Can you imagine that

[acehole]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/14/plaxico-says-he-wont-play-for-tom-coughlin-again

[Night Train]

Re: Can you imagine that

" I'm not going to follow any team rules...but here are my demands.."

[X-Era]

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We don't necessarily need him. But, I wouldn't mind having him. He's stupid for the gun incident but I don't remember him being any sort of a distraction in Pitt or NY other than missing meetings or being late. Gailey will ride his ass on that one... Hell, he may even show no interest because of it. But, strictly from a talent perspective Burress would make us better.

He's not TO (who also wasn't a problem here).

Just thinking that Stevie is a UFA after this year, Evans is fading... were stocked with young talent but none are as accomplished as Burress.

Stevie, Evans, and Burress would be formidable.

A bit more on this thought:

Evans is a vertical threat with great hands, our current offense isn't really suited for him. Fitz is not known for his strength as a deep ball thrower. We do much more with the short and intermediate routes. Evans numbers have suffered IMO because of the lack of a great deep throwing QB.

Trading Evans if we had another bonafide #1 or #2 WR might not be a terrible idea. Especially depending on what you could get for him.

But even if you keep Evans, if you add Burress, you get 3 WR's who are accomplished in our spread type passing offense. Nelson, Jones, and the rest are not as good as Burress yet. But you certainly could let them all fight it out in training camp.

Problem is that Burress may be looking for a sure fire #1 or #2 WR gig... Not sure we can officially offer that to him right off the bat.

[don137]

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Don't need his attitude no matter how talented.

[better days]

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We don't necessarily need him. But, I wouldn't mind having him. He's stupid for the gun incident but I don't remember him being any sort of a distraction in Pitt or NY other than missing meetings or being late. Gailey will ride his ass on that one... Hell, he may even show no interest because of it. But, strictly from a talent perspective Burress would make us better.

He's not TO (who also wasn't a problem here).

Just thinking that Stevie is a UFA after this year, Evans is fading... were stocked with young talent but none are as accomplished as Burress.

Stevie, Evans, and Burress would be formidable.

A bit more on this thought:

Evans is a vertical threat with great hands, our current offense isn't really suited for him. Fitz is not known for his strength as a deep ball thrower. We do much more with the short and intermediate routes. Evans numbers have suffered IMO because of the lack of a great deep throwing QB.

Trading Evans if we had another bonafide #1 or #2 WR might not be a terrible idea. Especially depending on what you could get for him.

But even if you keep Evans, if you add Burress, you get 3 WR's who are accomplished in our spread type passing offense. Nelson, Jones, and the rest are not as good as Burress yet. But you certainly could let them all fight it out in training camp.

Problem is that Burress may be looking for a sure fire #1 or #2 WR gig... Not sure we can officially offer that to him right off the bat.

Evans is fading? And an OLD WR who has not played in two years will help the Bills?

I think you are wrong on both assessments.

[ParanoidAndroid]

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I'll take my chances with playing Nelson and developing him instead. Burress is unscrupulous, getting old, and a distraction the Bills young players don't need.

[Mr. Miyagi]

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We don't necessarily need him. But, I wouldn't mind having him. He's stupid for the gun incident but I don't remember him being any sort of a distraction in Pitt or NY other than missing meetings or being late. Gailey will ride his ass on that one... Hell, he may even show no interest because of it. But, strictly from a talent perspective Burress would make us better.

He's not TO (who also wasn't a problem here).

Just thinking that Stevie is a UFA after this year, Evans is fading... were stocked with young talent but none are as accomplished as Burress.

Stevie, Evans, and Burress would be formidable.

A bit more on this thought:

Evans is a vertical threat with great hands, our current offense isn't really suited for him. Fitz is not known for his strength as a deep ball thrower. We do much more with the short and intermediate routes. Evans numbers have suffered IMO because of the lack of a great deep throwing QB.

Trading Evans if we had another bonafide #1 or #2 WR might not be a terrible idea. Especially depending on what you could get for him.

But even if you keep Evans, if you add Burress, you get 3 WR's who are accomplished in our spread type passing offense. Nelson, Jones, and the rest are not as good as Burress yet. But you certainly could let them all fight it out in training camp.

Problem is that Burress may be looking for a sure fire #1 or #2 WR gig... Not sure we can officially offer that to him right off the bat.

He's been sued 9 times in his relatively short NFL career. Is it all his fault? Probably not. But if you attract trouble so consistently, maybe there's something about you that should be corrected.

You know what they say. If a car is driving straight at you, it might be a fluke. If 10 cars are driving straight at you, you're in the wrong lane.

[trapezeus]

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i wouldn't play for coughlin either. he was the one who told plax to put a loaded gun into his sweatpants before entering the club.

[Mr. Miyagi]

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i wouldn't play for coughlin either. he was the one who told plax to put a loaded gun into his sweatpants before entering the club.

No, Coughlin told Plax that if he continued to act like such a punk, he'll end up shooting himself in the foot one day. Plax took it literally.

[jamze132]

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Evans is fading? And an OLD WR who has not played in two years will help the Bills?

I think you are wrong on both assessments.

Not really a shocker to me. IMO, he has been a little "off" since the season ended and the draft talk began.

[acehole]

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At least he didn't shoot his dad..

We don't necessarily need him. But, I wouldn't mind having him. He's stupid for the gun incident but I don't remember him being any sort of a distraction in Pitt or NY other than missing meetings or being late. Gailey will ride his ass on that one... Hell, he may even show no interest because of it. But, strictly from a talent perspective Burress would make us better.

He's not TO (who also wasn't a problem here).

Just thinking that Stevie is a UFA after this year, Evans is fading... were stocked with young talent but none are as accomplished as Burress.

Stevie, Evans, and Burress would be formidable.

A bit more on this thought:

Evans is a vertical threat with great hands, our current offense isn't really suited for him. Fitz is not known for his strength as a deep ball thrower. We do much more with the short and intermediate routes. Evans numbers have suffered IMO because of the lack of a great deep throwing QB.

Trading Evans if we had another bonafide #1 or #2 WR might not be a terrible idea. Especially depending on what you could get for him.

But even if you keep Evans, if you add Burress, you get 3 WR's who are accomplished in our spread type passing offense. Nelson, Jones, and the rest are not as good as Burress yet. But you certainly could let them all fight it out in training camp.

Problem is that Burress may be looking for a sure fire #1 or #2 WR gig... Not sure we can officially offer that to him right off the bat.

[NOT THE DUDE...]

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EVANS keeps safeties off johnson and is a great big play wr. basically a faster lofton. hes only 30... keep evans!!!!!!

[X-Era]

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Evans is fading? And an OLD WR who has not played in two years will help the Bills?

I think you are wrong on both assessments.

By the numbers, yes, Evans is fading. And the reasoning is more about the best type of WR for our current offense than it is his abilities. Burress may be a better fit. Whether he can ever get back to what he was is another matter.

[X-Era]

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He's been sued 9 times in his relatively short NFL career. Is it all his fault? Probably not. But if you attract trouble so consistently, maybe there's something about you that should be corrected.

You know what they say. If a car is driving straight at you, it might be a fluke. If 10 cars are driving straight at you, you're in the wrong lane.

No doubt it has risks. I simply said that on paper he would potentially make us better. A 4 and 12 team should leave no stone un-turned.

[X-Era]

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Not really a shocker to me. IMO, he has been a little "off" since the season ended and the draft talk began.

Meh. I think too many are simply too willing to just go with the guys we have rather than look add potential upgrades. It's not like the thought has no merit.

I mean answer this with a yes or no: Can Burress help make this team better?