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That’s not how I’d characterize the entirety of the show, but broadcasting the company line is definitely a component. I listen to it for a variety of reasons and much prefer it to the “shouting shows” on networks like EsPN.

Earlier in this thread I talked about this and broke it down. Cook had significantly more snaps, carries and receptions in 2023 than he did in 2024. He looked like he wore down at the end of the ‘23 season and it really showed in the playoffs. It seems the Bills thought the same and reduced his snap count in ‘24 - and it paid off. It looks like that level of workload is where he’s at his best.

I could not agree more. The most fun I’ve had at games has been in the worst weather. But NFL owners are looking at profits, not what’s most fun for the fans.

I find it interesting to listen to the media like Tasker who toe the company line. It tells me exactly what the team is selling to the public. One can learn a lot by comparing that to their own analysis as well as what is heard from the small portion of national media that is competent and unbiased.

He certainly has done that repeatedly. I’m just hoping for better this year and I’m talking about what he should do, not what I think he will do.

Many of those examples illustrate why a team should not depend on rookies to make much of an impact in that first year.

Okay. So this is specific to Campbell and his injury. I’d have to look more closely at him to determine whether I think he would be worth it, but it is certainly worth a discussion. How much do you expect a player picked at 30 to contribute in their rookie year anyway? It’s reasonable to expect some positive contributions, but if you’re looking for a major impact you’re almost certainly going to be disappointed.

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Who said that drafting a player who can be elite in two years means that player won’t contribute their rookie season?

Atlanta. I have no idea how much they’re each opened. Lots of talk about them but I had no idea how many were out there. Figured others might want to know too. 1/3 with roofs was a little more than I’d have guessed. Seems like the league is slowly moving there. On thing about a dome in Buffalo is that it would be nice for most weather games, but wouldn’t change when we have to move home games. People still have to get there.

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/list-of-indoor-and-outdoor-nfl-stadiums-how-many-nfl-stadiums-are-domed/#:~:text=Of the 30 NFL stadiums,list to break it down. 10 of 30 NFL stadiums have a roof/dome. 5 of the 10 w/roofs are retractable.

Absolutely yes. Cincy isn’t spending a lot anywhere else except for Orlando Brown Jr. They structured the Burrow, Chase and Higgins deals with substantial salaries this season. So if you check OTC or Spotrac it looks like they don’t have any room, but there’s plenty to be made. It’s just a question of whether or not they want to spend more to keep him around. 6/2 will be a non-event again. With 2 post 6/1 designations available to every team none of them wait to cut any player anymore. No sense risking them getting injured or paying them off season bonuses. If a name player gets cut around that time it’ll be because of performance - and you probably don’t want to add a player like that.

Exactly. Older folks - or even late middle aged people that expect to hold onto their tickets - have to consider what those steep steps are going to be like in rain, ice and snow.

Yes, they can do whatever they want with his contract now. Coming to terms with added incentives could be a workable solution for this season. It’s a good idea IMO.

Rookie contracts can be modified, extended or replaced after year 3, so yes.

If people want to stay downtown at the Ritz Carlton or the like, then they can just take the rapid up to the game or drive the 10-12 miles to the stadium. The Brook Park location is good as far as stuff to do. There’s plenty nearby and It’s easy to get anywhere on the West Side or downtown Cleveland from there. It is not like downtown is in great shape since Covid anyway.

It will be right by the airport and IX Convention Center. Plenty of hotel space in that area.

The Bills’ number matches what overthecap has for their total offensive cap number for 2025. So not a great metric. I don’t think it really tells us anything about any team.

The coaching mistakes and inadequacies still anger me. As does the thought that the result was that they lit another season of Allen’s career on fire. I know that there were other factors - talent, injury, player mistakes & refs. But on game day what a team can control is execution by coaches and players. While Kincaid’s fail and some other mistakes by players definitely contributed to the loss I thought that it was the coaches who didn’t meet “the standard” that day.

that’ll be tough for Anderson to pull off since he only got drafted two years ago. also I don’t think people here understand how good Hunter is or how the NFL’s economics work. He’s getting $27.5M AAV over the next two seasons and he is comfortably in the top 10 of NFL Edge players. there is nothing wrong with Hunter’s extension and he’ll be off the books when they have to allocate a lot of cap space to Anderson.

I’ll say this: it’s not like the Bills aren’t trying to help themselves. They’re spending on keeping players and acquiring new ones. They’ve somewhat overspent on many of the moves, but the alternative would have been to watch their talent fall off substantially this year and next. That would be far worse. They’re in a tough spot and they are doing what they can to put the team into position to win.

Spotrac has what was paid to each player by each team. For example, Adams was paid $11.6M by the Jets after the trade. DHop got $3.5M from KC. Amari was on a vet min because of the contract restructuring so he was a possibility for the Bills. He only counted $800k against the Bills cap. Dionte Johnson wasn’t the caliber of WR that Cooper was, but he was a possibility too. He only made about the same amount from the two teams he got traded to.

KC paid Hopkins $3.5M for the part of year they had him. Amari only got $800k from the Bills. We could not have afforded Hopkins.

I get what you’re saying, but Dane Jackson is a JAG. Elam is a bust so, yes, I’d rather have Dane too. But even last season Douglas was better than a JAG - even if only by a little by the end. Also I’m comparing the current Bills team to the one at the start of 2025 when he was better. I’m not sure how much of Douglas’ fall off was age versus injury, but injuries happen every season. Moving on from Douglas does seem the right path forward unless he’s cheap and we’re desperate. Hoping for a solid move to be made at CB soon. And we could use an upgrade at S as well.

They’ll probably wind up being even or slightly improved, but the state of the secondary makes them worse off as of today. Lotta off-season left to go though.