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If Erie County is truly struggling to financially adhere to the terms of the current lease, there's no way it has the wherewithal to put together the type of incentive package it would take to lure a new team to the Buff.

I thought he looed very poised, confident and in control. Let's hope we can say the same thing every Sunday night this fall.

This is why TD is the GM and the TD haters hack away at their keyboards like the rest of us.

The more I think about it, the more it's possible the big plan for the OL involves a move of MW to LT. Follow me here: 1) TD is ALL about value 2) TD gets Moulds to restructure - yet MW (the BIGGER CAP HIT) hasn't 3) MW's cap hit is $9M - for a RT? 4) LT's are the most expensive OL's out there 5) McNally interested in reshuffling the line 6) Bills make no move to resign JJ 7) Bills want an offense that can move JP out of the pocket - is MW the prototypical RT that you want in front of a rolling JP? I say no, you want someone a bit more athletic. 8) If JJ Shelton was the answer at LT, the Bills probably would have thrown in a pick with Henry and pulled the trigger already. TD's on record saying the O wasn't good enough - maybe he's saving his $$ to spend on a FA TE.

Could be. If TD is truly interested in value, then moving big Mike to LT might make sense given his $9M cap hit. Can he handle the speed rushers coming off the corner tho?

I'll get my black turtleneck on and my ski mask. I'm going in.

Exactly. I would love to be a fly on the wall in meetings where the different options are discussed. Listening to the discussion here you would think everyone at OBD is asleep. That is far from the case.

I agree.

Recent history says we've done just fine luring free agents here. Chill.

I couldn't disagree more...... Euhus, Peters & Campbell = 1 big mediocre TE sandwich

Chill out man. I found it interesting and I'm sure many others did too.

I would love to be a fly on the wall when MM and TD talk to McNally about what the options are. I'm sure there is a plan A, B, C, D and E on the table for the OL. Shelton represents only 1 of those options, and he could be anywhere from option A to option E in the minds of the brain trust. Having said this, I see some value in filling a hole early on in the FA period. I would offer a low round pick (6-7) in addition to TH but nothing more. I suspect TH's stock is falling with the draft approaching.

Some questions on this: How do you KNOW TD never made an effort? Are you basing this on the words of the player and/or his agent? Is it possible that TD is waiting to see what offers are made to JJ & PW and then they'll consider matching those? Is it possible that TD is in either case letting the market determine the value FIRST rather than making an offer that might be above market? Just some food for thought. I would argue that we (the fans) simply do not have enough information with which to make informed judgements about how TD is handling free agency. The bottom line is, his record in this area has been pretty good, he has managed the cap well while at the same time has NOT had trouble luring free agents to Buffalo, as is claimed EVERY SINGLE YEAR. Time will tell.

Well said. TD's first priority is not, nor should it be, explaining every tactic in the way he handles free agency. Roster building is like sausage making. Just give me a decent roster on opening day.

I think it was cinder block.

Good stuff!

I disagree, because each team is limited to interviewing 60 players. Given this, I think each interview is done for a very specific reason. I think you can read something into who they interview.

Yes, the extended warranty is always a good idea. Seriously, congrats....

Tell the refs NOT to "just give it to them".

The only jersey I have is a Pierre Turgeon game jersey. Didn't pay for it though - I won it on John Murphy's "One-on-One sports" radio call-in show. I probably stopped wanting to buy a jersey after I turned about 13 or so. Now just paying for a big screen TV, Sunday Ticket and NFL Field Pass is enough for me.

Oh, yeah, Ernie LoCasale, right?

With these huge contracts to a handful of players, the Raiders are becoming the anti-Patriots. HAven't they been watching the Pats the last few years? There are still 52 slots to fill on each roster, correct? Who's that toothless GM they have over there? Raiders = dumb

Magna cum laude here...

(Bowing to the master) - "I'm not worthy!"

Other than to relieve boredom, why would anyone want to take a stab at predicting records for next year before the draft and before the start of free agency? The complexion of all teams are far from complete at this point. I wouldn't even venture a guess until May (I hope I can live up to that pledge).