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Creating torque to throw breaking pitches and cut fastballs puts a lot of stain on the elbow. This kind of motion is not generally used to throw a football, although some of the unusual throws by Mahomes could be an example of an exception.

Crunching numbers is a relatively mundane task that they perform okay. When they try to turn those numbers into relevant and insightful assessments of players, they fall short. Selling their data is a far cry from providing actionable roster guidance. They try to sell themselves as having that expertise but they really don't have it.

Just another PFF drop in an attempt to be relevant. I'm not sure why any of us continue to take the bait.

The entire sequence of the 13 seconds would not have occurred if the kickoff was short of the end zone. Anyone watching the game with even a novice's knowledge of football strategy knew the smart play was to kick the ball inside the 20 yard line and short of the end zone. A bouncing ball to the 10 yard line would have been perfect. This initial mistake is what allowed the other circumstances a chance to exist. Even though Farwell was the coordinator, the players should have known what needed to be done. There were enough veterans on the field that someone should have understood the game situation and have been talking to Bass. Just like teams have a two minute offence and prevent defense plans for the end of games, you would expect a professional football team to have end of game special teams strategies. The fact that they either didn't or didn't execute them reflects poorly on Farwell.

Ah....now we have balance in the force

Every dollar paid to any player in any form eventually gets applied to the cap. Teams push money into the future to take advantage of the annual growth of league revenue. Owners with money can afford to make the necessary escrow deposits for bonuses and salary guarantees. This all works as long as revenues continue grow, teams don't spend faster than the cap grows, and teams don't pay problem players (like Dareus) that lead to major dead money issues. When players like Hill and AJ Brown are not retained by their teams, it is likely because their new contracts would have caused the team to spend at a rate that exceeded their forecast of available future cap money. Good organizations operate within a structured salary plan. You will see them deviate for short periods if they think that they are very close to winning a championship ( Tamp Bay, and Rams). Eventually, their rate of spending has to be brought back on a sustainable trajectory or they release good players and end up in a "rebuild". Beane has shown great ability to manage the team spending and pull the trigger on the Miller deal when the opportunity was there.

I'd start following a new football team and watch more baseball. The Bills would be dead to me.

Watching that hit never gets old......probably watched it 20 or 30 times. Not as good as Stratton on Keith Lincoln but pretty great. Moats on Favre is pretty good also.

It may be his 150+ IQ that helped him perform in the league more than any physical ability that he had. It also didn't hurt that he was tough as nails. He always kept the games interesting, for better or worse. It was hard not to like the guy.

He shouldn't get too attached to the cash from his guaranteed contract. When the civil cases are concluded, he may be really light in the old wallet. Juries will be hard pressed to completely disregard 20 plus claims against him.

We will never know about the things going on behind the scenes. I'm sure the Saints won't want him or want to pay him for another season but there may be some desperate teams (Carolina, etc.) who might be. If his agent sniffs one last payday, something could happen. If we've learned anything over the last few years, it's not to be surprised by pro athletes and their retirement antics.

Looks like I'll be sync'n up the XM broadcast to the TV video feed so I don't have to listen to that pompous cheating SOB.

Not even close.

Again, unless you had direct access to their draft board, you are only guessing that he was their best player available. Teams indeed draft for need and the fact that Dallas had and continues to have roster issues is a clear indication that they draft poorly. They allowed their o-line to grow into a problem because they failed to plan ahead and draft accordingly. Before that, they allowed their secondary to deteriorate and they were the poorest unit in the league at one point. Teams that draft well don't have those kinds of repetitive problems.

Unless you have their board, you don't know that Lamb was BPA on their board. At that time, their defense had many holes and a receiver was a luxury that they could not afford. Even their local sports media questioned the pick. As long as Jerry interjects his input into their drafting, they will remain a floundering mess that plays in one of the weakest divisions in the league.

Winning percentage, playoff wins, division titles, SB appearances, and SB wins are the long term metrics that mean something. When you look at their performance excluding some artificial media driven awards, they come up short. They draft some good players (as do most teams) but they have done a poor job of building a complete team. Jerry likes to make the big splash pick (CeeDee Lamb) when good players in areas of real need are available. A handful of stars sprinkled through a roster can't make up for the glaring talent voids that exist elsewhere.

If this was their real board, it helps me understand the poor drafting of the Cowboys over the years.

You are correct about there being quite a few good CB's in the draft. There are really only 6 or 7 that grade out to be high end prospects. I think Beane will want one of these guys because of White's injury. If White was not coming off the injury, several of the second tier guys would suffice and be an upgrade over Wallace. If White misses some time or has lagging performance, Beane will want a guy that can handle the CB1 role. CB is the most obvious glaring hole in the starting roster. Beane will not leave the draft without addressing it. Because of his good work in free agency, Beane has the flexibility to draft the best prospects in almost every position.

Darrell Greene had a twenty year hall of fame career and was only 5' 9". I couldn't find his exact arm length but did find a lot of information about how "experts" in the NFL doubted his ability to play in the league because of his size. His speed, smarts and toughness was all that really mattered. If the Bills can walk away with a similar player and results, I'll take that any day.

He took advantage of Wallace defending the sideline when it didn't matter. You should spend some time and watch the other 18 games.

Whenever someone has an alternative that is 6' 5", runs in the 4.5's, and takes away many of the inside passing lanes; we should devote some time to it. In the absence of that, it will be the same old same old.

Had a lot of fun at the stadium watching him play. I don't remember if it was his play or the beer that made it so much fun. Happy Birthday Fergy!

Maybe they are but at that point in time, they only needed to be smarter than six other GM's. I'm certainly glad they were. This also eventually shutdown the "we could have had Mahomes crowd".

You forgot.....the Bills have the worst bye week ever (regardless of which week it is)

Good points but when you look at the last year of White's deal, it is structured to make it easier for the Bills to walk away. Corners have a limited time for delivering high level performance and injuries shorten that time. If they let White go in 2026 and sign the new guy to his second contract in 2026, I'd say that lines up pretty well. In addition you hopefully have some high level play opposite White and the new guy proves that he can be the new number 1. I think teams that are consistent winners have good rosters on an ongoing basis and they accomplish that by having longer planning horizons with succession plans. They try to avoid having too many older guys needing to be replaced at the same time. I'd be amazed if Beane doesn't have this kind of sophisticated planning process.