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After rewatching the Bills @ Jets week 12 matchup I came away with a few takeaways. I forgot just how banged up we were for this game. No Kyle Williams, No Eric Wood, No Fred Jackson, No Donald Jones. I think the game tomorrow is going to be a tough one, and earlier this week I was leaning Jets with my prediction, but after rewatching the game I think the Bills have a very good shot at pulling the slight week 1 upset. Here are my 7 keys to the game tomorrow. 1. Exploit the Jets slower LB's by getting Spiller and jackson on the edges. 2. Get Stevie Johnson going early. Games where Stevie gets involved early, the whole offense seemes to be in better sync. 3. No batted balls by fitz. Batted balls are almost as bad as a sack, and seem to always kill Bills drives. 4. Exploit Kyle Wilson with our taller receivers, mainly Nelson and Chandler. Throw high and he can't defend it. 5. Limit the penalties 6. Ball control, NO NO NO turnovers. 7. Eliminate Keller from the game plan. If someone is going to beat us let it be Stephen Hill or their #3 WR. Eliminating Sanchez's safety valve will make sanchez uncomfortable in the pocket. Lastly, if our D can pressure Sanchez with a 4 man rush (isn't that what our whole offseason was about) we are looking good. I fully expect the Jets to pound the rock on the ground tomorrow so the Bills run D better be prepared. I'm slightly concerned how our LB's will hold up against the run, they could be our achlles heel tomorrow. I'll be at the game today, can't wait. Go Bills!

I havent' seen Keith Price talked about too much when it comes to solid college QB prospects. I like his game. He's not overly fast or super athletic, but does have enough athleticism in his game to pick up yards with his feet. Also doesn't have a huge arm, but enough to make the throws. I just happen to like his moxie and ability to keep his eyes downfield when the pocket breaks down around him. Definitely a player I will be keeping an eye on this season. Washington plays tonight at 10 ET I believe. Nest week will be a great test when Washington faces off against LSU. Anyone have any comments or insight on Keith Price? Like I said I haven't seen a ton of him, but the little I have seen has me intrigued. BTW I think next year will be a great year to draft a QB, there seems to be a lot of depth.

I was a proponent for the Bills taking him with the #10 pick, so IMO, yes they did strike gold. I couldn't believe the Browns took that RT out of Cal, Mitchell Schwartz before him, good for us though.

Does anyone know how to turn season tickets into pdfs so you can forward your tickets elctronically via stub hub. I'm having trouble figuring out how to do so. I know how to forward tickets ia e-tickets through the account manager, but I'd like to know how to turn them into pdfs in order to send them directly to stub hub. Any advice is appreciated.

I like Murphy's new radio show, but agree with the consensus that Murph isn't great calling the games. I actually had a similar post a year or 2 back, and many seemed to disagree with me. I can't point my finger to exactly what's missing in his call, but it's just not as good as other teams. His excitement seems almost fake and his delivery is not all that smooth. As I said though, I'm a big fan of his new radio show, and think he's a much better fit in that role.

I'd love for the Bills to resign both LeVitre and Byrd as I think they're both very good players. I actually posed the question to Joe Buscaglia months ago who he'd prefer the Bills to sign if it could only be one. Going against what seems to be the consensus, he chose Byrd, which happens to be my opinion as well. I love both of them, but I think it's harder to replace a very good safety than it is a very good guard. In regards to the Bills, I also believe they are much deeper at the G position than they are at S. Outside of George Wilson, who isn't getting any younger, Byrd is the only other quality safety on the team.....which is why I totally understood the Mark Barron chatter heading into the draft. After a big spending 2011 and 2012, which included the signings of Mario Williams and Mark Anderson as well as the resignings of Fitzpatrick, Stevie J and Freddy among others....I think the Bills are going to have their work cut out for them to get both Byrd and LeVitre resigned prior to the start of free agency 2013. It's nice to see they've acknowledged this predicament by at least getting an early jump on talks with one of the players. FWIW, my gut has always been that LeVitre will stay and Byrd will sign for more elsewhere. As excited as I was to land both Mario Williams and Mark Anderson this offseason, the signing of Anderson caused me a bit of anxiety because that money may be the difference between Bryd being a Bill or not post 2012 season. Either way both players will command very large contracts and deservedly so. Look for LeVitre to anchor in on Ben Grubbs money (5 years $36 million), and Byrd to be in the 5 year $37-$40 million range (which is somewhere between Antrel Rolle and Eric Weddle money, respectively).

No one forces them to play though. This is America and people are free to choose how to live their life. If a player was "forced" to play the game and suffered because of it I could at least understand. But these people chose to play the game, knowing that its a violent game where people can get hurt. All this suffering crap is a joke. Let them go out in the real world and make 40-80k a year and not suffer if football isn't for them, no ones stopping them.

The inside the war room clip posted to buffalibills.com is one of my favorite videos.

I'm 26 and have been die hard Bills (meaning can't miss a game and follow all their moves) since probably 1997. With that is mind my top 5 in no particular order are: -Eric Moulds - love his physicality. The playoff game against the phins where he had over 200 receiving yards is a game I'll never forget. -Doug Flutie - probably the most exciting QB the Bills have had since I've been an avid fan. Naked bootleg for the game winner vs. the Jags stands out. -Pat Williams - Was a beast and plug for the Bills D's when they were still soild. Amazing career considering he was an undrafted free agent. -Takeo Spikes - One of the most exciting FA signings of the 2000's. Was electric his first few years on the squad. -Terrence McGee - A bit unexpected on this list. but for a 4th rounder I thought this guy had a helluva career with the Bills. Injuries have taken their toll. But the 2005-2008 McGee with the great kickoff returns as well as the solid corner play provided a lot of excitement.

Factoring our off season additions and our relatively soft schedule I think anything under 8 wins would be very dissapointing for Bills fans. Conversely, considering the franchises ineptitude the last decade 10 plus wins would be a giant relief and really excite most Bills fans......especially if 10 wins resulted in a playoff berth. For the sake of answering the original posters question I think the Bills will fall between 8 and 10 wins this season. The Bills fan immediately wants to say 10 and a wildcard playoff berth....but my gut is telling me 8 or 9 wins and falling just short of the playoffs. I think our season will come down to our 2 games each with both the dolphins and jets. You'll take a split win the patriots all day....but getting swept by the phins and jets both last year was unacceptable. We need to turn that around this year and come away with a 3-3 record at worst within the division, probably even a 4-2 mark in order to be playoff bound.

Good call on Miles Burris. I was made aware of him after reading an article by Greg Cossell of NFL Films. He really seemed to like him as a sleeper prospect as well. After watching some youtube footage I was very very impressed. I think Lavonte David will have a better career in the NFL than Luke Kuechly, so he's my predicted steal of this draft.

For those rooting for Bob Massie, you should listen to Moody (Bills scout) comments on him. He basically said the guy has no shot at LT. You'd have to believe the Bills will have guys on their board at #41 that they think can play LT unlike Massie, so there's no shot Massie is the pick for the Bills IMO.

I think it'll come down to their highest rated OT. Let me throw this out there, though: If Lavonte David were on the board at #41 and we took him, think about how nasty our D could be: Adding a CB who will compete for a starting spot (Gilmore), and a LB who will compete for a starting spot to go along with our offseason addition of Williams and Anderson, would be pretty sick. The two guys I'm licking my chops for are : Lavonte David and Cordy Glenn

I think the Eagles and Chargers both got guys rated higher than where they were taken in Fletcher Cox and Melvin Ingram respectively. I'd agree with you the Bruce Irvin was the biggest "holy crap he went that high" pick. I also think Dontari Poe & Shea McClellin will be looked back on as 1st round misses. To be 100% honest I'm not totally high on Gilmore. The fact that guys like Mayock and Greg Cossell of NFL Films are really high on gilmore has me feeling good about the pick, but I question his instincts. He seems to lose the battle on those 50/50 balls more often than not, and CB's who lack that ability to snatch INTS scare me a bit.

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Keep in mind this isn't how PFW.com ranks the prospects, but rather where they think each player rates according to the 32 NFL Draft Boards. I personally like looking at the guys they think will be underdrafted and overdrafted. 2 players who Nawrocki predicts will outperform their draft slot that I like a lot are Lavonte David and A.J. Jenkins. My admiration for David has been the content of several of my previous posts so I won't dive into that, but AJ Jenkins is a bit less discussed. To me, he'd be a great fit in Gailey's offense. He's got great speed on the outside and runs solid routes. He's also good on the crossing routes, which are a big part of Gailey's offense. I was hoping he's be an option for Buffalo in Round #3, but it looks like he's solidified his spot in round 2. The 1 player Nawrocki lists as being overhyped is Stephon Gilmore, who seems to be the flavor of the week for our #10 spot. A lot of speculation that Jax, and the bills both like him in the Top 10, but I'm concerned. We drafted a corner with great speed and bad instincts and ball skills a few years back, his name was Leodis McKelvin. Stephon gilmore has the height, weight, speed you love in a CB, but his playmaking and ballhawking ability does not warrant the #10 pick IMO. Anyhow here is the link, Enjoy!: http://cache.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/24/pfw-consensus-top-100

Realistically: 1- Cordy Glenn 2- Josh Robinson 3- Brian Quick OR 1- Stephon Gilmore 2- Mike Adams 3- Kirk Cousins Dream Scenario: 1- Cordy Glenn (trade down with SD to #19 and get their 2nd rounder) 2- Rueben Randle (our 2nd rounder) 2- Lavonte David (San Diego's 2nd rounder) 2- Josh Robinson (trade our 3rd and 4th to get back into middle of round 2)

Lavonte David is my favorite 4-3 OLB prospect in this entire draft. Nix and Whaley were actually asked about David in their last presser and Whaley spoke very highly of him. Nix also seemed to be okay with his size too. The bottom line is David could both stuff the run and stay on the field on 3rd down and cover guys like Gronkowski, Hernandez, Keller and Fasano. I think David goes in the top 40 so the Bills would likely have to move up slightly in the 2nd to get him. I don't think there is a prospect I'd be more excited to see the Bills get then Lavonte David. If he gets in the right system people will look back at this draft 4though years from now and wonder why teams didn't jump on this guy a lot earlier in the draft. Ill get flamed for it now, but I think he'll be a better pro than Kuechly. He is a much better blitzer and also better in coverage than Kuechly.......he may be just as good in run support as well. I may be the only one with that opinion.....but Im sticking to it.

All of Blaine Gabbert's college film showed the exact same thing: When the rush gets in his face or he feels any pressure he takes his eyes off of his targets and stares right at the rush. I was totally unimpresed and in the NFL the rush only gets there quicker and with more force, so it's no surprise he's doing the same thing. In the few times I watched Gabbert last season with the Jags he looked atrocious. I'd tend to agree with more of what Lombardi said than disagree. Good chance Henne sees significant snaps this season as a starter.

trey wingo‏@wingozReply Retweet Favorite · Open 3 hour special tomorrow night on ESPN. NFL schedule release show 7:00 Eastern. Among our many guests, new Bill Mario Williams Pure speculation, but I'm thinking one of our primetime games will be @ Houston. Having Mario on set to talk about his feelings about going back to Houston to play his former team makes sense. Pure speculation I know, but just a hunch. Keeping my fingers crossed for a home Monday/Sunday nighter.

"Big and fast is good, Big and slow isn't" - Words right out of Buddy Nix mouth Alshon Jeffery = Big and fairly slow, with little ability to seperate from CB's is all I've been hearing/reading about him. James Hardy, who I admittedly like coming out of college, was also a big sized, red zone threat, but like Jeffery he had no ability to seperate from CB's at the NFL level. Now, I'm not comparing the 2 directly (I think Jeffery is more creative in finsing ways to come down with the ball), but there are major concerns with Jeffery, no doubt. Throw in the fact that he ran a very simple offense in college and I'm not sure I like him at the top of round 2.

I'm seeing prices at $100, $135 and $250 respectively for the 3 different quality jerseys. That is an increase at the low and middle prices (used to be $80 & $110) and a decrease for the on-field model (used to be $279-$289). There haven't been too many detailed pics of the differences between the $100 one and the $135 one. From the generic photos, however I'm underwhelmed by the appearance. They mention that they have a tailored fit, which I think is a big mistake. When I'm walking up to the Ralph in the middle of October and I'm wearing a couple layers under my jersey I'm not really sure about the logisitcs of a "tailored" jersey. Although I'm not overweight, I could also see the tailored jerseys being a problem for the heavier guys and gals. Time will tell. So far though, I'm unimpressed with Nikes takeover. They've had selling rights now since April 1st, and still no availability???? You would think they would've been ready with supply the first day like New Era was with all of the hats.

Lavonte David Miles Burris, OLB, San Diego St., has also peaked my curiosity after reading Greg Cosell's article about him. Lavonte David is my answer to the original question, though, hands down.

Thanks, although I'm starting to believe Cordy Glenn won't be on the board if we were to trade down to #18. It's also starting to look like Josh Robinson will be picked in the top half of the 2nd round, rather than the 2nd half. I would love the result of this particular draft, but it's looking more unrealistic as the draft nears.

Good question. And my answer is probably not. I think Nix would consider trading the 2nd rounder & 3rd rounder to move into the 20's of the 1st round (like he admitted to trying to do in the 2010 draft), but I don't think he'd pay the price it would take to move up to #5. BTW, the chart shows it'd cost us #10 & #41, but I think the team trading down would want more. Say a 4th-5th rounder this year or maybe a mid rounder next year.