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If they let us buy out-of-market games a la Carte, which is what people want. this is a good development.

It incentivizes kickers to aim for the "landing zone" instead of kicking it into the endzone. The rule change is all about the kicking team.

If a touchback was on the 15, every kickoff would be kicked into the first row.

They are trying to create a real incentive for teams to kick short of the goal line to increase the number of returns. They can't find the line between entertainment and player safety.

I used to get taken to a lot of games in the mid 80's because tickets were often free. Here's the ones I remember Kay Stevenson's last game as coach against the Vikings on 9/29/85. Fans had bags on their heads and serenaded for Kay's firing. They sang Goodbye Kay to the tune of some old vaudeville song. Jim Kelly's first game as a Bill against the Jets (9/7/86). Bills lost a close game, but I remember a play where Jim tripped at the snap, popped back up and threw a TD pass. Seemed like a new day. I was at every home game against the Fins between 1983 and 1987 because my stepfather bought those tickets. They finally won in 1987 but then tickets got more expensive and I stopped being taken to games. 1988 Divisional Game against the Oilers. Got free tickets when adults were too hungover to go because the game was on New Year's Day.

You people have really short memories. The 2021 team went 11-6 and was 7-6 after losing in Tampa. That was also the team that couldn't score a TD against Urban Meyer's Jags. They had to win out to win the AFCE and it took a fortunate taunting call against Matt Ryan to beat the Falcons at home.

Tyreek fell to the 5th because he was convicted of throwing his pregnant girlfriend around "like a rag doll" and punching her in her belly. That's why he was kicked off Oklahoma State and was drafted out of West Alabama. The issue was never in his game.

Running backs don't get paid anymore. Even the best ones can't break 10 million while average WRs make over 20 million. They are all working together to raise the pay of the position as a whole, especially for those who are exceptional talents. Cook's statements are just a part of that broader process.

All the additions the Bills made to the defensive coaching staff since the season ended indicate a move to man coverage.

Who cares? He’s only got five good years left.

The Giants were horrible in the 70's. The Saints were horrible in the 80's and early 90's. The Bucs were the worst franchise in the NFL from their founding until the year 2000 or so. The Packers were terrible from Super Bowl II until they got Brett Farve. People forget how bad that franchise was for decades. The Cowboys were really bad in the 80;s and then again in the early 2000's (Quincy Carter anyone?). The Bills, even when they were a non-playoff team, were never really horrible except in the mid 80's when they went 2-14 in back-to-back years.

Cooper: I have no idea Higgins: He'll be tagged and will cost picks. He's going to NE for a third. Godwin: He'll go back to Tampa. Nobody leaves there Adams: He'll end up where Rodgers goes Metcalf: Won't be traded The rest: Who cares? All bad moves.

A little Google Search would tell you that Einstein never said that. “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” A favorite of politicians (and pretty much everybody else), this quote has been wrongly attributed to Benjamin Franklin as well as—but there’s no evidence either of them said it. “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein,” an authoritative complication of his most memorable utterances, identified the quote as a misattribution, and mentioned its use in the 1983 novel “Sudden Death” by Rita Mae Brown. On his website, Quote Investigator, O’Toole traced, the link between insanity and repetition back to at least the 19th century, but noted its use in a Narcotics Anonymous pamphlet as well as novels (including Brown’s), TV shows and various other sources. https://www.history.com/news/here-are-6-things-albert-einstein-never-said

Nope. Unless Mike Brown found about 100 million dollars in his couch cushions, Cincinnati will win nothing if they sign both Chase and Higgins. They already couldn't afford to pay DJ Reeder and Jessie Bates. They have absolutely nothing on defense outside of Trey Hendrickson and he'll only be there for one more year. They tried to buy an OL, but that has failed. Cody Ford got meaningful minutes this year. This is Joe Burrow being GM and wanting to keep the gang together because he's afraid of being exposed. He has never played on a team without two almost all-pro level WRs and he's not about to start now. He can't win without an all-pro team at the skill positions. Bengals went 1-4 without Higgins this year, and that win was against the Raiders. The best thing for actually winning football games would be to spread their limited finances around, but Burrow is demanding that they spend all their money on three guys (himself included) and then let the rest of the team get scraps. Remember, Russell Wilson threw for over 400 yards on then. My opinions might be colored by the fact that I live in Cincinnati and hate the Bengals more than any other team.

I thought they needed another left-handed bat and a middle reliever.

Did Jonathan Martin make Richie do this too? https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2777545-richie-incognito-reportedly-threw-dumbbell-at-man-in-gym-is-on-psychiatric-hold

I agree with this up to a point. Jermaine Burton was such a distraction for the Bengals this year all due his immaturity. He missed team meetings even though his apartment was 20 steps from the stadium. He was seen out on Saturday nights drinking before home games. He got the cops called on him for domestic violence and got evicted for not paying his rent. He was also uncoachable, refusing to listen to anyone. This led him to not playing in the team's most important game of the year. They didn't even fly him to Pittsburgh. So, I agree that the Bills shouldn't put character as high as they do on their lists of necessary traits but there is a line.

Your point about drafting high-ceiling guys that take time to develop is my biggest criticism of Beane. We waste their rookie contracts just getting them up to speed and then have to decide whether or not to pay them right as they figure it out. To be fair, you could say the same thing about Josh Allen. He didn't become himself until year three, when you have guys like Daniels and Stroud lighting the league on fire as rookies. Joe Burrow and Ja'marr Chase went to the SB right away because Cincinnati drafts finished products from big programs. At this point, I want Beane to draft guys who are ready to start now. We don't have time to wait for them to develop.

The problem is that to run an offense like the Vikings or Bengals, you’ve got to have two top-level WRs. So, you’ve still gotta hit on a rookie, use void years like the Eagles, or just don’t pay your defense like Cincinnati. Paying one guy is not enough.

Couple things. 1) These numbers are skewed by teams like the Ravens who ran a lot and the Bengals who almost never ran the ball. 2) What we can’t know is how many plays the Bills ran where the primary read was a WR but Josh had to check down to a TE or a RB due to a lack of separation.

Since we brought AI into this, here's what ChatGPT says: " When looking at total offensive plays (including both run and pass plays), wide receivers are targeted on a smaller percentage of the plays compared to just passing attempts. On average, around 25-30% of all offensive plays in the NFL are designed to target wide receivers. This percentage accounts for both passing plays where wide receivers are targeted and the overall number of plays, including run plays where wide receivers may not be directly involved. Teams that have a more pass-heavy offense will see a higher percentage, while run-heavy teams will have a lower percentage. In essence, if you consider both pass and run plays, the wide receiver's involvement in total offensive plays would be around this range."

It also says "According to recent data, the average percentage of plays that are passing plays in the NFL is around 61-62%" So that is 65% or 61%, so about 40%

Who cares if they win or lose if they generate revenue for their ownership? I mean, the 5th most valuable franchise is the Raiders and the 7th is the NY Jets, so winning has nothing to do with it.

The problem with paying Cook has nothing to do with social media posts, "value," or the new NFL truism to "never pay RBs." I just don't like paying a guy that has to come out for obvious passing downs because he can't block. That's why he wasn't on the field for the most important drive of the season. But I don't like trading him because there is never any value for RBs in trades unless they are essentially WRs like CMC. So I don't know what I would do. I'm glad I don't have to make that choice.

The Giants are not a "pile of poop" from a franchise valuation standpoint. They are the 4th most valuable franchise in the NFL.