Ronin

This from nearly three months ago might shed some light on the "incident"; http://dailysnark.com/ekikiel-elliotts-girlfriend-fine-ig-model-snapchatting-bf-bed/ The comment at the bottom by the site; Probably waiting for the first couple paychecks to roll in and then call him out on it… That would be the way that things seem to be at the moment. This wouldn't seem to help her case.

That's all fine and dandy but who says that Elliott did it? Could have happened any number of ways or involving any number of people, particularly if as Elliott's alleged she was in a bar fight. What does that say about her. Also, given her feigned outrage and her notion that this has been going on for months and that she's been fed up with it, then why has she stayed with him if she's so fed up. The timing doesn't fall on the credibility side of her ledger. Meanwhile ... Just like she did. NOT! Yeah, the image that this woman is giving herself is one of someone wanting her 15 minutes and lots of cash and someone that doesn't appear to be capable of sustaining herself. If he's guilty he'll suffer the sonsequences, if she's lying it should cost her dearly. Interesting how millions of Americans already know he's guilty because she's instantly believed and because he is on the Cowboys.

Agreed The 24 hour news cycle and trial-by-media has destroyed humanity. And let's suppose they had a small tussle and he grabbed her wrist and hurt it slightly, how much money should she get for that? He should get suspended for that? What was her role, etc? Hell, how often does someone bruise a wrist, hand, arm, leg for that matter that makes it look as if someone could have done something. Rape and sexual abuse are one thing, and we all know how that's been abused. It literally destroyed what may have been a great career for Brian Banks and the B word that lied about him sending him to prison for five years. From wiki; Banks now serves as a spokesperson for the California Innocence Project His accuser won $1.5M in a civil suit against a California school district. They sued her back and won, more than that, but no doubt the money was already spent, they'll never recover it from that loser. I've seen quite a few first class bitches on video carrying on that left me thinking that it wouldn't be undeserved if someone did dot her I. Seems as if women have to drown her and her husband's kids in the bathtub or otherwise murder them in order to have any role in anything. So to think that the basic money-grab is off limits is ridiculous. It happens all the time in one form or another in a country whose citizens worship wealth. It's sad that most people already have this guy convicted. A lot of people were ready to send Shady to jail too, including the Philly mayor, but lo and behold apparently the off duty cops weren't behaving as they should have been and apparently deserved what they got. If not, we know that it would have been made a huge deal.

They shouldn't bring him back for everyone's sake, including his own. This entire situation emphasizes how crappy this team is at envisioning its own needs though. Every year they make stupid picks and draft as if everything's going to work out hunky dory without any seeming plan or visible methodology other than that the players "are good."

They'd have still had their 5th then and maybe taken a WR like Rashard Higgins.

LMAO Due to crap planning and Shady's injury, we're now in revolving-door-of-has-been-RBs mode. WTH, Jackson's as good as any of the other retreads that have been rumored. Instead of taking a complete waste of Cardale Jones in the 4th maybe they should have taken Paul Perkins instead, who would have been a perfect fit for this offense, particularly considering the lack of decent WRs on the team. That would have taken vision and planning skills however, clearly we don't have any of those.

It's waaaay too raw. He'll never amount to anything in the NFL and the team should have known that. It's absurd that anyone would credit him for "winning 10 games" as a QB having thrown a grand total of 15 TDs on an average of not a whole lot more than 200 yards/game, especially given OSU's 2nd-ranked scoring D and Ezekiel Elliott's presence. To say that he's raw is to understate matters. I have no idea why he'll even be in the NFL in 2018.

He's got a "character" history from OSU. I know that a lot of Bills fans are expecting him to shine, but by almost all accounts he ran hot/cold, showed up when he felt like it more or less. That's not a trait that typically sees character guys straighten themselves out at the pro level. Full disclosure, I wasn't a fan of that pick, or of the first two for that matter. I'd have taken Treadwell and Whitehair instead. Just sayin'. Either way, Washington has no experience playing DE nor is his skillset from OSU suited to it. Here's his draft analysis from nfl.com; http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/profiles/adolphus-washington?id=2555235 I don't see anything in there at all that suggests he'll make a good DE. His weaknesses hardly suggest that he'll be good getting around even average NFL tackles. Otherwise, anyone reading that should be concerned about his ability to start immediately. His strengths suggest success at OSU where he overmatched his opponents largely speaking, but don't say much for his success at this level where his weaknesses are going to be far more highlighted than his strengths. i.e. ... has experience as both a one and two gap defender. (i.e. not as a DE) Needs added strength in lower half and to play with wider base to improve balance. Play was ragged and fatigued against Michigan State in the fourth quarter when his team needed him most. Not even a participation ribbon as a bull ­rusher. Needs to play square to the line of scrimmage and utilize his punch. So I can see why Ryan wants him to play DE, but playing "ragged and fatigued" and being able to put moves on collegiate Gs is hardly suggestive that he's ready to take on NFL caliber OTs. OTOH he's not going to be able to "play square" at the LoS from the DE position, which contradicts his value. Again, one more reason for seriously questioning this draft's selections, especially when a number of WRs that could have started were still available.

Otherwise nothing too surprising. Huge hole in coverage OTM though as was to be expected. Sounds to me like this is strictly an "on paper" thing. By everything we've heard Ryan's D isn't going to be a consistent 3-4 by a long shot and given his propensity to move players around using his "complex" schemes. Lots of weaknesses for opponents to exploit though. Weak OTM in the pass D dept. Manny on the outside? Hardly solid. Washington and Ragland unproven, and frankly, I'll be surprised if Washington's on the field for over 50% of the team's snaps unless Kyle goes out again which I 'spose is likely at his age and recent injury history. Seems as if our D is built to stop the run with the exception of the CBs which are tops. Same for the O, it's built around the run. Team is livin' in the '90s with its smarter-by-half approach.

Kyle Williams at DE? Sure. Who's smoking what here. Otherwise nothing too surprising. Huge hole in coverage OTM though as was to be expected.

It doesn't say much for the season when in July we're hoping that a player like JW Jr. amounts to something. I have more faith that Bush will turn into something and that's severely limited too. JW Jr. sounds like a nice kid though, good family type of guy, perhaps if we need someone to head up the team nursery or something. We'd be much better off picking someone up like Blount if the Pats cut him or another RB that misses the cut somewhere.

That is supported by his average 20th ranking in scoring D over the last five seasons. Below average. Why don't you provide them to make whatever point you desire to attempt to make. His scoring D has ranked 20th (19.6th if you'd like to get technically detailed) over the last five seasons.

LOL I'm tellin' ya. And funny, none of the players could get a handle on the D, but so far this offseason a number media types know everything about it. To say that something ain't linin' up here is to understate matters.

What will be even sadder is if Sammy doesn't heal completely, misses any games whatsoever, isn't 100% for all 16 games, or very close to that, and otherwise doesn't justify another season of that ridiculous trade to land him. That should rank a little higher on the minds of Bills fans than a coach that has had his team in the playoffs in one season out of 7 seasons as a head coach and one who saw his rookie/novice successor bump his former team's offensive scoring ranking by 17 spots and the defensive ranking by 15 spots while Ryan took a top-5 defense and knocked it down to average. See above. Possibly, but that addition by subtraction move doesn't speak very well to support that notion. Ryan is his own worst enemy. It's one thing to not live up to the standards and promises that others or the owner or FO make, it's completely another to fail miserably on the very promises that you yourself make as he's done. Ryan controls his own destiny. This team has enough talent such that if well-coached can at least post 10 wins. If offensive injuries factor in, then maybe Ryan shouldn't have put all of his eggs into the D basket and maybe shouldn't have listened to his son instead of other more very well versed people in selecting a player in the 1st round that won't assist in achieving his goals this season. As well, with Sammy being a perpetual injury puppy, perhaps they should have taken a good WR much higher up in the Draft as well. Ryan knows defense, or at least that's the press on him, so he goes all-in on D. Roman's an outdated OC and by choosing to rely on him Ryan has seemingly made his own bed here. Now it's time to lie in it, for better or for worse. There won't be much argument, other than contractual, that Ryan isn't a good coach if he cannot get at least 8 wins from this team, injuries or not.

I don't know why it would impact the TV revenue all that much except for maybe twice a year. Every week one would play at 1 and one would play at 4, just like they do now. Giant and Jets fans don't watch games of each other unless there's nothing else going on, so in today's era of "get every game" that's not the case. Agree on Dallas/Washington, but consider the rivalry that would form if say Washington and Baltimore were in the same division. No history, but IMO a better rivalry after five seasons. We have history w/ Miami, but the present day rivalry isn't anything close to what it was. Rivalries are only good when the teams involved are generally good. Who wants to see the Manuel led Bills take on a Moore led Fins or the like. That ranks under who-cares. Kinda like watching two nerds slug it out on the playground over who used more memory than they were supposed to in computer lab. LOL Touche`! Another perspective altogether. BTW, I forgot that St. Louis had moved back to LA. I did this years ago. So probably LA in with SD, Oakland, and SF, all California then, maybe put Seattle in where St. Louis was. LOL Very true. ... or we're wasting time that we shouldn't be.

Purely from a geographical perspective here's what makes the most sense, and obviously it would include the Jets/Giants in the same division, which wouldn't be impossible: 1: NE, Jets, Giants, Philly 2: Buffalo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Detroit 3: GB, Chicago, Minnesota, Indy 4: Baltimore, Washington, Carolina, Atlanta 5: Oakland, SD, SF, Seattle 6: Dallas, Houston, Denver, Arizona 7: KC, St. Louis, Tennessee, Cincy 8: Miami, TB, Jax, NO Some rivalries would be broken up, which could be solved by getting rid of the current "play one division from each conference" thing, at least for a few seasons, and have say Pitt & Baltimore play a home-away series for several seasons until the luster fades. But consider the possibilities for new rivalries. Jets v. Giants? Wow! Also, the Jets v. Eagles would ultimately be as big as the Giants/Eagles, etc. Of course us v. Pitt/Cleveland; Baltimore/Washingto; the three Florida teams; Dalllas/Houston; KC/St. Louis/Tennessee. Never happen due to NFL politics, but IMO it would improve the product and as some have said, would help sell tix, particularly in places where a short drive three times a season would entice opposing fans to hit road games thereby encouraging locals to buy more tix in order to avoid opposing fans from taking over your stadium like the Bostonians have done so often during the Brady era here. It was dead while Wilson was clammoring for it to continue. It died, effectively, the day that Marino retired, three seasons after Jimbo did, extended itself in a half-a$$ed manner during the Bledsoe/Fiedler era, then fell off the map because both teams suck so bad since then. In fact, in the 22 combined seasons for both teams since then, the Fins and Bills combined have posted only three winning seasons, two of them by the Fins. Only one resulted in a playoff birth, and that was in '08, the season that Brady didn't play. The Fins promply lost in the WC round.

Agreed. I forgot about the other rivalries that exist. Just looking at it from our PoV. Also, Pitt and Balt aren't that far from one another, what, five hours or so, so that one makes sense. Baltimore's a blue collar city too, I'd take them, Cleveland, and Pitt tho. Once Brady retires tho, as things now stand, the AFCE will be a good division to be in for the same reason that it's "blessed" NE. The other three teams haven't been so good, and neither will the Pats be once Brady retires. Until further notice it's still perennially the weakest division in the league after the Pats, and that includes arbitrarily taking the three worst teams in any other division for the most part, simply contrasted with us, the Fins, and Jets. We'll see if the Jets have truly turned things around under Bowles or whether last year was a fluke in addition-by-subtraction of Ryan only.

Too bad their management of the actual team isn't as good.

Pretty accurate I thought. The team is all but entirely dependent upon the healthy and superb play of both Taylor and Watkins, and Shady to a lesser extent. I disagree about Williams as for every very good game he had two flops, far too inconsistent to be relied upon, so we need to hope that Shady can make it through 16 games like he did in '13 & '14. The WRs are entirely unproven after Watkins other than as depth players. Same for our RBs including Karlos. They got the D right, our central D is weak in pass defense with LBs and Ss that aren't great against the pass to say the least, we have two top-notch CBs on the outsides in the secondary. If Taylor goes down I don't think anyone would bet that we win any given game and if Watkins goes out who's Taylor going to throw to that's going to matter. Suggesting that Watkins is going to be healthy all season is a fool's bet. Who knows re: Taylor, but as a diminutive QB he'd better protect himself more than he did last season. I agree that Taylor is going to be one of the more interesting QBs to watch. How so? How much respect do you think Woods should get given that he's put up an average of about 600 yards in three seasons, 3 TDs, and has about 12 ypr? To put this in some perspective, draft class peer Kenny Stills has played even better than Woods, how much "respect" do you think Stills commands? I know I'm not concerned about what he'll do when we play him twice a year. Also, until Taylor starts to effectively throw OTM during games, not just at OTAs, Woods' shouldn't command much respect anyway given that he's primarily a slot WR.

He played with Kaepernick in SF, who's not good in case you didn't notice. In 8 starts last season he had about 500 yards on 45 catches. Double that for 16 games and I'll take it. Right now, after Watkins, who's as dicey as it gets, we're looking at a 3rd-rate cadre of WRs. Besides, the question shouldn't be what he's done elsewhere, in Buffalo he holds the franchise record for consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. The year he slipped Manuel was throwing. I don't see how anyone can pin that on Stevie. The question should be what did we get for the traded pick, which was that we traded it to Philly for Bryce Brown. Big deal. Brown didn't score a single TD while he was here, he averaged 3.5 ypc rushing, which is pathetic, and caught a bunch of meaningless passes in a couple of losses. The guy was next to worthless. Typical Whaley influenced move. Again, WR should have been slated for the first two rounds, three if not then in a draft deep with WRs. Instead, Ryan and his kid in a defensive candy shop and the marble-headed Whaley draft a backup in the 3rd instead. Whatever. I just remember when we traded for Brown, whom everyone should have realized was nothing better than a marginal depth player, how many here and in other Bills forums tried to convince us how good he'd be. Well, he was terrible in Seattle last year as a backup, is he even on a team anymore? Either way, from that perspective, we traded Stevie for nada!

ROFLMAO And the implication is that it's all due to good planning. Honestly, you know what the adage is about not saying anything ... So typical.

I fully agree. I was all for this during the last alignment but Wilson couldn't let go despite the tarnish having come off of that one since the Kelly-Marino era ended. Then again, what does it say for an owner who's on record as saying that he'd rather go 2-14 and beat the Fins twice than have a record good enough to advance to the playoffs. It helps explain the futility of the Wilson-era. Cleveland and Pittsburgh are the two most logical teams for us for reasons already stated, plus, they're also both snow-belt teams and have largely have blue collar fan bases. Detroit would be a good 4th. It'd be a whole lot easier to go to road games too, at least for those living in the region. Driveable. Miami should be with Tampa & Jacksonville, imagine their rivalries, it'd be like FSU/Florida/Miami.

Oh, I get it. It's called poor planning and now left grasping at straws.

LOL Not sure why anyone cares what Clayton thinks anyway, he's gotta be among the low end of mindless sports reporters that's wrong more often than not. There's way too much sports media out there. Most of it is brainless and lacks any merits. Like the world needs 20 different major outlets reporting sports developments. The 24-hour news cycle, particularly as it relates to sports, has contributed to the dumbing down of America in no small way. Whomever said "franchise tag" is right. It Taylor plays well and the Bills make him an offer after this season, he'll stay, he'd be a fool not to. Depends upon whom you believe. There's been nothing formal about Ryan or Whaley being gone if we don't win much less make the playoffs. This whole thing about extending Whaley so that they'd be on the same sheet before getting fired after the season makes no sense to me. You don't extend someone that you may fire. The sole exception is if Pegula wanted to try to preempt Whaley from making yet another "grasping at straws" trade that would harm the team going forward like he did in trading the farm to get Watkins. At this point we're so thin at such key offensive positions, with two of our three only starting caliber players nursing significant injuries, that everything has to go right just to be .500 when we couldn't be more than that last year with better WRs, healthy RBs, and an easier schedule. IMO we regress back to the 6-10's we were in Whaley's first years. We had pretty easy schedules the last two seasons, with the Pats record making them seem more difficult than they were. Everything has to go all but perfectly in order for us to merely be .500 as I see it. Rex is the personification of catastrophe though. Whaley's not good either. Hopefully if he fails he and Whaley are gone.

It's a passing league. Receiving stats have accelerated in recent years with the rules changes as have QB tallies. 1,000 yards is hardly a significant milestone for WRs anymore which is why I'm so harsh on Watkins. It used to be that 4,000 yards was a significant milestone for QBs, but now the entire top-10 is over 4,000 and 5,000 is more the milestone. When Tannehill, first-time starting Cousins, rookie Winston, are above that and Fitz is just about there then IMO that's hardly something significant. Passing comes easy in today's NFL, especially when we factor in significant amounts of garbage-time yards that are common. Defense is the much harder thing because players have to find a way to defend w/o penalties. The rushing game has suffered exactly because passing has become so easy, it's reduced the need for great rushing. Relying on your running game to win games makes sense if you have a defense like we had under Schwartz, but it makes no sense if you cannot stop the passing game of opponents. We ranked 19th in passing D yardage last season and tied for 22nd with Washington and Baltimore for passing TDs allowed. That's not a recipe for winning. This is precisely why I was so hard on the Ragland pick. For now both of our starting ILBs, w/ precious little relevant depth behind them, and both starting Ss, that struggle in coverage. In a league where a majority of passes are OTM, particularly against good QBs, I fail to see how this will propel our D forward, instead I only envision it making matters worse. Again, this team drafts as if it's clueless to its own issues. That's a huge hole to have in today's NFL, a dearth in your OTM pass coverage. Should be interesting, especially given the lack of pressure on the QB last season. I mean did Ryan really need the offseason to figure out what any good coach should have been able to figure out after a few weeks, a month or two at most, on the fly? Apparently so if he's even got it figured out now. If we had to draft an ILB it would have been wise to draft one that had coverage skills. And once again ... Mirror Talk about babies. You make a comment, then cry when all I do is react to it in the same manner. Self-righteous much? My pet peeve is people commenting as if they're aware of facts when they don't substantiate them and when the opposite is true and then they ask me to do their research for them in defense. Like I said, this is a social media site posing as something more. It's a real shame. There should be a forum within this place where those not afraid to actually do some homework can convene, instead of me having to maintain a few e-mail groups of people that have bailed from places like this for that very reason. Instead it's a one-liner social media paradise where regular posters are patted on the back regardless of what nonsensical unresearched gibberish they post. The handful of posters actually offering substance are continually drowned out by the rest. I think I'm through with this thread. So queue the "cut and run" comments.