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Ah, yes of course - an anti-Tebow conspiracy where the team tries to lose to get the number 1 by playing Tebow to make him look bad! I don't know why people just cannot admit that Tebow is just not a good NFL QB. In this case you have John Elway, one of the greatest NFL QBs of all time, making a judgement that Tebow is not a long term solution at QB. He went out and signed Manning instead to compliment an already dominant defense with a great QB in an attempt to win now. He sent tebow packing because apparently he is smart enough to realize, unlike the Tebow fanboys, that having this guy on the bench and in the locker room, with all the hysteria his presence creates, would be devise and counterproductive. Since he will likley never be a full time NFL QB, it is not worth the risk. Good luck to the Jets with that. I hope he starts. I think I would trust Elway's judgement here a great deal more than that of Tebow's many fans.

Post of the day

This is, and always has been rediculous.

Great article and makes solid points as to how Williams will impact this D. No question about that. Clearly calling the Bills pash rush in 2011 "solid" is somewhat questionable from a results perspective. However, to his point, their issue was not really on the inside, where Dareus and the rotational tackles did provide some push and prevented QB's from stepping up. This only gets better with Williams back. Kelsay did provide pressure on the other side, but lacks the pure speed and atheleticism to seal the deal. No one they tried was effective on the other side. Williams plugs this massive hole, and could make this a truely great line.

What confirmation that he is leaving without signing? If you are referring to the PFT report, that is not confirmation.

if he is leaving without a contract: "Am I mistaken, or didn't we arrive in a limo?"

Exactly right. No claim made as to results in this report. Desperate desire to report something.

you are the man.

I heard on WGR that the plan was for a dinner with players and wives/girlfriends tonight. Do not know how reliable that is. Every hour he is still in town is better and better news. I have a feeling this spills into tomorrow. Another night to sleep on it, discuss it with the fiance, maybe sleep on her too. Decision in the AM is my guess.

I had meetings today and did not arrive home until 3:00, otherwise today would have been a wash. It has been since then anyway. Deep into my first martini now.

Nelson was only playing the slot due to injury to Parrish. He was much more effective as the number 4 wr/h-back role they originally played him in. He was essentially a second tight end in alignment, and most of his success came from being in that position vs. the slot. He was pretty ineeffective as a slot receiver actually. I see him more as a Gronkowski type than a pure WR. With 20 more pounds he would definitely be a tight end.

Reggie Wayne resigned with Indy. Makes me think Miami is out.

How many times do you intend to make the same point in a single thread? You don't believe him - we get it.

I am with you on this. I do not see how Williams is worth that kind of money. Big question in my mind. People want the big flash signings, big names and and big bucks, but I am not convinced that is the right track. I would rather see the Bills plug in two quality players for the same price rather than bet the farm on either VJ or Williams.

aboslutely agree. This would be crazy. Never going to happen

I would be surprised if Bell does not get a substantial offer in free agency. I realize some people here do not agree but Bell has shown more than enough to be thought of as a better than average NFL LT. The injury concerns may limit interest somewhat, but some team will snap him up and pay him accordingly. I can't really argue with the Bills not wanting to overpay based on his history, but cannot blame him for testing the waters either. I do not expect Bell to be back. I would love to have him, but the Bills need to be able to count on the starter in that position and they seem to be making the judgement that he cannot be counted on to be healthy. I expect this to be the number 1 pick.

I would love to have Wallace - he is exactly what the Bills are looking for - but the Steelers are likley to slap a first round tender on him assuming they do not sign him to an extension before the deadline. Do we really want to give up a first round draft choice for him? That even assumes the Steelers would not macth any offer he receives. Very likley that NE will come after him hard. They have the #1 to spare, have a big need, and the cash to do it. The Bills are probably not in this game.

This should not even be close to their number one prioity right now. He is under contract another year. Free Agency starts in a couple of weeks, then the draft, then signing drafted players. I would be shocked if they get around to Fred before summer at least - no reason to. Nix has stated numerous times that he wants to sign Jackson to an extension. Jackson has been told this. I am sure he will get to it at the right time.

Seriously. I think Nix's comments today should put this nonsense to bed. It ain't happening, and should not.

Agreed. Great post

No. He was cut and resigned to a minimum deal. The compensation is based on what level of salary they tender him at.

You have a point. I would probably be pissed too. I just do not see this as something unique to the Bills. Any team would have done the same in the same situation. They are not going to give away the game for free - its a business. Would it have been a nice gesture to give the game for free to the fans? Sure. Not a single franchise that would have done this though.

Consensus top tier player? Really? He was not even the best safety on the Bills. Third best, actually, to anyone with eyes. I was never a big Whitner basher. I always thought he got a bad rap from Bills fans becasue of his draft position, but I am not unhappy he is gone. If they could have kept him for a reasonable price fine, but he had stars in his eyes and would not sign, even though in the end he probably did no better than the Bills offered. It took a long time for him to get any offers as you may recall. Good riddance. They were better at that position last year than when he was starting for the Bills. That's a fact.

Seriously. I had season tickets for 25 years including 15 years I did not live in Buffalo. I was always forced to buy the pre-season games even though I rarely attended and they could not be sold. This has always been the case across the league, not just with the Bills. It is part of the deal. If anyone is that unhappy with the product or the prices, don't buy them - I choose not to. Not worth the 14 hour round trip and all the time away from my family to do so. I choose to invest in DirecTV instead. Pretty simple really. Does that make me a shill or a homer, or both? Not sure.

They also play 41 home games and the average prices are higher. Apples and oranges. Pre-season games have always been included in the season ticket package at full price. People have always bitched. It a'int going to change. But them or don't, as you point out, but people in Buffalo who already enjoy very low prices comapred to the rest of the league have very little to B word about, at least in terms of pricing. Now in terms of product ...