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We are 3 series into this thing, and I am hating I parlayed the over, with TD’s from St. Brown and Pacheco.

Our of pocket so I couldn’t pull the data myself. But I see that the NFL home win% since the introduction of instant replay in 1999 is 56.9%. So 59.1% from Cheffers isn’t crazy. I would be curious of his yearly breakdown next to the league average. Home win % has been trending down for some time with a plummet during covid. https://www.covers.com/nfl/home-field-advantage

The guy was 314 at the combine. He was 370. He was big enough all offseason for this board to crack jokes about him playing two OL positions at the same time. Now we are talking about water weight.

And his crash diet was fudging Chipotle. Gaining 5 lbs per week for a few months. Then crash dieting 5 lbs per week for a few months is not the mark of an elite athlete committed to his craft. Hoping the was a reset for him. He’s learned he botched this whole thing both on the way up and way down and he finds some stability. But I’d be lying if I wasn’t concerned.

Tagging this just to see my post above. Check the Performance Science team out for the Bills. Collins, Beanland, and Dziedzic didn’t recommend it. Guaranteed. The EIS (lottery funded) and AIS are two of the premier sports science institutions in the world. They’re in the range of being the Cleveland Clinics of sports science. This was a S&C coach operating out of bounds.

Yes a number do. I have some experience with my involvement in international sport that’s valid but I should also say I have some bias. When my sport moved to OKC (oil money) the S&C team was contracted out to coaches who were by and large big time football people. They literally took bids. Programs paid to treat us not the other way around. I had a few injuries mismanaged so did some others Those people were removed. Letters were written to the USOC to step in by other USOC specialists etc. I ended up working with some trainers from the Thunder instead as well as some people from US Ski and Snowboard. They all said the same thing. That said I think Dawkins verbiage is important. He called strong to and conditioning. The performance science team for the Bills has been educated and worked for world class sports science universities and Olympic sports. I have 100% faith that that group did not sign off on Dawkins 800 calories of Chipotle a day diet as a reasonable solution. I guarantee it. My comment was more geared toward the strength and conditioning team and S&C coaches in football. These are the kind of meatheads that recommend 800 calorie per day diets for 6’5 professional athletes.

and DE and OC. (and maybe RT)

Neither do you. None of us know more about anything than just about any person employed by an NFL team. This is such a low grade response that if taken seriously prohibits all conversations here about basically anything. I will say I’ve worked with and spoken to a number of physiologists, S&C coaches, and RD’s across a number of different sports as part of the USOC and a couple from other National Governing Bodies. There isn’t a lot of praise for those working in football.

My Allen jersey is my slump buster. I’m also not a huge I’d consider maybe going Tasked full time and peppering in Allen? Some years I do. Some I don’t. I am in tech sales and was recently part of some large layoffs. Not a huge deal but there are some horror stories going on in tech right now about how difficult it is to find work. $100 for a new jersey can be done, it’s not the most responsible of decisions at the moment.

As somebody who had to weigh in for my post collegiate sports career there’s no way he got months of meaningful offseason work in on that diet. He’s either lying, or this is what he did without much physical activity. That sort of caloric intake on a 6’5 person over the course of weeks can do long term damage to his organs as well. It sounds like he called somebody on the S&C team and this was the outcome. Chipotle twice per day and a couple gallons of water. I really hope this was not signed off on by somebody on the Bills staff. This is wildly irresponsible of a professional. But honestly, the NFL doesn’t necessarily attract the best physiologists and dietitians on the planet so it’s not hugely surprisingly. If somebody on the S&C came up with or approved this I would very seriously consider letting them go. The USOC would let somebody go for this kind of advice.

This is crazy and a really bad plan to approach his weight issues. This might actually makes me more skeptical of him this season not less. A crazy crash diet like that by a tenured professional athlete with all the resources in the world to get a chef and registered dietician is really irresponsible. He’s going to continue to struggle with his weight.

Great post and I largely agree. I think it’s his FA spend plus the draft that put the team in a tough spot at times. One thing about Bills v Chiefs draft comparisons. The Chiefs won the SB starting 4 rookies all year. That’s a big draft.

The kicker for me is that next year Groot and Miller are the only two DE under contract. We are - $33M over the cap for 2024 right now. Look for one, maybe even 2 DE taken high again. I expect a high pick for MLB as well. OL and WR likely get pushed down the list.

A lot of years I try and let my jersey choice/purchase choose me. I feel pressure to wear it this year but it doesn’t feel like that jersey is picking me. Also, don’t be so bossy.

I have one. But I have a droughts worth of QB jerseys. I didn’t own anything else so the QB jersey is bad juju for me. I do wear it if the Bills are in a funk. It’s a good jersey for my “luck tool box” but it’s not an every game jersey.

The Bills will have to negotiate an injury settlement. He won’t be net zero when the bill comes due for cutting him.

Every year I try and switch my game day jersey. I don’t know what to do this year. Normally it comes to me. I am leaning Tre or the Jeannerett mic sweater. I have an Allen jersey. But I’ve owned a lot of QB jerseys through the drought. So I have some bad juju around the idea. I do pull it out when the Bills are in a funk and it generally does the trick. (You’re welcome)

My criticism actually goes a little further. But I do agree. I don’t like that we: drafted 3 DE in the top 100 recently and only 1 is under contract next year. Meaning we’ll likely have to draft another one high…again. Rinse and repeat for RB. Those are 5 top 100 picks on 2 positions and none will be on the roster. We basically lit them on fire. Over spend in FA. We’ve had multiple years where we had a top 5 paid DL, LB, and/or OL and at no point were any of those units top 5. Maybe DL was at or just outside but we’re splitting hairs. I don’t mind spending, and spending big on position groups. But if you spend top 5 resources (cash/draft picks) you’ve over invested and have a negative return. I think both of these in tandem is why we are so tight against the cap with reasonable cap hits from Allen/Diggs and why I think the team is due for a bit of a step back in the next season or two. You just can’t invest 6 top 100 picks and not have anything to show for it and expect to keep the train on the tracks consistently.

What tailgate does Pinto Ron show up to? NJ and NYC Bills Backers should combine rather than be in two different lots.

The QB contract is starting to flirt with becoming prohibitive. The QB plus superstar WR1 combo is definitely prohibitive in modern terms. (Allen/Diggs are nearly $75M next season)

That’s insane. I don’t know how you field a team with contracts like that. If they have to pay a QB at some point…sheesh.

Dane filled in at a really high level when Tre went down. I thought he was a lot better than Wallace. Then he started the year allowing something like 48% completion and a wildly low passer rating. Then the wheels just seemed to fall off around halfway through. If Jackson finds his form again I think he can be a legit CB2 in the league. Maybe he has found it, and Benford is just that lights out right now?

And hockey superstitions!

Is 48% good? I honestly don't know. One thing I think is important to remember is that The Bills are no longer peers to the rest of the league. They operate in a world with KC, Cincinatti, and maybe Philly. So the measure for McBeane isn't "have they done a good job". It is have they done a good enough job compared to KC and CIN (and maybe a couple other teams). We aren't really measured against Pittsburgh anymore. This era of Bills football will go down as awesome no matter how it ends. Sort of like the 2005-2007 Sabres. Great team. Unfortunate injuries and getting flat in the playoffs. But ultimately Lindy and Darcy did great by the franchise in that era. McBeane will likely have a similar reputation in Buffalo sports history if they don't win it all.

I asked around the Jets subreddit, and somebody mentioned that the 50 Club should also come with tickets in section 139, right on the 50 in the lower bowl. I guess I am a fancy boy now!