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Yeah, the pic is cool from Stevie. And his wording certainly would imply that he's a Bill. But I don't see anything even remotely "confirming" a signing by anyone (even BillsMafia). Cool pic - but change the title. WAY misleading.

My gut feeling is that they have been trying to sign people - we've just been keeping all visits and dealings confidential. I think last year, they backed themselves into a corner in which they had no choice but to sign Mario at all costs because of the public fever of hearing he was in town. I think they decided to keep things on the DL this year after that. Hell, no one knew that Manny Lawson was even in town before we were all told he signed. And everything's been unusually tight lipped ever since Brandon took over. Marrone especially seems to not want to give the press ANYTHING. I just think with a new head coach, a new President/kind of Owner guy, no QB in place, and a track record of sucking - we just can't get anyone to sign for what we want to spend. I also think the way that Mario Williams was lambasted for having come here and treated like a bust for having not singlehandedly turning the team around may have scared FA's off.

Crap. I really liked him and thought he would have been a great Levitre replacement considering how much we used him in a reserve role without giving up too much effectiveness on the Line. Double crap.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/12/amendola-will-take-visits-to-for-now-undisclosed-teams/ WR Danny Amendola will visit "undisclosed teams" Asking a free agent to show discretion and keep everything behind closed doors? Sounds like Brandon's M.O.

http://buckeyextra.d...y----smith.html I heard in passing on NFL Network that Troy Smith looked impressive at the OSU Pro Day. They even said they believe a team will sign him. With Matt Moore re-signing with Miami, the FA crop is thinner than ever. He was never a complete bust in the NFL - he was just sort of lost in the shuffle of Joe Flacco, Alex Smith, and Colin Kaepernick's rise. Would he be worth a shot with T-Jack and whomever we draft (assuming Fitz is gone)?

Chris Kelsay was never as bad as this board would have made him seem. At times, he played better than most of our players on D. That being said, he certainly didn't warrant the contract he received. But he can't be blamed for signing it. I hope his neck is alright and that he has a comfortable retirement. Thanks for saving us some cash in the process, Chris. God speed. But, man - do we have some roster spots to fill after this offseason! This is going to be a big year for Undrafted Free Agents making the roster.

The Bills have an article about him from the AP as the top story on their website right now FWIW http://www.buffalobi...e9-3842ecfea742

I was pretty sold on Cordarrelle Patterson today, to be honest. He really looked like a freak amongst the others when it came to a combination of size, speed, and natural ability. Starting to feel like, if he's there, he'd be the best pick to match value and need at 8.

Let the Eric Smith countdown begin.

I fear they'll let him walk so that Doug Marrone can draft Justin Pugh to replace him. He's arguably Syracuse's best player in this draft and not re-signing Levitre would give him an excuse to take him.

Well since we're completely ignoring all the rules anyways - why even bother sending a card up? Why waste a pick? Just sign him him to an undrafted free agent contract.

While good in theory - I really don't see anyone trying to move up in this draft. The difference in talent level between 8 and 16 isn't very much. There's still a lot of time for teams to fall in love with guys. But I see this draft being harder to trade down than most of them. And it's not an easy venture to begin with.

Yeah, that was my feeling too! Why would you put exactly what you do, muscle movement by muscle movement, for everyone to see? You just gave away the secret of your game; down to your thought process while you do it.

If Russ wants it - he'll probably get it. They had a real hard time getting someone to do the show last season and settled on the Dolphins. I'd say no. But I keep hearing Russ talking about "relevancy" in the back of my mind....

I disagree. What if that guy you took with your first pick doesn't work out? Why not have a backup plan? I think Washington was really on to something taking Cousins. The worst that happens? You have a third stringer that's not that great. Best that happens? You have a quality starter and a quality backup. Or you end up with two solid starting QB's and trade one away for a king's ransom. As it stands, if (or rather when) we let Fitz go; we have zero QB's under contract on the roster (unless you count Brad Smith). We're most likely going to end up with three brand new QB's either way. At least two are going to come from free agency or the draft.

I don't know. But remember when they didn't have a team? We had Browns fan appreciation days! And this is how they do us......

Haha it would be hilarious to me if he was spending the same amount of time and saying the same thing to all three teams. With the only difference being that the Bills and Eagles play things confidential and professionally, while the Browns are looking to get in the press. If I were Kelly, I wouldn't appreciate the Browns leaking so much to the press, either way.

Wow. I thought for sure we'd have an announcement by now with how the Cleveland Plain-Dealer was talking.

If he is, it's only technically. He was on a deal with one season left when he had him last season. He's a free agent. And I don't think he'd want to come back after how he was treated here.

My hope's were on Tajh Boyd with Chip Kelly. But it looks like neither will happen. Tajh's dad says he was told by NFL people that his son would be a 3rd Rounder if he came out this year and is leaning towards staying. I think he'd be taken in the 2nd, at the latest, with how weak this QB class is.

Posting something like that without a source is akin to pulling a Bud Dwyer around here; so at least the avi fits If i've learned anything in this process it's that Buffalo keeps things COMPLETELY under wraps with Brandon. Out of nowhere, they interviewed three candidates without anyone being the wiser. I've also learned that Cleveland's people, while progressive, have big fuggin' mouths. It seems like every three seconds, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer is releasing a new report telling everyone to pack it up. That Chip's going to the Browns. Yet, he continues to interview. I have to wonder if Chip appreciates it.

Great read. Really good stuff. Everyone should really check that out. But I think what all of these reports are saying is that half of these guys are just trying to break stories. They're running "Reports" with very little information and then they're all coat tailing them. All it took was Buffalo sending out an official statement that they interviewed him and now there's a little backtrack. http://profootballta...chip-kelly-too/ Truth is, everything's so confidential around here and no one in the national media cares enough about us to investigate. We could have interviewed the guy for half the day yesterday and Cleveland the other half - and these talking heads wouldn't have even known the difference. Just a lot of hot air lately and it's kind of sad. In today's instant information age, everyone's trying to break a story and jumping the gun. I hope that's the case and we somehow end up with Chip. But, again, i'm trying not to get those hopes too high.

Ah, I see. Well, Chip spent 7 hours or so with Cleveland and about 20 minutes with us? That's not good.....

A.) I haven't gotten that text. B.) They never send texts out this late. C.) How the is that even possible? Did you receive this or are you just hearing this?

If Alex Smith goes elsewhere, Joe Flacco re-signs, Matt Flynn isn't on the trade block, and the fanbase/organization isn't interested in Michael Vick; he may be the best option. Honestly, i'd say he would be the top QB taken in this years draft. But, then again, it seems everyone's jumping the gun a bit. Kelly's still taking interviews.