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Classic bpa over what we all read.

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good to have him going against Hughes and Mario. They need ck to step up this year.

That was an easy prediction.

I'm a ucla fan and watched a few games last year, he's EJ2. I'll be shocked if they take him.

Hughes was such a critical re-signing. I recall a few late season games where it seemed he was on top of the QB on most pass plays. He's ready for a pro bowl run this year. Pass the koolaid!

I'd be remiss if I didn't tout my neighbor's new Inn. He and his wife have refurbished a beautiful old Buffalo mansion on Lafayette Ave in the heart of Elmwood. Maybe not ideal for a group of guys, but if you like The Mansion and can't get in, this is an alternative. http://www.innbuffalo.com/

If Browns don't make a move for Mariotta in the R1, I'm predicting they will take Petty in R2.

I think teams stayed there because there weren't many choices. Was it Brady or Belichick who criticized Buffalo hotels? Back then, they were right...

That place sucks. For price and decent location, I'd say Embassy Suites or the Hyatt. For coolness, I'd say the Lafayette Hotel. Best of all possible worlds, the "lofts on Pearl" which is associated with and next to the Pearl Street Brewery, but it doesn't have a lot of rooms.

Depends. Are you more concerned about price or location? Pegula's marriot at harbor center is scheduled to open sometime this year: http://www.harborcenter.com/marriott/overview/

I was all set to agree with the sentiment that "Buddy deserves some credit, but Whaley is much better"... but then I looked at the drafts again. Yes, Buddy's first draft (2010) stunk, but the next two were pretty good. He hit on both picks in the top 50, and added some good players in the later rounds--Searcy, Sheppard (who got them Hughes), Hairston, Bradham, Brooks. His last draft would be judged good as well, except he was in a position where he felt he had to find a QB--that draft will depend on what happens with EJ. Whaley's first draft also has a question mark in CyrusK. If he pans out, then I think this could go down as one of the best drafts in years, if.... I like Whaley's attitude on this draft though. He said something like "anyone should be able to draft a good player in the top 15, this is where they need to show how good they are." I'm looking forward to their choices...

His game speed really impressed me, so I decided to compare his speed with Kiko's. 40 times H Mid L Kiko: 4.85, 4.74, 4.64 PB: 4.86, 4.78, 4.68 Not much difference there.

What did the Bills in last year was getting swept by the AFCWest. I'll take 3-1 vs NFCE if it comes with 3-1 against AFCS, for a +2 in Ws, all else equal.

It's an interesting question that rodak raised: is the capitalist form of organization better than the socialist form when it comes to a football roster? What's the best way to allocate the pie in order to achieve a winning team? Let it begin... :-)

I certainly found that analogy interesting when I heard him say it on the draft video. Whaley is fomenting class conflict....

Link didn't work.

I think he also said something about figuring it out by the time training camp starts, so they can work on the chemistry. Again, unlike the previous admin that was monkeying around with different combos through the last preseason game...

The Bills have done a significantly better job at finding players in later rounds since 2011, I attribute most of that to Whaley.

That will be the biggest question mark on D. They were much better under Schwartz, but they trailed off in the second half of the season. They still lack a true NT.

i'd like to see that happen. I think Charles is ready for a break out year.The article makes it clear why kiko was expendable too.

Yes, can we start the season already!?

I think they will most likely stay put at 50, as I'm guessing there will be someone who falls to them that they have a higher value on at that pick--BPA. I'm guessing their trade will come in the 3rd to move up about 5 spots, giving up their 5th.

And TBD and PPP!

For the most part, I think this board is representative of what I said in my previous post. Do you watch Fox? I'd be shocked if you said you did. I bet most of the posters here do something similar to what I do: I don't watch any major news show; I get the FT, and my wife gets The New Yorker. Most of my "regular news" comes from various web sites and RSS feeds.