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1) This is a rather cynical take unless you have personal dealings with him. Arrogant, self absorbed teenagers do sometimes mature into better people, especially after fate has dealt them a few band hands. You could make the case that he has behaved pretty well since he entered Ol' Miss. He may have figured out that he can't behave that way and thrive. Rebel teammates, coaches and fans seem to have his back. 2) This would have been a horrible place for him to be and try to succeed. QB politics in Denver have been rough. Multiply that by 2 if he were here. He could have a nice career anywhere else but here with no feelings of regret from me. It may have been a disaster here. Josh Allen is here so the point is moot.

Over the span of 5 months leading up to the 2017 draft, Chad tore an ACL and lateral meniscus in his knee, had his combine invite rescinded in an unprecedented move by the NFL, and blew out a ligament in his throwing wrist at his "all in" Pro Day. These were epic setbacks of a Roy Hobbsian scale. I think getting the label of Mr. Irrelevant began his turnaround. He embraced the title and made it work for him and his career resurrection. Seems like he has listened to the good advice he was getting, attacked his rehab, kept his nose in the playbook and the rest of himself out-of-trouble. Throughout training camp he has been the first on the field and the last to leave. Broncos fans have noticed. There is nothing like seeing visions of losing your dream to force a reckoning. It is a future he has to work for and was no longer entitled to. Working his way to 2nd team is huge compared to where he was a little over a year ago even if the Broncos decide to bring in another vet QB. Congratulations to him. Many in WNY are watching and pulling for him.

Turn over via an interception or turnover on downs, not much different in my mind. At least before the snap and the play blew up I was thinking "no matter what, do not take a sack, take a chance." Well that could have been a pick six due to how badly things were executed. It's odd to see the QB roll to the same side as the play fake. The defender did not have to make a choice on the angle to the ball and was in position to defend both the RB or the rollout. Something wasn't right from the get go.

It revealed something different to me. It showed how a below average completion % and ypa can be totally unrelated to having an inherent accuracy issue. Just miss on two deep shots, throw one away, make a desperation heave on a blown up play, have two dropped and have two throws that were not matched up with the routes that were run. I did not see a QB with an inherent accuracy problem in those attempts he made. Quite the contrary.

Nate Peterman ran a really fun offense at Pitt. Their upset win in Clemson, the soon to be NCAA Champs, was epic. I think his personality fits that of a #2 more than #1. He seems to be a "walk the walk" Christian and the Bills coaches seem to think highly of him. This does not make him trash. Frank Reich had a nice career at Maryland. The 2nd half comeback he lead to upset the Miami Hurricanes, the NCAA Champs from the previous season, was epic. He was a great #2 to Jim Kelly and his personality fit that role perfectly. Early in his NFL career he rarely looked good in preseason games and most fans questioned why the coaching staff thought so highly of him and believed the team would be in big trouble if he were ever called upon in a tough spot.

Hey Promo I see your point. I am an Oriole fan and OPACY is a top notch venue. But with ~80 home dates spread out over the six best weather months it serves an economic niche in ways that a football stadium never can. Nothing wrong with the current stadium in terms of watching a football game or the other game day rituals The renovations did improve the game day experience. The AdPro Fieldhouse is an under utilized, fan friendly, game day destination. I wonder by what measures Arrowhead has aged well by the previous statements while Rich/RW/New Era has not. New stadium = higher ticket prices = more shared revenue is the only point the NFL can see. Soaking the taxpayers and ticket buyers is not worth it for a roof and a cup holder for, at most, the 3 or 4 home dates when you might really appreciate them. The only other NFL stadium I have been to is Cleveland's. I would not trade ours for theirs strait up.

"Predator" seems fitting. Freakishly large for the position but somewhat invisible too as QBs are not "seeing" him well. His range of coverage in the middle of secondary is not something that QBs have been trained to deal with. DROY looking possible for that reason alone. He could get enough pics to really standout amongst the typical DE and CB candidates.

I suspect most of the "if his last name weren't Kelly" crowd are not from WNY. Because if he were from anywhere else, no one would be paying attention either. As a matter of fact, if he had stayed at Red Lion, not many would have followed his collegiate career either. But he came back, did well at SJCI, became a 4* recruit to Clemson, and got himself in one mess after another, all of which made the local news because his last name is Kelly. I did not want him on the Bills, too much politics even if he behaved himself. I do think he will have an NFL career because he can play the game at warp speed and seems to want it bad enough to keep out of trouble. When the practice games start, I think he will show exactly that. A talented and ultra competitive playmaker that will do whatever it takes to succeed. I, for one, would think poorly of a person who would sit and watch his brother get buried under a swarm of hostility because taking action would be a bad career move. He did well at Ole Miss and their fans seem to think highly of him.

Don't know who Albright is but his tweet has no context. For a series? For this practice? For the entire training camp? There have been some good reports as well so i suspect it may be all about today's practice. It's tough to know until they actually play some football even if it's only the preseason type.

If a RB is a rare do everything well type in all types of situations, short yardage and big play runs, a down field threat in the passing game as well as behind the LOS, can stuff a LB on a blitz pickup and has shown that they can do this for an entire 16+ game schedule, they are well worth that kind of cap space, imo. In fact, you could argue that because of the physical pounding they are exposed to and the shorter careers that go with it, they should get more than other positions. Call it a hazard bonus for their most productive years.

Flash forward to some point this Fall. I can see a color guard from Troop E, Zone 3, Bath Barracks participating in the pregame ceremony. There will be a gap in the line and the PA will state the reason why. My eyes will start leaking again.

He has a red pinney #6 in the photo above. I wonder what his assigned number was. As a LB I'd expect it to be in the 50's or 90's. If someone can find his number, I will donate that amount.

Here's a Youtube highlights. Kid was a DIII standout. Can't help but like the way he played. Our police respond to calls for help from the public and will often encounter people having the worst day of their lives. Maybe say a thankyou to the next officer or trooper you see.

Became a NYS trooper and was shot and killed responding to a domestic disturbance call this morning. He was a 2X NYS high school wrestling champion from Canisteo Greenwood and a DIII All American linebacker at Alfred U. He did look good in Red, White and Blue.

Wyoming had 5 first or second team choices for the All MWC offense in 2016. Josh Allen was the only one of them who returned for 2017. They went from 207 to 109 ypg rushing and 4.6 to 3.2 ypc. I think his 2017 targets caught the ball well enough but offered little in terms of YAC. There was little going on for the Wyoming offfense that would boost Allen's production and probably left him facing an inordinate amount of 3rd and long situations.

Nice idea as I was thinking something similar but more as an antidote to the poor Bills schedule. The Bulls play Army on 9/29 which has an TBD time and is a nice time of year for an alternative tailgate since the Bills schedule offers only 2 before Halloween. Joe Nichols is the performer. I realize the thinking here is for a combo/DH for out of town Bills/Bulls fans in for a weekend in mid September which may be a better idea. These guys are going to make a run for a MAC title and a bowl game, I think. Phil Steele's preview is out soon and I bet that publication will like them based on who returns and the nature of their losses last year. I think this needs to be revived in early July at the time for ticket purchases. I would be generally interested in the idea but the # of tickets I would want is not knowable. Also, are the sideline upperdecks consdered GA? Those are not bad seats considering the problem created by the track.

This is a story theme more geared to the rest of the NFL market. What is obvious to us is mostly ignored by everyone else. This sets the narrative that its almost impossible for the Bills to be successful over the next 5 years without being right about these two picks. That sounds right to me.

Very memorable game. My wife and I were visiting the Charlotte area in consideration of a possible move there so I could not attend but................. we were able to watch the game at The Tavern on the Tracks, a Bill's Backer Bar in dowtown. This was a great way to watch a game when you're 652 miles from the action. Most memorable play as previously mentioned: Wile E Coyote Fake Punt So much to discuss here that it's a play that has been brought up semi regularly over the last 20 years and it seems like it was due for reflectiion once again.

Cordy Glenn was so little of a factor last year that he could hardly be considered a loss to this year's team.

All seats can be good or bad for one reason or another. Some might not want to or can't stand so much so they should stay out of the lower bowl. Some might resent the fan behavior in the endzones and prefer the family sections. The upper decks give a great view of the passing game and ball spots but maybe bring binoculars.. Lower level gets you closer to the players during pregame warmup and the game but those TV cameras must be an irritant to some of those views. If you are in the tunnel end, you can see the comings and goings of the players/coaches/alumni etc. and have a possibly great view of a key TD. The addition of two more Jumbotrons means you can always have access to the important replays no matter where you sit. Conventional thinking was that more scoring occurred at the tunnel end due to the prevailing westerly wind but I am not so sure if that is true anymore after the stadium modifications, if it ever was. Depending on the time of year, being in the direct sunlight vs. not could be an issue either good or bad.

The Daboll connection would appear to be a key to a roster spot. I did not know Foster was a 5 star recruit from Pa. Daboll probably has a very good idea of what he could do in the NFL and why his college career was less than what it could have been.

I would maintain that is impossible to isolate a QB's performance from the offense that surrounds him based solely on numbers. Production numbers always need context. The most telling is the slip in ypa which is mostly connected to the players that left Wyoming's offense after the 2016 season. If Allen had a similar year in 2017, I doubt the Bills could have drafted him at #7. Scouts can attempt to put that in context by film review in conjunction with talking to his coaches. PFF can't do that. The numbers say he got "worse" and the context might suggest that he improved.

The talent level argument is more about how often his teammates are able to win their matchups. Do they beat coverage, get YAC, hold up in pass protection, sustain blocks and open holes for the running game? The 2016 offense had five guys (including Allen) that were 1st or 2nd team ALL MWC and the 2017 offense had none. The run game suffered so play action was less effective and the protection failed at a high rate where Allen was forced to move from his designed spot more often. The receivers he had seemed to catch the ball decently but were nothing special after the catch. Less effective run game = less play action success = more 3rd and long situations = more pass protection breakdowns = less impressive QB stats.

Explains everything. I thought maybe you were a retiree without any other hobby, Those Rockpile Reviews you put together seem like they require considereable free time.

I don't think jokes are in order. Could be another Justin Strzelczyk situation in the making. Many of Richie's teammates have vouched for him over the years in instances where they could have stayed silent or done the opposite.