Archives for July 4, 2021

‘Edmunds has been good for the Bills, but he has the ability to be great. Statistics don’t do full justice in evaluating linebackers. However, just looking at measurable impact plays, Edmunds has room to grow. If you add all interceptions, sacks, tackles for loss, fumbles forced and recovered and passes defensed, Edmunds had 21.5 in his second season in 2019 and nine in 2020. Meanwhile, recently retired Carolina All-Pro Luke Kuechly had 26 of those plays in his third year, 23 in his fourth season. Pro Football Focus counts run stops, which are tackles that constitute a failure for the offense. Kuechly had 42 his third season and 33 his fourth, respectively. Edmunds had 33 in 2019 and 21 in 2020.’

‘With substantial public money undoubtedly part of the equation, I’m thinking state and local government officials are going to have just a little something to say about what would easily be the most important construction project in the history of Western New York. When plans for something like that are formed to the extent of what has been reported, it would be hard to imagine political and business types staying all that quiet.’