Bills - 2007 outlook - John Clayton

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Buffalo Bills
Cap room: $33 million
It's hard to tell whether the Bills are ready to jump the 8-8 hurdle. Dick Jauron brought an air of stability to the franchise last season. J.P. Losman showed signs of being a promising young quarterback. But if the Bills make the wrong decisions in free agency, they will be in danger of sliding back. They figure to lose cornerback Nate Clements. They could lose linebacker London Fletcher and defensive end Chris Kelsay. With $33 million of cap room, it's hard to believe they would lose anyone, but these are the decisions facing Jauron and general manager Marv Levy. Finding a replacement for Clements will be impossible in this market unless they get Asante Samuel from New England. They will probably cut quarterback Kelly Holcomb. The Bills should be able to make some major upgrades along the offensive line. Mike Gandy is a free agent, and the Bills have to decide if they want to keep Chris Villarrial at guard. Through the draft and free agency, they have enough ammunition to improve the shaky blocking from last season. The line is the thinnest unit on the team.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=2758756

[Devin]

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Thanks for those gems of knowledge Clayton.

Douchebag.

[Night Train]

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Clayton had the Dolphins winning the whole AFC last August.

Any questions ?

[alohabillsfan]

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Thanks for those gems of knowledge Clayton.

Douchebag.

ROFL, Good one!

[Talk0fNewYork]

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Clayton had the Dolphins winning the whole AFC last August.

Any questions ?

None At All!

[patmoran2006]

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If I had my way (and I dont) I'd bring back Clements AND Fletcher, sign a key RG and a DE in FA and then draft for the rest.

Sounds too good to be true, though they more than would have the money to do it.

[gil]

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I'm sorry, Clements is not irreplaceable - maybe my eyes have deceived me, but I think he gets burned quite a bit - and other times he makes really good plays - which is what you can say about a lot, if not most CB's in this league.

[jamze132]

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For some reason, I don't see the need to pay $70 mil for a CB in a cover 2 system with two up anc doming safeties who already have a year of experiece working together.

[feelthepain]

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Clayton had the Dolphins winning the whole AFC last August.

Any questions ?

That was with a healthy Daunte and Ricky and if I'm not mistaken, many had us winning the division and going deep in the playoffs. We ended the season with a top 5 D and an offense that ranked higher then you'rs...much higher, I'm sure a healthy Daunte and Ricky splitting carries with Ronnie would have made a big difference with the outcome of the season.

[feelthepain]

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If I had my way (and I dont) I'd bring back Clements AND Fletcher, sign a key RG and a DE in FA and then draft for the rest.

Sounds too good to be true, though they more than would have the money to do it.

Well you got a better chance of seeing that with Marv in charge.

[kernowboy]

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What is interesting about the article is the possible players who could still become cap victims or have had their contracts voided. If we picked up

Napolean Harris MLB (contract voided)
Ken Lucas CB (cap victim?)
Pat Kerney DE (contract voided)
Kelley Washington WR

All of these offer a solid look to the team especially the defence in 2007

[Oaklandraider]

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clayton=chicken little

the guy is always giving wrong info just like mortensen over there a BSPN(bull **** sports network).


The idiot clayton said the raiders had the worst cap in the Nfl yet they are 25 million under the cap LOL

[Forward_Lateral]

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Clayton is a pipsqueak. I can't stand that pencil neck.

[Jan Reimers]

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If I had my way (and I dont) I'd bring back Clements AND Fletcher, sign a key RG and a DE in FA and then draft for the rest.

Sounds too good to be true, though they more than would have the money to do it.

I think we need a bigger, badder MLB, even though Fletch gives his all, and I wouldn't pay Clements the outrageous money that he will most likely command. We can fill a lot of needs with the savings we'll realize from not re-signing these two.

[Statman]

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That was with a healthy Daunte and Ricky and if I'm not mistaken, many had us winning the division and going deep in the playoffs. We ended the season with a top 5 D and an offense that ranked higher then you'rs...much higher, I'm sure a healthy Daunte and Ricky splitting carries with Ronnie would have made a big difference with the outcome of the season.

Minor details. (sarcasm) Many here have us winning the playoffs and going deep every year. Yet the credibility of those that have called it wrong since our last trip there trumps anyone else's.

You should know that by now.