Tortured Soul

Line has moved from Buf +2.5 on Friday to Buf -1 today. Maybe they know something about these injuries?

According to NFL.com, he's "missing the sand in his pants." Apparently, that's a bad thing.

Does anyone know who asked the "loaded question"? All I've seen is Joe Buscaglia said it wasn't him.

I usually listen to the games on WGR's website. Last week, it said that the content was not available in my area (New York City). I haven't had this problem for any other games this season. Did anyone else have this problem? Anything I can do about it? Thanks.

The Bills went 4-4 starting Fitzpatrick - in 2009. Supposedly, Nix has improved the roster, and we're still not sniffing .500.

Which they aren't expected to.

Vikings reached a deal with the county, but they need state approval, which looks unlikely.

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2011/insider/news/story?id=6560213&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnfl%2fdraft2011%2finsider%2fnews%2fstory%3fid%3d6560213 Luck first, Barkley fifth.

You might be misremembering Thigpen's performance in KC. 54.8 completion %, 6.2 YPA, and 76.0 rating.

I really don't think the question was ridiculous, and I sure didn't mean it to be. I just don't know of anyone who bought tickets because of Spiller. I bought tickets long before the draft, and I think the vast majority of tickets (when you consider season ticket holders) were sold then. Maybe people liked the pick and bought tickets on that basis, but it is just as likely that fans (such as you and I) would have liked the pick of a lineman and bought tickets on that basis. I know you're not the first to say the Spiller pick was done to sell tickets. But it's always directed at other fans who bought tickets because of the pick. I'm skeptical that they exist. And I am very skeptical that a winning team would not sell more tickets than an exciting player. Edit: I do realize that it's easier to draft exciting players than build a winning team. But not by that much.

Two questions: Are you saying that you think the Spiller pick was driven by Ralph and not Nix? Have you ever actually met anyone who bought tickets because they drafted Spiller instead of a lineman? The idea that those types of moves sells tickets is thrown around a lot, but is there any hard evidence to base it on? Thanks for your thoughts

But he also says that he thinks Barkley can challenge Luck for the top pick and others think Jones can. Extrapolate, and it sounds like a great class.

I thought so. The other thread is about people's opinions. This is a list from someone's whose job it is to know such things. But I see your point. I'd want to see anyone saying anything about those quarterbacks that compare to what Bunting said about Luck.

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Breaking-down-the-2012-QB-class.html In a word, deep.

for entertainment? I actually think some of the ones they hit on were pretty cool, like Carimi to the Bears and Baldwin to the Chiefs.

Buddy don't trade up.

There was a thread on that a couple days ago. I think it included a poll. I would have done the trade.

Dimitroff says on the video that they never made a specific offer to the Bengals.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/02/falcons-tried-to-climb-to-no-2-overall-pick/ It also says they tried to trade up to #4. No specific mention of the Bills, but it would seem likely. It'd be interesting to know if and what the offer to the Bills was

I think you'd have to start with Kyle Williams. He is the best player on the team, but: 1. If Troup develops this year, then he is a better fit for what we are doing on defense. 2. It's going to take a lot to get Luck. If the team with the top pick needs a QB, then I think there's practically nothing you can do to get the pick. If not, then the odds are pretty good their chief weakness is on defense.

Schuylar Oordt - because I've heard of him.

Thank you, NGU. Can you say anything about the OL thinking, particularly Ijalana?

Called Liuget, which was unexpected.

Whose list is this?

Ben Ijalana