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I think you miss my point. I absolutely respect his desire to chase his dream. At the same time, I can be glad he's not doing something that almost certainly interferes with him being the best football player he can be (for my favorite team).

Yup. Remember the reports out of KC last summer that Mahomes was throwing six picks in practice?

Ditto. And coincidentally, I'm also glad he's no longer a Bill so we don't have to worry about whether or not football is his priority.

Here's where I slightly disagree...it was not universally accepted that Mahomes (or Watson) would be a franchise QB. After Trubisky there was an extremely wide disparity of opinion as to when (and who) the next QB would be taken. I can't call a decision to trade down in that scenario for a new HC a horrible mistake when such judgment would be rendered completely based upon hindsight. On that basis, 31 teams made "the biggest mistake in franchise history" five times over the year Brady was drafted.

I'm not "praising" anything...I'm respecting a successful draft. There are differing opinions as to whether McD should have targeted a QB or whether his plan was to look towards the 2018 draft. He obviously felt as though he could make do with Tyrod as the bridge. Others have noted that perhaps McD was not comfortable going after a QB based upon Whaley's scouting. It was a different strategy, and hopefully it worked out with Allen.

No matter the draft, hitting on four of your top five picks is outstanding regardless of whom you "wish" they drafted. That's just an empirical fact.

If "Billsy" means a top 5 CB, starting WR, starting LB, and starting LT -- hitting on 4 of 6 picks -- I hope their drafts continue to be "Billsy" for years to come!

What I read suggested that Singletary slipped. Again, I saw nothing about Allen missing "simple swing passes" and I believe the "accuracy" narrative on Josh has led many to overanalyze every stinking throw, which is ridiculous. Every player on the roster is subject to critique. I'll reserve mine for when it actually seems appropriate.

Settle down, Ethan. This post seems a bit out of place, as I have yet to read a single thing from the media about Josh missing on "simple swing passes" this Spring.

Seriously people? This is typical player and coach speak. Every backup always says the goal is to be as ready as if they were starting, and every coach says every backup needs to prepare as if they were starting. Talk about making mountains from molehills.

I'll tell you at what point you don't say it -- when the current "regime" has only been in place for two seasons, one of which ended a 17-year playoff drought, and when the roster has been completely reshaped to fit their vision. It would be absurdity to claim things "aren't working" at the end of the 2019 season unless the team stays reasonably healthy and yet still fails to improve upon last year's W-L record. I've said in this and other threads that the 2019 season should not be viewed as "playoffs or bust." If they make notable improvement on offense, eliminate bad losses, and finish at least .500 the "process" is working. You don't give a new coach and GM the power to turn over the roster and then usher them out before the players/coaches they brought in have a reasonable opportunity to gel.

I agree that the US women looked like idiots celebrating goals like that after the match was long over. Won’t sadden me if they lose this thing.

My takeaway from all of this is that Kyle Lowry is a pretty solid dude. First, he handled himself extremely well after the shoving incident at GS. Then, he implored the crowd last night not to cheer Durant's injury. Just a good guy.

The Gase/Greggggg dynamic will wind up being toxic. I doubt seriously that Greggggg respects Gase one iota.

This is an excellent interview and has our new receivers coach Chad Hall looking like a visionary of sorts for how he understands slot receivers need to be coached differently. I'm excited that Beasley is all in Josh's ear, constantly, so that those two can be on the same page. I understand all coaches and players act as though their new environment is going to be the best thing since sliced bread, but Beasley has an edge and is looking to stick it to Dallas and everyone else. I like players with a big chip on their shoulder and we've got a number of them (including our QB).

I want McD to improve on gameday as well but I think you'll find that in general, a coach's likelihood to take more chances on offense is directly related to his confidence in the offense. Did you have confidence in the offense last year? If you answer that question in any way other than "hell, no" you're not being honest. I don't really believe McD is a "conservative" guy who wants to win defensive struggles. We'll get a chance to find out now that the offense is in its second year under the same system and Josh has had a full year of growth.

I was just about to say, you couldn't pay me to travel to the DR these days.

Easley and Sills (and to some extent, Duke) are this year's versions of the guys "everyone is rooting for." The truth remains that all face extremely long odds to make the 53. I suppose the hope is that one or more show enough to be kept on the PS. I had high hopes for Austin Proehl last year and he wasn't very good (although he is currently on the Rams' PS).

That, plus I believe he is really Satan and drinks the blood of infants.

Nothing prepares you for the NFL like playing WR at the Citadel.

The only games I'll watch are the US women...I just can't stay interested in women's soccer and basketball because the level of athleticism/speed is so far below the men's game. I don't think that makes me a misogynist -- I just enjoy the men's game more and if I have limited time to watch sporting events I'll choose just about anything over a women's team game. One notable exception is women's volleyball -- both indoor and beach. Love watching both of these during the Olympics.

That is correct. Media allowed to be there every day; probably limited as to what they can video. The Twitter Machine should be running in full force Tues-Thurs.

Bill is a good dude. He loves the debate and discussion over what the Bills do and have done. He's not telling you not to post, he's reacting to one poster "dressing down" another poster for his opinions. He doesn't like it when I come down on the negative posters as well. It's all good. We can't all think the same way or it would be a dull board.

Outside of pulling for the Bills, keeping the Pats*** out of the Super Bowl this season is my most significant rooting interest. I don't care that we lost all four...I want that streak to remain ours alone.