Matt in KC

I'll just add that I'm pretty sure "he" has a shower in his living room. ...and after another moment's reflection feel obliged to add: this is a suspicion only; I've never been there.

FYI, Here's a good article from statistician Nate Silver on American's opinion of whether marijuana should be leagalized. http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/02/ame...der-to-bud.html

As different as the three posts before me are, I agree with all of them: oregonbbfan: I'd like to see us go on the attack. I agree, until this team matures, emotion is going to play a large role in our confidence and therefore how aggressively we play. I think we're better served going out and trying to score than maybe getting one more possession than the opponenet in the second half. I agree with Stuckincincy, there may be a compelling reason to defer, though really getting the wind in the forth quarter is not much different than the argument oregonbbfan raises: why not take the advantage earlier and try to jump out to a lead? If however the wind will be increasing, or conditions deteriating, that changes the equation. The Big Cat, I agree that there are plenty of reasons to be down on Jauron and his staff's game day coaching, but this is not one of them.

Doesn't this belong in the marijuana thread? --- Metzelaars, It sounds like if you have work lined up and your family is staying there the decision should be easy. The dearth of 20-somethings will make it easier for the right woman (women?) to find you. Anyway, good luck making your choice.

The Bills will do better this year because of "addition by subtraction." Just removing Jason Peters will likely give us another win or two over last year. With Preston, Fowler, and Dockery gone too, I think we're headed to the playoff. (After all, our O-Line now has heart, which is more important than anything else.) If only we did a little more addition by subtraction, maybe removing Josh Reed, Parrish, Kelsay, we could go deep into the playoffs. Maybe finally getting rid of Schobel too is what it's going to take to get to the Superbowl. No one player is worth more than the team. (Wow, that was painful to type and read, even in a thread like this.)

So now let's compare this to the list where the Bills made the right decision, to see their success rate. Or, we could compare this to other teams to see if the Bills do better or worse.... I think it's nothing to get at all worked up over, but I also usually have a player or two I'm pulling for to make the team, and usually am disappointed when they get cut. (This year my equivalent is I'm pulling for Byrd, hoping he can crack the starting line up.)

And he was JP's too (if Lee wasn't open). One thing I don't hear mentioned much is he seems to have the best awareness with regards to coming back to his QB when he's in trouble (scrambles) or holds the ball for longer than usual. ---------------- I'm starting to think the writing is on the wall that Hardy is going to start the year PUP, which may open a 6th WR(ST) slot for Jenkins. Bills Minicamp Wrap Up So: DiGiorgio is two months ahead of Hardy DiGiorgio probably will be ready to start participating by July 25th (start of TC) -->Hardy probably will be ready to start participating by late September Sure, these are general statements.... DiGiorgio could be ready by July 1st, and/or Hardy could be 6 weeks behind him. But, I think (reading between the lines) the Bills are not optimistic Hardy will be ready by the start of the season.

He's a good choice for the annual roster cut suprise guess thread.

That's exactly what I think. He'd be put on the PUP, not IR, but same difference. I think he's continued to develop each year and has promise. Right now he clearly contributes more than Hardy did when he was healthy. (Yeah I know about Hardy's TDs.)

No doubt. I think she's due at least a three game suspension.

Chuckny, So, who can do better than Reed? Who are you presuming got a lot better playing from the slot (without showing it on the field)? Parrish? Hardy? Johnson? Jenkins? ...Huggins? ...Beullar? Sorry, I'm out of guesses. You think Reed hasn't been an answer? You mean like a pro bowl WR answer? Well, um, yeah. I'd be fine with him playing like he did last year. I hear where you're coming from, and I wouldn't cut Hardy, Parrish or Johnson yet either. You know who I think they cut? Jenkins and the fullback, McIntyre, or someone else (and Huggins to the PS). Keeping 6 WRs isn't exactly unheard of.

I think all six make the roster, and would be shocked to see any dropped or added to the PS (are Hardy or Johnson even eligible any more)? I think Jenkins will be the victim of the TO signing. I don't think he's PS eligible any more, but think he's worth a slot if so. Perhaps Felton Huggins is Jenkins v2.0....

Actually, for years he was consistently behind Moulds in that category. Sam Aiken was also a willing and able blocker, but was never a good enough receiver that it mattered. I'm calling BS on the bolded part. I'm sure you could find an example of this happening (if you watched the games), but that is definitely atypical for Reed who has been willing to take defenders head-on. And OTAs, mini-camp, training camp and pre-season are exactly the time to see what "these other WRs can do." Do you really think Reed is stealing so much playing time from them it hurts the team and we should cut Reed now? (BTW- that's rhetorical.)

Tim, What do you think is the biggest weakness/vulnerability of each of the teams in the AFC East?

Huh? Sorry, i've seen the exact opposite. It seems like the draw up gimmacky plays for him that usually have him catch near or behind the line of scrimmage. They had a few memorable passes to him downfield last year, and he made some nice catches, but his problems seem to be 1) getting off the LOS cleanly 2) running crisp routes (gets pushed around and seems sloppy) and 3) having presence enough to come back to his QB when in trouble, and generally recognize what's happening elsewhere on the field. He's fast, quick, elusive, exciting, and largely inconsequential to our passing game. That said, I love having him as a Bill!

Brady doesn't have to be the dominant player he was for the Pats* to keep winning, he just needs to be as good as Cassel was last year, something I fear will not be a problem for him at all.

So, who was maintaining that Christmas-colored TSW Media-o-meter list that showed the consensus approval/disapproval of this board? It might need to be updated....

Thanks for the update!

Matt's 2009 TD predictions: WRs TO = 6 Lee = 7-8 J Reed = 2 Hardy = 0-1 S. Johnson = 1-2 Parrish = 2 (PR and/or gimmick play/s) RBs Lynch = 8 Jackson = 5 Rhodes = 3 (goal line) Trent running = 2 others = 0 TEs Nelson = 2 Fine = 1 others = 0 KR TDs = 2 Defensive TDs = 4 I thought this looked realistic, but at approx ~48 TDs, this may be too much improvement over our 35 TDs last year.

While the key is over the top, I'm fine with Owens getting the media attention. Frankly, with a pretty young team we should be thrilled the media is focusing their attention here instead of asking Marshawn about his legal and league problems, Trent about his confidence and relationship with the coaches etc..

Wow. Booing Ralph would be the epitome of classlessness. Thank you, Jeffery and Dan for speaking up. Frankly, I'd feel the same way if someone had booed Dan Marino as his induction. For a Bills fan to boo Ralph on his day is unthinkable. How does someone get themselves so warped that that makes sense? Sure, I understand fans are frustrated, but seriously, they should grow up, get a life, and focus on something they enjoy, not piss on someone who's poured themselves into a venture that has given back oodles to the community.

I keep calling him "Daylight" Jackson because of his knack for running to daylight. He really found and hit the holes well last year.

I think the Mexicans are just a metaphor for how he's pissing all over this thread. Did you see the way OCinBuffalo's body language changed when he brought it up?

Week 1 Mon, Sep 14 @ New England Patriots* W Week 2 Sun, Sep 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L Week 3 Sun, Sep 27 New Orleans Saints L Week 4 Sun, Oct 04 @ Miami Dolphins W Week 5 Sun, Oct 11 Cleveland Browns L Week 6 Sun, Oct 18 @ New York Jets W Week 7 Sun, Oct 25 @ Carolina Panthers L Week 8 Sun, Nov 01 Houston Texans W Week 9 Sun, Nov 08 BYE Week 10 Sun, Nov 15 @ Tennessee Titans L Week 11 Sun, Nov 22 @ Jacksonville Jaguars W Week 12 Sun, Nov 29 Miami Dolphins L Week 13 Thu, Dec 03 New York Jets (Toronto) W Week 14 Sun, Dec 13 @ Kansas City Chiefs L Week 15 Sun, Dec 20 New England Patriots* L Week 16 Sun, Dec 27 @ Atlanta Falcons L Week 17 Sun, Jan 03 Indianapolis Colts W

So, Jackson has a good chance of being our RB when we make it back to the Super Bowl, huh? That's great!