Forward Progress

Please don't move the stadium downtown!! I have been to plenty of stadiums across the league and downtown stadiums have the worst tailgating. St.Louis was the worst that I have been to. The only thing going on outside of the stadium were street vendors peddling their souvenirs.

The timing feels like it was to give Ivory his best chance to catch on with another team. I've heard Beane talk about the importance of ending on good terms with departing players. This may be another case of this here.

I believe in our coach. I believe in our GM. I believe in our QB. When was the last time you had confidence in the three most important people with the Bills?

For those who want to know all of the scores... NFL Wonderlic Scores I have pulled out a list of QB's for the sake of reference: Player Score Position Ryan Fitzpatrick 48 QB Blaine Gabbert 42 QB Carson Wentz 40 QB Alex Smith 40 QB Eli Manning 39 QB Matthew Stafford 38 QB Colin Kaepernick 38 QB Josh Allen 37 QB Tony Romo 37 QB Andrew Luck 37 QB Jared Goff 36 QB Sam Bradford 36 QB Drew Bledsoe 36 QB Aaron Rodgers 35 QB Ryan Tannehill 34 QB Tom Brady 33 QB Nathan Peterman 33 QB Steve Young 33 QB Marcus Mariota 33 QB Kirk Cousins 33 QB Johnny Manziel 32 QB Matt Ryan 32 QB JP Losman 31 QB Trent Edwards 31 QB Phillip Rivers 30 QB Josh McCown 30 QB Matt Barkley 30 QB Josh Rosen 29 QB Troy Aikman 29 QB John Elway 29 QB Andy Dalton 29 QB Rex Grossman 29 QB Nick Foles 29 QB Matt Hasselbeck 29 QB Jimmy Garoppolo 29 QB Sam Darnold 28 QB Blake Bortles 28 QB Mark Sanchez 28 QB Drew Brees 28 QB Peyton Manning 28 QB EJ Manuel 28 QB Russell Wilson 28 QB Joe Flacco 27 QB Carson Palmer 26 QB Jay Cutler 26 QB Kyle Orton 26 QB Baker Mayfield 25 QB Ben Roethlisberger 25 QB Chad Pennington 25 QB Colt McCoy 25 QB Cardale Jones 25 QB Dak Prescott 25 QB Mitchell Trubisky 25 QB Brock Osweiler 25 QB JaMarcus Russell 24 QB Jacoby Brissett 24 QB Geno Smith 24 QB David Carr 24 QB Patrick Mahomes 24 QB Robert Griffin III 24 QB Jordan Palmer 23 QB Tim Tebow 22 QB Brett Farve 22 QB AJ McCarron 22 QB Cam Newton 21 QB Deshaun Watson 20 QB Teddy Bridgewater 20 QB Jake Locker 20 QB Derek Carr 20 QB Michael Vick 20 QB Derek Anderson 19 QB Daunte Culpepper 18 QB Paxton Lynch 18 QB Vinny Testaverde 17 QB Terry Bradshaw 16 QB Dan Marino 16 QB Jim Kelly 15 QB Vince Young 15 QB Steve Mcnair 15 QB Donovan Mcnabb 14 QB Kordell Stewart 14 QB Lamar Jackson 13 QB Vince Young 6 QB

I think New England will host KC on Sunday night. That looks like the best week 1 matchup to me.

I don’t see how we move into the top five while holding onto our second round pick, but I agree with the main point, which is we are in a position to trade away picks to move up the draft board. I see this playing out when there is player who stands out on the Bills draft board that they feel is worth sacrificing a later pick to go up and get (I.e. Edmunds last year). I don't see us trading up in the first as after the first three or four picks, as the drop off from one player to the next doesn’t appear to be huge. We could still trade back in the first, if the trade partner overpays to move up (eg Washington trading up from 15 for a QB). After the first pick, we are more likely to trade up for the players standing out on the Bills board. We don’t need 10 rookies this year, so going after quality instead of quantity makes sense to me.

This will be fun to watch. I like his determination to remold himself to find a place in the game.

I've heard of him, so he must be good. What ever happened to the Notre Dame star Rudy from the movie Rudy? I've heard of him too.

The purest in me misses the old (now considered unsafe) rules around kick-offs. I miss the excitement of the kick-off return as it used to be a big play and an impactful part of the game for teams with superstar kick returners. Kick-offs have simply become a time to hit the washroom, and reload on snacks and drinks because the play is so boring. On-side kicks have now suffered the same fate with the odds of recovery to low to justify attempting except when there is no other choice. The Bills fan in me thinks this rule change could benefit us. We have a big-armed quarterback who gets his yards in big chunks. A rule-change to the 4th and 15 model would benefit the Bills more than it would a dink-and-dunk team that moves the ball in high-percentage, low yard plays.

My first thought was yes, he holds the edge well against the run and fills the rotation well. I'd like to have him on the team. However... When I saw that his option would be in the $12M range, this becomes a cost/value assessment that isn't so easy. To pay a player, who may be the 50th best at his position the salary of the 13th best at his position is not a recipe for a competitive roster. It makes sense to either sign another player to take his place or to extend his contract for his market value. The fifth year option doesn't make sense for a player who hasn't played up to his first round draft status.

This summarizes exactly how I feel about reviews. It addresses the two biggest compaints: 1. Reviews take too long... Not an issue with this proposal, as each coach only has 2 or 3 challenges per game. 2. The NFL wants (insert big market team name here) to win.... Not an issue with this proposal. It is up to the coaching staffs to use their challenges judiciously. Coaches will be careful not to waste their challenges on calls that don't significantly impact the game. Instead of complaining about the referees affecting the game, the discussion will be on the coach who didn't challenge or who wasted challenges earlier in the game.

When the Jets traded up, I was concerned that it would make it more difficult to get our Franchise QB. It makes sense that Beane and company were concerned about how this affected the draft-day landscape. The price to trade up to 2 with the Giants would have been too much, leaving us to fight for the third or fourth QB off the board. In hindsight, it couldn't have worked out any better. We got our QB without giving up too much, such that we were still able to grab Edmunds in the same first round.

I agree with the OP that our WR’s are not elite, but at least we now have Brown and Beasley who would start on any NFL roster and Jones and Foster who are young and improving. The only way Beane could have made our WR core stronger would be to trade for AB or OBJ. Each of these risk damaging the team-first culture they worked so hard to build and would sacrifice draft equity that will improve the team further before week 1. I think we’ll be adding a stud D-lineman, but we will add at least one, maybe two week one starters in the draft. I think our WR core is much better than a year ago and I think our first round pick is better used to improve another position. FP

So wait... the Bills and Browns know what they're doing? You have now entered... the twilight zone.

He just secured two third round comp picks with the big-money signings of Trey Flowers and Trent Brown. Wash, rinse, repeat.

Sarnia is home for me. For the record (like most Bills fans from Ontario), I did not want the Bills to come to Toronto. The ticket prices would double and be harder to get and the tailgating would suck because of Ontario liquor laws.

This is exactly how I feel. I don't want to see Brady leave on top. I want to see him hang on too long, whining to the refs and blaming his supporting cast on the sideline.

This is how I feel. I don't want Brady to end his career with an injury. I want him to hang on too long as our up-and-coming Bills beat him again and again, while he whines to the refs and blames his supporting cast.

Wild Card - Beat the Titans with a touchdown as time expires. I have never recovered from the Music City Debacle and my therapist agrees that I need to get this out of my system. Divisional Round - Thump the Patriots. I want to see Brady whining to the refs and screaming at his teammates on the sideline as we pummel them. A few tears would be a nice touch. Conference Final - Epic matchup with the Browns with several lead changes, but the Bills pulling through in the final quarter. The Browns have the foundation for a great team if they can assemble an effective coaching staff. I would like a world where the Bills and Browns are the class of the AFC. Super Bowl - LA Rams. The Rams (in my opinion) are the most complete team on both sides of the ball and will be for the remainder of Goff's rookie contract. If you want to be the best, you need to beat the best.

I don't hate Gilmour because he's a former Bill. I hate Gilmour because he plays for the Patriots.

Are Brady/Belichick the most successful QB/coach tandem in NFL history? The wins and Superbowl titles say yes. They are both the best at their profession and that has earned them all of the recognition they have received. They have the persona of super villians, with little regard for rules and fair play. If you think the only rules that they have broken were when they got caught, you're kidding yourself. They've been obnoxious and arrogant with opponents, officials, reporters and fans. While I can respect what they have achieved as a football player and coach, I just don't respect them as people who believe in integrity and respect. Do I want to see them leave the game on top? Not a chance! On the contrary, I want the end of the Patriot dynasty to begin with them right where they are. I want them to lose their way out of the game. I want Brady to hang on too long and be ineffective as his body can't do what is needed from an NFL quarterback. I want them to usher in the next era of Patriot futility that prevails for the next two decades.

HE TRASH

With the money we will spend this offseason, there is zero chance that we are in contention for comp picks this year. There was no benefit in waiting until the end of the year for comp picks.

I like the addition of addition of speed WR's (McKenzie and Foster) to the lineup to stretch the field vertically. This is the perfect complement to Allen's arm strength, forcing the defenders to stay with the receivers, opening up the underneath routes and running room.

What I like most about Allen is that he plays to win the game. Every third down play he throws (or runs) with the goal of getting a new set of downs. It drove me nuts when Tyrod would hit the checkdown for a 4-yard gain on 3rd and 8. Tyrod gets a boost to his passer rating on the play, but the result isn't any better than an incomplete pass.