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"I demand all statues be removed if they offend my bizarre, unjustified sensitivities ." Three in my town, all demanded by a Dem city council and at senseless expense.

With all the moves made by Beane this offseason I am curious to see what the defense looks like this year.

hows he wrong? without allen, they win maybe 7 games. he's that good. even when he's NOT superman... and our defense is THAT bad.

How many TDs would he have had if he didn't sit several 4th QTR of games last year. You could probably safely assume at least 4-5 more touchdowns.

It's like when the wife almost decides to give you some but ends up giving an uninspired handy instead

so let me get this straight: 😂😂😂

That's how I see it. It's one of those, I'm not playing anyway and his options are We can hope it heals up or just do the surgery and fix it. He opted for the surgery We have seen this happen in the league over the years.

For every regular season home game this year it should be blue over white. The first two home games are at night (SNF vs Ravens, TNF vs the Dolphins) so heat shouldn't be an issue where they make the other team wear the dark jerseys. By the time home game 3 rolls around the heat won't be an issue at all even during the daytime. Besides blue over white with the white helmet is the primary home look in the Bills history.

Im fine with not top 5 argument, but he does generally get credit as a top 10 cb. and if thats the difference between a HR and a triple then were pretty close and its fine. I will say the contract is sorta helpful but pretty meh. Is josh worse than Dak cause he got a lower APY (the same or worse than the other 55 mil/yr QBs)? Obviously not. I think Benford is that guy that will take a lower pay day for whatever reason. Im not gonna hold that against him during the evalluation.

Yeah I cant disagree with any of that. Especially the Exec part and that's why I mentioned it above. I think its very telling that so many current players love Beane and talk about it all the time, whereas so many former players HATE Whaley and spent a lot of time at the Fred Jackson Roast talking mad ***** on him. Fitz, FJ, Wood, Aaron Williams, etc... HATE Whaley. And those are some good dudes too, so that really says something. I do wonder what the team would look like if we could've somehow convinced Whaley to work for Beane. I know it never could have happened, and they might not have even gotten along to work well together. But on talents and specialties alone, it would have been interesting.

Pro personnel I will give Whaley, but not draft. Whaley had an actual gift for identifying league talent. Richie, Lorax, Corey Graham, Zach Brown etc etc. He probably found as many impactful FAs in 3 years as Beane did in like 7. he sucked in the draft because in part, imo, coming from Pittsburgh’s strong football culture, they got a lot of mileage on dudes with questionable character. Those same guys coming to cultureless Buffalo is a lot harder to make work. He is also a crummy exec and is a little bit of a snake. I don’t believe he had no part in how leaky the FO was in that era.

WRT Benford (who I love and agree he's s solid triple), Bills fans keep saying he's a top-10 or even top-5 CB. And I'm sure his is top-5 in our hearts... But if that were true, those top guys always reset the market at their position when their contract is up. Myles Garrett topped the DE market, only to be trumped by Watt a couple months later, and they'll both be topped by Parsons when he finally gets his deal done. This happens at every position. We're all very familiar with how this works. Even if they arent #1, the next guy up gets to be the highest paid when they are in that top group. Benford just signed his big new contract and it made him... the 19th paid CB. In a matter of months he wont even be top-20. Now I know that isnt the biggest factor, and other things play into it all, but it does tell where he fits in.

“It is easier to fool people than to convince them that they’ve been fooled” -Mark Twain

So, he either accepts the Bengals contract or doesn't play at all. The Bengals might be messing this up, but it looks like they hold all the cards.

Pegula and the Bills know that everyone wants to see Josh and the boys in the 90s throwbacks. I'm convinced they are trying to wait until AFTER this team wins a Super Bowl, and then trot them out the next season in the 90s unis to put those 4 SBs behind us. We might get them in 2026 with the new stadium even if they dont win the SB this year.

This would be a monster disappointment but I fear it could go in this direction. The NFL is drifting to the Oregon Ducks/NBA clown show.

Under 34 passing TDs + 10 Rushing TDs = 44

I think Beane is one of the top GMs in the league. Probably top 3. That isnt the discussion. Nor is anyone (at least not me) saying Beane isnt good or should be replaced or anything like that. Nor am I comparing him to other GMs, since there is no point because he's better than most. We're discussing his past drafts and drafting trends/habits. That little sliver of space between AFC Championship game and Super Bowl. It's a good spot to be in and a good problem to have. Dont think I mean anything else.

It's hard to debate some one when they discount every success. My bad on Milano. Also, are we comparing apples to apples when talking abut Beane in relation to other NFL GMs? Is his record markedly better? Worse? No GM hits 1.000. In fact I heard Jerry Ostrowsky on Bills Squad say hitting on a third of your draft picks is considered solid.

I mean according to all the rules he's not eligible to go back to college play and re-enter the draft If he goes back to college The Bengals still have his rights "If you are three years removed from your high school graduation date, you may enter the NFL Draft one time during your collegiate career without jeopardizing your eligibility; provided you are not drafted by any team and you declare your intention to resume intercollegiate participation within 72 hours following the NFL's draft declaration date." "[...] Student-athletes who enter the NFL Draft early are required to sign and have notarized a petition for special eligibility with the NFL, which renounces all remaining collegiate eligibility unless revoked within 72 hours of the draft declaration date." The last two paragraphs are from the NCAA director of enforcement it seems like you basically forfeit eligibility and have 72 hours to State your intention to return

It is indeed true. I alluded to it about a month ago. That said, I thought and was told that this combo was the Nike 'city connect' type jersey from their new program. So, whichever it is, its apparently different than the program nike mandated.

We already know exactly what happened. McD worked with Whaley and his scouting crew to draft the guys he wanted. Nothing more. I know this because if anything else went down, it would have been obvious to at least Doug Whaley, who has since tried making a career out of bashing the Bills FO, and never misses an opportunity to do so. If McD was in there making picks of guys that werent on Whaley's radar, Doug would have sniffed that something was up right away, and that bombshell would have been revealed by now. I also dont think McD or Beane are dumb enough to have Beane giving info to another team while he was working for the Panthers. If that comes out in any way, and it would have been a huge bombshell, it immediately ends their new jobs and likely their entire careers in the NFL as no team could trust them ever again. The idea that Beane was somehow feeding McD info before he was hired is ludicrous. The obvious thing happened. McD and Whaley worked together and put out a nice draft. Not surprising given Whaley's evaluation skills and McD's vision for the team he wanted to build (and how much better it was than whatever Rex was doing).

For takeways its 11 for Stingley and 9 for Benford. A lot closer than you make it seem. Stingley misses a lot of tackles . Still not sure what you are thinking for home run talent cause Benford is a top 5 CB in my eyes (could be homer eyes but hes def top 10). Wheres the cutoff between solid pick and home run? If Benford aint a home run hes a triple (critque has been Beane gets lot of singles).

Did you have the same 9th grade teacher I had? Mine did the same!