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Just dropping in to see what position he would play for us. Looks like Edge?

Man the Jags love overpaying for wideouts.

It was too cold in Philadelphia.

Going to wait and see on this one. Has decent hands and is still young. Obviously not a signing that is going to blow anyone's socks off but you dont win games in March.

He has all the physical tools you could want. Pittsburgh proved you could win with him as long as you could run the ball and play defense. Smart coaching can hide his inability to read a full field. That said, I hate the Jets,

New year. Same song. Chicken Littles yelling at the sky.

The average low temperature in Seattle is only ten degrees warmer than Buffalo in December. The average low in Denver in December is ten degrees colder than Buffalo. The average low in Denver from January-February is the exact same as Buffalo. The difference between Buffalo and Pittsburgh is not 10 degrees like you say, its 1-2 degrees. For f's sake Cleveland is on the same Lake as Buffalo and they just re-signed one of the best players in the league. Again, I understand we get a lot of snow here but most of these guys are already back to Texas, California, and Florida before 30-50% of that snow hits WNY. And not for nothing, most of these millionaires arent out shoveling their driveways and driving broken down Chrysler minivans through lake effect snow. I am sorry man but just because someone runs into a few NFL players on the golf course and they say its too cold in Buffalo doesnt mean its a realistic reason why top tier free agents wont come to Buffalo. Big contracts and winning makes weather a very small issue. You can buy a lot of coats, hats, and gloves with a few million in the bank.

Huge loss for the Raiders.

70% of the NFL regular season is over by December 1st. This year was a outlier, but in general the average low temperature in Buffalo by that point of the year is barely below freezing. If the Bills are lucky their season goes to January 26th, that's the date of the AFC Championship game. In a year with a long playoff run the Bills would play 8 games between 12/1 and 1/26. 4-5 of those games are usually on the road. If someone wants to blame weather for not coming to Buffalo because they cant deal with 4 cold weather games a year I dont want him on the team. Yes, Buffalo gets the most snow of any NFL city. How many games a year are played with more than an inch of snow on the ground? The Jets, Giants, Patriots, Broncos, Browns, Ravens, Steelers, Bengals, Chiefs, Eagles, Commanders, Packers, Bears, and to a lesser extent the Seahawks all play in comparable cold. If you said players didnt want to come here because of the taxes, yes maybe. But weather doesnt pass the smell test man.

13 of the 19 NFL teams play outdoors in cold weather cities. Are you seriously going to tell me everyone of those teams only signs 2nd tier free agents? My lord man 18 of the last 22 Super bowl winners came from cold weather cities.

I think it depends on the player. Myles Garrett has shown in the past he is a complete liar. Not surprising in the least.

No such thing as a curse or bad luck. Somebody has to win and somebody has to lose. When the talent level is as close as it is between the Bills and the Chiefs, its usually going to be close. The curse was the 17 years they didnt make the playoffs. This current team is too successful to be called cursed.

The guys handle is slick rick scoops. There is one of these guys every off season. Its entertainment.

His signing will go down as one of the worst moves in Bills history. I truly believe signing him is part of the reason the Bills couldnt make moves to get over the hump the last few years.

Way to choose 1919. When the life expectancy was 53. When only 1% of households had both indoor plumbing and electricity. Yes, people do die of the measles but choosing the exact year where measles related deaths were at the highest percentage in the last 100 years of American History isn't exactly living in reality. For God's sake, bacteriology and the impact of hand washing was relatively new in 1919. Odd for someone to give another person hell for "anecdotes" while simultaneously being amazingly hyperbolic.

At this very moment its a moderate overpay. That said, you were able to get your 25 year old starting inside linebacker locked up for 4 years and not have to pay him a top 5 at his position. Forward looking contract and for far less than the Bears paid our former MLB.

It also speaks to how good he probably was. Your point has you stuck in a vicious circle.

They are golf buddies and vacation together. Was very surprised when he wasnt signed here.

I wouldn't get too upset about his tweets. Beane is smart enough to know its a ploy. They know Cook's value. Its somewhere between 9-10 million a year. He isnt as good as Barkley, McCaffrey or Jacobs. He doesnt give you nearly what Kamara gives the Saints in the passing game. He is a 2 down back who struggles in pass protection. You dont pay runningbacks who play 47% of the snaps 15-20 million dollars a year. The Bills are playing with all the cards here. He's under contract for next season. They can trade him but dont have to. They can keep him on the roster and gradually reduce his carry share to Ray Davis. Or he can hold out. In any of those scenarios the Bills dont have to pay him. In any of those scenarios Cook still remains a 26, going on 27 year old running back who isnt worth the money he wants and likely wont get it.

They should have been interested in him in 2019 when he originally hit free agency. Now he is 32 and at the end of his career.

Depends on what the criteria is. If its strictly based on output and impact on the games its Mario Williams. If its both that and longevity in a Bills uniform its Schobel. For me its Mario Williams.

Welcome to silly season in the NFL. My poor Raiders' fan brother in law. He woke up thinking he was getting Stafford.

He is in the final year of his deal. Maybe they think they can get younger at the position, save $18 million on the cap, and improve other positions.

The thing is its quite clear what they are doing. The problem is adults who still want to be teenagers and fit in are easily fooled.

No the owners daughter was all about him. He made way too many appearances on her social media. Thats the point I was making.