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Eric Reid is an unknown to 99% of people watching football. It may because of selective media coverage, but no one gives a damn about what Eric Reid does. I'm not saying it's right.. but it also strengthens your point about how stupid the outrage was.

I'm talking about revenue lost from decreased viewers and people turning away from the NFL. The NFL was discussed as hurting and saw decreased ratings during the peak of the kneeling period. Probably can't claim this was the exact cause, but it's definitely on their mind as a risk. My opinion is that Kaep would be a bigger distraction than AB. But in discussing the matter further on this board, I think there's a monetary risk that owners aren't willing to take after they saw decreased viewership/ratings when he was previously the focal point of the league.

I disagree, I think it's about him being a risk to ownership revenue that they're just unwilling to take.

It all comes down to dollars and cents. The Kaepernick situation occurred simultaneously in time with the NFL starting to lose viewers and ratings. If I'm a business owner, and I know that hiring Kapernick has a chance to be the ONE thing that might negatively impact my revenue, you can sure bet that I'm not going to hire him. I don't need to collude with the other owners to do this.

I think it's the reality of the situation. His actions piss off a lot of people (right or wrong), so as an owner, you'd have to ask yourself if it's worth pissing off a huge chunk of your fan base. So far, NFL owners have all aired on the side of not wanting to deal with this and I doubt it will change.

No team is gonna take him at this point. It causes too much of a distraction regardless of your opinion on the kneeling matter.

This team is so different to try and compare anything beyond 1 years ago... and the offensive side, there's basically nothing due to personnel changes. The last time they played Bengals was the 2017 season.

Panic button engage!

$75k is a jurisdictional requirement for federal court. I believe the report stated 'upwards of $75k.' You said 'Kraft encourages sex trafficking' which is a baseless claim that you stated to support hating of the PATs Ignorant means lacking facts. Not meant as an insult. I am ignorant to many things.

The AB situation looks like the accuser is extorting him for money if you actually follow up on the story. Saying Craft is pro-sex trafficking is just ignorant and you lose stock in your entire argument with a comment like that. FACTS that suck but are still Facts... 1-They have been the best team for longer than any other team in NFL history. 2-They have the greatest head coach in NFL history. 3-Brady has performed better than any NFL quarterback in NFL history, including career longevity, top seasons, and playoffs. I can't stand the Patriots, but have come to accept the above, and take comfort in the fact that their best is behind them.

so annoying

The one thing I don't know regarding Moseley, is if the Bills opted to avoid running the ball specifically when he was in the game, because they knew whether this would allow them to be successful.

We gave them a mediocre to below average player for THEIR draft picks. We didn't take garbage off their hands and provide draft capital. Big difference.

I love it, but I can never be convinced that's it's a realistic expectation to always successfully hit on the river in the NFL. Playoffs are single elimination.

Seriously Jets??? Why do teams insist on giving the PATs draft picks for players that would have been cut. This proves to me that the Jets will be bottom feeders for the foreseeable future.

Agreed, blowout = playoffs is realistic expectation . Close-win = team still needs to make improvements to get there. For beating PATs, I just meant it pushes the needle a little closer towards that becoming an expected win, but definitely doesn't move it all the way.

Close win or loss, then I see them as still working to gel as a team (especially offense), and I'd be looking towards the 2nd half of the season for them to hopefully turn the corner. Which is where I was going into week 1 and where I still am today. So a blow out win over the Giants pushes me a little closer towards EXPECTING them to beat NE week 4.

So difficult to gauge this team based off one game. If they blow out the giants, then there is a possibility that this team could be special.

I don't doubt it. And I don't watch a ton of college, but in general I wouldn't expect college team execution to come close to what to expect from the execution of an NFL team. Over the course of 16 games I don't feel the Bills could survive/make the playoffs living like this. But I could be wrong!

I like him, but this was only one game. Additionally it was one of the strangest games based on how it played out.

I think of all the things that NE does well, I envy their ability to successfully execute a screen play more than anything else.

I'll say this, in knowing the outcome of the game, I'll take the aggressive approach. I think there was much to be gained by Allen and the offense experience-wise, to go out and just play. My previous points are basically of the mindset that wins come at a premium in this league, and shouldn't be taken for granted even against a lesser opponent. So I'm happy we got the win, but more happy and feel very fortunate that we didn't miss out winning this particular game had a couple bounces gone differently. It's like we won taking the Tin Cup approach, but our opponent also double bogey'd the hole.

I think there's a difference between 'doom and gloom' and saying that we were 'fortunate' to have won. The Bills clearly looked the better team all day, but their game plan left them susceptible to week-1 mistakes, which is exactly what we saw. Don't forget, our offense is made up of probably 75% new players. So we still had to scramble to get the win in the 4th. Without some very fortunate happenstances, this comeback wouldn't have been possible, and we'd be kicking ourselves.

Glad that you learned a new word today.

Okay, have fun on this board with your tunnel vision if you're unable to discuss the topic logically.