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Exactly. I can not believe that some of the board is obsessing over the backup QB, when the right side of our OL sucks, we have good DE, and a crap LB corp. As far as priorities go, I'd be hoping for draft picks in those areas as opposed to reaching for yet another quarterback in the post Kelly turnstile.

My biggest gripe is that we allow a multi-billion dollar business to bilk the public for new stadia under threat of moving. As I have said here multiple times before, the gov't should do what the European governments do and make the teams build/expand their own without public financing. Thus, the price of upgrading or building a stadium is solely on the revenue from tickets and TV revenue. The NFL in London is moving away from Wembley to the new 61,000 seat Tottenham stadium in a couple years as it is starting construction next year. Tottenham Hotspur is building it mostly out of their own revenues and bank loans, like most other businesses do here. This new stadium, which includes hotels and other local business opportunities built into the neighborhood is expected to cost roughly $575 million USD. These teams end up building more cost efficient facilities that are not a drain on public resources, and try to add to the neighborhoods that they are located in. Rarely do soccer teams move (Wimbledon to MK Dons, being the only one I can think of) and that is largely because the teams tend to have the local fans as minority owners as well, kinda like Green Bay does. The Euro soccer stadia also tend to keep the elements in play by roofing the fans but leaving the field uncovered. They also emphasize grass over turf (with exception to teams in Iceland, Sweden and Finland where the grass doesn't grow). That all said, if the NFL wants a new stadium here, I want them to flip the bill and add to the greater good of the city with other facilities and businesses to attract people to the stadium all year round.

It is slightly different. When you grab the inside of the jersey, you are getting a different, stronger leverage to take down the player, where on the outside of the jersey, even higher up, there is less leverage and typically less likely to damage the ball carrier.

Actually, it might be wiser to tell kickers kick it inside the 5 then. It may actually bring back the return game.

I'd argue that he was the 2nd best QB, behind JK12, in the league from when Montana got hurt until he got his head taken off. If you want to talk about overrated QB's of the 90's take a look at Aikman's stats, despite having Emmitt, Novacek, Irvin, and Harper to throw to.

Part of the problem of talent development (not just at the QB position) is that the NFL relies on a separate unaffiliated league to develop the talent for them. The other professional sports leagues rely on either: signing kids as youths and developing their skills in a system to be eventually ready for the main squad where the parent club is not too worried about youth team's results as long as they are developing the talent the way they want them. If the players are ready for professional level action, but not at the level of team, they lend them out to lower level teams to get experience. Such sports to use a youth/reserve squad and loans set-up as such: soccer, motor racing (minus the loans) and hockey/basketball overseas or drafting kids post college to put them in a farm league set up, with similar goals as above. The pro teams subsidize the farm team by making sure it is financially not crumbling and provide for the salaries of the majority of the players on the team. Such sports to use this model: baseball, basketball, and hockey, all predominantly in North America. This point is relevant as NFL Europe despite losing money was important for talent development and marketing the sport as a whole overseas. This was a win/win that has been replaced with few players making it through canada or arena league instead and our top teams having to play in Wembley or in a few years the new Tottenham stadium.

Orenthal James hands down. With a number one overall pick, you hope to get a HOF'er, we got two because of that pick. Him and JK12. No matter what, that was a win by multiple Bills FO's there.

according to that article the dolphins play in the nfc east

Depending on how it is looked at. It may not be illegal considering Georgia is trying to pass the "First Amendment Defense Act" which effectively would allow religious beliefs to supercede gay rights in the state. If the interviewer is considered to be operating under the assumption of that law, it may be not as illegal as it would elsewhere.

Overrated: Henry Jones, had a good 2nd season from an INT standpoint, largely because the other teams targeted him often as the weaker link of the secondary, and was past his prime relatively early. Underrated: Jim Ritcher, took him 12 seasons before he got his first trip to Hawaii. He had to suffer through some horrible teams of the 80's to get to the bright side of the Super Bowl run.

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"I lost my anti-depressants. Help me find them before the Bills win another Super Bowl"

Raiders with Gannon?

TO was a selfish player who battled the media and never got a ring. Holt made more pro bowls during the same era, and was a very consistent reason they were good to competitive from year to year. One thing that speaks volumes is target completion rate, where Holt was significantly better than TO. If I was any one associated with Lambs during that era, I'd be fighting for Holt for sure

I disagree about his snapping accuracy. He is all over the place when snapping to Schmidt. He does hustle, but it doesn't help when the snaps are too often not within a foot of where they should be.

speak for yourself there

I seem to remember the Steelers being a weak team to make it with Neil O'Donnell and Eric Pegram at RB. That was a weak team that had to resort to using Kordell Stewart as a receiver.

because he was a Bill once upon a time, and dubbed our next QB by some

I was quoting the site, that Astro contributes to drafttek.com . They do a pretty good job WRT prospect coverage, imo

I'm gonna differ with Boyst a little here. When Powell was at his best, he was so inconsistent that he'd go low 8's frequently and the pop off a high 8 once every blue moon. Lewis was more consistent, but when powell won worlds in 93, 8.16 was the silver medal. Typically over the past 25 years 8.3m has been good enough to medal. The only difference is you don't have the Lewis or Powell capable of the 8.80 or 8.90 jumps. That said, the Bills are subsidizing an Olympic athlete effectively, and Goodwin has to be the highest paid long jumper in the world.

WRF means featured wide receiver WRS meas slot or speed receiver

As a track coach and former college track athlete, many of my kids are football players and most of my sprinter and jumper teammates were football players as well. The offseason training for football is very similar training to what track workouts are for sprinters, with a bit more focus of lifting. So in theory, it is entirely possible for an NFL player to compete in a few meets at a high level while maintaining his NFL fitness and skill work. That said, the athletic body can only tolerate so much high intensity wear and tear in a calendar year. So, that explains why Flash is broken by the second practice of camp.

2 head coaches later 2 QB's later after Tyrod gets knocked out cold and becomes gun shy like Trentative Only players left on team are a malcontent Sammy and Darby

20 year old with braces? maybe. Doing her for Domino's, I think I'd pass.