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Duke Williams is OK. He has good size and plays hard. But he is not overly fast athletic or sudden in his movements. And his hands are mediocre. He is a guy that is on the fringe of most NFL rosters. He can make some plays some weeks. But not consistently every week as shown by his games against the Jets in week 17 and in the playoff game against the Texans. I think its telling that he cleared waivers and is back on our practice squad instead of getting picked up by another team. If he can take his game up a couple of levels, he could probably contribute on a weekly basis. Just not sure he has that kind of athletic ability in him.

I get what you are saying. That's a lot of guys not good enuf to make the roster hanging around. Adding the practice squad to the 53 man active roster gives you almost 70 players. Its like a college program almost. Lot more commotion getting everything organized. This could have been the year to restart my career and put the 95 Jersey back on. LOL

I really know nothing about either guy. Was Winters a solid starter for the Jets at some point? We snatched him up pretty quick after the Jets let him go. But the reviews on him in camp have not been sterling to say the least. Anyone know much about Winters?

Great analysis. Josh Allen is a tremendous athlete. His upside is off the charts. If he can put it together we are going to have one hell of a ride over the next few years. Trubisky is decent at times. But usually regresses back to mediocrity and below. And I think Allen is a better leader. More fired up. Motivates his teammates well. Don't get that vibe from Trubisky. I think his teammates don't think he is the guy. I think Josh's teammates love playing w him.

Sweeney has some game. Good hands, length, toughness and can run. Excited to watch him play. Looks a whole lot more athletic then Kroft.

Guy has been in the league for 2 years. Give him some time. Sometimes its the situation more then the player. And sometimes it is the player. Alex Smith was ***** in SF before Jim Harbaugh got there. He got it turned around and has had a good career.

Race is an issue because the media wants it to be an issue. And that's because they hate our president and want the masses to believe he is a racist, which he is not. And by inflaming America, they are actually helping to reelect the man they hate. Most of you on here live in some proverbial bubble and think that most people actually care about the concept of "Social Justice". Its a made up fallacy by people who feel that white folk have too much. They call it "White Privilege." In actuality there were two unfortunate incidents this summer perpetrated by at least one group of bad cops. The recent incident in Wisconsin is not so clear cut. (I guess it depends on what you feel a cops rights are to subdue a knife weilding suspect who has several outstanding warrants, and is your typical scumbag) You get rid of the rogue cops and the country is fine. Everyone has equal rights in this country in 2020. I believe most people get along w each other regardless of the color of their skin. And I also believe that to rail on people who want to cause anarchy and burn and destroy people's businesses is not being racist, but trying to keep societal order. And to strike or protest over some perceived inequity in society will do nothing. Small town and rural America could care less about what some younger people (athletes or not) feel is unfair in society. If some of you disagree with my ideas that's fine. But I will say you have been living way too far down in Alice's in Wonderland's hole for too long and have lost all semblance of reality.

I hate the NBA. And it has nothing to do with the players opinions on politics racism or whatever else they talk about. Its just boring as f**k. I was hoping they would just cancel the NBA forever. Michael Magic Larry, the Bad boys of Detroit. That was competition and excitement. Now who cares!! I love my football. Pro and college. I love my Nascar. Hockey is ok. And baseball is just there like watching grass grow. i can't say anymore on the topic because my posts are always getting deleted by the powers that be on this board because they don't agree with my opinions. lol.

I like your point about the circumstances surrounding each game. Hopefully we are a desperate team on most Sundays. And I would like to think we can throw up at least high 20's to low 30's every single week regardless who we play. But that depends on how much improvement we see from Josh Allen.

Gunner I respect your football IQ. And 11-5 is a solid record. I did not look at each game in detail. But what stood out to me was the relatively low scoring of the Bills. I did an average and based on your numbers we averaged just over 21 pts per game. You don't see us putting up in the high 20's w this office. Teams are not winning the Super Bowl averaging 21 pts a game in this era. If most of our games are this low scoring I will be very disappointed in Josh Allen and he offense. Thoughts?

The only bad thing about our team right now is the owners. They are absolute clowns. They did two things right. Hire McDermott and Beane. Now just go far away. The rest is awesome. We are going to roll this year. If Josh gets on fire, we are going 12-4 baby. We are frikin loaded. Seeing a little Patriots in us cutting Hauschka. You were great for a year and a half. Sorry you got blindsided by scumbag Harry Anderson. But we stuck w you for a long while after that, and now time to move on....We got Bass. The next Butker and Lutz all in one. Great move drafting this kid.

Yes the game has changed since the LT era. But I remember a big pick 6 he had against the Lions in the Silverdome (there is an iconic place-especially since Led Zeppelin played there on their 1977 tour-footage from that show is always on some Rock and Roll historical documentary and they had the 1982 Super Bowl there. A great game between Cinci and San Fran. And there was a huge snow storm in Detroit that weekend. It looked so cold and wintry there) that he took almost 100 yards.

LT would still see the field in any situation my friend. He is one of the all time greatest defensive players ever!! Pass rush, setting the edge against the run, and even dropping back in coverage. He could do it all. And he was an insane crazy man on the field. Him and Parcells would get into it some times. Two very intense men. As for the other guys, you are probably right. Carson Banks and Johnson were great LB's of a different era. But Carson was really a tremendous player and leader on that team. Class guy also. And don't forget Gary Reasons. He had some game at LB as well. That Giant defense in 1986 was amazing. Maybe not quite the 1985 Bears D. But great nonetheless.

I do agree about Winfield. He was a great tackler. In fact, I was watching a condensed replay of the Michigan-Ohio State Game from 97 or 99 on the Big Ten network. That was back when we used to beat the Buckeyes with regularity. And Winfield was a tackling machine for Ohio State in that game as well. (Even though the A Train did do some damage)

That's because LB's are built now the way safety's used to be built. Whatever happened to being physical at the point of attack. My god can't a LB weigh at least close to 240 pounds anymore? You get an O lineman on any LB now and they are pretty much finished. All these supposed LB's do is run. But they can't tackle or stand their ground. Sure its a passing league but guys weigning 220-225 at LB is just not what football was about. Remember the Giants LB's back in the day of Pepper Johnson, Carl Banks, Harry Carson and LT. Those were LB's. Heck we had Keith Newman Sam Rogers Sam Cowart and John Holacek. All 4 could bang. Now we have Matt Milano and Tremaine Edmunds. Yes they are athletic. But when was the last time either of them just knocked the snot out of a RB sending him backwards?? I just had to rant. I want some physicality w my football.. Dam it!!

And that would be a real find for Beane. Our RT's over the years have been less then stellar.

Why can't the Bills have 15,000 people in a stadium that fits almost 5 times that many? Is there something about the Corona Virus in WNY that is worse then everywhere else in our country? I don't live up there so someone please explain why other places will have fans but WNY can not. I thought the point of wearing a mask is so that people will feel more comfortable being around others.

If Williams starts at RT and plays reasonably well, he is our rt tackle going forward. The guy isn't that old. Just entering his prime actually based on your numbers..

You're a real cynic. It is certainly better then getting toasted throughout practice. Good grief.

Thats a good point. I just know that it did not look like he sucked, like a lot of marginal O lineman look when thrown into the fire.

Yes he was a dam good player for a long time during the heyday of hockey in the modern era. Very sad. RIP Dale. God bless you and your family!!

That's a scrub punt. LOL. Lets not give up on Bijorquez. The guy has a cannon for a leg. Had the two bad ones against Baltimore. But I think he gets a whole lot of undeserved negativity from Bills Nation. And he seems to have a little swag to his game. I like him.

Don't be scared. Be happy everyday you are above ground. And that Football season will be here in less then a month. We will have an awesome team this year. Read the Athletic's day 1 practice preview. It reads great. We have so much talent across the roster. Once you start reading the practice summaries, it feels the same as in past seasons, that football is back!! Live your life. Corona is way overrated. Unless you are old or have a whole lot of co morbidities, just keep rolling forward brother. Never over think things. Leaves you paralyzed.

Always thought he was overrated. Has a big mouth (did not like his schtick on Hard Knocks) and then has to bring up the social justice nonsense. Bye bye. He can go be a marcher with a torn quadriceps now. LOL.

I agree that Long was solid when he played. Probably his relatively high salary for a mostly backup lineman figured in Beane's decision to release him. Also, it probably gave some more cap flexibility going forward with the big extension given Dawkins a week after releasing Long. I have been pretty vocal about being cautious in extending Dawkins before this season. However, after reading what Dawkins said after getting the big extension, I am definitely more comfortable knowing that the kid has a great head on his shoulders. Hopefully that translates onto the field.