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I think a lot of people don't care and a lot of the rest just don't see justice happening. To be honest there really isn't any justice in this. They don't have the evidence or justification to strip the Pats* of their titles (Plausible deniability) and enough people are in denial or just don't care enough to demand more from the situation. It gets me down a little bit to think such sociopath and way beyond gamesmanship like behavior to win isn't going to be punished or at least prevented in the future. But Karma is a B word and in the end it will eat away at you. The tarnished legacy will always be there if only in a vocal minority.

The NFL has been undergoing a fundamental transformation for the last 6-7 years now if not longer. When players safety and concussions became real issues in the public eye football has had to start the slow process of changing. Goodell represents an old guard among Major Sports leagues. Much like David Stern, Bud Selig, and Gary Bettman, Goodell runs the sports league in a more conservative old school manner. The less transparency the better, much more reactive than proactive, and very interested in keep the status quo. That management style was very effective before mass consumption of the internet happened. Now that everyone has cameras, can leak info to news sites, and can digitally distribute and capture correspondence you aren't going to be able to run a league in that old guard way. Your dealings are most likely going to leak, every move will be scrutinized more so than even in the 80's or 90's. Look at how much better Adam Silver and Rob Manfred have done upon bringing a more modern approach and the success they have shown early in their tenures is showing just how outdated the old guards approach was, even Bettman has shown some signs of modernizing (Although he is still very incompetent if you ask me). But Goodell has stuck to that old way of thinking. He looks like an incompetent boob going from one bad cover your ass decision to another. Since day one Goodell has tried to sweep things under the rug when the targets were harder to after or in with the league and then postured a tough guy image by going after easy targets like Pac Man Jones. He hasn't made any real long term investment in the league other than trying to bully cities for stadiums, he hasn't tried to grow the game internationally in any meaningful way. Even basic competition rules only go through modest changes. And forget trying to be proactive in dealing with the player discipline issue.

I like the move of getting back Cassell. He is a known entity, game manager QB. He is also a older QB that the two younger QB's can lean on. I also don't think he is really QB2. I think they have him listed as QB2 to give Tyrod a little more confidence. EJ is a bit more of a long term threat, by listing a middling vet as the backup you give Tyrod a little more confidence at his position.

For a guy who was hurt a lot last year with nagging injuries it makes sense to have shut him down following any signs of trouble. So it's not surprising to see a few weeks off helping a guy who needed as much time as possible to heal up from consequential injuries the year before. I believe the report. Shutting him down was a good long term move as I do think it will help him go through the rigors of a season. I got Shady at pick number 22. I drafted Eddie Lacy 3rd overall for a consistent plug him in number 1 RB and then got a chance at having another top 10 back with Shady in the back end of round 2. My team hinges on Shady. IF he is a top 10 fantasy back (In a PPR league it's even more likely if he is healthy) and Lacy does what he is supposed to do and stays healthy then I will be set all year at running back.

This just confirmed all that anyone with half a brain and no bias saw. You don't destroy evidence if there is nothing suspicious going on. Also it was clear the Goodell Craft connection played a key role in the sweeping it under the rug nature of the Spygate punishment and investigation process. The Pats* built a dynasty off a great defense and an offense with a late game edge based off of cheating. The notion of the Pats* bugging locker rooms and stealing things from opponents locker rooms and even hotel rooms along with jamming headsets all give off a stench that goes far beyond illegal angles of cameras. The Pats* are a sham always have been always will be. Their coach is a Nixonian sociopath and their fan base is in far too deep to realize and admit it.

Worse but only marginally. The loss of Searcy is something that will be looked at as bigger than the team tought. Graham will play well but with McKelvin out and Darby a question mark the secondary could be hurting. The front 7 will still be a great unit and the back end of the secondary will be good and Gilmore should be a very good number 1, but beyond that who knows.

I have no issues with using a proper pronounciation for Spanish names. But to read everything in a non-Spanish accent and then suddenly interject a heavy Spanish accent just for the names or specific things seems a bit of a douche thing to do. And yeah I would bang, she isn't hot but very sexable.

I like how the author at the end of the video says that Rex didn't pay the QB position attention when he was with the Jets. They drafted Mark Sanchez 5th overall and spent years developing him, they then spent a second rounder on a QB some thought was the best in that weak draft class in Geno. In year one with the Bills Rex didn't have a first rounder and no QB worth anything hits free agency. They brought in both Tyrod and traded for Cassell both options to EJ. Considering what was out there in the trade and free agency market it wasn't a complete ingnore of the QB position. Maybe had the Bills had pick 19 they could have traded for Foles but without that pick what were their legit options?

Only one I was surprised by was Bryant. Bryant would make a good back up NT. I seriously think that one might bite the Bills in the ass.

After typical rookie year struggles Freeman had an awesome sophmore, regressed his third year, and then bounced back modestly his 4th year in the league. But after a bounce back 4th year he just fell off the face of the Earth in 2013 and just never recovered. Odd how fleeting an NFL Career is.

Cassell is the ideal backup QB and backups do have some value. I guess Cassell could be had for a 7th round pick if a team is really desperate for a backup QB.

Problem wasn't passing on resigning Levitre at a huge cost, the main issue was how they never bothered to find a capable replacement that off-season and the year after Williams was brought in and we all knew how that worked out. I think people have to understand the context of the Levitre decision wasn't just them not overpaying for him but rather the secondary moves that followed it.

Kujo might be able to play a half way decent RT. Urbik could go either way. But Richardson is very soft. They should look into cuts to see if there is a vet guard they could bring in to replace Richardson.

Of course energy prices are the key factor. But Sanctions have crippled Russia's ability to borrow. Russia's public debt is about 10% of GDP, which makes them highly credit worthy. But due to the sanctions they are not able to have access to credit to help out their economy when years of bad economic policy and plunging oil prices recently are already putting a squeeze on it. Also the sanctions have targeted the elite in Russia which is turning their hugely influential sentiment against Putin. Russia's useless land grab and instigating against Ukraine has cost them a lot more than they have gained. Should there be a red line and aggressive action if certain actions are taken by Putin? Of course but more war should be an option not the only option. In the end I think we have made our points, and we aren't going to change each others minds. However it was a good discussion. You think Bernie simply won't suite the United States position in the world as a superpower, while I think he could (I would like to hear more about his foreign policy before making any definitive statements). As a side note I do actually think that the Presidency should be split into 2 jobs. It's too much to manage the domestic and foreign affairs of the USA all in one person. The USA should have a president as a commander and chief in charge of mainly foreign affairs and diplomacy and as a chief go between for the military and the Executive/Legislative branch. While there should be a Prime Minister (For lack of a better word) type who handles domestic affairs and works with Congress and the Senate to handle those issues. Even if you split those jobs it may be too much for one person to handle, let alone the current office of the presidency.

The Bills ended up making the right call on Byrd. Good thing they are not saddled with that contract for a player that got hurt year 1 in a big contract and might be retiring year 2.

I honestly think Rex was on board with the Freddie cut (Based off of my own speculation). Rex has to report to the players, and as a players coach Rex needs to have the good faith of the players to operate. Freddie was popular with both the fans and in the locker room. If Rex appears to have been against such an unpopular but pragmatic move he scores favor with the players. Whaley I honestly think is just taking the heat for a "rogue" decision, when in reality both Rex and the organization realized the need to roll over cap space into next season and Freddie wasn't going to be worth the price tag. Whaley is acting like the bad guy boss while Rex gets all the heat taken off of him. Pretty smart move if that's what is going on.

OK thanks for breaking that down. 4 million is significant but it's a hard thing to do to not have a veteran QB on the roster. A tough decision.

I think Putin has gotten destroyed over the mess in the Ukraine. Obama and a bunch of pacifistic pussies have crushed Russia's currency due to the sanctions combined with a fall in oil has crippled Russia's economy and currency. That will have greater long term negative consequences for Russia then pushing for a fairly useless land grab. That not withstanding if you go to war over ever country doing something you don't like you are going to be at war all the time. In the end you can't force the world to be the way you want every-time through force. Economic engagement, diplomacy, and unilateral military action are part of a wider tool bag that all need to be used. The Middle East is destabilized in part due to the United States interventions in the Middle East. We aren't a stabilizing force through our use of military action. There is only so much blood and money the USA can spend across the world. You also can't force the world to be the way you want without unintended consequences and blow-back. I understand that the Middle East is of interest to America for various reasons, but is it working? We are spending all this money and blood to accomplish what? It seems like all the USA is doing is shuffling around the pieces but the mess is still the same. Should America go in and take out ISIS yes, but Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia need to be engaged in the fight as well.

' Why would keeping Cassell and letting him expire be a negative cap gain for 2016? I guess the question I am asking is, would cutting Cassell this year be beneficial towards the cap next year? If so why? Wouldn't just keeping him and letting him expire have the same effect on the 2016 cap?

4 games seems like a good check in point. You can't have too short of a leash. But of course the team is in win now mode so the patience will be limited.

Had the team not signed Red Bryant I would love the Taylor pick up. But with Bryant occupying that role picking up Taylor would seem redundant. But some team looking to beef up the middle of their line will kick the tires on Taylor. I do question how good Taylor is since the Browns had one of the worst run defenses in the NFL last season. But as we all know that isn't always reflective of how an individual preforms within a bad unit.

Most teams in the NFL have a 10-6 or 6-10 range. I would put the Bills ceiling at 11-5 however since I do think the talent on the roster is great if Taylor proves to be a half way decent QB. But I think for 18 NFL teams you could pencil them into that type of mid level prognostication.

A man is innocent until proven guilty so it's Jimmy Superfly Snuka Alleged Murder.

I think the Bills are 95% sure McCoy will be ready week 1 (I hope so, I have him in fantasy and although I can swap him out for Doug Martin I would prefer not to in a PPR league). But that doesn't mean that the 5% chance he won't be isn't something the Bills won't have a small concern over.

Had the USA avoided conflict and been more measured in it's approach to use of force then the war in Iraq probably would have never happened. ISIS would not exist had it not been through an over eager use of force. Both the Bush and Obama administrations mishandled the Iraq situation. Bush of course getting the USA into the war and mishandling the non-existent exit strategy (Also fostering some of the conditions that led to ISIS beyond destabilizing the region). Obama didn't leave a force behind due to political pressure within the USA and within Iraq (Even had he wanted to, the Iraqi government had a major political force not wanting it, although I bet had the Obama administration been more steadfast in pressing for it they could have gotten it done). There is such a thing as peace through strength. But there is also blowback and unintended consequences. Also by being tied up in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan the USA has been limited in it's capacity to have a sphere of influence all across the world. Madmen are much more willing to act if they know the USA is war tired and caught up in two Middle East wars, knowing the USA doesn't have the backing of the international community and is limited in their options to engage in more war. So of course there has to be a balance there. However when looking at our policy in the Middle East can you really say it's working? Defending our allies in Europe, The Pacific, and the Americas is one thing, but keeping up this intervention in the Middle East just isn't working and it's tying up our resources into useless occupations is actually hurting Americas ability to project strength.