Vinny4sum

I believe the role of the county was to pay for it, but the Bills made the choice of vendor.

How many games did Newton win in 2009? oh I forgot it was zero because he did not play. Then how many in 2008? I know same answer. Gabbert is 18-8 over the past two years and he carried that team frequently. I will also bet Gabbert's wunderlic score will be higher. Honestly, at this point I do not want either QB.

My gut is saying the same, but I really think they are leaning toward Gabbert and that scares me. Honestly, drafing any of these QB's at #3 is like drawing to am inside straight, if you get what you want is awesome, but still lucky. Versus playing the hand dealt and building slowly with a solid foundation.

Winning will make you forget how ugly the unis are. Unfortunately, the Bills were not able to test the theory of; does winning make you forget how ugly the uniforms are?

These are the uniforms that say Bills to me...I loved the blue pants. http://www.fanbase.com/Joe-Ferguson/photo/352344?n=4

If I gave the impression the NFLPA should lay down, I apologize not what I meant. My main point is they have to understand the current approach may be hurting them not helping. In any negotiation reading the tea leaves is the key to getting as much as you can. The players should be trying to become very active partners with the owners and right now they should be talking about what a great product they have and better communicate publicly their needs. They have put themselves in a win or lose stance with the owners and the owners are not the type of people who lose. Finally, I think the players will weaken the longer this stretches out not the owners. There is a thread here on TBD about the players that have gone bankrupt, so do you think a majority of the players are prepared for a long hold out? I do not.

That sounds great in theory, but when one side owns every advantage you run the risk of coming to the table late and they have reduced what they offer. The longer this takes without the appearance of negotiating by the players the more leverage the players lose. It's like a hand of poker, the owners have a very good hand and the players are hoping to draw the inside straight, but they stay in the hand despite the owners increasing the bet. In other words yes the only thing the players have right now is to posture, but I do not see that position changing as we get closer to the deadline. If that is the case you say that is when they get the best deal and I disagree. I have been through union negotiations from the employers side and we also held the cards. In the end the contract ran out was extended for 30 days 2 times and finally the union accepted a deal 15% lower than the original offer and 20% lower than the offer the company was "OK" to settle with. Sometimes working with the owners is a better move, I may be wrong, but the harsh nature of the NFLPA right now is doing them more harm than good. Honestly, they should be playing the sympathy root trying to get more funding from the league for after their careers are over. If they did that they would like like they are caring for the old timers and would have a chance to over the long term get more from the owners.

Why should the sports world be any different than the news world?

I like Packers coach Mike MCCarthy..he seems like a decent guy and I think his offense will be able to counter punch the Steelers defense especially the blitz. If the Pack does not turn over the ball they can limit the Steelers offensively. Go Pack...for one day!

The difference in practices is obvious if you have been watching both North and South. Gaily and gang are "coaching" and Lewis's group is "drilling." The Bills coaches are taking care of the players education vs. displaying the players skills or lack of. As for winning and losing, the talent is not equal, IMHO the North has more talent.

I saw him this afternoon and Mayock was pointing out accuracy issues during some of the drills. Mayock was very kind and said he wasn't jumping on the guy, but he said the scouts are there to see if Lockler can be accurate and was not at all. It was the 1st practice, but it seemed to me Mayock was saying he better get his act together as the week goes on.

I have a buddy and he is a Jet fan and very vocal. So yes I busted his balls today and my favorite line was " How does it feel to aspire to be the Bills from the 90's?"

Excellent post and I believe Ralph trusts Buddy, because their history pre-dates the past 10 years of issues. Ralph reached back to a resource in Nix that was comfortable and trustworthy because he relates Nix to a time before Tommy D.

I'll play..Who that's Who!

Hey Jimmy, a message from those chowderheads "good luck with the baseball season this year." signed, Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez. Good luck with Cliff Lee, oh never mind I forgot.

Well it appears wages may have had something to do with increased expenses, the Packers total payroll was 94 million in 2008 and 114 million in 2009.

As for the "where did this guy come from, he must be no good" thought. He played at Mizzou and not Florida, Auburn or you name it big time T.V. school. How many times was he on a network last year? I know I watched him on a lot of Fox sports networks. That does not mean he is the answer and definitely not at #3, the Bills have to make that an impact pick. This pick needs to be Bruce Smith or Will Wolford all over again.

I agree, without understanding the Packers actual profit and loss you have no idea what the 9 million represents. I also disagree with the writers comment about, how would you feel if you worked for a profitable company and took a pay cut. I do work for a profitable company, but much like Green Bay our profits decreased in 2010 and as part of the top 10% in salary I took a 8% direct pay cut and 2 furlough weeks per year. He mentions the Packers went from 20 miilion to 9 million and he glosses over that. Any company that saw profit cut in half would go crazy.

If Gaily does want to protect Edwards, he just says we brought in DW to assist with the 4-3 as Edwards is a 3-4 guy.

I am not sure you can learn to feel pressure and move in the pocket. I think it is part of the "talent" package jst like a strong arm or speed. You either have a strong arm or you don't, I think it is the same for pocket presence. We have had the pleasure of seeing 2 QBs recently that can not feel pressure and that is frustrating. What I saw from Gabbert that I liked was a quick release and fast decisions. With that said i also don't think I want him at #3 that is a reach for a guy that will sit for at least a year.

This may be speculation, but it makes sense. There are a few DC guys out there available right now.

My weekend rooting will be for: Steelers, Jets in AFC..I do not want either Jets or Pats* in Super Bowl so I want the Jets going to Pittsburgh. I am holding my nose with all 4 AFC teams do not like any of them. Seahawks and Packers would make me happy. Seahawks all the way, but I would take Packers and honestly NFC team is fine.

If you want any indication of Buddy's ability watch what happens to the Chargers now that he is gone. I bet they slowly decline as the players he helped draft are gone. It's already started and will continue in San Diego, because AJ Smith is not the guy. Maybe that is part of the reason Merriman signed, because he was there. Those Charger teams were loaded with pro bowl players, just look at the numbers each year..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Nix

I was a curious fan also...I thought Brohm had something and I thought that since his college days. He may still have it, but he had an opportunity and instead of throwing the ball and taking chances he had doubt and it showed. Time for the Bills to move on and give someoone else the opportunity.

I agree..Fitz throws a ball that at times seems difficult to catch...that is part of the difference between him and Brady or Manning. Not only difficult to catch, but in bad locations, i.e. slighlty behind a receiver on a cross or high on a curl. But, I still think he has earned the opportunity to play.