GunnerBill

Totally agree. This time last year I thought we might be edging toward an opening up of that field. But at least for 2025 it remains a three horse race in the AFC IMO.

And that was a hastily instituted arrangement in light of the other Rice back in the day.....

I'm not down on Bernard. He is a good NFL MLB. He isn't a guy you need to upgrade. I wad not going into the offseason saying the Bills must get better there. I just feel of the contracts we had coming up he was the most expendable when you look at a matrix of talent, impact and positional value.

Yea agree. I don't think it is at all the case that you always see signs the previous year. It often happens fast. I'm not saying it will happen to Henry. But I would not be shocked if this year he gets nicked up and slows some and isn't the force of 2024.

I don't think Bernard is a bad player. That isn't my argument at all. He is fine. But just fine.

I do think this is a better schedule than the last two. All our toughest games are at home and while we might lose 1 or 2 of them no way the Josh Allen / Sean McDermott Buffalo Bills are dropping 4 home games. Honestly.... 14-3 and the #1 seed is in play IMO.

That was Jason Croom. He is like three 3rd string TEs ago.

Douglas was HORRIBLE last year. One of the worst starting corners in football. I'm not at all shocked he remains unsigned.

Agree totally with this. It is 100% correct. Bernard is the worst contact we have done this offseason both in principle and in price IMO. I'd rather have given Cook the $43m over 3 years than give it to Bernard over 4.

Smoot will get a late camp call somewhere if he wants one. No idea whether Cooper still wants to play but the word on him out of Buffalo seems to be that he is washed and that has circulated round the rest of the league. I suspect he could still sign somewhere but it would be a very low level contract and maybe his ego won't allow that? I think the rest of that list is toast.

He didn't drop it. He didn't get hands on it. His route wasn't perfect but nor was Tyrod's throw. Other than my personal life admin grip I actually love the way the schedule sets up for the Bills. I honestly think they have a really strong shot at the #1 seed.

Good for Q.

Yep. Was a pain last year. Even bigger pain this year.

I like the schedule from a Bills perspective. Beat Baltimore and they'd have a real shot at 7-0 going into the KC game. I hate it from a my life perspective. 4 night games in the first 6 weeks is brutal. I would really struggle to fit that around work.

I'm afraid I very profoundly disagree. And I think societal pressures are a large part of the problem.

Which bit needed fact checking? Payton losing playoff games to non-elite QBs despite possessing an elite QB isn't an opinion. It is a fact.

McDermott loses to good teams with other elite QBs. Payton loses to good teams without them. Yep. Thanks for proving the point.

So I think we are likely at the stage where McDermott winning one would be a lightening in a bottle everything coming together moment, yep. But he has never lost a playoff game where has an elite QB and lost to a non-elite QB. Payton did that five times.

First - you have zero idea about Josh Allen's values. Second - I pity any married couple that has received your particular brand of outdated bullsh*t.

Seriously.... some of the misogyny in this thread is staggering and a bit weird. The idea that Josh should: a) care about the fact his actress other half is professionally intimate with other men as part of her job; and even worse.... b) seek to restrict it Is absolutely insane.

I'm not sure Payton's record supports the theory that his post season success was anything more than lightening in a bottle. And given the unlikeliness of that striking twice I'd go McDermott.

Washington would essentially be their nickel/dime except in packages where Hamilton did that role when Washington would play safety. Essentially his versatility helps them use Hamilton more as a chess piece without having to tip their hand as to what defense they are in. His loss isn't terminal, but it isn't nothing.

Yea I don't think it is close to 100% that he'd have won us a Superbowl.

Nobody has lost more games in the playoffs to inferior teams despite a significant Quarterback advantage than Sean Payton though. And I like Payton. He is one of the best offensive minds of his generation and an interesting, demanding, aggressive, win at all costs Head Coach. But he had Drew Brees and lost playoff games to Rex Grossman, Matt Hasselbeck, Case Keenum and Kirk Cousins - even if you exlcude the horrible non-call vs the Rams. I reject the notion it would have been a guarantee of a Superbowl with him. I think it is equally possible we'd have lost at least one wildcard game to an inferior team in that time.

That would feel pretty like last year. Should be 6-1 or at worst 5-2 at the BYE and then a heavy round thanksgiving period before a softer ending. I think we might see a bit more of the meat up front personally.