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It is heartening to see the overwhelming support in this thread for the current FO over Polian(s). As for those that mention Chris P, I doubt he is anywhere as skilled as his father. It is too early to tell if we will pick up a QB in next year's draft. We should enjoy this upcoming season as it promises to be the best in recent memory. Hopefully, D&C will stop their lame attempt to create a 'GM controversy' (as someone put it).

I was somewhat surprised to see this article by Roth asking if Polian is the next Bills GM: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120516/SPORTS0103/305160020/twobillsdrive?nclick_check=1 I thought a bit about this point. Polian arguably built a very good Bills team (there is a different thread about his player moves) and drafted Peyton Manning. In effect built two successful franchises. I have gone on record before and said that he underperformed in Indy where he put too many eggs in the Peyton basket and neglected building a team. COntrast that with how Nix has gone about stocking the roster here and I see a good foundation which can lead to long term success. The big caveat ofcourse is that Polian has results to show and Nix has yet to show us the baby (I am not counting Nix's earlier tenures as he was not fully in charge). Balancing both the above points, I am leaning towards keeping Nix and have Whaley as his successor. I think their attitude, player choices and resolve in sticking with the plan is commendable and will lead to successful seasons for a long time. What do you guys think ?

He even directed 'Avatar' in his spare time. So dude is multi-skilled.

My confusion is regarding your earlier sentence that "...If the Bills are practicing their spread offense only, there is a very decent chance that Thigpen looks better than Young in practice and pre-season and just beats him out, even if he is the lesser QB." If Gailey is going to evaluate the QBs based on his measures, they need to be fair and open. Just because he feels that Thigpen may win out the battle in practice does not mean you pre-emptively CUT him. Either VY is a better QB or not. Each needs to be given a full chance to compete for the #2 spot.

I don't understand your point. Why would Nix get rid of the guy who is better suited to Gailey's style of offense. It makes little sense to keep VY if his skill set is vastly different than what Gailey is trying to do on the O. Because the offense is more than the QB, albeit the most important piece. I would rather be dispassionate about the #2 situation and keep whoever is most likely to step in and quickly continue to lead the team without too much offense modification.

I hear what you and others are saying but let us see what happens if (when ?) Fitz has two bad games in a row.Despite the coaches insisting they will stick with Fitz, there will be opinion pieces, articles etc advocating 'giving VY a shot'. I hope it doesn't happen but hiring him is the first real distraction potential on this squad.

I too would like to extend an atta boy to him. I wanted him to prove himself and at least on this occasion, he did.

I am not sure about who but I see another RB being added. Not to challenge FJax and Spiller but as insurance/relief.

IMHO, the cheap and short deal that he accepted pretty much tells me he was getting little to no interest from the rest of the league even for the #2 QB position. Even in Buffalo, he is stated by Nix as challenging for the #2 spot ergo he was hired as a #3QB. This is quite the fall from grace for a once Pro Bowl QB. The coaches and FO may really mean that they intend for him to firmly be in the #2 spot at best but will the fans believe it ? Will the media, always looking for some controversy, let the situation be as is if Fitz has a couple of poor games ? The risk to me is not in his ability, it is the likely drama that may happen in the media and among fans

Can you imagine the probability of all these occuring - a Yugo owner + still running or kept a pile of metal with them + Bills Fan + member of TBD + reading your post + admitting to it

The Bears should pick him up and complete their trifecta - Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffrey and BEdwards

If the world is going to end, why bother getting to the playoffs ? j/k Better this way than the other way around

Just to be clear - if we give you the benefit of doubt, you are saying that the VY to Buffalo deal will be announced by Friday morning May 11th. Right?

My comment wasn't meant to take away the fact that it is a very good film (not that you implied I did). I just thought that while I would give it an enthusiatic 4 out of 5, a more innovate plot and development would have pushed it over into great territory. Again, IMHO the slight watering down was intentional.

With an agent like that across the proverbial negotiating table, I would think Buddy would want to drag out the haggling. Back to OP, good news. Get them all signed quick so we can get down to playing.

Went to UB till 1991 then worked in Warren, PA and now in Carol Stream, IL (a suburb of Chicago)

He will be better served if he Googled 'baby sitter'

You are one pessimistic individual. So you want to wait till after the success happens to be happy ? I likely speak for most of the fans here in that we enjoy the journey and hope for a rosy destination. Isn't it a given that every team is either better or worse on paper only at this point ?

I enjoyed the movie but did not think it was great due to one main reason - weak script. I am willing to give Whedon the benefit of doubt and think he melllowed the story to accommodate the various individual plot lines running in parallel. That way it makes the movie more accessible to the average watcher. A strategy which has obviously worked considering the worldwide box office take. Jay has already told you about your question, but here are more details.

First they said the good news is that <listed all the positives of FJax> and then they said the bad news part is .... that they cannot think of anything negative to say about FJax or the extension. Or how they cannot imagine any BIlls fan not liking this deal. Kinda lame ...

Unfortunately, some of us have streaming blocked at this pesky little occupation called work

Way too long, sir. Feels longer this off-season than most in the recent past.

Jackson extension is confirmed via Bill text message. All, I can say is - the FO rocks this off-season. 2 year extension To answer a question regarding FJax's undrafted status and how he worked out for Buffalo after bouncing around the league. “ It is not an exact science, this thing that we do – scouting” - Buddy Nix

But then he would be infringing on Alex Tanney territory.

Let us hope he produces because we really badly need production from our WR corps. Easley and TJ are two big question marks around which the success of the O hinges. “I could run, jump, throw, catch, I could throw the ball like 70 yards when I was 13 years old." Flea flicker - here we come. One way to avoid Fitz attempting deep throws I suppose. Only problem is that TJ is also the most likely target of said deep throw.