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Oh, no doubt. I would love it if the Bills got Hard Knocks this year. And, I have do doubt that McD would hate it!

I think a lot of people don’t understand just how enormous, and therefore distracting, a production like Hard Knocks is. OldTimeAFLGuy posted in another thread about how McD would not allow construction crews anywhere near the fields where they were practicing because of the distraction. A show like Hard Knocks will be twenty times the distraction. It would be very surprising if McD wanted anything to do with it.

Well, there are 12 days scheduled at the moment, with the last one being Wednesday, August 15th. Their second preseason game is the next day, 8/16. They also have a practice the day before their first preseason game on 8/8. I would assume that’s intentional?

There are pills for that.

Foot breaks can be lingering. It’s the part of the body with the least blood flow.

Obviously.

Obviously, but there's a lot of apples and oranges on that list.

This looks like plain lazy journalism to me. NY sports pundits trying to stir up controversy. And I would assume that if it happened (it won't), then Shady would be gone. But... how hilarious would it be to have an RB roster of Bell/Gore/McCoy? (I put those in alphabetical order, just 'cuz.) Man, the offseason gets whacky...

It's hard to take that grade sheet seriously when they have rookie UDFA Garrett McGhin getting a higher grade than Dawkins, or Nsekhe.

I'm sorry, but that's a ridiculous argument. I understand MJS' point. The coaches, and the GM, and the players, for that matter, have chosen to do something for a living, which is football. The entertainment industry supplies the money that gets them paid, sure. And, in fact, most, if not all of them started in the sport for free. But, why would the people on the field worry about ratings? To your earlier point-- "The NFL wants you the fan not only to watch the games, but watch their network, watch the draft, watch video from training camp and watch preseason games, which are really just practice,"-- well what they really want is to sell commercial spots. They want as high a viewership as possible to make those commercial time slots as profitable as possible. Do you think the coaches and players care about that? It's not their job. Other people deal with that. Football is their job.

Has Dawson Knox gotten a touchdown yet?

I used to travel to Vegas several times a year for work (live in LA), and I would bet on games every chance I got. My preferred sports book was at the Venetian. I haven't been there in years, so I don't know how it is now, but they had rows of really comfortable stuffed leather chairs facing a bank of about 30 big screen TVs, Plus free drinks. Heaven. But one thing I never did? Bet on Bills games.

My prediction: Nsekhe - Spain - Morse - Feliciano - Ford (That's right, I said it. Dawkins doesn't start.)

Kind of an arbitrary "eight guys" in this article. Mike Love? Uh, ok. Personally, I would have a slightly different list of guys that I would want "to watch." I am looking forward to seeing how D. Williams performs. But, I'm also interested to see who in the RB room might have the ability to break into the triad of McCoy/Gore/Singletary. I'm very interested to see how Kroft fits in, and how the TE depth chart starts to stack up. Looking forward to see if McKenzie can make a case for himself, or is he supplanted by Roberts/Beasley? What will Christian Wade look like? Who do they look at most at RG? So many things to watch for this time around.

Call me crazy, but I’m going to guess that you slightly misinterpreted Chandler81’s warning.

That is absolutely true. But, watch DW utterly lay out this BC Lions CB-- a completely legal hit, in the CFL. It's what he has vowed to bring. https://www.12up.com/posts/6265633-bills-sign-cfl-wide-receiver-who-absolutely-destroyed-defender-in-viral-video

Here’s a bold prediction— Duke Williams could end up being one of the best blocking WRs we’ve ever had.

In my opinion, Beasley will be an upgrade to McKenzie on offense, but not a huge upgrade. At least, not as big an upgrade as Morse will be to Bodine/Groy. The sum total of the upgrades to our O-line better be greater than the upgrade that Beasley represents, or we’re in trouble.

I imagine there will be many glasses raised in Buffalo tonight. I will be raising one in my local pub (in CA), though few will know why. Cheers, fellow Bills fans!!!

No doubt it was done to send a message to the organization that they did not approve of reaching so high for a TE in the first round. Man, these Colts fans are a rough crowd.

One of my bold predictions from page one of this thread was that Gore would not be on the team come September. I'm taking that back. Gore needs 522 yards to pass Barry Sanders for third all-time rushing yards. That's a tough row to hoe as a situational back, but I believe we're going to see him try. Happy Birthday, Frank.

The story of Poncho Billa over the last couple years has shown the world a model for how a fan base, and team can operate as a family. RIP Poncho Billa.

Most pressing question for this thread: How many pages are the mods going to let WEO, and Doc go at it this time???

I saw him throw a football over a water fountain into a trash can at Stubhub Center in Los Angeles. Except, the water fountain was Deonte Thompson, and the trash can was Chargers' CB Trevor Williams.

Blocking is certainly one of a TE's main priorities. But, I think It's also the last thing they learn at the NFL level. I knew absolutely nothing about Fisher when we signed him, other than his previous position. But, I thought it was an interesting experiment that might have payed off. TE seems to the the default position of a lot of players that don't fit their original positions. How many TE's have we seen that started out as QBs, or WRs? If Sills had more meat on him, he'd probably be a TE. I'll be interested to see if another teams picks up Fisher.