SoMAn
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16 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:
I actually think it ought to be banned. It’s just not a skill play.
It is.
Their big boys against ours. A reverse tug-of-war.
I kind of agree that it’s not really in the spirit of traditionally accepted football skills, but fans like it, so it probably stays.
Clocking the ball to swap a down for a time out isn’t in the spirit of the game, but it’s become part of time management in desperate situations.
I won’t be surprised if the NFL revises or enforces the runners be aided by a group of their Offensive teammates.
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7 hours ago, Augie said:
They mentioned the traffic in that piece. That was more than my father had bargained for. We were about 10 people away from the gate when the crowd started to roar before the inaugural kickoff…….. only to fall silent as Herb Mulkey returned it for a TD. I was disappointed before I ever even got inside!
Beating the Raiders on Monday night (thank you, Ahmad Rashad) is another experience that stands out, but one of my most eye opening experiences at The Ralph was seeing The Rolling Stones about 1975/76? I was a high school kid, and they had bedsheets hanging from the upper bowl with menus of what kind of things they were marketing. I thought I had stepped thru the looking glass.
I was also at both events. ‘74 opener Monday night with OJ out after early injury. The final minutes were not dissimilar to the 13 second game with several lead changes. I was also at first Bills’ Monday night game in Oct ‘73 against Chiefs.
The Stones concert was Aug 8 ‘75. One of the sheets hanging from upper deck was spray painted “Mick Jagger- Starf__ker”. I didn’t know then that it was the name of a Stones song. Also saw them July 4 ‘78 at Rich.
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I can't really argue too much with any of your player assessments or the grade. My only hope is that the team is able to develop a few of the questionable rookies into dependable veterans.
But right now, I don't see anyone from the 2024 draft that has any more value than a journeyman 'prove-it-deal' one year signee.
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Use some draft capital to move up if a 'difference maker' is available, particularly on the D-line. The constant end of round 1 picks are not yielding anything better than day 2 and sometimes day 3 picks.
If there's no opportunity to move into the top 15 (+/-), drop back and accumulate more picks. Play the numbers game and hope to hit on a couple economical picks that turn into Kyle Williams, Shakir, or MIlano level players.
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10 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:
man I hope not.
I really hope he has more integrity than that. Selling crappy products and being the spokesperson of soul less terrible corporations is just the worst.
Hopefully he remains one of the good guys and wins a few championships and just continues to do charitable events and functions.
Let someone else sell all these terrible products.
One of the challenges teams with elite QBs face is paying the main man and still having enough cap room leftover to sign or extend complimentary players.
Commercial endorsements could bring in a substantial supplemental income for a star player that may be enough incentive to accept a 'below-market' playing contract, leaving additional funds to retain important teammates.
I believe Brady used to accept a lower paycheck, preventing other key players fleeing in FA.
Mahomes is probably making a small fortune doing TV ads and other endorsements. He could easily forego half of his QB paycheck to stay in the spotlight on an elite team, which would create more endorsement opportunities.
If Josh can make a killing doing ads, while at the same time leaving more money for the Bills to sign others, more power to him.
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4 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:
Tarkenton is the only non SB winner NFL player to host. All the rest had rings. Alex Karras doesn't count because he was already an actor with multiple credits.
O.J. Simpson hosted.
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Not as a player who ever sees the field, but maybe as a practice squad, suited-up mentor - in a similar way that Hyde was used last season.
But really, not much need there either. Supposedly, Hyde was brought in later the season to coach up Bishop, who was likely to get playing time.
The Bills have been following the old Patriots model of 'better to cut them loose a year too early than to keep them a year to long'.
Good scouting, development, and player attrition are the keys to keeping a team fresh and not over-extending veteran contracts, unnecessarily challenging the salary cap.
Bring Tre back to lead the pre-game cheers as The Legend of the Game - in full goalie gear.
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2 hours ago, WotAGuy said:
Too many wrist injuries. Guy was endorsing too much self-pleasure. Glad he’s gone.
Who among us …?
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1 hour ago, london_bills said:
Hurts was able to hit deep a few times, we need a good fast WR for Allen aswell
As great as Allen is, his Achilles heel is poor timing on those long, over the shoulder, rainbow arcing balls that are so pretty when they connect (like the one Hurts threw that sealed the game for the Eagles).
Josh can throw a ball 60 yards on a frozen rope, but rarely have we seen him throw a long ball in the air in which the receiver didn't have to slow down to make the catch, or where the ball sails just out of reach.
Josh is good on crossing patterns, but the vertical timing passes aren't his strong suit. I still think we need some speed and quickness on the outside - a WR who can get separation consistently and possibly draw double coverage.
Not of fan of Coleman. If he were a 4th round pick I'd be inclined to give him more latitude, but like the Elam pick, I think this was another desperation reach by Beane.
Reinforce the D-line with penetrating DTs who can also stuff the run, and then find the WR in FA.
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On 2/9/2025 at 4:17 AM, BillsFanForever19 said:
The Rich Hill model is more accurate. It's kind of odd to me that they haven't switched to that as their main one when they themselves even say that it's more in line with recent trades than the old Jimmy Johnson one.
https://www.drafttek.com/NFL-Trade-Value-Chart-Rich-Hill.asp
The highest the Trade Chart would get us is around 10.
But that's just the Trade Chart. It's not very often you're going to get someone to move down 20 Picks.
This is considered a pretty weak class. I don't know that there's really anyone worth giving up 3 players where we'll be picking for 1 at the 10 spot. If we could get Travis Hunter, sure. But he'll be gone in the first 2 or 3 picks.
They wouldn't be giving up 3 players. The 1's would be swapped. Yes, they'd give up two 2's.
Though they've grabbed a few good 2's in recent years, there've been a fair share of players that never amounted to much like Boogie Basham, Cody Ford, Zay Jones, Reggie Ragland. My point is that too often they end up with late first round picks like Colemans, Elams, Kincaid, Rousseau, Lawson, etc. Some are decent contributors, but hardly star players. Several are below average for the draft position.
At this point, I'd be happy to trade the inconsistent Ed Oliver and the round 1 pick to get in the top third of the draft with the hope of getting that every down DT who can disrupt the middle of the line and stuff the run.
If there was a player tagged as a blue chip prospect that could be had by trading those picks, I'd be good with it.
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10 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:
Who is the player? It had better be a guy who plays day 1 and makes enough impact that coordinators have to account for them.
Of course. Would be nice to have (for example) a Justin Jefferson level player.
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I wouldn’t be the least bit disappointed if they could trade both 2’s and the 1 to be able to grab an impact player in the top 12.
Seems they’re always missing the blue chip players and reaching with their late round picks, usually ending up with someone never a threat to make any pro bowls.
If they could somehow get a top tier edge, CB, or WR, it would be well worth swapping 1’s and missing round 2.
With the amount of draft capital projected, it’s not hard to imaging they could trade back into the second round.
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Gaza. Build that beachfront stadium !
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2 hours ago, John Gianelli said:
I hope you've had the experience of having the team you root for win the last game of their season. I have. It's better than saying your QB had great talent, or great stats.
Are you referencing the ‘65 AFL Bills? 😅Dementia too! What a wonderful world to live in.
Yeah, Jack Kemp with his sub-50% completion was an all time great. It’s a travesty that he’s not in the HOF. 🙄 -
Yes, though he shouldn't wait to be waived and just retire with some dignity.
He's too expensive for his level of contribution. Bad bang for the buck.
It's funny, I try to like Von as a person, but part of me thinks he's a total ass-kissing phony who tries too hard to come off as 'the good guy'. The domestic abuse charges kind of confirmed for me who I thought he was.
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8 hours ago, John Gianelli said:
True. But how many other Bills quarterbacks won a championship, much less two?
It was the inferior league in ‘64 and ’65, proven by the lopsided Packers’ wins in the ‘Championship’ games. The AFL had to compete against the established NFL for the best college players in 2 separate drafts.
There were only 7 other teams in the AFL. In 10 years of the AFL’s existence, the odds were fairly decent that any particular team could win at least one league championship. Even the Buffalo Sabres could have won a championship in an 8-team league.
Kemp wasn’t even the best QB on the team. They stupidly traded Lamonica to the Raiders for Tom Flores and Art Powell.
Kemp was a true leader, but his skill level didn’t compare to JA17, who has been described as one of the most athletic quarterbacks of all time.
Rating Kemp over Kelly or Allen is laughable. Guessing that geriatric myopia is setting in as you approach your 70s. It happens. Godspeed on your journey.-
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3 hours ago, Whkfc said:
Especially when you traded a guy to your arch enemy that crushed you in the championship game to get this guy that can't even get a jersey. Poor management all around.
Bills draft positions that benefitted Chiefs: Worthy, Mahomes, Araiza. And then the inability or lack of interest to move up a couple spots to grab McDuffie (and then wasted their pick on Elam). Other than Allen, what do we have to show for all the wheeling and dealing?
The Chiefs thanked us Sunday night, the best way they know how. I hate them.
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18 hours ago, DeltaDigital said:
Man what a wiff Keon was. I don’t trust this FO to draft any real talent
I think the Coleman pick mirrored the Elam pick. In both cases, the Bills were at the back of the line when there was a run on CBs when Elam was the consolation prize, and same with WRs last year. In both instances the Bills ‘reached’-something Beane and most GMs avoid, preferring to take ‘best available player’.
But the Bills, picking late missed the boat and were desparate.
With Elam, Wallace was gone in FA and White was still rehabbing the knee. There wasn’t much choice but to take Elam. My guess is they were targeting McDuffie, but just missed out when the Chiefs took him (figures).Then last year Gabe and Stef being gone created a gaping hole at that position. Again, the Bills reached. Coleman, in my opinion, he’s not at all worthy of a top 35 pick. I have my doubts that he’ll ever amount to more than a journeyman role player.
The Bills are paying a fortune for an elite QB. Please make the most of that investment and get him some talent to throw to.-
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Josh is great, though he has his moments when he reverts to sugar high Josh. He can't carry the whole team into and winning a super bowl. In my opinion, McDermott has done just about all he can with a fairly average roster, with the exceptions of QB1, RB1 and The nickel. The LBs and O-line are decent enough, though not always dominant.
They have nobody on their D-line that opposing offenses need to have a special game plan for. Their WR group is serviceable, but there's nobody that puts fear in the secondary of their opponents.
Say what you want about McDermott's record, but it's still better than almost every other coach besides Reid. In a 'transition year' in which the team wasn't expected to hit double digit wins by most prognosticators, it's to the coach's credit that they beat both defending conference champions along with the Lions, who were practically unbeatable at the time, on their way to a 13 win season. Would have been 14 if they played as if they cared against the Pats.
As I've questioned too many times in this debate, who would you tag for McDermott's replacement that would be a fair bet to yield better results? The coaching landscape is littered with 'can't-miss' coordinators who crashed and burned and wasted several years on the fans' watch while they had their on the job training. I don't care to pin my hopes on a first time head coach.
McDermott and Allen will get there eventually. They still need a few more playmakers and a couple of holes to fill on the roster.
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1 hour ago, davefan66 said:
Elam better be outright released ASAP.
He will never be a quality NFL corner…ever. Looked bewildered out there. Couple him with Damar on the field?? What did anyone expect.
Rapp and Benford need to stay. Douglas didn’t look great but still believe he can be good. Damar can hit the bricks also…done with him. Need a new starting safety and better backups.
Problem is you need a quality pass rush to give the dbacks a chance. Don’t get that from our line.
Hamlin, the honeymoon’s over. Glad you’re healthy, but no more kid gloves. Way to knock our top CB out of the game. Hamlin looks like he’s wearing double guardian caps on his helmet. A fitting nickname: jiffy pop
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20 minutes ago, JP51 said:
As does Babich
I thought it was nice of Coleman to wear Elam’s Wonderlic score on his Jersey?
Coleman is another wasted pick IMO.
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3 minutes ago, Beast said:
I believe he is active just in case of injury.Probably. I was being semi-facetious by making the point he’s as good as gone after this year.
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Just now, Simon said:
Did you read the post 1" away from yours?
You could have just said ‘yes’. Everyone doesn’t browse through every post:
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34 minutes ago, notpolian said:
Oh Elam is active. Ok
I think the Bills are just being generous by letting him play in his last game on the active roster as a Buffalo Bill. 😉
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If the Chiefs offered their 2nd round pick for James Cook would you make the trade?
in The Stadium Wall
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Maybe. Then why would KC not use that pick for an economical RB that may be as good as Cook?