colin

riter's show has always made me laugh my ass off. he is also a pretty honest fan IMO, he was always with beldsoe as a QB, gregg williams as a HC for a lot longer than most fans were. instead of just saying we suck, ditch them all i think he is an at least realistic i liked the coach too, but not his whole show, it got too tiring. i liked it when he gave his insights, which is what he does on the riter show. that is good local radio right there

i look at this as a big positive. he can put nearly 400 pounds overhead in competition, not in sloppy gym lifts or half bench reps. the fact that he is only 21, has competed and is a top 25 us SHW weightlifter. his numbers aren't good for a full time weightlifter, but he is much taller than most weightlifters and puts in a TON more work in non weightlifting activity. i'd bet your average elite level Super heavy weight lifter couldn't go through ngata's regular running, technique and drill work, let alone his practices. the coaching for weightlifting in the US is terrible. the top guy hammond is credited with the world record IPF squat (the strictest international power lifting federation), the number 2 guy casey is the son of who many consider the best US weightlifting coach (one of very few quality coaches in the states, by international standards anyhow) and has been a competitive lifter since he was a kid. you'll notice a massive falloff in totals after those two. for a guy who is a fulltime student and football player (one of the best players in the country at that), messing around with weightlifting and competing is a strong positive. i'd bet with some really focussed work and quality coaching ngata could get up to the 160 - 210 range in less than a year.

wow did i say it was an economical savings? did i say it saved money against the cap? did i even say if i wanted him cut or not? no to all of the above. the bills CAN AFFORD to cut JP losman. if they want to go another direction it will only cost them a few hundred grand over this year's cap to cut him. also, it costs the same to trade him. so the bills can afford to cut losman. if they don't like him and want another QB who is there at 8, they can afford to ditch him now (clearing up cap room in the future) or trade him. so instead of the pretend strawman argument that you are arguing against, who don't you get someone to read over my posts nice and slowly for you so you can maybe someday understand the simple point i was making. k einstein?

for mickey and anyone else who might not understand: spitzer goes after some high profile targets well, but backs down quickly (out of court settlement) and looks the other way (NYC transport union) when it doesn't suit is political agenda. companies that are looking to move won't move to NYS if they think the administration plays favorites and likes to go witch hunting on a regular basis. it doesn't really matter either way tho. the only thing upstate has going for it is that it has a few schools that graduates people who move far away and still support the bills.

you have trouble with numbers don't you? check our cap room (it's a number so you might need help reading it) check what it costs to cut losman (note that it would cost the same to trade him, a much more likely option since someone will send a pick for a cheap 1st round QB) WOW! the cap room is GREATER than the cost to cut losman. if we cut moulds we will have even more cap room sitting around. with the lack of top end FA this season, if the bills want to ditch losman and don't spend all their cap money this season would be the best to do it. so you see, the bills CAN afford to cut losman RIGHT NOW. the bills can afford to cut losman and still sign more people (particularly with contracts with signing bonuses and low first year salaries) and the bills can afford to trade losman. you and your glory hole partner sactobillsfan should read the number instead of some one's statement about a number to understand it. the bills CAN afford to cut losman without any restructuring and without cutting anyone else. what are you studying at WVU? besides linear family tree algebra that is.

meh i don't hate drew. if the bills couldn't to it i'd like to see bledsoe win a super bowl. on the other hand, i do hate the cowboys, but i also kinda hate the giants and kinda hate the redskins. hmmm

c'mon, do think any of this is true? adams is and has always been a penetrator inspite of his size. he refuses to stay home and soak up blockers. williams, while he could do both, was a super nose tackle and controlled the line when asked to.

this is totally wrong. the bills could afford cutting JP in a snap -- check the cap numbers he won't cost much to cut. i don't see why you people think kirwan is a moron. he said it isn't out of the realm of possibilities that the bills would take a QB, and it isn't. it is at least possible that the bills will grab a qb at #8, particularly if leinart or cutler fall that far.

bunk is just plain disruptive, i'd like to grab him and a bigger heavier DT as well

well, i like the move on D. our D was great against Carolina last year using a poor man's cover 2 (only team to shut down smith). the move to cover 2 and getting the new quicker guy to replace milloy lets us take advantage of the best thing about our D -- the super fast secondary. if we nab 2 more DTs by the end of the draft I will be pretty happy about our chances at a top 10 D (assuming spikes is back). we have no downgrades at Oline and our skill positino situation is better than last year. i think we will be better than last year fo sho

i think we'll get a solid DT SS OT OG C with each of our 2nd and 3rd round picks. if we can swap our 8th for a 20 ish 1st as well as 2 around 50 (viking picks) i'd like to see us get bunk mangold (or failing him that 2nd rated guy, spencer i think) max jean gilles one of the top rated RT guys who will fall one of 3 or so SS guys who will be there and solid in the 2nd. another stout DT we could get 3 or 4 bigmen on day one who would play and improve our team year one. combined with our skill and secondary core players, our team could be young and solid real quick

if he is healthy he could play LT or RT. so if peters is good, we have our LT of the future and a solid guy at RT. we can draft a guy who can play RT for us in the 2nd or 3rd.

looking back lawyer was the worst signing of the donahoe era. top pro bowl safety money for a guy on the downside who wasn't even close to a hawaii trip. there were a few guys better than him we could have jumped on.

i'd say gandy is at least as good as shelton. also, i think brees and pep each had a very solid O around them and a truly great offensive weapon to exploit, AND are coming off injuries. i think they will both not be that great for their new teams

guys you don't need a super specialist at DT, you can have 300 pound guys to stop the run.

why is everyone so confused by the cap?

the whole cartoon dog football player thing on that site is gay as hell

x-actly he is a smart educated guy who has been around for ever. i think when guys meet with him they are impressed because he is smart but not aloof and knows football from the ground up. i never met him but did see him speak and what strikes me is that he seems to not really try to impress people with everything he's got, so you walk away figuring he knows a ton of more stuff he hasn't mentioned.

he is a physical guy who can break huge plays. i think our new OC wants to have a whole bunch of targets out on the field so that we can run or pass from any formation without showing tendencies.

i think that might get you above average. young D players will have more immediate impact than young o players. vets on O can come in (QBs, WRs, and the OL) and just ship it in. the issue is you'd never get a big time impact player on O deveolped (you just pay for what you get) and you'd lose corners and pass rushers on D (assuming you drafted them). corners and pass rushers are rare, and you need young guys on O to come along and really turn into something special. i like the bias of spending FA on O and drafting D, but not in that extreme

bills fans were saying phat pat was over paid and washed up, and he had f all for stats too...

if we get a first and second or third, it might be worth it with clements. ditching him and getting huff, signing a good safety in FA, and drafting a solid guy at safety in round 2 or 3 might be our best bet. it will free up money, but is there anyone to sign? maybe we can just get every decent OL and DT out there and pay for them with nate's money

tripp would be solid. most DTs fall out of favour in their team and kick ass in their new one (sam adams a couple times, ted wash, pat will altho he was always kewl, and more)

wow Kemoeatu got almost 5 per with 5 as a signing bonus. that is a bunch for 2 down DT who isn't really a world beater. god i wish we inked phat pat last season :<

i really like the bunk. i think if we get a space eater or two in FA (washington and that dude from balt look nice) and put bunk beside them he would just destroy single blockers. a couple DTs like that and an upgrade to milloy in coverage (which i think would be pretty easy, in the draft OR in FA) will allow us to terrorize opponents on 3rd down without sell out blitzing.