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who said anything about homosecual sex or masturbation?

Dont worry, I'm not touching myself. I found a new job for Erik

Bishops thread entertained me, thought I'd get it back up.

We've had the players and the capabilities to make a run in the playoffs except for one position - QB. Until we solve that riddle, we are fighting an uphill battle. We had a top 5 defense 3 years in a row and did nothing with it. We've also let guys go we shouldnt have - Pat Williams, Wiley, etc.

Yes, Ralph is expanding into Toronto. Yes, Ralph questions the 'profit sharing' within the NFL. Yes, Ralph was one of 2 (Mike Brown) owners that voted against the current Collective Barg Agreement. And Yes, the Bills have been one of the worst on-field (when looking at playoffs) franchises the past 8 years. With that said, one should not have tunnel vision when putting Ralph and the Bills down. Buffalo and WNY is sitting with Detroit in a horrible housing, working and living market - that is no surprise to any of us. Just b/c Toronto is in Canada it has to be viewed as such a horrible thing? The Bills need fans - whether its from NY or Toronto or wherever. Do you think teams such as the Chiefs, or Panthers, or Saints etc dont market their teams to cities a couple hours away from the stadium? Buffalo is in the bottom of the barrel in generating income. Would you be happier if Ralph picked up and sold the franchise to LA? He is doing what he thinks is best for the current franchise to keep it in WNY - which i think he deserves to do as he along with the Lamar Hunts of the NFL has built it into what it is today. He is more than qualified. Ralph has gripes with the NFL b/c the current profit sharing plan will eventually kill small franchises like ours as the salary cap keeps pushing higher and higher. We arent in DC or NY or Dallas where there are hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and profit to throw at players. It isnt hurting us this year - but 5, 10 years down the road it will b/c it is not an evenly balanced profit shar across all spectrums (TV etc). Collec Barg agreement - funny how the owners are now looking at it and saying that they got a raw deal. Ralph and Mike B were criticized endlessly for voting against the deal - all they wanted was to really sit down and analyze it before approving. We have had our share of 7-9 and 8-8 seasons the past 8 or so years, but we have kept the seasons exciting through most of the year, before fizzing out at the end. Before the Pat's were so dominant in the 2000's, they were bottomfeeders as well through the 80's early 90's. And I think if you said this in a bar in WNY, you would get the same response as this board b/c us Bills fans are true and true to the heart.

Sweed will be a productive receiver in the NFL because he catches with his hands more than most. I like the way he attacks the ball instead of catching it with his chest. DE or CB at 11 and trade up to bottom of 1st round to nab Sweed.

agreed. We have the big play talent in roscoe, lee, and lynch - we just havent utilitzed them enough. I wouldnt expect big time contributions from a rookie WR - as it is rare. Change in philosophy would be nice.

It's fairly obvious that DJ and the coaching staff wants a big physical receiver - which we do need - but our real need is a new offense. I really hope Turk comes in with a fresh look on the 'O' and we run more than 10-15 of the same plays a game. And I'm sick of listening to DJ talk about being conservative, running the ball, "we did some good things today, but didnt score as much as we'd like" B.S. Yes, a big reciever will help take pressure off of Lee - but we still need to get the ball more to Roscoe, Marshawn, and Lee in the open field. Throw Freddie in that mix too. With hopefully an upgraded and healthy defense, we shouldnt have to focus on keeping them off the field as much by going run, run, 5 yard bootleg pass to a TE as much.

I dont understand why so many people want to trade down from 11 to the bottom of the first round. We have 10 picks! We are not going to get any better by drafting 13 dudes - most of which would be from rounds 4-7. We need a couple more instant starters - whether its WR, TE, CB etc. I think we are much better off drafting 'our' guy (whomever that is) at 11, and then trading one of our 3 4th rounders along with a 2nd back into bottom of the first to get another playmaker. Whether we go CB then WR or vice versa, this seems much better than trying to further stockpile.