JimBob2232

While the ability to stop the run was a major major problem, the running game did us no favors either. They are 1 and 1a in our needs list. However, the upgrade of the OLine should be sufficient in and of itself to help our run game.

Geez..you need to learn a little something about the NFL. 1) Comp picks ARE NOT BASED ON WHO YOU LOST. They are based on the number of players you lost, and IF the net number is greater than zero, you will get a comp pick based on the net salary of those players gained and lost. So before you can dream of getting a 3rd round pick for losing Turner, here is what needs to happen. a) he needs to stay healthy in 2007 (likely). b) He needs to sign a monster contract after 2007 (probable). c) The chargers need to not sign any more FAs (in number) than they lost (rare) and d) the total value of the players they sign must be significantly less than Turners contract (doubful). If you can predict all of this a year in advance, then there is a GM job waiting for you. Get your resume ready. (BTW, Smart Bills fans realize its unlikely we will get ANY comp picks next year for losign Clements, Fletcher, McGahee AND Spikes this offseason). 2) Shawn Alexander could not fetch a 2nd round pick. Edgarin James could not fetch a 2nd round pick. Willis McGahee was sent packing for 3 third round picks. Thomas Jones was only worth a swap of 2nd round picks. What makes Turner so special he is worth a first round pick, when clearly other backs in his class and are much more established could not. 3) One more point. Right now, Buffalo, Tennessee and Green Bay are the only 3 teams desperate for a Running Back. Still available are Marshawn Lynch, Adrian Peterson, Micheal Bush, Kenny Irons, Brandon Jackson, Antonio Pitman, Tony Hunt, Chris Brown, Corey Dillon, Kevan Barlow and Micheal Turner. And I am sure it wouldnt take much to pry Lamont Jordan from Oakland. Point is, there is still alot of supply out there, and demand is low. Be prepared to be happy with a pair of 3rd round picks for turner, and then you can be thrilled when you get just a bit more.

I'd have to throw the Giants in there as well. I dont think Droghns is the answer, and Jacobs is not an every down back.

Last year, what was the going rate for Reggie Bush, Lawrence Maroney, Deangelo williams and Joseph Addai? What is the current going rate for Adrian Peterson and Marshawn Lynch?

Allen Wilson, of the Buffalo News, reports the Buffalo Bills may take University of Mississippi LB Patrick Willis with their first-round pick. Allen Wilson, of the Buffalo News, reports the Buffalo Bills will target a fullback in this year's NFL Draft. Allen Wilson, of the Buffalo News, reports the Buffalo Bills will target a wide receiver in this year's NFL Draft. Allen Wilson, of the Buffalo News, reports the Buffalo Bills will target a cornerback in this year's NFL Draft. Allen Wilson, of the Buffalo News, reports the Buffalo Bills will target a running back in this year's NFL Draft. Allen Wilson, of the Buffalo News, reports the Buffalo Bills will target a linebacker in this year's NFL Draft. But my favorite one yet: Bills | Turner would start if acquired DUH!

Only one problem. You will have been with a guy...and although it may sound like what you'd want...the next day you would be a guy again, and know you slept with a dude the other day.

No way we take him in the 5th round. He isnt worth trading up for

He also said "also high on the list....micheal jackson...." Umm...Micheal Jackson WASNT ON THE LIST

Only one un-truth New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet.

well...nobody saw him at the airport...he must not be ehre

Gee...GMs losing money? How is that possible?

One problem..it seems like if GB was hell bent on getting Lynch they will trade up BEFORE our pick....not wait for us to pick

Looks good....but i'd feel alot more confident if half those clips werent him playing against the bills!

Awesome!

I think we are fairly thin at safety, especially if Wire is playing LB. Simpson and Whitner look to be really good, but we still need depth

Olindo Mare > Kelly Holcomb

And restructuring will only bring future payments into the present. Not going to happen.

Bingo. Me too. Either way though, Peters and Dockery on the left side will help JP immensely.

1) Hargrove was tendered as an RFA. 2) Right now, we are preparing for the draft, and looking at the FA pool. Little effort (i would think) is going into extending or reworking the deals of guys currently under contract. 3) Salary cap is not a concern for the bills (at least so they say). They are well under the cap and do not need additional cap space. What they need is more dollars. Reworking does little good in the cash-to-cap philosophy unless you have extra dollars to allocate in the current year and want to spend them so that next year you dont have to spend so many. I dont see this as the case this year.

I love the umpire who signals for his ejection after almost being hit by the pitch

Not sure than we can get more numbers than we got against cullpepper....

Oh, i love ignorance. The FIRST CRITERIA on getting ANY comp picks is this: Did you lose more players than you gained? The SECOND CRITERIA is What is the value difference between what you lost and what you gained. Without #1 there ARE NO COMP PICKS (except for a possible 7th if the value difference is very large) So the KEY to us getting comp picks next year is to lose more players than we signed. I dont think Wittle will qualify as a player gained. IF gandy qualifies as a player lost, we now have lost 3 players and gained 2...thus allowing us to recieve a pick higer than the possible 7th rounder. The actual salaries do matter...but ONLY if you lose more than you gain (in raw numbers). Them's the facts. Of course if we sign another qualified FA, it doesnt matter. But there arent too many left out there.

this thread isnt official looking enough

Its like the franchise tag. If you sign a franchise tag guy and the team chooses not to match, you give up 2 first ronud picks. This doesnt happen and the player just gets traded for whatever. Same here. We can sign turner, SD can not match, and we owe them a first and a 3rd. However, if they will trade him to us for a 2nd round pick...thats perfectly legal. So the MOST we can give up is a first and a 3rd.

No. Neither are Cuts. Only players lost and gained in Free Agency. (Not sure how RFAs are handled)