Kirby Jackson

It was 7 in Vegas and -115 for the over so I skipped it. I instead put my money on the Bills making the playoffs at +500 (which I love as a bet). I also made a small bet on the Bills to win the Super Bowl at +10000. I made those bets on Bovada. I actually am thinking of dropping another $100 on the playoff bet. Those feel like GREAT odds to me.

Too close to call so we are going to officially retire both “Trust the Process” & “McBeane.” Thank you for your participation.

My dad swears that Tua is as good pre-snap and with his play fakes as any QB he’s ever seen at this point. My dad is 68 and has watched A LOT of football. When he has a strong opinion on a guy he’s usually right. Tua is going to be a really, really good pro. He may never be great because he has some size limitations but reminds me so much of Russell Wilson (who I love). He’s smart, accurate, athletic and will be experienced when he enters the draft. It will be a MASSIVE surprise to me if Tua isn’t a really good NFL QB. His WR’s will be ridiculous. I’d trade our group of WRs for theirs yesterday.

He just lives in the backfield

Tricky question but I think I’d even do it on a rental basis. I’d give up a late rounder 5-7, for a year of him. This holds especially true if the Kroft injury is bad. If he is a monster this year you can always tag him. If not, he helps the development of Allen and Knox. The Vikings are up against it and just drafted Irv Smith. Ideally, you could sign Rudolph to a reasonable extension but even if not, I’d still consider it.

I mean, clearly I don’t care for the player. I also don’t fault him for working a job that pays him $645k despite him lacking the skills to perform that job. In a lot of ways that is what I admire most about Nate. Earn as much as you can until they cut you off. The American Dream

I like the topic. I voted for Rudolph as it is a little more low key. He’s an average NFL TE but with the Kroft injury he raises the floor. Even if Kroft comes back in a reasonable amount of time he and Rudolph are okay. It will give Knox some time to develop. I might chase Clowney in FA but don’t want to give up the assets.

I’ll say this for Gunner and Blokes, if you go back before the draft and read their thoughts on Peterman you’ll see it. Neither thought he was draftable and thought he was a horrendous prospect for all of the reasons mentioned. It turns out that the British guys were dead on.

Great topic!! Off the top of my head, Wentz, Goff, Foles and Cousins too high and Allen, Darnold, Stafford and Newton too low. It’s tough to rank guys like Brady and Brees because today, they’d be right near the top. Long-term would you rather have Brees or Ryan (and his massive salary)? It depends I guess. In 4 years, it might be Ryan but is that worth the short-term? I don’t know the answer. This is is a really fun exercise though.

It doesn’t bother me. In fact I’d LOVE if he started a game against the Bills. I just don’t think it’s fair to guys like EJ or AJ or other players of that caliber. It’s less fair to guys that have never gotten a chance. When people are like, “I’m happy for the guy” I think it’s kind of bs. To me, he’s taking something from someone more deserving, that’s all. He’s had his chance and failed. A lot of scrub QBs have done the same (albeit no one has failed as poorly as him) and never gotten another chance. He just keeps getting them.

How much more do we need to see?!? Why does he get the chances that he gets? Did Brohm get that many chances? Did Gibran Hamadan? Drew Willy? Peterman’s QB rating would be higher if he spiked every pass he’s attempted. He doesn’t DESERVE another chance. In fact, I’d argue that he is the LEAST deserving player on any team’s 90 man roster. You can’t be the worst of all-time and continue to get gifted chances. It’s a production business and he’s been given WAY more of an opportunity than he has earned because he’s a nice guy. It’s not a surprise that people like EJ spoke out on this. EJ was a bad QB. EJ looks like Tom Brady compared to NP. Peterman is stealing a pay check from someone more deserving.

I’d be happy to double my bet from last year. $50 says he isn’t on an active roster week 1.

No he won’t. He is an awful football player. He’s statistically the worst to ever play in the league. Not bad, he’s the worst ever. He’s not Thad Lewis, or Brian Brohm or EJ, or JP or Trent, he’s the worst of all-time. No one is handing him a job.

Oh he contributed alright

...in May

My point wasn’t that I wanted any of those guys. It was just, signing Hughes makes you less “needy” next year. You have 1 spot locked up instead of none.

This is another one of those moves that raises the floor for the Bills. They did A LOT of that this year. I think of signing like Gore, Nsekhe, Long, Gaines, Kroft, etc... Hughes is a better player than those guys but the point is the Bills eliminated, a potentially, gaping hole next year. The Bills still have a need on the edge moving forward but have 1 starting edge here already (plus maybe Murphy). They can chase a star opposite him if they want (Clowney), a role player with upside (Beasley), a solid vet (Quinn), bring back their own (Lawson) or stand pat and wait for the draft. This move eliminates a need and desperation for the Bills. Great move!!

I bet 1,2,5 on top in a variety of exactas, tri’s and super’s. I had the double but didn’t cash a ticket in the Preakness other than that. If the 5 won that photo I would have had the exacta for $5, tri for $1 and super for $.20. It would have made for a nice day.

Indy

He won’t make it because the juice isn’t worth the squeeze. If you are ALWAYS going to be in trouble you better have Josh Gordon’s talent. No one is going to keep a 3rd QB around that is as likely to be in jail as he is to be on the field.

Really?!? It’s funny that you say that because when I got back I was telling someone how it just wasn’t nearly as nice as the last time I stayed there. It just felt a little “trashier.” That makes sense now. Thank you for the advice!! I’ll steer clear in the future.

Yeah, I was out there 3 days and only saw one. They were of the larger variety.

Unfortunately the Bellagio pool is a little underwhelming in terms of talent. I was going to stay at Aria but the people I was going to meet were at Bellagio so it made some sense to stay there. Haven’t stayed at the Wynn but heard it’s nice. The Venetian is my favorite of the places that I’ve stayed at. We really do need to have a home base hotel for the game though because Bills fans spread over Vegas will minimize our impact.

Ha ha, I guess it kind of is. I’d order a drink and slide $100 into a slot machine. It was gone before the drink got back (3 times). I’d have been better off at the pool where at least I could throw those on my expense report.