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I really hope he plays well this year. I think he’s gonna be the number five by the end of the season but we’ll see.

any QB in Niners gear who has won a playoff game is considered Joe Montana Lite

Ladd is a slot receiver. Shakir is the same height as and faster than Diggs too(if just using the 40 yard testing). We heard a lot of bullsh!t about how Shakir could play outside and Diggs comps from irrational fans. But Diggs had longer arms and 10" hands that allowed him do more on the boundary in his prime. Diggs aged out of the boundary a couple seasons ago but the Bills didn't have anyone else to put out there.

I would not make that deal in 1 million years.

The first bolded statement is a decent point. We have tended to go small on defense at certain positions (LB/Secondary) and that could be a factor in those players getting injured. And yes, we have had some injury-prone players (particularly Milano). So, no I wouldn't be surprised to see Milano or a couple of other guys injured. I do hope this is something the Bills brass has at least looked into, from all angles. But, I do think we are a much deeper team now (at most spots) that can withstand injuries a bit better than the teams from say 2020-2023. The weird thing is that the first 3-4 years of the McBeane era, we were one of the least injured teams. Then from the end of 2020 to 2023 it felt like we were one of the more heavily injured teams. Was it a change in training/conditioning staff/methods, was it the type of players we were bringing in, was it just bad luck? And of course, other teams have injuries too. But, there were particular games, Bills/Chiefs 2023 for instance, where we were missing a number of key players on defense (like 5 or 6 guys) and they were only missing like one starter or whatever. It does have an affect on the game. But yes, say in the Cincy game, they were banged up too. I guess we'd have to look back at each game to see how significant the difference was on the injury report, etc. and then how much we think those losses affected the outcomes. So, I get not wanting to lay too much of the blame on injuries, but no doubt they were a factor in at least some of the playoff games. To the second bolded statement. Yes, no question the Lions were depleted by injuries last year and it played a big role in the end of their playoff run. But that's the thing, the national media talked over and over about Detroit's injuries, and posters here too have brought it up a lot. But then when some of us say, well injuries played an issue for the Bills in some years, people say, aw you're just making excuses. Why do injuries factor in for Detroit, but not for Buffalo?

This is insane to me. Lynch is gonna get fired over this. He's at BEST like 10th-12th best qb in the league. Sf might make the playoffs this year purely based on having an easy schedule but man they shot themselves in the foot.

I've been calling him West Coast Tua for 2 years now lol.

FWIW with Purdy. He's an above average starting QB and this contract won't look as bad a couple of years from now imo.

Oh look! Another “I hate the Colman pick” post.

With the exact same roster, you believe that Purdy is “several wins better?” Okay. I’m not even saying that Fields is good. I’m basically saying, anyone that would rather have Purdy at $53M AAV than Fields (or whatever bridge QB) at $20M AAV is an idiot. Purdy is fine. That franchise just gutted their roster to keep an average QB. The biggest mistake an NFL front office can make is paying an average QB, top QB money. The numbers are so big now, it just can’t work. You’re 100x better with a bridge guy or starting over with a young QB. The day that you pay Tua or Purdy or Carr is the day that you’re officially no better than a WC contender for the life of their contract. That was Purdy on a rookie deal. It was the best contract in football. If you can get middle of the road QB play, from a guy picked last, and on a rookie deal, you won the lottery. Now that you’re paying him Josh Allen money, you’re done. That’s the point. I do agree on the Baker deal. I also agree on Lawrence, Goff, Tua, Kyler and a whole bunch of others. I’m not yet sure on Love. Fields wasn’t horrible last year. He isn’t a traditional QB. They won with him and he was effective. I’m not saying that he’s great or even good. I’m saying that he’s in the tier with those overpaid middle guys (or at worst a tick below). Your record isn’t much worse with him than Purdy. Maybe a game or 2. Your ceiling is the exact same.

Coleman will have this year to show improvement. If he doesn't, I expect Beane will be looking to draft a WR early in next year's draft, given the cost of top WRs, in free agency (assuming any even would be available).

Knicks just wrecked Celtics. Towns is usually so soft— great to see him so aggressive.

Like I said. I wouldn't give him that much but the Lance example is why you at least need an above average QB even in Shanahan's offense surrounded by all pros. Baker's $33m per year contract makes a lot more sense.

I banged the table leading up to last years draft on that fact. WTH, didn't beane draft a faster Diggs and a guy with a great attitude as well?

Ladd is a slot receiver. If they drafted him, then he and Shakir have to share snaps and Shakir had a hard enough time getting his snaps in an offense where they want big boundary WR out blocking. Whether Coleman makes it or not, McConkey's skillset would have been redundant so they'd still be seeking boundary help. I do think Coleman would have had himself a much better season catching the dink and dunk stuff from the slot like McConkey got. The average depth of target disparity was enormous(9.9 to 15.2). It's reminiscent of the tantrums people threw over passing on Creed Humphrey. They owed Mitch Morse a lot of money, he was solid, he was a captain and since centers in the NFL spend a ton of their pass blocking snaps blocking air or just being a help guy.........what you don't want is to pay the top of the market for a non premium position. That's what the Chiefs are doing now. Give me Morse and McGovern over that stretch and I'm good. Slot WR is a non-premium position.

If he doesn't make a big improvement this year, then it's a bust pick. You look at what McConkey did, and then add in BTJ who we should have traded up for and its bad.

The Lance deal was an organizational flop from top to bottom. He had barely thrown 300 passes in 3 years at a Division I AA school. One year was good, albeit against weak competition. A blind man could have seen that bust of a QB walking into a room. With Purdy, you saw exactly who he is this past year. A middle of the road QB who isn't a guy that will carry the franchise. He's not terrible. He's better than at least half of the starters in the NFL. $53M a year though? Absolutely not.

Fields is the wrong example. Fields is actually awful. If you wanted to say, “I’d rather pay Geno $37M than Purdy $53M,” that’s fine and makes sense. Fields can barely complete a pass. He was worth Mac Jones level compensation last year. He’s horrendous.

Why are you comparing a a 6 foot tall 180 pound slot receiver with a 6'3 215 pound outside receiver? Its great a lot of you wanted Ladd but they weren't moving Shakir. Keon does need to get better but to compare him to a totally different type of player probably isn't a fair comment on his plah.

Yea I doubt that. But at least we didn’t get a video this year of Beane getting excited after a WR ran a slow 40 like we got for Keon and Gabe. I’ll call that progress.

I've gone to buy a ticket now, as far as I can Ain't a-never coming back Ride me a southbound, all the way to Georgia now 'Til the train, it run out of track Can't you see, oh, can't you see What that woman, Lord, she been doin' to me? Can't you see, can't you see What that woman, she' been doin' to me? Oh, dear Lord

Amerks tie their series against Laval (MTL) 1-1.

You think Beane added defensive backs focusing on speed because he drafted a WR last year more known for his size and high end ball skills than his route separation due to lack of speed? Including Bishop who was drafted 30 some odd picks later in the same draft? This is going to be a long couple of months.

Look up Teres Major filet, then get some.

No food born illnesses? Our local supermarket actually makes great pizza. I get a spinach-feta pie and keep slices in the fridge for lunch all week.