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I would cut Donte Whitner. He makes absolutely no plays. It is mind boggling how we could have taken such a mediocre player with the 8th pick who is also very marginal athletically as well. He plays WAY too far from the line of scrimmage and can not close on the ball quickly. The Steelers last week hit several 15-20 yard passes over the middle because Whitner was not closing fast on the receiver. I don't think he would start on most teams. But looking at our safeties, they really are not very stellar in the least. I hope that Byrd can really step up and play. I would also cut Schouman and play Stupar and Nelson as our top two TE's. Has anyone else noticed that Schouman and Fine have been consistently injured since entering the league? What is wrong with them? They are always HURT. We have some top end talent at skill positions, but our second tier guys are pretty marginal when you look across the board. We need so much more production from safety and tight end. Hopefully, Byrd is a much better Whitner.

Andre Reed BLOWS Tim Brown away my friend. Not even in the same league. On the toughness scale Andre was a 10, and TB a 2.

From JW's article I think we can all agree that Maybin will not be signed before the Packer's game on Sat. nite. If our DE's such as Ellis and Bryan continue their strong play, than Maybin's position starts to look very tenuous. If he is not in before the Pittsburg game, and talks are still where they are now, we could have a very interesting mess on our hands. I don't see Russ Brandon as a guy who is going to overpay for someone of Maybin's worth. The Bills did not give in to Jason Peters, and they certainly will not give in to Aaron Maybin. We may not be great at picking talent, but our front office does not get pushed around. I think it is not beyond the realm of possibility that all three holdouts may not sign with the teams they were drafted by. If we have a good team without Maybin, does anyone really care if we ever sign him? What about trading his rights for Andre Smith's rights? That would be quite a scenario. Could it happen?

If Maybin's agent is waiting for Crabtree to sign. What happens if Crabtree does not sign? Does that mean that Maybin does not sign either? This is pretty absurd that a guy who has had one good year in college is not signed three and a half weeks into training camp. Do some of you get the feeling that he will never where a Bills uniform? And I am being serious. Maybe the team is pleasantly surprised with Chris Ellis and Copeland Bryan and have basically said this is what we are offering, take it or you can sit the year out? I would really like to hear what Russ Brandon has to say about what the Bills position is. I think as fans we deserve to know where things stand.

I sure hope he is better than that. Jabari was OK, but definitely did not dominate games most of the time.

You're a douche!!!

And if Owens is our best receiver this year, why for the love of God would we not resign him to a 2 or 3 year contract after the season is over? I would be perfectly fine with him finishing his career right here in Buffalo. And by the way Hardy looked awful last year. He has absolutely no idea of how to play receiver in the pro game. He may become something in the future, but geese you wonder how he could be so raw. And it does get annoying to read posts from people like yourself who think they know everything about the game of football. Just because another fan wants a guy cut who did absolutely nothing for us, you shouldn't become all high and mighty Mr. Freak. And to say that Hardy will be good enough to take over for Owens next year could be the reach of the century. But only time will tell.

Your analysis of the Peters situation misses one major premise. Peters was ridiculously overrated in his ability and his desire to be great. He just has a great desire to be overpaid. And he has succeeded in that. He had absolutely no upside from his 2007 season which was very good, but not spectacular. Last year he was mediocre AT BEST. There was no way the Bills were going to pay Jason Peters huge money unless he came to all the offseason camps, busted his butt and played like an All Pro this season. If he had a huge year in 2009, you can be sure they would have extended him bigtime after this season. But I am sure they had a feeling that Peters was not that type of player who burned to be the best. And they made a smart decision to trade him for the best deal possible. I think they handled this perfectly. Do you really think that the Pats or the Steelers would have given Peters a huge extension with three years left on his contract if he had missed all of the 2008 offseason and shown up right before the start of the season? He would never have played another down for a Belichik or Tomlin coached team. It is soooo easy to get down on the Bills because there record on the field has been miserable this past decade. But Peters is a fat, lazy head case. The Eagles are already finding that out.

Wow, did you expect us to be the Steelers from the 1970's out there last nite or what? Whether it is your first team, second team, or scrubbs, don't you want to see winning football? The Bills were the better team last nite against Chicago. Coach Jauron had them ready to play which is a positive. Making plays on the field regardless of who it is, is what is important. It builds confidence within the team, and that is contagious. Tell me you weren't happy to see Copeland Bryan and Chris Ellis make plays. These guys will hopefully continue to improve and get chances to play during the season. We haven't made the playoffs in 10 years, so any solid performance (even in the preseason) especially after the dog effort last week is very encouraging.

I agree. Fitz looked real good last nite. You can tell that the guy is a football player. He knows where to go with the football. And does not hesitate in his decision making. He looks to be a big upgrade from JP.

What the hell are you talking about? He sounded very contrite to me. What is he supposed to do? Sit there and cry. He admits he screwed up, and did wrong. He served his time. Who are you to judge him? If he keeps his nose clean and acts like a good citizen, his personal views are his business and his alone. I am glad you are so self righteous, you freak anti pot smoker, you.

If players and agents can hold teams hostage, than why have 28 out of 32 first round picks already signed with there respective teams? And if and when Maybin and the Bills come to an agreement, why couldn't this have been hammered out 3-4 weeks ago? I firmly believe that the terms agreed to will be a little better than Moreno's, but nothing out of wack with the other draft picks. Maybin's holdout has been a mystery from the start. I don't think the Bills would lowball him. But I don't think the Bills are drowning in their tears that he is not in camp. I think they view him as a project for the future.

And why would Vick not play here? Its not like we have a stud at QB who never gets hurt. The guy makes plays and is exciting. You think Ralph gives a sh-t about dogs? I very much doubt it. He wants to win football games. Is Vick Tom Brady, obviously not? But can the guy makes things happen? He sure can. And for all you posters who are morally appalled by Vick, deal with it. The guy served his time. Let it go. Or just go root for another team. Vick will be on the Bills by next week. You heard it here first. And I believe I was one of about 3 posters on this board who said TO would be on the Bills as well.

So if Crabtree doesn't sign soon, (and I think there is a distinct possibility that he NEVER signs with the 49ers-I don't think Singletary will put up with this kind of nonsense from a rookie) than is Maybin not going to sign either? The guy is barely a 250 pound DE who played in a crummy league, and was good for one season. It boggles my mind that he is holding out. Pay him a little more than Moreno got and lets move on. If he is waiting on Crabtree to sign, he might not play for us either.

Don't be stupid. Do you really think that Vick wants to spend more time in prison? You are a MORON!!! The guy served real time in a Federal Prison!!! Do you know what that is like? I don't know first hand, but I sure as hell do NOT want to find out. And as arrogant and stupid as Vick might have been to do what he did, the guy ain't going back to Prison. And I would sign him tomorrow to be our backup.

That is a very interesting interpretation about why Maybin is not signed. How do you know he looked terrible? And if what you're saying is true. Do we really even want to sign him? My god, I can't imagine giving 20 million guaranteed to a DE who is not even 250 pounds and is only 21 years old. If he is not signed before our second preseason game against Chicago, will he ever wear a Bills uniform? And is it a bad thing if he doesn't? THOUGHTS?

Maybin needs to sign by next week. Once a player, especially a first round draft pick is not signed when preseason games have started, it will become somewhat of a distraction. But depending on how Chris Ellis plays, the Bills may not be in much of a hurry to sign Maybin. Did Maybin have any better of a college career than Ellis did anyways? I hate small defensive lineman anyways. What team other than the Colts (Robert Mathis) plays D lineman who are Maybin's size anyways? I think the whole thing is very interesting as to how it may play out. If the team looks strong in the preseason, especially at D line, will the Bills just let Maybin rot? I think the whole Peters holdout mess from last year left a bad taste with management. And because of that, I really do not think they are going to just give in to anyones DEMANDS. (nothing to back that up, but just my personal opinion)

I agree with you. Parkers represented Jason Peters and we ended up trading him. We were never close to signing him to an extension is the feeling I got. With Maybin who knows. Noone seems to be up in arms that he is not in camp. Are the Parkers trying to hold up the Bills with the Maybin negotiations? And does anyone feel that the Bills are in no hurry to see Maybin in camp? Just a guess so noone needs to freak here, but maybe the Bills are having second thoughts about him, especially with Chris Ellis in the fold. What about if a deal is not looking imminent in the next couple of weeks that we trade the rights to Maybin to a team that has a young veteran at a position that we need such as outside linebacker, tight end, D tackle? Just throwing that out there. Would it shock anyone here if we did that? It would not shock me. I just don't seeing the Bills being flexible with the Parkers, and visa versa. Thoughts on this.

Dude, you are a fool. I hope Peters plays terrible the rest of his career. He had a great opportunity with the Bills, and he Sh-t on us. We gave him the chance of a lifetime, and he decided not to play his hardest for us. He should be ashamed of himself. As an athlete not to give his all on every play. There is NOTHING worse. To root for a guy like him after he shunned us. You call yourself a Bills fan? Peters is a piece of garbage, and I am sooooo glad he is gone. He thought he was the team. He was one piece of the puzzle and nothing more. Good riddance.

Dude, can you change your avatar? The picture of Jauron underneath that ridiculously large hat is just soooo annoying.

I totally agree. I hate losing. I will worry about morality, right and wrong, and good character for myself and my children. When it comes to football, I want guys who are means SOB's and just want to kick ass and stomp on Tom Brady's head.

And keeping those two was a good thing? Peters played horrible last year, and wanted nothing to do with the Bills. Dockery was fat, lazy and just a wuss. Anyone we put in there will be better. We didn't win with those guys, and were never going to. Deal with it, get over it, and be happy that training camp has started. It is just pathetic how much negativity there is on this board towards the team. Shame on you and everyone else. If you don't like the team, than root for someone else. Say something, anything intelligent about the team or football in general. But just stop being so negative. Go root for the Lions for god sakes.

JW, I love your articles, always very informative. Listen, what is your feeling on if we will go out and sign a veteran to compete for PT now that Pizza Man is done? (By the way, I don't consider this much of a loss because the guy is not starter material, and I don't think makes over half the rosters in the NFL for that matter. Not overly athletic.)