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Excellent strategy. If he plays his cards right the Bills could corner the market in round 7 with 32 picks! Big Baller Bean make it happen. 🙃 ok..back to reality....there's going to be a breaking point at which they'd have to limit the number of players chosen. They still have to fit them under the cap, and too many picks mean practice squad, poached players, and ultimately wasted draft choices. I seriously doubt they'd consider adding picks. Just dealing with an overabundance of rookies and UFAs could be a headache for the coaching staff trying to get ready for the season. If anything, I think it's more likely to parlay multiple picks for less picks, but improved positioning. BTW - I'm not a draftnik, so I know little about the prospects, but looking at the video for DeJean, an Iowa kid, he just looks like the sort of player that Beane often targets. I wonder if they decide to go with him if they'd bundle some of the excess draft picks with Elam, who could become expendable.

The NFL hype machine has made the draft, the schedule, the combine, etc. all 'must-see' events. Back in the day, before the web and 24/7 NFL network, these things were barely acknowledged in real time. If you get max enjoyment out of it, power to you. I'll get excited when there's actually men suited up and smashing into each other. I'll maybe toggle over to ESPN or NFL network or check in here occasionally, but I don't have much interest in making it 'an event'. More likely slip into my usual old man routine starting with Jeopardy, maybe the news commentary talking heads, Nat Geo, Seinfeld re-runs, and start dozing on the sofa around 9pm. Most importantly, I'll be keeping the remote from my wife so that the Hallmark channel doesn't appear on the main TV. I'll definitely be here Friday morning and probably see what Tasker and Brown have to say.🙂

There won’t be any WR with a 1st rd grade at 28, but maybe a DT or edge. Take that defender, then trade up for better position in 2nd to get WR who they still like, but who wasn’t worthy of # 28.

Y'all is actually a huge improvement over 'youse', 'yuns', or even the ambiguous 'you' in it's plural form. WNY has it's share of unusual colloquialisms. Nobody outside of Buffalo says the word 'mock', 'mocked', 'mocking' as a compound companion to 'out'. (with exaggerated Cheektowaga accent): I got 'mocked-out' for wearing my Zubaz sport coat to da prom. If I remember correctly, Vince Gallo used that local expression in Buffalo '66.

The 'could of', should of', would of' thing is up there on my nitpicking petty pet peeve list. I've seen writing by reasonably intelligent people who do this. Apparently, they're completely unaware that it's a contraction. Eventually, it will be acceptable and the OED and Websters will acknowledge it, just as they have with words like 'unique'. 'Unique' used to be defined only as 'one of a kind'. Now through misusage, the dictionaries accept it to mean uncommon. So wrong. Stupid wins again!

I'd want to be the IT guy. They know everything going on behind the scenes before anyone else. If you get to work Monday morning and are unable to login...uh-oh! Then you think back on it and realize upper management was forcing purse-lipped smiles and avoiding eye contact with you on Thursday and Friday. That should have been the clue that working on your résumé over the weekend could have been a good idea.🙂

No. Down year. Should still get 8 or 9 wins. Mediocre defense and a revamped O-line and no # 1 WR. It would be surprising if they’re a serious contender.

I heard this again yesterday and I realize that it’s petty but it’s just one of those things that bothers me. When we would go outside as kids and throw the football or baseball to each other, we’d ‘play catch’. I heard one of the female protesters at Columbia U who was on the news yesterday saying they had a football because they were going to “have a catch’. ??? I’m starting to hear this more and more. It just sounds wrong.. Let’s hear your opinion. It wouldn’t surprise me if it’s divided by generation.

I still suspect the IR designation for Shorter was exaggerated and a means to 'stash' him in a safe place where he couldn't be poached off the practice squad. Naturally, the hamstring excuse was convenient. It could be their hopes for him and his development after 1 season were factored into the Diggs move. It would be a nice surprise if he turns out to be a viable option at WR.

I was in Buffalo several years ago, and I swear it was for a Bills season opener, but I’m having trouble trying to figure out exactly which game it was. I can’t remember if it was the following day or exactly when, but I had to catch a flight back to Atlanta and I saw several flight cases (used for music gear among other things) out on the curb at the airport drop off with the name Allman Brothers stenciled on all of them. I didn’t realize that the Allman Brothers had been playing at Darien Lake that weekend, otherwise I would’ve tried to catch them. I was standing in the security line, waiting to go through the metal detectors and so forth, and I look back and the guy standing directly behind me was Gregg Allman with some girl. One of my closest friends here in Atlanta is an Allman Brothers disciple and I was half tempted to call my friend Scott (with my Nokia cell) and ask Gregg if he would say hello. Gregg is pretty low-key so I didn’t want to bother him so I never did. I've got some other Gregg/Cher stories from the days when they'd come to Buffalo and hit Stage 1, a regular nightspot for us in Clarence. I’ve played with a couple of dudes who played with the Allman Brothers (not that I’m exactly in the same league). One of them, the guitar player who backed Gregg on his laid-back tour on 1974, just passed away a couple of months ago. Playing with him was a pleasure, but it also put things in perspective of how good some of these real pros are. I loaned him my slide and he show me how it’s done properly. The Allman Brothers, my estimation are probably one of the best or the best American band ever. Somewhere I have a bunch of pictures from the Rose Hill cemetery in Macon, where Elizabeth Reid, Little Martha, and now Duane, Gregg, and Berry are all buried. Long live the Allman Brothers Side notes, Buffalo connections: When Duane got hooked on H back in the early 70's, he did his rehab in Buffalo. That may be the same reason that Gregg was coming frequently in the late 70's. IDK. Also in the early days when they were just getting started, they played at a club in Buffalo and the a-hole owner wouldn't pay them after the gig. I'm not surprised. I had similar issues living there when I was young. Anyway, bassist Berry Oakley went to collect the $1000 from Angelo Aliotta, owner of Aliotta's, the gin joint where they played. Aliotta was only willing to part with $500. Road manger Twiggs Lyndon got in the middle of it, stabbed and killed Aliotta. I believe Twiggs got off using a 'temporary insanity' plea, stating that working for the Allman brothers made him crazy. It actually worked!

He was a drinker and would get in fights with band mates.

Funny. Yes, I’ve experienced that a few times with my wife.

He was fired

I know aisle seats are preferable for most, but since I don't get up and move a whole lot during the game, I'd rather be in the middle. Sitting in an aisle seat you have to keep getting up every time someone from the interior seats needs to get something to eat or drink, or hit the rest room. Sometimes it's not too bad, but if there are restless kids and people who need to pee more frequently (like my wife), you're up and down all afternoon with these short attention span fans if you're on the end. I can easily sit until halftime or after the half until game end without having to go anywhere. Give me the middle seats.

I never would have guessed. He's a man of few words, but when he does speak in English, I hardly detect any accent at all.

I can't imagine him playing into his 70's, 80's or beyond. We'll just have to wait and see.

Which teams do you have in mind that consistently restock their roster from the draft and a high percentage of players that contribute? I'm not doubting you, just curious of which teams you considered that fit the description.

Bless his heart. Now he, Nicole, and Ron can all be together again. But why call him a terrible human being for one lapse in judgement? By my estimate, he lived 28,035 days. 28,034 days he never killed anyone (as far as we know). Pretty good record by any measure!

I get it - the draft can be a crapshoot. Everyone thought Watkins was going to be a superstar. But, keeping Milano on the field for the entire season is also a roll of the dice, judging by his history. The defense fared decently last year without Milano. Of course I would hate to lose him, but if there was a good chance at a generational WR to pair with our generational QB, I'd pull the trigger if it were up to me.

If true, I can see how it makes sense. There's something Stef is unhappy with, so probably a good idea to unload a player that doesn't want to be there and get something in return that could pay long term dividends. IF they can parlay extra draft picks from the trade to move up in round 1 and get an impact WR, it would be a brilliant move. Suddenly, a WR with fresh legs on a rookie contract, with minimal drop off at the position (if any), and freeing money for other need positions. Hope it works out that way.

Sorry if this has already been addressed, but I’m not reading through 93 pages hoping to see the answer…. If a the PSL is purchased and financed over a 10 year period, and the buyer defaults, dies, changes their mind, etc. Is that PSL re-sold at original cost or is it sold for the balance owed? If the PSL is paid in full, but the owner elects not to renew season tickets, what then? Does the PSL owner still retain ‘ownership’ of those seats but the Bills can sell tickets for them? Can owners of PSLs sell them privately or do they have to go back to the Bills? TIA

Reading the OP and the statement concerning the DL rotation, it's a reminder that there are no impact players on defense, other than maybe Milano if he's healthy - and that's in question judging from Bean statements during press conference. Rousseau, Epenesa, and Miller are all average, or even slightly above due to experience. But they're not players any team is game planning against. The secondary has lost 3 of 5 pro-bowl caliber players in the last 2 years. Oliver is the top D lineman. He can be a force, but not consistently. As much a I'd love to see the Bills snag a play-making WR, they can use some help on defense. Hopefully, they'll make the most of all these draft picks.

I think it's all going to come down to the grades they have on prospects when their choice comes up. If it's a choice between a DT on whom they have a high grade, or a WR who they like, but doesn't get a first round grade on their board, it's going to be the DT. It could be some other position, but I believe the Bills would apply the same strategy to their pick, regardless. If they can't get a player they grade high enough, I can see them trading back a few picks, maybe into the low second round if that would give them an extra pick in the third. I don't think they want to make the same mistake (I believe) that they made reaching for Elam. They're going to get cap compliant with a young low-wage squad and attempt to let the super stars keep the team competitive.

The players can stay in the tropics for 6 months out of the year, no matter where they end up playing. They will play in cold weather at some time, no matter where they end up playing. They will never be exposed to the cold for much more than a maximum of 40 hours in any season during games. Probably about half that time. And only if they're unfortunate enough to play in a cold weather city, and every road game Nov-Jan is also not in a dome and outside in a cold weather city. Compare that amount of exposure to someone who works for a fraction of the money repairing power lines, roads, etc. I guess some of this has to be an understanding of what's defined as 'cold weather'. Is is under 50 degrees? 40? 30? The flip side is the players in Atlanta, Miami, Carolina, Arizona, even Washington. The players can be exposed to sweltering heat throughout training camp and the early part of the season. Bottom line is that the kid will have to go to whatever team drafts him, or he can elect not to play in the NFL. It's that simple. Maybe it's Deion who doesn't want to watch his kid in cold weather.