Bill from NYC

The contract is worthy of discussion for SO many reasons. Teams that devote the bulk of their draft and cash resources to running backs and the secondary lose football games. RBs get injured every game and don't seem to be a very worthy investment in this passing league. Doc, I liked the league better when running meant more (of course in those days the Bills had some of the worst offensive lines of all time). But, those days are gone. And btw, as much as everybody hates Tyrod (I do not), take away his option to run and ALL of the Bills backs would gain less yardage imo. Mobile qbs put a band aid on bleeding offensive lines and make them appear much better than they really are. This was the case with Flutie as I know you remember. I hope McCoy keeps it up and proves to be worthy of his contract. With our front office and coaching staff we need all the help we can get.

I am concerned about this. If I was posting my weekly thoughts, would someone actually be able to edit this and put in their own comment? In any event, keep posting your opinions. They are well thought and AT LEAST as accurate as any poster in the grand history of this board. And if people disagree, they are free to engage in discussion. As I have said many times, this board would suck if we all saw eye to eye on every last subject. Signed, The guy who said Spiller was a wasted pick the day he was drafted, and thought RJ was going to be a great quarterback.

Is there one in particular we should watch?

Yeah, I don't know what I was thinking either. Like Bill Lumberg said, "I am going to have to go ahead and disagree." The thing is CB, even if you are correct it doesn't make the entire Spiller episode any less sad, ya know?

Thank you for a great post.

This is a depressing post, but it is 100% accurate imo.

AD, this was just a little too much imo. The man might be very depressed and he is one of us. And with clowns like Whaley and the Ryans calling the shots, let's just say, "there but for the grace of God." Have you ever liked another person?

I just told my girlfriend about this post. She gave me a slight, concerned smile and said, "Poor guy." My thing is that I know your pain brother. I want to take this opportunity to say once again that imo, Bills Fans are the greatest fans of any team in any sport. I am a life long Crimson Tide Fan. I rooted for the Tide before the Bills. The worst thing that can happen this year is that they finish 3rd or 4th. Anybody can do that. Bills Fans are SO loyal that we have to be careful to not be torn apart by our team. It sounds crazy but I think it applies to many people. The fans on this board are the best and most loyal that I have ever seen anywhere, In addition, they are as funny as it gets and many are intellectuals as well. There are actually posters here who could do a far better job than our current general manager. And most important of all, as a group, posters here a group of caring, wonderful people. Get sick and you too will see this. So to the OP.....it will get better. It has to and I'm sorry it takes so painfully long. And to my friends on this board.....Hold your heads high! You really are a collective group of really cool, good people. GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

^^^^^^ Post of the day!

Yeah, the Bills historically have not focused enough of the secondary and running backs when it comes to the early rounds of the draft, to include top ten picks and other huge resources. That's the problem. Another is that Whaley should trade away more draft picks, not less. Whaley is great. The Ryans are great. Let's grab a first round corner and fix this thing! I knew there was a way to make this team a winner that I couldn't quite put my finger on.

I think that most people with any discipline at all in their lives could pass up a joint if at the very least hundreds of thousands, and in some cases millions of dollars were at stake. I mean it's not as strong an addictive substance as heroin, crack, meth, or even alcohol. Hell, I haven't had a cigarette for 1 year, 1 month and 11 days and I bet that it is MUCH more of an accomplishment than giving up weed. I won't blame Rex for this one whereas Badol cites this players' long term history of stupidity and lack of impulse control. It does not however surprise me at all to see players on a team coached by Rex to lack accountability and discipline both on and off the field.

The two first round picks are both awesome players. Allen is the complete physical package AND he is smart. A seemingly great kid. As for OJ, don't be fooled by his stats. He has been on a team full of stars and this offers him fewer touches. But he proved to be completely clutch in the Clemson game. This year he learned how to block extremely well and could turn out to be a top 5 or 10 tight end in the NFL. Oh, and Reuben Foster, Tim Williams and Ryan Anderson are all monsters. I think that Foster's game is 100% suited for the NFL. Ragland is stronger, but Foster is also outstanding in coverage. He flies all over the field and can even rush the quarterback. It wouldn't surprise me if he makes the pro bowl as a rookie. Jmo.

Could you imagine? If we drafted Julio Whaley would not have given away the store for Watkins, although I suspect he would have traded the picks for someone else.

Where is the union? If I was running that union the league would be forced to fork over some large amounts of cash for hazardous duty pay or I would consider a job action. If the conditions are THAT bad, the game shouldn't be played there. Period.

That's a shame because a healthy Fournette might be the best running back in college or even the NFL. Jmo.

I am considering relocating to Cornelius or Huntersville. Are there Bills crowds there?. One townhome next to the one I was looking at had a Bills Flag in the front yard. I feel like I saw more Penn St. and Ohio State shirts, etc. more than anything else.

Have a great day!!!

These are political issues. I am not taking a side because I don't care either way. Whaley knows the system and waiving the clause was incredibly stupid.

Time for McCarron. PS: Congrats on Saturday. I would have been screaming in the streets happy if that was the Tide at #5.

Good point, but I COULD tell you that he already had problems and it was dumb to waive that clause. Moves like this eat cap space and prevent teams from winning.

Count, looking back (which is admittedly easy to do), there were better picks than Marcel, and I say this as a Crimson Tide Fan. But that isn't the issue. He HAS played well, but the new contract was indefensible. He already had problems with substance Count. Putting all those millions in his hand and waiving the clause amounted to telling Dareus TO go and get stoned!

I fully agree! The above is the absolute truth.

Do you think it was smart to add a clause that guarantees that much money even if he takes drugs? Is this what you really think? As far as I know, the GM is ultimately responsible. This behavior is a repeat of a familiar pattern wrt Whaley. They should get rid of him asap and let him (and Rex) ruin some other team, (if anyone would hire them).

>>>>>Typically, a drug policy violation would allow the Bills to get out of all guarantees, but a rare clause in his contract limited the punishment to only the year of the misstep. In other words, Dareus’ 2016 guarantees went out the window, but all other guarantees through 2021 remained untouched.<<<<< Would anybody like to once again sing the praises of Whaley? Just another example, maybe the biggest of all, of Whaley pissing away the resources of this football team. He really needs to go.

I am not sure how many "shut down corners" exist today because of the rule changes. I think defense is mostly about pass rush these days.