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I have been in another yearly LMS league for a long time and they require each person to show their previous picks with their new ones. It helps me keep track too since I just have to find my last post in the last thread. I’ll do that here too

Week 1: Rams Thanks for running this, @Doc

I like Prescott’s Provisions in North Tonawanda quite a bit.

A very, very enjoyable and entertaining season

Didn’t you just start another thread where you said that you barely watch any games besides the Bills? Not that you were around to see any of them play in their prime.

This is the correct answer - and it’s not even close. CB probably is second in football.

There is the original Bar Bill in East Aurora and a new one on Main in Williamsville/Clarence. The old one is much smaller but the food is much better. The new one is decent but not close to the original IMO as well as the opinion of several of my friends.

Absolutely correct. I’m dealing with it while I have kids in the school district. Strongly considering moving to a smaller place Ian’s/or different part of Buffalo with lower taxes after they are out in a couple years. There’s a public parking lot behind the library

Hollister seemed like a player who was the slightest step above a JAG. That said, it seems like he’d have a rapport with Allen and he could be depended on to stay healthy. I thought we’d keep both him and Sweeney due to injury issues with Sweeney and need for numbers at the position. It’s not much of a loss from a talent standpoint though as Sweeney has the higher ceiling, relatively speaking.

Honestly, I agree. I’m being hopeful, but I can see missing that piece coming back to bite us

Sanders isn’t a burner anymore, but he still can separate very well and he should be productive here. It surprised me that the Bills did not make getting a deep threat a priority. But on the other hand losing Brown last season didn’t seem to hurt the passing game so maybe separation is what works with Allen and this offense. A deep threat is always helpful for an offense but maybe it’s not as important for this one. I dunno. We shall see.

I am always bewildered by those who think GMs owe the fans every last bit of information. If anything, they get punished by the media (and occasionally the league) when they say too much. Beane did everyone a favor in your example. Even Hollister by basically saying that he is good enough to be on the team, but there just wasn’t room with the direction we went. Even if there was a little bit of a white lie in that, there was no harm done and it was a kind gesture.

This is correct. It’s worth mentioning that Spotrac and OverTheCap do not get their info straight from the league and are not always immediately privy to everything - especially restructures. Dion Dawkins is the obvious candidate to create cap space by having some of his salary converted to a signing bonus. That or another similar move is forthcoming - or it may have already happened and not been made public.

It’s almost like you have an affinity for gunners or something

Maybe 4-6 games a week, including Bills. Sunday is good for 2-3 games and then I watch several condensed games on GamePass. Sometimes a Mon or Thurs game, but usually I’d rather watch 2-3 condensed games than a half of most MNF or TNF games.

The Pats are still paying Cam $3.6M for not being on their team. Sweet

Houston paid just over $7M for that 6th round pick. That is not good GM work. And no need to invite a QB controversy.

There is still plenty of talent on the Stillers. Unfortunately for them none of it is on their offensive line. Also it is to be seen how much is left at QB. Rapistberger had a huge arm but I don’t know how much is left. He couldn’t throw long last season. I only saw him throw one deep pass this preseason and it was lofted too high. If he is reasonably back to form then it might be a game - especially if the refs aren’t calling offensive holding. If he’s not, then there’s no reason it should be. It’s wonderful to be at a place where a single big flaw in an opponent equals an almost certain win.

This isn’t saying that it’s okay to be terrible at run defense. It makes a lot of sense if you think about it like this: it’s better to be average at run defense and great at rushing the passer rather than the other way around.

He underperformed his draft position and then he underperformed the contract he got in FA.

Fantastic start by Allen and the offense. Please bubble wrap them now.

Shaq is pretty much what I thought he would be pre draft. He’s a solid DE who is good against the run and can get some sacks with effort. He belongs on an NFL roster. In the right scheme he can be your second DE and he can be a rotational/third DE in others. A lot of fans had unrealistic expectations for him when he was drafted. Too many compared him to Mario and thought he’d be that kind of player, which was ridiculous. He’s a decent player, but 3 for $30M was a contract I was happy we didn’t give him.

I look forward to Fitz’s next career in the broadcasting booth.

Yes. He’s vested. That’s my bad. He’d be a FA. Also with an injury settlement other teams would be able to sign him earlier than the Bills. They’d have to wait until the period of time covered by the settlement expired. Correct. I’ll add that I’d much rather see an injury settlement than IR. Partly because it opens the door for him to come back and partly because it’s be doing him a solid. He could catch on somewhere else and get some playing time this season. Again, it depends on the severity of the injury.