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His contract is set up where the Bills will likely keep him next season too. He has $6.75M in new money, but $2.5M of that is guaranteed. It’s not an absolute given but it’s very probable that for a difference of $4.25M they’ll keep him here in 2022.

That’s not out of the question this year.

As juvenile as that tweet is, it would not be nearly as laughable if it was followed up by another one where he’s whining about being booed. “I don’t care what you think of me! I know who I am!” Followed by: “Waaah! Why are people booing me 😢!?” JFC. Grow up. Or at least grow a pair instead of just pretending.

Meh. We were unlucky to get Pittsburgh in week one. Ben at his freshest and a very healthy Steelers squad overall. But we were lucky to face two poor back up QBs and Tua (who sure looked back up level) in the next three weeks. I really don’t think this team took the Steelers loss as some water shed moment where they came together. I think they were already there as a team. The loss was what it was. It’s the NFL and we took one on the chin. It happens. Now we are 3-1. Time to get ready for KC and see what’s up. LFG

One from Kindergarten, another from elementary school and my best friend is from middle school age.

Archie Bunker Ron Swanson Lucy George Costanza Michael Scott Honorable mentions to Liz Lemon, Jack Donaghy and Tracy Morgan of 30 Rock, the Bluths of Arrested Development and Turk, JD, Dr. Cox and Jordan of Scrubs. Parks and Rec has a bunch besides Ron Swanson too. Edit: Just remembered Abed from Community. He might take Michael Scott’s place. It’s close.

Again. This is not what people are discussing and no one is arguing against the importance of beating the teams on the schedule.

It is sure going to hurt if Milano is out. Beyond that I also agree about needing to run the ball effectively. The Bills are built to have shootouts with teams like KC and that’s not optimal to say the least.

Don’t think anyone is saying otherwise. Incidentally the Titans were without their top 2 WRs in that game. But I digress. The point some are making is that when your realistic goal is a championship, then how you play against other top teams matters a lot more than how bad you beat down lower tier teams fielding backup QBs.

JOK missing from the list. Perhaps only because he didn’t get enough snaps the first two games. He got plenty in week 3 and he’s been lights out when I’m the field. He’s the #1 ranked LB (Milano is now #2) by PFF, which ESPN often utilizes so it is odd he’s not listed.

Honestly I would have thought so too, but I can’t argue with the results.

Finger pointing is a sure sign of dysfunction. Jobs are on the line and knives are out

The only way it should be seriously considered is if UB is going to try to invest in and build up their football program. That means top notch facilities and paying coaches real money. The current college conferences are changing dramatically and some will be gone soon. That makes this a great time to try and bring a team like the Bulls into prominence. I don’t think they will try and there is a real possibility of failure even if they do. For instance, I’m not sure the alumni and other fans would jump on board with the college game anyway. But everyone loves a winner so it’s possible.

That looks great. I may give it a go. Also I was considering doing a smoke then fry sometime. Smoked wings taste great but getting the skin crispy is nearly impossible and that pretty much ruins them for me.

That’s great thanks. I appreciate the recommendation. My three top “go to” places for recipes are: ATK, Serious Eats and Amazing Ribs. But I hadn’t seen SE’s wings.

Actually I use ATK’s exact recipe and method for Korean Fried Chicken Wings. No modifications needed and the sauce has easily overtaken Frank’s and butter and other sauces as the house favorite. So far it has been unanimous among friends and family as the best wings any of us have had. Here is a video of the recipe:

When I make wings at home I use this method:

I’ve seen stuff like that and drumsticks getting put on menus in other places. I have a friend that owns a dive bar in Phoenix and he was complaining about the price of wings skyrocketing - and that was 10 or 12 years ago! Now it’s totally insane.

I know the owners of Gabriel’s Gate and was talking with one of them about exactly that not too long ago. Wings are expensive and the restaurants aren’t even making money on them. They just hope that people who order them get beer too. Chicken breast is literally cheaper than wings. Supply and demand.

That did not take long

With the fairly recent rule change that requires teams to dress 9 OL it makes a lot of sense to use a backup tackle in place of the blocking TE. No need to waste an extra active roster spot there. Brown, whose background is at TE, makes a ton of sense in that role. I thought that it would be likely the team would try to go this route after we drafted him. It must’ve worked out because they cleaned house at TE on cut down day and are rolling with it.

The contract was based on the estimates by @GunnerBill Mostly I was trying to figure out what a contract would look like given the parameters he discussed. I was not advocating giving Edmunds that deal. I didn’t think Milano would take the discount he did to stay, so you never know. Maybe Edmunds will take a big discount too, but I don’t think we can bank on that. I don’t think we have to split hairs here though. If the Bills retain Edmunds beyond next season, then his contract is going to be a big one. Bigger than Milano’s 4 year, $41.5M deal for sure. I don’t think he warrants that, so I’d rather they move on and use the money more wisely.

I wanted to circle back and look at this more closely in case I missed something. Based on your contract parameters I get something this: 2022: $20M SB + $3M salary, cap hit of $7M 2023: $5M salary, $9M cap hit 2024: $16M salary, $20M cap hit 2025: $18M salary, $22M cap hit 2026: $20M salary, $24M cap hit Effectively a minimum 3 year, $44M deal due to some salary guarantees carrying into year 3. There’s just a lot better ways to spend that cap space IMO. I just don’t think Edmunds is worth close to that. I’m assuming that he has a competent agent.

My issue is that $12.7M is now the AAV floor for an extension and a longer deal means a lot more guaranteed money than that. I get your point about lowering his cap hit in the first year and keeping it low in the second, but we will have to take the rest of that hit eventually. It’s just a road that I would have preferred they had not gone down.