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10 minutes ago, HalftimeAdjustment said:
They should deal with it, as much as possible, by focusing on football and avoiding getting drawn in. Beasley's social media behavior is 100% on him. At some point you just have to say, hey his views are not those of the Bills organization and should not be attributed to anyone (player, coach, etc) other than himself and move on. It is obvious at this point that he's not going to change his behavior and so the best approach is to give it less attention. This "show some leadership" idea ignores the fact that he's an adult who holds his own opinions and can speak about them.
Now, the team could decide his social media behavior is so bad/detrimental that it warrants cutting him (but they should not, IMO). I am sure that many people would lose their jobs if they become a national-scale irritant on social media. However, at this point it's just not in the Bills' best interest to do so; the line of bad behavior has not been crossed. There is a line at some point, however. I won't indulge in hypotheticals, but there is always a point where the negatives for the team outweigh the positives. If Beasley were a bubble player, he'd probably already have crossed it.
I think you're spot on with your assessment. Where it gets dicey is that you have an employee is speaking out publicly against his employer. If you're going to bite the hand that feeds you (and feeds you A LOT), you better feel certain that there are serious misgivings going on....
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7 hours ago, CorkScrewHill said:
He has proven to be a very team first player up until this point. Played on a bum leg throughout the playoffs, great chemistry with the team in general. He is not an anti-vaxxer as portrayed he is just concerned about this particular vaccine. It would be a big hit to lose him.
Totally agree with you, and I wouldn't have any desire to get rid of him.
The trouble I see is that he's up against a big machine, and he's not going to win that battle. So far he's not backing down and he's just going further and further. If he doesn't accept the situation, I don't see it playing out positively for anyone.
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1 hour ago, transplantbillsfan said:
It's just Beasely. And as much as I love him as a player, I'm reaching the point where I won't be upset if we cut him. I view Sanders as an upgrade over John Brown and I think Davis will be better than last year. Maybe our WR corps takes a step back without Beas, but I don't think it'll be a huge one. And maybe this is finally the year our TEs make up the difference.
The team is better with him on it, but as we've seen with every egomaniac that puts himself first, no individual is greater than the team. Sad, but since he's doubled, tripled and quadrupled down, it doesn't seem likely that he throws in the towel at this point. It seems likely that he won't be on the team this season.
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Problem I see here is the NFL’s inconsistent message. Brandon Beane is told he can’t cut a player due to vaccination status. However this memo says he can however be punished for his unvaccinated players. How is that fair?
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9 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
Nice 🤮 to hear that the most important Chiefs players and the Chiefs in general are all getting vaxxed up
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article252228208.html
Dolphins, New Orleans, and now Chiefs. Wonder how Tampa Bay is trending?
The Bills do seem to be "unique" among top teams and our divisional competition in regard to how much "distraction" they are managing to bring upon themselves. 😥
seriously…after all these years we finally have a super bowl contender and they have to distract themselves with a VACCINE CONTROVERSY of all things? What nonsense…..I would have honestly never predicted that this would happen. I would assume that such a successful and focused team would vax up 100% and get to work on football. The “vaccine culture” in professional sports is a real head scratcher…….
I have a performance based career that was completely shut down by the pandemic. Everyone in my industry was begging for the first chance to be vaccinated.
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16 hours ago, mushypeaches said:
Every year, I become a bigger fan of Beane's team building strategy
Free Agency is to plug immediate holes and find plug & play starters and high snap count rotation players
Draft is for development, depth, and future backfills
Obviously there are some exceptions, especially in the first round of the draft, but this is exactly how you build a sustainable, competitive roster.
Once you begin to "need" the draft to find multiple starters each year, it means that your current talent isn't performing or you're top-heavy vs the cap
I enjoy not being in that boat any longer
Exactly, and it also allows them to take the best player for the team, regardless of position. Plus, I don’t care how talented a rookie is, he’s gonna make more mistakes than the vets. That shows up in big games.
16 hours ago, mushypeaches said:Every year, I become a bigger fan of Beane's team building strategy
Free Agency is to plug immediate holes and find plug & play starters and high snap count rotation players
Draft is for development, depth, and future backfills
Obviously there are some exceptions, especially in the first round of the draft, but this is exactly how you build a sustainable, competitive roster.
Once you begin to "need" the draft to find multiple starters each year, it means that your current talent isn't performing or you're top-heavy vs the cap
I enjoy not being in that boat any longer
Exactly, and it also allows them to take the best player for the team, regardless of position. Plus, I don’t care how talented a rookie is, he’s gonna make more mistakes than the vets. That shows up in big games.
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What I think is interesting, is that actually I couldn't think of too many players. This team plays so well as a unit, there's not much to mess with really.
Also in all those years we never had a dominant TE. We still don't.....
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1 minute ago, YoungBillsFan25 said:
I would definitely rather have Fred Jackson in the backfield the cj spiller. Although speed out of the backfield is what this team needs Fred’s all around game and ability to catch passes and pass block would be more dangerous and helpful to JA.
Fred Jackson was more versatile for sure. If i were to go for an all-around back from those years, I would go for Lynch, though.
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Just now, MarkyMannn said:
Aaron Schobel
No doubt. In general during those years we did have some dominant, top level D-Lines
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Ok fun game for something different. Think about the roster as it is now, and then think back to the approximately 20 years in a row of missed playoffs. If you took a player in their prime from those years and plugged them into our 2021 roster, who do you think would have a big impact?
My choice might seem strange, but I would go with CJ Spiller. He wasn't always healthy or consistent, but if you threw him into our current offense and gave him 10 touches a game, I think he'd be dangerous. Kyle Williams is an obvious choice of course...
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10 hours ago, Bakin said:
Don’t get me wrong - I LOVE the draft. Always have. Always felt like the team needed me to mock really well! I needed to be on top of all the prospects and team needs, etc...
This year, I have so much faith in Beane that I don’t even know what day the draft is.
First time I can remember.
Not sure if I’m the only diehard psycho who feels this way. Maybe it’s the stupid covid?
Right there with you. When your team sucks, the draft is the only interesting thing to pay attention to. Where this team is now, anyone we draft is likely to sit and learn for a year to two anyhow. Not a bad place to be. This year it's the kind of draft where maybe those players show up on the field two years from now and we're like "who's that guy and where did he come from?" haha
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2 hours ago, GunnerBill said:
I know the thread is looking for positives but the most memorable moment of this season for me was the final 2 minutes of the Arizona game. From nervousness when driving down to win it, to joy when Stef caught the touchdown, to despair on the Hail Murray. I imagine I will remember the ending of that game for a very, very long time.
Joint second the two Taron pick 6s to break open the games against Baltimore and Pittsburgh.
It turned out to be not so negative. After the game, the team really rallied and put the petal to the metal for the rest of the season.
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1 hour ago, Doc Brown said:
Probably this. The drought was rough.
hahahah thank you for reminding me of this.
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Ok, just for fun...something different.
When you look back in 10, 20, 30 years as a fan - What will your biggest memory of the 2020 season be? I know I'll remember that clip of Stefan Diggs flossing in slow motion on the sideline forever. To me that summarizes the good feelings of this past season.....the players kicking ass, cruising into the playoffs, and having fun while doing it.
What about you guys? What specific moments will you remember?
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10 minutes ago, RichRiderBills said:
From PFF today in ref to best free agents left:
21. WR SAMMY WATKINS
Once looking like a future star, Watkins has leveled off as a complementary receiver over the past few years. He’s never gotten back to his career-high 89.8 grade in 2015, though he posted solid grades between 69.0 and 74.0 from 2016 to 2019 across three different teams. Watkins’ 64.4 overall grade in 2020 is the lowest of his career, though he always seems good for a couple of dominant games per season, and last year it showed up at the right time during the Chiefs’ Super Bowl run.
Contract Analysis: Watkins agreed to an incentive-laden pay cut before the 2020 season to run it back with the Chiefs for another shot at a Super Bowl. Otherwise, Kansas City would have moved on from the receiver it originally signed to a three-year, $48 million deal back in 2018.
Watkins was the top wide receiver on the market that year, with Allen Robinson II coming off a torn ACL being the next best available.
Watkins won’t have that same luck this time, as he’s way down the list of top free-agent wide receivers. Nevertheless, the former No. 4 overall pick is still a serviceable player when healthy and will be only 28 years old.
Prediction: Three years, $30 million ($10M APY): $21 million total guaranteed, $16.5 million fully guaranteed at signing
I'm not a fan of signing Watkins for that, not in a million years, and generally not a fan of him as a WR 5 in Buff.
I more like the potential upside of Kumarow and Hodges.
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whoa honestly shocked to see those contract numbers thrown out there.....
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Same old story...fans are mad at a player that the team overpaid for. In the case of Sammy, the team overpaid with draft capital. Then the player doesn't produce to a level congruent with the assets given up for him, and the fans hate on him for it. Blame Whaley for what he gave up, not Sammy. With the diva rumors...do any of us really know the truth in any of this??? Maybe there's some truth there, but I think it's overblown.
With Sammy, he was always awesome when he was on the field, just hurt a lot. My read is that the team didn't want to invest #1 receiver money into a player who was always injured. They traded him while he still had value at the end of his rookie deal. If he comes back to the Bills on a budget-friendly free agent deal, what's not to like? We have enough guys at the position that we don't need to count on his health, and every time he goes out there he's going to make plays.
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Well if that doesn't prove the value of hitting on a QB in the draft, what does? Thank God the team finally nailed it with Josh on the 7th.
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57 minutes ago, mjt328 said:
Hopefully he still has some gas left in the tank, because this was a surprisingly high contract (more than a $6 million cap hit).
I figured they were going to eventually land John Brown's replacement for about half that cost, once the market started drying up.
This signing seems to be more about the Bills really wanting Emmanuel Sanders, rather than landing a bargain deal.
Sanders did always catch my eye back when he was playing for the Steelers, and later the Broncos. But since he got traded to the 49ers and then signed with the Saints, I haven't noticed him making much impact.
Seems you're right - the plan all along was to get ES and cut Brown. I won't pretend to be a football scouting expert, so I would just say he must do something particularly well (that Brown didn't do) that Daboll wants to integrate into the offense.
I was also surprised to see the move considering our cap limitations, so they must really value him.
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Last season Singletary was a bright surprise who exceeded expectations as a 3rd round rookie. This year he regressed. Maybe it had something to do with losing Gore as his mentor? Perhaps switching to a pass first offense where he was barely used was also a problem?
My thoughts (not that it counts) - they're not gonna hang their hat on Singletary, but he's likely got a spot on the team next season.
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1 hour ago, Captain_Quint said:
His whole career has been this same type of play. Grab every play and only get called on it 1/3 of the time. Mouth runs the whole time.
I would guess this is probably the truth. He plays very physical and on the boundary of pass interference on every play. If the ball doesn’t get thrown in his direction, he probably doesn’t get called. It’s not a totally bad strategy.
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19 hours ago, Limeaid said:
Fitz may beat George Blanda's record becoming oldest player playing QB.
I hope so!
On 12/19/2020 at 1:56 AM, ganesh said:Fitz would have been a great mentor for Josh Allen.
I don't think they had a choice then.
Yes, I'm sure he would have been, he seems to have no problem in that role.
Regarding the Peterman thing, I agree with you. And it seems from all accounts that Peterman was a practice hero and smart guy who simply lost his nerves once the game rolled. If that's true, then I can't blame McDermott. He gave Peterman a shot and he failed....then they moved on.
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On 11/24/2020 at 11:13 PM, RobbRiddick said:
He's also close to having played for all 32 teams. What a coincidence!
Fitz has had a remarkable career as far as I’m concerned, and it basically started in Buffalo. Every time you think his career is finished, he reappears and tosses 400 yards in a game (maybe with 4 picks, but still). I’m glad we have a new option in Buffalo, but he has definitely helped out a lot of sad teams in the last decade. I love that guy.
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23 hours ago, Limeaid said:
No I would not. Have had many opportunities and have not.
You are just like Tainted T*m and Bellicheat support cheating because you think everyone does it.
It’s not cheating to apply for and accept a loan that is totally legal. People are just looking for a shame story.
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8 minutes ago, Limeaid said:
yea. No difference than people who rob others because they can. They and their supporters who falsely help them get away with it.
Enjoy supporting the cheat.
not supporting, just not criticizing. Every company or individual will take advantage Iof what’s legally allowed. You would also. If there’s blame to lay, it’s on those who make the laws and policies.-
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2021 Bills vs Twitter
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That’s pretty much what he’s been saying he’s going to do. In that scenario, the team has no choice but to cut him, since they would likely be held responsible for him breaking the protocols. We’ve all seen what the league does in those circumstances. They start with fines, and then they start seizing draft picks.