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Of course--- I'm hoping for the results to be leaked. IIRC, they were last year prior to the broadcast announcement.

According to Gil Brandt, the vote is in. There shouldn't be a delay in hearing the results. @Gil_Brandt Ballots for final 5 have just been handed in. Should get an announcement on time. #HOF

Agreed. That was neither clever nor particularly memorable.

Was I arguing the value of a 1,000 yard season in today's NFL or merely pointing out that he had 3 consecutive rather than 2? I'll hang up and listen.

Has everyone commenting listened to the interview? He starts the interview by saying he's agitated to be at the Super Bowl but not as a participant. He's tired of the Bills being on the outside of the playoffs and would like to change that. When I first heard the discussion this afternoon on WGR, I was irritated. After actually listening to the whole interview, his whole point was that he realized he could work much harder--- he was being self deprecating and trying to be funny. Jim Rome ends the interview by praising Stevie for not having anything to promote except Buffalo Bills football, which is exactly what Stevie said. Much ado about nothing.

Correction: back to back TO BACK--- 3 consecutive 1,000 yard seasons.

Chidi Ahanotu > Barry Rose

I'd say mediocre is below average. 3 consecutive 7-9 seasons is textbook mediocrity. Having said that, I think I was merely being too kind in defining the past 2 HC tenures--- I have no enthusiasm to celebrate them as even mediocre. It has been a dark and boring age of disappoinment.

Why do you keep repeating this meme? It is not a "thing" amongst Bills fans. The "Happy Birthday Chan" thread from a few weeks ago was filled with sarcastic slams on him. Gailey is not beloved. Jauron is not hated. They are viewed in an identical light: mediocre.

Just stop. No one is saying this except you.

This is true, Chan was aggressive the first 2 years and he had a personality. It's hard to get hot and bothered about either, but I'd rather have Chan as my OC than Jauron as DC--- but really, I'd rather have neither.

Geez, I kind of think it's ridiculous to beat this drum. I would guess the overwhelming feeling about Jauron is... apathy. I mean, who gives a ****? Jauron and Gailey were/are both good men and competent coordinators but their tenures in Buffalo were equally mediocre and largely forgettable. Gailey beat New England. Period. He earned a lot of capital with that win. That's his only edge, and it was probably a fluke. In the end, Gailey receives as much crap as Jauron as they both should--- but "most Bills fans" don't hate them. We're just happy to move on from the abyss of NFL Head Coaching mediocrity.

The 2nd bolded has nothing to do with wanting Jauron gone--- he was respected as a man and a coach for everything in the 1st bolded section, but he was entirely too passive. Coaching not to lose may have been his only option considering the talent on the team, and perhaps that will be his longterm legacy.

I knew the the Cleveland 1st round pick for Cousineau turned into Kelly, but not the rest. Excellent stuff, and a great assessment of how the Patulski pick continued to influence the franchise! I've mentioned this before on TSW, but the pick used by the Bills to select Cousineau was acquired from San Francisco in the trade for OJ Simpson. In a roundabout way, OJ was traded for Jimbo!

Huh?

Clearly, we're more or less in 100% agreement. I can't add anything to this post.

If Jarvis Jones could play at a dominant level for even only 3 seasons, he's worth the 8th overall pick. So long as the brain trust plans for that potential eventuality within that 3 year span. But if they feel strongly enough about any of these QBs (which remains to be seen) I'd say the QB has to be the pick. It's too important. It would be a shame to pick one of the QBs and have them strike out, so they have to be absolutely sure.

How can this be 6 years ago?? JP Losman was our QB when this happened. The crushing weight of time passing and our inability to stall it, ya know, sucks.

Pats fans did the same thing to Torrey when they played earlier in the regular season. It's curious that the only two incidents all year where opposing fans tweeted insults at Torrey Smith were Pats fans.

I'd like for the Bills to at least inquire ---- but assuming they're serious about using "football analytics" to determine market value efficiency, you're probably right and they'd almost certainly not make the trade.

There was a lot of speculation prior to the 2010 draft that Gronkowski had spinal stenosis, but it was never actually confirmed. FWIW, Gronk denies it. Jarvis Jones, on the other hand, has definitely been diagnosed with it.

The difference between the two is statistically insignificant--- although this is only total fumbles, not fumbles lost: Tyler Wilson - 0.008% of total touches Geno Smith - 0.013% of total touches I definitely like Wilson, although I can't say for certain how often he was stripped from behind while still in the pocket. You're right, he doesn't seem to have any issues throwing accurately on the run.

If everything else checks out, he should be drafted. It's not the be-all end-all, but it's a concern, IMHO.

That doesn't tell the whole story, though: Tyler Wilson: 948 pass attempts + 110 rushing attempts + 46 sacks = 1,104 total touches Geno Smith: 1,465 passing attempts + 245 rushing attempts + 78 sacks = 1,788 total touches 684 more total touches for Geno. Scramblers (Geno moves around more than Wilson--- not that he's a "runner") tend to fumble often if they don't protect the ball, but that is correctable for a young QB. Hand size is not.

I don't particularly like McShay, but: Todd McShay ‏@McShay13 Nassib's arm vastly overrated. Short/intermediate throws MPHs but struggles driving ball vertically on tape and see same at Senior Bowl.