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If playing 1970's style offense in the 2020's with a generational QB talent is the plan then we're doomed to season after season of repetitive failure until some time in the distant future when ownership wakes up to reality.

You don't want to get forced into acting out of desperation but that's the position Beane put himself in by failing to address the obvious WR problem, with the exception of Coleman, in the past couple drafts. By contrast look at what the Eagles did by getting Phillips as a cheap rental for a 3rd. A 3rd they can get back as a supplemental pick if he signs a big free agent contract elsewhere. That's top-shelf GM work.

I believe that McDermott and Brady have settled on this offensive approach out of necessity rather than what they want to play in order to compensate for bad personnel decisions by Beane and the scouts in the draft and free agency. If the defense didn't suck and the offense had good receivers the strategy would change to open up the passing game. Add in problems with injuries which might be due to a bad training program and staff and this team is a mess with a generational QB in Allen and a great RB in Cook. If the front office hit on more 1-4 round players they could maximize Allen and the performance of the offense instead of compensating for the team's weaknesses that are mostly on defense.

I don't disagree but I see the $38 trillion in Federal debt and conclude we're heading for an unavoidable financial disaster regardless of what the marginal tax rate is on income. I'm interested to know if you see any way out of either direct default or attempting to inflate away the debt?

McDermott laments how he would prefer the "Wishbone" attack perfected by colleges such as Oklahoma in the 1970's.

Because that's what every Republican and Democrat administration and Federal Reserve Bank President has done since Nixon issued an executive order eliminating the gold convertibility feature of the US dollar. Since then government and their bankers have been creating inflation through monetary and fiscal policy that results in money flowing into financial markets which increases the wealth of the "haves" through capital appreciation while simultaneously increasing the cost of living for the "have nots" through increases in prices at a greater rate than wages. Add in bailing out the markets and the banks whenever the system of money creation fails which results in a crash and you get the idea.

In today's America everyone demands instant gratification and virtues such as thrift and financial discipline are unfamiliar concepts. Self-sacrifice is for suckers when you can just vote for some huckster that will raise taxes on the "wealthy" and appropriate somebody else's funds to enhance your living experience.

My solution would be to transition Kincaid to WR during the off-season. Put on some muscle mass and drop his weight about 10 pounds. Creates some match up advantages against most corners. There's your 50/50 ball guy. Not blazing fast but neither are productive receivers like Puka Nucua. That puts Knox on the field for more plays and makes Coleman expendable if he doesn't produce. Then go get a genuine #1 WR.

Terry holds the notable distinction of owning two professional sports teams that are wasting the careers of two generational talents in Josh Allen and Rasmus Dahlin. He needs to wake up to that problem.

The Bills have been the best team in the league over the past 6 seasons not to win anything. And this team's regression started on 1/23/22 with the 13 second game loss to the Chiefs.

4D chess indeed! Beane is cleverly maneuvering the Bills out of playoff contention and into the middle of the 1st round in the 2026 NFL draft so he can trade the pick to the Chiefs for an extra 6th rounder.

I don't think it's over for this group but I think it is over for this season. It's not panic. It's an intelligent assessment of the team and the competition. There are too many injuries to overcome and not many teams could pull that off. Those players should all be back, next season. But there are also too many personnel mistakes and missed opportunities resulting from the GM's decisions on the draft and free agency. Plus problems with the coaching staff. HC, OC, DC. Issues with scheme, strategy, play calling personnel use, situational in-game decisions. Add in what I sense is burnout from some of the players. I get the impression Allen is one of them. All these things are contributing to the team's unacceptable performance. All need to be addressed. Nothing can be ignored or addressed with hope. Some big changes are needed. A fresh approach and environment. Obviously, Pegula is hesitant to make big changes. He needs to resist the urge to do nothing here.

This traditional class warfare routine is getting tiresome especially when there are billionaires fronting the expenses and salaries of the people pushing it. Why the rich would pay people to attack them might cause some to inquire.

On that Int I think Josh's ball placement was poor. He threw the ball inside right into the defender when it should have been outside, in front of the receiver. I watched Stafford execute great ball placement maybe a dozen times today to receivers that were just as well covered. Granted his receiving group is far superior.

Moore and Samuel got open with their former teams and were productive in those systems. With the Bills offense they have single digit receptions. Look how Cooper caught few balls after the trade last season. I say scheme where the defense can focus on playing near the line of scrimmage because almost everything is short. The safeties creep up and don't worry much about anything over the top. I wasn't disappointed they didn't get a receiver at the trade deadline because whomever it was in a couple weeks we'd be grumbling this guy suddenly forgot how to get separation. Scheme, and play calling.

This version of the Bills has run its course. To be fair injuries have played a big role. But after this game I feel pretty close to how I remember feeling when the run of the 90's Super Bowl teams came to an end with a playoff loss to Jacksonville. Right now we're two games back in the division. Looking at the rest of the schedule I can argue they could finish at 9-8 and out of the playoffs. That might not be the worst thing. A loss in the wildcard or division rounds can no longer be considered a successful season. But there are things different from the 90's. Back then Kelly was at the end of his career. Today we still have Allen with about 6 or 7 good years left. The Bills also have Cook and good offensive line group. It would be a re-load not a rebuild. But the defense has too many players not performing to the level of their contracts and the cap space they take up. That's more an indictment of the GM than the players. A fresh perspective and some new energy is needed in the front office and the coaching staff. Is Pegula up to it? That's one big question.

Are you going to decline to take the potential "tariff rebate" of $2K from Trump as a matter of principal?

It's an unpopular sentiment but missing the playoffs this season wouldn't be the worst thing. Because face it. This team as constructed is not going to win anything. It needs an big infusion of size and speed on defense and whatever it takes upgrade the WR group.

I'm watching the Patriots/Bucs game and at the moment it looks like NE has built a nice defense, got their QB, and have a few offensive weapons while the Bills have been responding to and chasing KC but not gaining any ground or wining the title.

So you wanting people not to die magically allows everyone to live forever? Sadly around 50,000 Americans die each day regardless of how much money is spent. I would prefer a metric like improving the quality of life. The current system isn't doing that very effectively. So something other than more spending is necessary. A reform and realignment of the system is due. We need ideas beyond more taxpayer provided spending.

Liberals are funny as they always say any policy they disagree with results in people dying. Their solution is always to throw more and more taxpayer money up to infinity until more of what isn't working actually works which won't happen. My liberal brother told me this. I

What Schumer wants is a year extension of health insurance subsidies until the end of 2026 so: 1) They get what now 2) they create an issue they can campaign on with a mid-term election promise to make the subsidies permanent if the voters give them control of Congress. Keep the affordability issue alive. Smart tactic.

Like all these proposals the devils in the details. What it means to me is people get funds to use for direct purchase of medical insurance outside the ACA rather than using the money to pay medical expenses like an HSA. What I don't get is how those premiums would be any lower individually vs. the ACA which I understand works by "pooling" risk?

Native Brits have 2 choices. Continue to be submissive and obedient or fight for the survival of their national identity. First step, wake up and stop voting against your best interests. My prediction for NYC is the new kids are way over their head and it will result in widespread corruption and graft. These socialist always talk a good story about fighting for the downtrodden and being guardians of right but they're never above tapping into the public Treasury to live the good life. Just watch.

I should point out nobody seemes concerned about the new fundamentalist government in Syria wiping out Christians and other minorities. The administration is rolling out the welcome mat for the new dictator. One wonders the logic of supporting these regime change operations such as removing Assad. They generally result in consequences greater than those existing under the original dictator. As for Nigeria, look before you leap comes to mind.