Bills sign QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
by Brian Galliford on Feb 27, 2009 9:46 PM EST
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The Buffalo Bills and free agent quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick have agreed to a deal, reports the official team site. Terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed. We reported earlier this evening that a deal seemed imminent; Fitzpatrick fills Buffalo's need for a veteran backup to starting quarterback Trent Edwards.
Fitzpatrick is a four-year veteran out of Harvard who has spent time with the Rams and more recently the Bengals. Playing in thirteen games in place of injured starter Carson Palmer, Fitzpatrick completed 59.4 percent of his passes and threw eight touchdowns with nine interceptions. A smart and generally mistake-free player, Fitzpatrick fits the profile of what Dick Jauron looks for in his quarterbacks.
Bringing Fitzpatrick aboard takes care of one of Buffalo's most critical needs in a cheap fashion and allows the team to focus its attention on other players over the weekend, most notably WR Laveranues Coles and OG Geoff Hangartner.
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Fitzpatrick fills Buffalo’s need for a veteran backup to starting quarterback Trent Edwards.
Love that. It’s like having a 10 year old babysit your 9 year old. (Though he’s actually a 4 year vet not a 3.)
by twoeightnine on Feb 27, 2009 9:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
better than having a 7 yr old watching the 9 year old.......
which is what we used to have
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by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 27, 2009 9:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Edwards will be mentored by someone who is 5-10-1 and with fewer starts then he has.
You couldnt make stuff like this up.
by Thronsen on Feb 27, 2009 9:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Man, you get riled about your quarterbacks, don’t you?
Did you have an alternative option in mind?
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by Brian Galliford on Feb 27, 2009 9:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Brian, are we sure Coles is still in Buffalo??
by The Wagon on Feb 27, 2009 9:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Please see the previous post’s update.
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by Brian Galliford on Feb 27, 2009 9:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i know, but i “heard” he was going to New England
by The Wagon on Feb 27, 2009 9:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that’s not what I heard.
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by Brian Galliford on Feb 27, 2009 9:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
QB is a pretty important position. Everyone should be concerned about it.
Are you saying this is the best we could find?
by Thronsen on Feb 27, 2009 9:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m saying that he’s one of the guys I anticipated we’d pursue. I have made it pretty well known over the past week or so that if I’d had my way, Kyle Boller would have been our backup.
I’m going to reserve judgment on Fitzpatrick, because that Bengals team he played for this year was an absolute joke, particularly along the offensive line. I’m not jumping through the roof, but I’m not going to complain, either.
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by Brian Galliford on Feb 27, 2009 9:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What should we ‘complain’ about then?
Arguably the most important position on the field, and we have the most injured QB in the NFL being backed up by someone who is probably worse then Losman.
And the ‘mentoring’ comment, thats directly from the Bills. Thats their word for what he will be doing.
The same Bills team which will only go after a QB who ‘knows his role’, and is content to be a backup.
by Thronsen on Feb 27, 2009 9:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess you’re free to complain about whatever you want. Clearly, you’ve chosen Ryan Fitzpatrick, so have at it.
I think the “mentor” thing is a little overboard too, but I think it’s a bit silly to get all riled up about wording in an article on the team’s official site.
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by Brian Galliford on Feb 27, 2009 10:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Im not particularly riled up, even if you do decide to use that term a third time.
And if not for discussing the Bills and their players, what exactly is this board for?
Just out of curiosity, have I said anything inaccurate?
by Thronsen on Feb 27, 2009 10:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, but things like “You can’t make this stuff up” pretty much shows where you’re at opinion-wise on this.
Like I said, think what you want. I just think you’re jumping the gun on this.
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by Brian Galliford on Feb 27, 2009 10:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
There is a difference between opinion and emotion. And for the most part, I thought it was funny. ‘Lead Reporter’ Chris Brown reporting how this guy, with less experience and success would mentor Edwards. When I see PR like that, yeah Im not going to swallow it.
As for jumping the gun. Um, you said Fitzgerald was a ‘smart and generally mistake-free player’. Yet its not correct for me to bring up stats that actually reflect that ability you brought up?
Are we allowed to look at his past performance and make comments about him (as we both did), or not?
by Thronsen on Mar 1, 2009 12:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Brian, I too, wanted Boller. However, he wouldn’t be content being #2. I do feel a huge sense of relief though because ANY QB signing means Losman is never coming back. I was skeptical about that, because i’m thinking no one will sign him. So happy to be done with all that now.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Feb 27, 2009 10:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
what is the rationale for wanting Boller? If I remember correctly, he’s a guy with mobility, a strong arm, and a terrible head on his shoulders. I remember him being wildly erratic and inconsistent as a starter, and hardly Chris Kelsey in the locker room. Sounds like JP Losman, minus being a pretty solid teammate. I would’ve preferred a Kelly Holcomb type, which i guess Fitzpatrick is more like (though more erratic/more upside). It seems like that’s the type of QB you’d want backing your guy up, a game manager, not some washout Brian Billick prodigy with a bum shoulder and a career 71.5 passer rating…
anyway that was a bit of a rant, but I am curious as to why you like Boller…was he good as a backup? i stopped keeping track once he lost his starting job…
doesn't buy posluzny.
by JPH on Feb 28, 2009 1:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome Fitzy......sorry I spelled your name wrong in the other thread.....
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by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 27, 2009 9:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
‘A smart and generally mistake-free player, Fitzpatrick fits the profile of what Dick Jauron looks for in his quarterbacks.’
12 TDs, 17 Ints, 14 Fumbles, 6 Lost.
by Thronsen on Feb 27, 2009 9:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
lol so we didnt really upgrade the position from what we had........
but no biggie……
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by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 27, 2009 9:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's all relitive to where you play.
I think it’s an upgrade. Remember, Fitzy put up those stats with the Rams and the Bengals, aka, two of the worst O-lines in football. Now i wouldn’t call our o-line great, but it’s deffinatly better than the Rams and the Bengals. He should play well when called upon next year. Or a least I’m hoping he will.
by CanadianBillsFan on Feb 28, 2009 12:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
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by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 28, 2009 1:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Make a suggestion for who you wanted then? You seem to have no problem ripping Edwards apart and are well on your way with Fitzpatrick. I’m just curious as to who you think we should have been pursuing….
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by Kurupt on Feb 28, 2009 1:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
JP lol
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by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 28, 2009 2:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Man, can't you guys give him a chance?
He is a backup QB with the potential to push Edwards. Give it a break!
Bad boys, bad boys whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do
when they come for you?
by Joe P. on Feb 27, 2009 9:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think he’ll push Edwards. I do think he’ll come in and do a halfway decent job when (not if) Edwards gets hurt—particularly if Jauron can cobble together an interior offensive line…
by Ron From NM on Feb 27, 2009 9:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I said he has the potential...as did JP. Lets hope he has a better CPU than JP did.
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by Joe P. on Feb 27, 2009 10:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Harvard vs Tulane...........
I think we’re okay on that.
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by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 27, 2009 10:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I watched Fitzy play a few games
He has a WAY better CPU than JP did. He Just played behind horrible O-lines all of his career, so i’m actually suyrprised that his stats aren’t worst. I say he’s got a shot at being a good backu that might push Trent, which in the end is what we’re really looking for isn’t it?
by CanadianBillsFan on Feb 28, 2009 12:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Harvard and Stanford = smarty pants.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Feb 27, 2009 10:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well said Joe
I read guys talking about mentoring and I agree that Fitz will not be able to do that but he has one redeeming feature.. He beats the hell out of JP Losman!!
Your ability to control the LOS is directly linked to your ability to win football games!
FEED the BEAST!
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by keysh67 on Feb 28, 2009 12:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Calm down, guys
The guy played for the BENGALS so his stats aren’t likely to be terrific.
by Ron From NM on Feb 27, 2009 9:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
and compared to what backup we just got rid of.........
I’d take Fitzy any day……
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by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 27, 2009 9:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno Ron, how could ANY QB not hit it big with Housh and Johnson?
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Feb 27, 2009 10:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
bingo
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by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 27, 2009 10:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hes
barely been announced and people are already on this guys back
by danntheman on Feb 27, 2009 10:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
can
we pleazse just realize for once that the Bills front office actually used the brains god gave them
by danntheman on Feb 27, 2009 10:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Bengals had NO O-line
We do. lets give the kid a chance.
by CanadianBillsFan on Feb 28, 2009 12:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Johnson sucks though.
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by Kurupt on Feb 28, 2009 1:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's really simple here.
First of all, welcome to Buffalo Fitzy.
And more important, it doesn’t matter who the back-up QB is. I think this team is taking the ole one step back, two steps forward approach.
For this season, if Edwards is healthy, and good, the teeam will be good. If he’s not both, it won’t. It’s pretty much that simple….
by krytime on Feb 27, 2009 9:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
FYI, I’ve got an email out to our resident Bengals blogger. I’ll share his thoughts once he gets a chance to provide them, but I figured a little first-hand knowledge was required here. Hopefully we’ll have that tomorrow.
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by Brian Galliford on Feb 27, 2009 9:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fitz Intervew on bb.com
In the background is a Fitz jersey with the #14 on it.
He talks about how he’s going to help Edwards prepare. I kind of cringed when I heard that. It’s one thing to talk about how you’re going to be there and try to be helpful and another to talk about how you’re going to tell the starter what’s what.
by Ron From NM on Feb 27, 2009 10:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
But what if he kinda, sorta, maybe knows the game?
by krytime on Feb 27, 2009 10:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
just
waken up from yesterday Kry?
by danntheman on Feb 27, 2009 10:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
just finally some free time my friend…
by krytime on Feb 27, 2009 10:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
From his wealth of game experience?
by Ron From NM on Feb 27, 2009 10:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
People can have the ability to know a game while simultaneously not actually being great at it.
by krytime on Feb 27, 2009 10:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
so
Does any1 actually know wat is going on w. Coles…. Krytime?Ron?
by danntheman on Feb 27, 2009 10:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
probably wont hear anything else concerning him tonight...
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by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 27, 2009 10:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Other than what we reported earlier this evening, no. And I doubt anyone will until tomorrow.
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by Brian Galliford on Feb 27, 2009 10:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
thank u
Brian appreciate it, anxious about that
by danntheman on Feb 27, 2009 10:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, then they become our OC and QB coach
and prove that the talent didn’t fall far from the tree.
by twoeightnine on Feb 28, 2009 3:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he played the last 12 games of the season......and won the last 3......
he knows some stuff
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by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 27, 2009 10:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I just watched the interview
It sounds like he will share his knowledge he has recieved from his previous QB’s. I didnt get the feeling that he will be guiding Trent. It sounded to me more like “Hey, Trent do you need coffee, tea, or water? I have learned that Tea is the best because it helps you keep focus”.
Sorry, that is my lame attempt at a joke. I get the feeling it will be friends pushing each other to get better and not competitors that hate each other.
How many years can we go without making the playoffs...eventually the odds go in your favor.........right?!?!?
by Rudy916 on Feb 27, 2009 10:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he’s going to help Edwards prepare
Maybe he knows how to beat 8 in coverage :-)
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by Joe P. on Feb 27, 2009 10:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hopefully he can help our WR beat that coverage.......
because they gotta do their part too.
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by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 27, 2009 10:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he
could help everyone… he has probably the most excperience in the O backfield
by danntheman on Feb 27, 2009 10:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
fitzpatrick for HC?
doesn't buy posluzny.
by JPH on Feb 28, 2009 1:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My opinion on Fitz
Watching him play this year, he has similar attributes to trent. (But not as good). Not a gunslinger, just seems to get the job done (not horrible, not great). With that said, I think he fits our system well. For a backup, who is young with 4 yrs of experience who has backed up 2 solid Qbs is better than our former train wreck backup (which I actually supported once upon a time)
Guys like Boller and Grossmen are rocket arm QB’s that dont fit our Offense like JP didnt. Therefore Im happy with this signing
How many years can we go without making the playoffs...eventually the odds go in your favor.........right?!?!?
by Rudy916 on Feb 27, 2009 10:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fitzpatrick is a helluva running QB. Other than that, he’s mediocre at best at everything else.
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by Kurupt on Feb 28, 2009 1:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I like it too Rudy, it shows us that the bills may actually be serious about this Season….. but i wont cross my fingers just yet
by danntheman on Feb 27, 2009 10:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
dann... to reply to another comment, yo0u can hit reply and it will thread for you.
As opposed to starting a new comment.
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by MattRichWarren on Feb 27, 2009 11:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is it me
or has anyone else taken a step back, looked at the day and said, wait a minute, day one is over and we signed a backup player. hmmmm
Anyone see all the new candy piling up over at the Jets?
by south123 on Feb 27, 2009 10:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
saw a bunch of it last year too......
and when the regular season ended……they were in the same spot as the Bills…..watching January Football from home
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by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 27, 2009 10:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That happens a lot in Washington too
by south123 on Feb 27, 2009 10:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i agree, it seems like everyone in our division got better these last couple of days…except…for us
by The Wagon on Feb 27, 2009 10:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
but
yet only one team ha come from our division in the last two years
by danntheman on Feb 27, 2009 10:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Taylors comments -espn
It must be had to get players to come to Buffalo. I read some of Taylor’s comments that he made after signing in New England. I think it was like comparing the Ritz to the Holiday Inn.
by south123 on Feb 27, 2009 10:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But at least you feel smarter for staying at the Holiday Inn, right?
by south123 on Feb 27, 2009 10:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol
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by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 27, 2009 10:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
well in the NFL South any player is a play away from being hurt and the quarterback is the most important pos. so having a guy they like is important
by danntheman on Feb 27, 2009 10:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I realize its an essential position, but after seeing Dockery leave it feels like a wash.
by south123 on Feb 27, 2009 10:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
why Dockery was nothing more than revolving door at guard, at least here u kno the guy can manage the game unlike JP loserman
by danntheman on Feb 27, 2009 10:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Under the assumption that they signed him quite cheaply then it’s a solid signing.
I bet he and Trent get along great and that Fitz knows he’s the backup which are two pretty important things.
I’ve been saying for a while that the ability to win games isn’t a necessary thing for our backup, the Bills aren’t going to the playoffs this year, so I just want a guy who will keep the team from falling apart and someone who can win when the team deserves to win.
by kaisertown on Feb 27, 2009 10:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Solid signing
And the Bills are showing good smarts by waiting in this market outside of Coles (big name wise). I think this is the right way to approach it this year. Sure the Jets are piling up players like there is no tomorrow, but they are banking on NO CBA agreement to do it for 2010. Same as the ‘Skins with all the money they are tossing around, both teams feel that there won’t be a CBA extension.
Wilson and Co. obviously feel there will be an extension, AND they feel that the right people are there to set us up for a good draft to make our team better for the long haul. No quick fixed ala Jets/Redskins which is FINE by me. Lets put together a good team, get that one thing or two to make us better and go from there.
As Tim Graham commented on the Fitz signing
Posted by ESPN.com’s Tim Graham
While much of the NFL made free-agency purchases like hysterical contestants on the old “Wheel of Fortune” — I’ll take the handbag from Dicker & Dicker of Beverly Hills for $1,200, Chuck! — the Buffalo Bills were more judicious.
The Bills finally announced their first signing Friday night, adding former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to their roster as the primary backup for Trent Edwards.
Fitzpatrick, a Harvard grad, started 12 games for the Bengals last year when Carson Palmer got hurt.
Fitzpatrick completed 59.4 percent of his passes for 1,905 yards and eight touchdowns with nine interceptions.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Feb 27, 2009 11:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
weird quote. good signing.
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by MattRichWarren on Feb 28, 2009 12:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, if you remember old school wheel of fortune
After you won all the money you could get on the show, they let you pick from a wall of prizes as to spend your money one. Always was interesting to see what people went for.
If you really want to see what Tim meant, check this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_of_Fortune_(U.S._game_show) and check the Retired gameplay elements section.
Or you could catch the family guy version here
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Feb 28, 2009 12:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How much for the fat guy in the circle?
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by Kurupt on Feb 28, 2009 1:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Regis
I would like a Z, 4, Q, another Q, ahhhh a thrid Q, and the batman symbol.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Feb 28, 2009 2:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll take the ceramic dalmation
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by Kurupt on Feb 28, 2009 2:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Alex Karras in Webster?
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by WABillsfan on Feb 28, 2009 2:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks...
I remember the reference on Family Guy now…. Sorry I’m too… how do I put this?.. younger than that reference.
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 2, 2009 1:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My two cents.
I think Fitzpatrick is a good signing. Not who I expected or wanted but still good signing. Experienced (kinda) and a clear number 2. Trent…. uhhh…. guess what? It’s your team now…. no turning back…. time to step up to the plate guy. Love you…. in a man-crush kinda way…. maybe I should stop posting after several beers.
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by MattRichWarren on Feb 28, 2009 12:02 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Buffalo bills are a joke, PLEASE, SOMEONE ANSWER MY QUESTION BELOW. THANKS
wow we signed fitzpatrick, the guy has less experience than trent; a real winner to help him develope. The bills prove to me every year and every offseason that they do not try to win. the only time they really tried was when they had marv and he actually spent money(too bad it was on players that werent good) but at least he signed someone. If the bills do not add coles or some lineman they actually made their team worse than last year. and pleaase SOMEONE ANSWER ME THIS QUESTION "how do the redskins who apparently had 8 million dollars in cap room just spend like 200million on three guys, thats 1/4 of what the bills are worth. we aparently had 30 million and we havent went after one player.
by csc06258 on Feb 28, 2009 12:32 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Look its Trent's team.......thats it.....
Fitzy will know his role………and he will do it……and all will be okay……chillax
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by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 28, 2009 12:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Skins spent that money gambling there will be no cap next year, thus when its time for the penalties
they won’t have to worry since there won’t be a cap. The Bills and the other 29 teams not called the Jets or Redskins are all operating under the assumption there WILL be a CBA extension and therefore will not need to get rid of 50% of their roster to get under the cap next year. If there is an extension, Snyder is screwed.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Feb 28, 2009 12:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, who would you have us spend so much money?
Kurt Warner? Who else? Who would you spend that sort of silly money one?
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Feb 28, 2009 12:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
There is so much wrong with this that I’m surprised my hair didn’t catch on fire spontaneously after reading it.
Bills fans get all pissed off and fired up when the team doesn’t do much in free agency, but seriously – IT’S JUST FREE AGENCY. There is absolutely ZERO correlation between an active, blockbuster free agency period and putting a winning football product on the field. There are so many examples of failed free agent impact that it’s absolutely mind-boggling that there are still fans who get mad because the big names aren’t flocking to Buffalo.
Keep your pants on, grab another hobby and keep things in perspective. Buffalo could go out and sign every big name left tomorrow, but the only thing that’ll guarantee is that we’ll see fewer comments like this. Free agency is, by and large, a way to sell tickets. It’s a way to energize the fan base. There is a degree of value to free agency, but for a small-market team like Buffalo, they are best served staying away from big contracts, working the margins, finding incremental value and building through the draft.
Because the draft is where it happens, folks. This organization has been seriously flawed for a decade now, but throwing around money like the Snyders and the Tannenbaums of the world VERY clearly isn’t the way to fix the team’s errors of the past. The team may be a joke in your eyes, but to count the signing of one backup QB in the first 24 hours of free agency as the tipping point to that belief is one of the most illogical conclusions I’ve ever seen drawn from a fan base.
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by Brian Galliford on Feb 28, 2009 1:55 AM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Not me big, not me
I’m down with slow and steady to win the race, we just got to make sure we avoid any potholes.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Feb 28, 2009 2:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Haha
Brian, not sure if you, or any of us, should be telling another to grab another hobby….
I just wish this team had a stronger interest in acquiring as many picks as possible….
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by Kurupt on Feb 28, 2009 2:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You know, I forgot to ask Brian this, but is he fighting drunk right now?
I mean, I know you stay up late, I work late, but whats Bri doing up at 2am commenting on the Bills? I think its either the late night booty call has struck again like last night, or dude has been getting his drink on! Love ya Bri, don’t ban me!
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Feb 28, 2009 2:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Either way, it’s gotta be good!
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by Kurupt on Feb 28, 2009 2:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t drink. I was just awake. And mad.
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by Brian Galliford on Feb 28, 2009 7:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ahh booty call then!
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Feb 28, 2009 5:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL can’t a person just be awake?
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by Brian Galliford on Feb 28, 2009 6:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wish I could REC'd a million times....
and print this comment out and shove it up the arse of every dumb SOB who is B****ing and complaining over at the BBMB right now………those dumb SOB’s think they have all the answers and they use the excuse of (Oh its my right as a fan to say this and that and be mad blah blah blah) seriously I wanna pimp smack every single one of the A** clowns…………
UGH
12/19/08 - Thank you KLJ for coming into my life.
by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 28, 2009 2:31 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I wanna apologize Brian......
I tried to keep it as clean as possible….because lord knows I wanted to use other words instead……
12/19/08 - Thank you KLJ for coming into my life.
by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 28, 2009 2:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think you censored yourself. All is good.
~K
"I’m Kurupt with Buffalo Rumblings. I am worth hundreds!"
by Kurupt on Feb 28, 2009 2:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Batman symbol
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Feb 28, 2009 2:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Its so not as bad here.....
and I shouldnt let it get to me, I can easily just leave that place……but Im bored with nothing else to do.
12/19/08 - Thank you KLJ for coming into my life.
by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 28, 2009 2:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
`you cencored yourself well enough
to get a rec from me man. totaly agree with you… in fact i might not have been so nice.
by CanadianBillsFan on Feb 28, 2009 9:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I understand your feelings there man
I used to be on the bbmb back in ’05-06 and then I found this little slice of heaven last year. Worlds different from the boards, we all can see that!
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Feb 28, 2009 2:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Indeed.....
its just kinda slow here now……..and like I said above…just kinda bored…..but seeing that stuff over and over again is really grating
12/19/08 - Thank you KLJ for coming into my life.
by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 28, 2009 2:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
brian
i imagine you standing on a soap box shouting that post:)
I didn’t want the Bills’ to be a big player in FA from the get go and I still stand by that, but my clamoring for an offensive weapon got attention with Coles in town and I like the idea of adding him. While he’s not a perfect fit, he is a solid, tough SOB, great hands, veteran, knows our division so well, and gives us such a solid weapon opposite Lee for the first time ever in Lee’s career. My hope, my prayer, is that they can get Coles, and take a TE in round 2. That’s all I ask inner-circle…Please don’t disappoint:)
MARVelous
by MARVelous on Feb 28, 2009 10:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Solid signing, pt. 2
Trades are also possible. There are still FA signings to be had.
Sweet home Orchard Park.
by thurman on Feb 28, 2009 1:39 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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