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It pretty obvious nate isnt comming back so what kind of deal do you think hes going to get? Im gonna go with 7 year 60 million with a 19 million dollar bonus. Im not sure with what team but im sure there will be 10 teams that will puruse him.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/scor....nfl/index.html an article in here is stating that clements will be pursued by titans PLEASE MARV SIGN THIS GUY. and all u Daniel Graham lovers he might be a jet.

ok 1 thing we all know is that we have the money to use.. clements said he wants to be one of the top paid cb's in the league.. well were gonna give him that.. i know what u guyz are thinking ... with our past moves in the last couple of years it wouldnt make sense for mr wilson to want to resign but we havent had a lot of money like this in a while .. wilson isnt going to let it just sit there.. he is going to make moves and smart.. he has the sense that this team i up and coming and going to get alot better.. this it wats going to happen were going to resign clements , get cato june and leanord davis from free agency.. and draft amobi okoya levy and wilson are old but still very intelligent and should know how to handle this situation.. he didnt argue have the small market team not getting and cap space for no reason.. he will make the right decisions and we are going to improve tremendoulsy next year.. LETS GO BILLS!..

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If we lose Nate Clements to FA we have to assume the Bills will select Leon Hall CB if he's still on the board. Don't we?

With Nate Clement our franchised player for the 2006 season not saying much or the Bills not saying much, I don't know what we should do. I know that he's young and a GOOD corner in this league. I'd hate to see us lose another GOOD corner for nothing in return though, like we did with Winifield to Minnesota What should the Bills do? Personally, I would try to get a long-term deal done until a couple of weeks before the trading deadline. If it didn't work out to where we could atleast lock him in for another 3 years, I'd seriously explore the options of moving him. I'd hate to see him go believe me, but the possibility of getting nothing in return is discouraging. It's an extremely tough situation. But if he's talking like he's going to bolt on Buffalo, I'd trade him and let Youboty start learning and taking his lumps at starting corner early. What do the rest of you guys think?

Jauron is all about defense and he treats his players with respect and dignity. That's why we re-signed OL Aaron Gibson and RB Anthony Thomas. He treats his players the right way. That's been Marv's MO also. Let this year unfold and the players see their working enviroment. Sprinkle in some modest success and the players will buy in to what Coach is selling. If Clements shows his ability, Buffalo will show him the money. When it's all over and done with Nate will want to stay. He already has stated that he wants to finish his career in Buffalo. This team is going to be fine.

I'm sorry to crap in the punch bowl, but nc is taking the money and running. Over the next 15 months he stands to deposit about 25 mill in his bank account. Marv is going to pony up this year, but with Mcgee's recent contract as well as the three new rooks, he is simply renting. Da playmaker doesn't care about the team or our poor souls, he's eye efin all those zeros dancing in his head.

Not in the cover 2, and probably not anywhere. Nate, have fun wherever the money takes you next year. Ashton, I hope to hell you're learning the playbook.

For a guy who's making $7M, Nate has nary been heard from in these two games. The only time I saw him yesterday was when he got dragged by the ballcarrier on the 3rd & 4 play. I guess the argument could be made that not hearing his name is a good thing. The D played lights-out yesterday and some credit is due, but how much? Look at McGee making plays all over the field, helping in run defense.... Nate has become our de facto #2 CB. Playing it safe to avoid injury before he hits the market? If he can't step it up a notch when he's playing for a contract, what does he do when a fat contract makes him a little complacent? If his season keeps going the way it has, he certainly won't be back here for the kind of jack it would take to sign him.

McFarland Was On Bills' Radar: Many thought that when the Colts traded for DT Anthony McFarland from the Bucaneers that he would have been a great fit for the Bills. He did play in the Tampa 2 which the Bills defense is based on. As it turns out, according to a report from the Sporting News, the Bills were interested in him. The report says the Bills were looking at trading Nate Clements to Tampa Bay for McFarland. When the trade fell through, the Bucs sent him to Indy for a 2nd round pick. The Bills would not part with such a high draft pick since there 2nd will be much higher then the Colts pick. They were probably willing to part with Clements since he is most definitely gone in the offseason as a free agent when they agreed to not use the franchise tag on him again. The Bills then went to plan B and traded for Anthony Hargrove who was in on two tackles in his Bills' debut yesterday.

I am going with either Cap room or finding a replacement for Youbooty.

In the "Sunday Drive" article in the Buffalo News today, the writer said the Bills should be rethinking there stance on not Franchising Nate. I believe they are bound to Not Franchise him b/c that was a condition of him signing his 1 yr tender. Anybody know if that is definite, 100% fact? Or can they reneg although I know Marv won't...

Jus figured I would start the Nate Clements to be re-signed thread for this week ... flame away. ** edited to appease people who couldnt figure out that I meant "re-sign" instead of "resign"

say what you want about clements, but he has been turning it up lately (probably because its his contract year) and we need to sign him. LETS SPEND RALPH'S MONEY!

Now it's not. Is this a MySQL problem or did the moderators delete it ?

.... please someone take him off our hands right now!!!! http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=ApRz...=yhoo&type=lgns

Just interested to see what people think of him

I live in Knoxville so catching a preaseason game is an impossibiity, but I have listen to the games on Sirius. I dont believe I even heard his name on a play except maybe an assist on a tackle, has he done anything so far this preseason to start getting him back to a top defensive back

nate clements is in contract negotiations to extend his contract and to make him the highest paid cb in the league, as per the tools doing the game on the nfl network. while this is just a rumor, THIS IS GREAT NEWS!

What's the word on Nate Clements? How serious is his injury? Nothing like playing a superstar in the final preseason game.

So many perspectives have been voiced since his contract has been nearing maturity. I myself felt that he should be kept if for reasonable money. After seeing and realizing our defense can be so dominating, it's important that we keep the youth and nucleus intact. Clements and McGee can be the cornerstones on this defense not just now but more importantly, in the future. How many more years do Vincent and Milloy really have? We have a great mix of youth and mature players on our D-line and LBs. Not really knowing the potential of our back-up LBs I think it's safe to say that we should get at least a few years out of Spikes. Fletcher and Posey, well, I'm not quite so sure. Looking and insulating the future can start right here, right now. It's best not to try and replace all the parts at one time. I say let's secure our secondary now. Our offensive players at the skilled positions are young and are built for the future. This team can and will have a great several years in being dominate. Sorry if this post is a little incoherent, but it was just a passing thought before I leave work. Matter of fact, they're turning the lights off on me now. Gotta go but before I do I just want to congratulate every Bill fan on a fantastic year. Go Bills!

Exactly what was Nate Clements doing playing late into the second quarter of the the last preseason game. Every other team is resting their starters in that last preseason game; and in fact Detroit had their third string QB in at the time. I understand the offense getting some extra work, but not a veteran defense which has been playing under the same system for three + years. EVEN WORSE, Clements and our other starting CB were returning punts and kickoffs late into the second quarter. Hey Mike those games don't count, but the game Sunday does, and Nate is a question mark for it. However you feel about Mularkey using starters for so long (and for returning kicks) in the last preseason game, it was a controversial move. And yet, not one word of discussion about it from those stellar "commentators" Tasker and Levy.

Rising starts at each position in the NFL This guys must really hate the bills....Clements who is making play after play is not even in the list of 5 CBs that are rising stars in the league.... And Bryant McKennie is there...but no Mike Williams....Uhh.. And Marvin Lewis is ahead of Mularkey....Hello....Lewis was 8-8 last season....Mularkey was 9-7 in his rookie year and almost went to the playoffs...

Haven't seen anybody mention much of anything about Clements' performance on Sunday, and I think it's worth noting. The Bills rarely if ever have spent time and effort flipping their corners at any time in the recent past. I don't know why, but if forced to guess I'd venture that JGray has minimal experience or background incorporating that into his defenses and didn't feel comfortable coaching it, or perhaps the Bills just didn't feel they had the kind of dominating CB in any of their recent training camps to make it worthwhile to add the complication to their D. Whatever the case, their tune seems to have changed as on Sunday they were certainly flipping corners for the first time in recent memory, and doing it for the express purpose of having Nate chase Andre Johnson all over the field. Johnson may not get a lot of press due to the fact that he's young and stuck with a recent expansion club, but don't kid yourselves, that cat is one of the NFL's best receivers. And Nate just completely and utterly owned him all day. It even appeared that some of the Bills sacks and Houston's incompletions came as a result of Carr watching AJohnson and waiting for him to come free, but it never happening because Nate spent the whole day glued to his underarmour. In fact it got so bad that later in the game the Texans were sooooo desperate to get the ball in theri primary playmaker's hands that they started runnign a bunch of hitches for him just so Carr could get the ball to him before Clements locked him down. It worked for about 18 big yards. Outstanding effor for Clements; the only complaint I have is that the network hardly ever showed us what was certainly a world class match-up. Cya P.S. Hey Michael Clayton, eat all the Wheaties you want but you'll still be on my FFL bench this weekend.