BobbyC81

Fowler?? He should've been an NBA player. His role would've been to be a tough guy like Danny Fortson who made the tough fouls to stop guys from driving to the hoop.

And if one of them goes down with a major injury, I'm sure Shane Matthews could be talked into coming back one more time.

I can't believe the Bills couldn't have offered a 4th or 5th round choice. I think Jets got a steal giving up only a 6th round pick. Sure, the Redskins coaches decided to go with Brunell instead but Ramsey's career numbers aren't bad. His QB rating has been in the 70's, similar numbers to average seasons for Bledsoe. Plus, he's only 27. Given a change of scenery, he may perform well.

"When playing the market. a smart general manager avoids the whammies. One way to hit a jackpot is to take spins on players who have been limited to under-the-radar roles with their current teams but could blossom elsewhere." Sounds like the approach Marv and company have taken so far with these 4 free agent signings. Really, when your team was 5-11, spending big bucks on a couple well-known players where you're competing with other teams generally doesn't work. They signed 4 guys at less money who will be hungry for the opportunity and might even surprise.

For whatever it's worth (one person's opinion), the Sporting News did a Free Agent preview in an issue a couple weeks ago. The top 5 free agent DTs they listed at the time were: 1) Bernard 2) Triplett 3) Chris Hovan 4) Grady Jackson 5) Orpheus Roye Hovan resigned with Tampa and Bernard with Seattle. We signed the 2nd guy on their list, leaving Roye and Jackson still available??

Great point, Dean. You can pretty much say that Detroit gave Harrington the tools and enough chances. Sure, Charles Rogers has been injury-prone, etc. but they did draft top receivers and added free agents like Az-Hakim, plus a good RB in K.Jones. He just didn't pan out for them. I don't think JP has had as much of a chance yet. Give him a better O-line, a solid set of 3 receivers and a reliable TE and see what he does. Immediate results are unrealistic expectations, though. He's going to have a new head coach, offensive coordinator and QB coach, plus a new TE and possibly new starting wideout to acclimate to. If he wins the starting job in training camp but then doesn't show muc by th eend of the year, then you could say he MIGHT NOT be the answer.

I was watching NFL Total Access on NFL Network and they were reviewing the DTs for the draft. This was Mike Mayock who was at the combine. Interesting that he referred to Ngata as a Pat Williams/Ted Washington type!! He believes Ngata is versatile to play 3/4 or 4/3 but he commented that depending on who's drafting him and what they want him to do, he may be only a 2-down guy. Then he talked about Bunkley, who he says is moving up the charts and could be the 1st DT taken. Mayock said he's definitely a 3-down guy and commented about his physique and how cut he is and how quick and fast he is for a guy his size (said he did a sub 5.0 in the 40). Of course, who cares what a DT runs in the 40!! Based on this, I'm wondering if Bunkley would be the better pick??

Yeah, I'd give Harrington a shot and hope a change of scenery would do him good. He played at Oregon so he's played in bad weather.

You hit the Nall on the head there!!

There was a blurb in The Sporting News saying the Ravens are enamored with Mike Huff because he's such a big hitter. We sure didn't see that in the clips someone posted a couple days ago. ????? Maybe there's some other clips somewhere that show this??

among the Top 10 picks. Robinson will have to make a quick change if the Bills sign Pickett. 8. Buffalo Bills – Haloti Ngata, DT, Oregon. Larry Tripplett was a nice pickup in free agency, but he'll need to work next to a rock to be most effective. Ngata fits the bill perfectly as the replacement for Sam Adams. This might be the most absolute lock among the top-10 picks

People forget that Terry Bradshaw, Elway and Aikman all were terrible in their 1st years as starters. Sure they were all thrown in as rookies but JP had only a little experience prior to last season. I guess some of us were disappointed after all the positive vibes coming from OBD in the prior offseason from TD, Wyche, and Mularkey about how much work JP was putting in and how much he was improving. Well, none of that was in live action. I say "Give the kid some more time". Evaen Tim Couch got a reasonable amount of time before he was tossed away.

Yes, I was just thinking about DE. Schobel is solid but the Bills could use more of a difference-maker. Now they wil lhave to contend with Culppepper twice a year. I get sick of Brady just sitting there in the pocket with all day to throw and pick the Bills defense apart. A DE that gets the other teams attention and one that could even get pressure against double teams like Bruce used to.

Man, this does mess things up for the early picks in the draft but it could still work out. Oakland still needs a QB and, at this point, have a good shot at one in the draft. If Houston doesn't trade their pick, they're likely to draft Bush, or Ferguson or somebody other than a QB, unless they've been blowing smoke. With New Orleans signing Brees, they are very unlikely to take another QB with such a high pick. The Jets. If they were to add Ramsey to Pennington, they aren't likely to go QB. The Titans. They have an aging injury-prone McNair, and a strong backup in Volek, who they invested good money in to keep. However, would they still consider taking Leinhart with the Chow connection? Could be. Green Bay took Rodgers last year so even if Favre hangs 'em up, aren't going QB. SF took Smith last year so they aren't taking one. So, unless one of the teams above the Bills now trades their pick, it's likely one of the top 3 QBs will be there when the Bills draft. Detroit, having signed Kitna, will likely keep Harrington so they won't trade up for a QB but would they for another position?? Arizona, even if McCown leaves, has Warner with Navarette backing him up. Might they move up for a QB of the future?? How about Cleveland and Baltimore?? Minnesota, by trading Culpepper and going with Brad Johnson could use a QB of the future again. If all the teams above the Bills keep their picks, it looks like Ferguson, Mario Williams, Hawk, Bush, and 2 QBs will likely be taken. That leaves one more slot before the Bills pick. That could be Vernon Davis by SF. That leaves it back to Ngata or Huff for the Bills. If the Bills were to sign Pickett, they're not likely to go for Ngata. Like some other posters, I don't like Huff at #8. I'd rather see if someone just below the Bills really want somebody and move down a couple spots and get another pick. Then see who's left. If they stayed in the top 12, Winston Justice could still be there.

Some of you guys have been right on with your comments about a QB like McCown. If he recognized his own difficulties playing at the Ralph in winter weather, I hope Marv and company do. If you look at the 2 most successful QBs in Bills' history, Kelly and Ferguson, they both had rifles for arms that could cut through the winds at Ralph late in the season. Any decent QB can play well in September, its what they do in the 2nd half of the season, especially if the team is making a playoff push, that matter more. If McCown doesn't have the arm to battle the elements at the Ralph, forget about him!! Ultimately, I hope the Bills finally get the linemen and offensve game plans to run the ball successfully so the QB doesn't have to be relied on to win. Still you want to have a QB that won't be handicapped by the weather conditions. There's a case somewhat against Vince Young and Leinhart. They haven't played much in bad weather. Who knows how they'd do??

Yeah, I always thought the NFL was half-ass backwards. They start out with free agency where teams know all their needs but don't know who they can sign from other teams or their own. Then, half way thru the free agency period, they have a draft. Then they continue with free agency. Wouldn't it be better to have one, then do the other (maybe draft first) so teams can get a better feel for how they'll fill their needs?? The way they do it now also has some affect on raising salaries when a team wants to fill a need at a position, there's only a couple guys they'd consider as free agents and they have little idea what's going to be available to them when they draft. So, they overpay for one of the free agents they like.

AVB of TSW reports that the Bills are $75 million under the cap for 2012.

Well, remember that Roy Williams was taken at #8. Some of the other safeties that have turned into great pros were taken a little later with Rodney Harrison at 14, Polamalu at 16, and Ed Reed at 24. The video of Huff someone provided didn't give me a good enough impression of him to be taken at #8, however.

Bills Daily shows the Bills at $15.9 Million under as of 3/11 but the signings of Triplett and Royal were announced on 3/11. So, is this number before these signings or after?? It obviously doesn't include signing of Davis and re-signing of Jerman.

Well, it seems pretty certain Josh Reed won't be back. So, with Moulds' staus not finalized yet, that would leave only Aiken, Parrish and Freddie Smith with Evans. I think Davis makes the team, even as the #4 receiver.

The 2005 Bills sure weren't familiar with what it was like in that Miami game.

Thanks for the tip.

signal when it snows??? This is the 2nd time this month it's snowed here in California and I lost the signal. The ACC Final starts in about an hour!! My roof has a good pitch to it so I'm not too enthused about going up there to get the snow off.

We got 4 inches out here in the Sacramento area and it's still snowing. And to think I delayed a visit to my Dad in Buffalo to avoid the winter weather. LOL!!!

Hey, Bob, get any snow down there??!! We got 4 inches and it's stil snowing!!