Bill from NYC
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Great. We may have an unproven being backed up by a nobody.
What a friggin mess.
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The Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday reached a seven-year agreement worth more than $50 million with Pro Bowl left tackle Walter Jones, avoiding him being tagged the team's franchise player for the fourth consecutive year.
Cross him of the Bills fans "in our dreams" list
Seahawks still have tag left to put on either Alexander or Hasselbeck
(If I were Matt, I'd leave. To many dropsy receivers)
I sure wish that Hasselbeck was coming to Buffalo.
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AD I tried to make clear in the first sentence of my post that I have major problems with repubs, from the top, to the local level. Their policy on labor is chief among them.
What I was trying to illustrate is that the dems are in awful shape, what their party consists of to a very large degree, and who their "leaders" are.
I was NOT singing the praise of repubs, was I?
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just to set people straight, we did NOTt give up a first, a second, and a fifth round pick for losman - we gave up a 2nd and a fifth. we also swapped our first rounder in 05 for dallas' first rounder in 04. spelled another way, both teams ended up with the same number of first round draft picks in 2004 and 2005 -- 2. (our pick in 05 will be a hair higher than dallas' in 04, but factor in that for a trade made in 04, a first rounder in 04 is worth more than a 1st rounder in 05 (using the draft pick point system that pretty much every team abides by)).
again, we gave u a 2 and 5 to get him, not a 1.
How many spots did we lose in the first round? I thought it was 7, but someone said it was only 2.
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This may not get you much in Manhattan. Are you driving?
If so, you might want to try long Island. You can drive (or take public transportation) to the ballpark, and you will be near some nice beaches.
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It fully depends on your price range.
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Actually, I would wager a large sum of money that militant vegans do NOT make up a sizable chunk of the Democratic Party. It would be far more accurate to say that Democrats make up the vast majority of militant vegans...but that in no way implies the opposite, in the same way that "all oranges are fruit" does not mean that "all fruit is oranges".
I did not mean to imply otherwise.
Add the groups that I listed, throw in minorities (and I do find this upsetting) and you have yourself the bulk of the democrat party.
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I don't see why 6.5 million means Eric gets cut. If he has another 1000 yd 80 catch season
However If they only converted this years salary into bonus then cutting him next year would probably mean that the he will still cost the team 4 - 5 million to release only saving us 1 - 2 million at best.
I think Eric is safe for another year.
I am more concerned about Mike Williams situations.
The way I understand it from CP, his salary alone would be over 6 mil. Add in the pro-rated bonus, and we could be approaching 8 mil. This is a ton for any receiver, let alone Moulds. Yes he is good, but his best days are probably behind him. Again, 8 mil???
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Seahawks | Jones Agrees to Lucrative Long-Term Deal - from www.KFFL.com
Wed, 16 Feb 2005 07:54:14 -0800
Jay Glazer, of FOXSports.com, reports the Seattle Seahawks agreed to terms with OT Walter Jones on a seven-year deal that includes a signing bonus exceeding $15 million and includes additional roster bonuses over the first three years. Jones' new deal averages more than $7 million annually, putting the veteran tackle on par with the highest paid linemen in the league. Jones is expected to officially sign his new contract Wednesday, Feb. 16.
That my friends is bad news. Did Pace get the "franchise tag" yet?
At this rate, JJ will be the high ticket free agent LT. As soon as this happens, say goodbye.
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hey jackass, we didnt give up a first rounder to get JP...do the math...
2 first rounders in 2004 + 0 first rounders in 2005 = 2 first round picks in 2 years, how is that any different than a normal draft...oh yah it isnt...
we gave up a 2nd and a 5th to get losman, those are picks we will never have...
And we gave up what turned out to be a 20th pick for #27, right? That counts too.
Some teams in a draft might have to throw in a 2nd or 3rd to move 7 spots.
TB had to cough up a 2nd to the Bills to move up 7 spots.
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NG, your point is very well taken. I think what Mickey was doing was reacting to the part line glee on the board about TD releasing Drew.
Some posters hate Drew so much that they would probably love to throw throw their arms around TD and give him wet kisses for cutting their arch enemy.
Imo, Mickey is right. I dont think that he said TD is a bad GM. He is not and has done very well with free agency. The draft is another matter. MW will have a 9.17 million dollar cap figure next year. Sorry, that is NOT good.
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Conservatives ... and their bastard children, the Republicans ... love generalizations. Let one PROUD liberal Democrat get a little more specific ...
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- ANTI-WAR AT ANY COST
-- More a reaction than a "platform." Our way of countering the "ALL WAR, ALL THE TIME" mentality. War and killing are always meant to be a LAST resort. Take a quick walk down recent-memory lane and look at Bush's first six or seven "main" justifications for the war in Iraq. Lie after lie, and in the end, he got his war. Forgive us for thinking peace is a good thing.
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- ANTI-BUSINESS, RADICAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS
-- Wanting business to play by the rules does not constitute "anti" anything. As for that little fixation with drinkable water and breathable air, well ... air and water are neccessary to sustain human life. (Despite what the White House may say...)
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- TAX INCREASES
-- Are you paying attention? Clinton left a SURPLUS. Bush already has run up the largest deficit in US history, and he's not done. Enjoy the war and the "rebuilding", but someone's going to have to PAY for it. My guess is it won't be Halliburton.
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- GAY MARRIAGES
-- Another gross over-generalization. I am dead against compromising the sanctity of marriage. I know - I don't fit the model. Maybe the truth is that the whole gay marriage "issue" was a tool to get "conservative" voters out in 2004.
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- ANTI-SMOKING IN BARS
-- Again, I am a LIBERAL DEMOCRAT, and I HATE the new laws. Watch those generalizations...
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- LEGALIZE MARIJUANA
-- The alternative? How about the status-quo? Spend hundreds of millions of dollars and endless law enforcement man-hours to interdict less than 1% of the incoming pot. Yeah, seems to be working. Seriously, how about regulating and taxing pot? We do it with alcohol and tobacco.
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- ANTI-LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THE MOST PART
-- Not at all. We're more concerned with the selective, arbitrary nature of what the Republicans call "law enforcement." Rob a gas station with a .22 and face ten to fifteen in a state prison. Break every business law in the book and steal two or three hundred million as a corporate CEO or CFO, and you're going duck hunting with Vice President Cheney. Seems a little tilted, doesn't it?
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- MILITANT VEGETARIANS
-- I'll keep that in mind later as I'm enjoying the 24 ounce steak at Delmonico's...
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- LAST SECOND ABORTIONS
-- Didn't Ronald Reagan all but force a woman out in California to have an abortion years ago when it threatened his blooming acting career? Do as we SAY, not as we DO, I guess. Abortion isn't a political issue rightly. It's a moral issue. I apologize for destroying yet another broad characterization, but as a Christian, I am very anti-abortion.
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-LET'S PRETEND THAT WE ARE CONSERVATIVES
-- Many Democrats ARE conservatives. Some are fiscal conservatives. Some are social conservatives. Case in point: Clinton's SURPLUS versus Bush's drunken sailor fiscal policy.
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--- I just think that the whole "Democrats all think this" and "Democrats all want that" nonsense is a matter of painting a picture using too-wide brush strokes.
Petrino, you as an individual might not fit every mold, but what I described is a very sizeable chunk of the democrat party.
Also, you lashed out at Bush which is of course fine, but failed to address the slime leadership in your party.
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Here's the best info I could find
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/stor..._len&id=1990017
From the above info it looks like Moulds received a 10.5 million signing bonus. Divide the bonus by 3 and you add 3.5 per year for amortisized bonus.
He has a base salary of 1.5 million in 2005 (cap hit of 5 million). This means he probably has base salaries of 3 million in 2006 (cap hit of 6.5 million) , and 4 million in 2007 (cap hit of 7.5).
If Moulds continues to play at a high level he may see another restructure in 2007, or he may get the ax.
Looking at CPs numbers, it is unlikely that Moulds will last beyond 05 as a Bill unless he restructures again.
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Moulds only did a simple restructure:
2005: $1.5 million salary (down from $5.5 million)
2006: $6.089 million (same)
2007: $7.25 million (added)
The above is from CP, and he is talking about salary (not the bonus portion).
MW cap numbers are:
2005: $9.17 million ($4 million salary, $2.17 million amort. , $3 million roster)
2006: same as 2005
2007: $7.17 million ($5 million salary, $2.17 million amort.)
he also has a number of NLTBE's as well that could impact the cap.
This too is from CP.
Remember, I was speaking of 06. This adds up to 15 million plus, but without incentives. Anyway you slice it, it is an ugly picture indeed.
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Ah but Joe, Drew has the record books on his side. I know, past stats dont mean everything. I also think that Drew lost something while playing behind a pre-McNally offensive line that consisted largely of poorly coached misfits. 108 or thereabout sacks in 2 seasons HAD to take a toll.
My point? No, Drew was not a great qb with the Bills, but JP has a ton to prove merely to earn a starting spot, let alone post numbers like Drew.
Lets hope that he can for our own sake as Bills fans.
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Wow, I missed this! This would be great news.
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That is unfair Simon. Are you telling me that there is not a sizeable cadre of posters likening JP to superstar qbs?
Obviously, I do not include you because you have stated time and again that he is 50/50.
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Why? It is a serious question. Why not keep Travis cheaply, and get rid of Willis before his escalators kick in? If JP is such a great QB, who isn't injury prone, and can avoid the sack, then we don't need to pay Willis' contract. Travis at 1.25 per year is better than 3 million when we don't need those other skills.
Speaking as one who has been on the same side as you on both issues, I would NOT want to do that to JP. Looking at TH's record as a starter, that would be placing JPs entire career in jepeordy.
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Did you people see CP's cap figures for Moulds and Williams? Together, they alone will cost approx. 19 million of cap space in 06. Obviously this will never happen because one or both of them would be renegotiated or cut, but right now, they are both here!
After this season, PW, if he remains, will be a year older, as will Vincent and Milloy. Clements is a UFA after the season.
What I am driving at is (imo mind you), the Bills are poised to win NOW. Right now in 05, they are in a position to have a loaded football team and take a shot.
Why on earth would they choose to put the football in the hands of an unproven qb? That's right, unproven. Despite posts comparing him to Kelly and Kemp, he is an unknown commodity and nothing else. I dont get it.
Please, I am not sitting here thinking that I know as much as TD nor any coach, scout, etc. These men have forgotten more than I will ever learn about football, but you know what? Not all of their decisions are correct. I sure hope that this one is.
This is going to be a nerve wracking situation until we bring in a competent backup. And PLEASE TD, KEEP KORDELL OUT OF WNY!!!!!!
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>>>>>"Smug." Again, I'm the kettle to your pot brother.<<<<<
I'll drink to that.
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I fully agree, but will feel better when I see a backup in place and sorry.... I would not be disappointed to see Fiedler.
Hey, if JP is the superstar so many posters think that he is, what difference would it make?
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A couple of weeks ago (Thr 2/3), Dennis Williams on the 10pm sports report on WNYO, reported that the Bills has approached MW for a re-working of his deal.
I haven't heard or read anything else about it
MW cap numbers are:
2005: $9.17 million ($4 million salary, $2.17 million amort. , $3 million roster)
2006: same as 2005
2007: $7.17 million ($5 million salary, $2.17 million amort.)
he also has a number of NLTBE's as well that could impact the cap
A 9.17 cap hit for Mike Williams is a sad state of affairs by any stretch of the imagination. Pace and Jones have smaller hits as "Franchise Players."
MW picked up his game last year but he in NO Pace and he is NO Jones.
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>>>This is cleary the "watch out what you wish for, you just might get it" phase.<<<
I fully agree with this. What I DO hope is that Bush will be able to place a "Bork" style judge on the Supreme Court before the repub majority fades.