Mr. WEO

With the QB lineup taht followed his departure--how would one o-lineman make such a measurable difference on a bad team? The Bills absolutely made the right move to trade. When the best player on your team is not your QB, but an O-lineman another team may covet, you unload him for picks. I would argue Wood had more of an impact on that Offense in his tenure than Peters would have. The Eagles had top 10 scoring Offenses with and without him. They were bottom half with and without him. Then, when he was gone for over half the season, he was easily replaced and the team reached a level they could not before or after he went out. During Petersons tenure there, there Offensive performance was all over the place--none of it related to the LT--this should be obvious. Makes the entire Offense better? Not in Philly (Reid made them better, Kelly did for 2 seasons, Pederson did for 1). Not in Chicago--they led the league in sacks allowed. Not in Buffalo--except for his rookie season (where he played in only 5 games--and yet the Offense was ranked 7th in points), the Bills Offense was uniformly awful with Peters at LT. No different after he left. I guess we can always repeat the old bromides like "an elite LT makes the whole Offense better"--certainly Munoz, Walter Jones and Orlando Pace played on some great Offenses. But in Peters's case the claim doesn't ring true. The more perfect example is Joe Thomas--the "anchor" of innumerable horrible Offenses his entire career. They had 10 wins his rookie year and over the next 10 years, they would win more than 5 games 1 time (7, in 2014). "One of the best LT of all time"----zero impact. In fact, one could argue he had a negative impact as they picked him over Adrian Peterson (who immediately made the Vikings offense better). He would have done the same in Cleveland.

Tough day for Clarence lol

I guess, but he's had 5 years to rewrite the script. Time runs out on a fringe player.

P-F-R is where i get my stats as well. He really has not been an all the way threat returning kicks. His speed and vision haven't worked out that way for him on ST. It just hasn't happened.

solid CB too

Wow, Oregon sucks in every aspect. Bo Nix is still awful. Why would they take him?

mouthwash

I've said it for years here--it's folly. How many QBS suffered a season or career ending "crippling hit" from the blindside protected by a non-elite LT? Is a crippling hit from the blind side more crippling than form the other side? Lots of GMs making dumb decisions doesn't make the decision less dumb. Philly (forgetting for a minute your laughable claim they had the most talented roster in the league) is a perfect example of this. Peters disappeared and the team never noticed. Won their only SB without him. The Bills absolutely would have been no better (W/L) paying for Peters. It makes no sense to believe so. Halapoulivaati Vaitai, who had never played on the blind side, was just as useful as future HOFer Jason Peters. Maybe he will get into the HOF as well....?

He's really not though. Last year he had one long one of 75 and that was it. In 2020 it was 27 with a really bad average of 16 per. In 2019 his long was only 24 on an average of 21. He's not much of a threat back there.

Many were simply following McD's lead.

The only one of those many who mattered was McD.....

Yes, that's what I'm saying. LT isn't a game changing position. It's a final piece to put a loaded Offense over the top. Otherwise, it's not gonna help if your skill positions are mediocre or worse. CB, on the other hand, is an impact position--a potential game changing position with a single play. A significant reason the Bills didn't make it to the AFCC game last year is because Levi Wallace was too dumb to notice what Kelce was shouting about his coverage (twice) at the end of the game. I bet Tre wouldn't have let that happen. Most talented roster in the NFL?? Come on. They had 1 receiver over 800 yards, no RB over 800. Wentz/Foles/Blount/Ertz/Agholor/Jeffries. Stop.... In 2020, Eagles gave up over 60 sacks. The Bears gave up 58 sacks last year (most). The best thing you can say about Peters is that the sacks probably won't be coming from his side--which is good on him I guess. His absence in 2017 had no impact at all on the Eagles.

Crowder doesn't. He has lasted more than 12 games once in the last 4 years.

I bet a large chunk of Ozzie's income is capital gains so taxed far less than personal income from other sources. UK with 45% personal income tax, plus local tax (say, London--1.5%), plus council tax plus 20% VAT on purchases. Cali is expensive though. Same for NY, NJ....gotta get that SALT deduction back on the books!

Beasley played injured....

UK is hardly a tax haven...

Maybe, but combined, 2 guys had 3 TDs and fewer yards on their teams than the one guy..

Fanduel, Draftkings, Caesars had him 1.5 as of 9/1

Keeping Peters at a premium/market price would have done nothing for "winning" in Buffalo. How could it? He's one O-lineman. It's like sticking Mercedes hood ornament on a Yugo. In Philly, the Eagles had their best season in decades with him in the whirlpool before October was up. He was easily replaced and they didn't miss a beat--even with a journeyman backup down the stretch and through the SB.

yeah true Passing TD O/U is 1.5--jump on that too

They've yet to show any inclination to limit his running attempts (granted many are not planned runs). Either way, any 3 TDs for +1200! He had 4 vs the #8 D in points allowed (KC). Rams were #7 last year--Miller's on the other side now...

yup

Star, Williams, Sanders....bums Cleared the deadwood.

Meh.....And then they have to go out and play the Bills. Rams were losing the SB in the 4th Q to the 3rd best AFC team in the playoffs (scored only 92 points in 4 games vs Bills 83 in 2). They squeaked by, didn't cover. Even a healthy Stafford will be good for a few picks. Miller will pulverize him. Bills, easy money. The Josh bets are all looking tempting as well (score 2+ TD...+1200!).

who?