Saint Doug

If the Colts can draft Luck with one of the best QBs in the history of the NFL already on their roster, then I'm sure we can draft a QB with Fitz on our roster. People are so quick to say the Colts will draft Luck, but Manning probably has about 5 more years of great football in him. Some may say he's now damaged goods, but there is nothing out there to suggest this. So, if the Colts, who outside of the QB position have twice as many holes as we have, can draft Luck and ignore the rest of their horrible roster, then so can we. On the Colts, Luck is likely to sit for another 3-5 years anyway. I don't have a crystal ball, but I think this offseason's draft position will be the best the Bills will have in the near future. Should we get caught with our pants down in 3-5 years when we need Fitz's replacement? I think most people know now that while Fitz is not this team's problem, he's not likely going to be the solution either. He cannot rely on him to take control of a game in its final minutes to win us a game. We need that type of leader.

Fitz is rarely the reason we lose. However, the bigger problem is, he's rarely the reason why we win.

Johnson is not the angel people make him out to be. Let me just remind everyone of this incident: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3440239

It appears we now have the second-coming of Christ on our roster. Awesome. Go Bills!

No way he goes to Indy. Nothing is going to get in the way of their perfect (off-)season.

Yea, add a decoy to the list of needs...

I don't know if a coach has ever been fired mid-game. Instead of being known for 4 straight SB loses, perhaps we can be the first team to fire a coach during half-time.

You guys just don't understand. This is all by design. If we beat the fins today, then they are still effectively in the race for Luck. That is not something we want to deal with twice a season for the next 10-15 years. This is a must-lose game for the great good of long-term competition.

This reminds me of the 2008 Bills mid-season meltdown.

Good for him. Him leaving is 100x better than him just going through the motion just to collect his paycheck. In fact, I wish more players would immediately leave their team when they don't give a care anymore. Less injuries would happen then. This is a lot better than what Fat Albert has been doing. I wish him luck.

I'm surprised no one is commenting on Nix's Merriman comment "he's not the same guy". Earlier on, Nix was talking like he just an injured superstar and as soon as gets healthy, and he will, he'll be Lights Out again. Now we are hearing "he's not the same guy"? Looks like the Bills have made their final assessment of this situation. He's damaged goods and we've seen the best of him.

I don't know. While the Bills are good, this is the Vick I've been waiting to reappear. This was Vick pre-jail time. The Vick we're likely going to see more of as the defenses begin to figure him out again. As for Brady, not so much. Brady doesn't just have "off" days.

Winning on the scoreboard is a form of cornbread? Mmmm, sounds tasty.

That's awesome. Respect for Trent goes up. But, he still sucks as a player.

You know, this was 4 years ago. People viewpoints change and Ralph has every right to change his mind. Many things have happened that change the landscape, the CBA for one. Maybe Ralph doesn't want to be an owner anymore, especially pay a minimum salary cap. Look at him now, he's nowhere near the proposed salary cap basement. Next year, when this goes into effect, Ralph stands to lose a lot of cash due to this basement.

I really think they are purposely throwing this season. They likely could have a better QB, but they chose not to. Losers.

A broken hip can heal in a young person, but hip fractures in the elderly carry a high mortality and significant morbidity. In fact, hip fractures in the elderly carry about a 20% mortality rate in the year following the insult. Now, ralph seems like a healthier-than-most 100 year-old, so he may not have much to worry about. I think Chadwick should've kept his mouth (Twitter is so good at exposing big mouths) shut because it's not that hard to figure out what he is trying to say. This is probably why ralph is keeping his team $30 million below the cap with plans to exit before the salary cap basement takes effect next year.

Reminds me of a line in a rap song I know "Swallow the nut up and shut up, b***h.

I always find it hugely concerning when a player drops off after getting the large contract. I never thought Kyle was that type, but it's still concerning.

One number for you: 2008.

I hope he does, and it's going to take a large set for them to acknowledge they were wrong about Merriman. It's time to end this experiment and go with the younger players on D. We are not going deep into the playoffs this year, so we should be developing our youngsters for next year, when expectations will be sky high.

Merriman should be sent packing for the same reason Lee was traded. We may make the play-offs this year, but we certainly are not SB contenders. Let's give our younger players a year to develop before next year, when we should go deep into the play-offs. Our D is the weakest link here, let's end Nix's nostalgic experiment.

This BNs article was horrible. How can a reporter actually be a good reporter without asking the tough questions - namely the elephant in the room; was Merriman's past greatness just a function of his steroid use? No one wants to unnecessarily dwell on the negative past, but I think this is an important area to discuss. http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/bills-nfl/article578433.ece

I would like a shut-down corner. There's no reason other teams should be consistently putting up over 30 point, mostly via a passing attack. There is going to be a week when our O is not in sync and the D is going to have to win us the game.

Many QBs, including Fitz, couldn't make these throws until they met Gailey. I wouldn't quickly write-off a QB because he's stinking it up in Denver.