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Happy Father’s Day guys
WhitewalkerInPhilly replied to machine gun kelly's topic in The Stadium Wall
Already did my time on the grill for lunch because the baby woke up at 5 am. I have her in her Bills inside of course -
Bills Top 5 single game passing performances
Old Coot replied to Chandler#81's topic in The Stadium Wall
I remember Bledsoe's first season with the Bills. The first half if the season he passed lights out. The second half Travis henry ran wild. Not much D. -
But do you need 1st round talent CB's to execute in an "80% zone" scheme? Of course not. CB and S body types with baseline NFL quality traits are typically very easy to find relative to all other positions except *maybe* RB. It's why starting Bills CB's like Taron Johnson, Benford, Dane Jackson, and Levi Wallace were day 3 picks or UDFA. It's why there are people thinking Jordan Hancock or Dorian Strong could become starting players. By contrast, try finding boundary WR talent on day 3.
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Convicted felon Donald Trump's follies
Albwan replied to BillStime's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
You've chosen to ignore content by Homelander. Options You've chosen to ignore content by Homelander. Options You've chosen to ignore content by 4th&long. Options You've chosen to ignore content by Homelander. Options You've chosen to ignore content by Homelander. Options 2 weeks later... You've chosen to ignore content by Homelander. Options You've chosen to ignore content by Homelander. Options You've chosen to ignore content by Homelander. Options just stabbing the kitty while no one is listening lol -
Keon and Kincaid are going to make this offense unstoppable 👀
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I get all that, but to Einstein’s example, teachers get paid the same whether one kid shows up or 20 kids show up to class on any particular day. It’s not really relevant to the (off-topic) discussion. Teacher salaries are based on many factors in addition to class size, and are fixed for whatever the contract terms and conditions are over time. I think the library example is more relevant. Governments make books available for people to borrow and read, which takes away potential purchases of books people might otherwise make. Why is that not considered stealing, yet people watching a stream online that someone makes available are considered to be stealing? In both cases, people are taking advantage of opportunities to consume something with no direct reimbursement to the source.
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The foundation under F47 is starting to crack...
All_Pro_Bills replied to Homelander's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
How do you see that happening? And when? -
Minnesota lawmaker assassinated another shot.
Doc replied to 4th&long's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Very odd. -
Exactly. Spencer Brown would be another rookie who played. To play under McDermott, especially on defense, the rookie has to play better than the alternative. And that isn't just "display more physical talent", that's know the playbook, know their assignment in the playbook, and be able to read and interpret their keys pre and post snap during the stress and sheer physical exertion of an actual game. What people don't seem to take into account when they say "McDermott won't play rookies" (or "Levy didn't play rookies" for that matter) is that since 2019, the Bills have had a top-10 defense (on points) every year but 2020 (when they were dealing with a shitton of of turnovers and the offense was so hot the D may have relaxed a bit) and 2024 (when they were 11th by 4 points with a meaningless Week 18 game). 4 of those 6 years, the D was top-5 on points. In the same period of time, the number of defenders recognized with pro-bowl or all-pro honors can be counted on one hand. Tre' White and Edmunds (2x). Poyer (2x). Milano. I think that's it. 2 years, it's been "no one". Wrap your mind around that - a #4 and a #10 offense with zero, zip, zilch, none, no defensive players recognized by people around the league as top-notch. That's because the primary thing for a defender in this defense, is to be assignment-sound and work together. What does that mean? We've had some posters here who've pulled back the curtain a bit - @HoofHearted, @Buffalo716, sometimes @Simon (who quietly played ball into middle age), I'm sure I'm missing some. It's not just the offensive formation and the plays the opposing offense tends to run. It's being attuned to dozens of little tells pre-snap. Spacing. Hand position. Head position. Foot position. And then after the snap, each defender's assignment changes depending on what routes are actually run and how they are run. And the defensive players communicate with each other post-snap using body language just as the receivers and QB communicate. I remember a play, against NE I think it was, when Hyde took a horrible angle and a play went for a big gain. One of the film guys broke down the play and pointed out that Dodson, filling in at LB, had mis-directed Hyde with body language that conveyed to Hyde "take the other gap, I've got this one", except from his body position and leverage, he didn't. So Hyde started for what should have been the open side and had to put on the brakes and chase the play. That's part of what's meant when McDermott says something like "I can't put someone out there the other players don't trust" - it's not just knowing the assignment pre snap then how it changes post snap depending on what the skill players do, it's communicating clearly and correctly with the other defenders through body language and positioning, while not giving away the defensive call with your own pre-snap "tells". See above. I think what McDermott means there is not some intangible film room/locker room rappore kind of trust but a tangible "is he assignment sound pre and post snap? Does he communicate during the play so the other defenders can react appropriately? Does he interpret the communication he's getting and react appropriately?" This is all taking place while these guys are putting out peak physical effort play after play, and it takes a while to become second nature. And for some players (*cough* Elam *cough*) maybe it never will.
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Good point. Also, expecting a rookie to play a full NFL schedule PLUS playoffs is a lot to ask.
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The foundation under F47 is starting to crack...
BillsFanNC replied to Homelander's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
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The foundation under F47 is starting to crack...
nedboy7 replied to Homelander's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Wait till inflation actually hits. -
kick the tires? Beane drawing it up now:
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Lefties are mentally disturbed and must be stopped.
BillsFanNC replied to Unforgiven's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Found Quack -
Minnesota lawmaker assassinated another shot.
Big Blitz replied to 4th&long's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Activated. -
who did Chase set the market for? who else got that money? your whole premise is that the WR market is "actually insane" because the top 5 WR's are making a few points more of the cap than they were in 2018? that's checking in at something less than insane for me.....
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lol the top WR salary was a percentage of the cap. Now you are getting into apples and orangutans comparisons.
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The cap has risen 56% over the time that top WR % went up 3%. There is 1 WR making what Chase is making. No other WR contact signed in 2025 was close to his AAV. so we are comparing outliers.
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My gf is buying her dad gifts but won't get my anything even though she calls me daddy all the time
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so we can hear them formulating their bad calls? what problem does this solve? Half the viewers will say "yup--that's how I saw it, good call!" the rest will cry and say they are incompetent and the league's fixed. same results.
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He wouldn’t have gotten a salary of $1M in FA. I didn’t mention you could or couldn’t talk about anyone. Not sure what argument you’re trying to have. Except for Diggs who we did pay massively with his extension in 2022. You can’t even get the basic facts straight to have whatever discussion you think you’re having.
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multiplying his yards per target by an imaginary and impossible number of targets really doesn't make much of an argument. By your thinking, it would make more sense to target Coleman over Shakir. If Coleman had 160, he would have had over 1500 yards.....