Bobby Hooks

Is that bad? I left a girl at the alter because I found out she was a fan of the team that always faced the globetrotters in the 70’s. They were America’s team! The ball was a flag for crying out loud!

See, this is where you kind of lose me. Signing most guys to a one year deal doesn’t affect building the team for the longer term. Let’s use Poona and Harris as examples. Who could we have signed in place of either of those guys to build the team for the future? Any DTs that have Ford’s upside wasnt signing for what he signed for. In fact he turned down more to come here. Same for Harris, what biggish goal line running back should we have gotten that a.) would contribute as much as he can this coming year, and b.) we wouldn’t have to trade assets or pay up for? The way I see it, Beane is signing these one year guys so that we can stay viable for the future. They come in, perform, and they’re gone. That gives you one more year of high quality play while you evaluate what’s out there for the upcoming draft/free agency. I’d much rather him do it that way than sign a so-so guy that they’re not in love with on a longer term deal. I think that’s how you get yourself in trouble.

If you came into a thread about two camp bodies and thought it would end with a viable wr who would “produce on Sunday”, well that’s more about you than it is the Bills. Do you even watch this team? They’ve drafted and traded for players that barely play.

It’s stuff like this where I can’t understand people still criticizing Beane and the owners. They’re constantly working. They had a good draft, signed Poona, are in on the biggest player left (Hopkins), and still trying to beef up the depth/special teams. They could easily sit back and wait for the season and no one would bat an eye. But they’re still going.

I love when people who are obvious pessimists say they’re “realists.” We’re talking about an excellent football team and all you can talk about is the bad, and what could go wrong. Thats not being a realist, that’s being a pessimist. It’s the actual definition. An actual realist can see the good too, which there is a lot of. Like he said, you may need to re-evaluate. Throw in re-evaluating what a realist is as well. You sir, are not it.

You’re right, they should be absolutely steaming that the Pegula’s have exhausted every avenue (coaches, players, cash, upgrades to the current stadium, new stadium) to bring us a Championship. Good question. What does the Sabres situation (that looks outstanding right now) have to do with anything? also, you didn’t answer his question. What specifically should they be criticized for?

I want Allen to take less punishment, that’s for sure. A better o-line should help with that. Do I want Allen to run less? Kinda. Maybe take out some of the designed runs unless we absolutely need them. But when the play breaks down and he has a hole, I want him to take it. That part of his game is what separates him from the others imo. Dudes a Mac truck truck with moves. Utilize that.

Yeah, I bet that would sound really appealing to him. Go to a juice bar with a rando Bills fan. How do I get in on that invite?

Simple is right. Manning had tons of bites on the apple. He was only facing off with Brady. Allen will be facing off against Mahomes, Burrow, Herbert, and many others. You need luck/breaks too, mainly staying healthy. I think we had a legitimate shot last year if Von didn’t go down. We’ll have a few shots. It’s not a one year make it or break it.

Not sure where all of this overconfidence comes from. I think we can beat them week one, but that team beat us without Rodgers last year. That D alone is worrisome. Garrett Wilson with an actual qb? Bills have their work cut out for them. Not to mention, though I’m mentioning it, we don’t know what Josh will show up.

That’s how I felt about Adam Banks when he left the Hawks for district five.

Can we change the thread title to Neck Tattoo please?

Agreed. Everyone seems to have these grandiose plans about what they would do, but never have realistic options to go with them. “I want a #2wr like the Phins or Bengals.” Okay, so would everyone on the boards. Draft? No, they were taken. Free agents? No, we didn’t have that kind of money to spend. Bills obviously agreed with all the smoke around Hopkins. They tried. So where does that leave us? Talking about how we’d like to have a really good #2? How is that interesting?

This might be the silliest thing I’ve ever read. If he’s playing lights out and we’re battling for first in the afc or another division title you think they trade him? Ridiculous. Not to mention if he is playing insanely the contract he’d receive would be a good one and we’d get more in comps than what he’d get in trade. This literally makes zero sense. If he plays poorly, no one would trade for him. If he’s playing great, we wouldn’t create a hole in the D.

I’m just going to go ahead and say it. Don’t care.

It wouldn’t matter even if he did change. People grow. Josh is a millionaire that can fully express himself in anyway he sees fit. When he was a young pup he probably didn’t have the confidence to let those peacock feathers fly. Not to mention, he’s surrounded by other millionaires that are doing these same exact things. That’s also part of growing. When we did it we didn’t have cameras in our faces 24/7. He’s finding out who he is, and sometimes that means wearing a creamsicle suit to the same function your ex-girlfriend is looking for the next daddy warbucks. That might end up being more Cam Newton than (Insert man’s man, blue collar hero), and that is perfectly fine. I think he’s going through a big time break-up and he’s trying some things out. Most people do that in the form of a nose-piercing, but then again most people don’t have his bank account. Most people forget he’s still more kid than fully formed adult right now. I’d love to see what the people judging him were up to at 26 years old.

I’m fine with it. All this will do is give him a taste of the big time. You know how you get to the bigs full-time? You win a Super Bowl. We get a Lombardi, he gets a hosting gig on snl. Win-win.

Of course. But that doesn’t stop the world from happening. Having gang rape attached to everything you do for an entire season is a big deal when you’re trying for your first Super Bowl championship. It was a big distraction for a punter.

Heckuva fiery first post! Are you friends with Matthew?

Whether it’s fair or not, every single Bills article and social media post had the words Buffalo Bills and gang rape attached to it. They were also getting a LOT of pressure from the world, and I’m assuming the NFL to make a move. They had to do what was best for the team, and unfortunately that meant parting ways. This is a damned if you do, damned if you don’t scenario, and the reason many teams took him off their boards for the draft.

I could quibble a bit here, but fact is, the Bills have the most exciting qb in the league. Being anywhere close to top 5 was dream potential in the 20 year drought. So I’ll just take it and look forward to next season. With that said, If it was my list he’s #2 and it not just the homer in me. There’s not one thing that Burrow and Hurts can do that Allen can’t, the same cannot be said for them.

Earn points? I don’t even know what that means. So… nope. I will explain this ONE last time. When they said they envisioned Williams as an olb I thought that was strange, and naturally as a fan of the team, I tried figuring out what the plan was. You guys act like this was such a silly thought, but firstly it’s the offseason, and secondly this thread did go to 10 pages and over 5,000 views with lots of interesting thoughts and opinions added. So not everyone thought it was ridiculous. Shaw eventually posted that he heard on Rome that they do see Williams playing mlb eventually and that was that. I will ask you what I’ve asked a few others, can you please drop a link of your last offseason thread so I can see an example of what you consider acceptable? For the record, you brought this back, it was pretty much done. No one had commented in 12 hours, so… kinda conflicting behavior, no? You think it’s ridiculous so you search it out and bump it a half day after it disappears? Seems odd. Care to explain, Herb? Also, does making threads earn you points?

This isn’t just the Homer part of me, I think Thurman would be excellent in this offense. Faulk too, I think he’s even said once if he was a Bill during that time they would’ve won a Super Bowl. Though maybe I’m misremembering, I do definitely remember him saying he would’ve loved to play in that offense.

Cool opinion. Can you send me a link of your last thread? I’d like an example of what is an acceptable conversation in the offseason.

Maybe read the thread? All of your day late questions will be answered.