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any idea who the DE was?

The McGahee reference is an interesting one. Maybe that means he'll still enter the draft? article: There was no official word from the team on Thomas' condition, though one teammate said it appeared to be a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Panos, who helped coach Thomas at Brookfield Central High School and has been close to him ever since, declined comment on the severity of the injury. "We'll find out when they get the MRI results," Panos said. Typically, there is a recovery time of about six months from such an injury. Even if it is a torn ACL, as expected, the good news could be the way it happened. Thomas' knee was not severely wrenched when he went down and it did not take a direct hit. "This isn't like a (Willis) McGahee injury, it wasn't a blunt-force trauma," Panos said of the Buffalo Bills running back who was hurt in college at Miami (Fla.). "So, I'm expecting the damage not to be (as) severe. That's my guess. It's not like you hear a kid's whole knee was torn. I don't think it's anything like that."

damn, I just read an article that said injured while playing DE. That sucks.

What's the story with Joe Thomas. I heard that he was our guy but now he's not available. Is he injured or just staying in school?

Any update on Ngata's injury? I can't find one anywhere.

I agree. I've watched him play a few times and I believe that he is the type of player who's addition would immediately make us a top 5 D again. (Especially if Spikes is back and healthy) It has been said that he makes the players around him better because he ties up 2 or 3 blockers and I believe that was what we missed this year without Williams.

I have resigned myself to accepting the fact that we will pick Ngata unless for some reason Brick Ferguson is available at the #8 spot. What I would love to see is us trade up into the late first round (we've done it before) and get Eric Winston, the OT from Miami as well. We need to shore up both lines and this would go a long way towards doing just that.

If Jonathan Scott made it out of the first round I would be amazed. If he did, he would be an excellent choice at that spot. It will be tempting to take an OT if someone such as Ferguson or Winston were there. (Winston should be) I could see Mario Williams being an option as well.

I like what I've seen of him, just not sure if DT is a bigger need. Winston seems like he would be a great pro but of course you never can tell...

I actually agree with you, my guess is Ngata. I would love Ferguson as well but he won't be available. I could have seen Donahoe stretching for Winston but who knows with the new regime.

I found a website predicting that we will draft Miami's left tackle Eric Winston. http://www.footballsfuture.com/2006/mock2006.html You gotta love a lineman nick-named Neanderthal. Plus, he had a major knee injury, we love that. Strengths: Has excellent size with long arms and the frame to add some additional weight...Extremely athletic and quick for the position...Has amazing feet...Mobility is outstanding...Can pull and block in space...Competitive and physical...Uses his hands well and has a good initial punch...Very smart and a hard worker with top intangibles...Gets better each game and still has a ton of upside and potential. Weaknesses: Suffered a major knee injury as a junior in 2004 and didn't appear to be fully recovered yet...Has some trouble with speed rushers...Can he play left tackle or will he have to move to the right side?...Raw and is still mastering the nuances and technique of the position...Needs to get stronger and continue to develop physically...Can he get much bigger without losing his quickness and mobility? Notes: Came to college as a tight end...Looked like a future elite left tackle prospect prior to the injury...Stock dropped in 2005 but that downturn in play might be attributed to his not yet being 100% healthy...It usually takes two seasons to come back from the type of surgery he had so some team may get a steal if he slips a little on Draft Day and then reverts back to the form he showed in 2003 and 2004.

No doubt. I thoroughly enjoyed this game. JP looked very good, Defense held it's own. We won. I'll take it. I'd rather win ugly than lose pretty.

I like the sex angle better, it's more fun. And judging by the size of the one girls nose she could snort A LOT of coke.

There is this link on the Buffalo Bills page on sportsline but you need VIP access to open it. Is anyone here a VIP? Holcomb to lose spot? Bills to start J.P. Losman? http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/page/BUF under player news.

For a minute there I thought we would be going after the guy who wrote the article.

I'm thinking a speedy WR. Someone who can stretch the field so far that none of our QB's can get the ball to him.

This years Red Sox season was a real bust...

By the way FFS you are very consistant in your opinion on this matter. You had many similar statements in the archives. Good job

alright I had to dig in the archives. Here are some of the comments. and yes, it appears that many of them are more anti-Posey than pro-Stamer: The reason this matters a lot right now, is that Stamer is playing out of his shorts and Crowell has looked pretty good too. I'd much rather see Stamer pushing Posey (who is a real weak link in my mind - whenever I focus on him, he looks bad - and he never makes big plays). Stamer will never get any real time behind Spikes, barring injury. I'd also like to see Crowell backing up Spikes, as he's got some good speed, and Haggan in the middle where he can be pushed by Ezekial for a key backup/future starter spot. I like Haggan as a special teamer and a give-your-starter a breather guy. But I don't think he plays fast enough to start. Maybe he'd be a decent SAM, but Stamer looks a lot better at this point. Anyway, where the heck are they playing right now? Is the official info right (making me an idiot)? I hope so, because I would love to see Stamer take over that SAM spot by opening day Then again, I'd like to see more pass rushing from the strong side, and if this is more of Posey's fault than Jerry Gray's, yeah I guess I'd be all for Stamer getting a shot. No doubt Stamer has the attitude and intensity of a pass rusher! The player I look most forward to seeing is Josh Stamer playing OLB in place of Posey. If I see the Green Bay TD one more time(NFL Network has been running it during one of their promos for preseason games) where Favre made Posey look "Eddie Robinson like", I'm going to puke. are there still people outside of the Bills Org that don't believe that Stamer is a better player? Watching what I did friday night furthers my belief that Stamer should be the starter and posey should be on ST and pass rushing downs. stamer is quiker, stronger, is a better blitzer, and is better in coverage. I could go on but I won't.

Holy crap! He looks like he could bend steel. I'd hate to shake his hand.

but now that we may actually need him to take the field at some point I haven't heard anything. In camp, I kept hearing that he was a beast and that he might make an impact this year (albeit on special teams) but for some reason I have not heard his name once this past week. Anyone have any insight into his abilities or chances of gaining playing time?

49ers | Winborn Drawing Some Interest Fri, 30 Sep 2005 05:58:36 -0700 The Sacramento Bee reports San Francisco 49er head coach Mike Nolan said four teams are interested in LB Jamie Winborn, who is looking to be traded after losing his starting job to LB Andre Carter and being told not to show up at practices. Nolan declined to say what the 49ers want in return for Winborn, a second-round draft pick in 2001. Hey, we'll give them a second round draft pick in 2001. Sounds like a fair trade.

As in: I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me... ?

He means a link with the tight jeans and a baby tee.

I used to date Maryalice.