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  1. 19 hours ago, Dr. Who said:

    I think Darnell Washington would compliment Knox by providing superior blocking with an adequate RZ threat. He would also allow Dorsey to incorporate more 12 personnel looks. I do believe it would allow Knox to operate more as an offensive threat.

    Forgive me, Dr. Who, but I have to point out that you misspelled the word "complement." To "compliment" means to praise; "complement" means to supplement or complete, as in what I take to be your meaning here. No blame: the word may be one of the most commonly misspelled in the language. And it usually leads to unintentionally comic results, as in extolling the benefits of bringing in a TE to compliment another TE. "Looking mighty fine today, Dawson! Those new socks?"

     

    Puts a whole new spin on the draft and free agency! 😀

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  2. 6 minutes ago, 90sBills said:

    So basically yet another excuse to explain away his mistakes.

     

    Let me try this again.

     

    Allen is the most talented qb in the entire league and maybe in the history of the nfl.

    He is a complete qb that does everything correctly all the time and would not need to improve on any aspects of his game. When the team lose it is on the other players and coaches. When they win it’s because he’s a hof qb.

     

    Did I do this right?

    Of course he's not perfect. I'm just saying he has reasons to be frustrated, and it's more important to tend to these reasons than worry about his emotional equilibrium. 

     

    You seem to be saying, "You know, Allen really should be a doing a better job of carrying the entire offense on his back. He gets so upset at times!"

  3. 6 hours ago, 90sBills said:

    Most everyone here always say if Allen has Reid surely he would have the same accomplishments as Mahomes. I don’t think many non Bills fan would agree with this. So let’s put that to bed.

     

    What I see is Allen needs to improve his play if the Bills are to win one and I hope he can. That starts with keeping his emotions in check. Too many times it gets the best of him during games and lead to mistakes. Without eliminating or at least minimizing mistakes then this team will continue to bow out of the playoffs. I’m confident with how Allen interviews that he knows this and want to get better.

    But why is Allen emotional in the first place? Could it be that he yet another play had just been wrecked by his turnstile line, and the play before that by his receiver dropping the ball or running the wrong route? Or that Dorsey had called yet another head-scratcher? Or that he had one less receiver running routes because Knox had to stay in to block?

     

    You don't see Mahomes frustrated half as often because Reid schemes his receivers, especially Kelsey, to be wide open half the time. And he has lots of time the rest of the time to sit in the pocket with his little squirrel moves until his receivers get open. Allen routinely had to dodge Brown's blown block and  Saffold's blunder and buy time until his receivers broke open, only to see them drop a ball he put right in their hands. 

     

    And you say he needs to work on his emotions?

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  4. 10 hours ago, Aussie Joe said:

     

    My main priority this off season is improving the OL.. and I havent been too impressed to date..

    Agree. A good line would give Allen time to find his receivers AND keep him healthy. You could add Hopkins, Jefferson, AND AJ Brown and still not move the needle much if the line continues to be a sieve. Defensive linemen are some of the best athletes on the planet, yet Beane seems content with JAG players like Bates, Boettger, Edwards, Van Roten, Quessenberry, and Brown (at his best). 

     

    Beane seems convinced that elite players are needed at D-line, but mediocrity will suffice on the O-line.  

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  5. 44 minutes ago, JohnBonhamRocks said:

    https://youtu.be/AiZzxhwLMYQ


    Dude. Runs. Hard. 
     

    I like how he makes a decision on his one cut, plants, and goes. He has speed and he finishes runs punishingly. Good vision. A lot of nice plays against the Bills in the above highlight video. Fits the profile to balance with Cook and Hines. Only age 26. Also good to take from NE*. 

    His draft profile:

     

    Disciplined and rugged with a very strong sense of who he is as a running back. He operates with a good feel for blocking schemes and finds the designed yards while adding extra with his power and some elusiveness. He lacks game-breaking juice as a runner and will need to keep his weight down or he'll end up in the "grinder" category of runners. Harris is more likely to be good than great as a pro, but his size, every-down game and ball security give him a chance to have fruitful career as a solid starter.

     

    Runs like Marshawn Lynch. A bruiser who doesn't stop. 

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  6. 1 hour ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

    For those keeping score at home, Bills have gained 3 free agents and lost 2, so they are not eligible for the 3rd round comp pick they would get for losing Tremaine Edmunds, per Cover 1 Buffalo podcast. 
     

    I normally don’t care about comp picks, but an extra 3rd would be great, especially with an aging secondary.

    Maybe that's the Pats'* MO: Hold off on signing FA's until the comp picks are settled. You might miss out a bit, but you have an extra 3rd or whatever. To put it another way, is signing Dane Jackson early worth the third-round pick they would have had if they had waited?

  7. 24 minutes ago, Gregg said:

     

    I give Mahomes plenty of credit. He is a great QB and right now the best in the game. But Mahomes has one of the best OL's in the league with Allen having one of the worst. Josh deserves some blame here. He does turnover the ball over to much and he needs to clean up that part of his game. But at the same he is running for his life on many plays because of a weak OL. A better OL and Josh trying not to play "hero ball" as much as he does will help cut down on the turnovers.

    I think you're right that Mahomes' receiving corps weren't elite, but neither was Allen's. If you grant that Diggs and Kelsey are equivalent, who had the better receivers? At best it's a wash, but I would give Mahomes the edge. Plus, as you say, he had one of the best lines in the league and Allen the worst. So I can't agree with what has become the consensus view that Mahomes is better. Put him behind Allen's line and give him Dorsey calling his plays instead of Reid and we'll see who's better. 

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  8. On 3/16/2023 at 11:38 AM, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

    I will need three scientific studies with data to back this up if you're going to advocate the premise...🤨

    Sure, here are three peer-reviewed studies that suggest that sugar is not a healthy breakfast option for children:

     

    Vos, M. B., Welsh, J. A., & Gillman, M. W. (2015). Added sugars and cardiovascular disease risk in children: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 131(14), e439-e454.

     

    Smith, C. E., Tucker, K. L., & Kris-Etherton, P. M. (2016). Association of breakfast cereal consumption with nutrient intake, body mass index, and cardiovascular risk factors in US children and adolescents. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 116(4), 486-494.

     

    Deshmukh-Taskar, P., Nicklas, T. A., O'Neil, C. E., Keast, D. R., Radcliffe, J. D., & Cho, S. (2010). The relationship of breakfast skipping and type of breakfast consumption with nutrient intake and weight status in children and adolescents: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2006. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 110(6), 869-878.

     

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  9. They need to resign Shaq and Phillips first. I'm hoping Bobby Wagner will sign for cheap so he can end his career with a Super Bowl win. That will give them a chance to take a top WR in the first round, a TE in the second, and OL and RB help in later rounds. Beane will likely find an aging veteran OT to compete with Brown. They can't have everything, and I'm guessing they'll pass on pass-rush help and hope the young guns can do ok until Miller returns. 

     

    If Wagner doesn't sign, it'll have to be LB in the first, and it'll be a long season on offense, unless Gabe and Shakir suddenly go nuclear or Harty is amazing, which sounds like wishful thinking. 

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  10. 1 hour ago, nucci said:

    stop worrying about the contract and concentrate on the player

    Ok, so what about his size? Along with JJ Taylor and Boston Scott (I never heard of them, either), Harty is the shortest player in the NFL at 5'6". Even Beasley is 5'8". And at 170 pounds, you can tackle him with two fingers. 

     

    I'm not saying signing him is a bad move, necessarily. But his size makes it a risky one. 

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