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Good stuff all around in your reply here Baker coming out for me was the safest pick to be a quality QB in the NFL. I too felt his history fit well with a team like Bills or Browns. I was on the Baker train early in the CFB season and even pegged him as the Bills QB in the draft because back then he was more considered later first or second round by most, but kept moving up the boards during the season. Once the season was over, I was sure we couldn't get Baker without a big trade up. Allen was not one I was high on at all until the offseason, didnt see him play much. But I was intrigued by his buzz...then he won me over with his massive improvements in short work leading up to the draft and his insane combine. By the time the draft was approaching, he had over taken everyone but Baker who just felt more ready to play and had a lower floor even though Josh by far had the highest ceiling. Feel the same about Lamar...he took the league by storm with his unmatched athletic ability as a QB in the NFL right now, but at some point he needs to make the next big progression as a passer in order to have sustained success. Like you pointed out, the best version we saw of Vick as a more complete QB when he was in Philly and was much improved as a passer to go with his ability with his legs. Like I said during and after Lamars MVP season, the offense was too gimmicky to sustain that level of effectiveness. Once defenses caught up to it and figured out a better way to defend it, the offense and Lamar were going to be inconsistent. He needs to now take that step as a pocket passer, and if he does, he will be amongst the best in the league for the rest of his career. But that also is a function of the talent around him, so this will be an interesting year for Lamar as a passer given this is the best cast he has had yet in terms of targets to throw to. Wonder if Baltimore still runs the same style of offense or opens it up more to see what he can handle

I would say it was more Pro than Con though on Rosen as I and some others were definitely in the minority on ranking Rosen below the other 4 guys. But it wasn’t really a ruckus and hotly disputed topic really until Allen was drafted though, that’s when the losing of the minds really commenced and the divide on the board began on right or wrong Josh lol.

Oh I remember, because I absolutely hated Rosen and had him ranked last of the top 5 projected first rounders. People were losing their minds around d here defending Rosen. Living in LA, it was pretty well known what douche he was on and off the field, lack of passion for the game, and poor leadership skills. I had several friends who personally vouched for that having known him in some capacity. I had my rankings on draft night Baker, Allen, Darnold, Lamar……….and way down the list Rosen. And even though I had Darnold over Lamar, I preferred drafting Lamar over Darnold because I felt his ceiling was higher even though his floor was lower in terms of risk on how he would project to NFL. Even started a thread titled “My case for Lamar” if Baker and Allen were gone and we could stay put and not trade up and take Lamar. But once the news was clear Browns were gonna draft Baker, I was all in on the do anything to get Josh Allen train. And now he is already my favorite Bills player to watch play of all time. Him and Barry Sanders are my two favorites to watch play of all time because on any given play they can do something seemingly impossible or mind blowing like no other.

Regardless if its Brady or any other player...I never really saw the significance of this or why its even an issue. The only way I can see how it could be a problem is if a team was misleading the public to confuse who the other team would face. But Brady missed no time, and played through something that was relatively minor and not in danger of impacting his play. My personal opinion is that teams should NOT have to disclose this info, because after "Bounty Gate" it seems to add an unnecessary level of risk to players to disclose something minor thats not going to affect their availability and create a target for opposing defenses to focus on. Doesn't mean a coach was literally going to put a bounty on the player, but the players themselves just knowing a key player of an opponent has a minor injury that could be further aggravated in game could tempt them to target that area. So for me...regardless this is Brady, this whole thing is really a non story and a silly rule in the first place given it has literally no impact on the game being played outside potentially putting the players safety further at risk.

Im not set against trading any of our RB's if the leadership feels strongly enough about 2 of them making one expendable. However, no one is getting traded (or cut) IMHO until they see Moss and Breida on the field. Moss is coming off an injury and Brieda is new to the offense. Additionally, the only way I see any of the 3 really getting moved is if Antonio Wiliams or Christian Wade pop and turn heads and make a strong push to make the 53 and force the issue. And right now, Singletary is the most proven and reliable guy we have on this roster. So for him to get moved, we would need good enough value to warrant moving our most reliable RB thus far, and someone else in that RB group is also going to have to really outshine him during camp and preseason. So, if I was to wager on it, I would bet that Singletary doesn't go anywhere.

PS: IMHO, 0% chance they trade any of our RB's before seeing what Moss and Breida look like on the field. Moss coming off injury in a rookie year and Brieda doesn't know the offense and had his own spat of injuries in his career. That being said, I am fine if one of them gets traded if they are confident in our other guys. But, I am also comfortable with our current stable of RB's and really only see a trade happening if either Antonio Williams or Christian Wade have a camp that forces their hand to keep one of them on the 53 man roster.

Has there ever been a fan base who complained more about a RB with one of the best career YPC averages amongst the current crop of RBs in the league? Is Devin going to lead the NFL in rushing? Nope...nor does he need to. We are a passing offense with a QB who can also do damage with his legs. We dont need Barry Sanders, we need a guy who can average over 4 yards per carry and help move the chains. And we have 3 of those RB's on this roster right now. More importantly, everyone is obsessed with the "homerun" play. Devin as a rookie and part time RB was just a few runs shy of the NFL lead of 20+ yard runs. And we are talking about a play that happens LESS THAN once per game by even the league leaders. Our biggest issue last year in the run game was blocking and scheme, not our RB's. Sure, we can improve our RB's like most teams could, but people act like we have the worst stable of RB's in the NFL around here. I think Devin, Moss, and Breida are going to do just fine...or 2 of those 3 if one gets hurt, cut or traded. I am not nearly concerned about our RB situation as this board makes it out to be. I am however concerned in our ability to RUN BLOCK and OPEN LANES. That hasn't been the strong suit of our OL and we mostly are returning the same unit. Although, even then I am not that concerned because the more important thing they need to do is pass block and let Josh dominate the NFL...and that I know they can do pretty darn well.

hahaha same

Not long…queue it up in 3…2…1…

I posted it first by about 30 seconds haha, winner as I beat Yolo to the board for once! 🤣😬🤣

Hate to see young promising players have this happen to them. Rams are my second team, a distant second though. Easily the one of the top favorites to reach the SB out of NFC entering season too. Bummer the young buck is gonna miss out on potentially challenging for a SB run this year, he’s gotta be devastated.

My girl turned 27 in May and I looked at taking her to Universal Studios because she loves Harry Potter and loves going to Harry Potter world there. For 2 day passes, the fast pass add on (which now only works once per ride), the $40 fast pass bonus allowing you to use it more than once on each ride was already almost $500 for the 2 tickets. Thats not including parking, food, drinks, etc. And we have no kids yet!!! I literally took her on a 5 day trip instead which the airline tickets cost me $100 less than 1 day pass for us both would have cost. INSANE, cant imagine taking a family of kids there. And Disneyland is even more expensive, let alone Disney World. Its a joke how much these places cost now. My cousin takes an annual trip to Disneyland for a couple days with her kids...and what she spends I can literally fully pay for 2 weeks in Europe or some place else, all flights and accommodations and food.

So how does one tailgate there? Do you just show up? Or is there a ticket needed to get into Hammers Lot?

Thanks brother and thanks to everyone with all the great posts and comments

Im most likely doing it at Niagara. We both absolutely love The Office as I mentioned earlier and her favorite is the wedding at Niagara. She even wants to take the same boat tour of the falls they did when they got married. So May do it on that boat or somewhere else around the falls. Was going to take her to a helicopter tour of Grand Canyon and have it land in a remote spot only the helicopter can reach and do sunset dinner and propose then. But after this surprise trip, I think Niagara Falls will be even better. She is in baby mode, definitely wants one. We were talking about maybe starting to try beginning of 2022…but now she’s been running around today saying she wants me to get her pregnant during the game at the stadium though hahaha. So maybe I’ll give her that at the game hahaha

Hahahaha, I don’t think she will sign off on me going to the game with someone else instead of her. She’s already bought a bunch of Bills gear too and she wants to go through tables lol She’s a die hard Niners fan, born and raised in the Bay Area originally. But she roots hard for the Bills now too and is all in on this trip. She’s got her Bills gear already that she bought and wants to go through some tables even as she said she wants to show Niners fans can hang too. She loves Bills Mafia and has become a big fan of Josh Allen too

My girlfriend…soon to be fiancé…just turned 27 in May. And when she was getting her masters at UCLA she waited tables and would bust balls about the blue cheese. And it’s not even a Buffalo thing, she was born in the Bay Area and is a die hard Niners fan (Now Bills fan too, but as her second team). She just knows wings and blue cheese are the proper pairing in her mind. She asked my friend who used ranch a couple weeks ago while we were at a bar “So how long you been a little b***h?” I was dying hahaha and so was he.

I hear ya man, and valid question. Ive been to many Bills game out in the west coast, but every year I am always like this is the year I go to Buffalo. But I would either have friends flake, money or work get in the way, or even my girlfriend (not this one, past girlfriends) flake. It’s been a major item on my list right next to a trip to Portugal (I’m half Portuguese and found my family tree when my grandma passed showing where we are from) to see where my family started on my Portuguese side. My current girlfriend though is all about doing the things that mean the most to me. And wow, did she come through with a big one for me. This is why I’m gonna marry this one!

Thousand Island dressing…hahaha just kidding 🤣 Only blue cheese of course and she actually mocks those who don’t use blue cheese. She likes em hot and covered in blue cheese dressing

Appreciate that, will do!

As some of you know, I’m California born and raised, and been a die hard Bills fan for about 35 years. I’ve never actually been to Buffalo, let alone a game in Buffalo. Well that’s about to change! Just turned 45 today and my girlfriend just surprised me with tickets, row 9 seats on Bills side for opening day vs Steelers! I’m so f-ing stoked!!!! This will be an even more meaningful game for me as I just had a friend pass away 3 weeks ago from complications of severe permanent damage COVID did to him a year ago and he was a die hard Steelers fan. My girl bought the tickets before that happened, but couldn’t be a more perfect game for my first time in Buffalo to see the Bills play. I’ll have a patch in Steelers colors with his name on it sewn onto my Josh Allen jersey as well. Anyway, looking for some suggestions to do while there or places to eat. I know we are hitting Niagara Falls, but any other suggestions would be awesome!!! PS: She doesn’t know it yet, but I already bought an engagement ring too. Now that this came up, I think I’m changing the plan I had and going to do it at Niagara Falls. We are both huge fans of The Office too, and her favorite episode is the one at Niagara Falls where Jim and Pam get married But shhhhhh don’t tell her 🤣 PPS: However, if anyone has connections to the team that could maybe help me set up the proposal at the game too, hit me up as that would be huge too.

Hahaha for real, it was ridiculous

Bryant Johnson and Laverneous Coles say hi too and want to be in the convo for best Bills Career

To be fair, Harry was either top rated or one of the top rated WR's on just about everyones board that draft. To further be fair, he was hurt his rookie season and got stuck playing on one of the worst passing offenses in the league last season. So I would say its quite premature to write off Harry at this point, doesn't mean he wont prove to be a bust, but it's definitely premature to call him that now IMHO. Going into that draft, I was very high on all those WR's you listed, but the guy I was screaming for was DK Metcalf all through the off season and on draft night. Terry McLaurin was another one I was very high on and really wanted once DK was off the board.

Yeah, that is why I said he wont be featured here like Philly, we just have too many weapons. The key value of Ertz is to be a reliable target when called upon, not to put up Kelce like numbers. Knox has not been reliable and made too many key mistakes, and most importantly he isnt a guy that draws a lot of attention from the defense. Ertz being on the field alone will help the overall offense as the defense still needs to respect him. He also can be a key mentor to Knox to try and help him reach his potential. Plus, Knox and Ertz on the field at the same time will create some matchup issues. Ertz value is going to really be a red zone threat, chain mover, and mentor to Knox development. I am on board for that, especially in a year we are expected to challenge for a Super Bowl. But I also don't want to over pay for that either and I trust Beane to make smart decisions around the compensation to get Ertz (if we get him)