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Agreed - very good points. Also, Goodell does have a big say. How he manages his influence in the process - with the owners, prospective owner(s), and the politicians will be a big factor.

Leave it to Buffalo sports fans to want to run the most talented players out of town.

I agree. He is not by any means a game breaker. No lock to even make the team, even if he is healthy. Gragg probably has more potential.

Then why would you say he is out?

There does not need to be a compromise with Toronto. The idea of moving the Bills to Toronto is nothing but a pipe dream.

This was a good read and does a pretty good job of outlining the very long odds this option has. One thing people tend to overlook is that Bon Jovi may be rich, but he is not nearly rich enough to front ownership for an NFL team. Minority owner and a potential public face sure, but he is not a major player. Even supposing a majority owner with the cash to front the acquisition comes forward, there is the stadium issue which will not be a slam dunk and may not even be possible. Lets not forget about NFL approval and relocation fees. Finally there are a myriad of issues involved with actually placing a team in a foreign country. Not the least of these will be modifications to the CBA to account for foreign residence, tax issues, currency differences, etc. There will be legal and immigration issues as well. All this points to a couple of things: 1. Buying and running an NFL team in Toronto will be considerably more expensive than any US based option. 2. None of these issues are at all likely to be settled in the timeframe necessary to complete the purchase of the Bills. If Bon Jovi wants to be a minority NFL owner, he would be better served to partner with a US based bid, preferably one in Buffalo, where his contacts and public cache may actually prove beneficial.

Exactly. I normally do not fall for this, preferring to avoid TG's articles, but did click on this one to see what the debate on this thread was about. I feel dirtier for it.

I do not care about his supposed political beliefs one way or the other, but like virtually all the crap this guy spews, his "conclusions" based on the two major events he mentions are ridiculous. The Toronto article is just a rehash of previously expressed interest for the most part, and does in fact go on to explain some of the many reasons why this scenario has extremely long odds. As for Cam Neely, I doubt he officially speaks for the Jacobs family, who understandably is keeping quiet about their intentions. If anything, Neely was simply trying to quell any potential fears of instability of the Bruins. He is not exactly a credible source on this.

They have a bearing if you are putting any credence in Casserly's opinion on draftable QBs. Personally, I think there are probably a fair number of posters here who have more credibility.

As far as I can tell, Casserly drafted two first round quarterbacks in his career - Heath Shuler and David Carr. Both were monumental busts. In the case of Carr, Casserly's decision to draft him was the primary failure that led to the Texans horrible record in his tenure. I am not sure why anyone would take his opinions on drafting QBs at all seriously. Obviously, huh?

Well said. You are the only one spouting politically based crap here. Most reasonable people, when looking at Trump's record over decades, would be able to conclude without any political influence whatever what kind of person he is.

Good one.

Speak for yourself with respect to political motivations. Trump was an a-hole long before he became politically active. I do not need the last 6 years or so to form a judgment of a man who has been in the public eye much longer than that. I am not going to bother to to list all the reasons he is an untrustworthy, dishonest, self aggrandizing poor excuse for a human being. He has a lifetime record - look it up - and save the politics and self-righteousness for another time and place.

Sad indeed. If there was ever a man not to be trusted, Trump is he. Possible, but I would think unlikely. Not his style to be in the back seat.

The Bills attended Manziel's Pro Day Extravaganza primarily to look at Mike Evans, according to their own statements. They may not bring him in, but could still be interested. Personally, I think they are not looking at Evans number 1.

It certainly makes much more sense than the Bills actually being interested in trading for Johnson, which makes no sense at all.

This may be true but has nothing to do with Mike Williams. This was a trade.

I hope you are wrong but I also fear this temptation. The Bills have no business considering anything besides OL or WR/TE with the first two picks, in any order. The need a premium OL prospect with one of these picks, preferably a tackle. I think the may have set themselves up reasonably well this offseason for a trade down in round 1 that could still yield them what they need plus another premium pick.

By the way 26CB, thanks very much for keeping thus thread up to date with the latest.

It is absolutely not an issue right now. I do not see a downside here, unless someone is worried about the 6th round CB they would have taken.

I love the aggressiveness of the Bills this offseason. Love it. These moves may not work out, but they cannot be faulted for the way they have gone after filling holes. This is yet another potential high reward move at low risk.

They have a total of 30 pre-draft visits allowed.

Sorry - too serious.

Completely unsubstantiated rumor. I doubt he was required to read defenses at all in college. I would expect a high degree of "busted plays" when you look at one read, or maybe two. Once he decides to move, every play is going to look like a fire drill, but how often was that because coverage was inadequate vs. his initial receiver was not open on first look? This kid, like virtually all college QBs, is going to have a big learning curve, and athleticism is only going to take him so far. His image polishing work recently aside, along with the scripted and carefully managed pro day, may end up fooling someone at the top of the draft, but he is far from a "can't miss" type you would want to spend a top draft choice on, IMO, which admittedly is not one of an expert. I just do not like him or his game.

The Redskins are actually a good fit for him, much better than Buffalo.