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I was watching the Toronto Raptors game and they interviewed Tyrod Taylor at court side. He discussed taking the season one game at a time and did not want to comment on how far this team could go. He was also on the court. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CTvPD7KWcAA_K0K.jpg

Watched the Bills Wired for Sound on the team website with Shady mic'd. At the end he made a few comments that I agree with. He said he has had worse games than this. He also said he didn't care about numbers as long as the team won. Lastly, he acknowledged not having the preseason and being rusty. Even Tyrod was telling him he will keep getting better each week. In fact, most of the skill players missed the preseason. Hopefully this means the offense will continue to get better. It's a scary thought for all our opponents.

But they will know who won't get claimed off of waivers by Saturday afternoon. If Simms is not claimed, his best option is to stay with Rex in Buffalo. This likely means he knows a practice squad spot would be waiting for him Only need to cut 3 more for week 1 because of Dareus suspension. I think Hogan, O'leary and Cassel get cut.

Cuts were done early to see who makes it through waivers. I still think Cassel gets cut if Simms makes it through waivers and is placed on practice squad. This allows the team to have 3 qbs but save the cash. If Simms is picked up (possibly by a team like Houston), then Cassel stays.

Let the FSU parade continue. Good pick up. Solid in college.

This move make it look like mckelvin could get cut. Harvin will return kicks and cornerback replacement just got drafted. Would save some cash for the big dareus and Gilmore contracts. Not sure this was best player available but on Whaley we trust.

At his plea, someone asked him about staying in Buffalo: Upon arriving, Dareus had a brief chat with a Bills fan who recognized the player inside the courtroom. In wishing Dareus well, the person hoped he will re-sign with the Bills before the final year of his contract expires after next season. "Let's see if I can stay in Buffalo," Dareus responded. "I want to." http://pro32.ap.org/article/bills-marcell-dareus-reaches-plea-deal-car-racing-charges This sounds encouraging. Now we need a reasonable contract unlike Suh's contract. Hopefully we get something done after the draft. Go Bills!!

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000483912/article/jace-amaro-jets-had-tardiness-issue-under-rex-ryan Apparently players were late and there was no accountability. I am not sure how much of this is true. It sounds like players are trying to praise new coach such as McCoy's comments about Philly. I hope Rex addresses this at some point.

It was nfl.com website. That was good for a laugh. Since when did Marrone become so highly recognized. You think with that reputation that our o-line would have been at least top 15 despite inferior talent. Must be his agent working the media to try to get him a job next year as a head coach. Already got him a 4 million dollar severance package.

Tyrod Taylor was a free agent. He didn't go back to Baltimore or to Denver because he wanted a legit chance to win starting job. He didn't want to stay with Ravens since Flacco will be the starter there longterm. Be careful not to jump to conclusions.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/03/sammy-watkins-recovering-from-offseason-hip-surgery/

My concern with power man with Roman is that we need a mobile guard to pull. Hope we can get around that with added blocking from fullback and tight ends. Did Gailey's scheme work because of spreading them out or was Levitre that important to the line? He hasn't done much in Tennessee but wish he stayed.

This topic is to stimulate discussion on blocking/ offensive line principles... What is Roman's scheme for the offensive line for the run game? What was it last 2 years under Marrone and Hackett? What made it work so well with Gailey? What kind of blocking scheme were used- zone vs angle blocking? The players are similar but very different results.

This EJ bashing is ridiculous. Isn't the point that he is working on his game in March trying to get better before even voluntary workouts start? And I think it is great that Hogan makes the effort to work on his own game. I am sure these aren't the only routes they ran. That would be a short workout. All the haters are going to hate on all QBs we have until we find one because the odds are in their favor of being right since it is so hard to find one. And the ones they like are the unproven ones - the classic saying that the most popular player when a team struggles is the backup qb - that is until they see what they got. Personally, I don't care who wins the starting qb job as long as we win. Go Bills!!

To get McCoy, we needed to send something of value. If he was cut, there was nothing to say we could have signed him. So we were forced to send an asset. As for Woods and Kiko, at the time of the trade Kiko was more expendable. What makes our defense works is the D-line. The linebackers aren't as good without the D-line. We need offensive playmakers that can make plays with our qb situation. And that is why Woods was kept. If they knew they would get Harvin and Clay, I think Woods is expendable. Harvin deal is for 3 years if they want and will relieve pressure off Watkins. And Roman plays mostly 2 wide receiver sets with multiple tight ends/fullbacks so it will be hard to get them all on the field. But they can't predict the future and there was no guarantee those guys would sign with us. It would have been more interesting if they didn't leak the trade until league year started. They would have had the free agent visit window before the year started. If they knew they might land Harvin, they could have switched up the trade to Woods. Not sure Philly would have waited but makes you wonder if leak may have prevented any possible switch last minute.