All the tech in todays games, I find it very hard to believe that the Pats are the NFL's only cheaters. Matter of fact, I bet its so popular that its probably 'normal'.

I don't think the Pats are being punished for cheating....more like getting punished for being caught and showing the dirty sides of todays NFL. Who ever does other teams 'dirty work' must be a highly trained 'NFL spy'.

So do our beloved Bills cheat? Let me just say this

I think EVERY team does what the Pats did...some better than others.

Pats got careless and sloppy, and they got caught. But can you really say with out a shadow of a doubt that just 1 team does it and that we don't?

I can't....teams will do anything to get an edge...if 30 NFL teams steal signals, those 2 teams are at a major disadvantage.

Goodell KNOWS this.....I'm sure he just has a "don't let me catch you" approach. I'm sure he doesn't WANT it to happen, but he knows he can't stop it; thus the new snazzy "microphone in the Defender's helmet rule". Whats that rule supposed to do? Even out the playing field...so defenders can get the helpful hints gathered  from stolen signals as well.

Now I've voiced my opinion on the beloved Buffalo Bills Message board and got responses like "we must really suck at cheating' and "we would have at least won a Super Bowl". My response is if EVERY team steals signals its not an unfair playing field. If anything it puts more mental strain on players and coaches to learn new signals each week.....but don't they do that anyway because every team is different? Also said was the only real argument of Pats being the sole cheaters: Wouldn't there be more? The way I see its more likely that teams are finding a ways to 'hush' their "spys" over than the idea that the Pats are the only team in the NFL that realized all the uses of a video camera.

Bill Belichick was fined and punished for getting caught. I don't like BB, I would love to see the Pats without their evil genius but any punishment other than a "slap on the wrist fine to shut the media up" is uncalled for at this time

If the Bills truly don't 'cheat', I guarantee you that we are in a minority; Its time to get with the program...and if we do cheat, keep that signal stealer fat and happy.

Just "Wants".

All the upgrades we need are already on thie defensive side of the ball are on the team....Poz and Ko returning.

Ko-Ferno (My awesome nickname for the Ko Simpson/Donte Whitner tandem) reunites giving us great Safeties with great depth (Wilson/Wendling) and Ko will help Greer out allot.

Can the #2 CB spot stand for upgrade? Yeah it can...but we can do ALLOT worse at that spot....we really are lucky Greer is a very solid player. Add Youboty to the mix and really depth is just needed. I mean depth depth....like K-Tom and J-Baller...er I mean....Butler. Has this CB group hit its potential? No...is there a chance it won't? Yea, there is. But let our investments grow...some times satisfaction isn't instant and we need to commit.....something that is very hard for fans to do, which is understandable, we have not been to the play-offs since I was an 11 year old, and we have not won a play off game since I was 7. Ouch.

Next area is Linebacker. All the controversy stems around John DiGiorgio.
Some fans like him, some don't. The nay-sayers hold their argument by saying he is undersized and being a MLB in a cover-2 inflated his stats. In the NFL there is 31 other starting MLBs (duh) and DiGi was #16 in total tackles (#14 in solo). Of these 15 guys who did better, only 2 were in the 230 pound range (230 give or take a few pounds). 1 tied with DiGi, other just plain beat him, but DiGi did not play a full 16 games at MLB, he only started 12, and still started a few games at OLB for injured Keith Ellison. The player he tied with was Gary Brackett of the Colts, a 232 pound MLB who started every game this year, and the man who beat him was Green Bay's Nick Barnett. These guys got Mr. DiGiorgio in tackles, but DiGi still probably would have took em out in pass breakups, INT's, tackles for loss, and sacks if he started a full 16 games at MLB like they did.

What am I getting at? DiGi is "undersized" for a MLB, yea sure...but not a WLB. Why put your arguably most productive LB on the bench to bring in a kid who may be a step backwards? Makes no since to me, and Jauron is saying the same thing I hope!

Next is the D-Line, in which the only bright spot was (SURPRISE) Aaron Schobel and (SURPRISE...no really) John McCargo. Kelsay and Denney fought injuries this year, Hardgrove got busted for something costing him 4 games so really the only DE teams had to worry about was #94, who still got 70+ tackles, 7 sacks, and 6 forced fumbles. D-Tackle wise Williams and Tripplett are good but far from forces and Mr.(Jason) Jefferson is far from "movin' on up".

The DE's are good...let Denney and Kelsay heal up and let Hardgrove get his parting out of the way now rather than in training camp and these guys will be among the NFL's best again (25+ sacks in 2006).

As for DT's they are light but still did an ok job. They got in the back field and took QBs and RBs down, they were just super inconsistent. When McCargo got in the game we all felt better, but the he needs his "fat friend". Add a McCargo-like guy for the rotation to help sure up the consistency and wa-la, a respectable defense!

How so? To shut down the pass this 'D' calls for either great DBs who can cause coverage sacks or a great DL that can pressure the QB into making mistakes. Both the DL and DBs are good, not great, but looking at them both you just get a feeling that we can have a great D-Line easier than great D-Backfield.

So Poz replaces DiGi, DiGi replaces Ellison and either a stud CB or DT get added and POOF...back to circlin' the wagons!

....That our D could really suck this year.

Well, on paper, at least.

Poz - as of right now, is not an upgrade from London Fletcher and its asking too much to want Poz to be one right away. Don't get me wrong I love the kid, but as of right now he needs to beat DiGi before he can replace Fletch. Not YET at least.

Ellison - out-played an injured TKO last year, but still doesn't bring the intensity and leadership brought on by the old #51. YET!!

Webster - Your on crack if you think he will make us go "Nate Who?" (Prove me wrong Jason, prove me wrong). That is Youboty's role and, Ashton is not ready. YET!!!!

I do believe in time this exact D will be good, but, for the 400th time, NOT YET.

I do think that the team of Schobs, Kelsay, Denney, and Hardgorve will wreak havoc

I think Crowell will be the Man and McGee will bounce back.

Tripplett will be a bigger pain in the asss and Williams will make more and bigger plays.

I pray McCargo and Walker line up come August too!!

But just too many questions marks for us to be hyping up that D and taking over ESPN's polls

I can see this, a player wakes up on his 30th birthday, his knees creek and his back pops and he gets out of bed. Looks into the mirror and sees a wrinkled face and gray hair.

Or, at least thats what the fans say, and that is the biggest knock on Buffalo's #2 guy, the 8th All-Time leading WR with the second longest catch-streak in Bills' History, Peerless Price.

So do you ignore the fact that he was the 2nd leader in catches and had the statistically best hands on the team (caught over 70% of his passes) and always came through in the clutch (2 last-minute TD catches)while focusing in on his 8.6(ish) YPC.

Do you just listen to all the people saying he is too slow and too weak to be an NFL #2 WR, or do you think logically and feel that maybe he was the  check down possession receiver last year?

I know what I Billeve.

...being mad at a senior for not showing up on senior skip day.

OTAs are optional and people need to keep in mind that Mr. Schobel is a REAL person with a family that he is not around as much as he would like during the regular season.

He is arguably the best player on the defense, missing some some drills for some quality family time will not hurt him that much.

I would rather have him being with his mini Schobels than suffer an injury at an optional organized team activity.