8-8 Forever?

Actually, I really don't understand the legality of the draft. From a legal perspective, why can't I work for who I want to work for? I realize the teams are part of an association whose rules require the members (the teams) to abide by the draft rules, but these rules would make no sense in a commercial employment context. Most states are right to work states (New York is an exception) and you can work for whoever makes the best offer. That would of course turn football into baseball with a half dozen big city teams having all the players (and the league enforces the draft to avoid that), but still that is our employment system in this country. I guess my point is we are all free agents, all the time. Why not stop the draft and have all the college guys be free agents day 1 ? If I want Sam Darnold, why can't I go sign him? Yeah the contracts of the best 20 guys would be out of control, but It would all work out in the end. College football players aren't getting educations worth a crap anyway, so who cares if the NFL becomes the NBA in terms of underclassmen coming out? it would all self correct as soon as a few 19 year olds get blown up playing in the NFL. Thoughts?

Trust the process. if mcbeanes do not sacrifice this years and next years draft to get one of the supposed top guys, it will be for a good reason. they're not watching NFL Network, they are doing real research on these guys. We're just watching TV hype.

I'm guessing Miller was screwed over by Dennison's silly run blocking scheme, but is a talented player. I trust Greg Roman's assessment more than Rick Dennisons, so my sense is the guard position is in decent shape . Groy to center, Miller back to starter and you have a starting lineup today that is decent.

he's too short for the NFL. nice college player , but when he gets penned in by the 6'5" front 7's of most NFL teams, all the guts and courage in the world won't matter.

Brady still has a cannon. He can absolutely bring it when he needs to.

Bills bring lousy national TV ratings. Why would the networks want the to put the Bills on prime time? I'm a big Bills fan, but that's just because I'm from there. The rest of the U.S. could give a crap about the Bills, right? Would you be thrilled to watch a ariz/indy game indoors in the dome on Monday night right now? didn't think so.. and the Bills are way less popular nationally than either of those teams. so you can see why the media ignores the Bills. Heck the once in a while football fan probably doesn't even think there's a franchise in the B Lo. Is what it is. If they start winning, that fixes it a bit, but it would take a lot of winning to get them back into multiple prime times, bc the networks have no interest in such a tiny market. Just puttin it out there.

Give me Lamar Jackson.

hey they traded up for Losman. how'd that work out?

that works . trust the process. Jackson can play. NFL teams can only be built to last via the draft

too short for the NFL

MCBeanes are not the desperate types. I believe they think they can win with Nate if they had to.

Yep, they went and made the playoffs and lost any shot at Darnold or Rosen. Mike White might be it at 22.

just take Jackson and be done with it for 2018

he's too short to play in the NFL. he's just too short. after watching Taylor struggle with batted balls all year and trying to find openings to throw the ball through, my QB needs to be tall and stand tall and throw tall... you can't coach size. B M doesn't have it for today's NFL.

getting rid of his contact alone makes it worthwhile

Trust the process

exactly. he'll sign today if that is the alternative

My guess is they keep most of the picks, grab a FA Qb at lower $$ and draft who is there at 10 or 15. Not sure any of the QB class are worth blowing the draft to get to top 5 for. But I trust the process

glad he was traded. McBeanes saw him for what he was, an above average talent who would leave in FA for HOF $$. trust the process

Well, this sounds like my my cue to speak up. seems that both 1sts and our 2nd gets us barely to the top 10, leaves us with a high first , a second, third, a fourth and two 5ths. If they really like a couple guys and one of them falls to 10, which could easily happen as all the QBs have some issue or other (there are no Andrew Lucks in this draft) , they have the ammo to go get him and still end up with 6 picks in the top 166 players. That is a really good result, get three starters in all likelihood and you get a QB you really like. and 8&8 Forever is no longer. Agree?

paying 20-25+ mil for a Case or a Foles just seems kind of crazy to me, when you can get an above average talent in the draft this year for $5m .. football revolves around the Qb, but i not sure about the old "QB carrying an otherwise average team" anymore... things seem to be evolving the other way, where a great roster can carry an above average QB at least to the conference title games. what say you? I say a great "Rest of the Roster" + Nate Peterman + rookie QB picked at 21 makes the playoff run 3 out of the next 5 years. what say you?

yes. tom "tippy" day they called him

Yep. Miller will be back now that the crazy stretch blocking crap has gone to where Rex's crazy D is. the trash heap.

you'd have to gut the roster to sign Cousins, then you are Indy. Nah, keep all the picks, cut TT get whoever drops to 21 and go from there. Start Nate the skate next year until the kid is ready to go. Hell, f ing Nick Foles was SB MVP bc he had a great roster around him. Bortles was in the conf title game. why? bc he had a great roster around him. Indy sucks bc all their $$ are tied up in one injured guy. Trust the process. They won't fall in love with one guy and over spend for him. It's just not what they do. They'll keep their picks and their $$ and build the roster like they have so far. Its a team game. Bills still a couple years away from contending.

hard to imagine TT on the roster come April