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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/stor.../morning/week19
"Buffalo assistant general manager Tom Modrak might quietly be a candidate for the GM most with Nick Saban in Miami."
Also says,
"The Buffalo Bills probably won't get the second-round choice they are seeking for tailback Travis Henry, to whom they have granted permission to speak with other teams about possible trade scenarios, but there is a pretty good market already for him. Henry is a tough insider runner whose resume includes two 1,000-yard seasons, and agent Hadley Engelhard has already talked to several very interested suitors."
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Not so fast. He was a 7th round pick, meaning if they tender him at the lowest level, he only nets a 7th rounder in return. So that means they'd need to tender him at the 3rd round level, which is a pay increase to $1.3M. Will they do it? And furthermore will a team offer MORE than that to get him away from them? I'd give up a 3rd rounder for him.
Well at the very least they will threaten to do it and then sign him to an extension. He's their best WR, they're not gonna let him walk.
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At the time I thought the trade for Bledsoe was HUGE and a still think it was the right move.....but two things I also expected to happen were:
- A major emphasis on improving the line including players and coaching.....lets face it....when Drew did well he had a nice cozy pocket to work from in New England
- A push for a big quality pass catching, run blocking, pass protecting Tight End.....and that just didn't happen
The bottom line.....Drew Bledsoe has taken such a beating including the multiple concussions from the year before last that he cannot do anything more then facilitate a offense that does all the above and predominately runs the ball.......
And that is NOT going to get to the next level....we had a top 3 defense....a top of the league special teams.....a running back who got 1K yards in what....EIGHT GAMES
And we didn't make the playoffs......
Yes that is exactly right. Add to that list a true, productive slot receiver. For whatever reason, TD did not address the *middle* of that offense, which is what was needed most for Drew to be successful. No power guards, center, TE, or slot receiver - really a huge mistake. I don't get it. That all being said, as I've suggested here ad nauseum, I don't like having a QB on the roster that requires so many pieces in place for him to be successful. With a true pocket passer, you're fugged as soon as you lose an o-lineman to an injury. The economic realities of the salary-cap era would suggest it's better to have a mobile QB (not necessarily a runner, just mobile) so that you don't have to pay premiums for top-tier o-linemen.
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Culpepper's numbers this year have been spectacular, second only to Manning (and if not for Manning's year, Culpepper would be getting a ton of media attention).
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Good ideas, but I don't see Moulds being traded, especially not for that (remember, the Eagles didn't even give up a 2nd rounder for Owens). I like the idea of trading up agressively for a stud TE, but I'd also be perfectly happy if we ended up with a second #2 for Henry, get Nugent and a stud Guard in Round 2, and sign Itula Mili.
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Aaron Schobel? Is that you?
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Holcomb can be signed for the vet minimum and might be a good fit. Also, FFS, let me add one more "hypothetical factor" to add to your list of cost considerations - perhaps cutting Drew sends the right message to potential free agents (especially o-linemen who don't want their sack numbers affected by a Drew Bledsoe).
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I thought this guy was heading towards committing suicide - perhaps this was another way of doing that...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1968357
ESPN.com news services
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. --- Former Pro Bowl center Barret Robbins was shot several times when he struggled with a police officer investigating a burglary at a South Beach office.
Robbins sustained "multiple gunshot wounds" in the torso Saturday night from Miami Beach police investigating a report of a robbery in the administrative office of a building that houses a nightclub, a gym and a jewelry store, police spokesman Bobby Hernandez said. The former Oakland Raiders offensive lineman, who went AWOL during the 2003 Super Bowl, remained in critical condition on Sunday, Robbins' agent Drew Pittman told ESPN's Andrea Kremer.
Miami Beach police said Robbins was confronted by a detective investigating a burglary report, Robbins and the detective had a "violent struggle" before Robbins was shot, Hernandez said.
"The officer was literally fighting for his life, trying to get Mr. Robbins from getting his gun. That's when the shots rang out," Hernandez said.
Robbins, 31, was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition. Detective Mike Muley, who fired the shots, had minor head injuries from the scuffle and was treated and released from a hospital.
Hernandez said Robbins was considered a burglary suspect and was expected to face a charge of battery on a police officer. He said police were trying to determine whether Robbins would also face trespassing or burglary charges.
Hernandez said Robbins had not yet been charged in the case because authorities had not been able to interview him.
Robbins was last in trouble as recently as Christmas Eve, when he was arrested on battery and drunk and disorderly conduct charges in San Francisco after allegedly hitting a nightclub security guard.
He allegedly struck the guard after he was told the bar he was trying to enter was closed, according to the San Francisco Sheriff's Department.
The often-troubled player is best remembered for disappearing the night before the 2003 Super Bowl in San Diego. Bill Callahan, then Oakland's coach, said Robbins was incoherent and didn't know where he was when he showed up Saturday night before the game.
Robbins spent Super Bowl Sunday in a hospital and later acknowledged that he had stopped taking his medicine for depression and bipolar disorder. The Raiders lost 48-21 to Tampa Bay.
Robbins was released by Oakland in July, a week after he and two other players were fined three game checks for testing positive for the steroid THG.
He also had failed an Oakland-administered physical exam due to injury before asking for his release.
Robbins showed a renewed dedication to the Raiders and his teammates following several months of difficulty following that Super Bowl. He is a recovering alcoholic and was subsequently diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He spent 31 days at the Betty Ford Center and was determined to repair his image -- and to return to the Raiders alongside a few teammates who initially didn't want him back.
Robbins played all nine of his pro seasons with Oakland and made the Pro Bowl after the 2002 season, but did not play in the game. A year after missing the final 14 games of 2001 with an injured right knee, he was a pivotal part of an offensive line that helped the Raiders produce the league's top offense.
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I would not be surprised if he retires. He's talked about it before (after the second NE game), he's made plenty of money, he's a family man, and he's taken a huge beating over his career.
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Dane Looker, David Patten.
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Usually the Bills-related "scoops" on ESPN are legit, because TD has a relationship with those guys from his days as an analyst. Wouldn't be the first time he used ESPN to get his message "public."
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It means Drew will be the backup, at best, next season. It's obvious - they don't think he should be paid like a starter... hmm, why would that be?
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Hmm - I thought I had read somewhere that it was a $6 - $8 million hit, but I could be totally wrong.
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This is NOT the "same old thread" that's been circulated here, because (i) no one has suggested this, and (ii) things have changed now that TD has said publicly (through Mort) that Bledsoe has to take a paycut to stay in Buffalo (which means, obviously, that he'll be the BACKUP for next season - folks, it's OBVIOUS).
Bledsoe has simply taken too many hits to be effective in pressure situations. Two talented teams have now given up on him to lead them. Coaches that were brought in to install an offense to protect his weaknesses have now given up on him. Parcells doesn't want him. Drew himself told AVP after the second Pats game that he might want to hang it up because he wasn't enjoying it anymore (he changed his mind after the winning streak that followed, but who knows after the Pittsburgh game)?
The time has come to hang it up, old horse - go out in style, say you've had your fun and it's time to move on and spend time with the family. Don't wait for that next concussion, that next QB controversy on Team Number Three... just call it.
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This is GREAT news, but, does TD have any leverage? Cutting Drew would be disasterous to our cap situation, no?
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They're both total dogs. Terrell isn't about to go over the middle for the tough yards, btw. How about Dane Looker (UFA, St. Louis), or David Patten (UFA, New England)?
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Hey Gmac- your avatar reminded me of this article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6821600
Ali G’ character causes near riot at rodeo
Crowd turns ‘downright nasty’ after ‘Borat’ garbles national anthem
Updated: 1:28 p.m. ET Jan. 13, 2005LONDON - British comedian Sasha Baron Cohen escaped a near-riot at an American rodeo while filming his satirical “Da Ali G Show.”
According to a report in the Roanoke (Virginia) Times, a man who was introduced as Boraq Sagdiyev from Kazakhstan — in reality a Cohen character named Borat — appeared at the rodeo over the weekend after organizers agreed to have him sing the national anthem.
After telling the crowd he supported America’s war on terrorism, he said, “I hope you kill every man, woman and child in Iraq, down to the lizards ... And may George W. Bush drink the blood of every man, woman and child in Iraq.” He then sang a garbled version of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
The Roanoke Times reported that the crowd turned “downright nasty.” One observer said “If he had been out there a minute longer, I think somebody would have shot him.”
Cohen and his film crew were escorted out of the Salem Civic Center and told to leave the premises.
“Had we not gotten them out of there, there would have been a riot,” rodeo producer Bobby Rowe told the paper. “They loaded up the van and they screeched out of there.”
It is not the first time Cohen has wooed controversy with his show, which airs on HBO. In one episode last year, Borat sang an anti-Semitic song called “Throw the Jew Down the Well” at a country music bar, prompting protests from the Anti-Defamation League.
Producers of the Ali G show, Talkback Thames, were unavailable for comment.
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Actually I think we stay put this year, or at most trade up higher into Round 2. I think this because our biggest need this offseason probably is Left Guard, and this is a very, very deep draft for guards - meaning we'll find one in round 2.
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He just said, and I quote,
"No team in NFL history strokes it down your throat like these Pittsburgh Steelers."
(Yes I'm immature.)
Modrak to the 'Phins?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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It does seem odd - seems too similar to the situation in Philly where he lost the power struggle to Reid.