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Jordy Nelson has done quite well on GB and has been very impressive this offseason as well. There is a reason none of the big guys got drafted in the 1st round

My bad then. I didn't think we made an effort. Would've been nice had he chosen us

the guy looked great in the pass rush last year, and word is he's better at the run in camp. Why we didn't even sniff around this guy is beyond me

per rotoworld: Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly (hamstring) are both listed as third-stringers on the depth chart released by the Redskins Monday. Thomas is behind Joey Galloway and Roydell Williams at split end while Kelly -- still sitting out with a hamstring injury -- is behind Santana Moss and Anthony Armstrong at flanker. Thomas entered camp third on the depth chart, but it was thought that his talent would at least move him up with the second-stringers. Moss is the only 'Skins receiver worth drafting at this point.

I have been reading in numerous places that both Vincent Jackson and McNeill are available for trade and AJ SMith is open tomoving on without them. I have a feeling the Bills will stick with what they have, as they aren't a legitimate contender this year and need their draft picks. But either one of these players would be HUGE upgrades at positions of need and could help us in the future. I don't know what it would take to get it done but I would look into it. I hope Nix, with his SD connections is looking into this long and hard. McNeill would be my preference and could be the long term solution we have been looking for at LT. Thoughts?

sorry if posted http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/...ed-for-ed-wang/

If they wouldn't take a 3rd rounder for him I can only imagine what garbage they were offering for Gaither

Q: Do you think the Buffalo Bills are gonna get the trade done for Jared Gaither? If not, are they gonna go after a Jammal Brown or even a Flozell Adams for a stopgap to teach some of our young prospects? -- Frank (Staten Island, N.Y.) A: Frank, talks for Gaither have cooled off dramatically. No longer is it feasible to expect that trade to get done. The sides talked but are too far apart in agreeing to terms. It doesn't mean it won't one day get done, but it's not close to getting done now, and there are serious reservations that it ever will. So, that leaves Buffalo looking elsewhere, and it's a tough spot. To a certain extent, Brown can help dictate where he will go because if he refuses to sign a long-term deal, a team will be hesitant to trade for him. Adams is on the market at this time of year for a reason. There are no surefire solutions other than the draft. And the Bills believed it was more important to go with running back C.J. Spiller, who should be a great NFL player.

He's gonna be a guard. He does practice LT with the scout team though in case of an emergency

McFaddens is the NYC Bills Backers Bar. I think the players have been going there for preseason events for a few years now. I think they are there today as well. It was also Andy Levitre's bday, so they might have been in NYC to celebrate. Trent looked like he might have bulked up a bit as well. Brohm looked a decent amount smaller than Trent

Yea, at first I wasn't sure if it was Levitre. He just looks more like a body builder than a fat lineman. It looked to me that he will not be easily pushed around at all.

I have to say they were all really good guys. I was able to talk to Trent for a little while and mentioned the possibility of getting Gaither and he said he would be totally psyched if that happened. You could tell that he isn't so happy with the current situation on the blind side (and how can you blame him). Levitre is just a huge dude. While I'm an inch taller than him, he looked like a freakin wreaking ball. He looked at bit more muscular than last year when he was kinda chunky looking. I think he's gonna be an absolute beast this year. I also asked him what he thought about getting Wang added to this mix, and he said the guys on the team give them such sh-t over their names and even more now. He said he plays golf with Wood and hangs out with him a lot. He said his progress is amazing and that he will be able to start Week 1 no problem. Brohm didn't say much as he seemed to be more interested in sitting at his table, eating and talking to a hot chick (can't say there's anything wrong with that). All in all, as frustrated as I've been with Trent, after talking to him he's a real genuinely good dude and I wish all of them the best this year. GO BILLS!!!

I am by no means a huge fan of our line. It is not great and we have a lot of problems. However, even if the starting five includes Bell, Wood and Levitre, they were starting on the line in the NFL for the first time in their careers last year. I can't imagine they will be worse. Young players on the line need time to develop. We pretty much have the same line as last year, and I imagine with time to gel, that they will at least be marginally better than last year. What worries me more than anything about this line is how Wood and Bell will be coming off serious injury

even says Steve Smith thinks he's a punk http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/...eat-matt-moore/

I understand not getting value, but if he's a problem to the team and coaches, then I don't care. We seem to be building with players that have passion and good character. Lynch, unfortunately, doesn't seem to be one of them. Addition by subtraction

I just feel that they might have created a locker room poison

At first I was reading we couldn't give him away. Now Schefter is saying that Buffalo didn't want to trade him. I liked the Spiller pick if we got rid of Lynch. I just don't get it. We could have traded down or taken Anthony Davis, etc. I think Spiller will be a great player in the NFL, I'm just worried he won't see the field with the other RB's. And if Spiller is, in fact, on the field, what's the point of having both Fred and Lynch to ride the pine. We don't need both

I know it's been exhausted. I was just wondering about the smokescreen aspect. There are things coming out about Sam Bradfords knees being a bigger concern than his shoulder one day before the draft. I'm just wondering whether these are mostly lies about him

I can't find a link, but I can remember hearing and reading over the past few days that there is a concern Bulaga won't be able to play LT in the NFL and will only be a RT. I remember hearing that months ago, then the issue had seemed to be squashed as he started rising up boards to a top 10 pick. Now the talk is starting again. Is this just smokescreens setoff by teams or is there a valid concern about him. Anthony Davis has some maturity issues but as far as pass protection from Day 1 and talent he might be the better pick. ANy thoughts?

I didn't realize we have no west coast trips this year. that's a positive I guess

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/nfl-draft...ducing-sackseer The trends that SackSEER identifies for edge rushers drafted in the first two rounds persist with later-round edge rushers. For instance, SackSEER would have identified Robert Mathis and Adalius Thomas as top edge rushers. Unsurprisingly, however, SackSEER is not quite as accurate when projecting the edge rusher taken deep in the draft. For now, we are only using the system for players selected in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft. (This will be further discussed in Football Outsiders Almanac 2010.) Let's look at the four elements in SackSEER and why they help indicate a player's ability to successfully rush the passer in the NFL: The vertical leap's importance is based on simple physics. If a 270-pound defensive end has the leg strength to jump 40 inches in the air from a standing position, it is very likely that he will be able to employ that same functional strength to burst quickly and powerfully off the line of scrimmage. The short shuttle run measures change of direction speed, burst, and hip flexibility. DeMarcus Ware had a jaw-dropping 4.07 second short shuttle, and Jevon Kearse ran the short shuttle twice with an average time of 4.12 seconds. No elite edge rusher has emerged from any round of the NFL Draft since at least 1999 with a short shuttle slower than 4.42 seconds. Your Ad Here The third variable in SackSEER is a metric called SRAM, which stands for "Sack Rate as Modified." This measures sacks per game with a few important adjustments. First, sack rates are adjusted to compensate for the fact that college edge rushers as a whole become more productive as they progress through their college careers. A three-year starter who comes out as a junior will be a better prospect than a three-year starter with the same sack rate who is coming out after his senior year. SRAM also attempts to fill in the gaps for players who spent part of their college careers at positions that are less conducive to pass-rushing success, such as defensive tackle (Tamba Hali), 4-3 linebacker (Clay Matthews), or tight end (Ebenezer Ekuban). The final metric is both the strongest factor and the least intuitive: missed games worth of NCAA eligibility. SackSEER suggests that a college edge rusher who misses numerous games for any reason other than early declaration for the NFL Draft has little chance of succeeding as a professional. This includes players who miss games due to injury, suspensions, academic standards, or sickness. Medical redshirts are included, although standard freshman redshirts are not. Players with health issues in college tend to have health issues in the NFL (Erasmus James, for example). Missing games for other reasons is also indicative of failure at the NFL level. Scroll down to the comment on Jason Pierre-Paul for the remarkable list of failed prospects who spent time at junior college. The research behind SackSEER will be discussed in more detail in Football Outsiders Almanac 2010, as will the specifics behind the adjustments to sack rate that create SRAM. For now, we wanted to preview this year's draft with a look at how SackSEER evaluates the top edge rusher prospects of 2010. (Please note that the exact projections listed here may differ from those listed in FOA 2010 because of future refinements to the system.) 2010 Draft Prospects Jerry Hughes, Texas Christian University Vertical: 34.5", Short Shuttle: 4.15, SRAM: 0.55, Missed Games: 3 Projection: 27.7 Sacks through Year 5 Jerry Hughes separates himself from the rest of the pack by virtue of his elite 4.15-second short shuttle run at the Combine. Not only is Hughes' short shuttle time the best amongst defensive linemen in 2010, but it is also better than any shuttle time run by any edge rusher at the Combine in 2009 or 2008. The other interesting factor with Hughes is a huge jump in SRAM between his sophomore and junior seasons. Hughes recorded only a 0.09 SRAM for his first two years but recorded a 1.0 SRAM during his dominant junior and senior years. This type of improvement compares favorably to other top edge rushers of past drafts. Patrick Kerney, Elvis Dumervil, and Dwight Freeney had 1.0, 2.0., and 3.5 sacks in their first two years, respectively, but subsequently exploded once they became full-time starters in their junior and senior years. Hughes' career path is similar. He was stuck for two years behind Chase Ortiz and Tommy Blake at TCU. However, Hughes also bears a certain similarity to another prospect who was not quite as successful as Freeney and company: Jason Babin. Babin, like Hughes, recorded a lot of sacks once becoming a full-time starter at a small school, registered a lightning quick shuttle at the Combine and a mediocre vertical leap. Babin, along with Bryan Thomas, is the type of prospect that SackSEER occasionally misses on: a quick, productive, small-school edge rusher who lacks elite explosion. On the other hand, there are plenty of success stories who share Hughes' particular profile, such as Terrell Suggs, Robert Mathis, and Jared Allen. It all adds up to Hughes being a good, but not great, edge rusher prospect.

I understand that family is very very important, but if he really is on;y going to play for the Bills if he continues, shouldn;t he inform that team BEFORE the draft of his intentions. COme Aaron, who do you think you are? Brett Favre?

From what I've read, Maybin has been dong a lot of MMA training this offseason to try and keep flexible and agile while at the same time gaining muscle in the weight room. Hope that translates to the field

also, when a play went wrong for the other QB's they took the heat, Clausen blamed it on the coaching staff for plays not coming n fast enough and another on his WR not running a correct route

don't know if any of you saw it or if this was posted earlier, but it was awesome! Forget tehe QB's, I really wish he was our coach! Dude was the man. Made me like Colt McCoy a bit better as well. I thought Clausen came off the worst too