TheBrownBear

Granted, I'm just some guy on a couch, but I'm guessing it's his pride, and not his business acumen, that just won't allow him to accept anything less than what he's been demanding to this point. People have been trying to make a fool of him and talk down to him, so it's an especially tough pill to swallow to put your tail between your legs and walk back to the negotiating table with a far lower $$$ demand. Again, he could have avoided all of this by hiring an experienced agent who could give it to him straight and quickly negotiate a great deal for both parties without any loss of goodwill or a reputation hit on Jackson's part.

Biscuit, I get where you're going with this and I actually agree with you as it relates to many fans' and pundits' reactions and takes on the Jackson situation (trying to diminish his accomplishments, downplay his actual skills or question his overall intelligence, etc.). But at the end of the day, the owners really don't give a sheet. They just want to win. Jackson isn't getting signed for two reasons. The first, is that they view his demand for a fully guaranteed Watson-style contract as wildly unreasonable. The second, which is tied to the first but actually more important, is that he is, no matter how we try to argue it away, a QB who's success depends greatly on his running ability, that is finding himself increasingly injured as each season passes. With his style of play, he isn't going to get healthier as time goes by. He's just going to get increasingly nicked up until he is a shell of his former self. If Jackson were a "mobile pocket passer" in the mold of Mahomes, Allen, Hurts, Watson or prime Russ Wilson, he probably would have already received his fully guaranteed contract, agent or no. Even acknowledging the above, if he were to swallow his pride, hire an agent now and move off his demand for fully guaranteed money, he'd probably be signed to one of the largest contracts in history within 24 hours.

I can't believe that Jack is only 27. It seems like eons ago that he was tearing it up as a two way star at UCLA.

Makes sense. Ranch is more fluid than bleu cheese.

Josh Allen, three time Bills Ranch Dressing Player of the Week!

To be fair, Polian/Butler didn't have to deal with a salary cap until 1994, which is exactly when our roster (most notably our offensive line) and standard of play began to markedly diminish. In 2020 you had the no. 2 ranked offense and the 14th ranked defense. It only made sense for Beane to be focused on defense during the past two drafts - especially when you consider that our offense was essentially unstoppable during the 2021-2022 playoffs.

I think they'll go BPA outside of a few positions (for instance, obviously QB, PK, maybe CB, etc.). It's much more important to fill your roster with difference makers as opposed to "need fillers", especially given our cap situation and our aging roster. All that is to say I have absolutely no clue what positions they'll draft in the first three rounds. I wouldn't be entirely shocked if we didn't nab any of MLB, OL or WR during days one and two. Edit: Also, I am glad to hear Jordan Phillips has been re-signed. 👍

Just replace them all with ChatGPT and deep fake holograms.

I think Mahomes is GREAT and deserves the moniker of best QB in the NFL at this time. His stats, winning percentage and Super Bowl victories bear this out. Having said that, if Josh had the benefit of playing under Reid and with Kelce, I think he'd basically have the same or better results as Mahomes. They are both great. Now go get Josh a better o-line and some additional playmakers at WR, so he can finally "get his" in the postseason.

There has always been a looney tunes element percolating on the far left (Marxists, race grifters, anarchists, etc.) just as there has been on the far right (fascists, nazi's, etc.). Thankfully, the worst of us were kept at bay by a reasonable majority of people who, while they didn't always agree, still viewed each other fundamentally as "Americans" and entitled to their opinions and beliefs. But Trump's election and presidency, COVID, George Floyd and Jan. 6th were sort of a perfect storm that hardened divisions and drove people to extremes (I somewhat blame Obama too for fanning the flames of racial division in the aftermath of Ferguson and Trayvon). Now we've reached a point where those of us who would dare call for a return to sanity are quickly decried as racists, white supremacists, bigots or misogynists (i.e., any Dem that would dare point out the logical fallacies of "Anti-Racism" or criticize the rise of grievance academia) or "cucks" (Republicans who don't support the Trumps, Boberts and MTGs of the world). For most of us, it's just not worth pushing back and risking the blowback. Cowardly? Sure. But, it's just easier to remain silent when you've got something to lose. It's really disheartening.

I'd like to think you're right, but the Radical Left (Keep in mind, I'm saying this as a lifelong liberal Democrat who has been completely demoralized by the current state of our union. ) has done a number on our kids via the educational system, social media and television. Go watch the recent Stanford Law School "protest" of the Federalist Society meeting. That is pretty much how every person in control of the levers of power in academia and government (especially, in California) think and behave these days. Reason and logic have completely exited the building. I'm starting to believe the American Cultural Revolution is upon us.

Josh Allen will deliver a speech at Sean McDermott's HOF induction ceremony.

These are false choices. No one is saying he shouldn't scramble to keep plays alive or seek out easy yards with his legs. It's about avoiding unnecessary contact at the loss of a yard or two, and not having to constantly take on defenders to prove you're an athletic beast/badass. Everyone in the world knows Josh is a bad MF'er at this point. He needs to use some common sense to increase the likelihood of a healthy, lengthy career.

The loss was demoralizing for sure, but part of me is still convinced we wore the wrong cleats and, combined with the wrong game plan for the weather, were essentially playing on skates all day. I don't believe we are two touchdowns worse than the Bengals.

It will be funny when our two big free agent signings turn out to be Poyer and Singletary.

I thought Hamlin was pretty good last year. Not great, but showed some promise. Definitely happy to have him back as depth.

With a healthy Tre and Dane likely back, it might make sense to begin the Benford-to-safety transition during camp.

Good. Now he's got extra incentive to stick it to the Phins next year.

Is he even a Bills fan? I just assumed he was a visiting Chiefs fan based on the content of his posting.

I like it. Given all that happened last year with the injuries and other distractions, I'm glad these guys get a chance to actually run it back and give it a go - hopefully, with a healthy roster this time!

I haven't been this excited for a signing since Tavon Austin. I keed, i keed...

I like Tremaine. Good guy. Good player. I'm never going to knock a guy for getting his pay day.

$100/snap.

Yep. Doesn't hurt that he's smart, handsome and charismatic either.

He comes off as very immature. Like a little brother who never grows up. It can be cute and endearing when times are good, but lends itself to petulance when things get tough. I don't believe he's going anywhere, but I worry that he could quickly turn on Josh if the team (or Josh) struggle next season for an extended period of time.