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I think that was Greg Cosell, Senior Producer at NFL Films. He's been watching film and analyzing it since it was actually film, on a reel, and is highly respected around the league. It's been said that coaches send him film of QB and QB prospects and ask for his POV. It's not to say that he's never wrong (he has been), but he's neither full of ***** nor produces half assed content.

I don't know about "kicking the tires" (Beane or one of his minions calls about a lot of options), or about this source. But the chances seem slim that: 1) the Bills would trade a pick AND absorb Kupp's salary 2) the Rams are now tied for 2nd in an NFC West that seems wide open. why would they be talent sellers at this point? Seems to me as though the source is puffing up some old scraps into new clickbait

It appeared that Tua put his helmeted head down and ran right into Hamlin (not Hamler)

Samuel has been declared "out" for the game after DNP all week with a "pectoral" injury. So this isn't a referendum on whether Virgil might be more productive than a healthy-enough-to-play Samuel.

See above. Has not been on the Bills PS. Was free agent in NFL, playing for St Louis Battlehawks in UFL this fall. Correct-a-mundo

Isabella wasn't on the Bills practice squad this year. He was released at roster cutdowns. He's been playing in the UFL.

What must two Alabama alums say when they meet each other?

What color is Alabama's mascot?

I think we need to make the point that in 2019, Mahomes was not "running the show". He was the QB. And Mahomes was drafted in 2017, not 2018. And in 2018 (Mahomes first year playing) the Chiefs lost in the Division round. Also you said "failed at every Superbowl opportunity", Reid had one (1) previous superbowl opportunity in 19 years before Mahomes. I'm gonna ignore the rest of your post because why go there, but the part I left makes a very valid point: the very year before Mahomes started, in 2017, Reid and the Chiefs had a very successful NFL offense. #1 in rush Y/A, #6 in NY/A passing, #2 in INT. And the Chiefs lost in the WC round , and Tony Dungy (who might know a thing about coaching football) said on national TV that "the chiefs might win a Superbowl, but not with Andy Reid as their coach". That's how Reid was seen - as a successful regular season coach that couldn't get his teams "over the hump" in the off-season. Until he could. And Mahomes has undoubtedly been the difference maker. But in Mahomes first season playing, he was supported by a proven successful offense with the whole deal - strong OL, strong run game (#6 for Y/A), top TE and top RAC WR

That's hysterical. So Jim Kelly's face is tougher than Harbaugh's hand.

I can't find it now, but in one interview Beane talked about research they did before drafting a QB in 2018, about how QBs are handled and developed in the league. He said one of their conclusions was that far more QB with potential are ruined than are developed in the league, and as I recall he went into some detail about the reasons (I don't remember them all, but it included changes in OC or offensive system especially multiple changes in the first 3 years and so forth) It interested me at the time because the Bills did a number of things that Beane alluded to as poor developoment (poor WR corps and OL Josh's first year, lack of run game to support the passing game, lack of a veteran the rookie could sit behind to learn). But they also did a number of things right (keep the same OC and offensive system, support the QB and not have a QB controversy, etc).

Arizona, Baltimore, and Houston say "Hi".

No, I meant what I said: Rapp/Hamlin/Johnson is a significant step up from Bishop/Hamlin/Lewis right now. We hope that eventually, we see Rapp/Bishop/Johnson but that isn't where we are.

I think we need to step away from the "underwear Olympics" and remember that playing time is not the same as 40 time. Josh Allen ran what, 4.76? Explain that he's really slow to all the defenders he evades on the field. It would be nice. But Bishop is (IMO) significantly behind the learning curve right now. So we'll see.

Agreed there. I think the Bills shared your hope, that his knowledge of the game would improve and develop into an instinct that would let him shine. Nope. Point was, while I have sky-high hopes for Bishop, I think Rapp/Hamlin/Johnson is a significant step up from Bishop/Hamlin/Lewis right now

Don't overlook that Taylor Rapp was out for 3/4 of the game as well. We saw that in 2022 with Hamlin - he was servicable when paired with Poyer, but when he was paired with Jaquan Johnson the quality of safety play plummeted Not that I'm saying Cole Bishop is Jaquan Johnson, but he's a rookie and still figuring things out. Put two safeties who are figuring things out together with a backup nickel and two backup LB and things get fugly fast.

Shavers is on the practice squad. Your choices of WR on the team to "let walk" are Cooper, Coleman, Shakir, Samuel, and Hollins.

Let's wait and see when Milano comes back and how Williams is playing.

Yeah, sure Oakland "couldn't wait to get rid of him" - in a "make me move!" situation, Dallas offered Oakland a first round pick for him!!!! 2022, I don't think Dallas wanted to get rid of him, but his salary and expiring contract with $20M made sense for Dallas to trade Cooper to the Browns. They had CeeDee Lamb coming into his own on a rookie contract. Jerry was cheap and wanted the money. But because of the money, they only got a late round pick for him - a 5th or something, with a 6th back.

I mean, they've played without their starting QB for the last 4 weeks. The canonical goal of backup QB play is to break even. Dolphins are 1-3

It's not by design.

Explain that to me, please, step by step. To draft BTJ, we would have had to trade up into the 19-22 range. We did not have a 3rd round pick.

Why would McDermott be having a discussion about a game that happened 3 weeks ago, this morning when Brady (and McDermott/Babich) should be "all hands on deck" putting together a game plan for the SeaSnakes? That's not how the NFL works.

His longer interactions were with backup WR Tyrell Shavers and with DBs.