Ennjay Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Nothing new on the front page since June 28. And the topics and posts on TSW are looking a little stale too. You mean to tell me the Buffalo News had nothing on the Bills over the weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 It's the quietest time in the NFL calendar. If players aren't, say, shooting and dumping bodies in industrial parks a mile from their McMansions, there's not much of anything else going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph W. Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 That means no Bills players got in trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 (edited) Nothing new on the front page since June 28. And the topics and posts on TSW are looking a little stale too. You mean to tell me the Buffalo News had nothing on the Bills over the weekend? All contracts are signed...players are off until camp starts, so yes nothing going on. Same thing every year at this time. Edited July 1, 2013 by nucci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Wawrow is asleep at the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eme123 Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 All hail to hockey. The draft was this weekend. Buffalo is a hockey first town. Football is second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 All hail to hockey. The draft was this weekend. Buffalo is a hockey first town. Football is second. Are you high??? It goes like this: Indoor Soccer First, then Lacrosse, then Arena Football, then Sabres, then Buffalo Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 All hail to hockey. The draft was this weekend. Buffalo is a hockey first town. Football is second. Don't be fooled. That is only because the Sabres are the only ones that have put out a somewhat decent product in the last 15 years. Make no mistake about it, when the Bills win again you will see just how much this is a football town. I mean seriously, just look how much we have supported this garbage over the last X number of years. If the Sabres continued to be terrible for 13+ years do you think they would still have the support that the Bills currently have? I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 You haven't read the Mario Williams "trend developing?" thread, I take it...there is a ton of news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 All hail to hockey. The draft was this weekend. Buffalo is a hockey first town. Football is second. HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa Wait... HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa Wait, wait, wait.... HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa Hold on a minute, I'm almost done... HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa Your hilarious dude. Absolutely hilarious. If the Sabres continued to be terrible for 13+ years do you think they would still have the support that the Bills currently have? I don't. yeah, maybe because they would have been the Hamilton Whatever's, or the Columbus BisonSwords. In actuality, the Sabres have put a horrible product on the ice for almost as long. A 2 year run after the first lockout until the rest of the league realized it wasn't going to change its game. Then the GM (who is more of a joke than any Bills GM have had since) completely dissasembthe team that got them to that point. The organization is living off the support of teenage kids that fell in love with the Danny Briere Sabres and they are now in their early to mid 20s and not buying the crap anymore either. With all that said, the young ins around here will see just how crazy this town can get when the football team is good again. Nothing they've ever seen before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Oh man, I can't almost remember my first summer as a football fan, too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 the only things that make news in June are contrat signings and arrests warrents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 No news is good news right now. I like it. Well, other than getting Byrd signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 It's called the offseason. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 so we are all waiting to hear ba ba ba byrd byrd byrd the byrd is the word ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 You haven't read the Mario Williams "trend developing?" thread, I take it...there is a ton of news! Exactamundo... http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/Bills-and-BlueRock-Energy-announce-partnership/cd34cfe4-8f8b-4945-910e-b7e6409940f8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph W. Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Don't expect Bills news till July 15th. Unless someone gets arrested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Miner Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Wawrow is asleep at the wheel. You say asleep, the bottle of whiskey says passed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Be patient. It shouldn't be long before Tim Graham writes an article about how he only plans to call our team the Bills because buffalo were hunted by Indians, and cheering for anything named 'buffalo' makes him feel icky inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 All hail to hockey. The draft was this weekend. Buffalo is a hockey first town. Football is second. blasphemy!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 the only things that make news in June are contrat signings and arrests warrents Herein lies the key; it's JULY! Camp in 3 weeks! Go Bills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Wawrow is asleep at the wheel. SDS needs to re-do his contract with Wawrow then. Giving us a list of bands he likes/hates isn't going to cut it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 In actuality, the Sabres have put a horrible product on the ice for almost as long. A 2 year run after the first lockout until the rest of the league realized it wasn't going to change its game. Then the GM (who is more of a joke than any Bills GM have had since) completely dissasembthe team that got them to that point. The organization is living off the support of teenage kids that fell in love with the Danny Briere Sabres and they are now in their early to mid 20s and not buying the crap anymore either. Well, since there isn't anything else going on... Regardless of Regier's incompetence, he did not dissemble that team. The Marching orders came from Quinn and Golisano. This is a well known fact. I'm all for piling on Darcy, but let's use the things he's actually responsible for to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Buffalo is a hockey first town. Football is second. That's absurd. The Bills rule Buffalo. Are you high??? It goes like this: Indoor Soccer First, then Lacrosse, then Arena Football, then Sabres, then Buffalo Bills. No love for Canisius Basketball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transient Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Wawrow is asleep at the wheel. Like Bruce Smith at a red light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 That's absurd. The Bills rule Buffalo. No love for Canisius Basketball? Canisius rocks...but this fella's perception of reality is so off kilter, I figured I'd reinforce it in his mind. Go Buffalo Braves!!! Ernie Degregorio....you the man!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 ba ba ba byrds the word is correct sir. Give the man a cigar and his 54 dollars Mavis ! July 15th. watch the tweets . C'mon Dougie get er dun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Blizzard Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) It's the quietest time in the NFL calendar. If players aren't, say, shooting and dumping bodies in industrial parks a mile from their McMansions, there's not much of anything else going on. True dat - It's the little stretch of time where mini-camp is over, you've got your players signed, and you're going to take some time off before starting the grind that goes from start of training camp through the playoffs. Edited July 2, 2013 by Mr_Blizzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I don't know my CBA as well as I should but what happened to the post June 1st veteran salary dump? Used to be there were some decent quality veterans that would get cut loose the first week of June. Did that get moved to before the draft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Well, since there isn't anything else going on... Regardless of Regier's incompetence, he did not dissemble that team. The Marching orders came from Quinn and Golisano. This is a well known fact. I'm all for piling on Darcy, but let's use the things he's actually responsible for to do it. oh, do you work for the Sabres? Do you have factual knowledge of all this? Didnt think so. The one thing remains, through multiple owners, multiple lockouts, and multiple coaches..... Darcy Regier. And he sucks. The Sabres only got lucky for a few years after the lockout. And Darcy, even though, they wanted to stay, refused to re-negotiate contracts to Briere, Drury, Campbell during the season. Because of that we lost them for nothing or nearly nothing. We were also forced to massively overpay for Vanek because it would have been a riot in the streets if we lost Vanek right after Briere and Drury. At the end of the day, hockey is barely even considered a sport. Even ESPN barely thinks it exists. And we are one of the most un-relevant teams in hockey. So were pretty much one of the worst teams in all of American sports. Congrats Sabre fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) At the end of the day, hockey is barely even considered a sport. Even ESPN barely thinks it exists. And we are one of the most un-relevant teams in hockey. So were pretty much one of the worst teams in all of American sports. Congrats Sabre fan. Wow, are you using being a Sabres fan as an insult and lauding ESPN in the same post? Ok then. Edited July 2, 2013 by jeremy2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) If the Bills have (as reported) $18.665 M what's the hold up in signing Byrd to a long term deal? https://www.nflplaye...px?report=top51 Edited July 2, 2013 by BillsFan-4-Ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 It's the worst six weeks of the offseason -- the period between the end of OTAs and the beginning of training camp. True doldrums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 If the Bills have (as reported) $18.665 M what's the hold up in signing Byrd to a long term deal? https://www.nflplaye...px?report=top51 The Bills might not value Byrd as much as he values himself. The Bills might be looking at salary cap problems in coming years and might be hesitant to commit to another big contract. Maybe Byrd's agent, slept with Doug's wife. Who knows. It's money. Money is never straight forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 The Bills might not value Byrd as much as he values himself. The Bills might be looking at salary cap problems in coming years and might be hesitant to commit to another big contract. Maybe Byrd's agent, slept with Doug's wife. Who knows. It's money. Money is never straight forward. I tend to agree with you on this point. I think they like Byrd, but are unsure if the benefit outweighs the cost in future years with CJ, Dareus, coming up shortly. If you want to build a dynasty (yeahhhhh, I said it) you have to fashion a staggered salary plan for multiple players rather than taking a shot all at once. It's not like Byrd is the last piece of the puzzle for the Niners to get over the hump or the one player the Pats need to win a SB before Tom retires. We are a young team and it appears they are trying to keep a solid core of young talent together. By signing Byrd to a huge contract, the Bills FO "may be" concerned they will lose other young players in the future who perform equally as well (if not better). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 If the Bills have (as reported) $18.665 M what's the hold up in signing Byrd to a long term deal? https://www.nflplaye...px?report=top51 That's what Byrd wants each year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousetrap08 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 All hail to hockey. The draft was this weekend. Buffalo is a hockey first town. Football is second. I don't bother with hockey at all just not into it I guess. I don't mean to offend the fans I went to a Sabres game once about 25 years ago at the old Aud. I had fun at the game but it just wasn't for me. But with respect to all the Sabre fans out there GO! SABRES! and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eme123 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I don't bother with hockey at all just not into it I guess. I don't mean to offend the fans I went to a Sabres game once about 25 years ago at the old Aud. I had fun at the game but it just wasn't for me. But with respect to all the Sabre fans out there GO! SABRES! and good luck. Agree! I guess I get frustrated with all the Sabres talk around here when all I care about is Football/Bills. There is nothing more annoying than when I head out into a bar at the end of October and have to fight to get a College Football game on. Meanwhile the Sabres are in game #2 of an 82 game season against the Columbus Whatevers. Final score 1-0 in a shootout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 True dat - It's the little stretch of time where mini-camp is over, you've got your players signed, and you're going to take some time off before starting the grind that goes from start of training camp through the playoffs. dat? really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) $18.665 MThat's what Byrd wants each year. As Buffalo Rumblings writes, Byrd has possibly been seeking a contract comparable to what San Diego's Eric Weddle signed in July of 2011, one for five years, $40 million, $19 million guaranteed and adjusted for current times. The thought of the Bills letting Byrd go just won't work for a defense that struggled mightily throughout last year. close only half of that. Hell just give him Fit'z old contract Edited July 2, 2013 by BillsFan-4-Ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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