Prickly Pete

If there is a nice prospect in the 4th round, that is highly ranked, I would take him. At that point in the draft without a doubt, they should be taking the best player available. I doubt FJ has more than another season in him, and having a nice RB prospect (especially one with a style complimentary to Spiller's) would be much better than another back up safety, or back up linebacker.

Is there a guy in this draft that will lead a team to 2 consecutive playoffs wins at some point in his career? I think so. Is it worthwhile to try and find a guy in this draft that can do it? YES! Will Fitz ever do that? No. Will Kolb? No.

You gotta think outside of the box, man!

Wow, some crazy talk here. Let me join in.... I think Branch meant he wants to try to make a transition to safety. I also think that is why he only signed a one year deal, because he wants to come back as a safety the next year, and figures he would need to restructure his contract anyway. I have a feeling that he and Aaron Williams have fought over women in the past, and that he wants to steal AW's job as revenge It all makes sense.

I like it.

I don't think he has anything left, but now people are criticizing him for taking way less money so he can win? He didn't really choose the Raiders, so to say he quit on them (like he owed them something) is silly. Why should anyone have to play for crap teams their entire career, and then be criticized for taking less money because they want to win? "A guy that puts winning ahead of money", sounds like the right attitude to me. He isn't coming to Buffalo.

I agree. Plus Chandler has had Fitz throwing him the ball. I don't know how anyone can claim to be able to evaluate the receivers when the QB is so bad. WOuld Davis have fared any better if he played for the Bills? I doubt it.

It's really not about the numb-ers. It's really about WHEN he makes bad passes, his inconsistencies, and how his abilities limit the offense.

There are definitely people here advocating "tough love", and there are definitely people mentioning how they believe Duper's actions were okay. Some quotes from posters: "Now, I'm not saying he should have knocked him out, but I understand. And I bet you he listens next time." "I'm jealous. I wish I had the guts to beat a teenager unconscious. When at the [wherever I pretend to be going] and see a teenager dressed like a douche some times I just want to beat their ass, too!" Sounds like people getting a vicarious thrill from his actions to me. Now maybe they were just exaggerating a little? But maybe I was as well (just a little)?

First, let's make clear that this isn't the information that prior posts were reacting to. Then let's consider Duper's previous record, Then let's consider that it appears that they are both loser's (no big surprise, like father, like son).

Maybe. Or maybe he shoots his father instead. How likely is it that Duper has beaten him severely in the past? Pretty likely....and yet his son continues "not listening". Doesn't seem to have worked so far. But maybe the tuff guys here are right, and Mark Duper just started beating his child? What do you tuff guys think? Maybe Mark Duper (the father, the leader of men, and the loser) isn't worth listening to? Regardless, apparently he is a great person for tuff guys to live through vicariously! I wonder what percentage of prison inmates were hit by their parents? Probably most of them....

No, the worst that could happen is they sign him instead of someone better, and he sucks. I'm not saying that would happen, but if they signed him, it very well could.

It's funny, because the generations before these posters were saying the same kind of things about THEM. It goes right along with "This is REAL music, not like that crap they play nowadays" that inevitably appears under any classic rock video on Youtube. Everyone thinks THEIR generation was better behaved, had better music, etc. Now it even applies to beating up teenagers. This was his own son (and of course, the "domestic battery" priors he has).....he is a loser, and if his son is disrespectful it is likely the result of watching his old man act like a jackass.

I doesn't really matter as far as I can tell, because we are trying to find a new QB. The new guy might be better, or he might be worse than Fitz, but we already know Fitz can't get the job done. So when people start whining about how we "could have won 8 games this year if we had kept Fitz", maybe you will feel good, but it was time to change. Who has made personal attacks on him here? We virtually all agree he is a good guy. Just not a good Qb.

There aren't any big name free agents.

I haven't noticed any threads about him becoming a Patriot. I think it will be interesting to see how well he does with Brady throwing him the ball. I think he will show that the Bills have had adequate WR's, just no one to get them the ball.

http://www.buffalorumblings.com/2013-nfl-draft/2013/3/11/4091368/2013-nfl-draft-jeff-tuel-buffalo-bills

Oh, okay....then that's what I want them to do too. Shouldn't be too hard, right?

"Trade down a couple of times in the 1st" has that EVER happened in the history of the draft?

CJwill be great, but Jackson could hit the wall real quick. I would't count on Fred to match prior seasons.

I can totally picture Fitz hoisting the Lombardi as a backup Qb for some contender. How perfect would that be? It pains me to say it, and NOBODY wanted Fitz gone more than me, but as bad as he was, he has a ton of experience, and will be a great back up for the right team. He would NOT have been a great backup for the Bills though.

Oh, but there is! I don't know who it will be, but I'm all but certain he will be starting.

Yep.

Bad idea, and not what they are going to do. There are no loose Qb's out there that are appreciably better than Fitz.

Yeah. What do you disagree with? Did I need to say "They got rid of Fitz because they want to develop a rookie, because Fitz sucks"? I thought we all knew that.