Logic

The only problem is that the coaching staff will need to decide the last couple roster spots at WR, and will still be evaluating that position during game four. It's hard to evaluate if you don't have a QB that can get them the ball. On the other hand, though, wasn't there a UDFA QB at rookie camp along with Allen? If they're looking to do this, he'd be the logical choice.

Or it could be because Thomas, Croom, and Lee are all faster, stronger, better at blocking, and have outplayed O'Leary in camp and preseason. ....Nahhhh, I'm sure you right. It's a private vendetta. Or maybe McDermott is more of an Arnold Palmer fan.

I'll keep saying it: The Bills' 7th round pick at WR this year was Austin Proehl. You don't get guys as physically talented as Coleman in the 7th round. You just don't. And if he doesn't work out, you've lost basically nothing. It's a teeny-tiny risk, extremely high reward acquisition. Personally, I believe he's going to flourish as the deep threat in this offense. He was EXACTLY what the Bills WR room needed. Coleman opposite Benjamin with Zay or Kerley in the slot, McCoy at RB, and Clay at TE is going to prove to be a legitimate NFL offense...so long as one of the three QBs on the Bills roster turns out to be a good player.

As always, Cover 1 does an excellent job with this video. As someone who was an admitted "anyone but Allen!" guy, I can't deny that Josh Allen has absolutely other-worldy talent. Off the charts. The arm might be the strongest we've EVER seen in the NFL, and that's not an exaggeration. But ya know what I REALLY like about Allen? He's fearless. He has absolutely 0% hesitation in him when he thinks he can make a throw. Now yes, that IS going to get him into trouble at times and cause some frustrating turnovers. But when he's right -- and make no mistake about it, his physical talent allows him to complete throws that he shouldn't even be ATTEMPTING -- it's a sight to behold. You can't teach guts and fearlessness at the QB position. You either have it or you don't. Allen has it.

When people talk about arm strength, I so often see the argument "Well how often do NFL QBs throw deep anyway?!", as if to discount it as an important trait. Here's the thing: Arm strength is not primarily ABOUT his ability to throw the deep ball. It's about his ability to fit the ball into tight spaces and to get the ball to the receiver before the defender has a chance to make a play on it. For visual representation, watch Peterman throw a curl or 5-yard out, then watch Allen do it. Watching the preseason game, I didn't care a lick about the two incomplete deep balls Allen threw. I was much more interested in the over-the-middle throw, the touchdown throw, and the play where he was fading away and hit Khari Lee. THOSE were the throws that showed the importance of arm strength.

To me, if a QB has "area code" accuracy, he'll ALWAYS have "area code" accuracy. Josh Allen's inaccuracy isn't of the "he can't function as an NFL QB" variety, in my opinion. It IS, however, often placed where his WR has to make an adjustment to catch it. Just a little behind, a bit low, a bit high, etc. What this does is limit the WR's ability to run after the catch and gain additional yardage. On a slant pattern, for instance, an accurate throw in stride can be the difference between an 8 yard gain and a 48 yard gain, simply based on the placement of the pass. As such, I believe Allen CAN be a good NFL quarterback in the mold of a Cam Newton. I do NOT ever see his "area code" accuracy improving. Bills WRs will likely never be RAC all-stars as long as Allen's under center. All of this is just my opinion, of course, and I freely admit I could be way off base.

Just wanted to say this: Bills fans are going to need to learn to let the criticism of the national media as it relates to Josh Allen just roll off their backs. The only thing that will silence those who seem to have a vested interest in his failing, is his having real success in the NFL. In the meantime, there will be a multitude of haters, mockery, and criticisms (both fair and unfair). It's just NOT going to go away unless and until Allen becomes a good NFL player. There's no sense in getting upset about it. Don't forget that most BILLS fans were anti Josh Allen (myself included) leading up to the draft. His donning the blue and red has changed a lot of opinions on this message board, but that doesn't mean that it's changed the opinions of any national media members. It's not exactly a mystery why people still have an "until proven otherwise, he stinks" mindset about Josh Allen. Let it go.

Phew. From "new poster" to "ignore list" in RECORD time. Well done, troll.

The Saints used two 1st round picks to get Marcus freakin Davenport. You're NOT getting Mack for one 1st round pick. The poll should be "Should the Bills give up two 1sts and a 3rd for Khalil Mack?"...and even THAT might not get it done.

In Marv Levy's autobiography, he states that in order for a team to achieve greatness, there needs to be a united vision and high quality people from the top down. Owner, GM, head coach, players. When I look at the Browns, I see a shady and criminal owner, a general manager on his second GM job and whose vision is not united with that of his head coach, and a head coach who has proven that he can't get the job done (1-31). In short, I see dysfunction, ineptitude, and a lack of cohesive vision. The Coleman - Calloway thing illustrates this point perfectly: The drafting of a player with off-field issues in Calloway (don't forget, Dorsey also drafted Tyreek "choking pregnant ladies" Hill), the unloading of a player that the head coach was not willing to coach up, the team not being aware that Calloway had even BEEN arrested until after they had already traded away Coleman, the fact that they gave up on a high 1st round pick for a bag of peanuts after only two seasons...just dysfunction and ineptitude from top to bottom. Looking at it from afar makes me incredibly, INCREDIBLY thankful that the Bills were bought by people like the Pegulas rather than someone like Jimmy Haslam, that they seem to have hired quality people as general manager and head coach, and that the entire front office as well as ownership seem to have a clear and united vision. I feel bad for Browns fans and hope things turn around for them. Unfortunately, keeping what Marv said in mind and feeling how I do about Jimmy Haslam, I don't see things turning around any time soon in Cleveland. I hope, for their fans' sake, that I'm wrong. Either way, I'll say it again: I am so thankful for the current direction of the Bills from the top down.

https://www.newyorker.com/news-desk/swamp-chronicles/the-day-trump-told-us-there-was-attempted-collusion-with-russia The Day Donald Trump Told Us There Was Attempted Collusion With Russia On August 5, 2018, precisely forty-four years after the collapse of the Nixon Presidency, another President, Donald Trump, made his own public admission. In one of a series of early-morning tweets, Trump addressed a meeting that his son Donald, Jr., held with a Russian lawyer affiliated with the Russian government. “This was a meeting to get information on an opponent, totally legal and done all the time in politics - and it went nowhere,” he wrote. “I did not know about it!” The tweet contains several crucial pieces of information. First, it is a clear admission that Donald Trump, Jr.,’s original statement about the case was inaccurate enough to be considered a lie. He had said the meeting was with an unknown person who “might have information helpful to the campaign,” and that this person “primarily discussed a program about the adoption of Russian children.” This false statement was, according to his legal team, dictated by the President himself. There was good reason to mislead the American people about that meeting. Based on reporting—at the time and now—of the President’s admission, it was a conscious effort by the President’s son and two of his closest advisers to work with affiliates of the Russian government to obtain information that might sway the U.S. election in Trump’s favor. In short, it was, at minimum, a case of attempted collusion.

The saddest part is that marijuana testing day in the NFL is on the same day EVERY SINGLE YEAR. For regular players with no history of pot offenses, you get tested once a year, and its always the same day. That's it. Players can literally smoke all they want for 9-10 months a year, so long as they stop 2-3 months in advance of the test each time. Even THAT is too hard for some. Sad.

Awesome! I've never "Miracle'd" anybody, mostly because I'm poor and can't afford to give away $70 a piece tickets. If I ever DO miracle somebody, though, it will be in a similar fashion, and not to somebody who's actually asking for it. Pearl Jam always puts on a good show, and anything to escape the heat of Portland over the next few days sounds like a good idea. The coast should feel reeeeeeal nice the next few days, too!

First, let me say this: I have participated in many a Bills tailgate and -- other than excessive inebriation, which I suspect is a problem at just about EVERY NFL stadium -- I have not seen much over-the-top rowdiness or table smashing. The vast majority of fans are just grilling brats and burgs and drinking beers. That being said, I DO find the over-the-top, table smashing stuff to be embarrassing. I really do. That the national view of Bills fans is one of drunken, setting-themselves-on-fire, jumping through tables nincompoops is disappointing and self inflicted. It's gross. The Grateful Dead have a lyric: "It's 1 in 10,000 that comes for the show". I feel that way about football sometimes. If you take away the alcohol and the pre-game excess, how many would still show up? How many are truly there to watch a football game and not just to get hammered with their friends on a Sunday?

Ah, you're right. I see that now. My mistake. Okay....I give it a .000000002% chance, then.

I give that trade a .000000001% chance of happening. Two players who've never produced squat and are on the roster bubble and a guy who plays the same position as Mack but one tenth as well? Why would the Raiders do that?

All logical signs would tend to point to Adolphus or Shaq being dealt for a late round pick. Or, Beane could shock us and trade FOR another quality player. But at what position would that happen? And for what player? Spittin' in the wind...

Just wanted to drop in here say LOL @ anyone suggesting that a 2nd rounder and Shaq (or anything similar) could get us Khalil freaking Mack. I'm all for acquiring him, as I believe he's one of the top 3 pass rushers in the league, but....if we do that, we're not getting him for less than a 1st round pick plus something else. We're just not. It might even take TWO 1sts to pry him away from Oakland. He's not "just another guy". They're not gonna give him away for peanuts.

Really? That's not what I read AT ALL. Over at Dawgsbynature.com, all I'm seeing is people pissed off that the Browns traded him for such a meager return. The consensus seemed to be that he was doing well in camp, was penciled in as a starter, and was -- at worst -- one of the 4 best receivers on their roster. I don't think Beane is in the business of doing anyone any favors. He simply added a speedy WR to a team lacking speed at that position and did so in a low-risk way.

I was not happy when Sammy was traded, though I understood why they did it. Since then, though, Beane has traded a 3rd and two 7ths for Kelvin Benjamin and Corey Coleman -- two physically gifted 1st round WRs on rookie deals. I like it. I like it a lot.

TL;DR That is a LOT of energy to spend protesting a trade involving a conditional 7th round pick two years from now. Wow.

Saw Dead and Company twice in June. Once at the Gorge (an okay show) and once at Eugene (an absolutely STELLAR show and probably my favorite post Jerry live Dead show experience ever). Seeing Pearl Jam twice at Safeco Field in a few days. Fun times. On a side note...are any Dead fans but me planning to go see Bobby's "Wolf Bros" acoustic trio shows this fall? I can't help myself...I've got an incurable desire for constant live Grateful Dead music, so I'll be going to at least one show.

I generally always tip somewhere between 20 and 25%. "Zero tip" to me = 15%. No matter how bad things get, I don't leave less than 15%. Now, I will absolutely speak with the server or manager or leave notes on the receipt about what I found less than satisfactory. I will also resolve never to return to a place if things are bad enough. But as someone who has many friends in the service industry, I simply can't leave myself to leave NO TIP AT ALL on the table. Can't do it.

As we all know, Beane and McDermott are very lax on discipline. It's basically the inmates running the asylum around here. I guess character doesn't mean anything to these guys...Sheesh.