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I will never ever pick the Bills over the Patriots. However, Brady has played McDermott's defense twice in his career once in 2013 against the Panthers and this years game with the Bills. In those two games Brady has 554 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. It would be an amazing Christmas present if that trend kept going.

I agree. It looked intentional and given his track record very likely was. Should have been a flag, and honestly he should have been removed from the game.

7 and some change wouldnt put him in the top twenty of CB contracts. Injuries may limit his ability to get paid top ten money, but I would be incredibly surprised if he doesn't go after top 15 money which puts him in the 9.5 Million dollar range.

A broken back, even if its just a small crack or whatever cant be really fun. They have failed as an entire team though. Defense had one take away for much of the season. Tackles stink, wideouts drop balls like crazy. Honestly, I dont think Del Rio will be long for that job.

Yes please

So would they save $11 Million or $2 Million based on the dead cap hit?

Even if the Bills cut Tyrod, Glenn, Hughes, and Alexander, signing Cousins to $25 Million plus would virtually ensure they would handcuff themselves free agent wise. The cap is high next year and contracts will be inflated. If you want E.J. Gaines back you better have 9-10 Million. They need to draft a quarterback.

I think Rosen's stature is strikingly similar to Goff, and from that standpoint I agree the size is different. On the off the field issues, Rosen hasnt been arrested thats true, but if you're speaking about attention seeking and me first I think its fair his name come up in that category. And just for argument sake, I am sure Rosen would have had even more attention grabbing headlines if he had performed or won in the fashion Mayfield has this year.

This is where I have always had a problem. Mayfield is off the board for being "high maintenance" and "attention seeking" but we leave Rosen on? If Mayfield is off, then Rosen is off for the same reasons.

Appreciate the topic. Just one question though, if they dont feel like they may be able to trade Glenn now because he wont pass a physical why did they think they could two months ago? What I mean is this, if the injury is indeed chronic he wouldn't have passed a physical eight weeks ago either. So essentially, that being a point of contention doesn't really fly well.

Other options are Alex Smith and Cam Newton.

Pretty incredible turn around. But I think the real question is, do you play him in fantasy?

Thank you. I appreciate that. Was getting that feeling from other discussions, but hadnt got there yet.

Feel like I should be wearing a shirt that says "I'm New Here"

As I said I disagreed with his decision. But to say its a no brainer is not accurate at all. It seems like the people giving him grief around the decision wont even acknowledge the fact that the decision has to be made considering variables. The average 4th down conversion rate in the NFL is currently 44%. The Bills are one of the worst teams in the league at picking up 4th down conversions, coming in at just below 17%. So I ask you, with your season on the line and a 83% chance youll fail, do you still think its a no brainer?

Agree with this. His catch percentage is abysmal, but the quarterbacking this year is as bad as I remember it being.

I didn't agree with the decision to punt yesterday but to your point I also find it troubling how hard it is for people to see the forest through the trees. Have to take these things on a game by game basis, and the result should be considered in that as well. Had they gone for it and missed, and then lost the game people would be killing him for that. Bottom line is just win.

He had three tackles yesterday...Watkins isnt going to break 1k or 60 receptions. It will be ok.

No, because if you follow the draft enough you know this happens every year. Next year is always the better class until its not. IMO you cant decide if a class is over or underrated until the players start some games in the NFL.

I dont think the awards matter in terms of draft stock. Based on team need I think he has a realistic shot of going in the top ten. Will depend on if GMs favor him to Lamar Jackson. Regardless he should be a 1st round pick.

I will not be surprised at all if he is let go and McCoy is hired.

The Bills no longer have the fear advantage. It was much easier to sell tickets to meaningless games in December when people had the specter of losing their team hanging over their heads. Reality sets in a bit more when the romantic ideal of supporting your team to show them how much you care is gone. All of us still care, we wouldnt be on a message board otherwise. The tickets may only cost six dollars a piece, but add parking a few beers and some food to the equation and you still end up with a close to $75 dollar outing. May not be a lot to some of you, but when it's around Christmas and you have other things to spend your money on watching a 6-6 team with the slim hopes of being in the playoffs play a 3-9 team in the snow doesnt sound that appealing. The league tried to do the Bills a favor by making the Patriots games later in the season but it still didnt shake out.

But would you agree then that correlation to height and the ability to play quarterback is a result not of smaller players inability to play the position, but rather the predilection of coaches to place players at a position based on their size regardless of the fact that the predisposition may not necessarily be based on statistical fact? Reminds me of when Moss and Owens were killing the league at wideout. Suddenly everyone wanted giant receivers, so you end up with Devin Thomas, James Hardy, Malcolm Kelly and Limas Sweed being mentioned in the same conversation as Desean Jackson. Or when the league suddenly wanted smaller faster defensive ends like Dwight Freeney, and you get Aaron Maybin in the first round. My point is, size, especially when you're talking inches should really take a back seat to who is the best player at their position.

Yeah they rounded up. He was measured at 72 3/4. Using that method Manziel would have been 6'0 as I believe he was 71 3/4. Its amazing how quarters of an inch can cost a guy hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Technically three. Tyrod measured below 73 inches at the combine.