DrDawkinstein

As someone who watches a LOT of UGA football, Washington is neither a 1st round talent, nor a playmaker. I'd project him to us in the 3rd or later, and that would be a great grab. But definitely not a 1st and not even a 2nd.

Well "we" being fans are, yes. But that only shows how overly emotional fanatics truly are. As a wise man once said "You start listening to the fans, and soon you'll be sitting with them"

My father, uncle, and all their teenage/college friends in Lackawana were big into the hot rod culture of the 60s (and into the 70s) and absolutely built cars and drag raced often on Fuhrmann or whatever that street is in front of the old Pier site. It's part of American culture going back to the 50s. It's just different now since populations are bigger, races have moved into more populated areas, and it's easier to get fast cars. Not excusing it or normalizing it. But it isnt something new, or specific to the current generation. It's tragic for everyone involved. And you'd think these kids in these positions would make better decisions. But at the same time, theyre still working on fully developing their prefrontal cortex at that age.

Fun being in the hunt, and every game counts now. But I'm not too upset about last night. (For that matter, the Sabres are already meeting/exceeding my expectation for this year, so I'm not going to be upset with anything really) We were due to drop a game after playing lights out through the Florida stand. Hope the boys enjoyed their "night off" and show up ready to play against Boston. Not going to be an easy one.

Rip the bandaid off, @SDS and just shut down the board.

Ha! If their response to criticism is to draft a RB or TE at 27, then I hope they are ready for even more criticism.

With the way fans have trended each offseason, I could see a bunch of the fanbase turning on Josh at this point. Bunch of ingrates.

Bills fans have collectively lost their damn minds. I blame 20+ years of suckitude warping our reasoning and expectations. But it is almost unbelievable how spoiled and entitled we became so quickly.

He's still a franchise QB. I'm not a big fan or believer but he's definitely top half of the 32 starters, and that is simply the money those guys command. I dont think $20M less than Allen's guaranteed money is that far off from accurate. The Ravens' other option would be letting him walk for nothing which would be the worst case scenario for them. At the very least they need to tag and trade.

Nothing in any part of this announcement should be considered transparent truth. It's all Management-Speak, and showing other candidates that the Bills Org doesnt throw coaches under the bus on their way out.

Lamar doesnt have an agent, and is handling ever aspect of this himself. He majored in Communications, and did not graduate. So not sure how suited he is to run this, or make decisions.

The amount isnt the issue, it's the guaranteed amount that is the issue. And outside of Kirk Cousins and Deshaun Watson, no other top QB has ever been fully guaranteed. Not Rodgers, not Brady, not Mahomes, not Allen. So given those lists, it seems the fully guaranteed only happens by bad or desperate teams. Neither of which I would use to describe the Ravens. Good for Lamar to get every penny he can out of the NFL. But he is close to leaving money on the table, like LeVeon Bell, over "principles".

Sure thing, Brandon

I'd be SHOCKED if McD took over play calling. I dont think that is the type of HC he is trying to be here. He wants to be more of the Team CEO who can step in when/where needed, but allows his direct reports to handle the bulk of it.

Both sides of the ball failed hard that game. I'd say the Offense failed harder. That's all.

But everyone saying we need to focus on building the Offense this offseason cites the fact that its a scoring league, and it isnt as much about stopping Offenses and keeping up with the scoring. Which we didnt do. And that is why we need to dedicate draft picks and FAs to the O side. Or no?

It's a respectable way for a long-time professional to save face as he retires (or is forced into retirement). It is the opposite of the type of treatment Coaches received under Ralph for decades which went to put the org into a position we couldnt hire any quality coaches. Now they see this level of respect and will only help our image when it comes to attracting coaches.

Bills fans got spoiled and are quickly turning in Pats Fans at record speed.

Classic Bills Fan, getting exactly what we want and still complaining.

His contract was supposedly up, and this is the best way to announce he isnt coming back without putting any negative spin on it.

Thanks. WRT bold, hate to say it but this is where we miss Whaley. He had a knack for later LBs. Bradham, Johnson, Milano... For Beane and Co. trying to replace Edmunds through the draft means an early pick, and I'd say a 50/50 shot on hitting. I already wanted our first 3 picks to be IOL/IOL/WR, in whatever order necessary. I guess if we use the money to sign Ben Powers we could get away with only drafting 1 IOL early. Maybe have a draft of LB/IOL/WR, in that order. I dunno. I dont think it's that easy to pluck a playmaking LB from the draft as needed.

Yeah, I use that term to also give him a bit more benefit of the doubt than a lot of us (myself included) have given him in the past. It is certainly a fairly unique role he plays, so it is tough to get a read on any real comparison or expectation. I was a huge detractor, but what brought me around at least a little bit was watching the extensive Cover1 videos discussing his responsibilities and the calls and decisions he has to make during a play. Not even between plays. In the middle of the play while it is coming right at him. It's a lot. Since not many other coaches are... "bold" (cough) enough to use this scheme, the best I've found is to compare him to Luke Kuechly. And if you look at Kuechley's first 5 years and compare them to Edmund's first 5 years, Tremaine is still greatly lacking. LK 12 Ints TE 5 Ints LK 4 Forced Fumbles TE 2 Forced Fumbles LK 9 sacks TE 6.5 sacks LK 42 Pass Defended TE 35 Pass Defended LK outranks him in just about every category over his first 5 years, I wont bother to list them all. You can see them in the links above.

Thanks, John Butler.

Agreed. It's all BS and his brains are going to be scrambled eggs regardless. He'll still end up with another concussion at some point next season, and if he's lucky it will only end his career and not cause permanent damage (probably too late on that too).

Ha! Well, if you can guarantee me the choice is between Edmunds or Ben Powers, that makes it easier.