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Hairston was one of the players where I questioned his fit with the Bills. In his case it’s obviously not his coverage I am worried about, but the run support/tackling issues he has had. Seems as though that would have been a deal breaker for McDermott and his scheme. What are your thoughts on this?

Browns - Jags trade was biggest surprise to me

This has been covered. The GM was Beane.

and they’re so catty about the players’ outfits!

And Braylon Edwards

We live in very weird times

yep. and they might do it again.

The league tells teams to take their time. This is a big commercial for NFL players and teams. They want to milk it for all the PR they can.

agreed. almost invisible.

Heading to Chicago to visit my best friend. I’ll be watching with him.

So much depends on how players come off the board. In recent years the picks have become “chalkier” in the first round so we should have a good idea of how things play out. Still, there are always some surprises and teams need to be flexible. Really, that’s all a GM can do. Lay the groundwork for moves up and down the board and make moves according to circumstances.

Box wine

So which would be better: A) Current format with one team in each conference getting a bye and seven teams making the playoffs B) A post season play in round where seeds 7-10 play each other for the last two playoff spots. 10 teams in each conference make it beyond the regular season and 8 make the official playoffs. 6 teams effectively get a bye. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think I like option B better and by a fair bit. But with one important caveat - elimination of divisions. Every team plays every other team in the conference plus 2 (or 3) opposing conference teams on a rotating basis. Seeding is by record. I guess point differential would be the tie breaker. If we’re going to have teams that are .500 (or worse) make the post season, then making those teams win another game to get in to the actual playoffs would be fine with me. I’d rather see that then an 18th regular season game.

My optimism comment was the joke.

If that were true then I’d see the pools get a lot more use. But if we want to set aside the jokes and be honest, I think that people in Buffalo really embrace what little Summer they have here. Even when the weather isn’t optimal they get outside to do stuff more than in most places. And I like that about Buffalonians.