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Mean Beane Okerlund! It's nice having such an organized, focused, strategic front office. For anyone whining about what Beane did or didn't do, I dunno, perhaps you missed the last 20 years full of Tom Donahoe, Marv Levy, Buddy Nix, Doug Whaley, etc. No GM is perfect, obviously, but I can't tell you how friggin' old it gets to see crap like, "Ermagawd! Da Ravens and da Colts and da Patriots are dEsTRoyInG Beane! This is an abomination of a draft! How dare he NOT move around the board and trade up?! Asleep at the wheel! This is a travesty!" Just...ugh, come off it. So far, he's drafted players a round later than their projections. He's getting excellent value and solid players. "But Beane failed cause Billy Bellychunx traded up and took Kyle Dugger! He's playing 86D chess while Beane plays tic tac turds! Cleanse the office, Pegula! Purge me of this GM who hath constructed a playoff roster simply because I believe another GM did a better jorb!" Derp.

After round three wrapped up last night I was scanning through who was left and thought this kid seemed like a good fit here.

Felt like he'd be the pick with the way the board fell. He's a McBeane Special. Blue collar, nothing crazy spectacular but does everything well, has position versatility, etc. I'm good with it. DL looks pretty good... Hughes, Murphy, Addison, Lotulelei, Oliver, Butler, Jefferson, Epenesa.

And neeeever call her again!

Wife made chili last night, so we'll have that with a side of laundry and other various household chores. Super exciting stuff going down at casa de blacklabel.

I'm with ya on this. I do not at all yearn for the days of Buddy "We gon' stand pat, we like our picks" Nix. It's such a catch-22 with some fans, tho. They'll whine that the Bills didn't do enough in the draft, didn't swing any big trades, etc. Then we get a regime that isn't afraid of risks and moves around the board and those same fans will shout, "No! Not like that! You've ruined everything, you've wasted all the good picks!" Can't win.

If I were the Bengals, I'd string Miami along all GD day and make them legitimately believe they're going to get the #1 overall pick. And then when the draft started and the Bengals were on the clock, I'd go dead silent on Miami and let them watch on TV as Burrow gets picked.

Probably the best uniform tweak this year. I really dig the font of the numbers. I'd like to see the Bills with a more modern approach. Keep the colors, I think their color scheme and their shade of blue is great, just add some flair, I guess. I dunno. I'm kinda one of those logo/uniform nerds and dapgummit (Rivers style) if I'm not starting to feel left out of the Uniform Tweak Party.

What a doofus. Some of these guys have no foresight. Not once does this dingleberry think, "Hmm, how will other teams see this? Does this help me in the long run?" And then he calls the dude a spoiled brat when it's been him running his mouth and whining this entire time. Dude isn't even that good and he's acting like he's a top 3 edge guy.

Josh drops back, rolls to his right, fires, he has Shaq Phillips deep! Goal! 4 points! - Stephen A.

I posted a screenshot of the email I received, hopefully that helps some. I don't think I received this email until after I received my first payment from unemployment so maybe you'll get the same one after you receive benefits? But as far as I know, so long as you're returning to your usual job once restrictions are lifted, you don't need to show then you're searching for jorbs.

Everyone getting uniform updates. These are pretty good. Bills up next. Going full camo.

It was in an email I received. Took a screenshot and highlighted the part about COVID. Hopefully this here link will work: https://ibb.co/g4v2X37

This is the case in New York state as well. If you're unemployed due to the virus and are expected to resume your job once restrictions are lifted then you don't need to job search. The offices for that stuff are closed. I'm unemployed at the moment due to the virus and I received a letter last week that covered this. You're welcome to use their online resources or whatever but you're not required as you usually would if you were unemployed for another reason.

Yikes! Thanks for risking your own health and safety to help others. My brother-in-law is a police officer and told me domestic disputes are out of control during this whole thing. People crack under the pressure of being cooped up so long. Stay safe!

I saw a mock up online that used their old orange creamsicle colors and it was outstanding. Makes me wonder who they hire to do these redesigns. Atlanta updated their look today as well. They went with a more modern approach, I guess. I think I'm pretty "meh" on both of them.

I like Milano, I think he's solid and has a knack for creating turnovers. Defense in '18 looked different without him. However, with McDermott being a defense guy, he'd have an easier time replacing Milano than he would Dawkins. Plus, Dion's a captain/team leader.

Rex is a doofus, we all know this. As for Cooper, he's probably not worth the money. Check out these numbers: Also in that tweet thread it shows that he folds against elite competition like Gilmore, Ramsey, etc.

Thanks for the post, Yolo. Good to hear from Beane. I'm ? on board with Diggs being viewed as their first round pick this year. And who knows if Beane pulls some strings to get into the end of the first round, he's an active GM that entertains different offers/ideas without completely abandoning or severely changing their original plans. I also think that as of right now, Bills won the trade. Yeah, Minnesota gets a handful of picks but they could end up spending those picks on guys that bust, while Buffalo gets a proven player who's ready now and not a year from now.

We need edge? Definitely should draft that Adam Copeland guy.

Nah, I wouldn't worry about that. McDermott's program is all about doing your part. They want a balanced team full of players that compliment each other well. When your number is called, go do your job, simple as that. I'm sure if they had a situation where one guy became the hot hand, they'd roll with him for most of the game. But we know McDermott really loves his rotations and keeping guys fresh. And for the most part, the days of the 25+ carries a game/workhorse type of back are over. Unless you're Derrick Henry, most teams feature two backs with either a pretty even split on snap counts or a lead guy who goes for 70-75% of the snaps and steps out when he needs a breath. That's mah best guess anyway. Been sitting around the house going on two weeks now, my daily routine is all jacked up and I think my brain is going to mush so my opinion could be as valuable as a poopy-flavored lollypop at this point.

I, myself, am a certified All-Pro Couch Potato. Drafted out of Lazy State University in the first round of '82, destined for the Couch of Fame when I hang 'em up.

That was probably a 2-14 roster that he coached to 6-10. We all knew they would have to endure the "growing pains" year and I feel like despite the losses and the holes on the roster, he still had full trust and belief from his players.

Tinfoil hat stuff for sure. Watson's probably bummed about the Hopkins trade but his tweet reads like song lyrics. I don't know what in the blue eff Bill O'Brien is trying to do to that team. I think ownership will regret giving him so much control. Is he trying to sabotage his own career? Because if he makes a trade like that, he ain't ever again gonna get the keys to the GM office and likely the HC office as well. Wouldn't be able to be trusted to do what's best for whichever team he was with. Dude strikes me as an arrogant, egotistical, know-it-all blowhard with a bunghole for a chin.

Solid signing if he can stay healthy. He seems to excel in McDermott's system. I felt like he was in the right place at the right time on the field when he was here in '17.