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Thank you for all you do here!

Gunner said it well here. It was not a slight toward Tyrod and I’m not sure how anyone took it that way.

Marshawn Lynch. It would either be hilarious and I’d have the best time of my life, I’d wind up in jail or it’d be a nothingburger.

Some weren’t even good enough to be bridge QBs.

You don’t think that NFL broadcasting contracts actually require that games be played? I do not think that I’m going out on a limb when I say that there’s a clause to that effect. Also do you think that networks pay up front for all of the games in a season? No games, no payment to the NFL from DirectTV. They’d have no reason not to provide a refund to customers (less a modest transaction fee maybe).

Really? I’m pretty sure he’s figured it out by now.

I’m guessing that people who paid for NFL Sunday Ticket would get a full or pro-rated refund probably without a lawsuit.

Guess it depends on Singletary’s health and how Moss comes along. I’d think that the rookie would have to earn his playing time. That said, if Moss shows well then I can see him taking touches away from Singletary. Devin is a very good, tough runner, but I don’t love what he brings to the passing game or pass pro. That leaves the door open for Moss.

That’s Taylor’s niche. He’s a modestly compensated (by NFL standards), bridge QB. I tip my hat to him for making a fine living by doing that. The only issue with him here was that most Bills fans convinced themselves that he was more than that when the team ignored the need at QB and kept trotting him out as the starter. Then they got pissy when he didn’t live up to that hype.

My argument is much more about the RB position and specifically RBs who aren’t big receiving threats. Financially the big premium paid for RBs like Mixon just isn’t close to worth it IMO. Teams would be better served spending that money elsewhere.

I am almost never a fan of paying RBs. Mixon is a good back, but I’m with you on this. I don’t see him as close to the 5th (total contract value) or 6th (AAV) best back in the league though. Bengals gotta Bengal I guess.

Truth. If there are also NFL games on Saturday my NFL consumption will actually increase. It’s really the only sport I watch and there won’t be any/as much college to watch.

That’s correct. The Jags have little chance to win though. Their claim is that his one game suspension from his fight with Shaq Lawson voided the guarantees in his contract. That isn’t likely to fly. Notably when Fournette won a previous grievance stemming from a fine by the Jags the NFL offices noted that over 25% of league grievances were filed against the Jags. They don’t have a good track record there.

That’s gotta hurt (the Jags). Fully guaranteed contract and no offset language so the Jags cut him, but still have to pay him his $4.1M salary AND he gets to double dip with a new contract with a team that isn’t the Jags. Really couldn’t have worked out much better for Fournette.

The Kroft signing, contract and continued existence on the Bills roster is mind boggling. Beane (and McD) have done well overall and I like most of what they’ve done, but Kroft and a few other moves/decisions have been predictably terrible.

Well, he did play as an H back in college so listing him as a TE makes as much sense as a FB. Guessing he’ll be an H back here too.

Sixth and seventh round picks are basically worthless. They are nice for fliers on talented players with horrible injuries, raw small school talents or for trading. They can acquire a player that a team is looking to dump or sweeten a trade to make it look better for a team getting rid of a quality talent (ooh, we got three picks for X). But they’re easily acquired and generally get used for priority UDFA level players. So I’ll never gripe if one is used on a K, P or even a LS. Both teams took a shot at one. NBD

I agree with you (except I don’t think he even makes the PS). To date Duke has not distinguished himself in any way. The pool of potential NFL WRs who are at or exceed the minimum physical abilities to play in the league is incredibly deep. The ones that stay are the few that figure out the game and can separate themselves from those at the bottom of rosters. I have seen no evidence that Duke has done that - and at 27 he’s not improving much from here on out. There are too many younger (5 years younger) players out there who have abilities and potential that exceed Duke’s. There is zero reason to keep him on this roster or PS this season if he can’t contribute in a very meaningful way right now.

This makes no sense. Beane hasn’t been here long enough for players he drafted to even be eligible for new or extended contracts.

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It’s also how defenses often find success against QBs with accuracy issues. For example, Cam Newton has been at the top of the league in percentage of man coverage versus zone during his career. I’m hoping Allen has improved his mechanics this offseason and is better in that regard. It’ll be huge if he has. I’m really looking forward to seeing Diggs in a Bills uni too, but Allen’s development is what I’m most anxious about.

My biggest question mark is Allen against man coverage. He lit up zones, but often struggled against man. Growth in that area will be paramount if the Bills are to advance past the first round of playoffs this season.

When Star was here we had a big man that couldn’t demand double teams or plug holes so how does losing him hurt us? I’m serious. He’s not under appreciated here because he’s been below average at his job while being way overpaid.

It very much depends on if he even stays in Minnesota. Remember it’s just a one year, $17.8M contract and he can’t sign a new one until the next league year. My bet is that the conditional pick depends on him signing another deal in Minny. I’ve got no problem with the Bills apparent lack of interest in Ngakoue. They’ve already invested so heavily in the DL he didn’t make a lot of sense. $55M on the books right now for this season, $50M next, a top 10 pick in 2019 and a second round pick this season is already a lot. Adding almost $18M this season and then possibly a contract with $22M or so AAV after would've been excessive.