TheBrownBear

Better. I think the defense is better, but much of that hinges on the play of Edmunds' replacement. Offense should be better due to the additions to the line, and I like that we have a workhorse 1st and 2nd down back in Harris now. I wish we could have added a more proven playmaker to our receiving corps, but I am intrigued by the under the radar additions of Harty and Sherfield and remain a believer in the potential of Shakir, and, of course, have my fingers crossed that Kincaid can add a playmaking element out of the slot and 12 personnel groupings. Special teams should be solid as always (notwithstanding the season of Haack).

Haha. Sorry, I thought it was clear that my post was in jest and clearly intentionally ironic. I do know my IQ and feel no need to disclose it to others. I agree with your broader points. Our office is full of whipsmart STEM Ph.D.'s and they almost universally have a lot of humility about their own intelligence and acknowledge that, however smart they may be, there's always someone else out there that can run circles around them.

It seems like the type of thing (being a member of Mensa) that someone with an ounce of self-awareness would refrain from bringing up in normal conversation. I mean, I have a WAIS tested IQ of 146, but I don't run around telling random strangers about it.

Obviously, the story is still being written, but I think he ends up more of a Cowher or Dungy. Comes away with one championship during a decade of sustained success. But he could just as easily end up like Marty or Marv or Andy Reid. Or maybe he ends up like John Wooden. It took him 15 years to win a title and then he retired with 10 of them.

Other way around, but now the voice is telling me this may have happened as well.

I have a voice in my head that told me that Josh was sleeping with Stef's Mom. Not sure on the validity of it, but thought I'd pass it along.

Interesting. Josh seems to be corroborating Happy Days' take. It's clearly a personal beef between Diggs and Josh.

I think this is close, but I'll add another 2 TDs. I think he gets minimal usage early in the season and throws up some donuts, maybe has a couple small nagging injuries that force him to miss a game or two, and then he comes on late and is a legit weapon by playoff time.

Think for a second about what the Bills accomplished last regular season against a tough schedule and despite a bunch of very impactful and serious injuries (Von, Tre, Micah, Poyer (at times), Josh's throwing arm, etc). We all agree that the roster is improved over last year. Outside of a major season ending type of injury to Josh, what makes anyone believe that this team will be 3-4 games worse this season?

I want what he's having.

Colin is the king of midwit sports takes. When I want to hear something of shallow intellectual consideration that I'm likely to disagree with, I'll give him a listen.

Wow! I totally forgot about the Poona Ford signing. If the back end can hold up health-wise, this should be our best defensive roster under McDermott.

The Bengals game was a mess - no arguing that. But didn't we still have a top 2 or 3 overall offense while playing in one of the better defensive divisions in football? We scored at will in the 2021 playoffs and where did that get us? (don't get me wrong - i love scoring at will)

BOOM! Beane not playing around. Other than the Von signing and Diggs trade, Beane previously seemed patient with allowing the Bills championship window to open and grow organically with the players already in the system. He clearly seems to have learned the lessons of the past two years and is getting far more proactive/assertive and making a push to win now.

What's crazy is how quickly the mainstream sports media has dumped us and basically written us off as also-rans. I was at the gym this morning and one of the ESPN talk shows (I think "Get Up") were discussing the question of who, besides the Bengals, could disrupt the Chiefs' "dynasty" and win a Super Bowl. I think there were four dudes on the panel and not one of them picked the Bills. I recall one picking the Chargers and another picking Miami. I mean, those two teams have the potential to be very good, but they are clearly still well behind the Bills as of last season, and we've only appeared to improve and get healthy during the offseason. Such is the power of our complete no-show against the Bengals to end the season in shaping public perception.

Nice. Cap space. Now Beane can sign some former Panthers street free agents. I'm kidding, of course (I hope)

He's not a dud. He's been a solid player for us - like a back half of the first round type of guy. He just hasn't lived up to his draft position as an elite game changing type of player.

Reading between the lines, I think he's saying we should trade him for Aaron Donald.

Who says we don't have 3 TVs in our living rooms???

I'm not going to attack Bass here. I guess he could submarine his career and lose money for his integrity, but I'd probably do the same as he is - tow the line, drain the organization of their money, and redirect those earnings (Blue Jay bucks) into causes you're passionate about. But the Woke mob double standard is once again on display here. These organizations have no problem with players making loud and visible political statements in support of radical Marxist groups, but a player can't make a private personal statement in defense of their religious beliefs without major blowback?

You must be old, Bob Jones, lol. I'm a middle aged guy and I definitely know her. She's a pretty big actress and pop star. Was an Academy Award nominee for True Grit. In the Pitch Perfect movies. Has a starring role in one of the Disney Marvel shows, etc. Star of one of the Apple TV original shows. When I saw the thread title I assumed it would be some C lister or IG model type, but this girl is a pretty big deal. She's got 20 million followers on social media. Her and Josh are probably about equally popular. I kind of dig that he's with a woman who really has her own thing going on and isn't with him for money or clout and will give him tons of space since she'll have her own work to attend to.

Yeah, he seems to be into women. Bad news for all of the male posters here.

I used it last year and will use it again this year. My recollection is that the full games were available very shortly after the game ended - maybe 10-15 minutes afterwards? I thought it was good deal for the price. I just try to put myself in a bubble during those roughly 5 hours (3 hours of live game time and 2 hours while you're watching the replay). I'll go for a long bike ride, play golf or go surf during the games and watch them when I get home.

Future MVPs incoming. Though, hard not to feel he couldn't do much better.

Are there any potential post-June 1st cuts at RT or pass rusher that makes it imperative that we hold onto whatever remaining cash we have? I definitely agree with your overall point. You only sign Hopkins if you are okay putting Davis on the bench.