bills_fan_in_raleigh Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 beating the Cards, man that looked like a sure 5th win of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Never underestimate the Cardinals ability to underachieve. EVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Never underestimate the Cardinals ability to underachieve. EVER. 536076[/snapback] The cards probably would have won the game had Warner not got hurt...or Green decided to play McCown instead of their 3rd string scrub. Of course I have Boldin and Fitz on my fantasy squad and Green's decision to go with the scrub 3rd stringer absolutely screwed me. I was licking my chops at the thought of Fitz and Boldin lighting that D up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 If San Fran would have won against Jax, the Bills still could have gotten the 1st overall. If either one of Houston or San Fran wins next week, the Bills could still get the #2 overall. Green Bay will probably pull out at least one more win. However, New Orleans looks like a long shot for another win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Having the #1 overall pick will eat up a lot ot the $$$ available for rookie signings, if I am not mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortured Soul Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 If San Fran would have won against Jax, the Bills still could have gotten the 1st overall. If either one of Houston or San Fran wins next week, the Bills could still get the #2 overall. Green Bay will probably pull out at least one more win. However, New Orleans looks like a long shot for another win. 536136[/snapback] New Orleans has detroit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like A Mofo Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 And Houston plays San Francisco the last week of the season. Boy that game could be interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodnarb Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 the problem is, we don't want the Jets to have the #1 pick in the draft. Do we REALLY want to face Reggie Bush twice a year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton's Arm Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Having the #1 overall pick will eat up a lot ot the $$$ available for rookie signings, if I am not mistaken. There is a rookie salary cap. The money you spend on rookies counts against your salary cap as a whole. The amount you're allowed to spend on rookies gets adjusted depending on where you pick in the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 If San Fran would have won against Jax, the Bills still could have gotten the 1st overall. If either one of Houston or San Fran wins next week, the Bills could still get the #2 overall. Green Bay will probably pull out at least one more win. However, New Orleans looks like a long shot for another win. 536136[/snapback] How could this be? There are a few teams with only two wins and two games to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob2232 Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 a) Houston plays SF, guarenteeing one of them will have 3 wins. More importantly, one of them WILL have 13 losses, thus the #1 overall pick CANNOT be buffalos. b) The true value of the #1 pick this year is not reggie bush, its being able to trade out of the #1 slot and get a TON for it. c) Buffalos stength of schedule is weak, and thus will pick above all the other 4 win teams (assuming we lose out and SOS does not change). d) GB/NO/SF/NYJ/HOU are the only teams tat can finish with less than 4 wins, and thus the only teams which CAN pick ahead of buffalo (again assuming we lose out, and SOS remains the same). GB plays Baltimore tomorrow, and will play a resting seattle team week 17. The jets play us...so if we lose out, obviously they win game #4. NO plays detroit next week, a very winable game. So its VERY PROBABLE if we lose out, we wind up with the #3 pick behind HOU and SF. Now, that said, #3 is a tough spot, have to see how it plays out, but it might be hard to move from there unless there becomes a clear top 3 candidate. Right now, Bush and Leinert are (in my opinion) a clear #1 and #2, but #3 becomes somewhat fuzzy, and thus teams will be less likely to desire the pick. Should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 a) Houston plays SF, guarenteeing one of them will have 3 wins. More importantly, one of them WILL have 13 losses, thus the #1 overall pick CANNOT be buffalos.b) The true value of the #1 pick this year is not reggie bush, its being able to trade out of the #1 slot and get a TON for it. c) Buffalos stength of schedule is weak, and thus will pick above all the other 4 win teams (assuming we lose out and SOS does not change). d) GB/NO/SF/NYJ/HOU are the only teams tat can finish with less than 4 wins, and thus the only teams which CAN pick ahead of buffalo (again assuming we lose out, and SOS remains the same). GB plays Baltimore tomorrow, and will play a resting seattle team week 17. The jets play us...so if we lose out, obviously they win game #4. NO plays detroit next week, a very winable game. So its VERY PROBABLE if we lose out, we wind up with the #3 pick behind HOU and SF. Now, that said, #3 is a tough spot, have to see how it plays out, but it might be hard to move from there unless there becomes a clear top 3 candidate. Right now, Bush and Leinert are (in my opinion) a clear #1 and #2, but #3 becomes somewhat fuzzy, and thus teams will be less likely to desire the pick. Should be interesting. 536486[/snapback] I would llike to see the Bills pick 3rd. My rational is I do not want the Bills selecting with Leinhert on the board. The question then is: DBrickshaw or Ngata? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shibuya Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 the problem is, we don't want the Jets to have the #1 pick in the draft. Do we REALLY want to face Reggie Bush twice a year? 536414[/snapback] we just do not want the Jets picking ahead of us. We must lose to the Jets !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 There is a rookie salary cap. The money you spend on rookies counts against your salary cap as a whole. The amount you're allowed to spend on rookies gets adjusted depending on where you pick in the draft. 536416[/snapback] Thanks for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 If Bills do indeed get the #3 pick, Leinart will be available. Houston and San Fran will not be taking a QB. Jets would take Leinart if they had the pick, but moving up to get him will cost them dearly on top of having to eat Pennington's contract. Bills would then be facing a huge dilemna that would make Flutie/Johnson seem like good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 If Bills do indeed get the #3 pick, Leinart will be available. Houston and San Fran will not be taking a QB. Jets would take Leinart if they had the pick, but moving up to get him will cost them dearly on top of having to eat Pennington's contract. Bills would then be facing a huge dilemna that would make Flutie/Johnson seem like good times. 536673[/snapback] It's really not that big of a dilemma. You don't spend first round draft picks on QBs 2 out of 3 years. It's just idiotic, particularly when the first guy you've selected has shown signs that he could be a good one and he's only gotten 8-9 starts. This team needs to fix its OL and DL. You take D'Brickashaw Ferguson or Haloti Ngata. If both are on the board you consider moving down a position or two and picking up an extra 2nd or 3rd then selecting whichever one is left at your new draft position. If this team continues to draft the “sexy” players early to the detriment of the trenches I’m going to go ballistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 I don't disagree with you, but Losman will then have the added pressure of being compared to Leinart his entire career. And who's to say the Bills will be able to trade out of the pick if Leinart is there? I just hope Leinart is not available when the Bills are on the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 If Bills do indeed get the #3 pick, Leinart will be available. Houston and San Fran will not be taking a QB. Jets would take Leinart if they had the pick, but moving up to get him will cost them dearly on top of having to eat Pennington's contract. Bills would then be facing a huge dilemna that would make Flutie/Johnson seem like good times. 536673[/snapback] At #3 and assuming they could find a willing partner, executing a trade-down with an added high pick and a high '07 pick could be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 TSN.ca in Canada had a very early mock draft setup for some of the teams out of contention after week 14. http://www.tsn.ca/nfl/feature.asp?fid=10493 It has buffalo taking a CB at 7th, with fergusen going to tenessee at 6th, and Nagata going to Philadelphia at 16th. Alot s going to change, but I don't see why Buffalo would take a CB at 7th. Clements may be gone but our CB's aren't that big of a concern for us compared to our other problem areas. But then again, with our recent draft history.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan_in_raleigh Posted December 19, 2005 Author Share Posted December 19, 2005 TSN.ca in Canada had a very early mock draft setup for some of the teams out of contention after week 14. http://www.tsn.ca/nfl/feature.asp?fid=10493 It has buffalo taking a CB at 7th, with fergusen going to tenessee at 6th, and Nagata going to Philadelphia at 16th. Alot s going to change, but I don't see why Buffalo would take a CB at 7th. Clements may be gone but our CB's aren't that big of a concern for us compared to our other problem areas. But then again, with our recent draft history.................... 536814[/snapback] we will take a kicker since many on this board wanted that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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