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I spent last weekend at a wedding in Minneapolis and ran around the city and environs for a couple days. The folks at the wedding had nothing good to say about the Gov.

No it was sold

Yea there was definitely a disproportianate impact on the teams who were at the Bills stage of their build. Years 4 and 5 of Josh's rookie deal (I know he had extended but it is still a moment of maximum flexibility and opportunity) were the cap reduction / restriction years. I wasn't just the Bills. The Ravens and the Cardinals were similarly affected. They were trying to go all in on their guys and finding they were having to make restricted choices. Can kicking that should have been to allow you one or two more decently sized free agent contracts became kicking the can and void years just to stay cap compliant. So yes, everyone was affected, but the Bills were definitely in a small group of the most affected. Would those 2 or 3 extra decent FA deals over that 2 year period have been enough to get us over the hump? I think that is a stretch too far. It is an unknown. But the Bills were definitely affected more than most because it restricted the ability to go all in precisely at the time they should have been going all in. None of that is to say there were not mistakes, bad picks, bad contracts etc. But covid restricted their room for error. And I don't think it is fair to say that is still affecting them today. I think they'd be where they are cap wise now regardless. But definitely 2021 and 2022 the timing was really unfortunate for Beane and these Bills.

No, Dorian Strong has overperformed as well so far. And while it would sure be better if Hairston weren't injured, he didn't have a rep as injury-prone. He missed half a season in college, but that was it. He is small. Absolutely could turn out to have this as a consistent problem. Or not. We'll have to see. But no, he didn't have any particular penchant for injuries. It's way way too early to judge anyone this draft as a disappointment. Ridiculous to think so. "Make everyone accountable, " you say? Yeah, that's ridiculous. Everyone is accountable. They always have been. That's how it works here, and nearly everywhere, really.

Roundy's heroes! 😂

It really doesn’t matter who we trade for, we will get excited which will lead to disappointment when we refuse to throw the ball to our new toy.

There's no talking to this crowd, Josh Allen is getting old, McD is now wearing glasses but it's Brandon Beane who can't see... Hopeless

AJ Brown & DeVonta Smith

I was pretty good with those things! Of course reaching that "pretty good" plateau came well after bashing all of my knuckles into oblivion over & over like a total moron!

A few good points here. Most of it, though, has a reasonably large diddly-poo content. Just as an example, you say that he seemed willing to let Cook walk. Well, no. That you thought that was so doesn't mean it actually was. What apparently actually happened was that they had an amount they were willing to spend and that Cook was well above that figure, and that a compromise was reached, with Cook coming way down from his self-announced figure of $15M per year. Teams and players disagreeing on contracts is the most common thing in the world. The fact that Cook signed for about $12M, getting some guaranteed money in exchange, tells you that Beane was anything but unreasonable here. Your take on this is dumb. You say that the highest draft picks haven't made an impact. And yet you somehow forget to mention that a bunch of this year's picks are already, after six weeks, significantly over-performing, and that the reason Hairston hasn't made an impact is that he was injured. Again, a dumb take on Hairston, and deeply slanted on the take concerning this draft class, not to mention that making criticisms of a draft class after six weeks is like criticizing a recipe because it's not ready two minutes after being put in the oven. And criticizing protection from pocket time is deeply flawed reasoning. If a QB throws a quick-hitter to one side half a second after he gets the ball, his pocket time average will go down, regardless of the fact that the release came because it was planned to be that early, not as a result of any pressure. The Bills have thrown a ton of quick routes and behind the LOS connections. Again, this results in a low pocket time, regardless of the fact that there may have been absolutely zero pressure. They've concentrated on the short game. That will result in shorter pocket time. Amari Cooper has been credited with opening up things last year. By some. But it's very far from clear that he was even a big factor. If he was the reason we got so much better, how come we played every bit as well in the passing game when he was on the bench as when he was on the field? He played only 46% of the snaps after he got here. We were just as good when he was riding pine. Worth looking at the protection, though. It's looked pretty good overall, but I'd agree not quite as good as last year. They likely do need to see if they can figure out some solutions. Perhaps keep in an RB who's good at pass blocking, but on the other hand perhaps not. Ty really hasn't been quite as good this year, nor has Ray Davis, and I'm not clear on why that is. Again, there are a few very good reasons for concern and criticism. Benford doesn't seem to be performing up to his usual standard. The safeties have looked good at times but have not been consistent, you're dead right on that. IMO it's not clear if these two are a long-term solution here or whether we need to look at new solutions, either short or long term. You're right also that penalties, while not awful in every game, have been bad enough to cost us a great deal in terms of lost opportunities and yardage, and probably that includes the whole loss against the Pats. Awful. So there really are some good points here to be made. And you make some. But your POV here isn't just glass half-empty, it's more like there's probably viruses in the water that's there, don't drink it whatever you do.

Which means we might be able to raid one of their players, or possibly NO..

Any news about what the specialist had to say about Strong’s neck?

Agreed. Those two can make a difference. I’m hopeful Moore and Josh can get on the right path together.

Yes, every team dealt with COVID. But teams that sucked prior to Covid had little difficulty because they were Drafting higher. After acquiring Diggs, we were bottomed out. Then the COVID repercussions began.

We don't even know what the Bills have in Max H. He is a fast undersized CB Who has a penchant for being hurt a little more than most. Playing in this defense he will need to be making tackles in the secondary. I'm not to confident he will do much this year for the Bills. He is a luxury that is a great addition to a defensive front 6 or 7 that can stop the run. Which this defense is not even close to being. Should have drafted Emanwori, he would have been more of an immediate help to this defense other than maybe a MLB Cleveland took. Trading for one is insanity. We would have used almost every draft pick and future picks on a a whole lot of if come maybe's. Outside of Walker and Hawes so far this draft is a huge disappointment. Sometimes you have to eat the bad meal you made. This looks like the best option to me. Make everyone accountable in the FO and Coaching Staff for the rest of the year.

Yup. If we don't have Kincaid and Palmer for another game, that will seriously hurt us, as it did last week.

The next few years in NYC will be fascinating to watch - from afar.

Great point about the OL. Dion Dawkins is excellent. He will also be 32 before next season. He is listed at 320 lbs. but he looks heavier to me. My point? The Bills should always be going after OL depth and talent in the draft, along with of course wide receivers. Why? Because Josh Allen is our quarterback. McDermott wants to build around cornerbacks and DTs. This has been his signature from day one. The season is not over. The Bills can come back. That said, the Atlanta game was as bad as I have seen them play in a very long time. Would McBeane trade a first round pick for Waddle (who is rumored to be available)? I don't know. They might need that pick for another corner.

Ya, every team had to deal with Covid, not having the resources has more to do with Bad Budget Beane than any shutdown

Hope and faith, my friend, hope and faith.