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And I have been hoping against hope that you are wrong. But my odds not looking too good

Xenia Onatopp

A negative opinion regarding his performance to date does not imply hating. I do agree he is a good team mate, but an under-whelming player with a narrow range of skills that do not include pass blocking. If he is a hot commodity, his hottness should not depend upon the contract of another RB.

Hey, leave DC Tom out of this

Its a Question of Balance

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000477659/article/bilal-powell-to-stay-with-the-new-york-jets

Really ? I don't see it on KFFL or anywhere

Not just that. He has the ability to make that one game changing play which wakes up the team on a Sunday with lackluster performances. There are just so many reasons to value his presence on the team UNLESS: - We are signing some quality FA and are scraping for cap space - The 54th player adds something more than Fred does to the team - His performance drops precipitiously - He is injured I think as it stands right now, none of the above is true. And Pegula has much to gain from the PR aspect that he won't mind spending on him. IMHO, Fred plays one last season and retires.

If the Bills sign Cutler, Belichick will smile for the first time in his life and may not be able to stop.

If we take one in 2016, he wont mature and play at a high level for another 2 years (by past average history). That and the dearth of available (experienced) above average QBs year after year makes me want the Bills to draft one in ~round 3. or even round 2 if some high prospect drops.

While I understand why Fred's football role is under scrutiny, I do think his leadership will be tough to replace. Difficult to place a value on what he brings in terms of that and heart.

The inability of Goodwin to stay on the field has to factor into his evaluation as a contributing member of the team. I keep hearing about his potential, but his rookie season he had 17 catches for 283 and last year 1-42. Hogan had 10-73 in 2013 But 41-426 in 2014. I understand his speed etc. but is he more valuable to the team on the bench than Hogan who tries hard and has good hands ? In my eyes potential means squat if not realized.

Whew! Good.

Please clarify that you are talking about Mario Williams. Not on the 2015 roster?

For some reason, I am now convinced we will draft a QB this year. Considering how the QB market and draft fares year after year (no proven good ones come available), there is never a bad time to take a flyer in a mid-round prospect

Guys, I am out of the country and just saw this. Jaw dropping for sure. Some quick thoughts: - was looking forward to seeing Kiko in the new D with so many probowlers in the front line - quite unsure about how many years McCoy can contribute but he is top shelf talent at the position - much as Whaley has fallen short in the QB area and the jury is stilll out on the OL. One thing we have learned with no dohbts is that Whaley knows his LBers. He has added significant talent including Brown. If there was one area we could afford to give up a player, it was this one. - Ryan does more for a D with lesser talent - I wish a stunning trade of this type was available for a QB

That I agree with.

He has built up and cultivates an aura of having such information. Indeed if you leave out the 'IMO' at the end of the OP, it reads as if he does have his ears to the decision room . With that kind of defense, Leroi is in a no-lose situation. If it does come true, he enhances his reputation. If not, there is always the 'last minute' change angle.I will just disagree with you and leave it at that.

Precisely my point. Its how the point is stated. If there was scope for another team to step in, the Bills and McCown were not a done deal as was implied by him

In which case, Leroi should have posted it as ' both sides close but final deal not done' . The wording of his post implied that both sides have agreed in principle and the paperwork is all that remained. Just tough to justify Leroi's post . I agree. Since the Ryan/Roman posts, he has said that Marrone had a Jags OC offer on the table, that Pegulas 'played' Marrone into leaving and now this impending McCown signing. His track record of accuracy regarding I inside news is highly suspect. As Hopeful stated, he should be careful about howbhe words his posts to delineate between inside news and his analysis/guesses. Given the hit to miss ratio, in my mind his credibility is questionable

As I had pointed out somewhere, Leroi sounds more lucky than knowledgeable about the inside news. There were only 1-2 things he actually got right or was consistent about

In today's Chicago Tribune, an article wants the Bears to pass on Mariota if he falls to the Bears at #7. If that were to happen, IMHO, the Bears should jump at that chance and keep both Cutler and Mariota for 2015. If Cutler continues to underwhelm, let the Mariota era begin.

"Chennai, India — India’s equivalent to Buffalo’s chicken wings." I have no friggin' idea what that means as the vast majority of the Chennai population is vegetarian and that is reflected in the local cuisine. That being said, I had some of the best (Indian style) meat and fish barbeque in that town. I concur. I visit the NO area quite often and that region has the best cuisine in the US, bar none. Unless I am totally mistaken, there is no Chennai version of chicken wings, Buffalo style or otherwise.

He played for the Bills ?

Dude, I normally respect your opinion but am convinced you posted this when drunk or incoherent in some other way. Sanchez? People are taking the 'little talked about direction' to places where the sun dont shine