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I may be a bit late to the game--had a long, long day--but I re-watched the interview with Emmanuel Sanders, and he had one of the coolest, most well thought-out quotes I've heard from an NFL player: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bubxaUhQ5v0 Skip ahead to 5:40 - 6:02 into the interview; Sanders says: “I think that, when you want to talk about an organization, about a football team in general, that’s what I mean about fun. You got a group of guys that is passionate about what they do. And you would think that everybody’s passionate about it, but, ahhh… some people is just good at it. Passion and good is two different things, and so I think that in this building we’ve got a lot of guys that are passionate about what they are doing, and they want to be successful, and they are having fun doing what they love to do.” If that isn't a McDermott/Beane sentiment, I'm not sure what is. Whether he is out of gas or not, Sanders is going to bring the mindset we need to level up. Glad we have him on this team, and stoked to see what he brings on gameday!

You better believe it is!

Thanks for keeping us up on everything, as always, @YoloinOhio

I think he's looking for a contract greater than his hair.

Got it. Rob is a bud of mine who is a huge Bills fan, but I didn't know if he was on here. Lots of folks call him Nucci, so I figured it was worth a shot.

@nucci I always thought it was cats and porn, but whose counting? P.S. Are you Rob Antonucci? Hey, if this iteration thereof begets some Super Bowl teams, I'm all in!

Cyrus... Cyrus... The cows are calling for you

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I'm showing my (lack of) age, LOL.

I heard he 🎵 Rode down to Nazareth... 🎵

But have we had a Jason LaConjecture sighting, yet? 🤔

The Ghost of Whaley Past, strikes again! A gift that just keeps on taking.

I posted a "Shocked" emoticon because I didn't realize the Bills retained rights to EJ Manuel, that he bulked up, and that he made the switch to Defensive End. That fish is all sorts of cray, LOL!

You, sir, have won the thread.

I need a "Partially Agree" button... What's all this "become" business? When were they ever not?

Post of the day, @H2o!

Correct, but he is a little light in the pants, as they say, for 1-Tech. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love Harrison as a good dude, hard worker, great attitude, lots of community outreach, team player, but he doesn't have 1-Tech measurables. So, yeah: too many 3's and not enough 1's. I think it was "Vanderdoes", and I think he also got released, but I may be wrong on that. Haven't checked the most current Bills official depth chart.

Yeah, that's exactly what I'm saying. They need other people in there, and I'm speculating that, even though someone like Hester isn't a prototypical 1-Tech, they'll throw him some snaps in camp.

Camp body. They'll probably line him up as a 1-Tech, just to put someone there. Plus, Star shouldn't have to take all the 1-Tech reps!

Agreed! Go ahead, Green Bay: Make Rogers (and the Bills Mafia) happy, and keep Julio out of the Dark Lord Hoodie's gnarled grasp!

Sad, but true. Look at how far we've come, though!

Brieda is on a 1 year, prove-it deal. Wade has another "stash" year, with the IPP, and it's difficult to argue that he couldn't benefit from another season of NFL training, practice, film study, and learning. Next year we will see Wade take over the "Brieda" / speed back role; not this year.

Between this, and his interview on One Bills Live, Groot just seems like one of the most genuinely happy and positive people around. He's always saying "Awesome" about nearly everything. Kid just seems so happy to be a Bill. I think back to Grumpy McGilmore, and his long face and dead eyes on draft night. Granted: he was going to a Bills team mired in a deep playoff drought, but in comparison, seeing Groot's positivity is a great sign. Now let's see what he can do on the field!

I must have read it wrong, then. Thanks for clarifying.

That part is true, but I had read that the IPP was extended for a 3rd year. I guess it was previously a 2-year program, and Wade had done 2 years, so this was going to be his "make or break" season, but that extension allows him to be a 91st player. I guess I'm not sure how that works if we aren't allowed 90 players, but that's a horse of a different color.