Ethan in Cleveland

Toradol is an anti-inflammatory. It is not a narcotic. So in some way it is treating the injury but also offers analgesia. No different than aspirin or ibuprofen or naproxen. As with most things there is a good use indication for toradol but it has probably been abused. Not sure why anyone would cite a bleeding risk. The real risk is kidney injury with prolonged use and dehydration. I would worry about a 300 pound DT in the Florida heat getting acute kidney injury more than I would bleeding. The players will just substitute a different anti-inflammatory in pill form that is not regulated will be my guess.

Did you not watch the last two SuperBowls? It was all defense that won both games.

Based on what? Titans beat the Bills last year and the Browns were more competitive than the Bills against the Chiefs in the playoffs. Many extenuating circumstances in the Titans game of course but to dismiss them seems a bit odd. Brown's off-season has been great so far. They addressed their secondary and added to the DL. Titans are the team to beat in the AFC South. AFC North will beat themselves up all year and the winner of that division may only be 9-7 in the end but they will be a tough out in the playoffs whether it is the Browns or Ravens. Bills still have the second best QB in the AFC. If the pass rush gets better they have a great shot at the SB. The AFC is a lot closer than people think. The Packers lost because of their defense. They already have a top 3 WR if not the best WR in football.

Did they change the rules? I didn't read that the games were played in shorts and no pads. Until the games are played all this media drivel is worthless.

Turnovers. He threw 10 picks last year which doesn’t seem like a lot. However Rodgers only threw 5 and Mahomes threw 6. He still fumbles a bit too much but that did get better. He has had red zone fumbles but no red-zone interceptions - though I recall at least two dropped end-zone picks. Sooner or later it will happen. Will be interesting to see how he responds.

For about a 10 game stretch in 2019 maybe so, but in 2020 he was one of the worst players on the field. Please go back and watch the games. You will be hard pressed to find 5 impact plays all year. He had a really impressive stop on a 4th and goal against San Fran. That was his highlight play of 2020. The worst was him almost tearing his groin and falling flat on his face as Cam Newton ran past him into the endzone. In between was a high number of tackles 5+ yards downfiles, many missed open filed tackles, horrible angles to the ball and terrible blitzes up the middle. He played better down the stretch presumably as his shoulder was healing but he was also positioned outside with Klein at MLB. I 100% agree he physically looks like a guy that can dominate but he has terrible instincts, is slow to diagnose run and pas splays, and just doesn't make plays. Is that intelligence, is that football savvy, is that inexperience? I don't know but I know what I see on film. If he plays like he did in late 2019 and the kids at DE play well the Bills defense has a chance to be top 5.

Nice post. Different perspective in responding to the OP. As you said not everything was a hole and RB or WR were more luxury picks if made in the first round as opposed to true needs.

Not true. The DE position at best is an unknown and collectively is far below average. If Hughes shows his age and the kids don't develop it could make or break a SB run. Zimmer is below average and Star is an unknown coming a back after a year of no football. However many teams have players coming back after opting out so the Bills are no different. MLB was a massive weak spot last year either due to injury or talent or both. This year will define Edmunds' career. LG is below average but has good potential. I've never been a Morse fan and he is at best average. Remember he was a healthy scratch last year for the AZ game after clearing the concussion protocol. I'm still stunned they didn't draft a center in the third round instead of a swing tackle. Williams is elite in pass blocking and below average in run game. The whole OL is probably a top 4 unit pass blocking but collectively below average in run blocking. They get little push at the point of attack but they pull and block downfield well. I'm higher on Knox and Wallace than others on this board, but I understand their arguments. As with Edmunds, this season probably defines Knox's career trajectory. QB play as with any team covers up some holes and every team has a position group or two that is weak. Bills have an elite secondary, elite WR group, and QB that played like a MVP last year. Allen likely needs to play close to that same level with real development of the DL to make a SB run.

The most impressive thing for me is his willingness to embrace a pass first offense. Crucify me if you want but I’m still not sold on McD. This is still the same guy that started Peterman and Murphy. He is still the same guy that has seen his defense get shredded from time to time. He is still the same guy to be out coached by Andy Reid twice last year. All that said, one of the biggest plays in franchise history was made by Taron Johnson dropping back in a McD zone defense while rushing four guys. His scheme produced one of the great wins in franchise history.

Julio is not happening. They don't have the cap space and they are not giving up a first round pick for a 32 year old WR.

Actually it is the opposite. Yes the money is paid in full at the beginning of the year but the real risk is they cut the player the following year. Then all that prorated signing bonus money becomes dead cap space. That is how they lower the cap hit this year by spreading it over the next several years.

You asked if it had anything to do with Allen extension. And I answered. Allen’s new contract when it is done is an extension. It will have no impact on his salary in 2021. It’s how the CBA works for second contracts of draft picks. So the answer to your question, freeing up salary cap space in 2021 has nothing to do with Allen’s extension.

Silly article. Again it seems they don’t even watch the games. Josh doesn’t take that many chances throwing the ball especially in the red zone. His issue is fumbling and it got better during last season too.

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This trio concept is at least 5 years out of date. If you have a great RB that is fine. But the modern NFL offense has replaced the running back with an all world TE or slot WR.

He had Calvin Johnson, one of the greatest WR to ever play. My top 5 pure arm strength Vick Allen Mahommes Elway Rodgers

I suspect he will be top 10. If they went off talent alone and not favor the QB position he might be lower than the WR trio of Diggs, Adams, and Hopkins. But given QB's get a bump my guess he will be top 5. There are some intriguing non-QB players to rank. Quenton Nelson is by far the best guard in the league. Kelce and Kittle are superstars. Besides Aaron Donald there are several defenders that are top 10 worthy as well like Ramsey, TJ Watt, and Joey Bosa.

Can you define what he was drafted for? At Stanford he was a penetrating DT that made a ton of tackles behind and around the line of scrimmage. He was anything but a 4-3 1-tech DT. So if you are asking him to occupy two blockers and free up Edmunds to misdiagnose a running play, only one of those things is likely to happen. See what I did there? Clever huh? Can he be an adequate 1-tech DT? Nobody knows. Maybe, I guess. Do any of us really know what McD and Frazier want from their DTs? Outside of Star, all their DT's seem to be the same body type. All are a bit undersized but are athletic enough to move along the DL.

I did the same in the 90's when I lived in Ohio.

Not necessarily. Remember he is speaking for the whole team as the QB and leader of the team. He may in fact be vaccinated but he may just be saying we as players are not disclosing that information. The real issue will come in the season when an unvaccinated player test positive and misses three or four games. A team may call it a non-football injury and decide not to pay his salary for the games missed. This is a union HR issue that every employer in the country will now have to deal with. Not necessarily. Remember he is speaking for the whole team as the QB and leader of the team. He may in fact be vaccinated but he may just be saying we as players are not disclosing that information. The real issue will come in the season when an unvaccinated player test positive and misses three or four games. A team may call it a non-football injury and decide not to pay his salary for the games missed. This is a union HR issue that every employer in the country will now have to deal with.

Wonder how many go to fans and how many go to investors who are just going to sell them

Does 1974 get the most overrated award? Neither Swann nor Stallworth belong in the HOF. Agree 1996 just edges out 1985. Rice and Reed are two of the all time greats with Rice in my top 3 players of all time. Too soon to tell but 2015 with Diggs and Parker looks like a top 3 class of all time

Don't forget V the television series

You are forgetting this little thing called COVID. There were no pre-season games. No other team drafted Jackson in the 6+ rounds based on his college play. There was no other tape for teams to judge him. There were no OTA's. Only a handful of practices to get him ready for the season. There will be many more stories like Jackson of guys that went unnoticed in 2020 and make some impact plays in 2021.

You solve CB#2 with pass rush. Wallace is fine and Jackson may push him for snaps. CB#2 is not even in the top 5 worries on defense. 1. Pass rush from the new edge players 2. Pass rush from Oliver 3. Edmunds improving in all facets of the game 4. Run stopping from 1-tech 5. Milano staying healthy