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Bills deal FS Simpson to Detroit for pick

ESPN.com's Adam Schefter is reporting via Twitter that the Buffalo Bills have traded backup free safety Ko Simpson to the Detroit Lions.  The Bills will receive an undisclosed draft pick in return; Schefter notes that the pick will likely be a late-round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.

I'm floored.  Not that Simpson was traded, mind you; I'm floored that the Bills could get something in return.  It was pretty clear that Simpson, a fourth-year player out of South Carolina, was not going to make this team after the second-round selection of S Jairus Byrd this past April.  Swinging a deal for anything for Simpson is a win - even if only a minor one - for this organization.

Buffalo's active roster now stands at 73 players.  With two (RB Marshawn Lynch and WR James Hardy) likely to be pre-season roster exemptions, the Bills will need to cut 18 players by 4:00 PM ET tomorrow evening to reach the NFL's league-mandated 53-man roster limit.

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How did we get anything for this guy?

by NolaBillsFan on Sep 4, 2009 5:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

We probably just told Detroit that he’s worth millions.

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by NeverendingOptimism on Sep 4, 2009 5:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions   1 recs

He*

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-Marv Levy

by TEMSON on Sep 4, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll speak for the Lions on this one.

I’m a Lions fan and our secondary is a mess right now. Injuries and poor performances have left us very vulnerable back there. You may not think much of him, but I would not be surprised if he walks into a starting spot.
Earlier this preseason we traded a back up/former starter Safety to Jacksonville because [I think] they thought they had a lot of depth back there. I think they would like to have that one back.

by NorthLeft12 on Sep 5, 2009 7:24 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t know how we got a trade for him – maybe theres a clause that DJ still has to be coach next year for the Bills to actually get the pick…

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by Ghetts on Sep 4, 2009 5:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I just heard this

and thought too, how in the world? Didn’t they just play against him?!

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by TheAfghanTwilight on Sep 4, 2009 5:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah, my thoughts too. Were they that impressed with his play yesterday????

Wouldn't it be ironic if this team imploded and it had nothing to do with TO?

by thefourwinds on Sep 4, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

im guessing a 6th

which is awesome for a guy we were done with

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by poz on Sep 4, 2009 5:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Now it is time to see the Bills trade some other free loaders

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by Ghetts on Sep 4, 2009 5:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Curious

as I haven’t made my roster prediction yet, is it still game on?

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by TheAfghanTwilight on Sep 4, 2009 5:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, but now you HAVE to include him in your 53. Tough break man.

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by TEMSON on Sep 4, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Where did all the comments go????

I really hate it when that happens.

"When troops flee, are insubordinate, collapse, or are routed in battle, it is the fault of the general." – Sun Tzu. Yes Jauron, I am talking to you.

by Joe P. on Sep 4, 2009 5:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

huh?

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by TEMSON on Sep 4, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

There were a bunch of comments on a front page post about this before Brian put up his post.

"When troops flee, are insubordinate, collapse, or are routed in battle, it is the fault of the general." – Sun Tzu. Yes Jauron, I am talking to you.

by Joe P. on Sep 4, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was my fanshot. Brian deleted it when he made his story I’m sure. That’s normally what happens.

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know, but I wish the comments could be ported from your thread to the new one,

otherwise why not let your fanshot stay?

"When troops flee, are insubordinate, collapse, or are routed in battle, it is the fault of the general." – Sun Tzu. Yes Jauron, I am talking to you.

by Joe P. on Sep 4, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They’re in the other FanShot… I just took it off the front page.

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by Brian Galliford on Sep 4, 2009 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

OK.....I thought you would have deleted it so as not to have redundant articles

"When troops flee, are insubordinate, collapse, or are routed in battle, it is the fault of the general." – Sun Tzu. Yes Jauron, I am talking to you.

by Joe P. on Sep 4, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, it’s “hidden”… porting comments is a good idea, I should toss in a feature request… kinda like a "merge on a message board.

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by Brian Galliford on Sep 4, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly :-)

"When troops flee, are insubordinate, collapse, or are routed in battle, it is the fault of the general." – Sun Tzu. Yes Jauron, I am talking to you.

by Joe P. on Sep 4, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

More trades coming....

People are interested in our depth. And we’d like to add a veteran LB

Geronimo

by Geronimo on Sep 4, 2009 5:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow.

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not Youboty??? Maybe Kelsay? Or Parrish?

Wouldn't it be ironic if this team imploded and it had nothing to do with TO?

by thefourwinds on Sep 4, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not Parrish.

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by Brian Galliford on Sep 4, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fine or Schouman?

Wouldn't it be ironic if this team imploded and it had nothing to do with TO?

by thefourwinds on Sep 4, 2009 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe, but probably not. You were closer with Youboty/DE.

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by Brian Galliford on Sep 4, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oooh-ooh

Jauron’s nuts must have dropped this year….Go Bills!

by killascript on Sep 4, 2009 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Denney or Kelsay could be the next man gone, perhaps Stupar

I also wouldn’t be surprised to see another DB go, but I doubt Youbuty till Florence proves he is completely healthy.

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by WABillsfan on Sep 4, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jauron said post-game yesterday that they expect Florence to practice no later than Wednesday of next week.

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by Brian Galliford on Sep 4, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

after seeing other players struggle supremely fielding punts

id have to say no to trading parrish!

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by silverstreak3k on Sep 4, 2009 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

x 2. Really?

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by TEMSON on Sep 4, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Love it!

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by Ghetts on Sep 4, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks G!

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by poz on Sep 4, 2009 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe we should have signed one of the vets we brought in during the offseason.

I hope they wait to see if any vet LB’s get cut elsewhere before dealing Youboty.

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on Sep 4, 2009 6:05 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed, especially on Youboty.

by kaisertown on Sep 4, 2009 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If they didn’t like them, they didn’t like them. Why sign a guy just for veteran depth? If you don’t like him I don’t care how long he has played.

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

G said they want a vet LB

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on Sep 4, 2009 7:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Well, they wanted Pisa, right? They just lost him to the Bears. If he’s available in a trade, I bet they’d snag him.

Wouldn't it be ironic if this team imploded and it had nothing to do with TO?

by thefourwinds on Sep 4, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right...

but not just any vet LB.

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Obviously, or Pat Thomas would still be here!

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on Sep 4, 2009 7:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly!

:-)

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m assuming that we are trading depth that would not have made the final 53. As opposed to a Buffalo fire sale.

by Der Jaeger on Sep 4, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is exactly what Buffalo should be doing. Great news.

by kaisertown on Sep 4, 2009 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Trades

like plural? How many more do we expect?

by NolaBillsFan on Sep 4, 2009 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Only way Detroit get Simpson is by trading for him.

Ko sent packing… the fact that we got something in return for him is interesting. I think Detroit probably figured if he hit the open market, They wouldn’t have a chance at Ko since he you know is “worth millions” and Detroit probably only wants to pay him “Thousands”. This way Detroit doesn’t have to get in a bidding war with another team and figure he is better than most anything they have on their roster. Good for Buffalo for making some good news on a chaotic day.

What else you hearing Geronimo?

by dabillsr1 on Sep 4, 2009 5:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ko’s base salary in 2009 is 1M. But after taxes… it’ll be thousands…. LOL

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

More aptly, it will be hundreds of thousand more than you and I make combined.

Of course we could make things more challenging, Lisa, but then the stupider students would be in here complaining, furrowing their brows in a vain attempt to understand the situation--Seymour Skinner

by Ron From NM on Sep 4, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no foolin… Teachers should be paid like NFL players.

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha, and they will the day that people start paying 100 bucks to see them teach. No offense to teachers, but I’m not buying a Ron From NM jersey!

by kaisertown on Sep 4, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You bastard. Who wouldn’t want one of those?

Of course we could make things more challenging, Lisa, but then the stupider students would be in here complaining, furrowing their brows in a vain attempt to understand the situation--Seymour Skinner

by Ron From NM on Sep 4, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously… MRW is really stepping up his game in ’09. Where is the blog for me?

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And, yes, I was kidding. After all, teachers don’t wear jerseys.

Of course we could make things more challenging, Lisa, but then the stupider students would be in here complaining, furrowing their brows in a vain attempt to understand the situation--Seymour Skinner

by Ron From NM on Sep 4, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

After all, teachers don’t wear jerseys.

haha. I might consider buying an autographed lesson plan. Collector’s items like that are tough to come by.

I can just imagine those jerseys though. Picture a normal dress shirt, school color of course, with your last name sewn on the back with those big block letters. That could sell!

by kaisertown on Sep 4, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Knowing school districts, the names would be velcroed instead of sewn so that the jerseys could be reused for about 38 years.

Of course we could make things more challenging, Lisa, but then the stupider students would be in here complaining, furrowing their brows in a vain attempt to understand the situation--Seymour Skinner

by Ron From NM on Sep 4, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahahaha, too true.

by kaisertown on Sep 4, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't forget...

That Detroit wanted to send us a 7th for Dockery—-without a doubt the biggest and laziest use of a uniform in the League.

Geronimo

by Geronimo on Sep 4, 2009 5:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yep, I was thinking this very thing. Glad the Bills were able to pull the trigger on this one. And hopefully others to come….

Wouldn't it be ironic if this team imploded and it had nothing to do with TO?

by thefourwinds on Sep 4, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess this is as good a place to put it as any

but rotoworld keeps reporting that Anthony Hargrove is having a monster pre-season for the Saints, calling him an athletic freak. I always liked him and its good to see Maybin playing so freaking awesome. Makes this news very bearable.

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by poz on Sep 4, 2009 5:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i find it funny that every single post has something to do with him being worth millions. i think people get it by now, no?

by caboose on Sep 4, 2009 5:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

What a great start to the weekend!

We fire out jacka** OC and deal Ko Simpson and get something in return!

I can do all things through he whom gives me strength. Philippians 4:13

by NCbillsfan12 on Sep 4, 2009 6:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

haha!!

Only Detroit, maybe Oakland too, would trade anything for this guy!

Just another one of Marv’s missed picks…

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on Sep 4, 2009 6:00 PM EDT via mobile reply actions   0 recs

But the beautiful thing is that you can count on it being a high pick in whatever round its in.

by thejimbo on Sep 4, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't call that one a missed pick.

He performed about as you’d expect a 4th rounder to. He couldn’t stay healthy, and didn’t improve enough, but I wouldn’t criticize that pick too heavily.

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by Schmidtxc on Sep 4, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

rookie AQ Shipley

was cut by the Steelers. Could be worth a pick up at center.

Jonathan Stupar played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.

by poz on Sep 4, 2009 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't mind him on the PS

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by Joe P. on Sep 4, 2009 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That would be solid insurance after McKinney leaves this season...

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by WABillsfan on Sep 4, 2009 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

There was supposed to be a “crickets” mention in that.

by twoeightnine on Sep 4, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’d take Pope over Schouman or Stupar any day. He’s a solid blocker and huge target.

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on Sep 4, 2009 6:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Hell yes!!!

"When troops flee, are insubordinate, collapse, or are routed in battle, it is the fault of the general." – Sun Tzu. Yes Jauron, I am talking to you.

by Joe P. on Sep 4, 2009 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He’s a type of player that we currently don’t have. Even if he isn’t any better than Schouman or Fine, he would still make for a smart addition.

by kaisertown on Sep 4, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No!

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by Ron From NM on Sep 4, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the Bears just lost kevin jones for the year right?

Maybe they and other teams needing RB depth want Xavier Omon?

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by poz on Sep 4, 2009 6:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Good idea

Weren’t we talking about a Bears LB or DE that might fit in well with our system?

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by Joe P. on Sep 4, 2009 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pisa Tinoisamoa!

who we lost out on in free agency! I don’t think thats fair trade value though….

Jonathan Stupar played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.

by poz on Sep 4, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and meaning that they would be crazy to give up Pisa for Xavier

Jonathan Stupar played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.

by poz on Sep 4, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wonder if thats where the pick from the Lions comes in

We give them Omon and Detroits pick for Pisa

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by WABillsfan on Sep 4, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Beat me to it :-)

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by Joe P. on Sep 4, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

good thinking WA and Joe

that would be amazing! Competition is never a bad thing, especially when its a competition with Ellison as a starter.

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by poz on Sep 4, 2009 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why would they want Omon and didn’t they sign Pisa to start? You guys really overrate the value of Omon!

~K
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by Kurupt on Sep 4, 2009 8:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, we are drunk on the trading chops of our FO, I mean they got SOMETHING for Mr. Millions

I am still stunned by this fact…

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by WABillsfan on Sep 4, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

im also drunk on more than that!

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by poz on Sep 4, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

How about if we give them a late 7th rounder from Detroit :-)

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by Joe P. on Sep 4, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It’s Detroit, though – it’ll be an early 7th round pick.

by Krenn on Sep 4, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why would anybody want Omon? He’s beyond mediocre and didn’t exactly prove much this preseason….

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on Sep 4, 2009 6:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

He also got hurt last night.

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by Brian Galliford on Sep 4, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly. There will be plenty of other crappy RBs availble tomorrow.

by kaisertown on Sep 4, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

fair enough, fair enough.

Although I know it didnt translate to the stat sheet, I think Omon looked better than usual this preseason, though thats not saying much

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by poz on Sep 4, 2009 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, I can confidently say I got about 90 minutes worth of work done today!

Wouldn't it be ironic if this team imploded and it had nothing to do with TO?

by thefourwinds on Sep 4, 2009 6:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I can't wait

for a 6th round pick to argue he deserves millions bc Ko Simpson is worth millions, and Ko Simpson is worth a 6th round pick. Via the transitive property, a 6th round pick deserves millions.

i should be an agent.

Stupar 2012!

by JPH on Sep 4, 2009 6:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Schefter notes that the pick will likely be a late-round pick

Was anyone expecting an early round pick?

by NolaBillsFan on Sep 4, 2009 6:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

rotflmao, ONLY Ko was expecting that...

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by WABillsfan on Sep 4, 2009 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I took it as good news. I was only expecting a bag of footballs!

by kaisertown on Sep 4, 2009 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would have done it for a case of hot dogs and some athletic tape

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by WABillsfan on Sep 4, 2009 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would have done it for

a pass to the Jills’ pregame practice and a roll of high speed film :-)

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by Joe P. on Sep 4, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If anyone think Bill’s front office is the worst, just take a look at Lions’. Giving up any draft pick for a million dollar Simpson is just insane. Great deal for Bills.

by hightower_mc on Sep 4, 2009 6:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I actually like the Mayhew/Schwartz combination out there. They’re absolutely starved for talent. It’s going to be a long re-building process for them.

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by Brian Galliford on Sep 4, 2009 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I expect them to pick up a lot of guys off the waiver wire. They have no depth.

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Their depth beat our depth, so will we be out fishing too!?!? :)

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by Kurupt on Sep 4, 2009 8:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Ha....

I figured you or someone would say something like this. I hope we will be out fishing. :-)

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I only think, why not wait guy get cut. I know they are horrible, and have absolutely no depth, for me the best way for them was pick some waiver guys, like MRW said. And a long re-building are better with a lot of draft picks.

by hightower_mc on Sep 4, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just went to Pride of Detroit and said the same thing...

it’s certainly curious.

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So would I be correct in saying that the Lions were worried that another team would trade for Simpson? Because wouldn’t they be able to claim him on waivers first since they had the worst record last year?

I can’t imagine it’s not a 7th rounder. Which should be an early 7th rounder.

by Pistol on Sep 4, 2009 7:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Agreed on it having to be a 7th. The only way it isn’t a 7th is if it’s conditional based on playing time and that Simpson somehow finds the field often. Even then, I doubt it could go higher than a 6th.

by kaisertown on Sep 4, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup…. He has less than 4 years experience. He would have to go through waivers.

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

good idea. As Geronimo stated, the phone lines were burning, which could mean that several teams were interested

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by Chriz on Sep 4, 2009 7:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

So.... is it to early to renickname DJ to Tricky Dick?

I mean, this is some cagey stuff he is doing, canning Turk, trading Ko, and who knows whom else? I mean, wow, this is the type of stuff I have been hoping for for years now.

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by WABillsfan on Sep 4, 2009 7:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

What’s wrong with Cagey Dick Jauron?

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Luckily he’s made of Teflon or he might be Sticky Dick Jauron!

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by Kurupt on Sep 4, 2009 8:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

not cool man… not cool. :-) and :-( at the same time.

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

eeewwwww!

Wouldn't it be ironic if this team imploded and it had nothing to do with TO?

by thefourwinds on Sep 4, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL!!!! I love it!!!

Teflon Jauron…..Nothing sticks to Dick.

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by Joe P. on Sep 4, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Teflon Jauron… best. nickname. ever.

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just for you Matt......I will make it my new sig :-)

"When troops flee, are insubordinate, collapse, or are routed in battle, it is the fault of the general." – Sun Tzu. Yes Jauron, I am talking to you.

by Joe P. on Sep 4, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

giggity.

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good for OBD

This certainly helps erase the taste of the Dock debacle. What does this do for the CB position in terms of Youboty being retained or traded?

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by Ron From NM on Sep 4, 2009 8:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think Florence has more to do with Youboty than Simpson…

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anybody watch the Detroit game or watching the replay? That Youboty tackle on the kick return to open the 2nd half was phenominal. One of the best single person efforts on kick coverage I have ever seen. I really hope he makes the team. If only he could stay healthy, he could be a starter in this league.

by kaisertown on Sep 4, 2009 8:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He was Buffalo’s best tackler when he was on the field last year. I remember time after time that he locked onto a guy and put him down right there, unlike the rest of the back 7.

Of course we could make things more challenging, Lisa, but then the stupider students would be in here complaining, furrowing their brows in a vain attempt to understand the situation--Seymour Skinner

by Ron From NM on Sep 4, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely! I’m not watching now, but that happened right in front of me last night – freaking SICK play.

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by Brian Galliford on Sep 4, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Youboty has always been a quality ST player but nobody ever talks about him. If it came down to trading Youboty and keeping say, Wendling, or keeping Youboty, its Youboty hands down for me.

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by Kurupt on Sep 4, 2009 8:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

It depends on the return for Youboty

He should be able to land us a better option than Keith Ellison by himself. Depth in the secondary is good enough that I think we can move him if the value is right.

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by Schmidtxc on Sep 4, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You think so?

An injury-prone, nickel CB is worth more than a starting LB?

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is Ellison really a starting caliber linebacker?

Youboty has the talent to be a starter if he stays healthy, and good corners are much harder to find than capable linebackers. He should be able to net an aging but still decent linebacker.

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by Schmidtxc on Sep 4, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then why do we have so many CBs and so little depth at LB?

by NolaBillsFan on Sep 4, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Have you looked at the way we draft?

Even the linebackers we draft are converted DB’s.

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by Schmidtxc on Sep 4, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Youboty has the talent to be a starter if he stays healthy,

If the coaching staff can’t trust he will be there when the crap hits the fan, he has no talent. It doesn’t matter how he is “when healthy” if the staff thinks he is injured too much. You make no plays from the bench.

Ellison has played very well this preseason. He may not start on most teams but on this team in this system he is a two down LB and does a good job at that.

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 4, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Boy, that 2006 draft was a stinker.

by Pruitt on Sep 4, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Not as bad as you think

Kyle Williams- solid starter
Whitner- solid starter
Butler- solid starter
Ellison- marginal starter, solid swing OLB
Youboty- could have been a solid NB, but broke all the time
McCargo- Is this the year he finally breaks out?
Simpson- solid back-up FS

I’d say that’s not bad at all. You can’t draft an All-Pro every pick. Just getting a contributor every pick is great work.

If you’re looking for bad Bills’ drafts, go check out 2005 or 2000. 2006 was good.

by Der Jaeger on Sep 4, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wasn't sure why they traded...
So why make the Ko Simpson trade? Well, there was no guarantee Simpson was going to get waived, and it’s possible the Lions were concerned the Bills might deal him to another team. So rather than risk missing out on a chance to pick up a guy who’ll eventually start opposite Louis Delmas, they gave up a late-round draft pick.

The Detroit News

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 5, 2009 9:50 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Now the Bills will get a draft pick next year who’ll be worth millions, if they play their cards right.

Get the Bills back to the big game!

by Blitz on Sep 5, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, they already expect Ko to start. That’s pretty bad….

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by Kurupt on Sep 5, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The guys at Pride of Detroit do as well.

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 5, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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