This seems to be the offseason for press conferences in Buffalo.

By my count, we've had 5 player conferences (Stevie Johnson, Mario Williams, Mark Anderson, Stephon Gilmore and Vince Young), not to mention Buddy Nix and Chan Gailey's multiple cameos. As much as I love the Bills signing players, I can live without those pressers. Cliche, simpleton questions and predictable answers comes to mind. Every time an athlete delivers one of these speeches, I get a Twitter feed of media members and fans telling me how amazingly articulate this or that player is.

As the Stanley Cup Final draws near, so does the NHL Draft and unrestricted free agency. For those who follow the Sabres, the latter two are what they are likely looking forward to most.

The Sabres are entering this offseason after an underwhelming 2011-12 regular season in which the organization failed to live up to the lofty expectations set by those expecting a deep playoff run. In case you hadn’t heard, they didn’t even qualify for the playoffs. Many are expecting the Sabres to make a number of moves to ensure a playoff berth in 2012-13. But what moves will be the ones to push them to the next level?

I'd love to go back there.

To be able to enter a room and share my knowledge about what you are about to embark on. None of that crap about how you are going to make it if you work hard and treat people well. Sure, anyone can get far with that mindset, but at the end of the day, people who don't work well, especially with others, can make it to the top as well. They didn't name the show "My Big Beautiful, Nice, Astute Boss" did they? Every fighter has a plan until they get hit and that pretty much goes for college students.

I had this acceptance speech written for a while but I made a few tweeks. I think it will work. #LazyGM

Vince Young is your backup QB.

Will there be a QB controversy? Are we just trying to stir the pot because that's what Buffalo fans do? Do we like this signing? Time will tell...but we can do some research here about Vince Young's time in Tennessee. We are joined by the boys over at Total Titans to help dissect what went wrong with VY in Tennessee. Yes, doing a Q&A about the backup QB is probably overkill, but I'm curious to find out what all VY's problems were.

You think some Sabres fans can't get over Daniel Briere?

Meet the Bills version of Danny Boy...Bill Polian.

I'm borrowing this post form the fine folks at Dear God, Why us? Sports. Be sure to check out their awesome website which is dedicated to snark, the Bills, the Sabres and the greatest invention in the history of the world...Cuss words. You can also follow them on Twitter.

 This news was a couple weeks in the making. Having opted against taking a serviceable QB in the draft, and having the likes of Tyler "Heads Up!" Thigpen as the presumptive #2 QB on the depth chart, I guess we shouldn't be all that surprised that Vince Young got signed today. On paper, there is plenty to offset the absurdity of this signing and to, at least arguably, keep Bills fans satisfied that Buddy Nix hasn't gone completely crazy. People I respect on Twitter (there are at least five of you) say that there's nothing to dislike about this deal, which I suppose is true from the "Thigpen is a weenie, Young is at worst an upgrade and we're probably only going to win if Fitz stays healthy anyway" perspective.

Matthew "Don't ever call me by my last name first" Stewart and Joe "I don't listen to anyone but myself" Pinzone are back for Talkamania XII! Our special guest is Double Z, Zachary Zielonka from Die by the Blade.

Talkamania XII is packed with action, adventure and thrills. Here are topics:

• Fred Jackson signing
• Taxes going into stadiums
• Sabres vs. Bills excitement
• NHL Playoffs
• NBA Playoffs
• Concussions
• ESPN
• Patrick Kane may need help

When the news broke that the Bills were going to have a press conference this past Monday, the majority of Twitter assumed that it would be for the announcement of Fred Jackson's contract extension....and they were right. There was also some chatter that it could be the announcement for Ralph Wilson Stadium improvement plans, which got me thinking...

What stadium improvements would I do?

Scene: NYC Sports Bar in 2007

Me: Who the hell was that?

Some Drunk: That's Fred Jackson.

Me: Kirby Jackson?

Some Drunk: No, Fred Jackson from Coe College.

Me: Where the hell is Coe College?

Some Drunk: I don't know, but he just zipped past London Fletcher for a 40-yard catch and run.