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It does seem to do that. But when I use it..I tighten the bolt and test the adjusting screw to the chain before each use..It cuts down on it loosening. Its not built like a $300 or $400 chainsaw, but Im not a lumberjack or cutting down forests. Like I said, most of the limbs I have to cut are 4 to 6 inches. But I've had to cut some that were as much as 18 inches thick and i was surprised how well it did. And...Harbor Freight doesn't get enough credit for this. On the first one I had...I think the chain gear went bad. I took it into Harbor Freight. The cashier punched up my phone number and said I had 2 months left on my service agreement. She said, "leave this one here..and go grab another.." and told me the aisle number. When I got back, she asked if I wanted the service agreement for $2.00 or so. She said the 2 year period would begin on that day. No receipt, and an extra 2 years for $2.00. I can handle that.

Final...(probably not, I've become addicted to the PFN sim.) Traded 27 for 35, picked up no. 79 in the process: 35. Jack Campbell. LB Iowa. OK McD. You lost one guy on defense, and you got his replacement with your top pick. You've taken over the D play calling duties. In fact, you'll be getting Hyde back, a healthy Poyer and eventually Von Miller. Its up to you to make it work, especially in the playoffs. 59. Steve Avila G. TCU. Wasn't expecting him to be there, but there were other options at G and OT. Badass pass blocker, can be a great run blocker with some work. IOL just got better. If he wasn't there, I'd have taken Joe Tippman. An if neither were there, I'd be looking at Ricky Stromberg or Zavala from NC State a round lower. 79. Matt Bergeron OT 'Cuse. Id still take either Wright or Anton Harrison, but Ill settle for him. I liked him during the Senior Bowl practices, he held up pretty well, esp. in comparison with any of the other OTs there. There is a big drop off after him. It was time to take him. 91. Jonathan Mingo WR Ole Miss. "Look darlin, its Johnny Mingo, deadliest Wide Receiver since Randy Moss, they say. Should I hate him?" It was a tough choice between him and Tank Dell, because I like Dell, despite his size. With any of the small WR's you are going to take your chances that they get swallowed up in press coverage. Personally, I think Dell has as much of a chance of beating press coverage as any. But I like Mingo's size/speed/athleticism combination. Shakir gets to man the slot...he's itching for the opportunity. OR you can put either Davis or Mingo in the slot as a big slot guy. And frankly, if he was in this draft, he would have been taken 3 rounds earlier. 130. Riley Moss CB Iowa. Campbell's teammate finds a home in Buffalo. To be groomed as a replacment for Hyde and/or Poyer. 137. Yaya Diaby DE Louisville. He's there physically and mostly mentally, he needs some coaching on pass rush skills. a 4.5 40 and the 2nd fastest 10 yard split among De's at the combine. While learning the finer points of pass rushing, , he's a situational pass rusher. Set him outside in a Wide 9 or a little close on a stunt. He's got a great jump to the inside.

Whatever works for ya. I've got about 1/3 of an acre, a long narrow lot. In one shot, it can take between 40 minutes to an hour. You're right about the battery. The mistake I made was that it came with a smaller battery capacity. And a replacement battery (or an extra) is about the cost of the mower itself. So the battery lasts a half hour. Recharge time is about 2 hrs. But for me, it has its good side. Inching past my 60th year, any exercise is welcome. And since the battery run time is so limited...I pick up my walking pace to see how much I can get done in one shot. Either do it in the morning, then the evening and finish the next day. So I get 2 brisk walking sessions of a half hour or so. its lightweight, light enough to hang on a wall, but powerful enough to mulch. And I love the one lever height adjustment. And as I said, starting it is a stress reliever. With my luck and small engines...I've gone electric. Electric mower, electric trimmer, electric blower, even a small electric chain saw from Harbor Freight, which is perfect for the falling limbs in my yard, I get a ton of them. Literally. As I said, whatever works for people.

Or go electric/battery. Sunday, I had my front to do, as well as seed a few bare spots. My neighbor and I pulled our mowers out at the same time. I had my front done, grass seed down and raked in and was halfway through watering before he had his started. I spent a life time wondering if my gas mower would start, did I leave gas in the tank too long? does the carb need cleaning? etc. I like now like the idea of pushing a button and it goes.

Actually 2 came from the same team in the same year. Sedrick Ellis and Keith Rivers, 2008. Ellis didn't have a great 40 time, but he had a great senior year and was basically unblockable at the Senior Bowl. RIvers could fly and I thought he was going to be a Derrick Brooks. But then, 2008 was the year of the Top 10 defensive bust. Glenn Dorsey Vernon Gholston (sp.) Ellis Derrick Harvey Rivers Were all taken at spots 5-9 of that draft. But it was Ellis and Rivers that I thought would shine.

The Dancing Bear = Ron McDole. (DIdn't see anyone answer that one.)

Ricky Stromberg C Arkansas.

Ricky Stromberg C Arkansas.

Day one of the Senior Bowl practices. He actually has s good first rep against Young from Bama. It goes downhill from there. I'd encourage you to watch day 2 also.

In terms of edge rushers...Anyone at the Senior Bowl not named Will McDonald. Well, I'd take a chance on Yaya Diaby in later rounds. He was at lest winning some 1 on 1 battle. But this group as a whole was really pretty bad. Andre Carter from Army...he needs a half decade of work. Foskey from Notre Dame..his blend of size and speed didn't help him from getting taken down. Young from Tenn...I had high hopes due to his speed. But he was just getting engulfed on his reps. In terms of the offensive line... Blake Freeland OT BYU. People will look at his measurables and be happy we drafted him. But he was getting beat continuously to inside moves. It was glaring. Nick Saldiveri. OT/G Old Dominion. Another guy whose measurable might make people happy. But he was getting driven back nearly every rep. And not just a step or 2, but 4 or 5. The Senior Bowl is a great place for a small school guy to shine and...he didn't. Both Cody Mauch and McClendon Curtis had much, much better showings. I have my fear that the Bills will wait until the middle rounds, take one of these 2 and people will say how we improved the Oline.

I did a mock last night where I took both... Mingo at 91 and Dell at 119 (after a trade down.) But only after I took Wright and Avila. Yeah, that's me...Im not messing around with fill ins in the OL. Anyhoo...the Mingo situation reminds me of the 2008 draft, but in reverse. That year, everyone seemed to be looking for the big possession WR who "was open when he wasn't open". Guys like Devin Thomas, James Hardy, Limas Sweed, Malcom Kelly, Earl Bennett came off the board in the 2nd and 3rd. Of those, Jordy Nelson was the only one who made it. But during all of that big man furor, the Eagles took Desean Jackson, one of the few Smaller WRs with speed. This year, its flipped. Everyone seems to be looking for the smaller, quick slot WR type. Mingo doesn't fit that mold. And he's talented enough to be the outlier for this class. Id love him at 91. As to Dell, he has something besides his ability to create space through his cutting ability. He's very, very good at playing the soft spot in a zone. Most of his catches are him finding the green space between the CB and the safety. And...he's been very successful in doing so. Nearly 200 receptions and 30 TD's in his past 2 seasons.

I don't agree on Darnell Wright, except the LT part, since he's RT and that's where he'll play. When he was born, the doctor most definitely told his mother, "Ma'am, your son is going to be a Right tackle in the NFL." Watch the tape against Georgia and Alabama and watch the Senior Bowl practices. There's actually a great video on Youtube analyzing his footwork. Its very good. If you watch the Alabama tape, you might finish it wondering if its not Will Anderson who might be the bust. Wright did that good of a job on him.

Yeah, I watched it. You're right in that he never brought up slow feet, because he doesn't have slow feet. The dude did a sub 7 second 3 cone drill at the Combine. As far a his technique, all Marino was saying is that his set and his engagement is too high much of the time. He needs to drop his butt and have more knee bend to obtain better balance. Its been a criticism of Brown's, or more accurately, an area that needs improvement, since he came out of college. Not an uncommon thing for someone that tall. As far as his frame being too lean...idk. Lane Johnson was 6'6" and a little over 300 lbs coming out of Oklahoma. He's put on about 20lbs since then, mostly in his gut, but his frame is similar to Brown's. Personally, I have my doubts about whether the back issue (which was never really explained too much), isn't fully resolved. He looks very stiff, even more stiff than he did his rookie year. If you've ever had a back injury, you'll know how bad stiffness can be. Im not as sure about the lack of reps or the lack of learning a new blocking scheme affected his ability to pass block. He was thrown into the starting lineup early in his rookie year, and he looked better than last year. I understand why Beane is hopeful for him. His physical talent, at least when drafted was Pro Bowl quality. It isn't a guy you want to give up on. But he may be damaged goods due to his back. I hope not. If Im Beane, I'd be having some come to Jesus talks with him, with the training staff, with his teammates, everyone I could to see how he is progressing. I'd need to be very sure that he CAN progress physically. Because you can't have that type of play at RT.

A good list so far. I'll add a few names: -Karl Brooks DT Bowling Green. He may no longer be a sleeper and his Pro Day was kinda meh..but he was one of the best, if not the best penetrating DT at the Senior Bowl. Great first step. Unreal production at Bowling Green, rushing from a number of positions. -Yaya Diaby- Edge Louisville. Bills just met with him. He needs to work on some edge rushing moves, but physically he's there. Strong and quick...did a 4.5 40 at the Combine which would make him the 2nd fastest rusher behind Von. -Nathaniel Dell- WR Houston. I mention him as a sleeper only because he isn't mentioned with the Downs', Flowers, Addisons, etc. IDK, the man left a number of jockstraps on the practice field during SB week. You can tell its not merely because of his short area quickness. He works on his craft. Productive at Houston, 17 TDs last year. You can find a way to make him work. -McClendon Curtis IOL Tenn-Chatt. Had a good SB week, held his own against the best. BIg, built more than Torrance/Avila. 35" arms, goes around 6'6" and 330lbs. Does get knocked backward very often. -Caleb Murphy -Edge Ferris St. A true sleeper. Incredible production at Ferris St. 25 sacks last year and nearly half of his tackles were behind the LOS. Actually won the Ted Hendricks award last season. Led his team to 2 DII championships. Stronger than he looks Not a very good Combine, had a 4.8 40, but his shuttle and 3 cone times weren't horrible. Late round/UDFA...he might be one of those guys that plays better than his timed speed. But its tough to over look his production even at a DII school.

they read my mock in the One Trade Mock thread from a week and a half ago: 137. Yaya Diaby. DE Louisville At the Senior Bowl practices, there was a great deal of disappointment amongst the edge rushers. Foskey, Carter from Army, Gay from LSU, Young from Tenn, Hall from Auburn, they weren't winning many battles. The only ones I saw who were beating anyone were McDonald from Iowa St. and to a lesser extent...Diaby. Juco transfer needs work. But he's 263, built like brick house and joy of joys, ran a 4.5 at the Combine. He's got Von to teach him the finer points of pass rushing. But speed is definitely lacking in the edge rush dept. on this team.

Uh, Eric Wood in 2009, who became a very good center until injuries forced him to retire? Before that..Mike Williams...21 years ago. Not a very large sample. This is a pretty good breakdown of the good and the bad. More good than bad. I kinda think he's not going to be there at 27 now. We aren't the only team that needs help at RT.

Yeah, if they'd have only listened to me. I did an All Small School Draft that year. I got Javon Hargrave in the 2nd, Matt Judon in the 3rd and Tyler Higbee in the 4th. When I did it, everyone said, "who?" Multiple times. Ofc, I drafted Paxton Lynch in the 1st..but you never can be 100 % on these things. The Bills drafted Shaq Lawson, Reggie Ragland and Adolphus Washington that year. John Butler would have been proud.

Washington State. Played previously at Nevada. A decent bio: https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Daiyan-Henley-LB-Nevada

It isn't that difficult of a decision, to me at least... and its a few choices. Most have already said them. You can either use 27 on shoring up the RT problem or get Edmunds replacement. on the former, Wright or Harrison should work. Both spent time before last season working on weak points. Wright worked on his footwork, Harrison on his core strength. Both showed improvement. Unless you are 95% sure that Brown is going to be vastly improved, you need to fix the position. Simply saying, "He'll be better", isn't enough. The other direction is finding Edmunds replacement. Campbell is the obvious choice. He makes up for being a tick slower over 40 yards by diagnosing a play earlier. I strongly doubt he's slower over 20 yards, which is where 95% of his play will come. That's the only starter missing from the 2022 defense. And that is getting Hyde back. If you take a RT first, there are a few choices, like Overshown, Henley or Dorian Willams, who could be good but need work. If you take a LB first, Bergeron from Syracuse is going to be one of the few choices left. He looked good at the Senior Bowl and some think he could be a better guard. The BIlls were working him out at his Pro Day. after that...idk. If they don't get one of those 3 at RT, it will be a wasted opportunity. But most importantly, you have to ignore those tired cliches, such as: -you don't draft a RT in the 1st round (makes no sense for a variety of reasons); -you don't take a 2nd round prospect in the 1st (more likely than not, you WILL be taking a 2nd round prospect in the 1st round); -I like him in the 2nd, but not the 1st (see above); -we can find one in the later round (maybe at LB, but the chances aren't good at tackle, the chances of finding, say a WR who can contribute are better in the later rounds). And most importantly, don't overthink it. The holes to fill are far less than in the past. Fix them...first.

The play of the tourney so far:

yeah, someone in the analytics department must have read something wrong. Maybe tied for 6th highest among guards. But nowhere close to being 6th best among all OL. More important..in his "good" year, 2021, he gave up around 35 pressures, which is about what Saffold gave up last year. McGovern is a little better in pass pro, but not much of a run blocker. I don't really hate the signing, except if it is used as a reason why we "fixed" the IOL and then wait until the later rounds to draft anyone. He doesn't really improve anything.

Ha, not the pick I'd make, but he's better than Maybin. McDonald was one of the few edge rushers at the Senior Bowl who was beating anyone. Wicked spin move. Stats aren't there, but he was being played as a 5 tech last year most of the time. But yeah, he's light in the load.

Don't hate it, but just a few comments. -Jones...eek...yeah I'd be tempted. He's got some footwork issues...but he's so big that it hasn't mattered so far. He could have his feet touching and people might not be able to knock him off balance. The footwork issues are correctable. But Mike Williams, eating himself out of the league flashbacks come back to me. -Tyler Scott might not be the fastest WR in the draft, but he's fast enough. I could see them finding a spot for him. -Saldiveri...sigh. To be warned, watch the Senior Bowl practices. He's being driven back several yards on nearly every rep. I thought to myself.."yeah, this is someone they'd take." He wasn't good. Intelligence is great, but sooner or later, you need to stop the guy in front of you. -Jartavious Martin- like the pick and agree on his versatility. -Chase Brown like the player. I'd love Tyjae Spears. But with both, I have a feeling they wouldn't see much playing time and would be wasted on the bench.

Traded down one spot with the Bengals. Got pick 131 from them. 28. Darnell Wright, OT, Tenn. I liked the Spencer Brown pick. I like Spencer Brown. I thought he had the opportunity to be a PB RT for years. After his rookie year, the best word to describe it was...promising. But with the back injury and his play last year...idk. You can't take the risk of giving up another 42 pressures in 14 games like Brown did. between him and Quessenberry, they probably gave up over 50. You can't have that. You just can't. 59. Jack Campbell, MLB Iowa. Not a tough choice. The clincher was Luke Kuechly getting in McD's ear. 91. Steve Avila OG TCU Got a little out of breath running to the podium when I saw he was there. With him and Wright the OL...the major weakness of the team, just got better. Lots better. No more mediocre cast offs to "plug holes." 130. Jonathan Mingo WR Ole Miss A favorite of Greg Cosell. Everyone is looking for the 5'8" WR, I just went the opposite. 6'2" 220 lbs and ran a 4.46 40 at the Combine with a 40" vertical. He's strong, he's got good hands and can run routes better than many coming out of college. Strong enough to break some tackles, fast enough to gain some YAC. And he's a big target who can make the contested catch. 131. Karl Brooks DT Bowling Green. His college production was off the charts. And more than enough to get him an invite to the Senior Bowl. During practices, he was creating penetration more than nearly all of the interior DL. The next Javon Hargrave...(nah, Im not big on pro comps.). 137. Yaya Diaby. DE Louisville At the Senior Bowl practices, there was a great deal of disappointment amongst the edge rushers. Foskey, Carter from Army, Gay from LSU, Young from Tenn, Hall from Auburn, they weren't winning many battles. The only ones I saw who were beating anyone were McDonald from Iowa St. and to a lesser extent...Diaby. Juco transfer needs work. But he's 263, built like brick house and joy of joys, ran a 4.5 at the Combine. He's got Von to teach him the finer points of pass rushing. But speed is definitely lacking in the edge rush dept. on this team. 205. Jartavius Martin, safety, Illinois. Maybe a lil short at 5'11". but its the 6th round. He can easily plug in at nickel or even boundary CB in a pinch.

Nah, they took Lane Johnson, not only in the 1st round, but at no. 4. And that was when they had an All Pro LT on their roster (who they got from us). True, they got Kelce in the late rounds...but and were smart enough to keep him for his entire career, as they did with Lane Johnson. Their 2nd round left guard was the 1st pick of the 2nd, or about 5 picks from 27..where we are now picking. And they used another 2nd this last year on an IOL, despite having Kelce still there. When they miss, like they did on Dillard, they aren't afraid of picking OL again. As far as their late round picks...ask yourself...how many of them as this regime found? We are talking 5 years now...and the only one they found..they dumped. Damn, go back with this team and the last one you can find of these mid-late round gems is Jason Peters, over 20 years ago. Philly can find the late round picks because...they are good at it. And they place more importance on the OL unit as a whole. They don't simply say, "we need 'A' tackle..or 'A' guard," and then throw a dart at the board. They have the e v a l. skills to pick the right OL player. That's not the BIlls, or this current regime. They are good at other areas, especially DBs. But OL...not their strong suit. If I were Beane, I'd be bringing in a few of the best OL minds in the scouting realm, at least for this draft. Nothing wrong with asking for help. Those who say, "we can get one later in the draft" usually end up with a subpar OL, and wonder why these middle round picks are turnstiles.