Buffaloed in Pa Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Go over to espn and read Morts reply. I sux at transfers or I would hook you up. Later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Ed (PA.) Hello Mort. C'mon Mort give us your feelings towards the New Bills.Thanks Ed Chris Mortensen (11:30 AM) Ed. they're fun to watch and easy to root for. The "reject" team - few people gave Chan Gailey any respect when he has one of the most impressive coaching resumes in the NFL. Ryan Fitzpatrick and Stevie Johnson, 7th rounders. Fred Jackson, undrafted. Bunch of guys like that. The problem is sustainability and franchise stability. It's something the late great GM John Butler worried about and expressed to me when he left for San Diego. Will the Bills do what's necessary to keep the core players as they build going forward? And don't panic if things hit a few bumps. In the meantime, enjoy the moment. Lot of people around the league are rooting for them and the Lions. http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/40443/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffaloed in Pa Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 Ed (PA.) Hello Mort. C'mon Mort give us your feelings towards the New Bills.Thanks Ed Chris Mortensen (11:30 AM) Ed. they're fun to watch and easy to root for. The "reject" team - few people gave Chan Gailey any respect when he has one of the most impressive coaching resumes in the NFL. Ryan Fitzpatrick and Stevie Johnson, 7th rounders. Fred Jackson, undrafted. Bunch of guys like that. The problem is sustainability and franchise stability. It's something the late great GM John Butler worried about and expressed to me when he left for San Diego. Will the Bills do what's necessary to keep the core players as they build going forward? And don't panic if things hit a few bumps. In the meantime, enjoy the moment. Lot of people around the league are rooting for them and the Lions. http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/40443/Thanks Albany. I`m home sick today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 A Bills vs. Lions Super Bowl... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 A Bills vs. Lions Super Bowl... We can only hope, as a Bills fan and as a fan of the NFL. Getting pretty tired of seeing the same teams over and over again. And before anybody responds, I do understand why we see the same teams again and again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffaloed in Pa Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 A Bills vs. Lions Super Bowl... A little more pass rush .Watch-out. Only thing we are still missing.Superbowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ko12010 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 A little more pass rush .Watch-out. Only thing we are still missing.Superbowl Why oh why did we not just draft Orakpo instead of Maybin??? Our pass rush would be better obviously. Before anyone gets made at me I know hindsight is easy but I find myself having difficulty letting this one go, especially considering how well we are doing right now. I think most people would agree with this: we could have put in the names of all the players eligible to be drafted that year in a big hat and just drawn a random one and it would have been a better pick than Maybin. Good god this pick still stings me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Ed (PA.) Hello Mort. C'mon Mort give us your feelings towards the New Bills.Thanks Ed Chris Mortensen (11:30 AM) Ed. they're fun to watch and easy to root for. The "reject" team - few people gave Chan Gailey any respect when he has one of the most impressive coaching resumes in the NFL. Ryan Fitzpatrick and Stevie Johnson, 7th rounders. Fred Jackson, undrafted. Bunch of guys like that. The problem is sustainability and franchise stability. It's something the late great GM John Butler worried about and expressed to me when he left for San Diego. Will the Bills do what's necessary to keep the core players as they build going forward? And don't panic if things hit a few bumps. In the meantime, enjoy the moment. Lot of people around the league are rooting for them and the Lions. http://espn.go.com/s...hat/_/id/40443/ Stability - yeah I can see it. Old owner, don't know when he'll pass, what happens to the franchise after that, etc ... Sustainability? Seriously? Yeah, it's pretty freaking hard to sustain anything when a team gets mired in salary cap hell. Can't really do much when 30% of the salary cap is dead cap space. If Butler had one serious flaw it was player value. The guy had no concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffaloed in Pa Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 Stability - yeah I can see it. Old owner, don't know when he'll pass, what happens to the franchise after that, etc ... Sustainability? Seriously? Yeah, it's pretty freaking hard to sustain anything when a team gets mired in salary cap hell. Can't really do much when 30% of the salary cap is dead cap space. If Butler had one serious flaw it was player value. The guy had no concept. THAT being said. WE .need to sign Fitz ,Stevie and Fred. What are they doing but giving them bad feeling toward the front office. C`mon sign them and quit with the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 THAT being said. WE .need to sign Fitz ,Stevie and Fred. What are they doing but giving them bad feeling toward the front office. C`mon sign them and quit with the games. IMHO, they will be signed. Right now, season is in full swing, and I think both sides are trying to feel the other side out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbalaya Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Why oh why did we not just draft Orakpo instead of Maybin??? Our pass rush would be better obviously. Before anyone gets made at me I know hindsight is easy but I find myself having difficulty letting this one go, especially considering how well we are doing right now. I think most people would agree with this: we could have put in the names of all the players eligible to be drafted that year in a big hat and just drawn a random one and it would have been a better pick than Maybin. Good god this pick still stings me Its doubtful we would have Dareus now if we had not taken Maybin and Spiller and a host of other 1st round rejects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Fitzsimmons Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Stability - yeah I can see it. Old owner, don't know when he'll pass, what happens to the franchise after that, etc ... Sustainability? Seriously? Yeah, it's pretty freaking hard to sustain anything when a team gets mired in salary cap hell. Can't really do much when 30% of the salary cap is dead cap space. If Butler had one serious flaw it was player value. The guy had no concept. Butler held together some semblance of what Polian had created and kept the team in the playoffs, but it definitely came at a price. It seemed like pretty suspect timing when half the front office left for SD right before things went off the cliff. The 2001 season had to be tanked to recover from it. We had guys like Raion Hill and Brandon Spoon starting on that defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantown Bills Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Ed (PA.) Hello Mort. C'mon Mort give us your feelings towards the New Bills.Thanks Ed Chris Mortensen (11:30 AM) Ed. they're fun to watch and easy to root for. The "reject" team - few people gave Chan Gailey any respect when he has one of the most impressive coaching resumes in the NFL. Ryan Fitzpatrick and Stevie Johnson, 7th rounders. Fred Jackson, undrafted. Bunch of guys like that. The problem is sustainability and franchise stability. It's something the late great GM John Butler worried about and expressed to me when he left for San Diego. Will the Bills do what's necessary to keep the core players as they build going forward? And don't panic if things hit a few bumps. In the meantime, enjoy the moment. Lot of people around the league are rooting for them and the Lions. http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/40443/ So Mort is questioning sustainability (ridiculous IMO) and stability from someone who left over 10 years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Ask him how much Tom Donahoe is responsible for the Bills current success? PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ (not THAT RJ) Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Ask him how much Tom Donahoe is responsible for the Bills current success? PTR Yeah, Mort can't avoid making the not terribly veiled crack at Ralph, but note that he uses Butler as his source, when what really chaps his nethers is that Ralph fired his friend Tommy D. As if firing Donohoe were some sort of spur-of-the-moment decision, and Donohoe had not proven himself to be failing and flailing.... sigh. But he does give props to the present, and that is nice. Enjoy the moment and hope for the best. Sadness is inevitable, but not yet, not yet..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 So Mort is questioning sustainability (ridiculous IMO) and stability from someone who left over 10 years ago? Not only that, wasn't it his old buddy Donahoe who wrecked all the sustainability and stability that Butler left behind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Yeah, Mort can't avoid making the not terribly veiled crack at Ralph, but note that he uses Butler as his source, when what really chaps his nethers is that Ralph fired his friend Tommy D. As if firing Donohoe were some sort of spur-of-the-moment decision, and Donohoe had not proven himself to be failing and flailing.... sigh. But he does give props to the present, and that is nice. Enjoy the moment and hope for the best. Sadness is inevitable, but not yet, not yet..... The sad part is, he asks the question if Buffalo will do what's necessary to keep the core players, but fails to address the very recent re-signing of Kyle Williams. That's talking out of both sides of your mouth, Mort. His comments are very transparent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lv-Bills Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 The sad part is, he asks the question if Buffalo will do what's necessary to keep the core players, but fails to address the very recent re-signing of Kyle Williams. That's talking out of both sides of your mouth, Mort. His comments are very transparent. Yeah, but the real re-signings and real money is coming up next with Fitz, Johnson, etc. Guys at skill positions. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffaloed in Pa Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 Yeah, but the real re-signings and real money is coming up next with Fitz, Johnson, etc. Guys at skill positions. We'll see. I`m with ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defend Greece Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 That was spot on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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