[Jaylon Ferguson Died]

48 minutes ago, mrags said:

Caffeine and alcohol are drugs is the weakest argument I’ve ever heard in my life. But if you want to go with that. Whatever. 
 

All drugs are bad imo. They are doing nothing but degrading society, and these days, at incredible rates. There was once a war on drugs. (maybe some of it was political) but it was beneficial at the time, for many years. 

• Mixed messages from society/govt.  Smoking tobacco very bad.  Smoking weed awesome - legalize it everywhere and celebrate.  Drinking alcohol ??  
• People forfeiting employment because they can't pass a drug test.  Contractors can't find help to show up for work without being high.  A local concrete contractor talked about a "lost generation".
• Idle hands and a purposeless life beg for trouble.
• Re football, pain management will continue to be a part of the sport for pros.  Nobody takes repeated shots from monsters of men without paying a price.  I expect pain management will be aggressively addressed by the more functional teams.  

 

[Hypothetically, What would you have done if Buffalo signed Deshaun Watson?]

Re OP, I'd have stopped following the Bills until character was once again a priority.

[McDermott says he often sleeps in the office Monday-Wednesday watching film...surprised but not surprised at the same time]

He's not trying to be Top 10, he's trying to be the best.  Full commitment.  A good lesson in what it takes to be a transformative figure.  Glad he's our coach.

[Jim Kelly on the all time passing list]

Kelly had great accuracy on the deep arcing passes, slants, and short-area dumps to RBs.  These resulted in Lofton/Beebe bombs, Reed RAC yards from being hit in stride, and smooth execution of screens to Thurman.   I mention these as they have not been Allen's early career strong points.  Kelly also very accurate threading the ball between defenders - more so anyway in his earlier years.  Sometimes prone to missing the underneath coverage.  Kelly a great "touch" passer IMO.  

[Kaepernick workout with Raiders...NFL encouraging teams to give him workouts]

Kaep's top priority hasn't been football.

[Movin The Chains is in the process of evaluating the offensive lines these two weeks]

I feel that the IOL sees an average commitment in resources because part of the protection scheme is to simply allow Josh to escape or roll out.  Hold your block for 2.5 seconds and call it good.  

[Tarik Cohen potentially tears Achilles while live streaming workout]

22 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I had bad Achilles problems a few years ago from playing bball, and worries about the same thing. The ortho I saw basically said like 90% of tears are men between 40-50 who are weekend warrior athletes. That pretty much was me. 
 

I ended up doing tons of stretching to prevent against a risk of a tear. I now stretch my Achilles for like 30 minutes every night, and then before I play hoops in the mornings and then after. Makes a huge difference.

Smart.  Achilles have an outer sheath over the inner section.  If you get a lump on the outer part from overuse, heed the warning and back off.  Also the number of jobs where people sit wreak havoc on the hamstrings, calves, and Achilles.  Achilles heal slowly with no regular blood supply.  Painful watching that video.

[Gunner's roster thread 2022]

Looking at the roster, OL is my only area of concern. Less about the starters than the depth. 17 games plus playoffs will take more than 5 OL.

[Tom Brady Netflix Roast]

There's just so much "ME!" with this.

 

"Brady will serve as an executive producer on his own and future roasts."

[Frank Gore still winning]

Not sure what Gore was doing with his hands down before the knockout.  Baiting his opponent?  

[Ken Dorsey's offense]

I'll guess an average of 5 more plays a game with 2 TE sets. 

 

Also don't see the IOL giving league leading protection time despite Kromer. Hoping they're at least average and no injuries to Bates/Saffold. 

 

Nice post by OP.

[Pats* renovating at Gillette Stadium]

On 5/12/2022 at 10:57 AM, UConn James said:

Hell yeah.

 

 

The article was kinda vague on what the interior space will be used for, but I imagine there’s going to be a large gambling devoted area similar to what the Pegulas et al have described for our new place.

 

Gambling just seems to get butts in seats. I’ve never really understood the allure, an AP stats course hammered it into me that gambling isn’t a great use of money, nor have I ever really had enough money to just 🔥💰 / 💸.

Gambling does zero for me. Afternoon WGR seems to like it.

[Tom Brady will be Fox’s lead NFL analyst once he retires]

There is some chance, although a very small one, that Brady gets his bell rung or is disfigured. 

[So Who Will Not Be a Bill by September?]

On 5/2/2022 at 5:32 PM, chris heff said:

Moss is better 

Although generally ignored, his broken ankle could easily have made him less of a player last year.  

[So Who Will Not Be a Bill by September?]

17 hours ago, machine gun kelly said:

Ford will probably be gone.  Epenesa, and Moss are cheap labor so they should stay.  Edmunds and Poyer are valuable in the eyes of McBeane.

Ideally a few shine in preseason and are then traded.  

[If _______ has a big year or breaks out, this team is SB bound]

We likely know the ceiling on most players so it's a question of who could plausibly still improve. Rousseau.

[My draft recap and random thoughts.]

Bernard is the manifestation of McDermott's vision of a 2022 NFL defense.  He's not going to put out a LB that isn't viable in coverage.  LB's not integral to pass rush.  Just my opinion.

[So Who Will Not Be a Bill by September?]

17 minutes ago, jkeerie said:

Beane says that Ford has been working hard in the off season and knows this is his final contract year.  So, we'll see.

Don't see how he acquires the quick feet and balance he's missing, but hope he proves me wrong.

[Bills 2022 defense - better or worse?]

Defense will be better better - able to win some games on their own. 

 

Tough to say they will be "feared" in a traditional sense.  Gone are the days of head-hunting safeties and defenders who drive a QB's head and body into the turf.  

[Poll: How would you grade the Bills overall draft?]

B

Corner was a sucking chest wound that needed immediate attention. Bills had to plan for Tre missing a couple early games and then being limited for some time after.  Would really have liked that 4th for IOL.

[Rd 3, Pick 89 (25): LB Terrell Bernard, Baylor]

Just caught his interview.  Sharp, mature, young man. 

[Round 6 Pick 209 (31): OT Luke Tenuta, Virginia Tech]

3 hours ago, Shake_My_Head said:

Smarts?   Coachability?    He's the son of a coach I believe.

 

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Fair enough 

[Round 6 Pick 209 (31): OT Luke Tenuta, Virginia Tech]

1 hour ago, Shake_My_Head said:

He's too tall and has balance issues, plus not much functional strength.   Can't see him at OG, IMO.

I'm wondering what he brings that Doyle doesn't.

[Do the Bills have the best offense in the league?]

The skill position showcases are fun, but for the Bills 2022 offense, it's also largely about Saffold and Bates.

[Rd 2, Pick 63 (31): RB James Cook, Georgia]

Works for me. Looking for WR in the 3rd then some beef to run behind.