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Don't let them go! Byrd Levitre Moore Nelson Should also keep: McKelvin Rinehart McIntyre I feel like everyone else could be easily replaced. With the exception of maybe Colin Brown (back-up center is valuable), but I feel like I haven't seen enough of him to really judge one way or the other.

I doubt we get the 3rd pick: Jacksonville 2-12 NE, Tenn (still to play) Kansas City 2-12 Ind, DAL Philadelphia 4-10 Wash, NYG Raiders 4-10 Car, SD Detroit 4-10 Atl, Chi Tenn 5-9 GB, Jax (5-9 if they hold on against Jets tonight) Cleveland 5-9 Den, Pitt San Diego 5-9 NYJ, Raiders Carolina 5-9 Raiders, NO Arizona 5-9 Chi, SF So, we can't catch Jax or KC Titans: I could see going 1-1 to be 5-11 (losing to GB, beating Jax) Raiders: Could probably go 1-1 or 0-2 against Car and SD to end up 4-12 or 5-11 Philly: Could lose 2 against Was and NYG to go 4-12 Detroit: Could go 0-2 or 1-1 against Atl and Chi to be 4-12 or 5-11 Cleveland: Could lose to both Den and Pitt to go 5-11 San Diego: Could go 0-2, 1-1, or 2-0 against Jets and Oak to be 5-11 to 7-9 Carolina: Could go 1-1 or 2-0 against Oak and NO and go 6-10 Arizona: Could go 0-2 against Chi and SF to go 5-11 So, if Bills lose out, most likely scenario would be (if I guessed outcomes accurately) something like: Jax 2-14 KC 2-14 Philly 4-12 Raiders 4-12 Detroit 4-12 Tenn 5-11 Cleve 5-11 Arizona 5-11 Bills 5-11 San Diego 6-10 Carolina 7-9 So, my best guess is the Bills will pick between 6 and 9.

Can any team snatch defeat from the jaws of victory like our Bills? How many times can we basically control an entire game only to give it away at the end of the 4th? Just pathetic...and I'm one of the optimists!

The biggest problem I have seen with Fitz this year is his lack of intensity/confidence on the field... The reason Fitz won me over as a fan was that never-say-die attitude, throwing blocks for your running backs, gunslinger mentality, field leadership. This whole team was behind Fitz last year. Something has definitely been off this season, either changing the mechanics has him too much in his head, that big hit from London last year spooked him (ala TE with the hit in the AZ game), or it's just a basic loss of confidence, I don't know. But, Fitz has not played well or been a commanding persona on the field. As far as his throws...I disagree with the notion that Fitz can't throw the deep ball (i.e, bomb). We've seen him do it before...to me it seems to be a timing with his receivers thing instead. Only 1 deep ball was underthrown this year that I remember, most were misses over the top. In my opinion, the throws he has traditionally had trouble with are the deep outs. That's where a lot of his interceptions occur. Those are the throws he was missing in his game and I thought Lee was going to help him fix that. Seems he hasn't fixed that but made everything else worse. And the coaching staff keeps calling those types of throws. I know you can't take those out of your arsenal all together, but they should limit those throws if Fitz struggles with them. Of course, there are no excuses, as Fitz would say himself, for the bad misses in the short passing/screen game. And yes, they need to start hitting some of the deep balls to soften up the defenses... so they should be working on that hard. But, it's time for Chan to tell Fitz to forget about all of that mechanics crap and just go out and play with some fire again. And despite his short-comings or how he has played so far this year, I'm not giving up on Fitz yet (call me crazy, homer, whatever). Do we need to draft a QB for the future next off-season? Yes. (Although, I think we needed to do that whether Fitz played well or not.) But do I think Fitz can still turn his season around and get some of that Fitzmagic back? I think he can. And I say it starts this week...I think he will have a very good game this week, go into the bye, and then come out swinging in the second half of the season. And in lieu of that, I'm changing my avatar in support. It's time for opposing teams to fear the beard again. I could say Fitz sucks and then if/when he does again feel good that I was right, or I can root for the guy and hope he improves. For better or for worse, depending on your opinion, Fitz is our QB this year, let's get behind him and root for him rather than attack him. And when the time comes, depending on how the season unfolds, we can discuss any changes that need to be made. But calm down with the 500 Fitz sucks threads. Honestly, how is that helping anything? One or two threads to get some frustrations out and discuss what's wrong, fine...but this board is just destroying the poor guy. Does he need to play better, yes. But the whole team does as well. And I'm going to be rooting for each of them to do so. I'm rooting for success rather than expecting disaster and will deal with the outcome later, whatever it is. I still think we can win WITH Fitz, not despite him. Come on Ryan, get that killer instinct back and start leading this team again! I still believe you can! Ok, you can tear me apart now.

I had a good run in the 80s Celtics '81, '84, '86 Orioles '83 (I stopped watching the NBA so I can't count the most recent Celtics championship) And then I had a 20 year drought until... Syracuse (basketball) 2003

Bowe would be another weapon that defenses would have to worry about. I don't think they're worried about Donald and T.J. Teams feel they can cover them one on one. But, if you have Stevie, Bowe, Chandler, and one or both RBs in on a play, all of a sudden they can't squat on the short routes or consistently bring their safeties in the box because anyone of those guys can get upfield. If you leave either Stevie and/or Bowe one on one all day, I guarantee Fitz will look a lot better and throw for a lot of yards (so stop the who's gonna get the ball too them crap) and if you try to double them both or cheat your safeties to them, then the running game becomes wide open. And then they have to cheat to stop the run and all of a sudden the passing game is open again. One, extra, legit, dangerous target (that a team has to gameplan for) can totally change how defenses play us. I doubt we can land Bowe, but you never know, none of us thought Mario would come here. Who knows, maybe with the Chan connection and Stevie talking him up...But if he really is available for a trade, I think the Bills should pull out all of the stops to get him (especially if the other option is him going to a divisional rival).

As long as it's as successful as wax on, wax off, wax on, wax off was...then me and Mr. Myagi will be happy. I can just see Merriman standing in crane position, all focused, waiting for the snap. Anyhow, I'm glad he's back...my expectations for what he will add on the field aren't as high as when he first came obviously, but I agree with others, he might be just what this defensive locker-room needs. And if he produces on the field, all the better.

Absolute hose job as usual...I've been watching football for 35 years and in the thousands of measurements we've all watched, I have never seen a ball that far from the stick called a 1st down...Never. Angle, my eye. You could have done a 3-D panoramic, 360 spin around that ball...it still wasn't a first down.

With all of the recent talk about leadership and mental toughness... Who's rallying the defense on the sideline during games? With so many young guys (Shep, A. Williams, Gilmore), humble guys (K. Williams), quiet/reserved guys (M. Williams, Dareus), etc. who is rallying the D? We don't have a Ray Lewis type-player. And Gailey is more focused on the offensive-side of things. So, is there a coach on the sidelines who can pull the D together or do the players just go to their position coaches? Being in the booth didn't help the Stache come up with an answer for what New England was doing last week. It didn't seem to help him make the proper adjustments. So, why is he there? I know in the past (with other teams), I've seen him somewhat animated on the sidelines...he's not a Rex Ryan or whomever, but maybe being more interactive with the players on Sunday---congratulating them when they do well and pulling them together when things aren't going right, just being in the middle of the action, maybe that would help with the leadership issue somewhat, at least on the defense. So, should Dave get out of the booth and onto the field on Sundays?

Can we at least wait for game 2 before we fire Chan and retire Fitz? I know that Jets game looked bad and it only added to the hangover from the end of last season... but, you can never judge a season by the first game. We won a blowout to start the season last year and ended up 6-10, while the Giants lost 28-14 to the eventual 5-11 Redskins but went on to win the Superbowl. Now, I'm not saying we're going to win the Superbowl, but let's at least wait a few more weeks to see if week 1 was an aberration, or who we are. And if we still look terrible after 4 or 5 games, then go crazy with the fire Chan and bench Fitz talk, but give it a couple of weeks to see how it plays out first. Maybe that first game lights a fire under the team that unfortunately wasn't there yet in week 1.

How about rooting for Marcel Dareus this week, a talented player who just lost his brother, yet he's gonna be out there fighting for his team (and his brother I'm sure). What about George Wilson? He had to fight and claw his way to stay in the league. His passion level is at the same level as Fred's. And he's worked his way up, changing his position, to become a top safety. How about Spiller (as others have mentioned)? A top pick, who has been a patient, team guy...doing and saying the right things, now he has his opportunity to shine. How about Kyle Williams? The guy has never ever taken a play off. He's a beast who almost everyone doubted early on. How about Mario Williams? Our big FA acquisition? You could root for him to prove his contract. How about Stevie? A 7th rounder who is now talked about in Fantasy circles and on the national media on a regular basis. Plus he's a pretty darn good WR. I could go on and on...honestly, what do you mean there is no one else to root for with Fred out. (Of course, you root for the whole team and a win first and foremost). But, I mean, Fred is one of my favorites too; he's even on my fantasy team...I was devasted to see him injured. But football is a team sport and the Bills happen to be a very likable team that has a lot of guys with great stories and passion. So, there are plenty of individuals to root for. And once they start winning, it will be easy to root for the whole team.

I'm going to pick David Nelson. Jones and Nelson are both 3rd year receivers...the traditional year that it really starts to click for wideouts; and they have both been in the same system with the same QB for all three years. They could both really come on this season.

Not yet. I do think Gilmore is going to be special, but he'll have his share of rookie mistakes this year no matter how good he is. I'm not sure about Aaron yet...he looked vulnerable in the preseason, but it is only his second year, first year starting, so he may come on during this season or next season. But too early to tell. I agree with mrags that I think eventually Brooks will be the better corner than Williams. So, maybe in another year or two if they all develop as we hope, they could become one of the best young secondaries with Glimore and Brooks on the outside, Williams in the slot, and Byrd, still relatively young, in the backfield.

This deserves one of deepthroat's "YEAH!'s". Great post.

I EXPECT TO WIN! And so do the Bills! Let's get some positive mojo going here on this board. It's a new season, we're 0-0, we have a new defense and a better D-coordinator. Wood is back under center. Stevie's groin, Fred's foot, and Fitz's ribs have healed. Gilmore is the real deal. Kyle Williams is healthy and a beast. He and Mario, Dareus, Anderson, and Kelsay (yes I said Kelsay) are going to wreak havoc; our offense is just waiting to bust out...mark my words, Fitz, Fred, Stevie, Chandler, and Nelson are all going to have big years. Yes, we still have a few holes, but every team does. Last year's slide is just that, last year. And the preseason is just the preseason. And the last 12 years count for nothing anymore. Have some faith for God's sake. Just as Chan rid the team of the loser mentality, time for the fans to lose it too. Fitz is going to make sure that Revis has to eat his words about Stevie. Sanchez will spend the day looking at the clouds. Tebow will be praying on the sidelines (rather than after touchdowns) hoping not to come in the game against our D-line. Their RBs ain't gonna do squat; their defense is very good, yet Freddie is still going to run wild over it. The baby is coming folks...his due date is September 9th, the wagons are circling, the stars are alining, and we'll be "talkin' proud" again and "Shouting" once more. We're baaaaaaaaaaaack! Let me close by saying, "What the f%ck happened to the Bills fans I used to know? Where's the spirit? Where's the guts, huh? This could be the greatest season of our lives, but you're going to let it be the worst. Oh, we're afraid to go with you Folz...we might get in trouble. Well just kiss my ass from now on. Not me. I'm not going to take this. Sanchez, he's a deadman! Tebow, dead! Ryan..."

What makes this more curious was the team experimenting with having the safeties make the defensive calls during the Minnesota game, a role usually reserved for the MLB. The experiment didn't work and the linebackers will indeed make the calls, but why did they even try it? http://blogs.buffalo...ign=blog_header Is/Was Shep not doing a good job as the defensive QB? Or are they worried about him starting for some other reason? Ergo the Morrison experiment as well? It could be he's just not playing up to expectations, making the right calls, etc. but I wonder if it has anything to do with the undisclosed ailment or whatever he had earlier in training camp. Usually the only time a team doesn't disclose something is if it is a personal issue or an unusual health issue like Easley last year... http://forums.twobil...e__hl__sheppard What if they aren't sure of Shep's health/personal issues and they are too nervous to let a young guy (McKillop/Carder) make all of the defensive calls and so you have the safeties and Morrison experiments. Obviously, as others have said, it could also just be that since Moats overtook Morrison at OLB then they have to decide whether to keep Morrison at all (which if he can play two positions its a plus for him) over some of the young guys. Either way, rather than taking it as a knock against our coaching staff, it reminds me of why I like Chan and his staff... the depth chart is always up for debate, always up for competition. They aren't afraid to drop someone, even if he has a name and/or good draft position, if he's not pulling his weight and they aren't afraid to promote a young or unproven guy if he is out competing the vet in front of him. And if something is wrong he at least tries a number of things to fix it rather than just accepting it (as it seemed that past regimes did). [Looks like Hopeful beat me to the punch in discussing the defensive playcalling issue]

Hope you're all willing to jump back on the Fitzwagon when it circles around again... and get used to that girlish squeal, I think we'll be hearing it a lot next year. I know the 2nd half of last season has made everyone cautious/nervous, but for almost half a season last year, Fitz held his own with the best in the league. At the time he was top 5/top 10 in most categories. Sure he has to do it for a full season, but... After 7 games played last year: ------------Comp.-------Att--------Comp%-----Yds----YPC------TD-----INT Fitz..........155..............229..............67.68.........1,739........7.7.........14............7 Brady.......184..............272..............67.64.........2,361........8.5.........18............8 Brees.......182..............299..............60.86.........2,477........8.3.........18............8 If Fitz had the same number of attempts as Brady (extrapolated out) he would have had 2,070 yds, 17 TDs and 8.3 INTs. So, his stats were very similar to Brady's, the only descrepancy being YPC which leads to the extra yards overall. Maybe having a legit deep threat will help that. If he had as many attempts as Brees,it would be 2,278 yds, 18 TDs, 9 INTs. And don't forget that was a record setting year for Brees. Now, of course, I'm not saying Fitz is as good as these guys, but I think the end of last season made people forget just how good Fitz was actually playing at the beginning of last season. And I hate to sound like a broken record, but I just can't understand those who don't think losing your starting and backup LT, starting C, starting RB, starting TE (for a while), and half your receiving corps didn't affect Fitz's play. And that doesn't even take into account his cracked ribs, Stevie's groin injury, and a porous defense. I mean at points last season, he was throwing to a QB and RB playing the WR position and guys basically signed off the street. Honestly? None of that mattered? It's just Fitz sucked because he's always sucked. Really? The guy has proven he can do it and the team is making sure he has all of the tools in order to do it consistently, a new QB coach, another year of continuity in the system and with his receivers and O-line, better defense, better depth. Sure the guy will never be a HOFer, but he's proven enough to me to drop the "journeyman" "career backup" titles that so many still attach to him. I may be in the minority, but I think Fitz is gonna have a big year.

I'm a big Fitz supporter and think he's going to have a great year (just thought I'd get that out of the way first). Two years ago, I was not sold on Fitz from the 8 games or so he'd started as a Bill to that point. I thought his throwing motion looked erratic (like he was pushing the ball) when he'd throw to the sidelines. Then he totally won me over with his heart, play, and moxie during the 2010 season. I've seen him improve from 2009 to 2010 and then again from 2010 to 2011. I don't think Fitz's issue is arm strength, I've seen him zip passes into his receivers between two defenders, he's been able to hit Chandler and Nelson deep over the middle, I've seen him throw the deep ball (like that 99-yarder to T. O.) when he has time and a consistent legit deep threat to throw to (when he has missed bombs in the past it's more of a timing issue with he and the WR, rather than the throws always being short). He's been great with the short passing game and I think he hits the guys in stride pretty well...just look at Stevie's YAC over the last two years. He's been able to improve his accuracy. Guys last off-season said he was a career sub-60% passer and would never improve. Then last year, even with the bad second half to the season, he had a 62% completion percentage. So, I really don't think those are the major issues even though that's what so many people continually bring up. Now, I'm no football guru by any means, but where I think he has still struggled is with the deep sideline throws (deep outs and sideline hooks over 10 yards--"back shoulder throws?"). Look at the two picks in the Giants game for example (both were the same type of throw). Now that could be arm strength, but maybe it's mechanics (like I said earlier, his motion on those throws always looked weird to me). I think if Lee can get Fitz to improve on those throws, he'll be a more complete QB and his Accuracy % will go up even more. And I really think with a healthy O-line and WR corps and a better defense that prevents us from playing from behind all the time (and making Fitz feel he has to force things) his interceptions will go down significantly. And like others said, being a career backup until the last couple of years (with questionable franchises/coaches: Rams, Bengals, Jauron-era Bills) it's not surprising that he didn't get coached up that much individually. And sometimes you don't know you're doing anything wrong or know how to improve it until someone points it out to you and shows you how to fix it. So for me, this is a good thing that someone is finally pointing out the flaws in his game and working on them...not a point to get down on Fitz for. I have a feeling there will be a lot fewer Fitz-detractors after this upcoming season. Go Bills!

I think the Patriots amazing run is more about their QB and Head coach and the consistency that brings year in and year out rather than how many veteran FAs they bring in each year. Some work out (Moss), some don't (Ocho Cinco), some unspectacularly fill a spot, some turn into excellent role players. But, I don't think this is what the Pats have had over the Bills of late. Plus, we've brought in plenty of veteran FAs in the past, just look at the O-line (Dockery, Walker, Gandy, etc.)...and how did that work out? It's not about just bringing in vets, it's about bringing in the right vets (talent evaluation) that are good, fit what the team is doing football-wise and chemistry-wise. Also, most teams start rookies every year...it's just how the league has gone recently. Every team has to rely on some young guys stepping up, either to start or to fill in for injury. The key is to have multiple options (depth), competition, etc. In the last few years, we didn't have the depth, but it is slowly building. LT: If Hairston were starting and we had no back-up plan, I'd be more worried. Hairston did a good job last year, but I don't know for sure how good he is yet. But, if he holds off Glenn, I'll feel more secure about him and then Glenn and Sanders are there as depth. If one of the young guys (most likely Glenn) can wrestle the spot away, then we have Hairston and a rookie as back-up. Sure they are all young and will make mistakes, but that's how they will learn and get better as well and the line will start building long-term chemistry which is so important on the O-line. I'd rather that than an injury-prone vet who may give us one or two years and be gone. TE: Sincere question? How often does Chan run anything out of a two TE set? We have always said that Chan doesn't utilize the TE...is it true? I think Chandler is an excellent (not elite) TE. He was blowing things up last year before he got injured. Chan will also use Nelson at times in a pseudo-TE role...so, I don't think we need another pass-catching TE for the offense to work. As to who is a good blocker or not, I'm not sure. And I don't know much about the young TEs on the roster. But I would guess that TE is a luxury if the right player came along, not a necessity. WR: I think a lot of this keys on Graham. He can fill both the Evans and the Parrish role at different times (if he works out). We don't need Fitz to all of a sudden become a homerun guy tossing bombs every week. But running Graham deep and connecting on a few of them here and there will keep defenses honest. They won't be able to continually crowd the line to stop the run and the short passing game. And I truly think Nelson is under-appreciated by a lot of Bills fans...he's going to have a great year (year #3...traditional WR breakout year). And then there is Easley, Jones, Smith, Aiken, Hagan, Clowney, Roosevelt, and Martin all competing for spots; some with excellent potential, a number of them with game experience now, a few who won't make the roster this year. We didn't need a big redzone target (Nelson, Stevie, and Chandler all do well in the redzone). We needed a speed guy to spread the field, which opens up holes in Chan's type of offense for the RBs and short passes. The Bills hope they have that in Graham. If Graham works out and either Jones or Easley steps it up, we will be very solid in the passing game (when you include Chandler and the RBs out of the backfield too). If just Graham works out, I think we will still be ok. Sure those are ifs, but we aren't counting on one if...like in past years, there are a number of options if someone isn't working out. One out of maybe 5 ifs instead, increasing our odds of one of them coming through. LB: Kirk Morrison, before coming to the Bills and getting injured for the year, averaged 120 tackles a year over a 6 year career. He just turned 30 years old. It's not like he is just some scrub as some seem to think or over the hill. He is a well respected LB in the league and I think he will do well in Wanny's system. I think Sheppard and Barnett are solid. We don't quite know what we have in depth yet, but I'd rather some young, hungry guys with potential to be really good, than an average or aging FA who's ceiling we already know. So, though I don't disagree that these are the positions with the most question marks and if there is a FA out there who is clearly better than what we have (at the right time in his career and for the right price) then you still jump at him, but the key is what is best for the team going forward. We want to make the playoffs this year, of course, but most likely we aren't going to the Super Bowl. So, let's start working the young guys and keep building and drafting so next year or the year after that we have a legitimate shot and with a young nucleus that is coming into their prime, rather than older FAs that we have to replace in a year or two, disrupting chemistry and finding ourselves continually patching holes. Belicheck is trying to hold on to a dynasty, we're trying to build one...these two teams are in very different places right now and their current strategy wouldn't be the best one for us. The way Nix has handled FA (sign your own and only spend on players who are worth the salary and roster spot---over a young guy) imho is best. If there are veteran FAs out there who will improve the team talent-wise, won't disrupt the chemistry the team has built, and won't be overpaid for their services, I'm sure Buddy and Chan will go after them.

As others said, you can't put all the hits or all the misses on Jauron as he wasn't the sole decision-maker, but here are the totals: Jauron era (2006-2009): drafted players still on the team Kyle Williams, Steve Johnson, Leodis McKelvin, Eric Wood, Jarius Byrd, Andy Levitre (Wood, Levitre, and Byrd came in Nix's first year back with the team...he wasn't GM yet, but I bet he had a lot of influence on that draft considering the rudderless FO that existed at the time). Draftees still playing ok to good elsewhere: Marshawn Lynch, Donte Whitner, Paul Posluszny, D. Bell, Maybin? So, 4 drafts (34 picks) and 11 decent to excellent players...but when you add in that Lynch, Maybin, McKelvin, and Whitner were 1st round picks (and therefore should be more than just decent) and Wood, Levitre, and Byrd may have been Nix influenced, that 32% actually looks inflated. Jauron era (2006-2009): free agent players still on the team Ryan Fitzpatrick (2009 FA), Fred Jackson (2006 FA), Spencer Johnson (2008 FA), Corey McIntyre (2008 FA) (Marv definitely brought in Fred on his own and I doubt it was Jauron's decision to bring in an, at the time, backup QB) Holdovers (pre Jauron-era) still on team: Chris Kelsey (2003 draft), Ryan Lindell (2003 FA), Brian Moorman (2001 FA), Terrence McGee (2003 draft), George Wilson (2004 UDFA signed from Detroit) So, 15 pre-Nix/Gailey players remain on the team (12 pre-Nix---if you accept his hand was in the 2009 draft). 10 from Jauron's 4 year stint. I would think with a 51 man roster, 34 draft picks, UDFAs, and FA over a 4 year period, most fans could probably find 10 good players. I don't think Jauron ran the franchise into the ground (Donahoe did that), Jauron just maintained the mediocrity. And starting Lynch over Fred/Trent over Fitz/Anyone over Stevie/Whitner over Wilson (when fans at the time could see who the better player was at each spot) definitely doesn't help the cause if you're trying to give him credit for bringing talent to the team). No offense to the OP, yes, there are some holdover players that are very important to the team right now, I just question giving a lot of credit to Jauron for how he and the FO at the time managed anything. I think Gailey will be fine this year...I felt the same as you at the end of last season about sticking with the passing game, but I think there was a reason for it and that reason was Eric Wood/Fred Jackson. First of all, early in the season the pass set up the run (not the other way around) but the run was still an option on early downs to keep the defense honest. Once Wood went out I think it really hurt the run game and then when Fred went down, there was no way for that team to pound the ball with C. J. and no center. I don't think he had much of a choice due to injuries. I don't think it was so much the scheme was figured out as we no longer had the players to run it properly. And it would have been hard to change the scheme mid-stream with so many young players (Hairston, C.J., WRs) playing due to injuries. They were just trying to stay alive out there...to change the schemes on the fly could have been disaster (although it kind of was anyhow, but he was trying to give his team the best chance to win by not putting too much extra on the young guys who were filling in). And what about Gailey's career resume leads you to believe he isn't capable?

Howdy Neighbors! I'm in Carroll Gardens. Where in the Netherlands do you live? I spent a summer in Well (and Venlo) and traveled around the country quite a bit. Spent part of another summer near Eindhoven. Been back two other times. Was there during the 2004 European Championship. Very Exciting! Love the Netherlands!

Representing for Brooklyn, New York! Originally from Rochester. Crazy thing is we have more Steelers' fans at my job (in Manhattan) than Jets or Giants.

Chris Clemons (8th year out of Georgia) mans the other side for Seattle. Last season he had 51 tackles, 11 sacks, and 3 FF. (Also had 11 sacks in 2010.)

The Seahawks have just resigned DE Red Bryant to a 5 year $35 million dollar contract. Earlier Chris Brown posted that 3 other teams were in the hunt/interested in Mario...2 being Chicago and Seattle. It has already been reported that the Bears are out of the sweepstakes...could this mean Seattle has given up as well? Seems we are getting closer! http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7682923/2012-nfl-free-agency-seattle-seahawks-re-sign-red-bryant-five-years-35m-sources-say Sorry if this should have been posted in one of the Mario threads. Feel free to merge it Mods.

I love what is happening this week (Stevie, Chandler) and signing Morrison back is great. Morrison played 5 years in Oakland and then signed as a FA with the Jags and had a bad season there/didn't fit in, whatever (ergo his comment to Stevie about the grass not always being greener)...and kind of what happened to Florence also moving from SD to JAX for the big contract...but what it sounds like many have forgotten are that Morrison's numbers in Oakland were stellar. In 5 years in Oakland, his tackle totals were: 116, 127, 120, 135, 133. That's a boatload of tackles. He just turned 30 this month. I don't think the 2 down years in Jax and Buff are about him slowing down, but more about change and circumstances. His averages in Oakland (per year) were 126 tackles, 1 sack, 3.5 passes defended, 1.5 INTs, 1.2 FFs. If we get that Kirk Morrison this year, we got a steal. Keep it up Buddy!