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QB - (B-) We need Josh to stay healthy. Barkley is an average backup at best and Fromm is fresh off the boat. Josh gets a B+ alone, but the other two guys bring it down to a B-. RB - (B) I see Singletary and Moss being better than what we had last year in Singletary and Gore. TE - (C+) I really like Knox, but I sure hope he's worked on catching the football this offseason. Smith is still a penalty machine, Croom is athletic, and Sweeney has some potential. WR - (B+) This could be an A+ by season's end if one of Davis/Williams/Hodgins can become that guy Josh just heaves the ball up to because he'll get those 50/50's almost every time. Diggs is a big time play maker, Brown was really good for us, and Beasley kills it from the slot. We might also get 1st year Foster back. Who knows? This unit could be special. OL - (B) This unit is a solid B right now with the starters we have returning and the depth along the front. There may be some really tough cuts, or trades, come August. DL - (B) We lost JP and Shaq in FA, but added Addison, Butler, and Jefferson. Harrison Phillips will be back from injury. We also stole Epenesa in the latter part of the 2nd. We'll have to see how the puzzle fits together, but could easily be a solid B+ or even an A by year's end. LB - (B+) I know we lost Lorax, but we mainly run a lot of 2 LB sets anyway. Milano is really good (outside of a few missed tackles) and Edmunds is a superstar in the making. The 3rd guy could be any of the number of Klein, Joseph, Dodson, Thompson, whoever. We do have a pretty good group this year though imo. S - (A) Poyer and Hyde are one of the best tandems in the game. Our depth is solid as well. CB - (B) We all know Tre is a top 3 CB in this league. After that it gets murky. Which Josh Norman will we see, Carolina Josh or Washington Josh? Can EJ Gaines remain healthy long enough to contribute and will he be as effective as he was before for us? Where does Levi Wallace fit in and can he be trusted to match up one on one with WR's? He got roasted quite a bit last year, especially on 3rd downs. Hopefully Taron Johnson stays healthy and continues to progress. Overall I like our depth and think this unit could be a solid A as well by the end of the season. ST - (C) Though I like the addition of Bass, he's never kicked in an NFL game yet. Hausch Money may be Hausch Homeless before too long. We still have CB as our punter and the only competition we brought in was Vedvik? Get ready to see some shanks again this year. I don't even know if Roberts makes the roster, but I'm sure we could easily find another punt catcher/kick off kneeler/return man from this roster without any issues. I like our return coverage as we have some really good ST players out there. This, however, is by far our weakest unit. Field position and making the most of your scoring opportunities are essential to winning football. Hopefully the kicking game is on point this year.

Dude went after him like he was Johnny Utah chasing down Bodhi

No apology necessary, though I appreciate it. Have a good day my friend.

Victim what? Where did I say I was a victim? Where do you get that from in anything that I said? This statement makes absolutely no sense. So, now you are trying to silence my opinion because I'm not a moderator? Kind of double standard-like isn't it? The same people will be opposed who are opposed now. The same people who don't care are going to not care. The same people who are for it will remain for it. No matter the name, no matter the color, no matter the athlete, coach, owner, or whoever doing it. It's the same arguments from all sides since 2016. Nothing has changed except the names. You're obviously confused as to the point I am making though so there's really nothing left for me to say here. Continue on with your 1A right to bicker about whatever it is you choose.

Did I say shut down all of them? Nope. I said make a subforum, hence free speech is still in full effect. Your right to bicker and claim your opinion is the correct opinion still stands. Syh all you want. The incessant pissing and moaning that goes back and forth, mainly in the same responses just over a different name, is quite tired at this point.

Do we have to have a new thread about every single person who says they are going to kneel, then rehash the exact same arguments over and over and over again? It's growing quite tiresome. Why not just have one "kneeling" subforum where the people who love to get into pissing matches can have at it so we can stick to the actual game on here?

Yes, but WHO does he plan to knee during the anthem? If it's Landry, I would pay to see that.

Romo to Prescott, even though neither is in the elite category

Nope. We have guys who are in need of being re-signed and the possibility of a cap that goes down next year. Why trade for a RB looking for BIG $$$ when we already have Singletary locked up for this season, plus 2 more at the least, and a rookie RB we just drafted in the 3rd this year?

Simms is a big JA fan, always has been. He always holds him in high regard and defends JA when Florio or others would try to bash him. This is not surprising.

Yes sir. This goes back to what I was talking about during his rookie year. You could see the team as a whole, Off./Def./ST, had a completely different vibe when he was on the field playing QB. After that Minnesota game where he leaped over Barr like a traffic cone the rest of the guys were all in on Josh Allen.

I treat everyone the same online and in person. I treat everyone the same regardless of race, gender, or orientation. I can't speak for everyone else on that, only myself. I, myself, am over things being shoved in my face by people who have no idea about what it's like to live as the average person in this world. Hollywood, athletes, musicians, politicians, reporters in any field, all of them. I could care less what they want, or about the propaganda they push, or what "side" they are on. I don't need their guidance in any aspect of my life. Their opinions are useless to me personally. They don't pay my bills, they don't raise my kids, and they don't live my life. The only influence they have is with those whom give them that authority and I am not one who holds them in that regard.

Everyone is allowed their own opinions and everyone surely has them. I don't care about their opinions as I sure as heck know that they really don't care about mine. My world and theirs are completely different. At the same time, when all of the sports programming becomes no better than CNN, MSNBC, or Fox News, which I avoid at all costs, it gets ridiculous. Sports is meant to be an escape. It is where we have always united together in fandom regardless of race, gender, or orientation. We are all like an extended family. I see people wearing Bills gear and we immediately have a connection. When all of the outside mess is brought into it then things just lose their luster. It's part of the reason that my love of sports has definitely declined over the last few years. They keep up with the propaganda then there will be MANY who walk away without looking back and then it will hit these people where it hurts most, in the pocket.

At this point I'm starting to care less and less about sports, it's "stars", and everything involved behind it in general. Don't get me wrong, I love football. I have since I was a little kid throwing the ball in the air, running it down, and making diving catches by myself while pretending to be different players. I love the Bills and have for over 30 years now. I've loved this board for over 14 years now discussing the Bills and all things NFL, but I am growing disinterested in this place as well. The longer all of this drags out, the more disinterested I get. Kaep's protest was always his right. The thing about that is the first week he was just slumping on the bench because he was second fiddle to Gabbert. He, his gf, and his agent spun things as quickly as they possibly could then the story took off. Kudos to them for their genius move. In this time he has done many questionable things such as donating money to a fund started in the name of a cop killer, his choice of apparel, and a lot of the words he has spoken. It's felt more like a reality show than anything genuine. There are good and bad in anything in life. There are good cops and bad cops. There are good preachers and bad preachers. There are good people from all races and there are bad people from all races. There are good employers and there are bad employers. There are good lawyers and there are bad lawyers. The list could go on. The only thing truly within our control is ourselves, how we treat others, and the things we instill within our children. I, personally, owe no one anything. I have always treated everyone with the same decency, respect, and kindness regardless of any situation that has happened in life. Good run-ins or bad run-ins, I have never passed judgement on all because of the actions of some. I also don't apologize for things I have had no hand in. There are numerous things that can be pointed out on ALL sides of this situation that show the absolute hypocrisy behind it on many levels, but the truth, because it hurts, many times just breeds more contention. In these days and times the need to blame someone for anything or everything is the focus. The use of the singular word "you" in a place to label the plural of "all" is the cause used to justify the evil enacted behind it. This world in general is on a downward spiral and though it's not surprising, it's still sad to watch. It won't change me or the way I carry myself in life because I won't allow it to, but I am watching it change many people on here and in the immediate world around me as well, but not for the better.

Great work my friend

It think everyone is entitled to their opinion. Everyone can kneel, stand, salute, cover their heart, do whatever they want during the anthem. I know a lot of light is being placed on racial prejudice at this time, but it goes many different ways. Not all of us were raised in what would be considered the suburbs. In the city/neighborhood I grew up in, black people would pick one or two white people out at the HS football games to jump when the game was over seemingly every week. Seen a lot of fights and had to run for my life a couple of times even though I never said anything to anyone except my friends while I was there. They would also walk home in groups throwing rocks at people's cars or homes breaking windows. If you walked through the wrong neighborhood then you were more than likely going to get your whooped, didn't matter if you kept your mouth shut or not. There were just certain places you knew NOT to go. Even in all of this, a lot of my best friends I have ever had in life are Hispanic and Black to this day. I didn't let it change who I was or how I treated people. I have also had cops run up on me on some crazy mess numerous times. I was profiled all the time because of my age and the car I drove at one point, even being white. They automatically assume things when they look at you. One time I even had like 10 cops run up on me at a Walgreens when I had my 8 year old, 6 year old, and the family dog when we were just out to get a few things all over some recently expired tags and an insurance gap that got my license suspended I wasn't even aware of. The same cops had been in my front yard a week before and never mentioned it KNOWING that they knew it then, but never told me. There is a long story behind how that all played out. I got everything squared away before the court date and all the tickets were thrown out. The head cop over the situation was HEATED and told me "you live in a small city". I still got love for the police. My cousin is a good cop, but not all of them are and he will admit that. My point in all of this is we are all just trying to make it through life the best we can, no matter the race or tax bracket. The same light afforded to one, should be afforded to all.

Bills fans the next time they see Peter King

I will miss Dean's write-ups for sure.

The ball is basically in his court. He's had offers from teams seen as contenders and otherwise, but is still not on a roster. It's strictly about $$$ at this point and maybe he doesn't want to participate in any team's TC. Who knows? He will be on a roster somewhere by the middle-end of August with the team that offers him the most money, regardless of whether they are viewed as a contending team or not. It won't be us.

Pretty sure they struck out on most of their OL targets in FA so they settled for 2nd and 3rd tier guys. Becton is a ginormous man though who also has plus athleticism for a guy his size. Not worried about the Jets or Le'Veon Bell tbh though.

This Dan Orlovsky, the one that couldn't judge that he was a yard and a half out of bounds? He's the one ranking QB's?

In the end, it's all about $$$ and not the quality of the game for the persons who play. Not only do they charge you $60 a pop when the game comes out, they get you on the back end buying packs and upgrades. EA can offer an amount that will keep them in their back pockets I'm sure because they are making a killing with all of the sports franchise games they have.

Under both, squeeze the cup. Hope he's better at recognizing his blitz pick-ups.

I understand your point, but if the team doesn't win then it's all for naught. That's why I say they better hope Garrett was the problem. They may not be faced with tough decisions per say, but they may definitely be facing buyer's remorse.

If you like high paid players that get you 7-9, 8-8, or possibly 9-7 records every season. They better fudge the money on that Dak contract somehow because it's gonna put them right on the brink for a couple of years at least. They also better hope that Garrett was the problem.