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Right now, this looks like one of the most poorly managed teams in the NFL, both in terms of identifying and retaining talent and managing the salary cap. I guess you have to put that on the GM more than the coach, but the talent part is pretty egregious on both sides.

Just because it's the ONLY reasonable option, does not make it smart. I actually think it's stupid, but it's all we have.

Go Sabres!

I think the offenses are more on the GM side. Lots of openly stupid moves have been made, and somehow sold to us as solid gold. We are supposed to believe this is a team of diamonds in the rough, "process" guys with the right attitude, if not the pedigree. But we all saw yesterday how important high-level talent is to success in the NFL. This front office has made habit of jettisoning its most talented players, replacing them with JAGs, and eating the dead cap money. Look at the press guide - it breaks down the draft position of every player on the team. It's astonishing how many UDFAs and low-round picks there are. Lots of low ceilings.

Levitre was a very good player on a losing team, and there was a hot FA market for lineman at the time. The Bills payroll did not 'officially' have space to accommodate overpayment for a guard, so Levitre left. Perhaps he would have left regardless; one could easily understand why a free agent with a desire to win would wish to part ways with the Bills at that time. Unfortunately, that left us with a very suspect Guard rotation until Richie arrived two years later. Hindsight suggests that an extra million or so would have been a reasonable overpayment for such a steady player as Levitre, but only he knows if that was ever really an option.

Best safety tandem in the league.

I hope they are at least fun to watch and put up a good fight, but they don't seem to have a whole lot of talent, depth, or experience - on offense in particular. Losing Wood and Incognito unexpectedly is a lot to overcome. I'm sure Josh Allen will have a chance at some point; I'd be pumped just to see him improve noticeably and maybe break a few big plays that show off the talent, even if they're losing by 20. Peterman could turn out to be good, too, which would be a nice bonus. Not anticipating a lot of victories, not on the scoreboard at least. What will be will be, Go Bills.

He's like the Vinny Testaverde of his generation.

It won't matter much in the end. They can start the season with Peterman, but behind this O line he will sustain an injury within 3 weeks. Josh will get his opportunity soon enough, methinks.

Trust the Process?

This is really frustrating. It's hard to compare Peterman's performance to Allens given NP is facing the 2's and JA faced the starters. But to my eye, Peteman is getting rid of the ball quickly, which is what separates the men from the boys at NFL quarterback. Allen had opportunities to dump it off or even throw it away before getting hit; he pumped, hesitated, froze, and got sacked. I don't think he's there yet. I think you have to give it to Peterman at this point.

This is garbage on both sides.

I know the protection isn’t great, but it does look like Allen has enough time to get off a quick throw,, and he’s hesitating.

The kid looks nervous this time.

The Grand Teton Devil's Tower Old Faithful Some Wyoming landmarks. That's all I got.

Ah, the schadenfreude thread.

All this really tells me is that Vegas makes spreads that are too conservative for teams with elite QBs. Happy wagering, folks.

Charlotte gets my vote. Everything is shiny and new and corporate. Everybody dressed like they're going to lunch at the country club. A banking city with no soul. On the plus side, there are multiple Bills bars there due to all the WNY transplants. KC and Indy are much better than people think. I have never been to Green Bay, but have spent time in Madison and LaCrosse, and was amazed at how much fun wisconsin's small cities are. Great classic dive bars everywhere.

It's also possible that the HOF voters have decided they have reached their limit of '90s Bills. Andre Reed just barely made it, and that could be the end of the line.

I never thought he was a serious HOF contender, but his credentials are actually very strong. How many guys have all this on their resume and don't make it: First Team All-Pro, 3 times Pro Bowl, 5 times AFC Defensive Player of the Year, 2 times NFL 1990's All-Decade Team Maybe the thing keeping him out was that all of this was over a fairly short period, but that's still a lot of big-time honors for a guy not to get enshrined someday.

My biggest pet peeve is similar to your #1. It's when they use a player's name to describe a generic style of player - "They need a Vince Wolfork to help against the run", or "He's not a Tom Brady or an Aaron Rogers, but he can win you some games". Others: ..."in this league" "He's a competitor" "Ath-uh-lete" "Jagwires" "They have to make adjustments" "In terms of..." - Overused in general, but sportscasters seem to especially love this turn of phrase.

Wow, on paper it looks like the losses far outweigh the gains...

Without a doubt. My first words besides Mama and Dada were "Joe Ferguson". Somewhat fittingly, I was watching the Bills blow a big lead when I got the call that my father had passed away. Great topic, by the way.

I had a fragile confidence until both Wood and Richie went away. Now I'm not feeling so good about their chances.

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