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Fan in Chicago

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  1. I was thinking last night if Bill Bellicheck will start thinking of trading Brady. I know it sounds outlandish but the Pats have made moves in the past - Vinateri, Milloy, Branch, maybe Bledsoe where they trade or let a player go just before they are 'past their prime' . They get good compensation for them and proceed to pick well through the draft. Brady will right now merit atleast two first rounders. Think of how they will be set for the next decade with three first rounders this year and two in the next.

    The last drive pick got me thinking in this direction - it was not that single play but probably the entire game where he played adequately but not enough to beat the Colts.

  2. Anyway, enough digressing...focus of off season needs to be both lines and LB corp, as primary needs. I have opinions on what the Bills need to do in later posts...Just want to say hello to everyone and hope this team can get back to playoffs and win it all!! and soon...as I'm not getting any younger.

     

    Thanks

     

    Welcome on board, sir. As you have been a lurker you must be well aware of the personalities and points of view. Great to add another one.

  3. Just got the standing red buffalo on my right arm.

     

    Does that make me a sick person?

     

    Sick person ? Pray, why ? I think it is great. Just put up some pics, will ya.

    When I got inked for the first time last year, I pondered for several months before deciding to go with an album cover. It turned out great and was totally non-standard.

  4. Not quite correct. I have a large community of Bills fans in this country who would also be happy. Not including the 50,000 registered fans in the UK of the NFL, 20,000 American Football players, and numerous more (estimated in the millions) who would like to see NFL football in the UK.

     

    Well probably sports fans are looking to something different especially after the whitewash in the Ashes, eh ? :thumbdown:

    And this is not directed at you, Nick but for the thread in general -

    Actually, exposure of sports to the international community is a good thing. I realize that fans here miss a home game etc. but look at it from a long term perspective. In a small measure, we get appreciation for a sport that is considered uniquely American and dismissed as such. There are a lot of people who just love sports, period. Educating them to the sport is great. Last I was in India, they were showing some playoff games live ! I loved it but also found a few others that also enjoyed it even though the broadcast started around midnight. Having said all this, if the Bills are one of the teams in this attempt for international exposure, as a fan, I can only feel quite proud.

  5. This is interesting to you lol? Did you not already know this? lol

     

    Not that I trust PFW, but after Ralph Wilson's statement about getting help on OL as being important, it is not too clear whether DL or OL will be the top priority. I think it will come down to which FAs hit the market (as opposed to being retained by their original team). If it is a Steinbach, OL will become 'top priority' .....

  6. I find it very presumptious of you to come along and annoint this the Official Nate Clements / CB Thread. What does that say about the Clements threads that have come before yours? Is it possible that you will squash future discussions because people don't want to interfere with your Official thread? Shouldn't we promote a free flowing dialog where everyone feels enabled to post their thoughts on Clements in individual threads? Doesn't this official thread demean the unofficial ones? Did someone die and annoint you the Official thread starter?

     

    Fer gosh sakes.

     

    You obviously missed this thread started by our fearless leader:

    http://www.stadiumwall.com/index.php?showtopic=57878

  7. There are a lot of topics that can be discussed between now and the draft. I was thinking that maybe we could have some sort of schedule where we intentionally focus on a topic for a week or so... current players, free agents, draft picks, etc... Good idea? Thoughts?

     

    I always love structure so do like this idea. Ideally, we can break topics by Offense, Defense and ST with players listed under these topics. First Free agents, then draft picks. Can we then archive discussions about individual players once their fate is decided (ie. we win/lose the bidding war) ?

  8. Hey, I'm with you, but it seems that after this year fiasco at stopping the run everyone is hoping for a fat bastard in the middle of the line.

    Believe me I want the same but first and foremost I want a guy/s with talent, like the Bears have and they're not the biggest guys out there.

    Williams and Tripplet are nice players but togheter they're overmatched more often than not. Unfortunately Anderson hasn't improve a bit since his rookie year and McCargo is, at this point, a ?.

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    Yes, I too have wondered about McCargo. Where does he fit in ? We already spent a 1st rounder for a DT (him) last year and would rather see what free agency gets us before we start thinking about the draft.

  9. As much as that Royal play bothered me at the time I don't think it would have changed the outcome. 

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    I disagree. That was a bone headed play by Royal. You take the points when you get them (duh). As much as the D was to blame, those were four additional points we left on the table.

  10. I've never done a paypal thing over the net.  Can you (or someone) else tell me what's involved?  Also, how much should I donate, i.e. whats a typical amount? 

     

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    You sign up for a paypal account www.paypal.com. You will need to link a credit card to your account and/or your bank account. These should be where funds ultimately come from. Think of paypal as a middle-man in transactions.

    When you want to pay someone (SDS in this case), you go to the 'Send Money' tab, enter the email address (which SDS provided above), amount you want sent and your email address. Voila - the money is charged to your funding account and sent to SDS. Very easy once you get used to it.

  11. There is no doubt in my mind that Nate will go to whoever pays him the most. Period.

     

    All this talk about him wanting to play in Buffalo for a hopefully up and coming team is pure smoke.

     

    The Playmaker gots to get paid!

     

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    Do you have any reason to believe he will go to the highest bidder ? Yes, he has stated he wants to be richly compensated. But that may be posturing on his part also. After some early-season struggles, he has come on strongly in the second half of the season. Perhaps he is playing for the contract but it also might be that he now 'gets' the Fewell system. He may realize that going to a different team may reduce his national exposure. Secondly, the Bills are going to go deep in the playoffs next year (yeah, I got proof :rolleyes: )., so he would want to be part of a successful run here. Finally, Jauron is a very player-friendly coach and Marv is a (great grand) fatherly figure.

     

    I bet if the Bills and he are just a few million dollars apart, he will stay.

  12. "Buffalo has won five of its past seven games -- with the only losses to Indianapolis and San Diego by a combined margin of four points."

     

    It's spine-tingling to see this in print.

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    I have a tingling sensation too, though not in the spine, after seeing the Saints cheerleader on page 2. :(

  13. The following list goes from best to worst quality (yes you can mix and match)

    Video

    HDMI*

    Component video

    S-video

    Composite video (aka AV or RCA)

     

    Audio

    HDMI*

    Digital coax**

    Toslink/fiber optic**

    AV or RCA

     

    *I think HDMI sends audio and video signals. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

    ** Some people believe fiber is better than digital coax

     

    Couple of other notes: Depending on the length of cable you need, HDMI can be pricey (see Fez's note no matter which cables you decide to go with)

    Lastly, make sure your video display (TV, projector) and audio system is good enough to pick up the difference between HDMI or the other alternatives listed above.

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