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Agree with the move. Burrow and his WRs should sit and rest up for the playoffs. Nothing to gain of any real importance by playing.

If I'm Daboll I would want the Jacksonville job. 1. You get Lawrence to work with. 2. You're basically guaranteed a few years after Urban, as long as you are somewhat competent and not a jerk. 3. If you win on ANY level, even go 8-8 you look like a genius.

It was so close to happening (Bills in AFC North) when the NFL went to 32 teams and realigned divisions, but Mr. Wilson vetoed it because of the Dolphins "rivalry" I'm pretty sure that when the NFL went from West-Central-East to the 4 divisions per conference the Bills were penciled in to the AFC North.

Football is an outdoor sport IMO. Weather is part of the game. But I do wish that we had moved into the AFC North as was proposed (with Baltimore going to the AFC East) Bills Browns Steelers Bengals THAT would have been epic! Such local rivalries.

PSE spokesman (can't remember his name) was on WGR talking about all this, and he said the fan survey they did clearly indicated a preference for an open air stadium. I think we should remember that this board is a tiny minority of Bills fans.

Harbaugh is a really good coach. IMO really good coaches will succeed anywhere because the skills are transferrable. The limiting factor in the NFL is having a QB (see Saban in Miami). Plus, Saban had NFL experience working on Belichick's staff in Cleveland. On the topic of hot seats, I can't imagine why the Giants would keep Joe Judge. He's been terrible and he apparently grates on players and coaches.

I think the Pegulas are going for the feeling of standing (or sitting I guess) on an outdoor covered porch for the fans. The field would be open but the seats covered.

Lamar Jackson is a dynamic player that you have to game plan for. He also won an MVP. My concern with him is that he is a smaller body type and takes a lot of hits running the ball. But still, he is electric and deserves to be paid. Lamar is special and unique. Baker is just a guy. There's nothing at all that is special about him. "He's tough" I guess, but lots of guys are tough. It's the NFL. Baker's not a bust, but he's also nothing special. Very Alex Smith-like in that you could do some winning with him in the right spot, but his attitude needs to improve IMO. Baker thinks he's a gunslinger but he is really suited to be a checkdown, game manager who hands the ball off and doesn't get his team beat. Can he handle that? The game "going through your RB" is not why you draft a QB #1 overall, so he's a tremendous disappointment in that respect. But he's serviceable enough to get you to the divisional round and lose to the Bills, Chiefs, Ravens, or Bengals over the next handful of years. Sucks to be a Browns fan watching Burrow and knowing THAT is what a #1 overall pick QB looks like. Baker is the 3rd best QB in his own division, and that's only because Big Ben looked 73 years old the past 2 seasons and can't play anymore.

Well, the Chicago job technically isn't open, so it would be bad form to contact Frazier about it. BUT theoretically would Dungy, Riddick and Frazier be POSSIBLY interested in teaming up somewhere possibly maybe is a different case from "being contacted about a HC job."

Cincy should rest their starters. There's no reason to risk injury, and Burrow did tweak his knee a little last game, although it sounds minor. Having these guys test positive now is a huge plus, because they're good for the playoffs (90 day testing holiday).

I can see how coaching college would be amazing on a winning program. Colleges are fun places, you're a huge star on campus and around town, and you win bowl games and national titles. College coaches make some pretty good money too, and have total control over the roster and typically huge talent advantages most weeks. But still, somewhere in that competitive side of you I would think there would be a "yeah but" because you're not doing it on the biggest stage. I think most coaches are interchangeable for the most part, aside from the truly great ones, who are great because they connect to people and can TEACH what they know to others. Coaching IS teaching, and vice versa. That's why guys like Urban Meyer, who got by on just having superior talent, fail in the NFL once they actually need to communicate with players and work with them. You can be the smartest coach on Earth, but if you can't teach your system in a way that players can understand (or feel that doing so is "beneath you") and execute none of that matters.

I'm not a fan of this 17th game, although I thought I would be. This feels like a preseason finale. Actually, the entire Week 18 slate of games, except for a couple, is pretty pointless feeling. Not at all what the NFL intended. There's hardly any drama to this week's games, and they went all out with Saturday and Sunday doubleheaders expecting a bunch of high stakes games. I think it's because the NFC is a steaming pile of dog doo except for a few great teams, which makes for a ton of gross games that mean nothing. Who could have foreseen that with 7 playoff teams per conference AND an extra game that pretty much everything is already settled before week 18 even kicks off? It's really down to 1 spot per conference open and 71 improbable things need to happen to even change anything.

He woke up feeling dangerous. It happens. The real question is why these guys get up so early, even when they have night games. That just seems counterproductive.

Pay the man! Diggs is worth every penny of whatever extension he signs here. Then you let Sanders walk, keep Beasley 1 more year, develop Davis more, and draft another WR.

I'm all for it becoming a tremendous distraction for the Bucs. ANYTHING but a Buccaneers Super Bowl. I just want to relax and enjoy, and as soon as they're out of the tournament it just becomes fun, instead of "yeah but this team needs to win because they have a better chance of beating them..."

I think Dungy coming to town as part of the deal makes it more exciting for the average fan though.

Saturday night's alright for fighting, get a belly full of beer

you can always work the salary cap... Saints always have like -$75 million in space and still sign people and hand out insane contract extensions like the one for Hill

Dungy is a great team builder and leader of men. He built Gruden a SB team in Tampa. Riddick I don't know much about, but I would guess Dungy would see this a mentoring and development opportunity for him. Frazier is a great defensive coach with great people skills, and I would think he's learned a thing or two in the past bunch of years. He would need a strong OC I think. Bears could do a lot worse, and it would instantly give them credibility and get the fans excited. They have a lot of great pieces on D right now, and a young QB they need to build around and develop.

Good news! the Bills are such a part of the identity of Buffalo and WNY and provide entertainment and quality of life benefits to an entire region of the state

I always want to care about spring football but even us fanatics need a little break from the game after the SB

Frazier has also probably learned a lot since his last HC position. He's well respected by players and a very good defensive coach. Pair him with an up and coming OC and the Bears could be a really good team.

Normally I would agree, but you don't have a plan (and this is all assuming the report is true and going down that road) to bring in Dungy and Riddick and Frazier and mess around. If you set this up behind the scenes then these guys are a package deal and probably only agree to do it as a group. Before anything truly happened all 3 would be on board. Dungy would probably only do it with his #1 pick of GM and HC. They don't come, he doesn't come. You see if this is a viable option first. If it is, the process is over and you call a presser. Why would you screw around interviewing a bunch of Bengals, Packers and Rams coaches? If it isn't THEN you interview from scratch and understand that none of the above is happening.

All the options are awful, and sound like the create a team options in Madden.