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KOKBILLS

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  1. Most teams have at least one really bad preseason game where they look tired and over-matched...So I'm not too overly concerned about that... Plus I think EJ is this teams spark-plug...He went out and there was a considerable letdown...These things cant easily be explained in team sports...But I will say this...As a lifelong Dodgers fan Puig has had a similar effect on that entire clubhouse...Before he he was called up that team was lifeless...After, they are world beaters...Every single player raised the level of their play to the point where the Dodgers are getting big plays and big hits throughout their line-up...There are certain players that bring that energy...And I'm hoping EJ is one of them... Just a theory...
  2. Well...If we're going to stick with ex-Bills I think Nate Clements is still available...
  3. I'm pretty sure the Bills were planning, and are still planning, on starting Byrd and Williams at the safety positions...Not sure if the Gilmore news changes that...If it does I feel REAL sorry for Aaron Williams because the target on him in week #1 will be HUGE...He's not an NFL CB...And he is looking to be a very promising Safety...
  4. It is...But I do have to say that OG and CB got the most attention as far as poor depth on this Roster is considered...Most of us, and I'm sure you as well, were surprised they did not take a CB in the Draft...Whaley was asked about in the post Draft presser...So...But I hear ya...
  5. Right... The IR designation seems likely then...I think they're gonna need that Roster spot early...
  6. And there are always depth friendly vets available at bargain rates...It's a mystery why they went into this season at CB with the depth chart they have...A complete mystery...Obviously they were assuming Gilmore locks down one position the entire season and plays at a Pro Bowl level...But anyone could tell they were woefully thin at CB behind him... I just did a quick look and I counted 38 vet UFA's at CB signed to teams this off-season with one year deals...Not sure what the Bills were thinking here... The best laid plans...
  7. So I'm guessing with the injury timeline being what it is Gilmore goes PUP? Obviously the Bills are going to be eyeing that final cut-down for Corners...Maybe they pick up something decent...At this point it's pretty easy to assume a CB will be cut in the NFL that is better than the Bills last CB on the Roster...
  8. So this is what shock feels like...
  9. Outside of losing Manuel I'm not sure there was a single player the Bills could least afford to lose for any stretch of time...Just lost our top player from arguably the position of least depth...This is about as bad as news can get outside of Gilmore being gone for the season... I understand injuries happen all over the NFL...But good grief this team is due for a break and they continuously get none...I'm shaking my head and staring into space right now...I can't believe the luck of this team...If it was not for bad, they would have none at all...
  10. It can do no harm...But it's pretty much established what Brad Smith can do as an NFL QB... Just saying...
  11. Oh for the love of God you've got to be kidding me?...Should have figure someone would pull the Fitz card sooner or later...
  12. Sorry for your loss... GO BILLS!!!
  13. Could be... Should be interesting to see how much things change should the Bills have a decent year, and especially show REAL promise...I'd LOVE to see Byrd go back to that jackass and tell him he wants to stay in Buffalo, and to just get the deal done...I'm sure that would be a worst case scenario for Parker...
  14. Could be!!!...Good point...
  15. Totally agree...Thought the same thing what I saw the play...Seriously bush league... That's exactly the impression I'm getting...It's top paid Safety, or maybe top 2, and nothing else...
  16. Agreed... I find it a little interesting that some folks harp on Rogers not being Drafted after getting in trouble, and only really playing one full year of big time College football, yet they forget Hogan was cut by a Miami team desperate...I mean REALLY desperate for WR talent... I don't think Hogan is all that...I think WR's like him are a dime a dozen...At least Kaufman brings a more rare physical package...But Kaufman should pass through waivers no problem...I don't see any way Easley gets cut...So in the end I still think it comes down to Smith, Rogers, Hogan and Kaufman for that last spot...And Rogers is far and away the most talented of the 4...He's also the most raw...But that's to be expected considering his recent past...The truth is that #6 WR will be inactive most Sundays...Especially early on...So Rogers will have at least another month of work assuming there is not a rash of big injuries... I still think for this team, at this point, keeping Rogers is the smart move...Sure it's a slight gamble...But why not gamble a bit now and hedge your bet by keeping Kaufman and another WR on the PS? Just makes the most sense to me...
  17. Totally agree with this take...
  18. Agreed 100%...Could not have said it better myself...
  19. I hear what you're saying But IMHO that's just agent speak you've got going on there...The injury thing is...well...This is the NFL...Each player is taking a certain amount of risk every time they step on the field...period...It's all a bunch of posturing garbage and they know it...No question Parker's job is to maximize Byrd's guaranteed take-in, and no question the injury situation is part of that overall equation...But only to a realistic point...And as usual Parker is not too interested in being realistic with the Bills, because he knows someone out there someday will overpay for Byrd...So good for him...It's well within his right to not negotiate in good faith, ask for WAY too much, and advise his client to hold out when basically no one who is tagged does it anymore... Byrd is in this situation because either he or his agent forced it by asking to be the top paid, or close to the top paid Safety in the NFL...Even though it is crystal clear he is not the top playing safety in the NFL...I'm as big a Jairus Byrd fan as anybody...And I'm a total Bills homer...I'm completely aware of how good Byrd is...And he is good no question about it...But I watch the NFL every week religiously...I see other teams play a lot...Byrd is not as good as at least Thomas, Reed, Polamalu, Goldson, and Wettle...He's probably about even, or maybe a little better, than 5 others...If Byrd or his agent had been halfway realistic about this I'm 100% certain he would have got a hell of a deal with a ton of guaranteed money from the Bills this off season...And we would all be sitting around joining hands and singing "Kum Bay Yah"... Which brings me to my next point...Byrd does not want to be in Buffalo...Call it a gut feeling...Whatever...But Byrd and yes...his pos agent...are not exactly making that point clear...Which IMHO would be the fairer thing to do...Come right out and say it...Jairus is a west coast guy and wants to be closer to home...OK...I actually get that...He does not want to be in Buffalo...I get it...But instead what they are doing is saying we want to stay (and seemingly suffer) in Buffalo, if of course you make Jairus the top paid S in the league...They're completely forcing the hardball on the Bills... Byrd's an NFL player and there is a collective bargaining agreement...The bottom line is the Bills are completely within their right to tag him, and yes Byrd is completely within his rights to sit at home, look down at the guaranteed $7 million dollars waiting for him to show up, and be stubborn because his agent is smarter than all the other agents and understands leverage like no other... And yes I think Parker's a pos...I'd have zero problem telling him that to his face...My opinion of Parker was never high, but after I caught wind that this current posturing was aimed at getting the Bills to drop the right to tag Byrd next year...well...That's when I lost it concerning Parker...I absolutely hate the guy...Admittedly that's just my opinion...And at the end of the day that's all it is...One man's opinion...Though I do believe the evidence is pretty strong in this case...Two holdouts in the past two years out of 29 Franchise tags...And Byrd is one of the two...You don't think he's a pos?...I do...We'll have to agree to disagree on that...So let's just let that one go OK?...
  20. Exactly...Keller played 8 games in 2012...He was coming off an injury plagued season... To the OP...Besides the fact that they were both UFA's, I really don't see where Keller's situation is anything like Byrd's...Plus...Byrd has $7 million dollars guaranteed this season, injury or not...
  21. I was thinking the same thing earlier...Think of Easley in his Rookie season, and look at him now...Easley was ultra-raw coming out of College as well...WR is NOT an easy NFL position to master early on...Rogers comes in with more raw talent than Easley...It's going to take some time no question...But patience here could pay off in a big way down the road...This is a team looking to grow up together...I see no reason to keep a WR with limited upside over Rogers...It just makes no sense at this point for this team...Like uncle flap said earlier in this thread...It would be short sighted...
  22. Great post...Totally agree...The bolded and underlined point is literally the best point that has been made about this roster battle thus far...And it's completely accurate IMHO...
  23. I don't have any problem with the Bills getting creative to get Byrd in...But in no way, shape, or form should they give up their right to tag him for proper compensation...And that seems to be exactly what his agent is lobbying for...Byrd has value to the Bills as a tradable commodity after the 2013 season if nothing more...There should be no doubt the Bills can get a decent Draft pick in return for him once he gets his way and moves on...I'm guessing the asking price will be a 2nd round pick...That's a heck of a good piece for a team looking to challenge over the next few years...The whole standoff right now is about the Bills desire to secure the right to that compensation, and the pos agent's desire to take that away in order to be free and clear to go to the highest bidder and leave the Bills with nothing... I applaud Whaley for standing his ground in this case...I think they wanted Byrd to stay long term at the beginning of this process...but now they realize the writing is on the wall...So they are going to let it play out...And if Byrd does not back off his desire to be the top paid safety in the NFL, they'll tag him and deal him next off season... BTW...KC did not back down to Dwayne Bowe last year...Bowe held out last year, and they did not give up the right to tag him again...They did so, and he ended up resigning anyway...So it can work out that way...
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