mchammer

Sorry I didn't respond sooner. I had other more pressing matters to attend to. My thoughts on what is fair and not fair with regards to players and owners is this: Every player has a representative (agent) with their best interest at heart (agent will receive 1/3 of contract value). For anybody to claim that the players are being screwed is naive. Each side of these negotiations is fairly represented and no one is being forced to sign on the dotted line if they do not agree to the terms. Players know going into the process that they can and most likely will be cut before their contract is fulfilled. Therefore their agent will negotiate the most amount of guaranteed money they can get. If this process was unfair they would not deal with the owners and the player association would strike over unfair conditions. The fact this hasn't happened leads me to believe no one is getting the shaft. The fact that fans are concerned with the players well being is just bizarre at best. These men are paid extremely well to play a game and if the NFL did not exists you should ask yourself what they (players) would be doing for employment and what might they be earning in that other job.

When their contract is up they negotiate a better deal. One that reflect their worth for example (Winfield, Jones, Jennings, Owens, Fitzgerald, so on and so on). If they are confident they will outperform their contract they should sign a shorter term contract or a incentive laden one. The fact of the matter is they all want long term contracts because they want security they want to know they will be provided for in good times and in bad or to put it another way "To have their cake and eat it too".

So when a player is cut (released from his contract) he cannot play for another team? You make it sound as if the player has nowhere to go, as if he can no longer be a football player. The only thing I see when a team cuts a player before his contract is fulfilled, is that he did not live up to thier (team) expectations. He is free to pursue his career somewhere else.

This is like the chicken or the egg. I think they need to raise prices so they could offer better pay to players who know how to win games. I think if they bite the bullet and raise ticket prices they may suffer in the short run but make up for it later down the road. I have been a season ticket holder for six years now and I would much rather pay $10 -$20 more per seat than waste my time seeing a crappy team on the cheap.

I could not have said it any better.

http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1...a5-7520a6b2b3fb

You have to hand it to those Democrats they know how to up the ante.

Bills 10-6 Pats* 9-7 Dolphins 8-8 Jets 6-10 Just keeping it real with B-low at 10-6. There will be an improvement.

I was responding to his father’s comment "you get what you pay for". My point was we PAID Dockery a boat load of money and he did not produce. Paying a lot for a player does not mean you are getting a great player, it just means you paid a lot. My feeling is Peter’s deserves a pay increase but not the highest paid LT in the NFL. He should get a 9–10 mil per year contract because he has proven himself in the past and he is still young enough to improve.

So what does your father think of Derrick Dockery?

I agree, listen to any player talk and all you hear is what their coaches say to them during the week. They just regurgitate all the clichés they hear during the work week. The problem is we do not have coaches who can inspire excellence from the players we have.

I would define a great QB as someone who carriers their team and without them the team will not succeed. A great system is one where you can plug a competent player in and the result will be the same. Hence Tommy boy is more a product of the system and not the great QB that everyone is led to believe. Where would the Colts be without Manning?

In all seriousness, I think he could have said something to the effect of " I'm glad to see Ralph Wilson decided to retain coach Jauron for continuity sake, but as an organization we have under performed and will have to live up to our potential next season". This way he is not throwing his coach under the bus but letting the fans know that everyone is accountable himself included and that last year is not indicative of future performance. P.S. I don't actually believe any player on the Bills team is capable of putting together a comprehensive thought like stated above but it is nice to dream.

Your reasons for why Tommy boy is the greatest QB of this generation is the reason why I say it is the system. His first two super bowl wins where due in large part to the Pats* defense and a great offensive line. Now the defense and O line are getting older and not so great (look at last years win by the Giants). The fact that Branch, Givens and Patton did not produce for other teams is because of the system they were in, it helped them become better players. Manning has great players around him but has never had a great defensive unit. He has always had to out score the other team. Plus the Colts are in the playoffs this year and the Pats* are not. So who is to say the Colts (Manning) does not win another Super bowl.

No way. Dick does not want to hurt anyone's feelings.

I didn't think you were. I was hearing 14 mil to franchise Cassel as well. Not sure where they get that number?

I just took the top five QB salary (Ryan 12mil, Peyton 14mil, Roethlisberger 12.8mil Brady 10, McNabb 9.5mil) and divided by five for that number.

What happens if the chargers (who made the playoffs with an 8-8 record) go on to the super bowl? Does that mean they do not deserve to be there because they won their division with an 8-8 record? The rules are set in place before the season starts and the owners vote on the rules so everything is fair. If you do not deserve to be in the playoffs you will lose in the first round. If not then that team is better than their record indicates.

You sound like Dick Jauron. Why must they be in the playoffs? What about all the other years where teams sat at home because they couldn't win their division but a Seattle or Chicago or Minnesota goes to the playoffs with a bad record.

Didn't Chargers already beat the Pats*? Also I don't think we have to worry about Buffalo being 11-5 anytime soon.

They would have to pay Cassel 12 mil. to franchise him. That would be more than Brady makes (10 mil)

It's time to watch a real football game (Dolphin's vs Jets) and Baltimore vs Jags.

If nothing else Juron is consistent 7-9 three years and counting. Let's go Buffalo!

I'll admit our OL pass blocks better than run block but that isn't saying much.

If the Bills had an offensive line like the Pats*, I'm sure Edwards would look alot better then he has.