Bill from NYC

There are just so many posters who know a ton about football. Many can even put aside the fact that they are Bills Fans and make intelligent comments. I thank you all! That said, there has never been a poster on TBD who understands football and the Bills to the degree that Badolbilz does. I wish there were more who came close. A friend who used to post here named Lori was certainly in his class. She put hours of research behind her posts and I do miss her presence on this board. The tailgates with those 2 at RWS were great beyond words. Badol knows about many of these players before they arrive at college. He watches a million college games and if you ask him for a solid Guard who will be there in Round 3 or 4, he can name several. Again, this post is not to slight anyone else. The guy simply stands alone in his football knowledge. If you don't believe me, meet up with him at a tailgate and ask him a few questions.

Do you remember the game in which Woods caught a pass and fell down sideways? It was bizarre and talked about quite a bit on this board. I can easily believe that he was playing hurt here.

No, I actually cannot say this about TT. We used 2 first round picks and a fourth to get Sammy. This, on a team with quarterback issue. That (to me) is a virtual textbook definition of a wasted draft pick(s). TT cost us virtually nothing, and it's not about whether or not I "like" him. Obviously I don't despise him the way you appear to. I find him to be an exciting player who probably has enough talent to take a team to the playoffs. Sadly, I don't think that he makes his reads fast enough to be a top 10 qb in this league. I have followed football for close to 50 years but I don't know enough about qb play to say for sure whether or not coaching can help this to a large degree. I tend to think not. I am all about drafting a quarterback in 2018. I also want to draft OL and DL. I hope that it happens but the Bills tend to focus on defensive backs and running backs in the draft. This is what is to blame for the Bills not making the playoffs to a much larger degree than is TT. Sadly, it seems to never end. Oh, and starting Peterman was one of the dumbest coaching moves I have ever seen. Happy New Year Bro!!!!!!!!!!

Same old story. Sammy was "good." So were Whitner and Gilmore and all 3 of them were wasted draft picks. They didn't win game for us and put us in the playoffs.

1) It's hard to play the Patriots, but it's even more difficult to play the Patriots, the refs, the networks and the advertisers. This game did not go a long way to making me trust the NFL. 2) I will say this for McDermott......the team puts forth a solid effort. 3) Dawkins looks like a very good LT. I thought he would be good coming into the season but he far exceeded my expectations. 4) Why can't we find a player in the 4th round like this kid Trey Flowers? He looked like the strongest guy on the field and he isn't THAT big. We need a player just like him SOOO bad! 5) If you hear that same sweet song again, will you know why? Anyone who sings a tune so sweet is passing by. Laugh in the sunshine Sing, cry in the dark, Fly through the night. Don't cry now. Don't you cry. Don't you cry any more, La da da da da. Sleep in the stars, Don't you cry. Dry your eyes on the wind, La da da da da da! 6) This team, despite the final score, looks promising. I have not felt this way in many years. 7) Merry Christmas to each and every one of you, and may God bless you all and all of your loved ones. 8) Keep up the good work Virgil and thank you. 9) GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I could very easily be wrong but imo, Mayfield's draft position will be greatly influenced by his playoff performance(s). NFL teams might be reluctant to pass on him if he lights it up. Not drafting Watson bit a lot of teams in the ass, including the Bills. I can't see Mayfield dropping to the Bills unless he completely tanks.

I know. I was merely responding to the OP's comment (the one you responded to) about McDermott having this much power. I think it is too early to tell whether or not it was a smart move to make him this strong. In some ways, McDermott reminds me of Levy which is a tad unsettling. But he sure is 100x better than Rex, rookie mistakes notwithstanding.

I like #2. Call me crazy but I consider Smith to be a better QB than Cousins by a considerable amount. Maybe not but Levy had his issues as well. Very serious issues.

One would really hope so, but you know how that goes.

What is so hard to believe? Lack of attendance? Less advertising revenue? Perhaps you can send Deborah Wasserman-Schultz an e-mail and ask her if you are allowed to view the situation with an open mind.

Good points, but I think the kneeling is also tied in. Lots of people I talk to are really pissed at the players who do this. This would seem to make it easier to stay home on a 20 degree, snowy afternoon.

I am guessing that the 2 main reasons are the fan boycott, and that Bills Fans do not have a realistic expectation of winning due to years of no playoffs? What do you think?

True John but you might want to include some offensive linemen in the mix at almost every position.

Didn't you hear? They WERE awarded a spot next year......against YOUR favorite team. You might as well throw in the towel now.

You Sir, are one class act. I have said it over and over......this is probably the 7th or 8th best Crimson Tide Team in 10 years of Coach Saban. That said, they are as deep as a well, especially at RB and QB. Most of their injured LBs will be back too. And, I don't think Clemson is as good as they were for the last 2 years either. Jmo. I don't know who will win on 1/1. But, I think that given 4 weeks, Coach Saban could lead a nuclear war against China. He would beat the fat piece of trash in North Korea on a short week. ROLL TIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not sure what you mean.....

Does this question imply that you think that starting Peterman was NOT an attempt at tanking? I think that what the Giants are doing with Eli proves tanking is now a fad of sorts. Tyrod isn't so good, but Peterman was too bad for words, and probably never will be any good. Why are the Giants starting one of the worst QBs to ever play in the NFL? To win football games? McDermott cannot come out and admit that he is and has been tanking. Bills fans have already used up much of their emotional expenditures rooting for a sad, sub-par franchise. But do you think that he traded away the #10 (passing on at least 1 quality qb) and most of our top players because he was trying to win this year and have late round picks? Can anyone conceivably believe this? But you see, a funny thing happened on the way to the toilet.....the Bills were winning games. So, what to do? They started a quarterback who probably will never have any business in the NFL. If he wasn't such a disgrace, maybe they could have left him in to lose more football games and tank as planned. The Bills, with Peterman at the helm, did a good job of sucking I must say. But John, Tyrod just beat the Chiefs lol. Tyrod is a good enough qb for the Bills to win some games and possibly, in a division that is a joke, squeak their way into the playoffs. Bottom line to this post? My thing is that the Bills even suck at sucking but of course, I still love them. GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you remember just how bad he is as a coach? The Jets had to hire another coach just to manage the clock. He's a nice guy but he is a motivational speaker, NOT a football coach. He is Jauron level bad, I think worse. Perhaps a step above Kotite. If he lasts 1 season he will be lucky. Sorry.

It was a long, but good question. The year before the Colts drafted Peyton Manning, they drafted 2 excellent tackles in rounds 1 and 2. Having Marvin Harrison was pretty cool too. Now, the league has changed and having an excellent qb would seem to be a prerequisite, given the rule changes. Given the above, it's going to be tough to draft a top qb in 2018, because the Bills somehow managed to win an unforeseen amount of games. I am generally not a fan of trading away draft picks to move up. We just got rid of a sub-par GM who believed in this. The extra picks we have came at a heavy price. We walked away from quarterbacks, one of whom looks excellent. I am hoping, as another poster stated, that we can draft a QB, OL, and DL without trading up. It would be great to do so and not throw away picks, or waste them on RBs and defensive backs. Maybe if we do so we can even reach the playoffs for a change.

I agree and I didn't say that the talent was depleted. That would be ridiculous. It just seems to me that there were tougher teams last year, and there did seem to be more talent. Some drafts are better than others. Nothing new here. It's only my opinion but I think that last year's Washington team would also be the best in the NCAA this year.

Agreed and he couldn't have picked better time to leave Miss. St.after what happened to Fitzgerald.

Yes but once again, Alabama did not lose to any garbage teams, unlike many other contenders. This is beyond dispute, no?

At some point I hope that you are less depressed and miserable and feel better about yourself.

How is Pervterno doing these days?

They also didn't lose to garbage teams, unlike some other contenders. You never know.