Bob in STL

Great stuff as usual. Thanks. I am concerned about McKelvin. This should be a break out year for him.

For what is it worth Polian claims that one of his best moves in building the Bills was hiring Marv Levy. He absolutely loves and respects him. He considered him the perfect coach for that team of wild characters. Go figure that the man you praise so much (Polian) would never have replaced the man you blame for not winning (Levy).

I think Kelsey will make it. Fitz and Brohm will duke it out in preseaon for the back up spot. I think Hardy and Maybin will make it. Chambers is one of the few vets on the OL so that will help his case. He is not good but we have almost no experience without him. I do think that Youboty is on the bubble, as is Ellis and McCargo.

Wow JW that was good investigative reporting. I have wondered about this "original poster". He seems to throw out a lot of comments that try to lead us into believing he is some kind of an insider. I am not a big fan of Sully but I too had a hard time believing that the story could go down as the OP expressed it. Nice job.

Simple. Trent is the best we have and he will start. If he falls into a funk and refuses to throw the ball down the field he will be out. This is his last chance to be a leader and make plays. His future in the NFL depends on this season. Backup will be either Fitz of Brohm. Chan will not play favorites. Whoever does better in preseason under game conditions will be the backup. Brown will be #3 and hold the clip board.

I think they can be good but maybe a few playmakers from nasty. They might look good against our offense but that is not much of a measure. The bullets have not started flying yet and we do not have many proven front 7 players in the new 3-4 alignment. That should be a concern.

There will be no finger but I think he would like to show Shanny we have more talent here than mant people think. Both teams are rebuilding. Shanny took the glamour job and the big bucks. Can you blame him?

I don't know Lori like some of you do but I liked her posts and she was always a respectful poster with lots of facts and insights. The few times she answered my posts she was very nice and made you think. I really thought it was cool that Tim Graham spent time on this board. I can understand why a professional writer would get tired of it given some of the shots that he took. Two good people indeed.

True. Not sure about the clique stuff but there are lots of insults thrown around.

Buffalo had other weapons in the red zone which limited Reeds changes. Reed shared the spotlight and stayed cool about it. Imagine Reed's numbers in a nice comfy climate controlled dome like Carter played in? Reed gets my vote.

Nonsense. Reed was better because he worked harder and played better when it counted.

Are you kidding me? Florida is loaded with talent. The students come from other states to, but mostly the south.

Funniest post in a long time. I guess Lou "couldn't get it done".

1. They do not have their own building 2. They are not the Giants, just the 2nd fiddle Jets.

I too have mixed feelings. I think we has a very good player and he often played with a poor cast. I can understand his wanting to play for a winning team and all that stuff. At the same time he was a very well paid for a long time and maybe he could have done more to help us win the a few games we needed to make the playoffs. He is the long standing member of the playoff drought og the 2000's. Not blaming him, just a fact. He had a lot of sacks but lineman stats are not much use to me and really cannot be used to compare players from different eras. I would rank him high on the All Time Bills DE list but certainly behind players like Bruce Smith, Phil Hanson, Ron McDole and Ben Williams. He is not a Wall of Fame player IMO. I wish him well and don't care were he plays anymore.

Wow. Your right this is a serious issue here.

Lets start with this. He is 10 years old the focus should be FUN. Coaches should help with technique relative to holding the ball. The best rule is two hands (arms cradled) through the line and when in traffic (meaning around opposing players). Find out what the coaches are telling him and do not tell him something different. If you are asking this question then it is safe to assume they know more than you. You might be able to play a fun drill with him where he carries the ball and you playfully try to knock out. Let him win most of the time. Success breeds confidence. Get a good mouth gaurd at a good sporting goods store. They prevent concussions and are very important. Gloves - I would never recommend a 10 year old wear them. Gloves are for college and pro level. No gloves.

Great data jw. I don't think the Bills have a long history of holdouts although I can remember some bad ones in the 70's (Rudd and Cousineau). Spiller is slotted and he will be in camp soon. No reason to believe otherwise.

Great point. Time of possession is another factor. Our lame offense had trouble stringing together first downs. That really hurts the defense in the 4Q.

I will agree that Ralph is 100% responsible and accountable for the performance of his organization. But your example is a bit off. For example recall the case of the space shuttle. When the rocket blows up, maybe someone installed a bad part? Which also goes to show you that there may be more to the story than what appears on the surface.

Very impressive. I am surprised though that a man with your education and background would make a blanket statement that Mr. Wilson is a loser and base it only on his teams won-lost record.

The dead horse is still kicking. Like I said before, how can anyone be comfortable with this group? Bell, Meredith, Green, Chambers and Wang. Yuck! When I read reports that our DE's are dominating them in practice I worry. Yes, Nix should have done more.

Practices in pads and in the heat will make you tougher. Practices in pads and in the cold will also make you tougher. You cannot practice in the extremes to the point that you lose effeciencies and get very little work done. Gailey knows what he is doing. The get injured in shorts and they get injured in pads. All part of the game.

So you say Ralph is a loser. Now I say he has been cheap in the past but he is not a loser. I think Ralph has provided a quality product for many years ... not every year mind you, but many years. Sometimes we had losing seasons and we had exciting teams that played hard and were on the rise. Just curious, how do you rate yourself? What is your education? How many big chances have you taken? Did you start a business? Do people rely on you? Do you run any organizations? Written any books? Published any papers? Given speeches at any major universities? Are you responsible for anything significant? Wilson is quite generous with charities, what do you give back? What is you life sum total in accopmlishment? How do stack up against a poineer of the AFL and a NFL HoF'er? Can you give us an honest opinion on how you stack up against him? Just curious.