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At least they have other options there. They didn't exactly break the bank for him either...

@ Dork, I'm guessing the view of video games changes significantly depending on the age group one falls into. Those who are 30+ probably tend to have a very different view of them than those who are in their 20s or (especially) in their teens.

It's a moot point, but they're probably pretty close. Culpepper's past success was much more significant than anything Edwards has done, though that success was also a lifetime ago. I think they're both bad QBs but bad in different ways. Culpepper can't come to terms with the fact that he's not who he used to be (something I respect in a way) and Edwards doesn't have the ability to actualize his potential (assuming his potential is what we claim it to be on this board).

I like the new Madden. I'm not necessarily looking for realism (I get enough of the real Bills during the regular season), though I also only play a couple hours a week and only online against other people. My guess is that people who buy it to play lots of regular seasons against the computer or others may be into it for a different reason.

I like the swagger. Whether he can back it up or not is a different story, but I'd rather have that than "it's hard to win in the NFL."

Noted, but the writer makes a good point here: "There are plenty of reasons why the Packers might not be able to swing a deal for Lynch, beginning with the Bills’ stubbornness. Though Buffalo drafted former Clemson back C.J. Spiller(notes) with the ninth overall pick in April and got an unexpected 1,000-yard season from Fred Jackson(notes) in ’09, a source familiar with the situation said the team resisted overtures from at least four teams (including the Seahawks and Texans) interested in trading for Lynch, a former Pro Bowl selection coming off a disappointing campaign. According to the source, one team called as recently as last week to inquire about trading for Lynch, and the Bills essentially treated them like unwelcome stalkers. All of this makes me wonder what Nix and head coach Chan Gailey are possibly thinking. Unless they are delusional, they know they have a team that isn’t close to contending for a championship, and the organization clearly is committed to Spiller as its running back of the future. Judging from the Bills’ 15-10 loss to the Dolphins in their season opener at home, Gailey’s plan to use all three backs is a disaster: Spiller started and carried seven times for six yards while Jackson (four carries, 19 yards) and Lynch (three carries, 13 yards) saw spot duty. On a positive note, Spiller and Jackson combined to catch six passes; on a negative note, they gained a collective eight yards on those receptions The Bills may feel that Lynch, who has two years left on his rookie deal, is a relative bargain at a reported $885,000 for 2010 – and they’d be right. For that reason, it’s tempting to keep him, at least for this season. But if Nix is thinking long term, he should get what he can in a trade while Lynch still has value and use the bounty to address other areas of need"

I posted this in the shout box, but figured that I would add a thread just so everyone could see it. He began by discussing the Bills and their performance in Week 1. Unsurprisingly, he sounded very disappointed in the team's performance. He said that he and other Bills fans had the first game circled as an opportunity to set a new tone for the team. While he was impressed and encouraged by the defense (which he mentioned looked bad in the preseasion), he said that the offense looks just like last year. He also mentioned that you need to take shots down the field to win a game and can't simply play it safe (shifted talk from Sanchez to Edwards during this conversation). He did say that he thought Edwards had the ability to win, but that he needed to be willing to take the shots and the team needed to be willing to let him do so. He didn't like the Bills chances during the next few games given how they looked in the first week...

Jackson is not that bad. Their offence will still have a good ground game.

Great, let's trade Trend Edwards to Houston for Matt Shaub and a draft pick then. Just show Houston this breakdown, and I'm sure they'll go for it.

He's a second year QB playing in the first game of his second season. They're trying not to ask him to do too much against the best defense in the NFL. Comparing him to Edwards makes little to no sense. Compare Edwards to other 3rd year QBs.

Sanchez is playing against a better defense and has something called upside. Edwards is not a good quarterback. Let it go. There, I said it.

Look, I don't have a particular dog in this fight, but the fact that you are comparing Trent Edwards performance today with a QB who threw for 297 yards is ludicrous. Completion percentage is not everything.

You're assuming all of those short passes were supposed to be screens...

+1

I really hope I'm wrong here, but they simply pressured the QB and jumped our dump offs last time. I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen again this game. Some pressure early to rattle Edwards, and then a focus on his short passes to the flat. Their offense will rely on the run to wear down our defense and put it away in the 4th. It will not be a blowout, but I'd give the points.

Man, we need to change this thread title. It scared the crap out of me when I opened the page!

I used to hate Bryan Cox until I waited on him a few years back in Naples, Florida. He was incredibly nice and well-mannered and even signed a joke autograph for my aunt. You see, my family moved to Florida when I was a young kid and it really upset me. To cheer me up, my Aunt went to Bills practices and would send me autographs and newspaper clippings about the Bills(I was about five years old when we moved and she continued to regularly send me stuff until I hit the teenage phase). Anyway, I was talking to him about it and how strange waiting on him was after rooting against him for so many years, and he gave me an autograph to give my aunt. It read: "To Aunt _____, Sorry about the finger -Bryan Cox." When I think about the man now, that is all I remember. P.S. sorry for hijacking the thread. I just thought I'd share that since his name is coming up so much.

He should be drinking orange juice instead. It's a great source of calcium, and if he drinks enough of the juice, maybe it could become a nickname or something...

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When we last played them in Miami, they jumped Trent's dump offs early and often. I'm afraid they have our man figured out and will be able to successfully use the same strategy by simply roughing Trent up a bit early on because it tends to get him skittish.

"O line that is not an NFL pocket guys, for christ's sake" best thread title ever

With the way he's playing, someone might claim him...

At least Painter is so horrible that we should roll over him once Manning is out.

Coasting on his NFL career. He's the author who writes one great novel and spends the rest of his life selling crappy books on its reputation

(Just posted this in shout box, but maybe better here). I'm looking forward to seeing how Trent responds. I really hope they put him back in. Last year he tended to fall apart after making a mistake and when go into a shell. If he does the same here, it will say a lot about his mental progress. I thought he looked okay before that pick. Not great, but not horrible.