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Makes sense. And honestly he probably knows he is gone if he doesn't at least go 8 and 8.

My only guess there is Hue is trying to make buddies with Stanton so they can ride share to the unemployment office next year. Otherwise it makes no sense and he is out of his skull.

They have a chance to win between 6 and 9 games with scores like 10-3, 17-10, and 9-0. Thats what Tyrod does. It's like not having a quarterback at all. He won't win more than 9 games because he won't throw it. Has Baker had anytime with the 1s? Does Hue have any plan beyond trying to be friends with his veteran players?

The Raiders are no more dysfunctional than the Bills were last year. They are shaping the roster with players Gruden thinks will help him succeed. Will it work? Who knows, but this kid couldnt get on the field when Del Rio was coach. The problem the Raiders have right now is every journalist jumped all over their stuff, crowned them and their quarterback as God's gift to football after one winning season over the last 15 years.

And now he plays for two offensive minded coaches who wont be able to agree on what scheme they want to use when neither works. Too bad Rex never hired an offensive coordinator to run the offensive side of the ball when he was here. It was always so odd watching TuhRod run the 4-6 defense under center...oh wait.

I hear ya my friend. But the dream persists. I'd very much like to be in my own house by the time I am 40.

Trying to save for my kids now, but its useless. I went to a state school so I came out with some loan debt, it wasnt life altering though. My wife went to Nazareth and came out with over 100k. I have a good job, but not Doctor status like that much student loan would indicate. She works for a not for profit, good for the soul, but you know. Love my wife dearly, but never thought I'd be 35 and not own my house.

If Gruden trades Mack in the AFC he is a complete moron. The goal in the NFL should be the super bowl, you dont trade your best player to a team that could potentially keep you out of it year in and year out.

Student Loans: $989.46 a month. This is after paying down a little over 80k.

Some of this stuff is pretty awesome. Would love the Kelly signed plexi, or the Van Miller Bar Sign. Some of it is pretty odd though, where the hell did they use the Horse Statue? The game used footballs are both from the preseason, not sure if that drives the value down?

I agree on McDermott, but Jason Garrett and his language made the Cowboys Amazon series unwatchable. He cussed every other word, and it was always the same one. I thought he, and most of his team was unlikable.

There isnt much I agree with, but I am also not a locally respected website. But in terms of the things I didnt agree with: Keeping McCloud over Streater: If the writer suggests keeping Taiwan Jones for his special team’s ability what is the point of keep McCloud? I ask because Jones in that instance would be your KR, so they keep McCloud on the merit of what? I feel it's more likely McCloud goes to IR for the year. Streater can play gunner on special teams and provides more experience and speed than McCloud. Keeping Lee, Thomas, and Croom over O’Leary: It’s not so much I don’t think they will cut O’Leary, its more about them keeping the over three over him. I see the Khari Lee point, he is the best blocker of the group. But both Croom and Thomas over him? I ask what does Croom provide that Thomas doesn’t? I’ve never seen the emergence, or perceived emergence of Croom as a threat to O’Leary, more of a chance to see if he can beat out Lee and Thomas. I still think Croom gets cut. Keeping Hatley and Ryan Russell: Why? In my opinion the only way Russell makes the team is if they Short Term IR Murphy, which could happen. But long term what does either of these guys provide except holding the bench down on game days? They provide nothing on special teams, with the rule change lineman are less valuable there. You need more defensive backs and linebackers in that area, which brings me to Keeping 4 Cornerbacks: I understand they will use the three safety look a lot, but four cornerbacks? I believe they kept five last year and depth was an issue. Maybe they sign players from another team but I would be shocked if they only kept 4. Siran Neal: I don’t think they outright cut the kid. He is there 5th rounder and I think someone who can help on special teams. Given the fact they use the three safety look they will need depth there. I know he hasn’t been stellar this offseason but he seemed to come on a bit last game.

Cover 1 is much better at play autopsies than roster predictions.

The rate at which a concussion or head injury occurs in correlation to the number of exposures. Or how many times it happened when correlated to the possibility of it happening.

Thanks for posting Buddy Boy. Baker is probably my favorite college football player of all time. Had such a great time watching him last year. His current modeling gig not withstanding, wish him a lot of luck.

My question about CTE is why all the focus seems to be on football? Ice Hockey on average (Mens and Womens) has an incident rate of .66 per 1000 exposures, which is higher than football. Soccer has an average (Mens and Womens) just below that of American football. Lacrosse and wrestling are close in terms of numbers as well. So my question is why are the reports, and lawsuits around the CTE issue in football predominant? Could it be the popularity and money associated with the game? I hope the guy gets the help he needs. But to put the blame on CTE seems a little reckless in my opinion.

I would suggest downloading the Stitcher App. I downloaded it to listen to The Tomahawk Podcast, but if you search Buffalo Bills a ton of Podcasts comes up. Some are less than professional, but like I said, I prefer just about anything to Schoop. At the very least the guys on those Podcasts care enough to watch preseason games.

Not sure why people listen anymore. Just too much NFL content to choose from to bother with them. Aside from Sal and Howard Simon there is no reason to listen to wgr anymore. On the Schoop issue, and it's been beaten to death, plain and simple he is an elitist. There are a few reasons he liked Lamar Jackson, and none of them had to do with his actual play. I was done with this guy a long time ago, but I refuse to listen after his race fueled Tyrod/Kaepernick rant last year. If you think its part of his "on air personality" youd be wrong. The guy thinks he is above the average fan, and Jeremy White is quickly becoming his clone.

Competition is well and good but John Ryan is going to be 38 years old. His career average is about .6 yards better than Schmidt's. Guess you need a camp body but I wouldn't view this as a serious competition.

It's weird when you look this up because every site has a different number for Mahomes. Ourlads has him at 55 to both the left and right, Allen at 62 left and right. Other sites have Mahomes at 59mph, and yet another at 62.

My bad, I started to think about Calais Campbell and the Arizona connection made me think of Peterson, total Brain Slip. Sill, wouldnt mind to have a guy like Yannick Ngakoue or A.J. Bouye. But guy like Bortles, Ramsey, Marrone, Darues, and to a lesser extent Fournette make it easy to dislike them. I also think they slip a bit this year, but we will see i guess.

100% yes. It starts with their quitter head coach. I know a lot of Bills fans have forgiven and moved on, but there isn't a person in the NFL I detest more than St. Doug. I think the way he left the team was cowardly, and furthermore I feel like the way he handled the questions about the situation last year during the lead up to the playoff game was gutless. There are a few members of the Jaguars organization who I really admire. Coughlin most notably, but I also think guys like Calais Campbell and Patrick Peterson are both players you'd love to have on your team, and not just for their play on the field.

Brady is the GOAT, and I really don't think its close anymore. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I've always felt like anyone who said differently was blinded by bias. Kelly was a good quarterback but probably is only in the conversation for the top 15 of all time at most.

Felt the same way going into the 17' draft. Regardless of who his Uncle is, Kelly had a lot of good things going for him. Always felt he was a better prospect than guys like Peterman, Dobbs, Beathard, Kaaya etc. I even liked him more than Mahomes who I thought was an absolute tire fire mechanics wise. What hurt Kelly was the injuries on top of shady character history. Those two things together, plus the fact he was admittedly overweight heading into the draft may have shown a lack of discipline. With all that said, he seems to have turned a corner maturity wise. He was a speaker at Kelly's Camp this year and did an incredible job at being humble and admitting he was a good example of how not to be as a person and player. Wish him the best of luck as a player, but more than anything as a person because his story will inspire a lot of young guys.

Both Anderson and Moore played in Daboll's offense in Cleveland and Miami respectively. On the short notice is be surprised if it wasn't one of them, depends on how much they like retirement so far, both are up in age.