JimBob2232

Doh. Point was...TD was a genious now he is being fired. MM was a great coach building a dynasty after 9-7...now he is a goat. Bledsoe was a hero in 2003, best move ever, Bledsoe was a turd in 2004. We are lucky to keep Jerry Gray, any team would be fortunate to have him as head coach in 2004...in 2005 we Fire Jerry Gray he is worthless. Its amazing how fast people change aroudn here. My hypothetical question of Schobel getting 4 sacks thus making the signing wrong was just an extension of this theory...

But will they still be wrong if he only racks up 4 sacks next year?

It is a bit early to start predicting things. Phillip Rivers was a projected 3rd round pick a couple years ago and went top 5. Last year Antajjh Hawthorne was a projected first rounder, and if i recall correctly went in the 6th round. Barring something crazy, Bush and Leinert will be first rounders, but beyond that...lets at least wait till after the senior bowl.

He probably should if Bush goes pro.

Yeah, you are probably right...but a man can dream cant he?

Do it!

In case none of you have noticed... The JP Trade, as bad as the actual deal was, was a necessity at the time. We needed a young QB. Green bay was going to take JP a few picks later. We looked at the 2005 draft and saw nobody exciting (Smith and Rogers would be gone before we picked, and there was really nothing else exciting...) Turns out rogers fell ALOT in the next draft, but nobody could have seen that coming. We needed a QB and we got one. You cant fault TD for that. Honestly, my only gripe with TD is the way he has completly neglected the lines, and head coach selection. Alot of other things didnt go as planned (i.e. Bledsoe, etc.), but overall I am happy with the personnel on this team. JUST GET SOME BIG GUYS UP FRONT. Draft Priorities 1) OL 2) DL 3) DB

Let the Mock Drafts Begin

Hmm..didnt the cowboys have one of them a few years back? Seemed to work out for them... Maybe now if we can get Lee Evans to do some coke...

Oh, and BTW, we would have had the 3rd overall pick if we lost to cincy!

While still true, keep in mind that there is a rotation among teams with the same record. For example, there are Five 4-12 teams. Picking 3 through 7 each round, but, although tenessee picks third in the first round, Tenessee will not have the third pick in the 2nd round. I THINK tennessee will have the sixth pick in the 3rd round (our pick), but I am not positive on how that works. But there is a rotation.

Not really a prediction, but here is the draft order (as I calculate it)..assuming Dallas kocks off stl 1. Houston 2. NO 3. Ten 4. NYJ 5. GB 6. SF 7. Oak 8. STL 9. Buf 10. Arizona

The bills will pick 9th in the Draft, unless St. Louis beats Dallas tonight. If St. Louis wins, Buffalo moves up a slot and will pick 8th. And THAT is the final word. FYI Draft Order (before the St.Louis/Dallas game...I assumed Dallas wins) 1. Houston 2. NO 3. Ten 4. NYJ 5. GB 6. SF 7. Oak 8. STL 9. Buf 10. Arizona

Assuming both win, this puts us in a 3 way tie with ARZ and DET for the 8/9/10 slot if st louis wins, and 10th if Dallas wins.

Thats why I said..all you need to know... TEN over JAX SF over HOU STL over DAL Thats all you need to know.

Thanks JDG, at least someone else here has actually run the numbers...and came to the same conclusions as me.

Your whole basis is completly flawed... As of right now, our SOS is around .500 and stl is around .480. Those are the numbers. The STL game MATTERS. (assuming one believes gaining an extra draft spot matters...)

It does matter...because the rams have a HORRIBLE SOS. While what you say is true, the rams are still well below .500 SOS. If they win today they have 6 wins and will fall below buffalo. One week does not a season make.

Oh, completly forgot STL has to play yet...but yes, between 7 and 10 is likely (could be 11th if somehow detroit passes us in SOS) So...Bottom line...rooting Chart for this afternoon/tonight Ten over Jax StL over Dal SF over HOU This gives us #7 HOU over SF gives us a coin flip with ARZ for 7/8 EDIT: HOU over SF (with above scenario) gives us a 3 way tie with DET and ARZ for 7/8/9 (assuming MIN and PHI win)

Actually, we are 10th. We can get 9th if tenesse wins, and some permutation might exist for us to overtake arizona in SOS (currently .504 to .500). SOS changes with every game. in this link it was .504 to .500 in favor of Bufallo, now its in favor of arizona.

I can try MIRc, it just seems odd since I have often been in gametime chats...new software?

I also cannot get in. I get to the screen where it says enter user name/email, and then it doesnt load from there. Tried Firefox and IE and no luck...any ideas?

Well...sounds like a perfect fit for DA RAIDAS

Dont get your hopes up. Every year things get turned upside down in this league. Our schedule was supposed to be pretty tough this year...its not. NYJ were supposed to be good, they are not. Tampa Bay was supposed to be horrendous, theyre not. Look all over the league, there are suprises everywhere. You cant base ANYTHING on next years schedule.

What you guys are missing is that Holcolmb is going to be 33 opening day next year. He is not young. He IS NOT THE FUTURE of this franchise. JP may not be either, but holcolmb is NOT.