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I think it's clear his teammates believe in him and don't find him to be fake/phony or entitled in the slightest sense. That's awesome.

I don't hate on Whaley, I just question (in retrospect) his method of "team building." The trade to acquire Sammy was a poor decision, as was paying Dareus. And as much as I loved Shady while he was here, I can certainly understand those who argue spending that kind of money on a RB in this day and age was foolhardy. I wouldn't quite call his teams "loaded" but the roster in 2015 was playoff-worthy.

I thought everybody knew that the correct pronunciation of Rob Johnson is "sack magnet."

This is the sort of comment I'd expect to hear from Doug Whaley. That's all he wanted to do -- add splash. The defense is full of "explosive, game-changing" players. Hughes, Oliver, Edmunds, Milano, White, Hyde, Poyer. Sure, the offense doesn't have big names but that doesn't mean they aren't potentially explosive. Brown makes explosive plays. Singletary's explosiveness jumps off his tape. Beasley is "explosive" in the slot. And let's not forget the most important piece -- Josh Allen. He has already shown explosiveness and the ability to take a game over. If he takes the next step comments like this will disappear. If the biggest thing Bills fans need to worry about is that nobody knows the names of their players (yet), we're not in bad shape.

With all due respect, @Shaw66, this retort is even better than your original post.

I'm sure there is a statistic out there that compares the probability of making the playoffs when a team starts 1-0 vs. 0-1, and I'm willing to bet one is significantly better than the other. So there's that. The Bills' road schedule this season is pretty tough. Outside the division they are at the Giants, Cowboys, Titans, Browns, and Steelers. For them to be thinking playoffs they probably need to win at least three road games, so if you look at it from that perspective where are those wins going to come? The Dolphins are one. Then, they probably have to win two out of the four games vs. the Jets, Giants, Browns, and Titans -- I'm chalking up the Pats***, Cowboys, and Steelers as losses for the sake of this discussion. If the Bills lose W1 to the Jets they have suddenly dug themselves a hole that seems much deeper than if the loss came to a non-conference opponent or traditional powerhouse. So, for the reasons noted above, I think this is a particularly important game for Buffalo.

This cracked me up as I was watching (and before I saw your comment). I was like...what? "Great scheme by Williams here as the Jets hold the Saints to a 20-yard gain and a first down. It could have been much worse."

I think the odds of this happening are about 50-1. I agree with you that there's a melancholy feeling about Shady being released -- particularly since he seems to have been genuinely excited about the OL acquisitions and the upcoming season -- but at 6M with a reduced workload ahead the Bills avoided a big potential headache.

There's a great article over at The Athletic about the state of the Bills' OL. It was a real eye-opener to read the current status of players the Bills opened with in 2018 on their OL. I think most of them are currently unsigned. It's literally night and day going into this season.

Of course you were, Scott. Of course you were. Don’t ever change, baby.

Fug it, guys. This is going to be the coming out party for YOUR 2019 BUFFALO BILLS. Everyone "scared" by the Jets' offense and their overrated coaching staff will have their fears put to rest. Darnold is a nice player but he's going to have Ed Oliver in his grill from the get go. Bell doesn't realize how good he had it in Pittsburgh...no dancing around waiting for holes to open here. Bills win in a game that is not as close as the final score indicates...Buffalo 23, New Jersey (A) 13.

The worst (or best) part was the dude trying to keep talking like nothing had just happened. Geez.

Utter balderdash.

Really classy statement from Shady. Good luck to him -- as best as his interests do not conflict with our interests.

Just End The Season

Exactly. It was pure folly to expect this guy to make a 53 at this point. The Bills get the chance to develop him this year and see what he's got.

Wasn't he a former 3rd round pick? Houston cut him. Jets cut Matt Darr. Giants cut Johnny Townsend. Rams released Brock Miller. Not sure if any other "known" names are out there, but the Bills need to replace Bojo, stat!

Who effing cares? When they’re 5-0 they’ll have plenty of headlines.

At least he finally learned his lesson.

Ass-chin knows it’s now or never.

Singletary is explosive. He just doesn't have blazing straight line speed.

In other cuts news, the Steelers waived former Bills legend Brandon Reilly.

Another important note to take from this: Brandon Beane is a force to be reckoned with.

Like I posted in the other cuts thread, I've always been a huge Shady fan but don't have a problem with this. Shady might have sulked with a reduced workload and now this gives the youngster Singletary a chance to shine. Gore will be a great locker room presence (along with another vet like Yeldon).

Always a huge Shady fan but don't have a problem with this. Eliminates the possibility of Shady sulking at a reduced workload and gives the youngster Singletary room to shine.