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I appreciate all the work you did on this. Lotta good stuff, but you’re going to be very surprised when Brissett gets a job as a starter this coming season. He was very a very efficient, albeit limited, QB. Likely he will get signed as a Bridge QB, but he could wind up being the best option for a team that is otherwise stuck with a Wentz or Darnold level QB. Edited to add: Cards just hired Drew Petzing, Browns QB coach, as their OC. He worked very well with Brissett. I expect him to be the QB in ‘Zona until Murray gets healthy enough to play again. Makes a ton of sense now.

That’s fair. But here’s my counter: When does McDermott, Frazier & Co. have to do something with less like the offense has had to? 2 firsts spent on CBs, a first at MLB, 2 firsts, 2 seconds a huge FA signing on the DL versus 1 first on a QB, a first traded for a WR, 2 seconds spent on the OL (one of which busted) and 1 second on a RB. My take is that defensive success the Bills have had is due directly to the resources spent on it. If that’s what a team needs to do to find success, then it’s the talent and not the coaching. The other side of that coin is the opportunity cost of using those resources on the offense. The deficiencies we see at OL and WR are because of what was spent on the defense. The job Daboll did to help this offense succeed should not be discounted. That was very much an uphill battle - even with Allen and Diggs - versus what the defensive side had to do. Today’s NFL is not a league where you win a SB by building a pristine defense and then using the leftovers to support your FQB. This has been my single greatest point of frustration with this Bills regime. My fear with Edmunds hitting FA is that this regime will pay whatever it takes to retain him because McDermott needs an MLB like him to run his defense. Or they’ll use another first round pick (or more with a trade up) to replace him.

If there’s a quality OC available who would insist on the Bills fixing the OL and acquiring another playmaker on that side of the ball, then that’s my choice. I know that’s not the question asked, but reality is that several things need to happen.

I’d certainly rather those resources get poured into the offense, but I think the Bills are probably going to re-sign Edmunds. Maybe some team gets stupid with a contract offer and the Bills bow out, but I think they value him greatly - IMO probably a lot more than he’s really worth.

Good example. I expect Edmunds contract to look an awful lot like the Roquan deal.

No special cap gymnastics will be necessary if they re-sign Edmunds (which I think is likely). It is pretty standard practice to minimize the first and second year cap hits on contracts that are 5 years or longer.

Yes. The league doesn’t like it, but allows it - and it is within the rules. The problem is that the franchise tag is $14.46M for a safety. No one will trade for Poyer with that contract. The other option would be to use a transition tag and allow him to negotiate with other teams. Then we would have the option to match and keep him. $11.867M to do that. I think even the TT is above what the Bills will pay for Poyer. I think they’ll do right by him and not tag him. They can let him see what he can get in FA and ask for a last look. I think the Bills part ways with him though - unless his injury drives down his price a lot more than I expect.

He was an exclusive rights free agent. No negotiation. That’s the take-it-or-leave-it deal they get.

Chick with a pierced tongue and, I dunno, maybe see Europe and New Zealand.

https://carlsbadcravings.com/chicken-and-broccoli/ I’d highly recommend this chicken and broccoli stir fry recipe. I could eat it every week. Note that she means Mirin when she calls for Japanese wine.

The notion of him being “a top candidate” for a DC job seemed like nothing more than some PR Rex or his agent had put out there. I’d be floored if any team seriously considered him.

Taking a chance on OBJ isn’t the worst idea if he’s playing on an incentive laden contract. But relying on him is another matter entirely. Sign him and the prudent course of action still would be to add more young talent on day 1 or 2 of the draft.

I agree that there are reasons Miami might not be Carr’s optimal choice. The NFC is certainly much more desirable from the standpoint of how he’d rank among QBs in the conference. Tua is much less a factor however. If Miami makes a move for a QB like Carr, then they’re moving on from him. It’s over. Of course the biggest advantages of going to Miami are Hill, Waddle and a very QB friendly offense. So there’s a lot to be said for choosing the Dolphins if they’re interested.

Not me. Any monetary investment from the Pegulas will be minimal. In disclosing the general breakdown of contributing sources to fund the stadium I couldn’t help but notice that included within the Pegulas $350M contribution was revenue from the personal seat licenses. I don’t know what their initial revenue from the PSLs will be, but Mercedes Benz stadium in Atlanta netted $273M from them. Teams also get to resell any that fans forfeit so it can be a future revenue stream in the event that the team hits hard times and eventually rebounds. Edited to add: I understand that this is the cost of having an NFL team. It just sucks and I can see why some cities are happy to not have to deal with a franchise in their city.

Also Miami has precious little draft capital so it would be difficult to trade for a QB. They have to find someone to play QB besides Tua and they don’t pick until 52 so Carr makes a lot of sense for them.

While Gibbs would be an extremely depressing pick at 27, I do think that RB needs to be addressed in some way(s). Motor is gone unless he comes back cheap. Hines is likely a cut unless he takes a pay cut. Cook would be a decent option for one of our two top RBs if not for his terrible pass pro. The RB FA market should yield an option at very reasonable cost. Ditto day 3 of the draft. And maybe Cook can clean up his pass pro too.

I wonder if his advice about focusing on our own jobs extends to Sundays at 1 pm? I mean, it is odd to hear that fans are not allowed to have their own opinions about something that they consume. It’s even more confusing to hear that from someone making a very comfortable living off of that product.

That's fair. And I think it’s reasonable to expect the coaches and FO to stay the course until we see otherwise.

I agree that OL needs to be addressed, but FA is first and we will need to find help there. WR help doesn’t have to come in round 1. Adding a quality WR who can uncover quickly will help the OL by giving Allen opportunities to get the ball out quickly.

I have slowed my posting because it seems like I’m just repeating myself. We are barely into the off-season so there isn’t much happening. Free agency starts in about a month and then soon after draft talk will ramp up. But really nothing else besides running back the same staff, last season and how it ended to talk about right now.

There are multiple facets that need to be improved upon. Certainly the OL needs more talent. But the answer is more complex than just throwing a ton of resources at it as that would only do so much if none of the other issues got addressed. For starters, the scheme and communication between Allen and the receivers needs more than tweaking. Kurt Warner’s breakdown of the Cincy game showed several issues, including plays where: - there was no hot read - receivers failed to change adjust to a hot read route or look - plays where Allen did not take shorter, open throws and held the ball too long while looking for a downfield throw More talent at WR would also help. WRs who can uncover quickly give their QBs opportunities to get the ball out quickly. Again, the scheme has to support this, but more talent helps. Yes, I’d like to see the Bills OL become above average. It doesn’t need to be the best in the league, but it needs to be better. The WR corps needs to be better, the coaching needs to be better and the play calling needs to be better.

In particular I thought the NFL’s use of Pat Tillman and his death as a PR prop was disgusting.

My wife googled that. Rhianna is indeed preggers.

If it wasn’t at the expense of adding talent to an offense that really needs it, then it would be a different situation. Day 1 and 2 picks under this regime: DL - 2 Firsts, 2 Seconds, 1 Third (and a huge FA signing with Miller) LBs - 1 First, 1 Third DBs - 2 Firsts Day 1 & 2 picks on offense: QB - 1 First RB - 1 second, 2 Thirds WR - 1 First traded for Diggs, 1 Second TE - 1 Third OL - 1 Second, 1 Third In an offense driven league.