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I'm just not sure how you can say those things about Goodwin without also recognizing that they're all true for Listenbee as well. Goodwin himself has said that he's actually not in NFL shape right now--he's in Olympic long jump shape; that's much different. He also said that he feels like he's 3/4 of the way through an NFL season, and he's got a long way to go before he'll be ready to train as though it were an NFL offseason. Training camp is 3 weeks away; I don't think he's got time to catch up. Right now, I have 6 WRs making the roster: Sammy, Woods, Salas, Dez, Hankerson, and Listenbee. I like Easley as a ST guy, but his injury coupled with the signings of guys like Colt Anderson, Lorenzo Alexander, Jamari Lattimore, and Eric Stryker tells me that his spot is in serious jeopardy. Just my 1 cent, of course. I agree, and I think it's more an indication that he makes the team than it is him being a lock for the #3 spot. He'll need to beat out both Hankerson and Salas.

The issue here is that you really need to be in man coverage to do that, in which case you can expect a bazillion rub routes/pick plays to free up Edelman/Amendola/Lewis on the underneath stuff.

I think he makes the team, yeah. Unless Goodwin really wows people with his development, which I think we all agree is incredibly unlikely given that he hasn't practiced in over a year, Listenbee will likely take his place as the speedster. I think there's almost no chance he's the #3 with guys like Salas/Lewis/Boykin in the mix who have NFL coaching under their belts, but I do think he'll see the field for several snaps/game as a rookie.

Listenbee is the kind of guy, IMO, that is going to take a while to get acclimated to an NFL offense. He's got a lot of work to do in terms of developing a route tree, adjusting to timing routes and broken pockets, and--most of all--his blocking. That said, I think the dimension he adds to the offense is something that should keep him active on game days and get him 6-8 snaps/game, if for no other reason than to give opposing DCs another wrinkle against which they need to game plan.

Indeed. If that's the case, then every DC in the NFL is both bad and lazy when they play NE (save for Wade Phillips--who, interestingly, was our coach 20 years ago). As to Taylor, it could be any number of things ranging from: 1) It was his first year as an NFL starter, and he needs to adjust to the speed of the game 2) It was his first year in a new offense, and he needs more time to get on the same page as the OC and the receiving targets 3) He has difficulty seeing the whole field 4) He doesn't diagnose well enough pre-snap 5) He doesn't process fast enough post-snap Most likely, it's a combination of the above. Some of that stuff can be learned/fixed, and Taylor's continued development depends upon him doing just that. He didn't need to; he saw it himself in Week 2 of 2015, hence the massive change in approach prior to the MNF game last year...and the results were there defensively.

It's not so much that he knows exactly what the coverage is; it's that he's able to eliminate his post-snap reads down to 2 (or sometimes even 1) based upon his pre-snap reads. He's become very good at identifying mismatches, odd-numbered situations, and 1-on-1 match-ups. It's made significantly easier with a weapon like Gronk, around whom every DC in football is basing his coverage scheme. The fact that they cheat is merely icing on the cake.

I don't think you can expect to get to him in less than 2 seconds consistently, but you need to make it close...close enough to get hits on him anyway. Denver managed to rough him up pretty good in both matchups. Regardless, I think it's obvious that Rex wants to use confusion as his primary method of attack, but he wants to back it up with pressure and hits. We'll see how well he's cracked the code this year.

Yes, Brady has the fastest snap-to-release time in the NFL. This article highlights that there are two, and only two, ways of disrupting him. 1) Get to him in less than 2.2 seconds.as Denver did. 2) Confuse him pre-snap, as Rex did in the 2nd meeting last year. For reference, Taylor has the slowest snap-to-release time in the NFL.

Gotcha. The highest compliment I can give a wing joint is to say that it's an accurate representation of what real wings should taste like--Caputi's qualifies IMO. As to Asian, for what you're after I'd say that only Sun qualifies.

Nice work. Maybe add Caputi's for wings and an Asian category featuring Sun for Burmese, King and I for Thai, and Arirang for Korean. Just a thought.

Definitely Anytime a guy starts 90% of the games his team has played since he entered the league; he's glass. For sure. Seriously.

Lake Effect has the crown for originality for sure. As far as quality and variety of concoctions, I give the slightest edge to Condrell's in Kenmore

DITTO He's just a looooong way from being ready is all. Have a good 4th by the way...we're headed to the Williamsville fireworks show.

My guess is that if either of the top 2 QBs gets hurt, they'll look for a backup from outside the organization. If Cardale has to play, it's likely to be very, very ugly.

From more than one report, Cardale can't even figure out where to throw the ball in non-contact OTAs. He'll sink like a stone if he's got to play this year. Ben started at Miami OH for 3 full seasons; there's no comparison between him and Cardale

Okposo! https://mobile.twitter.com/john_wawrow/status/748912752249438208

Well, the team seems to be intent on playing Samson on one of the "top 2" lines; I don't think so rigidly. IMO, I think balance in the top 3 lines is more important. I'd probably pair a guy like Bailey with ROR and Kane, leaving Vesey and Okposo (assumptions obviously) with Eichel. That allows Reinhart to center Girgensons and Ennis, bumping Foligno to the 4th line with Gionta and Larsson. I think that's a more balanced, consistent lineup. Now I understand that it requires guys like Bailey and Ennis to make certain strides, but it clearly offers the most scoring potential IMO. Doesn't strike me as a Murray guy at all

My $$ is still on Okposo as the most likely FA signing for Buffalo. Great complement to Eichel as a digger and a scorer. Sign Vesey and that's a heckuva 2nd line behind Kane-ROR-Samson. Have Zemgus center Ennis and Foligno and you've got a real solid top-9. Even a 4th line of Gionta-Larsson-Deslauriers/Bailey/Fasching looks nice.

Mario - Ted Washington - Dareus Paup - Spielman - Cowart - Bennett 4-3 would be: Mario - Dareus - Pat Williams - Wiley Spikes - Spielman - Talley

I'll go with Kevon Seymour as the slot corner

Scott Cullen ‏@tsnscottcullen 55m55 minutes ago Avalanche have something big coming, huh? Rumours of Landeskog being available and they need D. How about Cam Fowler?

That's not even close to true A few people think that way, while a few others are sure we're Super Bowl champs until we aren't. Everyone else falls in the middle category

Because it's totally unreasonable to do so?

!@#$ing Frank Middleton

Season: It's so recent, but it fits: Kyle Orton - threw for over 3,000 yards and 18 TDs in 12 games with a 7-5 record as a starter...then retires Game: Emanuel Martin - street FA intercepts Troy Aikman 3 times in a 10-7 victory back in 1996 Play: Jonathan "Fast Freddie" Smith and his 53-yard punt return TD against the Rams in 2004--the man ended up with a total of 32 career NFL touches including punt and kick returns