BillnutinHouston

Nothing personal, I'm sure you are a smart person but your theory is really dumb. In your mind, what percentage of the fan base is successfully appeased by these so-called artificial attempts at signing someone decent? Assuming you are not one of those, what make you think others are?

Your new GM is a top-level experienced scout. Your new GM says he wants to build through the draft primarily. Your new GM says he wants a coaching staff of good teachers. Your new GM replaces pro personnel Guy (literally) with a guy from Pittsburgh, known for building through the draft. Your new GM says he wants to expand scouting staff. What part of this plan is hard to understand? Now we just need to unload more tradeable dead weight (Whitner, Marshawn), trade out of the #9 spot and get more picks, and it starts to come together.

I really like Nelson as a player and think he's only going to get better - so I can't buy into your argument there. The WR position (Hardy and Johnson), I'm not so sure about and I think we could have taken away some question marks there thru free agency.

Yea, meetings are cheap. And as an added benefit, they create an effective smokescreen as to your true intentions.

Everyone seems to be locked onto the 3-4 direction, but most seem to have missed the nuance in Edwards' and Gailey's comments about their plans for the 2010 defense. At the end of the day, George Edwards is going to run more 4-3 than many think. If you go back and read his and Gailey's comments, they both stated they intend to use the talents of what they have. So while I think they are looking to get 4-3 players in here, they are conceding that completely turning over the defensive roster in one offseason is tough to do so they will go with a hybrid this year.

He should do well in Bflo - the team has a lot of guys trying to act like football players. Rimshot...

Isn't he an SU alum?

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First, I do not for a SECOND think that Tebow is a Nix-type pick, certainly not at #9. Way too high-risk for Nix to use our first pick on him, unless we trade down to the late first round. I actually think this franchise NEEDS to trade down and get more picks unless there is a can't-miss player available at a position of need at #9. However, I would definitely support Tebow should he land here. Appears to be a high character guy, a true leader, very coachable, clearly committed to his craft. I like that.

+5

If indeed he was tendered with a 2nd round pick, then yes this would make sense.

I agree with your overall point, especially as it pertains to Byrd. But the last two sentences (quoted above) really drive me nuts. I absolutely hate when people use "getting starters" as the standard for drafting success - when you are a bad team, getting starters is setting the bar too low. When a bad team drafts guys who become starters on a weak roster, I say, big deal!

You're joking, right?

Man I agree 100%. I officially hate this twitter crap. I think if I was a front office guy I'd found out a player's propensity for tweeting, then NOT DRAFT HIM.

Yes - I am doing this too. The BB/BS person I spoke to indicated that if it weren't for these ticket donations, may of these fatherless kids in WNY would never get to see a game. So I see this approach as a win all around for myself, the Bills, and a very worthy cause.

The Bills are not 1-2 players away. With many holes to fill, the best approach would be to get several quality players rather than swinging for a single home run. Also from what I've read of Buddy, I think he prefers to play the percentages rather than trying to swing for the fences. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see us trade some vets and the #9 slot for more picks.

Great idea. Did you know that you can support the Bills AND charity at the same time? If you donate your tickets to a 501C3 organization, you get a tax deduction for the face value.

I jumped back in this year. Come on, if a former WNYer can pony up all the way from Texas, why can't the rest of you holdouts from the hood?

This mentality makes me laugh. How do you know who they are or aren't talking to? Did you know that Nix was talking to Chan Gailey before his signing made the news?

Try making sense.

Incognito not tendered = further repudiation of John Guy by this regime

You mean Buddy hasn't publicly come out and stated exactly who we are targeting? I guess he's the only GM who hasn't done this. We are DOOMED.

Your reasonableness has me curious - what changed your mind about Nix?

I like this signing.

I took the plunge into club seats this year, because it was my best option to get good seats, having lost my season ticket holder seniority years ago. To my surprise, with no seniority, I got 4 rows up in the reds, at the 50 yard line in the JK club. That has to say something about how club seat sales are going. I agree that the contract was confusing, as it didn't break out the cost of the tickets from the license fee. But if you call a rep you will get your questions answered - I got mine answered in writing in an email.