Buffalo Junction

“Mike McCarthy. Won a super bowl. Went to the playoffs nine times. NO! We want GASE!” ?

It’s nice to see Feliciano show his recognition and a mean streak in pass pro. Great signing by Beane. O-line aside, Singletary really popped out to me. His recognized possible pressure from each rusher as the assignments unfolded, and used his agility to back up the linemen instantly.... Impressive for a rookie RB. That awareness is likely what made Shady expendable. Dropped the same thing while I was typing. ? ?

I’m not saying it’s fully viable right now, but with more and more folks cord cutting or using tablets, etc to watch games.... sooner or later. I’m sure amazon and Hulu have sniffed around. Disney wants its own as well. This could get interesting with reduced DTV money supplemented by streaming revenue. The NFL isn’t going to leave money on the table if they can avoid it. As an example. I stream spectrum. I’m not willing to pay for DTV and deal with the contract. However, I would definitely fork over $10 on at least 8-10 days to watch certain games.

I’m waiting for this to turn into a PPV by the game situation. I don’t see a way around that with streaming becoming more dominant.

Yup. To many variables the first week, especially with division rivalry games. What we can take away is that this Bills team isn’t going to quit and has enough talent to be competitive. I still think they need to find some game breakers on offense before they’ll compete against the best teams. Hopefully that shakes out over the season and a few guys start showing that ability consistently.

Agree, but because it’s “week 1” there’s still a need to remain a bit skeptical. It’s encouraging though, especially on the defensive side of the ball. The first week is just to fluky with top players getting their first game action, etc.

Pettine had a year to review the tape and figure out the tendencies. Plus, da bears O isn’t that good.

If Beasley catches 100 passes we will finally have a pro bowl receiver. With the amount of bias towards Allen’s inaccuracy the press will likely put all the improvement on Beasley and Dabs.

Didn’t Wilkerson get a DWI or drug arrest this summer? If so he’d have a suspension looming.

I’m thinking Gaine is going to crack a bottle of 30 year old scotch and chuckle his ass off at some point this weekend.

The only name that matters is Allen. Let’s hope he progresses.

I don’t get the comparison either outside of “undersized DT” McD saw early in his career. If I was forced to make a direct comparison I’d say Mike Daniels with elite burst and quickness.... Daniels measured 6’ and 290 lbs coming out. Both guys have insane motors and are deceptively strong. Thing is, it took Daniels a year to really figure out slipping double teams and improve his pass rush. I expect Oliver to be somewhere between Daniels and Donald after a season or two. Who knows though.... at this point the kid could turn into the next Bunkley or John Randle. ?‍♂️. It’s too early to speculate.

No one ever expects the Spanish Inquisition

That nickname is a little.... unexpected.

Flacco is a considerable upgrade. I think the Broncos still might be screwed because they play the NFC North. We’ll see how it turns out though since the NFCN winner can easily be decided by player availability: Rodgers, Cook & Griffen, etc. Should be fun to watch, and I expect a few shootouts coupled with unexpected defensive battles.

I think his history plays a big part in not fighting for “highest paid” status and taking a good deal with excellent guaranteed money. Jones stopped his slide, and the kid knows how quickly all this could end.

The ravens game should be interesting since a fair number of our defensive players are familiar with their offensive scheme.

“Kiko only pawn in game of foosball.”

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Probably has more to do with the cap percentage tied up in these QBs. No team can really afford an injury to their starting QB. It’s even more important for teams with $30MM starters.

Play them all on offense. They don’t need to play every snap in the first half though. In fact I’d like to see some WR and RB substitutions and rotations on the first team... Can McCoy and Gore feed off each other? Can McKenzie sub in for Beasley? That type of thing. I’m looking forward to this final dress rehearsal. The offense as a whole, and O line in particular, probably need it.

Ahman Green, Ryan Grant, James Starks, and Eddie Lacy. Then no one of note until Aaron Jones flashed. They did however have John Kuhn at FB, and a cubic F’-ton of pro bowl offensive lineman. Truth be told, if Thompson had just made the Lynch trade instead of cheaping out on compensation they probably would have won 2-3 SB’s instead on 1.

My take away is that this teams o line and depth looks a lot better than last year.

I’m okay with letting them sign another teams offer. I’m thinking more along the lines of giving QBs 4 seasons of eligibility instead of three since it’s the most difficult position to master.

Might not be a bad idea for the NFL to extend PS eligibility for QBs.