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Sweeny’s availability has not been worse than Kroft - who missed significant time each year due to injury. I would also watch the PS as it sounds like Morris (nice potential receiving TE) and perhaps Becker (Blocking role) will be re-signed - meaning if Knox or Sweeney are injured they can call up a replacement for either role. I also would not rule out a trade at a later time if something shakes free, but I think they are happy with the grouping of guys they have.

Not surprising really - I think this gives them some COVID protection just in case and neither Webb nor Fromm shined. It might be a position they can flex out of if they decide they want someone else later on.

Does that really make them worse. Sweeney has shown himself to be as good as Kroft and nearly everyone complained about Lee Smith even being on the roster. I wouldn’t argue they are better, but I am not sure they are worse.

As far as FF goes - it depends upon the point structure and league, but I tend to stay far away from Bills RBs right now - maybe as a last second grab. The Bills run so few times and like to split up carries that even with Devin being a clear #1 he is not getting many carries a game. Then you top that with Moss and Gilliam getting more goal line carries - even those are limited by Josh and McKenzie getting carries in the deep red zone. I think for football Devin will be a clear #1 back - for fantasy - I think both are going to be very average to below average backs. It would be one thing if they caught a bunch of passes to counterbalance the pass heavy offense, but even then Josh tends to throw to WR #4 or #5 more than the backs. Maybe that will change in the updated offense, but I tend to look at the Bills RBs (at least for fantasy) more like other teams #2 or even #3 guys.

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It makes sense as per previous discussions - the price tag was quoted at around 1.8 billion open air in OP with about 70,000. It sounds like after discussion the leaked info cut 400,000 off the price, but to do that cut about 10,000 seats. There is a sweet spot - the question becomes who is paying to get to the sweet spot and adding the seats.

This sounds like a bunch of whining excuse making because the vast majority don’t like the concept you are presenting. It doesn’t sound to me that most people don’t like change - it sounds to me like most people think that the hideous Blue helmet with white Buffalo and red stripe just looks ugly. It really could have just been left in the other thread, but then you LAMP’d it and now seem to be finding excuses why most people do not like it. The color mix is bad and it does not pop - it looks incomplete- like someone forgot to finish up the coloring job and just never got to the Buffalo. The white causes the Buffalo to lose all dimension. The Red stripe draws the eye away from the shape behind it and therefore it loses any sizzle. Overall - I am all for change and as I have said before - most Bills fans have been excited about uniform changes - including little things like the face mask color. You are confusing peoples dislike of this concept helmet with a dislike of change and that should not be the case. A blue helmet might work, but it will require a much better logo design than what is on here. The issue is the Logo works best as a blue Buffalo and although that looked nice on the original concept helmet - they blended together a bit. The Blue on that still looked 50x better than the white logo. Heck even the black helmet presented with the blue logo looks 100x better. It is not the change it is the design. Start there and work forward.

This is absolutely 100% wrong on multiple levels. 1st and top of list - if he was “not coming back” the Bills would of either IRd him prior to cuts or waived injured him like Duke. They wouldn’t be wasting a 53 man roster spot on him. They wouldn’t cut extra bodies they want and keep him on the active roster so they could injury settle him in 2 weeks. 2nd - most media and coaching staff that you hear from practice and when you watch games have been talking about how good he has been doing. The talk was how strong he has been at the point of attack. He and Zimmer were not competing because they play different roles. Phillips was competing for playing time with Star and how the team wants to use Butler. Phillips will be here for the season and although depending on the injury - he may start on the IR list - I would expect him to be back and be a big part of the D-line rotation on early downs. I also expect they will work to re-sign and keep him to allow Star to move on after this season.

Depends upon the reasoning for it. If they think 60,000 fans will create a huge increase in demand and cause ticket prices to go up and allow higher PSLs - they why wouldn’t they do that. Higher demand - higher ticket prices - higher PSLs - more resale tickets with the NFL collecting on resales fees - different clientele that will most likely purchase more and higher costing in stadium food and drinks. What is Buffalo currently know for and we read on here all the time - pre and post game tailgating. If people are eating and drinking in private lots before and after the game - how much money does that bring into the Bills coffers? That is exactly what the Bills should be trying to eliminate and replace with people that want to eat and drink in the stadium at a higher price point. During the drought the biggest complaint/laughing point was the Bills tickets on the secondary market. You could routinely get Bills tickets on Stub Hub for $2-3 dollars starting in November. - so no they did not consistently sell out - they have recently, but for many years late season games were well attended. If as was proposed they cut nearly 10,000 seats to get to a specific price point - then it will be on the county or state to decide if they want to put more in the pot and increase the public funding. The plans are going to change a million times in the next couple of years and as I have said in the other thread - most fans that attend the game should be hoping and praying for a large public funding of the stadium as that will help defray costs across the a significantly higher number of people. If the public funding comes in at 40-60% of the cost - then the size of the stadium and the ticket cost and PSLs will go way up to recoup costs - making for a much different game day experience. If the public funding come in at 75-80% then they could afford to keep the experience closer to current levels.

IR him before the 53 man roster? They don’t want to do that because then he is done for the season (can’t practice or get called up) and since his “injury” allowed him to practice before the packers game - the player and agent could seek an injury settlement and the Bills would lose him. IR him on the 53 - then they would of had to cut another player and hope they will not sign and give them an option to come back and that made little sense for a guy that because of injury will most likely clear waivers and be available for the PS. IR was the least likely option once he made it back to practice last week - in my opinion.

I mean come on look - his GPS was busted on that play. A good gunner with spacial awareness would have been 3 mm closer and actually impacted the play 🤦‍♂️.

I think looking at the helmet images - the White Buffalo looks bush league. The Blue Helmet with the Blue Buffalo look 50x better and the Blue on Blue makes no sense. The Blue Buffalo looks right - so I would start with that and choose alternate helmets from there. I would not change the logo to fit the helmet color. Make the helmet color fit the logo. White Helmets do that nicely. A Red Helmet makes the blue Pop. A Black Helmet or a Silver helmet like their original colors might work, but I think you have the 2 accent helmet colors already set and there is little to change. Also - it isn’t change that most people have issue with. They wanted change - white face masks- white/red helmets - heck even going back to Fergie’s day with a blue face mask would be fine. They don’t care for the design and color mix on the helmet.

As I said in the other thread where this was posted. The Blue colored helmet is horrible. The White Buffalo on it looks wrong - it just looks terrible and the Red stripe looks off. If you want to use a blue helmet to redesign the Giants - great, but that color Blue with that Logo is just 🤮. I am glad to see the vast majority agree. I am sorry, but that just looks bad.

Maybe, but I really doubt it. They have the same number as last year with a bit more inside/outside flexibility. They will also keep 2 CBs and a safety on the PS much like last year. I think they are set, but maybe if the right guy is released they will trade something out, but my guess is they have the guys they want. IR as he needs shoulder surgery. They can’t cut him - so he just looks like he made the team, but he didn’t. He is done for the year - at least with the Bills.

The red streak looks wrong and I think the Blue is wrong. It just does not look like a Bills helmet - the colors just seem off and I don’t feel they go together. Maybe that’s the problem - I think the Giant’s uniform are terrible. The Bills look classic - The Giant’s Helmets are terrible with their uniforms.

Sorry - yeah - it really is not my cup of tea. I do not like the way the Blue and the White look together. The Blue is to bright and the White looks muted. I do not think the 2 colors work together. It might be ok with a white Jersey, but overall I think it is a huge downgrade.

Please No - this is horrible - Sorry, but that white Buffalo is gross. The Ugly Blue on Blue popped more. This looks like some weird HS helmet.

The rate will drop because out of the 90 guys with an 80% rate means 17 unvaccinated players - the assumption is that the majority of the bubble guys would be vaccinated to make sure that they are not cut for that. Now you cut to 53 and all 17 unvaccinated are in the 53 - now you rate is 68%. It is simple math based upon an uneven distribution of vaccinated versus unvaccinated players.

IR ends his season. Is he not worth the effort of putting him on the PS? Then he might actually get a chance to play in an NFL game and can continue practicing. He was not worth keeping on the 53 as the 8th best receiver.

Interesting, but the QB’s they face this year are not great and they face more run first/TE teams. My guess is we see a lot more base 4-3 defense this year with NE, NYJ, Miami, Tennessee- all run heavy and short pass oriented.

Except Bam Johnson (along with 66% of special teams snaps each year - also played 20% of defensive snaps. He was more than ST only.

I think that rendering goes back to stuff printed in 2013-2014 - I don’t think it is new. Several Reddit users created “renderings” of downtown areas right in between the Hockey and Baseball stadiums. Maybe it is new, but my guess - it is old material created by fan sites not legitimate current plans.

Right now he is injured - not sure the Bills can just cut him as injured and then exempt him. It is interesting. Might end up just regular IR or waived with injury settlement and his time here is done.

Where did the story originate from? Who gave the details to Charles Robinson? I have no doubt that several teams - maybe Miami, Philly, and Carolina reached out and are asking to make a deal for a small protected fraction of what Houston wants. My guess was Philly looking at a 1st, a 2nd, Hurts, and maybe another player. Miami may make a trade, but they wanted nothing to do with this coming out because it is a huge distraction for that team. Therefore to me this is 100% Houston trying to drum up business and passing info out to try and get teams competing against each other.

I would expect Hart to be around as they continue to work the phones for a trade. Unless there are more injuries at that position - I would not expect him to make the team.