a document might be some sworn affidavit by Walsh that he was acting on BB's orders to video tape or that he knew and thereby approved. Not real strong evidence, that's why he must have some tapes.

actually I thought it was pretty funny

Really good post. I still think that improving our comatose offense has to be the top priority mostly because FA resulted in heavy investments on the D side that solved a lot of big problems. That said, your arguments are irrefutable about CB and I hope we pick up 1 or more in the draft (maybe the 1st day) or some vet acquisition. Pass rushing certainly could use improvement and depth, but not at the expense of scoring.

You have to admit, assuming Walsh has something besides innuendo, this is big, big news for an NFL beat reporter. Whatever damage the NFL incurs is probably limited to the Cheatriots. I might be missing something, but unless the NFL does a massive coverup (unlikely since Walsh gets copies and is able to share them), there's limited collateral damage. Let's say they cheated enough to give them a sizable advantage towards one or more of their Super Bowl victories. The league might say turn around and say the loser is now the victor by default. Not a good thing, but doesn't exactly inflict huge damages in the league's reputation, again limited to the Cheatriots. More likely there will be huge fines and BB is suspended, etc. UNLESS somehow it turns out that this is a widespread practice. Now that's a different story and whatever happens is probably justifiable.

Who knows what round pick we will get from KC, Clayton certainly doesn't. Let's wait until it actually happens before any good or bad judgments are passed out.

ya, that's what this is about, the justification to bomb that facility

my bad, read it wrong, Orville, you're Wright

is this hard evidence or more WMDs? but there will also be testimony that there was no uranium or weapons facility found, and no indication as to how they would have dealt with the fuel system.

I hear that, I guess I assumed when he said steep, he meant a serious slope

maybe, but the agreement says he can't make any commercial gain for 5 years, all proceeds go to a charity of the NFL's choosing

get a walk-behind, self-propelled Honda or Snapper, preferably like the Honda HRX series The Evatech Goat Robot supposedly is a killer on hills, but being remote controlled, it'll probably eat your wallet

I know that the draftniks and many people on this board won't agree, but I never bought into that choose the best player available stuff. For the most part, it looks like the current Bill's administration doesn't either. You have to fill your needs first IMO because after you get done choosing your value player, the need is still there and why compromise that need by taking a player with less talent? Maybe we can still get a legit #2 receiver in rounds 2 or later, but there's too much risk that the perceived best athlete doesn't pan out and the holes aren't filled with lesser talent. Do your homework, take the guy that best fills your need, and hope that you chose right, then pick that best available player later on when it's not as critical.

You make some good points, but I don't remember ever hearing Jauron say he was disappointed in Fairchild's play calling, except maybe very indirectly. Quite the opposite; he seemed to defend him at every opportunity. I don't hate Jauron, but his loyalty is blind to a fault. No matter, he's gone and we have a chance at fielding a reasonable offensive game plan. I like the idea of drafting two WRs this year, but not in the first 3 rounds. We can pick up a Jordy Nelson-like player in Round 4 or later, drafting some combination of TE, CB, Center, or DL after we choose our #2 receiver, but before we pick another. There's too many needs on this team to spend 2 high draft picks on WRs.

Anthony Bialy is usually full of drivel, but his article on Trevor Scott is interesting. and DE? maybe. Revert back to TE, sure. Character, speed, pass rusher, big receiver... what's not to like? Another Jason Peters maybe. Any thoughts?

Evans has 2 years left, and the last year he can void if he chooses. He said that last year when he was frustrated with an anemic offense, mostly because he felt that JP would get him the long ball and he thought that JP had lost his job to injury. He's since stated that (in so many words..) that he's fine with Trent as the QB. Maybe he's being a good soldier, who knows. Saturday and progress on Lee Evan's contract extension are not connected, they're just getting started in the negotiation process. Lee would certainly want to see what a Turk Schonert offense looks like, how Trent handles the the QB job in his 2nd year, what help they give him, how much money they sign a #2 receiver for, all that. Plus, Lee Evans has never demonstrated that he's a show me the money kinda guy. I'd be real surprised if anything happens before late fall.

Say what? Lee Evans - 1st Round Josh Reed - 2nd Round Roscoe Parrish - 2nd Round Sam Aikens (signed with Cheatriots) - 4th Round Peerless Price originally a 2nd rounder and resigned as a FA, he'd been good in the past, Marv took a chance, overpaying in the process. Yeah, ok, he didn't deliver.

Who said Lee Evans wanted out of his current situation or wasn't interested in signing a long term deal here? Certainly not the man himself or his agent. He's under contract for 1 or 2 more years, and the Bills are saying that they're serious about extending him. Would the Bills trade him? Possibly, but as Buftex pointed out, they'd be right back where they started from, needing a strong #2 receiver to compliment whomever they got to replace Lee Evans.

So they break their promise, he's pissed off, the players don't trust the FO, and you put off the decision for 1 year, then what? Perhaps the problem is worse, because the trust is broken and the price likely went up from market conditions. I must be missing something here. Yes, I agree that getting talent to play and stay here is a challenge, but IMO it's more about money. Most of the players that leave the Bills do so because they want the money, and they weren't offered it in Buffalo. You can fault the management and/or the reality of small market professional football. So that's an issue, but not having the deep pockets is a much bigger factor.

$80 million here, $80 million there, pretty soon you're talking about some real money I'm totally against drafting a CB in round 1, but to refer to the kind of money we would've had to pay NC as saving a couple million per season is pretty silly. Dockery arguably wasn't a top 5 guard, and we overpaid for him, but we got a lot of starting players for your few million per year.

There could be a couple of answers to that. 1) They really didn't think Johnson was much better than their current stable of WRs, knowing they will draft 1 or 2 anyways as a result, so why go through the motions if he doesn't have enough value. 2) They're building for the future and don't like rental players in skill or critical positions. I think they will absolutely draft a playmaker WR in round 1, and another in the later rounds, a Jordy Nelson type, unless they make some mega trade on draft day.

how does this relate to one-handed typing?

I assume you meant 2008... Desperate for WR help, yes, but that doesn't mean overpaying for mediocre talent (real or perceived), or compromising their strategy not to sign veteran players to 1-year contracts. Bryant Johnson was merely a choice that visited 1 Bills Drive and they passed. No other teams offered him what he was looking for either, meaning multi-year #2 receiver money, so we shouldn't necessarily connect need with signing leftover FAs. The draft is flush with real good receiver talent, though not top 15. JMO, but they were smart in saying thanks, but no thanks to Johnson. If he turns out to be a burner, then shame on them.

This is a tough call. Mark has some good sources on the Bills staff, but he might be only reading into what Modrak said, and with some research into other areas. I can't remember ever seeing a reporter with solid information on who the Bills were gonna draft, with the exception of someone like OJ. They just don't tell people what their plans are, even to the extent of saying that they're really high on someone, for good reasons.

If memory serves me right, NC agreed to be franchised in 06 with the explicit promise by Marv that they wouldn't slap the tag on him again in 07. Not that they needed him to agree, but that was the deal. Could Marv have gone back on his word? Sure, but the FO's credibility with the players would have tanked. You can fault the Bills for agreeing to this in the first place, but not for sticking by their promises.

great post