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You could even look like an athlete and be out of shape (unlikely but possible esp if you are younger) the best thing I ever did was hassle my mom to stop smoking 15+ years ago. Smoking cuts your life short, degrades the quality of your life as you get older and costs a lot of money. Hard to justify such a bad habit.

Their analysis was pretty spot on, the teams were often just below average but not tragic and there were a couple of years where bad luck resulted in not making the playoffs.

That was an issue but I would also say that the Bills also suffered from bad ownership during most of the drought. That’s not to disrespect all that Ralph has done for the team but he was more of an old school owner who ran the team as a profit center and not a vanity project where year to year losses don’t matter. There we’re so many years where the Bills didn’t spend money on free agents and weren’t in the running for a lot of the better coaches. The Bills also had lackluster facilities and were a third tier destination in all aspects. Even if the Bills had a great QB they didn’t have the infrastructure in place to actually take advantage of one. If you aren’t going to spend to the cap for a long period of time and you can’t find a good coach or invest in the infrastructure of the team it will not end well. The Chan years were a dark time in my fandom honestly I had just written off the team as ever having a chance to do anything. Glad to be very far away from that.

The drought Bills were bad but not tragically bad, I do suspect that the drought will be on the list certainly the 2009-2013 stretch where the Bills had four 6 win seasons and a 4 win season in a five years span. The rest of the drought just looks like mediocrity and a couple of instances of bad luck. If you take out 2009-2013 from the drought you have a team that only finished 3 times below 7 wins (2001, 2003 and 2005) had 5 seasons of 8 or more wins (2000, 2002, 2004, 2014 and 2015) and then a bunch of 7 win seasons ( 2006-2008 and 2016). It really was that stretch over 2009-2013 where the team was just horrendously stuck at 6 wins and very little hope. I don't think the Bills will be too high on the list because there other teams like the 2007-2011 Rams that had win totals of 3, 2, 1, 7 and 2 in a five year span and several 6-7 win seasons afterwards. I think the Bills are more likely to be on the middle of the list as the drought years were bad but not painfully tragic like some of these other stretches.

The market for Jones is much more limited given how late in the offseason it was. Very few teams had the cap flexibility to make a trade work which depressed a market. Draft trade ups are a much more open market and values are context dependent. I just don’t see the two situations as comparable. The Titans got better but not significantly enough to move the needle they have Oline and defensive concerns while being capped by at best above average QB play. It is a nice trade but not one that is shifting the landscape for the Titans.

Good move for the Titans but I don’t see it moving the needle too much for them. Yes they needed WR help and they got it big time but they still have an eroding Oline and their defense is aging a bit. Mainly I just don’t really believe in Tanny as their QB. It just seems like a good move but for a team that just doesn’t have the QB needed to get them beyond being a very good team.

Maybin, McCargo and a slew of others are in contention.

This policy was instituted in the 1990’s and continued until 2021. Just insane. I think the reason the NFL gets in trouble over high school and college is the length of the exposure and the marketing the NFL used to do of big hits. I played low level high school football and while I am sure there was some concussions I honestly can’t say any trauma is long lasting to anyone I know that played. The NCAA should get in more hot water as it is 4 years and at a higher impact but for whatever reason they skirt that.

I would tend to agree that given the cap situation it doesn’t seem likely but I would also say that I do imagine that if they were to make a move for a vet front line DE the Bills would likely toss Addison back in a trade to make room. If it could fit cap wise somehow I would gladly trade a 1st in 2022 and Addison got Jones. This teams biggest weakness in my opinion is the lack of a prime time pass rusher. Jones would fit that bill instantly and even if he only has 2 or 3 more good years left it could be the last piece needed.

USFL had some fun rules like the action point. But spring football has always been that good on paper idea that has not worked since the 1980's when the USFL had some traction with it but never got to where it was viable long term. The new XFL I thought was going to maybe get off the ground but the pandemic derailed any chance of success it had.

I just don't think it works cap wise. The Bears adjusted his contract to help give them some space which means he becomes very hard to trade. In an ideal world I would have loved to have traded a 1st for him. But this just doesn't add up given the circumstances.

You could definitely argue it especially if you are factoring in depth. The team still lacks a true elite pass rusher, a consistent TE and a CB2 could be an area of upgrade. But the areas of need can still be addressed (outside of the lack of a true number one elite pass rusher) ton of good corners out on the market and Ertz is an option at TE. If the Bills can just add one more piece to an already good off-season I think it would be a nice cherry on top and further solidify the roster.

Hyde, Poyer, Beasley and Dawkins are the only other ones that you can say could be on the list but leaving them off is justifiable.

Maybe in 2019 you could have made that criticism of Josh but this idea that it is applicable to his 2020 season is so hilarious and reaching.

They are really going with the Josh’s arm is “too good” narrative?

In the end the player’s careers will justify the decision making retroactively or call into question the decision making. But in terms of general philosophy it is always better to not trade up for a non-QB player and it is a better bet to take a chance on a pass rusher than a RB. The Bills made the right decision on paper will it pan out in reality? I hope so but that’s TBD. I will say that it is always best to make the prudent move on paper as the odds are typically better in your favor.

I have to think they will bring in a one tech before camp starts just to eat some snaps but I am concerned about the one tech as Star coming off a season off and no one else really on the roster with any track record at one tech is making me concerned it will be an issue. Not a huge glaring concern but a concern.

Continuity improves Oline play but talent is more important. The 2020 Oline was better than the 2019 Oline in part due to D Williams being added but also due to the fact that they played a season together.

I don’t personally consider Tanny a good QB above average at best, so I don’t really see him throwing the ball as that much of a plus.

Not sure why the Titans would be so appealing?

I think the Colts would make the most sense, they are in desperate need for a prime WR and want to win now. But let’s see if the Falcons get the offers they want or even if this rumor has any legs.

Definitely will need to come along slowly in a rotational role unless he just bursts onto the scene.

Reminds me of Rex when he first joined the Jets.

Even if Henry turns in a healthy season I still don't see him being as productive behind a line that as you said isn't what it was and they also lost some skill position players on top of a line that is deteriorating. The Titans just got caught in a bad trap where they at one point had Henry and Tanny on cheap deals with a stout O-line, decent skill position players and elite defense but they had to pay the QB and the RB and the rest of the team is deteriorating and the QB and RB won't be good enough to make up the difference.

I am not a believer in the Titans, they are a tough team 10 or so wins and they won't be an easy out. But I am just not a believer in their QB to be elite in the playoffs when it matters (And Tanny is a solid QB but far from anything elite even in the regular season.) They have a very good supporting cast but not one that is elite enough to carry an averageish QB to a deep playoff run. I put them in the same standing as the Colts tough defense, solid pieces on offense and a decent QB but just not going to make a deep run.