MikePJ76

I am well aware of what decade it is and where the nfl is at. Until I see proof that adding veteran star wr is the key move in winning championships I am going to continue to be skeptical. I do not care what era of football you are talking about its almost always about the quarterback and the offensive and defensive lines. Buffalo has one of the best wr in the league in Diggs. I just don't see signing hopkins as the thing that puts them over the top. Like I said before in another post though, he has the skillset that the bills do not have. Big Bodied, great hands, tough catch guy with a huge radius. He can make all the amazing plays and if you put the ball on him or near him he is catching it. So if they do sign him and he and diggs can be comfortable with each player getting different amounts of targets each week and share the spotlight it could be the leagues most dangerous duo. It just seems to me that the offseason hype that comes with this move never actually materializes into on field results. Time and time again big time wr have moved and it just fizzles out or comes up just short like owens in philly and moss in new england. I just want them to win.

I am not living in the past. I am pretty factually stating these big wr trades and signings rarely lead to a championship. Its almost always the play of the team in the trenches improving. You win up front. OBJ was not some amazing addition that made the rams unstoppable. It was stafford. They had the defense and the running game. Same thing with the AJ Brown addition. The eagles had the best offensive line in the league and their defensive line was pretty fantastic also. Adding toney to this kind of odd. He is not the caliber of player any of these guys are and the chiefs would have won last year with any number of guys playing his spot. They also are not paying him a fortune nor did they give up big draft capital for him. No matter what happens to me if the bills take the next step it is going to be because of the offensive line play was better, they run the ball more traditionally and are able to execute in the redzone because of it better. Having a healthy defense and then some plain old fashion luck that every champion has. there is also the situation here with diggs. There is only one ball and with kincaid and some other new wr to work with if the ball is not going his way enough and you lose a few tight games he is going to make things uncomfortable for everyone and draw a lot of attention. The last thing Josh Allen needs is diggs and hopkins blaming Josh Allen for losing the way all these egomaniac wr do. If Brian Daboll was still here I would be more inclined to want them to go do this because I know he can handle all the personalities and would effectively use everyone within the offense. He was the best coach on the staff. I am not so sure the current staff can handle all these personalities. The last thing any team wants to be doing during a season is fighting itself all year. So again I think they have enough on offense to win, if the line is as improved as it seems it can be I think the backs, tight ends and wide receivers here now are good enough to win each week.

Yes. But I view that motivation in different ways, there are subtle differences to how each player is motivated by money. for some guys it really is about money and ego, some guys it is about money to be a leader on their team. I do not view it as black and white.

Yes the game is vastly different...I would make the case that the NFL today resembles college football about 15 years ago. anyway, I don't buy OBJ as any missing piece to that rams championship. The piece they were missing was stafford. They had the defense and the running game of a championship team and upgraded at qb. AJ Brown does not have championship. He is no different than Randy Moss, Owens etc. They did not get over the hump and win a championship because of them. The biggest change in the eagles last year was hurts terrific play, their outstanding offensive and a defensive line about 8 deep that was all over the quarterback. I would rather the bills have an excellent defense and an excellent running game than another superstar wr on the decline. Give Allen a real running game and an excellent defense and he will take care of the rest. I just think chasing aging expensive wr is the wrong approach. They have a great #1 and what looks to be a good cast around him on offense. If the running game improves allen will make one of the other wr into above average players.

this isn't the time of year to make those signings obviously. My point is that you cant put the organization in a bad position going forward to fit a large salary for a wr who looks to be on the decline and has had some issues. Also these types of guys always think they are coming is as hero's and just expect to win...when it doesn't happen they are not good locker room guys. on the flip side of that, he is the type of wr buffalo does not have, he is big and makes catches in difficult positions at odd angles and in traffic. I just personally think making adjustments to contracts to squeeze in 15+ million for a wr at his age is not a smart move. It is a win now at all costs move however and if they feel they only have 1 or 2 more seasons with this group before they have to make some sort of major changes to the roster or staff I could sort of understand. I think he ends up in baltimore and I kind of want that to happen so I can watch the ravens meltdown late in the year with a bunch of guys who seem only motivated by money.

My personal opinion after watching football for 40 years, Wide Receivers are never the missing piece and do not put teams over the top in winning championships. All the wr trades and big signings through the years and very few have resulted in championships. High end wr who were released traded and never won a championship Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Chris Carter, Joey Galloway, Antonio Brown, Brandon Marshall, andre rison, Roy Williams, etc. etc. Its usually the guys in the trenches who make the biggest differences and the WR are usually home grown on the championship teams. I would be really careful about giving money to an older wr who is expecting to come in and automatically win just because. Teams with those types of guys always seemingly get beat in the playoffs.

If this forum needs a laugh. Bryan Broaddus a former scout and GM who works on the radio in DFW's 105.3 The Fan...(a dreadful station) was talking about the rankings of qb's going into this season. He said of Josh Allen, "I think his decline started last year and he is going to get worse going forward because he cant run anymore" Pretty funny stuff. After the segment they then went on to speculate how much Dak Prescott should get paid on his extension and they think he should get top 5 money.... Funny stuff. Prescott the author of an all time bad playoff Play ( running a qb keeper with no timeouts inside 10 seconds and sliding in bounds as time expired) vs SF two years ago is viewed as a player he has absolutely never been down here. The guy is also always hurt. Anyway I thought I would share. I also heard Broaddus side kick Bobby Belt (biggest dak homer) say Allen was no where near as good as he gets credit for and Prescott was much better. December 17th is going to be awesome.

yea they still make a lot of money. Their fan base is mostly gone and lethargic. They have had empty upper decks for 3 seasons. They have gone from decades long waiting lists for season tickets to barely filling their stadium and only really doing it if the visiting team is a draw of some kind.

that remains to be seen. They have lost at least 50% of their fan base due to snyder. With a stadium that is a complete dump and probably a long shot at the playoffs it seems like that is going to take a while before they are anywhere near what that franchise was. Now if they build a new stadium and their new qb works out and they win the division in the next couple of years I bet a lot of those old fans would come back.

could potentially work but I think that giant wingspan will get a little better reception, i mean your idea sounds like it would get pretty crappy reception.

you have to buy a peacock and then fasten a new hdmi 4.0 to its wings and run run it to your tv.

its not really that big of a deal, in the mid 90s they had thursday night football on tnt. Not everyone had cable. So this stuff is nothing new.

It makes a lot of sense if you think about it. The networks pay billions for the nfl rights. This is a way for the network to sell its premium service to millions of people. Major League Baseball already is doing this with Peacock. They have early sunday morning games (which I absolutely love) and friday night apple tv games...the apple tv games are free however.

The cast of the office better be in the booth for the peacock game.

Hey to quote wade after losing to the giants in the divisional round... "we won the wild card round"

I saw some speculation of the Giants at Bills Week 6

I'm not a fan of this. How they will run the offense in NY is a complete mystery. I would have liked to not play the jets until a month or so into the season so buffalo would have something to study and have an idea of what the Jets are doing on offense. I guess the flip side is that they will have limited time together at this point and may have some quirks to work out. Also its nice to get a difficult road game out of the way early in the year.

Signing Murray and now Poona Ford is a big help. Love both of these signings.

I kind of think the Saints are. They play in a terrible division and get to play the terrible afc south. The saints are going to be one of those teams this year that becomes a story. I think they have enough talent to win 5 games in their division and 3 against the afc south. They play the bears and packers. The bears are much improved but playing at New Orleans gives them an advantage. Just seems like they are going to be a sleeper team to me, win 10 games and the south and host a playoff game.

I like the signing. For Buffalo to get over the hump they need to become more of a tough gritty physical team and that starts in the running game. Murray has the size and runs with some physicality and his experience is a plus.

Bills are signing Another Gator Richard Gouraige #BillsMafia as UDFA

it was excellent and paired with what they did in free agency they have set themselves up for success.

If he can show he can hold up in the preseason his versatility will get him to the roster but I can't imagine he will ever be active on gameday this season. He is the kind of player they are going to need to fill out the roster going forward though. Lots of position flex guys who are young and on rookie deals.

Broeker seems like the kind of player who will have to fight for a roster spot and if he is able to earn one he will be inactive on gameday all year. Probably destined for the practice squad.

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