dave mcbride

Jax's cap number for Dareus going forward isn't that problematic despite the gaudy-looking numbers - https://www.bigcatcountry.com/2017/10/30/16569484/marcell-dareus-trade-2018-nfl-salary-cap-jaguars. Bear in mind that if they want to keep him, they can convert some of the future salary into a bonus that can be prorated. Anyway, the problem he presents is as follows: other teams want the elite talent that he can be, but they're cautious not so much because of the money, but because that elite talent is one toke away from a full-season suspension. People need to bear in mind that Jacksonville acquired him because they want to win this year and think they can, and not because they're trying to perfect their salary cap situation. If you think a player represents an elite talent who can be a difference maker, then you pay the going price and don't look back. I'm not saying he's going to pan out, but in the two seasons he played for Marrone, he was dominating. Anyway, the cap issue likely wasn't a huge problem for them (they were $33 million under the cap anyway).

Disagree - I think the reason his value is discounted so much is his one-strike-away-from-a-full-season-suspension status. His contract status isn't that bad for another team because they aren't on the hook for the pro-rated signing bonus stuff. Minus the suspension possibility, my guess is that the Bills get a 4th that might turn into a 3rd. The Ravens got a 4th and 5th for Ngata, who was a lesser player than Dareus is now by the time he was traded (he had worn down a lot by that point but was still serviceable).

Just spoke with a friend and colleague who is a massive Pats fan. He said that scratches (which is what Gilmore was) do not travel with the team. He wasn't sure about home games, but it stands to reason that the Patriots don't shift policies simply because it's a home game and want instead to remain consistent in their policy.

Ha ha! True.

Lol. He's such a great player.

The Bills' pass rush is terrible. They've had one good game, and it skews their otherwise awful numbers. Lawson is clearly not a quick twitch player. He just leans in and pushes.

Proud of it too.

My god, Dean: the most important skill of a head coach is identifying and hiring the right staff. Parcells hired and promoted Belichick and Coughlin. Case closed. As Ive said countless times, Parcells is Morgoth and Belichick is Sauron. Coughlin is either Gothmog or Lord of the Nazgul; take your pick. But Morgoth rules them all at the end of the day.

Agreed. Pretty ridiculous.

Wrong. Parcells did a great job in NE before Bb got there and great jobs in Dallas (with quincy freaking carter) and miami.

You're gonna lose this argument because 26cb is right. Goff isn't hitting him or throwing deeper stuff to him when he's open because its not his forte. To echo 26cb, watch the games. Watkins is getting speparation and not dropping passes.

Thanks for posting this. I wouldnt have seen it otherwise.

He's been the opposite of everything you say with the Eagles. Why? The latter team treated him fairly. Yes, he was under contract with Buffalo, but he massively outperformed the contract here and to boot was shifted to a much higher-paying position without a requisite increase in salary despite playing at an all-pro level at LT. The Bills *completely* screwed that one up. Why do you continue to deny this?

?? The Colts, who are a terrible franchise with terrible talent, are 43-27 when Luck starts for them.

Meanwhile: https://www.profootballfocus.com/nfl/players/jason-peters/2148

Relocation or a purchase by Trump. If they move, theyll mean as much to me as the Kentucky Colonels, the Cleveland Barons, the San Francisco Seals, rhe Memphis Showboats, and the Miami Screaming Eagles currently do. This too. If they win a SB, Im out retiring on top.

Aargh - fixed it, but here it is again. I'm in northern Thailand right now and not on top of it. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-football-youth-decline-met-20170904-story.html

I think a lot of people are ignoring the elephant in the room. The declines stemming from this factor aren't overnight ones, bit rather slow and long term. But I'd bet a lot of money that this is a contributing factor. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-football-youth-decline-met-20170904-story.html Also: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2726124-report-shows-continuing-drop-in-high-school-football-players 'According to a survey last week from the California Interscholastic Federation, "football participation [in the state] actually decreased by 3.12 percent over the past year and about 10 percent over the past decade," per Ann Killion of the San Francisco Chronicle.' California is key.

Fair enough.

Am I? Not that you're over the top, but it seems to me that you've been fairly critical of FO throughout this thread. I personally think it's pretty darn good and better than, say, pff. Some sites aand methods are better than others. Maybe I'm misreading your intent, however.

Man. Actually go and look at qb dvoa over stretches that are more than just 5 games. Stafford in 2015 and 2016 was a top ten dvoa qb (9th both seasons) and far higher than taylor, a mid-high teens guy both seasons (14th in 2015 and 19th in 2016). ALL of those numbers match up with reality, at least as I perceive it. FO's stats are good; cherrypicking to make a crusade-like argument isn't. Dig a little deeper. Seriously. Everyone with half a brain here knows stafford is better. Suggesting otherwise is a straw man argument. But taylor is better than a bunch of other guys. He's average. Bottom line: the dvoa numbers need larger sample sizes to work; like all small sample sizes, they are subject to spikiness.

Miller was HORRIBLE in pass protection last season. He's not good. Ducasse is terrible too. It does seem like almost every Nfl team has one atrocious lineman (i do realize that there are a couple of exceptions).

The one time they went 1-13, Haven Moses, Marlon Briscoe, JD Hill, and Bob Chandler were all on the roster.

Let's not forget that the Bills beat the Falcons because they were gifted a TD through an astonshingly bad call--laughably bad, the likes of which I haven't seen in a long time (perhaps the GB dual possession "INT" or the Calvin Johnson non-TD for Detroit). Without that call, the Bills likely don't win.

He's solid, but he's just not the penetrator of yore. Not sure if that's scheme or him.