Bob in STL

Didn't they used to live next to OJ in East Amherst?

Thomas a proven NFL veteran and is easily the better player. Preseason stats mean nothing. Gates cannot block and he has hands of stone. He had ZERO touches last year with only Shaud Williams ahead of him on the depth chart. Jauron is comfortable with A-Train and their good relationship could coax another good season out of him. So what is wrong with that? It is not like he cut a future starter to keep a friend. Gates is a 3rd stringer with limited skills.

Seems unlikely but it happens. They do it when they get multiple offers or when they believe they can go to a team where they feel they have a better opportunity. I am amazed that the Bills did not add any offensive linemen to the PS yet. I still think they may pick up a veteran OT and move Merz to the PS.

I guess almost every young guy has to give this a try ... just remember that gambling is a losing proposition. The ONLY people who consistently make money are the casinos and the bookies. That is why they do it. Please set aside what you "plan to lose" and after you lose it then stop betting. good luck

No way. Are you comparing a Pro Bowl veteran (Milloy) to a marginal 6th WR/ST player (Smith) that was still trying to learn a new offense? Bellichek does not need Smith to come up with a game plan.

Yes, I was expecting a few blasts. Wire is one of the more disliked players on this board. I still think he does a great job in kick coverage.

He couldn't have lived on Brandywine. He lived in my nieghborhood on the West Side. Yeah, right down on West Ave.

True. I work with lots of Bears fans and they respect Jauron a lot for that. His players are loyal to him. He is intelligent, honest, and extremely organized. His downfall in Chicago was his inability to get a decent OC. Hopefully, with Fairchild, that is not going to be a problem. Many feel that Levy wanted Jauron all along. I think the Sherman thing was a fantasy conjured up by the press. Funny how few interviews Sherman even had. - Bob

awesome!

Two simple reasons: 1 - Bowen is hurt. 2 - He excels at Special Teams.

I showed my kids pictures of Promo and Rocketship 7 (from a website). They laugh at the "olden days".

I had one once. I missed one week of softball league because of it. It hurts but you can play ... you just can't run hard, cut hard, or change direction. Just putting on the shoe is a challenge.

Just wanted to tell you I enjoy your posts ... and... I like the look of the old promo better.

Trey was a local sportscaster here in St. Louis and he was just a second tier flunky. I can't believe that he made it national. He is a joke. He came from the Dallas area and could not, or would not, lose his allegiance to the Cowboys. He is very unprofessional and reports with bias. I wonder how these guys ever get hired.

So true...

I don't want to bash him either but to me he took the money and ran!

Thank you!

At the risk of sounding old, can some translate "teh roxor" and "teh suxor"? Oh .. I enjoyed that play too and hope to see a lot more of it during the season!

Adding players (other teams cuts) at this point almost never pays off. Unless we are ravaged by injuries at a certain position it is usually best to stick with what you brought to camp, especially with new coaches and new systems to learn. Collins is not the answer as a backup. JP does not need the distraction. Rogers never showed a thing in the NFL. He has done less than Josh Reed. Also, I don't see Davis making the roster unless he beats out Smith as a return man. He was shown less tham Wilson in the games.

I sure hope you are right but it is the "real game planning" that you should be worried about. No one is better than Bellichek at game planning and covering weaknesses. We have an inexperienced QB, they have Brady. We have a new coaching staff, they have a proven staff. We have questions all over both lines and we are trying to learn a new defense. Despite the Pats problems they have a proven track record of clutch performance and making plays. We don't. I think the Bils will improve as the season goes on but winning the season opener on the road against NE is asking a lot.

News flash ... Peppers makes lots of good tackles look bad. Most tackles get help with Peppers. Lets's not forget that it was the first game of pre-season and Peters (who has less than one year at the position) is learning a new system. There are many tackles that are converted tight ends. In the Bills history I can think of Paul Costa in the 60's, Paul Seymour in the 70's, just to name a few.

I was thinking John "Blue Moon" Odem.

Good post. Yes, it is nice to be without the turmoil and the spinning that made the TD era both entertaining and exhausting. Good organizations start at the top.

This staff is willing to turn over lots of rocks to find some help. Hey, we picked up Tasker off of the waiver wire so you never know.

True, but I am more hopeful to just not look ridiculous in the loses. This team is still short on solid players on both lines and they have an unproven QB. Hopefully some of the younger guys will surprise us. DJ will help stabilize things but wins could be hard to come by for awhile.