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He was at one point, a highly regarded draft prospect but he suffered a back injury in 2018 and wound up going undrafted. The hope was that he'd regain his form on the PS and be a surprise. Guess not.

Agreed, which is why the Bills minimal activity on DL during FA is of concern to me. OTOH, I'm not so sure but what many of the FA the Bills have signed are not that much better than Addison and Hughes have shown the potential to be. And Addison just "bet on himself" by voiding out his 2022 contract as part of the haircut the Bills asked him to take. Butler also "bet on himself" by taking a haircut, and it's Hughes last year under contract. So essentially one way to look at it is, the Bills are throwing down and saying "Stand and Deliver" to Harrison Phillips, Oliver, Butler, and Hughes, and Addison - and except for Oliver, this is a contract year audition. Whether they can rise to the challenge without destroying McD/Frazier defense by free-lancing instead of buying in, TBD (to be determined)

I think it goes further than that. The Bills defensive scheme relies upon "zone eyes" - the defenders make decisions by reading the QB's eyes. Mahomes is the master of "Lying Eyes". He will manipulate the defenders into making decisions based upon his eyes, then throw where they aren't. The Bills D needs to solve that.

ooooh, Harsh. Though to be fair, for at least some kids there would have been a greater chance they pay attention...

Your feelings are your own, but Harrison Phillips had some great performances to go with his atrocious ones, and McDermott pretty much admitted post-season he had been benched because he needed more rehab. The Bills have been pretty good with managing injuries but for whatever reason they seemed to let a bunch of guys play on D who should not have been on the field during the season - Edmunds, Phillips, and Milano - and to continue the experiment a few games too long. IMO they also let a couple guys play during the AFCCG who should have had a seat, notably Gabe Davis and possibly Vernon Butler.

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Woaoa! Very harsh words from a QB who won a Superbowl with an organization: Can you imagine if a former Buffalo QB who took us to the playoffs much less the Superbowl, said that about the Bills? Yikes.

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article on this https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31256498/lawyer-seeks-assault-charges-los-angeles-rams-star-aaron-donald-reports-say Apparently either the police weren't called or declined to make arrests/pursue charges, so the guy retained an attorney who filed a complaint on his behalf: His story is that his client was attacked outside the club: I imagine the next step will be a civil lawsuit, after the DA looks at the evidence and says "yeah, nothing good happens after midnight, nothing to see here"

This could just be me, but I view "his assets are special" juxtaposed with "his overall performance has not hurt the defense...." as a bit contradictory? The bottom line is that, even with our QB still on his rookie contract, we lacked the cap space to pursue top defensive FA. Thus, we are counting on the top draft picks we've made on defense to contribute strongly, not simply to "not hurt the defense" but to step up and take it to a higher level. That means we need AJ Epenesa (2, 2021), Ed Oliver (1, #9, 2019), Tremaine Edmunds (1, #16, 2018), and Harrison Phillips (3, 2018) to step up and form a defensive core we can build around along with Tre' White. Our defense finished the year #16 on points. They had some stellar, impressive moments, but overall the defense needs to take a step for the team to take a step. To do that, Edmunds needs to actively HELP the defense be great, not just "not hurt the defense to the point they want him out".

I see your point, makes sense

I thought Franchise tags were fully guaranteed for injury?

It may make sense in the later rounds For a team in the stage the Bills are at, we really need our draft picks from the first 3 rounds to hit to sustain success. Since there's at best, a 50% hit rate, moving up in the 1st three rounds means sacrificing current or future picks that are needed to sustain success.

"Enough is Enough" with the thread resurrections Start a new thread to talk about Eric Wood having Dan Morgan on.

The "word" was that he looked better than Fromm in training camp. https://www.draftsharks.com/article/dynasty-prospect-profile--davis-webb I couldn't find the NFL draft profile by Lance Zierlein this references, but although he's an Allen-size guy, the knock on him seemed to be arm strength, accuracy, and on-field decision making.

History News Network You are welcome to do your own research, and to discuss it elsewhere. If you feel you have a better source, PM me and I'll replace. The facts in that article are correct to my knowledge (one small exception), and offered as a PSA to address the mistaken belief it's illegal in the US for local or state governments or for employers to require vaccination. There is in fact a 200+ year history of mandatory vaccination to meet public health needs in US Again, if whether or not that's a good idea is a topic you wish to debate, Somewhere Else Not Here.

The daily testing was quite a logistical challenge and expense for the NFL/teams (not sure who paid) Daily testing arranged by the NFL but charged to players/staff who do not wish to to be vaccinated seems a realistic compromise Same for fans getting tested prior to the game as per last Jan, if they don't wish to be vaccinated.

The history and scope of United States Public Health policy with regard to vaccines is probably beyond the scope of Football discussion here. In short, mandatory vaccination laws have been being passed by local and state governments since Boston mandated smallpox vaccination in 1809.  The Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld including for schoolchildren and for employers, with exemptions for legitimate medical and religious reasons. There is apparently debate about whether the Emergency Use Authorization status impacts this, for example here and here There are many other places on the Interweb where you could scratch the itch to explain why that's a "bunch of crap" or get into the weeds of this history and the legal decisions, so please go there if you must, including the PPP forum here.

https://www.wkrn.com/sports/nfl-wont-require-vaccine-for-players-essentially-mandates-for-coaches/

Don't forget "crumbs dropped by the government", dumb people, fat people, and people who can't count to 3

I am picturing the typical bar full of dudes with a childbirth going on in there. 😆😂😂 I promise it would clear out right briskly

This is super-cool, not just to understand why Daboll and McDermott praise Webb so highly, but to understand what "a week in the life" is like for an NFL assistant coach. I could be incorrect, but I thought I read that the special PS rules were gonna remain for another year (2021 season) It's always a judgement call. There's no requirement to go find threads that are more than a couple of weeks old, but it's also interesting here because the previous thread has some stuff it's cool to go back and look at here in view of this article Question: if you've previously read a thread, it should take you to the first unread post, did it not do that?

I guess to put it another way, if I were in a fight even if it looked like I got the worst of it and the other guy would be charged, I would probably look for a lawyer to safeguard my interests - whether or not I had plans to sue in civil court