Dave Allen

Never hurts to kick the tires.

The comeback and his actions/comments show a lot of character. Whether or not he makes the 53, I wish him the best.

This was lazy writing (I won't use the word 'reporting') from someone who did nothing but look at the box score. I'm dumber for having read it.

Bush just made the 53.

I don't pay for content, so I won't be reading either, although both have strong writers. What caught my interest in the article, though, was the inference that the BN losing $250k in Pegula money is what led them to smack down Sully and cut his column. Love him or hate him, when you let advertisers, especially those you write about, use their dollars to dictate your coverage, everyone loses. Way back when, I briefly wrote for Shout! When it was bought out by the Bills and the entre staff dropped, it was understood that the move was made to give the team more control over what was released from 2BD and to shut down critical reporting - not that there was much, but it was there. I picked up the Bills new publication after that and saw a (figurative) big happy face plastered on every page. What's going to happen down the road if/when there's a real need for critical reporting? The News has made it clear they won't be the ones to do it.

I'll do that. Fortunately, we're not in an NFL city so on Sundays there's a pretty good mix of fans from every team and we don't have to feel we're in enemy territory. We know of a few other places we can hit as well, though it would be nice to see more Buffalo fans.

I'm down in Fort Knox, Kentucky - just retired from the Army. We don't dish out for the NFL channel, so my son and I head down to Wild Wings to watch the game and chow down. And yes, blue cheese.

This is off-track, but one of my favorite plays was the Brown's sack of Allen, for the fact that the DE came in unblocked, hit Allen at full speed and our boy barely budged. The dude's a beast.

Most writers are going to look to back up their initial assessments as long as possible. Once the pack starts jumping on Allen's bandwagon, the naysayers won't be far behind.

Looked like a darn good catch, too. Keeping my eye on this kid.

Seems like a lot of writers limit their 'potential suitor' lists to playoff contenders, so I don't take them very seriously.

Prove-it contracts are best suited for guys coming off an injury or a down year. Kendricks had one of his best seasons, and is in a good position to capitalize on that. Somebody's going to pay him. Chris Wesseling at NFL.com wrote that Eagles coaches saw him as more of a two-down player, but he could still be valuable to the Bills. He's young enough to have several years of quality play ahead of him. The Bills could lock him in for three years, use bonus money to backload the contract, and have him locked in at the top of his game when the offense is rebuilt and starts rolling.

QB Kyle Allen; FB Dimitri Flowers; DT Hercules Matafa'afa; RB Ryan Nall; LB Nick DeLuca