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McKelvin should be on his way to a team that could give us a young promising OL. Aaron Williams is ready to play and gain experience, he can't do that being the 5th corner on a team deep at that position. I'd be surprised if McKelvin isn't secretly on the trading block...

I'd offer Leodis McKelvin at the most. Nothing more.

Did Chris Brown change his blog? Levitre is taking reps with the 1st team at LT... http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2011/08/22/levitre-still-on-the-move/

Tonight was EASILY his worst half as a professional. Von Miller and Elvis Dumerville ran circles around him.

In all seriousness, if I were Maybin, I would take a year off from football and work solely on my body. I would get in the 250-260 range, hire a former NFL OLB coach, and go through OLB drill after drill in preparation for the next season. I'd also watch video of those I compare to (Jason Taylor), to see if there was anything I could pick up from them.

I also heard Elway mention how Derrick Thomas used to pose such a huge threat. He wanted someone in that mold who could get after the QB like DT. If the Broncos already had a DL that was able to stop the rush, Von Miller would make much more sense in that situation. Just run, run, run on the Broncos and Von Miller becomes an afterthought. Wrong call Elway.

Haha, yeah... Dareus already has all of those qualities.

Jasper is super athletic, strong, and powerful, unfortunately he's raw as an onion. He lacks technique, experience, and the instincts of playing DT. He may already possess the instincts to play the position, but his skill and technique in beating an OL will take some time. Hope he makes it.

Silly Bronocs... Picking an OLB over a DT. Rules of building a defense 101: all things being equal, you NEVER pass up the athletic big man, in favor of any other position on defense. Athletic big men who are strong and powerful, are perhaps the most difficult to find.

Great!! Now if he ever sees the field, he can be pancaked by CJ Spiller!

Shhhh... You're going to rile up the Kelsay fanboys. They'll come out of the woodwork to try and convince you that Kelsay's a solid and effective starter. Quite simply: Donte Whitner was a more productive SS, than Kelsay is as a DE/OLB.

It really is sad isn't it? I hadn't thought about the ramifications of keeping Kelsay in the lineup, until you pointed them out. We really moved a promising young OLB (Moats) to backup ILB in favor of keeping Kelsay on the field. Carrington, who is much bigger, stronger, and younger, has to play OLB so that Kelsay can remain on the field at DE. Younger, faster, and more promising players, like Danny Batten, can't compete with Moats at OLB, because Kelsay remains on the field. I don't understand the lovefest for the life of me. We've already demonstrated that we're in favor of playing youth and potential over average to above average veteran players. I don't even consider Kelsay average and that's the scary part of the equation. If anything, Kelsay is a backup and should assume that role.

It happens to the best of 'em: . Unfortunately for Maybin, he's without Merriman's history of success.

I would put Kyle Williams over Aaron Schobel right now. We haven't had a player on the DL who wreaked consistent havoc in a while. Schobel was famous for meaningless sacks and wide loops to the QB. Kyle Williams brings it up the middle every down and is too much to handle for most interior lineman. I could NEVER say that Aaron Schobel was too much to handle for most LTs.

Rice On Moss

Who knew 3 years later, he'd still be without his first NFL sack? Incredible. I hope he managed his money wisely, because he'll need it for his second profession. Wish I could go back in time and undo this colossal disaster. Wish some other team had taken this problem off our hands, or better yet, I wish the Bills had a FO that was smart enough to avert a disaster in the making. I believe they do now. I hope they do now.

Jauron wouldn't even play Maybin when he was here and he was his own freakin' draft pick! No way does he lobby for a trade.

Some people are losing their minds around here... Apparently I was watching a Buffalo Bills team from a parallel universe. Chris Kelsay our most effective pass rusher?! Bwahahaha. I almost spit up my cereal! Kyle Williams was our most disruptive pass rusher last season and this isn't even up for debate. I'm not talking about sacks either, Williams made a living in the opponent's backfield. Not only has Kelsay never been a sack artist, but his wide loops to the quarterback have rendered him ineffective more often than not. He has never gotten a lot of pressure off the edge. When other players force the QB to him, he can't even finish the play. I could go on and on all day. Chris Kelsay couldn't hold Phil Hansen's jock.

Correction: you start off with Wang, add Levitre, and then you have Wood. So the proper order is Wang, Levitre, Wood.

If he had the work ethic and mindset of Jerry Rice, he would undoubtedly be the greatest WR of all time. But then again, that's what makes Jerry Rice, Jerry Rice. As it stands now, Moss is probably the most physically gifted WR to ever play the game.

You probably won't find this out until after the pads go on...

I've been watching the Bills religiously since '96, so I'm sorry to have to ask this... Who is John McCargo?! Is he the water boy?

With Jauron being the DC for Whitner's hometown Browns, you would've thought that would've been a done deal already. Remember this: Whitner passed up a $5M/yr offer from the Bills, stating that they were "far apart" in negotiations. I'll be very interested in seeing what he ultimately signs for on the open market...

True, but at that time Peters was still playing TE. If he had came in as a LT and they saw the potential he had (although raw), I think he would've made the 53 man roster. As another poster stated, Mike Jasper will not be cut UNLESS he absolutely stinks. I mean ABSOLUTELY. No man that big, agile, powerful, athletic, heavy, etc., etc., etc., exists in the NFL. Based on his numbers alone, he's the most athletic DT in the league. He also has great stamina, playing over 90 snaps/game at OG at Bethel. We'll see how his story shakes out, but I hope he has the potential to contribute in some way...