Ethan in Cleveland
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Just announced out for the season
Second round pick is looking better and better. I'd be shocked if it is anything lower than 35.
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6 hours ago, Billznut said:
DiNucci is going to get thrown to the wolves in the 2nd half vs the Steelers 3rd and 4th stringers without knowing much of the playbook. I hope for his sake he can make some plays, but it could be as ugly as the 2nd half of the Bears game last week.
Which is a waste of everyone's time. Why not just let Trubisky play the whole game? It's obvious he needs the practice, and it at least gives the other players a chance to show what they can do.
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On 8/12/2024 at 3:35 PM, hondo in seattle said:
I followed that link and saw "Mansfield Wrotto" was listed as our starting RT.
I have no recollection of this guy. Zero. I looked him up and he only played 3 years in the NFL but started 7 games for the Bills in 2010. He left no lasting impression on me. I didn't think any former Bills starter over the best few decades would be obscure to me.
Same here. I had no idea who he was or that he played on Bills. God those were the lowest of low times...maybe only 84 and 85 back to back 2-14 were worse
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3 minutes ago, TBBills Fan said:
TBD has a grade 3 rectal tear
Source: Dr TB
Pretty much sums up preseason commentary!!! Love it!!!! Just spit up my latte when I read that. Thank you for making my day!!!!
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58 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:
Not saying how good Cook is/isn't but these are two good points.
Josh is a great QB and virtually everyone on the team benefits statistically by playing with him... and stats can be misleading.
Ok stats are meaningless and it is all Josh...
But but....
So then riddle me this, why did Singletary never go over 1000 yards rushing? Hell he never even got to 900 yards. But Cook did. Did they not play soft boxes and defend deep passes when Singletary was the RB?
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2 minutes ago, DJB said:
I’ve said this since he was drafted here. He has terrible hands and he is not a top end RB. He’s a product of Josh and our offense.
We need an elite 3 down back
Me think you don't know what the word elite means...
3rd RB in all purpose yards and 4th in rush yards
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9 hours ago, NORWOODS FOOT said:
Cook is really talented, if a bit one dimensional, but it’s the gaffs in the big spots that lost my trust. He had a big statistical year, but still for some reason my gut says “wait and see”PS Hope we draft this kid next year…
One dimensional???
How can you watch last season and call him one dimensional? He was top 5 in all-purpose yards.
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I don't know Tyreek's track history in college but I'm sure it has been a long time since he ran 100m let alone 200m at full sprint
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Wonder if he will need surgery
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5 hours ago, Sestak4ever said:
My concern with Cook is that he hasn’t truly elevated his game like I had thought he might, especially with the talent around him. At Georgia he really wasn’t the featured back, at least not in every situation. It was more spot duty and situational opportunities. That’s why his workload there was relatively light and he didn’t get a lot of carries. He mad splash plays for them which got him noticed. I was glad we drafted him because I saw the potential. He will have to improve his consistency and eliminate errors.
Not Elevated his game? He was 4th in rushing and 6th in all purpose yards. How much more does he need to do to say he has elevated his game?
I get the frustration at the drops, but he's a top 4 RB on a team that didn't even feature the run game until halfway through the season. Remember when this elite coaching staff was giving meaningful carries to Murray?
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Put SVPG in the pivot now and don't look back. What's the point of waiting. If he doesn't work out then you can revert to McGovern later.
Right now I see an OL with Dawkins, McGovern, Van Pran, Torrence, and Brown as a better short and long term option than Edwards at LG and McGovern at C.
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My issue with Beane signing Trubisky is he proved he sucked last year in Pittsburgh. No matter what they thought they saw in practice a couple years ago, he proved he can't carry a team in real games. He sucked in Chicago and he sucked in Pittsburgh.
Justin Field would have been a better guy to bring in. They could have had him for $500K less than Trubisky and it would have only cost a 5th rounder in 2025.
In the end it won't matter much if Allen misses more than a couple games.
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7 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:
No, you were wrong. You were trying to refute my point that players and owners both profit from the preseason games and that's why they exist.
You clearly hadn't thought it thru.
If you make a roster you benefit financially from preseason AND postseason games. Whether you play in them or not. Because the cap is based on gross revenue not just regular season revenue. When you get the paycheck is irrelevant. If you work at a company that issues checks every other week did you not get paid for the other week where you didn't receive a "check"?
My point is fact and stands.
And the Bills sold approximately 64,000 tickets for that game yesterday and the game was nationally televised live on NFLN. These games draw big ratings. It's 8 figures into the shared revenue pool for each game no matter how you slice it. Spread that over 49 preseason games. It's very significant and the easiest money the owners and players earn.
I yield. Everything you said is correct.
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NFL TV deal $110 Billion over 11 years.
NFL ticket sales for preseason games is a rounding error in the income ledger. As in the $6.5M in ticket sales from yesterday represents 0.065% of the revenue they get from one year of the TV deal.
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2 hours ago, Beast said:
I have the blue with standing white Buffalo and white with red Buffalo as well. Have had those for a few years. Classic awesome look!
Almost purchased the white on white. It looks cool!
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1 hour ago, BADOLBILZ said:
Incorrect.
The salary cap is based on a revenue split between owners and the NFLPA that INCLUDES preseason revenues. Which is SIGNIFICANT money. If you were a season ticket holder you would know that we have to pay for those games whether attended or not. 20 games played is a fundamental aspect of the CBA. That is unlikely to EVER change. When they go to 18 there will still be 2 preseason games.
If the preseason was played with 53 man rosters they would HAVE TO issue game checks. They don't because there is an understanding that the owners and actual players don't want to split revenues with those who aren't good enough to make teams. Once you make the roster, that preseason tv and ticket revenue is included in the basis for the salary cap which is in turn the basis the contract was negotiated and the game checks the players receive.
We are both correct. Yes the income from the preseason games goes into the pot of money that ultimately determines the salary cap. That is not tiny but still mostly insignificant compared to TV income from regular season games.
It has been a ripoff since day 1 that season ticket holders have to pay full price for these games. A true travesty but in the end people would jsut pay a higher cost for season tickets for the 8 games if the pre-season wasn't included.
And I'm sure the players don't see it as real income. They only get paid bonus checks and game checks and they aren't getting a game check for this week. They do get a camp stipend of something like $3200 a week. That pales in comparison to a say a $2M roster bonus or a $10M salary divided over 17 games which amounts to over $500K a game. Even league average salary is nearly $180K a game. So that $3200 for the week is 1.7% of the average NFL salary game check.
6 minutes ago, Eastport bills said:This has been my knock on Sean, he has yet to provide an O -line that can support arguably the best arm talent QB in football. Couple that with his game day decision making and you have a team that comes up short every season.
They have the best LT, RT, RG combo they have ever had.
Never though much of Morse anyways.
If Edwards is not cutting it at LG I'd be fine moving McGovern back to G and playing Anderson or the rookie in the pivot.
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2 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:
All true, but it comes back to what I said about preseason then…”what is the point of all this”? If as many said the point is to evaluate players on the back end of the roster, good luck with that! That performance was nothing short of terrible all around and unless the coaching staff has a high power microscope I’ll be shocked if they’re able to find any semblance of a diamond in the rough. Let’s hope there isn’t paint left on the locker room walls.
There is no point, that's the point.
I know I'm a broken record but COVID proved you don't need preseason games. They couldn't figure out Wyatt Teller was a future probowl player in real games let alone preseason games.
Everyone relax. If they suck this year these preseason games won't have anything to do with it.
Playing Arizona week 1 is like Ohio State playing Bowling Green. Should be a good get right week 1 win. Get some solid reps for the backups. Let Elam play some man to man on MHJr. Get a few sacks to pad the defense stats as McD does. Then move on to week 2
1 hour ago, BADOLBILZ said:Why do people still ask this? It's MONEY. Revenue. They have been selling tickets for and now broadcasting all of 20 game seasons for 60 some years now. Being preseason allows the owners and players to make money and use mostly camp fodder to do so in 6 of those games until 1978 and then 4 of those games........and now 3 of those games and soon 2 of those games.
Players don't get paid for preseason games
They only get game checks for regular season games.
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After a few years of wearing the same hats, I am starting with a new trio!
Please post yours!
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55 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:
Also, no power in Cleveland for 4 days?
What sort of diet are you on?
Any good trailers?
Did you go with the Biriyani?
Wow.
I can't wait for the sequel!
Yeah Cleveland got hit with two tornados this week. Trees down everywhere. 400k lost power. About 200k had no power four four days. My hospital was running on generator for 2 and half days.
I was working out and showering at Planet Fitness for a few days.
Saw Inside Out 2 - no good trailers
We changed our mind and went to a steak place after the movie. I love biriyani though!!!
After dinner we came home to the power finally back on! I think many others still without.
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13 hours ago, US Egg said:
How much?
What movie?
What’s up next Saturday?
Bench 225 8x
Inside out 2
I'm on call next weekend
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I've been without power for four days and no signs it will be coming back on.
Hit Planet Fitness this afternoon during the game, new personal best bench press, and a hot shower.
Now off to a movie and Indian food.
Imagine all the things people can do when they finally get rid of the preseason!!!
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1 minute ago, ColoradoBills said:
What are you talking about? I said the position coaches need to take the brunt of this. A HC doesn't control preseadon games.
McDermott needs to get on his boys for this showing.
Read what I wrote. LOL.
I did.
A HC doesn't control preseason games? Not sure what that even means.
That said, all I meant was I wouldn't take anything from this. It's meaningless.
During the SuperBowl years the Bills would look terrible all preseason long.
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17 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said:
It's preseason and there are 90 players on the team. McDermott needs to get on the position coaches for this mess more than anything.
It's like half the team didn't know what they were doing.
There is always a lot to blame a HC on but having a team not ready to play a preseason game goes WAY beyond him.
Do you honestly think that?
I mean I find all kinds of ways to criticize McDermott but you are going to criticize him for preseason roster bottom feeder performance???
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1 minute ago, The Frankish Reich said:
1. Did anyone who is likely to play in Week 1 get hurt?
2. Did McD get a good look at some marginal players fighting for a roster spot?
If No and Yes respectively, I count this as a win.
Oliver got hurt
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Bass hit from 49. How did it look?
JJ McCarthy having Knee Surgery
in The Stadium Wall
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I don't know last year Buffalo in London sucked pretty bad too