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So (approx) what would Nelson salary be for 2013 with that 2nd Round tender? Just curious...

Well...One was an undrafted kid who made next to nothing cap-wise, and made plays...The other is a grossly overpaid vet who constantly disappeared on some of the worst Defenses in team history...So...

If this is true, it's obvious The Bills Football department agrees with you... I'm not sure if that should give you much confidence based on Nix record as GM... I don't see the upside of letting Nelson walk...You need guys like him in the NFL...On the bottom in pay, but consistently making plays, being positive examples to young players, and contributing with 1st Downs...

But Pettine does not have to account for Nelson any more...And plenty of other teams had difficulty doing so... I'm not trying to make Nelson out to be Megatron whatsoever...But that's the whole point...He a good kid who produced as a LOW salary, role player...And (I'm assuming) it would have only required a min. tender to retain him for a year...You need those guys too...Right?

Fair enough...

I'll go out on a limb and predict, if healthy, Nelson gets twice as much on the open market than what the Bills would have paid him with the min tender ...

Seriously? No offense but...The guy got open as well as anybody on this team including Stevie...He's a huge target for a WR...He PRODUCES...How many current Bills players, not just WR's, can you say that about? Like I said previously if the knee is not healing right I could see it...Otherwise this is just stupid...He would only require the minimum tender so the risk is next to nothing...He's a REAL good kid... He will contribute elsewhere if healthy...He's just a good player...He may not have the measureables, and that's why he went undrafted...But he's a good player coming from a team with very few good players...Just makes no sense to me at all...

Good point... It's actually not a bad strategy considering...

True enough...Put that aside for a second...I thought the general idea is to improve the Roster...Kelsay and Fitz suck at their positions...Nelson is REAL good at his...WTF?

This really make zero sense to me...The only possible explanation would be if the knee was no responding at all...Otherwise how do you not tender this Kid? He's a great Kid...He's been productive for his position as the #3 WR...He's REAL tall for a WR...And coming off the ACL, it's only going to take the minimum tender to retain him...This is a REAL head-scratcher to me...

Wow! Did not see this one coming...Have to say I'm disappointed...He won't be a Free Agent long... I'd LOVE to hear the explanation of why Kelsay and Fitz are still on this Roster, but Nelson is not...

Oh man that was too funny!!! Ya think?

Not to cherry pick from your whole post...But Alex Smith is definitely a clear upgrade over Fitz purely because he demonstrated that there is an NFL Offense suited to his abilities...Oh...And the fact that Smith has thrown only 32 INT's in his last 48 games compared to Fitz's 64 INT's in his last 55 games...Smith is a better athlete, a better scrambler...Smith is no Matt Stafford, but he does have a better arm than Fitz... I'm not even saying Smith is all that...But clearly better than Fitz? Yes he is...

Exactly... We are trying to replace the QB who Ranked 27th in Total QB Rating last season, and lead the entire NFL in turnovers (INT's plus fumbles lost) over the past three years combined...How in the world can anyone think it's going to be that tough to do better than Fitz? Better is not necessarily that good...

If he gets cut, will you and Ryan sell your House in Buffalo Mrs Fitz?

Metz can still say he was a better player than Fitz...Because he was...Mediocre or not... Exactly...Can't wait to hear the crowd reaction when he throws a 4th Quarter pick in the Home Opener...Oh the joy!!!

QB is the Bills biggest need by literally a county mile...And The Bills would never, ever, ever pass on Geno Smith if the opportunity presented itself...

My guess is Ralph's last request was to give Nix one more year...Nothing else makes any sense to me...Nix should be gone...His record speaks for itself...It's brutal...

What was it? 15 Draft Picks in three years on Defense?...Only to field three of the five worst Defenses in team history... Listening to Nix get interviewed this morning on WGR...The very thought that this guy is still running the football side makes me extremely nauseous...I can't even believe it...He's still freaking there...And he's still running things...Good grief...

Exactly!!! Metz, like it or not, was spot on...

You and Buddy must get along great...Seeing as though a couple years ago Buddy believed a CB (who many believed was probably better suited at FS) was a bigger need than QB in the 2nd Round...Which caused him to pass on Dalton and Kaepernick...Obviously Buddy must not have felt Kaep, or Dalton, were future Starters in the NFL...Seeing as though all it would have taken was a 2nd...But lets assume that was not the case, and Buddy liked both of them...He still talked himself out of the possibility of taking one because he saw (incorrectly) bigger needs elsewhere...Then Buddy thought a speed WR was a bigger need than a QB in the 3rd Round last year...That caused him to pass on Russell Wilson...And Buddy even admits he liked Wilson, he just thought WR was a bigger need, and that the 3rd was a little too early... You can find a million excuses not to take a QB...Especially if you wrongly believe there are other positions of greater need when the QB's on your roster suck-out-loud...Or you can see what the kid QB does well, and have the necessary determination that you can Coach him up...And if that does not work, and the kid QB flops, you do it again till you get a good one...It's really that simple...

Exactly...Too bad it took Buddy 3 years to figure out what many, many Bills fans knew when he took over...

Astro I appreciate all your effort...But Bro...Putting up a Bills Mock that does not have a QB taken in the 1st 3 rounds is completely ignoring some glaring reality...They will take a QB by no later than the 3rd, and chances are they'll take one with their 1st pick (I'm not saying that pick will necessarily be at #8 though)... Also...Milliner will go in the Top 7...He's clearly the #1 CB prospect, and that means something in almost any Draft...If Joe Haden can go #7 overall you better believe that Milliner will do the same or better... Keep up the work though Astro!!!

I agree with your take...But the bolded statement is an over-exaggeration of epic proportions...

There are a few...Less every day...But there are a few...