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You know everybody loves Boldin but I just don't see him or Fitz putting up the same numbers they did last year. Having Edge on the team is going to cut down on the wideout's numbers, especially in the redzone. I don't think they signed James to put up the same numbers that their RBs have posted in the last few years. If I had to guess I'd say it will be Boldin's numbers that are affected more than Fitzgerald's.

I actually have them listed at different spots in different leagues. In the league that gives points for receptions I have Jackson rated higher and for the league that doesn't I have Rudi rated higher. Jackson has the chance to be a superstar fantasy back, but he's not a proven fantasy back (yet). It's tough to risk a top 5 draft pick on a guy that's not proven even if you think he will bust out.

I'm beginning to wonder how long Bowen is going to be out. If he's not available for a few weeks there's no way the team can cut Wire. Perhaps they stick Bowens on the PUP list and keep wire for 6 weeks. I also don't think they keep that many LBs and perhaps go with only 8 OL. They've made quite a deal about making sure the OL can each play multiple spots and the depth there is pretty weak. It would almost be a shame just to keep a warm body on the OL when there are some solid WRs that could contribute in multiple ways. Who is going to end up making a bigger impact on the game, the 9th OL or Andre Davis on special teams? I’d also hate to see Wilson go, the guy is young and has a lot of potential. I don’t think he’d help the team much this year but I can see him blossoming in a year or two.

ACL. It stands for anterior cruciate ligament. Apparently SI thinks it stands for Achilles Tendon. Spikes and his ACL injury

This might be true, but from what I've seen thus far he doesn't play with the same size as Polomolu. There's something to be said for going full steam and laying your body on the line on each and every play. It can make smaller guys play a lot bigger (take Winfield for example). Granted, to be able to do that a player has to be totally comfortable with the D and stop thinking about what he's doing. Hopefully we'll see what Whitner is really capable of by season's end.

The Dolphins and Pats have more loyal fans than the Steelers and Bears? Since when?

I'd never even heard of "Bills Fan Tribute" before this.

I just can't see them cutting both leaders of the ST units, Wire and Aiken. Then again, perhaps it's presumptuous to think that Wire is getting the axe. I think they end up keeping 7 WRs; Evans, Price, Reed, Parrish, Aiken, Davis & Wilson.

160 to be precise.

I didn't realize you guys were still playing. After the one night where nobody showed up I just figured it was over with.

It depends if you count LB as a "skill" position I suppose.

That doesn't sound like a very optimistic statement!

That's the way it's always worked. CBS broadcasts the interleague game hosted by the NFC teams and Fox broadcasts the ones hosted by the AFC teams.

I refuse to download Real Player. Tried Q103 and the game is on there though.

Why didn't you post this in the thread you're referencing?

I think the Bills will win 5-6 games this year. You don't install a totally new offense and a totally new defense and have everything working smoothly right off the bat. It just doesn't happen. The only thing that I can see giving the Bills more than 6 wins is if something clicks in Losman's head and he plays lights out. If that doesn't happen we'll have another pick in the top 10.

What exactly makes you think this team will win more than 5 games this year? Hey, I want them to win as much as anybody but let's be realistic here. There are new schemes on both sides of the ball. The Bills are breaking in a young QB. The OL, while it looks to be (somewhat) improved from last year, still isn't much to write home about. There is no depth on the OL and there's no way the unit goes all season without a few starters missing some games (this reminds me of the joke in Annie Hall, "The food here is terrible....yeah, and such small portions too.") The best player on the team is coming back from the most devastating injury in sports and there’s no much depth behind him. I would list the DL here as well but I've actually been somewhat impressed by what I've seen of them this pre-season though they’re still a question mark. If all the stars align I could see this team near .500 but realistically this team is going to struggle mightily for, at least, the first half of the season. There are just too many question marks.

Wow, Dillon is even older than I thought.

Yeah, it looks like the writing is on the wall for Holcomb. How many back up QBs get so little work during the entire pre-season? It wouldn't surprise me at all to see Holcomb traded/cut and another QB brought in.

When is the last time a team with an OL that bad made the Super Bowl? Miami is solid at the skill positions on offense but that isn't usually enough to get the job done. Hell, if it was all about the skill positions Arizona would be booking their flight to the SB right now. As for Miami's D, it's still a decent D but getting old and I wouldn't trust it to be the unit that carried the team come playoff time. I wouldn't be surprised if Miami limped into the playoffs with a WC only to get demolished in game one.

So you start your post by commenting on the "rude times" we live in and then finish it by giving advice to tell someone to STFU. Classic.

Here we go again with the annual, "this moron thinks we suck" routine. If a writer/on air personality thinks the Bills are going to be bad then he/she is a "moron". If they think they’ll be respectable then they "get it". Why should anybody think the Bills will be good? What have they done to convince people that they've turned things around? Once the Bills start winning the majority of their regular season games then they'll get the respect you guys want them to have. Until then people will continue to think they suck (and rightfully so).

Yeah, but that's generally what makes bad teams bad in the NFL. This isn't college where there's a huge difference in talent. Bad teams are usually the teams that continually shoot themselves in the foot.

Drew got bashed before he ever left the team so I'm not sure he counts.

While they are coming back to the pack I wouldn't say they're sinking fast. As long as they have quality QB, OL and DL play (which they do) the other areas of the team are fairly easy to replace. My guess is the Bills stumble out of the gate early in the game, falling behind 14-0 but manage to make a game of it by the end. Pats win 27-20.