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Cleveland offered him close to $20 Mill, depending on who's information you trust. But Clowney said money wasn't the only condition, term obviously was important to him, but he wanted to go to a contender. I'm not gonna believe anything about a signing until I see it confirmed.

Last offseason i was singing the same tune as you. Til other posters changed my mind a bit, as its not all about big yards & return td's. Having a guy back there that you can trust to be dependable & never cough up the rock is worth every penny & roster spot imo. Especially when you factor in how close our games are. 1 costly turnover on ST's can be the difference between winning & losing.

And now that you brought it up, if he's still here, half the board will be there too to tell ya you were wrong

Wonder if Feliciano's spot can be used for someone else if they IR him

Not all of us

i really dont know why theres such animosity around Duke. He was a long shot to make it here from the start. Didn't make the most of his opportunities but did show some skills. Josh obviously felt comfortable enough with him to target him so much. I think Isiah Hodgins & Gabriel Davis can fill that bigger bodied wr role this year. But if Duke can be kept on the PS, I wouldn't be against it.

Bills cut Vedvik on August 19th. Naturally Carolina picked him up & promptly cut him today as well

that settles that debate

I think we win of course but my biggest worry about this game is the impact of no crowd noise on the Jets offense. The NFL will be playing a tape of artificial noise in the 75-85 decibel range. Thats a big difference from where we've been recorded before, at around 125 dbs. Its gonna be a lot easier for Darnold & the Jets to communicate out there than in years past. And had this been a normal week 1 game vs the Jets, i'd expect Darnold & their Oline to crack & make a bunch of mistakes. I still think they make mistakes though & we win this one by at least 10 points.

As far as I understand it, a player claimed on waivers has to be on the active roster for only 3 weeks, before they can be moved back to the PS. So if another team wants to take a flier on a rookie QB like Fromm, they can simply make room for him for 3 weeks before moving him back to the PS, if thats what they chose to do. I think a team needing QB help for the future would be more likely to take a chance with Fromm than Webb. But of course it all depends on what our staff evaluations are on both of them.

yep, Herndon's gonna get a ton of targets this year. They'll try to get him involved early & get Darnold into a good rhythm.

I think its more likely we keep 3 & put Webb on the PS. Theres probably a greater chance that Fromm gets scooped up on waivers, given his recent draft status than Webb, who has been in this league for years & has been nothing more than a PS guy... more or less.

If anything I'm less invested in this season knowing we're keeping the train whistle. Picturing how it'll sound even louder without fans making noise to blunt its ghastliness makes me shudder at the thought. But I love our Bills. It'd be ridiculous to me hearing anyone choosing not to watch them because of that whistle, and in the whistles case you'd have more of a reason not to, since its wailing away over & over again thru out the game As an aside, It'll actually be a brand new game day experience being able to hear all the communication on the field since no fans will be there. Or perhaps it'll be just like your usual game in Miami

To some degree we're all less invested (quite literally) since none of us can pay to go to any games. But i've been waiting for this season to start as soon as that Houston game ended, & i'd think every die hard Bills fan feels the same.

If there had been a slate of preseason games this year, it'd be easier to trade some of these guys, with injuries & being able to showcase them more. Come final cut day, theres gonna be a lot of players released with limited film on. May the best GM win

Sucks to have injured his ankle so close to the start of the season. Sure we're all holding our collective breaths that he's okay. Glad Diggs wasn't hurt too.

yeah I'd like the idea if it was simply a matter of swapping him in there, like if you were playing Madden or something. If they could make it work, sure, but it'd be too difficult for him to learn a brand new position in time to make him a viable option. If we wanted help now (which i hope we do) it'd be better to just sign a legitimate TE instead, hopefully 1 without a history of injuries like Kroft. Kroft like Murphy are the 2 signings i didn't like from the start. But you win some & you lose some. If Kroft had stayed healthy we'd be singing a different tune. A GM can't hit on every acquisition. Beane has hit on more than he's missed on... I'm good with that.

I was only joking. It'd take him too long to learn a whole new position where it wouldn't make sense even if we wanted to. But he's 6'3 225. If he had a years worth of reps & was used just in passing situations, then maybe it'd be possible in theory. But i was just joking

Lets convert Duke Williams to TE... now we have our premier TE

There was an account the other day that he shined in individual reps during practice. Brian Winters has been quiet so far since being signed following his release from the New York Jets. He was excellent against Vincent Taylor in 1-on-1s, landing a pancake block on one rep and a powerful block on the other. The battle on the offensive line has been competitive throughout camp. I think he stays as depth just because he's a solid vet. But its gonna be a tough choice regardless. I know we'd prefer to keep players who can play multiple positions instead of a guy who can only play guard. But i think we keep him.

Agree 100%. Especially when you consider its highly unlikely Murphy even stays healthy all season. When you factor in the potential games missed, i think it adds even more weight to your post. i've also heard/read many times that Murphy is great versus the run. But i've focused on him in many games & while he is better there than vs the pass, he still gets pushed around too much & overpursues. So we're paying an oft-injured underperforming player $8 million a year. I hated the signing since day 1 & i'll keep hating it until he's gone. Bleacher Report reported yesterday that they believe his time here is done, so i hope this is 1 time where they're actually right.

Great 1st post & welcome to the board! I don't listen to WGR that often. But i can't understand why anyone would talk about Kalen Ballage for 2 minutes, yet alone 15 of them. Last year he earned 135 yards on 74 carries for a 1.8 yards per carry average, with three scores, in 12 games. And they're talking about his fantasy impact? Thats crazy

Thank you Hauschka for your contributions to our past success, but I'm thrilled Tyler Bass won the starting job Lets GO Bass!!! I'm never eating another banana again haha

I'd be more worried about TB12 or 2015 Cam than 2020 Cam. I do believe he is the week 1 starter tho & i know they'll design the offense around him. They'll try to have him manage the game & not do too much out there, at least until he's shown he can handle more. He's only 31 years old, but has surely been hobbled & slowed by all the injuries. Can Cam be an effective pocket passer if he can't rely on his legs like he used to? Maybe he can, maybe he's regained some of his old form... idk. The Pats keep a lid on the inner-workings of their team. Its not like they have a Chris Brown covering them!

I'd like to take Devin in fantasy but with Moss likely getting the goal line carries, he'll lose those TD's to Moss. It'll be good for the Bills, but bad for Devin owners. I've been burned by this scenario in years past. Unless you're so optimistic that we'll light up the scoreboard so much that it won't matter, i'd save Devin for later rounds personally. But this is 1 of those cases where i hope i'm wrong & Devin gets 20 tds