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Stevenson, haven’t seen a single thing from him.

You have a real problem with reading comprehension or definitions, not sure which. 1) as I said, the Bills could have made the payment to keep her quiet, I never said they had any liability. 2) The NFL protects the shield at all costs, they would absolutely go along with anything to keep bad press out of the eye of the media. They have done so many times in the past and I’m sure they will continue to try to cover themselves. 3) No criminal charges, the DA has seen this. There was evidence collected a year ago, they didn’t take the case. 4) Do you know what the word “possibility” means? I can also easily guess you aren’t worth my time, so whatever other jibberish you want to post will be for your own amusement, I’m not going to waste my time on you.

NDAs are reached after disclosing details to authorities all the time. This would have been swept right under the rug had the Bills said, “look, here’s a million, she needs to sign off on no further disclosures and no further legal actions”. They could have chosen to protect their brand and cover MA’s ass with his consent. The lawyer knows full well the NFL is paranoid of this type of thing right now, I guarantee you his motivation was to try to get hush money out of the Bills or NFL in general. Think about it, this was all “known” for a year and here we are after training camp, just hearing about it. They could have kept it all under wraps IF they chose to. Posturing over evidence is also extremely common. The DA suckers so many people into taking deals based on the potential of the way a jury will see things, the threat of a rape video getting out is more than enough to scare somebody into a settlement. Of course the lawyer can’t show it to the organization because he would be distributing underage porn, perfect cover to try to push the buttons to get what they want. We don’t know the real facts, but we know there were not criminal charges pursued, which means the DA said it wasn’t solid evidence to get anything, that ALONE raises a big flag. I could easily see this being a case of the girl wanting to hook up w the star football player and then going on in to get more, where it got tougher than she bargained for. It could also be as bad as they want you to believe it. Having seen a classmate’s life be ruined by consensual sex with a 17 year old because her parents chose to press charges when they caught her, I make no assumptions. She was perfectly fine with it, he was her 8th guy, but 1st time caught, dad lost his mind and pressed charges. It happens. Not saying that’s what happened here, but I’m also not saying I don’t think a 17 year old would be into the whole idea either.

Guess this explains why Howard couldn’t land a deal with a team he wanted to play for in the first place. I’m kinda surprised he didn’t have much to offer, but he really looks washed.

You have to remember, just because you are an attorney, doesn’t mean you are a good one. People are dumb and make mistakes that cost them, all the time. I’d bet he thought he could get a pay off for an NDA out of the Bills, obviously that didn’t work, so they had to carry on. Now their Civil Suit relies on something that didn’t have legs for a criminal case, this could easily be a failed money grab.

People over play their hands all the time. The idea of suing an NFL player to get to deep pockets is appealing. If I had to bet, they thought the Bills would throw her a million to be quiet. Remember, they live in California, their financial intelligence has to be questioned at baseline. He absolutely could embellish what they have, hoping to get a settlement for an NDA.

It might be best for MA, if there’s no NFL money to go after, her lawyer may give up a whole lot quicker and it will all be over. He can then get on with his life or back to the NFL.

Maybe he will suddenly snap into it, but I couldn’t understand that pick from day one, size of a safety, speed of a slow LB, looks like a wasted 3rd round pick, but time will tell.

Poor timing, could have pulled a pick out of them 😜 Glad he was able to land a spot so quickly, it’s got to suck to be one of 32 guys in the world with a job and get replaced by a new guy. For his sake, I hope it nets him a few more years in the league.

I’m looking at Crowder, good player, reasonable contract, no room. McKenzie and Shakir are good, and they will almost have to have 3RBs on the active roster this year. Singletary is starting, Cook is the 3rd down back and Moss is the hammer.. If a slot guy goes down, they flex Cook to the slot, seems like he became a game day roster problem the day they drafted him. I guess it COULD be Singletary that is out, looking good, last year of the deal and your shiny new toy could get more Carries

Shakir looks like a nice find.. wouldn’t be surprised if he gets Crowder cut/traded.

The most impressive thing to me this pre-season? Not once has Cody Ford been mentioned by the announcers.. that’s a start.

I’m happy to see him look good out there, he was the best QB for Cleveland last year vs a broken Mayfield, that’s not saying a lot, but he should be fine as in an emergency situation.

If we learned anything in elementary school, the fire goes out when you drop and roll him, no need to stop him bc he doesn’t move. I’m sure Mr. Miller will make a fine fireman.

Spot on, you can’t be paying everyone. The luxury of a rookie QB contract is over. Unfortunately, they waited a little too long on Diggs and the WR market went stupid, now that’s eating more cap too. Honestly, I think the D is about to get SHAKEN up next off season. I will not be surprised (especially if they do manage a SB win) to see Oliver, Edmunds, Poyer, Hyde, all not get new deals. Oliver is a good player, would love him back, but they signed Settle to play the same role for way less and they rotate guys, it’s not worth dropping 15+ a year on a rotational DT. Edmunds, love him or hate him is going to get 15+, I hope it’s not here. Poyer should get a 2 year 25+ deal somewhere, Hyde should be getting more. Age is a factor at S, usage at DT and you can flat out do better at LB. They have been retooling the DL for years and with Frazier’s soft and rotational scheme, it’s hard to be an impact guy. They really need to stop the run and contain QBs more than worry about paying big money for 2 extra sacks a year. I could see most of the Vets being goners in the next year or 2. Miller’s deal does have an early out if he falls off or they need it too. They are going to pay the guys on O and let McClappy earn his keep on the D.

That’s a LOT for a safety, but they are enjoying the benefits of having a great young QB on a rookie deal. If they stay healthy, the Chargers are the team I fear the most.

If IF he turns into a true disruptive force, I’m with you. If he remains the same with just flashes of brilliance, That’s the type you get in trouble signing to big contracts.

The better Oliver is, the less likely he’s extended. We will have to Settle for a lesser penetrating 3T

I agree, I think a guy like Elam will give them more flexibility, once he’s ready to go. He still looks raw, but you get better with reps, so hopefully he rounds into solid form early in the year. To the point of the Chiefs game, I think it was a horrendous strategy to allow 2 All-Pros a free release off the line on that last drive, that stinks of fear to me. You were sitting in zone anyway, you could have at least forced them to work off the line.

I see more from Hodgins at WR than Kumero, so I’d like to see him stick. I’m a proponent of keeping the best player at their position if STs is close. Also, IF and that’s a big IF, he is showing as much in camp as reported, then I’d like to see him on the field, especially in the RZ. Having big bodies to create mismatches when the space gets tight is a really a big deal. There’s only so much space you can “find” when things get tight. He didn’t appear to get much separation out there, but was plucking balls with people draped on him. That’s a valuable skill set in the RZ. I’d love to see Diggs, Davis, Hodgins, and 2 TEs out there. It would be very hard to defend. Diggs creates havoc anyway, everyone else should be able to simply outsize their defenders.

I for one, would love to see a little shift in our D, let Tre take his man however he sees fit and the same for Elam if he’s a better press guy. Run a base zone, but let the corners make it hard on the #1 and # 2 options. We lost to the chiefs bc of being afraid of touching a guy at the line. Run a hybrid D, make them guess if they are getting press or zone, it’s a nightmare for an O to time things if you can give them a different style out of the same look.

Really? I’d sure hate to have been the Patriots, getting a 2nd out of a 7th rd qb, and then Jimmy G, and Brissett, yeah, it’s awful to develop guys. We should just role with guys you know can’t do the job because “they’ll never play”.

I’m just looking for something more entertaining than 2 guys you KNOW suck haha.

1 thing that was a bummer to me, we have no developmental QB on the roster, watching 2 guys we know are mediocre makes it a lot less fun. Also, after watching that mess, I’d have a real competition for the back up spot. Keenum SUCKED, he was the reason they didn’t score on the first drive, that telegraphed pick in the RZ was pathetic. I don’t know if lost some zip on his passes or what, but he was throwing everything with a horrible arm angle and making everything go high, not to mention hanging guys out to dry. I would rather see Barkley. Yeah he’s limited and we know it, BUT he made some great plays throwing to spots and trusting his guys to get there. I still say, we should have been swinging for Bortles, he’s so similar to JA (the really bad version of JA), at least it wouldn’t be a huge scheme shift and the guy has an arm. He’s ACTUALLY won as a starter, with a decent team around him, for the Pennie’s he’s gone for, I don’t get it. I don’t expect him to make the roster, there’s really no room for him. I liked what I saw and I hope he catches on somewhere OR he makes the practice squad. For his sake I hope he catches in another team and makes some more bank. Selfishly, I’d like to see him on the PS to see if he can come take a spot mid-season or next year. I’m pretty sure he sealed Duke Johnson’s fate though, no reason to keep an 8 year guy over the rookie.

Well that’s a crap deal. BTW, Keenum may need to be considered on the hot seat, he looked awful and Bark is doing what you are supposed to do.