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How can anybody look at the DBs on this team and still have the attitude that you want Byrd cut or traded? This team needs more quality DBs, not less. So what if he doesn't want to be in Buffalo - he's here and if he wants a big payday down the road he'll play well.

If the poster had questioned the original post with, "you're a retarded f@g for thinking that a 2 parent household has any relevance to successful QB play" would that have been "non-PC" enough for you? Or would it still have been the "PC police?" The OP's statement was idiotic. It has nothing to do with political correctness - nothing. Unless somebody can find some evidence that QBs from 2 parent households have absolutely done better than QBs from single parent households then evening bringing the statement into the topic is absurd. I like to think of it more as the idiot police. Perhaps DC Tom will pipe in here in a minute as I think this is his domain.

F'in hilarious. Anyone who doesn't think so takes things way too seriously. My favorite was 29, "I mean, this is how we celebrate week 3 victories."

The board has gone ridiculously pessimistic because of one thing: 13 years of sucking. If the Bills were coming off a few playoff appearances and the above happened there would be concern but not at the level it's at now. That type of hysteria is saved for the fans of organizations that continuously miss the playoffs.

It's curious why nobody has answered the OP's question. He uses a lot of exclamation points and his posts aren't the most well formed yet he makes a good point: Why did they push $7M in Fitz's dead money into next year when they have the space this year? Perhaps the answer is as simple as, "the rules don't allow it" or "it doesn't work that way" but it's interesting how posters come up with incredibly illogical posts to try and defend the Bills' FO. Of course, I guess it doesn't really matter. The fact that they are $23M under the cap this year tells us all we need to know. While I don't agree with the OP's statement that they're "trying to lose" it's pretty obvious they're trying to win but by spending significantly less than the rest of the league. They've imposed their own salary cap on themselves. I can't imagine why they haven't made the playoffs in 13 years when they've handcuffed themselves.

When does she hit puberty? I love gyrating women dancing around on stage but Miley looks like a teenage boy.

This is just wrong. They are implementing a new D scheme and you can't go into the season with your starters only having played a few series together in the new scheme. NO coach would do that. I know fans want someone to blame but the bottom line is that football is a violent game and players get hurt.

The problem with this thinking is that he would have become a star in Buffalo. With a player like Rogers - where it's effort and not talent that's holding him back - getting cut a few times can be the impetus that finally gets his motor going. Obviously not getting drafted didn't do it. Perhaps getting cut will. At some point that talent means zilch and you can't keep giving a guy with talent a free ride because he "might turn into something." Giving him a free ride is what prevents someone like that from every amounting to anything.

Any examples? I don't doubt you I just don't recall this happening.

Why the hell do you merge threads like this? Sure it's talking about Gilmore's injury but some posters (like myself) don't want to wade through a thread with this title when a thread titled "Gilmore out 6-8 weeks" is a much better description of the current circumstances. At least change the title of this thread. I love this board and have been a member for over a decade but the thread merging sh*t gets annoying. It makes sense in some instances and in others it just seems like bored moderators just having nothing better to do.

All the talk about Rogers on the PS - it ain't happening. They'd keep him on the roster for the final pre-season game if they had the intention of keeping him on the team as a PS player. They released him now so he has the chance to catch on with someone else.

I just don't see Tuel going to the PS when he's the only healthy QB on the roster who knows this offense. That alone gets him the week 1 start if EJ is unable to go. My guess is the 3 QBs on the roster on opening day are EJ, Tuel and Leinart with Kolb being put on IR. After yet another concussion I don't see Kolb ever taking a snap in a real game for the Bills. I don't see Lewis on the final roster either. He's simply there to take snaps in this last week of practice before the real bullets fly. He'll be cut next week unless he plays very well in the final pre-season game. If Tuel has to start in week 1 they need to scrap the hurry up offense that week. The last thing I want is Brady and co. getting more opportunities because the offense can't stay on the field. They'd be wise to go to a ball control, clock control type of game plan for that week and keep the ball out of Brady's hands as much as possible. Somehow I doubt they'll do this though.

Ugh. That kills this D. Just kills it. He's the only CB on the roster worth a damn.

The biggest mistake I saw was on A. Williams on that big Moss gain. I didn't notice who the CB covering Moss was but Williams took a horrible angle and overran the play. He could have made the tackle right when Moss caught the ball but instead Moss runs downfield for 30 more yards. It was a simple play for a safety to make and Williams just looked like a fool.

No, they blitzed plenty in the first half but they rarely got pressure and even when they did Grossman and White were able to find WIDE open WRs down field for big plays. Hopefully these are just growing pains as players are trying to learn a new scheme. Hopefully.

This was my biggest question. Despite what Tasker said, Spiller was not 100%. He had a little hitch to his giddy-up and there was no f'in reason for him to still be in the game. And as has been stated in the last few pages of this thread (the only ones I've read) - that half was ugly. As I said after the last game, I'm not sure we want to see this D blitzing over and over again against Brady. He eats blitzes up. If a 3rd and 4th string QB were able to beat the blitz what's Brady going to do? And can a LB maintain his assignment and be where he's supposed to be for the cutback? All half long the DL did a pretty good job and when the runner turned back there were no LBs in sight. On a positive note, Dareus had a good half of football. Even before those last few plays he was good.

There are plenty of pom poms I like. For instance, these.

Imagine that, different people have different opinions.

It's one thing to kill the kittens, you have to be a sick F to do it. But you have to be totally out of touch with society to post the pics on facebook and think everybody is going to enjoy them and you won't get into trouble with the authorities. Hell, serial killers know that, "hey, if I get caught people aren't going to be okay with this."

Because when you franchise a Guard you pay the average of the top 5 OL in the league, not top 5 Guards. Which means you're paying a guard the same as the top 5 Tackles - which isn't going to happen. You pretty much don't want to franchise any OL except LT based on how it's figured.

Well, this is the year we find out about a lot of those guys. We find out of Mario was worth the money, if Dareus is a bust, if Gilmore becomes one of the best CBs in the league, if Hughes can resurrect his career, if McKelvin can be a legit starter and if K. Williams can stay healthy. We also find out of Pettine is a legit DC or if Ryan was really the one running the show. If we get positive answers to these a lot of these questions the D will be one of the best in the league.

Hopkins has the leg but I hope he has the accuracy too. Lindell didn't have much of a range but he was almost automatic from inside 45. Hopefully we'll get more of the same but with a bigger leg and more touchbacks (without wasting a roster spot on a "kickoff specialist.)

I read that he gained 10 lbs of muscle and has worked his a$$ off this offseason. I'm guessing he wanted to put on the weight in order to protect himself from getting injured but we'll see if it backfires. I'm not worried about FJ at all. The guy puts in the work and leaves everything out on the field. He's older, sure, but I think he can still be relied upon to carry his share of the offense.

Like it or not hes who the bills signed to do the job. Unless there is some surprise cut on another team Kolb is the lone vet th Bills have at the QB position this year. And despite what some fans wan to believe Kolb is, right now, the best healthy QB on the roster. Unless Manuel comes back lickity split Kolb will be in the starting lineup opening day. Tuel simply isnt ready. Im not a fan of Kolb either and think Fitz is a much better QB but we have what we have and at this point its just cross your fingers and hope EJ comes back quickly or that Kolb has one of his no-so-bad games on opening day and the D plays light out.

Now, if they say they recovered a flying saucer and an alien from a crash site then I'll take notice. Otherwise they're just admitting that they have a base...