dave mcbride

I'm not sure I follow the question. I think you're sort of asking whether he's injury prone. I think every NFL player is "injury prone," so I think it's the wrong question to ask (and I realize I'm putting words in your mouth). Does he have chronic injuries like bad tendinitis or spinal disc problems that are going to debilitate him long term, or does he have injuries that one can recover from and simply move on with no lasting damage? From everything I've read, he has the latter. Who knows whether he stays healthy, but you can say that about literally every player in the NFL.

I think so much depends on what happens. It's conceivable that the Rams go 10-6, KC goes 12-4, and the Bills go 7-9. Or they could go 3-13, 7-9, and 4-12. Regardless, the Bills will have a lot of picks. The issue is whether there are enough good QBs to draft and whether the Bills will have the ammo to move up. If they don't get a qb, then the trade doesn't make a whole lot of sense assuming Watkins stays healthy and performs to his ability.

Fair enough, but they just hired and fired a coach in ... less than two years. And let's not even bring up the hockey team.

He has elite quick twitch movement and is an excellent "bender." Before he got hurt last season (arm), he was on fire - the best player on the defense for the first 4-5 games. He is a headcase, but for teams on the cusp like Dallas, he'd be a very valuable piece.

Um ... you never said this.

Um ... getting in a fight with the starting QB is never a good thing. Save it for the second string TE. Mixing it up with the QB is just ... stupid.

His contract is actually quite modest for a starting pass rushing DE who flashes elite pass rushing skills. He's very tradeable, although I doubt it happens.

LOL!

In terms of talent, Watkins is clearly as good as everyone of these players. That's obvious. With regard to who you pay: you aren't paying for the past, you are paying for the future based upon projection. He is by all accounts healthy right now. As Peter King wrote, blowing the team up every couple of years is profoundly dumb. That's what this organization does. As I've said before, if they go 5-11/6-10 the next two seasons, don't be surprised if the current regime is given the boot. For those who think this is crazy talk, just look at the record over the past dozen years.

Yup. It's not a relevant argument. Channeling Badol, we have the freaking tag.

I personally think that matthews is a classic JAG and will never be that good. Watkins, on the other hand ... Look--someone has to catch the passes. On the eagles, he was the most reliable of a pretty sorry loy overall. There is a reason the eagles upgraded after the season.

That's a good and informative article. Thanks for posting it.

Interesting re special teams - https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2017/8/10/16122796/how-to-beat-patriots-bill-belichick

They aren't remotely comparable. Plus they were very down on Collins when they traded him. The list of guys the Pats have kept is long, starting with Brady.

Interesting point. Probably not.

Erie, PA should host it.

Matt Barkley.

The Bills and Browns have 6 picks each (12 total!) in the first three rounds. Plus the Bills might end up with a seventh if they get that compensatory third.

I see your and dog's point, but basically, the Bills gave up a ton of draft capital in a draft related move. Technically, it wasn't a "trade up" on draft day, but practically speaking, it was.

Um ... Cornelius Bennett. He is arguably one of the 10 best players in franchise history.

My mistake. Regardless, he surely wasn't involved in that pick at all. But they let those guys go! Letting Norman go was a disastrous move for them.

I don't think that was dog's point, although I could be wrong.

In the long run, we'll all be dead.

In a word, yes.

... And neither McDemott nor Beane drafted them. Christ, McDermott was in Philly when Newton was drafted. Smith was drafted ages ago anyway, and long before either Beane or McDermott were there. Plus they let Norman and Smith go while they were still good!