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I like both this guy's ideas...Garcia and Daniels. And, yes, I'd give up the #11 to sign this guy. If we were looking at Gresham at 11, well, Daniels has already proved he can play and excel in the league.

Millbank! How are you man? Hope all is well and glad to see you on the wall.

Wow, cool idea. Pretty awful that Kelso never responded. What did you do with the set?

You are probably correct...but per Rotoworld... I'd love for him to be there in the mid-rounds, one helluva WR prospect and the best KR in CFB.

I'd be thrilled with Jeff Garcia as a backup, if he's interested. He is an UFA. Kerry Collins is also an UFA. Finally, Charlie Batch could be a decent backup and is an UFA.

It was fun back in the day. I had a lot of that set 1983 Fleer set. I was pretty into the baseball cards from about 1983 through 1987, the peak of the boom. I invested much of my allowance in Griffey Jr., Mattingly, Canseco and Gregg Jefferies rookie cards. Didn't work out so well, but it was fun. I also used tos end cards through the mail to get autographed. My true prize was a Don Mattingly Columbus Clippers card that he signed and sent back. I had it framed in my room.

Am I nuts in thinking that Brandon Tate will still go in the first 4 rounds if he proves he is healthy? If he is there in the 5th, do we take a flyer? Imagine Tate and McKelvin back there to return the kickoff...have to kick it to someone!

I appreciate the comparison, thanks. A couple follow-up questions because I don't know and you have seem to have watched both of the prospects. Has Mack taken on big, college DTs right in his face (i.e. has he been tested in that situation in college)? Was he blown off the ball (or otherwise miserable against them)? Could he be good against the real big guys? If he can get to the second line and is very intelligent with respect to line calls he sounds great, but if he can't hold his own on the line against 3-4 NTs, we could be looking at Trey Teague II. You seem to be advocating sticking with Preston for a year or two. Do you think Preston could be a decent center on the BIlls line, given our divisional opponents? I saw an inconsistent player who alternated good games with bad. As a 5th year vet who couldn't beat out Fowler, thats not good.

True, but what also matters (in my understanding) is that Congress can set its requirements for membership, but they cannot add requirements not specifically enumerated in the US Constitution (such as age and citizenship). The Constitution does not mention certification by the Secretary of State. This was clarified in a 1969 SCOTUS decision, Powell vs. McCormack. Like it or not, the appointment appears to be legal and Burris should be seated. He was appointed by a sitting governor who has not been indicted or convicted of any crimes. To not seat Burris is a massive slippery slope you are going down. ALso, if the Secretary of State will not discharge his duties, as directed by a sitting governor, the secretary of State should be immediately replaced. Thats insubordination. Finally, Durbin should be especially outraged since everything in the Senate depends on senority. Even a few days seniority make a big difference when it comes to committee assignments etc. Its why Patterson should have gotten off his a$$ and appointed Hillary's successor immediately, no matter who it was.

I would look to offer small businesses (say with less than x number of employees) tax breaks tied to new hiring and breaks tied to no layoffs. If there is a way for a business to avoid layoffs or make new hires, I would strongly incentivize this behavior. My target would be small businesses as they support most of the job creation in the US.

I wouldn't go so far as to give a tax "break" to the "rich," but Obama's tax cut plan will take the number to over 50% of all Americans who receive a net gain from the Federal government. This eliminates any incentive for this over 50% to watch government spending and control costs. IMHO, just about every person needs to have a minimal tax outflow to the Federal government, if only as an incentive to watch how their taxes are spent. That old line "I pay may taxes so..." Well, not really.

Not trying to be cute, but how is he wrong? I've read everywhere that Mack is one of the best OC prospects in years, we seem to have a glaring weakness at the OC position...natural fit? Seems like it. You disagree. OK, but why and how is Mack not a good fit for the Bills?

That would be Plan C, lets get an experienced and competant veteran backup. Garcia and Collins are both UFAs. I'd be thrilled with either.

Thanks for the update, I am very excited about Myers coming to Buffalo. We haven't had a shutdown anchor D-man since Mike Ramsey.

If you disagree with BADOLBILZ with respect to Mack, why don't you explain why. You have offered very generic statements about style of play, but nothing of substance. Why not add something constructive to the discussion.

OK, Preston played like sh*t aginst the Pats, was awful against Cle, held his own (impressively) against Jamal Williams and SD, was eaten alive by the Dolphins and couldn't get to the second level against SF. On top of this inconsistency, he lost his head at a critical moment against a division opponent. I expect more out of 5th year players, he's no rookie. I'd rather take the best C prospect since Mangold in Alex Mack and build my line around him.

In a way, although it is a bit OCD, I think this is pretty cool. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_leagu...?urn=mlb,131983 Edit: And this review of the set is just hysterical... http://sullybaseball.blogspot.com/2008/12/...crazy-as-i.html

Preston played a very good game against the Jets, but the fight against NE was really unacceptable.

Gotta go for a big guy named Loadholt!! Absent taking the Load...I'll go with McRath (who I have seen listed as an OLB). This guy seems to have potential to be a decent situational pass rusher. It will be interesting seeing Nic Harris vs. Florida in the National Title game, and that could sway my choice.

At 42....Alex Mack OC California At 53....Marcus Freeman OLB Ohio St.

I'm a big fan of a big, stout DL...Marks is my man. Playing him next to Stroud...ain't noone running on us...just like the Package with Big Ted and Phat Pat.

Hence, the reason I am a Yankee fan...balances out the Bills/Sabres cheapness.

That is bad a$$....wow!

True, but the CSE program was an unmitigated disaster. That was regulation, just extremely poorly thought out....can't take part of the bank regulatory scheme and ignore leverage. Ignoring CDS...bad idea. Make them transparent and regulated and you may have a decent way to hedge risk. As an opaque unregulated problem, you get October 2008 when LEH went bust.

Good point.