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Good find! I was watching the game in the college lounge. I knew the Bills would pull this out!

Side note: Daboll was also named a few days ago to Jared Dubin's of CBS Sports "2021 NFL Survivor Squad" (one player or coach from each team, with players/coaches from last year ineligible this year): https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2021-nfl-survivor-squad-building-a-32-man-juggernaut-with-one-pick-from-every-single-team/ "2021 NFL Survivor Squad: Building a 32-man juggernaut with one pick from every single team Our second annual survivor squad is here with a caveat [...] Offensive coordinator: Brian Daboll (Bills) Last year (ineligible): Greg Roman (Ravens) The work Daboll did with Josh Allen last season was Reid-esque. The Bills ran the pass-heaviest offense in the NFL relative to their expected drop-back rate given down, distance, time, and score, and that fits quite well with the type of team we want to build. He'll spread the field to get as many threats as possible in the game, affording his quarterback a wide view of possible targets and the throwing lanes through which he can find them. Buffalo's running game was not particularly efficient last season (22nd in Football Outsiders' DVOA) but Daboll worked around that by juicing pass efficiency and using Allen as a threat in short yardage. He knows what he's doing. Also considered: Kellen Moore, Eric Bieniemy, Mike LaFleur, Joe Lombardi, Byron Leftwich, Josh McDaniels" [end excerpt] Tre'Davious White was our player who was ineligible this year. Also considered for this year's squad at their respective positions were Sean McDermott, Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Tremaine Edmunds, and Micah Hyde.

Yep, and this is Tasker's final year of regular eligibility before having to go to the Senior's Committee.

I am surprised no one has mentioned the OJ Simpson trade, which eventually netted us Jim Kelly! In 1978 the Bills traded O.J. Simpson to the San Francisco 49ers, who gave us their second- and third-round picks in 1978, first- and fourth-round picks in 1979, and a 1980 second-round. Buffalo used those draft picks to acquire DE Scott Hutchinson and WR Danny Fulton in 1978, DE Tom Cousineau and DE Ken Johnson in 1979, and RB Joe Cribbs in 1980. The first overall pick in 1979, Cousineau, would never play for the Bills, opting to go to the CFL. When he returned to the NFL, the Bills were able to obtain the 14th overall pick in the 1983 NFL draft plus a pair of picks in 1984 from the Cleveland Browns. That 14th overall pick would become Jim Kelly. Also, of note:

To summarize: 16 QB's in 20 years, with 3 playoff years (1998, 1999, 2017) and 5 winning seasons with no division titles or playoff wins: 1998 10-6 (lost wild card game) 1999 11-5 (lost wild card game) 2004 9-7 2014 9-7 2017 9-7 (lost wild card game)

The tweet is from April 28:

Is there a link? I just checked PSE twitter, and there is no such announcement: https://twitter.com/PegulaSE/with_replies?lang=en

Wow! I hadn't viewed the tweet, so I had no idea. Thanks for telling me! I love it. Will save the clip.🏋️‍😃🍻

Yep! I played it everyday, even though it became too easy almost right away. I guess it was good for training hand-eye coordination, ha ha.

Thanks for telling me! The problem is I threw it away as a stupid kid during the 80's because I wanted to get rid of "cutter", lol. (Along with a lot of other stuff over the years that would be valuable today, like my comic book and Atari 2600 game selections; Stretch Armstrong toy; Bills cookbook featuring recipes from Jim Kelly, Roland Hooks, etc; vibrating magnetic football game; Mattel hand-held electronic football game (featuring a 9-yard--not 10-yard--field onscreen) and NFL helmet metal lunchbox. Ugh.

LOL. Good catch! It's called a poor job of googling by me. My Josh Reed pic posts here kept on failing, so I was so happy when one finally worked that I didn't even look closely. Ugh! I will try to edit my post. :-)

Weren't you that person who posted that Joique Bell thread yesterday? Tell me, why do we let newbie's post again?

My first TC was in Fredonia. Got Fergy's, Jim Richter's, Dan Manucci's, Greg Cater's, and David Humm's autographs!

I don't live in Buffalo, so I didn't know who that Josh Reed was. At first, I thought you meant: [pic below edited to actually show Josh Reed [thanks to @TheProcess for the catch!]] I was wondering: "is he still on the team?", lol.

Here are the top 10 rookies in NFL Madden 22, released yesterday: 1. Kyle Pitts, TE, Atlanta Falcons – 81 OVR 2. Trevor Lawrence, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars – 78 OVR 3. (tie) Jaylen Waddle, WR, Miami Dolphins – 76 OVR 3. (tie) Pat Surtain II, CB, Denver Broncos – 76 OVR 5. (tie) Zach Wilson, QB, New York Jets – 75 OVR 5. (tie) Ja’Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals – 75 OVR 5. (tie) DeVonta Smith, WR, Philadelphia Eagles – 75 OVR 5. (tie) Pennei Swell, OT, Detroit Liona - 75 OVR 9. (tie) Trey Lance, QB, San Francisco 49ers – 74 OVR 9. (tie) Justin Fields, QB, Chicago Bears – 74 OVR Not sure where Mac Jones is ranked, but he was rated 71 OVR. Here are some other notable ratings for players on new teams, also released yesterday: Matthew Stafford, QB, Los Angeles Rams – 83 OVR Jared Goff, QB, Detroit Lions – 77 OVR Carson Wentz, QB, Indianapolis Colts – 72 OVR Jalen Hurts, QB, Philadelphia Eagles – 71 OVR Sam Darnold, QB, Carolina Panthers – 71 OVR Julio Jones, WR, Tennessee Titans – 95 OVR JJ Watt, DE, Arizona Cardinals – 94 OVR Jonnu Smith, TE, New England Patriots – 81 OVR

For a moment there, I thought you meant Zach Wilson, lol

Thanks for the post! Here is their full list: Kansas City Chiefs: +450 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: +700 Buffalo Bills: +1200 San Francisco 49ers: +1200 Baltimore Ravens: +1400 Cleveland Browns: +1400 Los Angeles Rams: +1400 Green Bay Packers: +1600 Indianapolis Colts: +2500 Tennessee Titans: +2500 Arizona Cardinals: +3000 Dallas Cowboys: +3000 Los Angeles Chargers: +3000 Miami Dolphins: +3000 Seattle Seahawks: +3000 New England Patriots: +3500 Denver Broncos: +4000 Minnesota Vikings: +4000 New Orleans Saints: +4000 Pittsburgh Steelers: +4000 Washington Football Team: +4000 Chicago Bears: +6600 Carolina Panthers: +8000 Las Vegas Raiders: +8000 New York Giants: +8000 Atlanta Falcons: +12500 Jacksonville Jaguars: +12500 Philadelphia Eagles: +12500 Cincinnati Bengals: +15000 New York Jets: +15000 Detroit Lions: +25000 Houston Texans: +30000

It's just a video game, but here are the rankings for their top 10 WR's: 1. Davante Adams: 99 2. (tie) DeAndre Hopkins: 98 2. (tie) Tyreek Hill: 98 4. Stefon Diggs: 97 5. Julio Jones: 95 6. Michael Thomas: 94 7. Keenan Allen: 93 8. Amari Cooper: 92 9. Mike Evans: 91 10. Allen Robinson: 90 More position groups will be announced each day this week on ESPN: July 27: Defensive linemen & edge rushers July 28: Running backs July 29: Safeties July 30: Quarterbacks

In response to this guy's tweet, no team is going to trade for him until the legal matters are resolved.

Agree with your post, but Stefon Diggs caused trouble too for Minnesota; and so did Antonio Brown with Pittsburgh, whom the Bills tried to acquire. Just saying... 🙂

So this is really a political post in disguise. TDB had heard enough of Cole Beasley, whether pro or con (and also Ertz, for that matter). Also, in before the lock.

Not Sunday Ticket, but I tried that with my cable internet company, Spectrum (formerly Charter). I was a customer for 4-5 years. They kept increasing the price each year, but still gave me an offer. Finally, a few years ago, I called again and they offered a small discount. I called their bluff and canceled my account. I was shocked when they did cancel with no conter-offer. I didn't wait for the cancelation date in a few weeks, and got nervous. So I called them back that same day and got the new rep to give me the same offer (I forgot to mention the free speed upgrade they had offered though, lol). He couldn't reinstate the old account, but gave me a new one. I ended up paying for almost a month more because of new billing dates. Maybe I should have waited, but I freaked out since there is no really good alternative other than slower AT&T U-Verse. The next year I just took their best offer and renewed. Not worth the hassle of bluffing a cancellation over $10 a month or whatever, spending more time on the phone with a new rep, ending up paying a month extra, and the added stress, at least not when there is no good alternative.

Ok, lol! https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/agents-take-sizing-up-stephon-gilmore-xavien-howard-situations-with-solutions-for-the-disgruntled-corners/ Eric's quotes from the article: "That's a no-brainer," Dickerson told TMZ Sports. "I mean, he knows the offense, he knows this offense. He doesn't have to come in and try and learn [the offense]. He knows [Sean] McVay, he knows the guys on the team -- that would be an easy fit." "At the end of the day, football, this is business," Dickerson said. "That's what it comes down to. You got to make business decisions. You got to make decisions that are good for the football team, and the player has to make decisions that's best for him." ""I think Sean McVay is really confident about his football team this year," he said. "He said it's one of the best teams he's ever had. I mean, losing Cam is a big loss, but -- I hate to say it -- like anything you've got to move on."

For comparison: 2004 NFL Combine:

I bet they have NE, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Seattle, New Orleans, and two of these last three: Green Bay, San Francisco, or Tampa Bay ranked ahead of us in coaching. Not that I agree, but it is what I suspect.