BillsShredder83

Let's not pretend an NFL lockeroom is the same as a corporate job. Take away the nut grab reputation, horsing around in the locker room is nothing. Same way it wouldn't be on a construction site, factory job, bartenders etc etc The nfl and raiders doing nothing about the nut grabbing and then pearl clutching about a forehead kiss is hypocritical of them both (even though raiders are pretending its about the rehab, which they have every right to be mad about). The problem here is 1% a forehead smooch, and 99% letting the testicular torsion slide without a word. If nfl had suspended him a game and fined him, he either doesn't do this crap, or they have better ground to stand on for ripping up his contract. Trying to argue a case against him, which the nflpa will fight tooth and nail (knowing full well this isn't about the smooch), that this is over a lockeroom horsing is going to be a losing battle. Regardless, eff this dude, hopefully he get what he deserves, which is $0 guaranteed and to be treated like a pariah.

Sounds like our fair and free stock market. Except itd be 100x, and fines of up to .25%

Have you not seen our record the last few years??? If Josh misses even half a season, God forbid, all we have to do is play .500 ball and we can absolutely get into the playoffs. Insane to think we'd waste a post season opportunity with Josh at the helm. Sure if (AGAIN GOD FORBID) Josh is going to miss playoffs for sone reason, sign me up for a tank for Jamar Chase type scenario. But no, all they'd have to do is play .500 ball, and White can get that done

ty for that! do you have any go to podcasts or anything you dig for learning X & O's ? I love what you bring to the board

Can you explain why/what the differences are there? I TOTALLY DEFINITELY know, but just in case there are people less smart than me and you who don't 😆 Good to see this place has LITERALLY learned zero since Bernard lol surely no player in NFL history has ever made a 2nd year jump. Why wait around to find out amirite lol

WTF was that Tommy Doyle from Chris there? Mightve just been awkward sentence, but cool Josh made a point to keep it from being someone elses clip bait

I agree with the first sentence... that last one is crazy though. Theoretical: He has tightness in hamstring week 5, and we can potentially save him from longer term/lingering by giving him a 1 (or 2)week rest versus, sayyyy, the Jets. *Throws up hands* .... maybe 2026 is our year. Its a specific concern, but its not unfathomable. White looked sharp for a backup in MIA and NYJ. I def feel like we can still win with him versus a ton of teams. Its an insurance policy.... its not going to save your season if the Ferrari gets totalled, but it might get us to work if the bumpers hanging after a small rear ending. Andddddd I really like it for the scout team defense. I think thats a real nice perk to get them prepped. White looks like he belongs in NFL. Mitch looks like hes here still only because he went #2 overall

Great line, and i hope its sincere what were seeing. He's surprised me a bit with his maturity so far. RBs have got the raw end for a while now. Seems like their productive life expectancy is 4-6 years. Sucks to be locked into rookie pay scale for 4/5 years (4 for 1st rd'ers; but again we're talking RBs) and then unable to get a "real" contract. I hope when the new CBA is worked out they find a way to comp RB's better! If they cant/wont, then they should make it 3 years (+1 yr team option for 1st round: RB's only) for RB's. The Bills aren't doing Cook dirty; the CBA put them there. We cant handcuff ourselves to do the right thing, at a competitive disadvantage. Could they voluntarily have re-wrote the deal this offseason to add incentives or something? I was really turned off by his verbal crap this summer, but his actions seem to be different. I am not in the camp of giving him what I believe his market in FA will be, but i also get the crap situation he's in. I'd totally meet him in the middle on making this year more profitable for him. Give him some awesome kickers for performance

new nickname if he sticks around!!! at least thats the way we do nicknames in my clique lol

I think as a rookie itd be much easier ttransition into the NFL on the pass rush side, than it is on the run stop side. Hes got time to put it together... but if I had one wish for him this year, id drop my wish in the pass rush bucket!

Oh no, the current coaching staff brought in a guy as a "consultant" (prestigious!)... one that theyre familiar with/have previous work history together. Dude cant coach an offense, but hes well-liked by the guys hes coached. Easy transition for both parties, that helps both sides out. Its a role that really only makes sense to hire a guy whos coached in the NFL before, and the only people accepting the job are coming from a pool of current unemployed guys. Its a nothing-burger

100%. Im sure its not just Buffalo thats seen a game like that as a visitor either. Was probably on the extreme end, but wtf is the league and NFLPA thinking here? What else would be a homefield advantage? Make them play without helmets!!! Pump SARS into the visiting locker-room ventilation!!! Release some Grizzly bears with baby cubs on the away team sidelines!!! WHAT ARE WE EVEN DOING HERE?!?

Reason #1 I side with the players in $$ disputes. Especially the rookie scale/veteran minimum types of disputes (much less so with the Hendrickson types, but still on their side usually), like the 2nd rounders this year. NFL is Not For Long, and most of the dudes drafted don't go on to make the big $$. If, and thankfully it sounds like he hasn't, this guy wound up on a wheelchair, hed be absolutely F'd. But even if its lower end injury, and his career ended and he cant work blue collar type jobs. Everyone should be able to run around and play with their kids, have physical hobbies/stay in shape after they get out. Billionaires could and should take better care of these bottom rostered guys

Yep, Dallas is cool with that. Look at the Diggs there. Dudes been pretty boom or bust and they love him there. He may give up some long TD's breaking on a route, but he also picks those off at a high clip too. Hope we see Hairston gets encouraged to play like that. A long TD isnt the end of the world with our offense (obv you hope a safety catches him).... but an extra possession for us is often a back breaker. I forget the coordinator we brought in (from NE I think), but sounds like we may lean into a more aggressive defense this year with more m2m! Coleman day 1 TC was practice. But day 2 wasnt! Lets wait to find out what he's doing today 😆

Thats different though. Only our laundry matters in practice. Unless its bad, and then its just practice!

Good, I hope he kills it there honestly. I think we unintentionally did him kinda dirty even picking him. Anybody wishing different is a petty I can't get with

That's what I mean though. I can't ever remember a team voiding guaranteed money for (not rehabbing) injuries. We know it's for the rehabbing but, the players union is gunna try and treat this like yanking guaranteed money for being injured. Knowing that and see all of this happen out of nowhere, they must have some reallyyyy solid proof. No matter what theyre willingly firing up a pretty serious labor dispute. I could absolutely be wrong,probably someone more informed than me on here knows better? But it seems unavoidable to me

Usually it takes beating a woman or grape accusations (not a given even then), to get guaranteed money voided. Whatever it is, it must be EGREGIOUS AF and documented well. Was he getting podiatrist consulting from Sammy Watkins??!?

Yes, that Detroit turf killed a SB for us in 2 separate games. No load management was needed for him at the time, and it was a freak thing.... but afterwards during his return, seems like we had him on a Merriman'esque limit. Unless im mistaken, and you meant Bosa, Bosa's injuries havent felt like fluke injuries. Hes just regular ole injury prone. Lets roll out the defense we have without him, keep him in a glass box during regular season. Get him enough action to stay in game shape, feel sharp. But where we NEED him, is playoffs. Dont want to blow our load too early!

Please get this dude extended on a top contract! Throw him a bone with an "assistant offensive xxx" title. finally, offer his daughter (a reporter) some type of role covering the team. doesnt need to be exclusive if she doesnt want it.

If we learned anything from the Miller situation, i truly hope its, prepare for the worst/hope for the best, and LOAD MANAGEMENT! Dude should absolutely not see the field in regular seasons unless its 3rd down..... and Im not kidding, its not until 4th quarter. Let the young guys get the development reps and keep JB safe. Win/Win

Agreed! Seems like an almost sneaky way to get a good coach in house. Coordinators/HCs is more about managing people, delegating roles, failing at that doesn't mean they're bad at their skill set. Rex Ryan. Mike mcdaniel (after this season). Vic fangio. Million others im sure

This is a whack take lol Milano avoids some bad luck this season and I expect him to dominate for 15'ish games. He isn't injury prone in the typical fashion. Dude gets banged up and misses starts 2-3xs a year, but he hasn't had recurring serious injury problems. Snapped a bone? Hes not geriatric lol his bones are as healthy as anybody else on the roster. Biceps tear (or chest i forget?)? More concerning, but not some bug creeping up behind him like we have to worry if hes going to rip a pec off the bone at any moment again. 14-15 games + playoffs is not earth shattering absenteeism for a player at his position. Dorian should not beat him out this year, and that's just fine with me. Hell be ready when called upon year 3. Next year? All bets off Helluva write up, thanks! You sold me on it!!

I'll say this. I'm far from an espn defender, that daytime s*** is terribleeeeee. Sportscenter is garbage except for during baseball season, when their is high enough game volume to give them highlights. I have a firestick the last year and theres a decent amount of games on there, and the night programming is pretty damn good. 30 for 30s rule. "Espn U" is great, theres no click bait hosts shows. Their college coverage shows, is like a time machine back to when espn ran my childhood. "College today" has been awesome for Conference Media Weeks. Last night I caught a mini doc following SC Gamecocks, (there there were tons of tj Sanders highlights clips). Was like an hour, maybe 90mins.... sure enough tonight theres another SEC team on. Honestly theres not much espn cant offer that NFLN already doesn't. I like Sunday Night Gameday with MJD and the other guy, a throwback to nfl primetime. I'll be pissed if they ruin that. Overall, id prefer it stay as is now, but im always like that. If I want to watch some actual in depth NFL coverage, I'm going to YouTube anyways

Either of yall have more wrinkles than me and have opinions on these guys? I do remember Washington being DL Coach, glad hes gone from an underperforming unit.... does make me nervous that his successor was the guy under him. Nielson looks like he's had two DC jobs in two years. Not awe inspiring, but we'll see: Atlanta Falcons In Nielsen’s first year with the Falcons, the overall defensive rankings improved from 23rd to 18th in points allowed per game and from 27th to 11th in yards allowed per game.[9] The Falcons also doubled their sack total (42) from the previous season (21). He was Jags DC last year: WOOF (rankings below)