My Bold Prediction

[Tatonka]

the bills get rivers and cut bledsoe before THIS season.

:bandwagon

[The Spaz]

I think I said that before.:beers:

[bills_7]

That would be a dumb move....

[BillsFever]

We can always dream.

[SeatownBillsFan21]

Not a chance T.

[B-DON]

i seriously wouldnt mind, all the cap money we would have for next year would make us real dangerous during the off season or resigning period

[mypoorfriendme]

and all we have to do is put the future of our franchise on the shoulders of a rookie qb. sure we have a running game, but itd be hard to run on a d that could afford to put 8 in the box every play.

[BuffaloRanger]

Make Drew take a pay cut. It's that simple.

"Drew if you don't take a pay cut, you may be playing in Montana next season. If you take the cut, and look at your stats you need to, well then you could stick around another season."

Does anyone know if Drew has a No-Trade clause? Threatening to trade him to a bottom-dweller might convince him that this is his last chance.

[Throne Logic]

Originally posted by BuffaloRanger
Make Drew take a pay cut. It's that simple.

"Drew if you don't take a pay cut, you may be playing in Montana next season. If you take the cut, and look at your stats you need to, well then you could stick around another season."

Does anyone know if Drew has a No-Trade clause? Threatening to trade him to a bottom-dweller might convince him that this is his last chance.

I was originally for this idea, but there's a problem. Drew doesn't cost us anything right now if we cut him. If we make him take a pay cut, that implies we restructure / redo his contract. This means he'll get a signing bonus. That bonus will impact the CAP if we choose to cut him.

TD will wait until May before making any decisions regarding Drew. I hate the idea of going into the season with that rediculous November deadline, but I'll let TD decide how to handle it. Gives me a headache and I don't get payed to deal with it. . . :insane:

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

Won't happen.

[BigZ]

Tatonka, very bold.

As many of us have said, TD will be waiting to see what happens with the draft and the June cuts before doing anything about Drew's contract.

TD could find a decent backup / caretaker starter in June (or maybe Kordell - perish the thought) and go with a rookie starter.

If they somehow got Manning, Big Ben or Rivers - this would still be very risky.

IMHO, I don't think it will happen.

[Ebenezer]

Originally posted by Tatonka
the bills get rivers and cut bledsoe before THIS season.

:bandwagon

nope

[Devin]

while I wouldnt mind, I think Rivers will need a season to sit before he ownz the entire NFL.

[Tatonka]

Originally posted by The Spaz
I think I said that before.:beers:

we were discussing this friday night while i was whipping your butt in chess. :D

[Tatonka]

i want you guys to note that this is not a voilation of the truce because i am not commenting pro or anti bledsoe in this thread.

i am simply making a prediction.

i have a question. if we keep drew, and he has a good season up till november, but then plays very poor in a couple winable games in december, that end up costing us the playoffs, what do we do?

lets say his final numbers are 22tds, 12 ints, 5 fumbles, 3500 yards. but going into november, they look more like 18 tds 7 ints, 1 fumble? we obviously have no way of knowing how the season is going to end. so do you just pay him 2 million and tell him that he is gone at the end of the year? what does that do to team chemistry? do you tell him he is staying, renegotiate his 8 million dollar bonus and have him stay for longer? at a minimum it would be another 2 years.. so now we have a high first round draft pick qb on the bench for 3 years making 1st round money??

i just cant see it.

if we draft big ben or rivers or losman.. i am predicting that bledsoe is cut and kordel/rookie leads the way.

[Dozerdog]

Cut Bledsoe- ...

yeah... that's a neutral position. :shakeno:

[saviorbledsoe]

Truce violation in true hypocrite fasion as usual.

[mightyspaz]

I don't think it will happen T. te coaching staff is really trying to ride the bledsoe train plus I think they're prepared to take the ball out of the air if needed. I can't say next year it won't, but this year, I don't think so.
I've got a date on Saturday! :beers:

[lordofgun]

I guess I should come up with a couple of stupid quotes from a movie and insert them here.

[Tatonka]

Originally posted by Dozerdog
Cut Bledsoe- ...

yeah... that's a neutral position. :shakeno:


Originally posted by saviorbledsoe
Truce violation in true hypocrite fasion as usual.

:cry:

i am making a prediction on what i think will happen.. i have not said that i am for or against it....

way to add something to the conversation.. both of you.

nice red card, savior. :lol: you apparently couldnt control yourself again. someone must have implied that bledsoe wasnt a hall of famer.

[Tatonka]

Originally posted by lordofgun
I guess I should come up with a couple of stupid quotes from a movie and insert them here.

because you couldnt think of any good ones like me.

:D

[saviorbledsoe]

Originally posted by Tatonka




:cry:

i am making a prediction on what i think will happen.. i have not said that i am for or against it....

way to add something to the conversation.. both of you.

nice red card, savior. :lol: you apparently couldnt control yourself again. someone must have implied that bledsoe wasnt a hall of famer.

Yeah it was you remember? lol

I havent exactly lost any sleep over it.

"I think Bledsoe Sucks!!! ......in a non partisan non confrontaional way....so I am not violating my silly truce" :redgun:

[Tatonka]

i am not saying bledsoe sucks. but if that would make you insult some more people and get banned from the site, i will be happy to break the truce. :snicker:

i didnt say bledsoe sucked at all. and if you look at what i projected as his final numbers.. that is actually pretty good. i am throwing out a hypothetical situation..

if we draft a qb in the first and are paying him a 25 million dollar contract.. what happens if bledsoe has a good year? do you cut him? or do you leave the rookie on the bench for over 2 years even though he is getting paid alot of money.

that could be a messy situation...

now why dont you and dozer comment on that and stop crying about truces and being nuetral.

:cry:

[lordofgun]

Bledsoe does suck!

[saviorbledsoe]

No one would mention a Truce if you hadnt been so goofy as to come up with one that you alone dont follow.

"I didnt say bledsoe sucked at all. and if you look at what i projected as his final numbers.. that is actually pretty good. i am throwing out a hypothetical situation.."

"Bledsoe Will Be Cut" sounds like a hypothetical sitiuation to me.....Even the subject says MY BOLD PREDICTION

And if I get banned I hate to tell you that I will be back. IP address can be changed with one phone call to a friend. You are stuck with me :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) Just ask 11280nodoubt lol

[Tatonka]

Originally posted by lordofgun
Bledsoe does suck!

what movie is that from?

[Dozerdog]

Originally posted by Tatonka
:cry:

i am making a prediction on what i think will happen.. i have not said that i am for or against it....

way to add something to the conversation.. both of you.

nice red card, savior. :lol: you apparently couldnt control yourself again. someone must have implied that bledsoe wasnt a hall of famer.

Knock it off, T. Don't bait him into another fight, otherwise both of ya will be gone for another week. In hockey, it's called instigating.

[chernobylwraiths]

Originally posted by Tatonka
i am not saying bledsoe sucks. but if that would make you insult some more people and get banned from the site, i will be happy to break the truce. :snicker:

i didnt say bledsoe sucked at all. and if you look at what i projected as his final numbers.. that is actually pretty good. i am throwing out a hypothetical situation..

if we draft a qb in the first and are paying him a 25 million dollar contract.. what happens if bledsoe has a good year? do you cut him? or do you leave the rookie on the bench for over 2 years even though he is getting paid alot of money.

that could be a messy situation...

now why dont you and dozer comment on that and stop crying about truces and being nuetral.

:cry:

Since we're speaking in hypotheticals here, I have a couple of questions.

First, can someone give me a good website for players contracts? I used to use the NFLPA dot org site but it doesn't work for me anymore. I would like to see what the player picked at 13 got last year since this year's pick will only be slightly higher. I have a hard time thinking that a rookie picked out of the top ten would get a 25 million dollar contract, even though I figure you were using hyperbole.

Second, what if Bledsoe redoes he deal so that there is only a much smaller SB in November (say around 3 million)? Maybe even takes small cuts in the next three years as well. Hey, this is MY fantasy.

Lastly, what if, God forbid, Bledsoe has a huge year again and this time the combination of a good running game gives us a good offense AND our defense stays pretty good and we make the playoffs? What if there ISN'T a significant dropoff in his play at the end of the season? What if we actually win a playoff game? Will that be enough to placate most of you?

That's all that would be enough to satisfy me, would be a playoff appearance. I also believe that virtually every one of us wants something with Bledsoe's contract resolved so that it isn't such a burden (or won't be in the future) on the cap.

[Dozerdog]

Originally posted by saviorbledsoe
No one would mention a Truce if you hadnt been so goofy as to come up with one that you alone dont follow.

"I didnt say bledsoe sucked at all. and if you look at what i projected as his final numbers.. that is actually pretty good. i am throwing out a hypothetical situation.."

"Bledsoe Will Be Cut" sounds like a hypothetical sitiuation to me.....Even the subject says MY BOLD PREDICTION

And if I get banned I hate to tell you that I will be back. IP address can be changed with one phone call to a friend. You are stuck with me :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) Just ask 11280nodoubt lol


And trust me, Savior, when I tell you that we can make bans more permanent, even with IP switches. Ask the 300 quizlets that tried to sign up again.


All I'm telling both of you is I'm not playing favorites, and I'm not going to babysit you two. Push me....I dare ya! :)

[saviorbledsoe]

Originally posted by Dozerdog
Push me....I dare ya! :)


Power trippin arent we?

[Dozerdog]

When one has the power, sure... whatever you want to call it.

Disrespect the board, you are gone. It applies to everyone.

[Tatonka]

Originally posted by Dozerdog
Knock it off, T. Don't bait him into another fight, otherwise both of ya will be gone for another week. In hockey, it's called instigating.

the penalty for instigating is less than the guy who actually throws the punch. :D


Originally posted by saviorbledsoe
Power trippin arent we?

i would consider that "pushing you" dozer.

:snicker:

[chernobylwraiths]

Originally posted by Tatonka


the penalty for instigating is less than the guy who actually throws the punch. :D

Actually, I thought that instigating WAS throwing the first punch.


Originally posted by Tatonka
i would consider that "pushing you" dozer.

:snicker:

Now you are baiting. :snicker:

[Tatonka]

Originally posted by chernobylwraiths
Actually, I thought that instigating WAS throwing the first punch.



Now you are baiting. :snicker:

no.. i am referring to instigating like when a player like kurt maltby cross checks you in the back so that you will turn around and slug him.. then he falls down and laughs while licking the blood from his lip as the guy who just threw the punch goes to the box for a 4 minute roughing call. :D

and your right.. i will stop. it is too easy.

[TigerJ]

I don't think so. The drafting of a QB will put pressure on DB to renegotiate, and if DB refuses to renegotiate the Bills might be tempted to jettison him, but I still doubt they would actually do it.

Anything I've been able to find (Bearcat's posts on Sportsrumormill.com and the CBS Sportsline article linked from the Zone's front page) indicates that Buffalo prefers Roethlisberger to Rivers, although they like Rivers too. It's been suggested that Buffalo doesn't think Rivers is one of the 13 best players on the board, which indicates that if Rivers is still on the board at #13, the Bills might trade down to try and pick him rather than do it at #13.

I think a great deal hinges on what happens with the first four picks in the draft. There are only three teams that I think are serious candidates to pick a QB in the top 12 slots in the draft: SD, Giants, Pittsburgh. If Gallery goes to either SD or the Giants then it's possible that either Roethlisberger or Rivers will drop out of the top 12. If Gallery goes to Oakland or a team trading up with Oakland, then both SD and the Giants will probably go QB. Then Pittsburgh will get Rivers. Buffalo would not trade up for Rivers IMO.

I don't know if Pittsburgh prefers Rivers or Roethlisberger. If San Diego does not trade their pick and Roethlisberger drops out of the top 4, then Buffalo may consider a trade up i they think Pittsburgh might prefer him to Rivers.

And that, my friends, is exactlly what's going to happen on draft day! LOL

[Tatonka]

awe.. thats crap.. you can delete the garbage.. this thread had a point.. and now it is buried.

:down:

[Tatonka]

leave it to savior to ruin another good thread.

[saviorbledsoe]

Ahhhhhhhhhh the Smack Zone :) What a fine point was wasted. If we were to believe that you were Miss Cleo maybe the original contents of this thread would have been worth discussing but as usual your intent was to bash Bledsoe.

nuff said

[Tatonka]

looking forward to you getting banned, savior.. and then spending your time trying to change your name and ip address only to have the door slammed in your face over and over.

[saviorbledsoe]

Originally posted by Tatonka
looking forward to you getting banned, savior.. and then spending your time trying to change your name and ip address only to have the door slammed in your face over and over.

what a sad pathetic lonely little life you lead. i am sure your unfullfilled wife and the pool boy get along well as u type away your wysesc rants 27 times per day.

[The_Philster]

You two need a private room where you can duke it out or what?:cynic:

[The Spaz]

Originally posted by saviorbledsoe


what a sad pathetic lonely little life you lead. i am sure your unfullfilled wife and the pool boy get along well as u type away your wysesc rants 27 times per day.

Savior cut the ****.

[saviorbledsoe]

I love how thats my fault lol