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5 hours ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:
Anyone making Diggs out to be a bum is just being a hater. Diggs was an elite route separator for Josh. He can still play at a high level.
But I don’t believe he ever made defenses change what they do. I don’t think he was ever that type of WR.
Oh I think he made defenses change what they wanted to do. No doubt. But the problem was that his finesse style didn't translate well to the postseason clutching and grabbing.
There is a reason that Travis Kelce averages 15 yards per game more and has almost twice the TD production per game in the playoffs versus the regular season despite the Chiefs offense scoring less in general. His game translates to flag-less football. Diggs game goes the opposite direction, less yardage and less TD/game.
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18 hours ago, Just Jack said:
how do you think the Bills would be now?
They would have drafted Mahomes, IMO.
But Rex was pretty checked out. He gave Pegula an ultimatum because he didn't want to coach. The NY job burned him out he just took what was then a massive contract to be the Bills HC. Anthony Lynn would have been the HC for Mahomes rookie year, most likely.
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Gilmore hurt because they got NOTHING for him and it was basically a certainty that he would be excellent and win a SB with NE.
The Watkins trade was demoralizing because they had had a very good scoring offense that also lead the NFL in big plays in both 2015 and 2016..........and the Watkins trade basically guaranteed that they were going back to the stone age offensively. I can't unsee those horrible 2017 and 2018 offenses. Just disgusting terrible football.
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1 minute ago, plenzmd1 said:
i agree with the first half of your statements...not sure about his character.
Anybody who juggles two women by putting them up in the same hotel for Valentine's Day has suspect character. He's a real, unapologetic self-indulgent lizard brain type. To expect him to not let the leverage he has in his business relationship compromise his behavior is a leap of faith. Not saying he's a criminal by any means, just that he isn't trustworthy unless you have the leverage on him.
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26 minutes ago, Bills Fan in MD said:
So how long until Diggs starts making cryptic comments about Stroud?
He will be on his best behavior until he gets a new deal. This deal puts him on notice because his guarantees are now gone. He was fine in Buffalo until he got the extension. It's human nature. Like getting paid up front to do a job. The eye tends to wander toward what's next. That's where the quality of character comes in and unfortunately Diggs doesn't have much of that.
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10 hours ago, Chicken Boo said:
Fair enough, but Dobbins is a 1-cut and go guy. 215lb-220lb RB that with 4.3 speed.
The talent is real.
The talent might have been real 5 years ago but it's safe to say after 3 serious injuries he isn't going to be running any 4.3's again.
He has less career carries than Ty Johnson and but is probably washed.
Reminds me of the Leonard Fournette fascination.......didn't matter what common sense should have told some Bills fans, they had to see it for themselves.
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17 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:
I really don’t understand how the finances of this actually worked.
Agree.
I have been envisioning this trade since all the smoke started around the Pro Bowl and felt Beane would have to get very creative to swing this deal.
It would perhaps involve Diggs not being able to report to the Texans until June and the Bills trading a future #1 pick(say 2026) as a place holder for a current Texans day 2 pick(s). Then flipping Diggs to get that future Bills pick back in June when they had the cap space to make a deal.
They kinda' need that 2nd or 3rd round pick NOW to maneuver for the now multiple WR's they want/need.
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5 hours ago, Big Turk said:
Wouldn't be the first College Basketball star to transition to the NFL...
Usually they end up at TE tho like Antonio Gates or Jimmy Graham or Tony Gonzalez...not sure I've ever heard of one becoming a left tackle before...
George Fant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Fant_(American_football)
Fant was a decent college basketball player who had no NBA future........he joined the football team for his senior year at Western Kentucky and appeared briefly in 2 games as a TE.
2 years later he was the starting LT for the Seahawks.
He is heading into year 8 of his career.
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6 hours ago, Chicken Boo said:
The problem is, when he isn't hurt he's among the very best in football.
1) The problem is that he has played in only 24 of 67 potential regular season games in his NFL career.........and left a bunch of those injured, not to return.
Among the very best? IS he though? He had some exceptional ypc in Greg Roman's offense but we witnessed a fading Shady and journeymen Karlos and Gilleslee all feast with league high type ypc figures under Roman.
Personally, I think there is every reason to expect JK Dobbins to be washed after that myriad of injuries..........but even if you feel he's good to go you gotta' start by adjusting his ypc down about 20%. Look at Gus Edwards last year. Gus went from averaging over 5 yards per carry for his career under Roman to a sub-league-average 4.1.
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7 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:
Ugh, this would stink
Mods can move to FA tracker post. Couldn't find it. That'd be a lethal 1-2 punch with Pacheco, if JK stays healthy. Was hoping we gave him a look as well...
People and their RB draft crushes. Dude is always hurt.
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10 hours ago, Special K said:
It's now officially April 2nd, so all the goofy threads with lame April Fools Day jokes can come to an end!!
Here are a few actually funny April Fools pranks in sports history:
Babe Ruth Turns Jockey (April Fool's Day - 1930)
"WILLACOOCHE, Ga., April 1. — Babe Ruth, the big Bambino of the Yanks, revealed here today that he has lost so much weight by intensive spring training that he has been forced to give up his career as a baseball player and become a jockey.
Ruth, who formerly could cover more ground than any outfielder in the American League—also while sitting down—now tips the beam at a mere 108 pounds. If he fails as a jockey, he may seek the flyweight boxing championship." [Miami News-Record - Apr 1, 1930]Left-Handed Golf Ball (April Fool's Day - 2005)
Sports manufacturer Dunlop announced plans to offer a golf ball designed specifically for left-handed players. Dunlop CEO Chris Ronnie explained:
The idea came from a research project we undertook to better understand today’s golfing market. The results showed that many naturally left-handed players have learnt to play golf right-handed. Up until only a decade ago it had been difficult to get hold of left-handed golf equipment."
Left-handed golf clubs are now commonplace, but no company has yet produced a left-handed golf ball. Dunlop’s revolutionary move is set to hit the shelves next month, just in time for The Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters, which tees off on May 12 at the Marriott Forest of Arden and may see the first professional golfer trial the Dunlop Lefty.
Many golfers mark their ball with an ink image or even a printed logo to help them focus on the ball at the position of address. The Dunlop Lefty will assist left-handed golfers with a strategically placed, ergonomically designed Dunlop arrow, which points from the left-hand side of the ball to the right, thus indicating the correct position of ball focus for the player.Mark Cuban Attacks Referee but that was April Fools Prank
Sidd Finch
In its April 1, 1985 edition, Sports Illustrated published an article by George Plimpton that described an incredible rookie baseball player who was training at the Mets camp in St. Petersburg, Florida. The player was named Sidd Finch (Sidd being short for Siddhartha, the Indian mystic in Hermann Hesse's book of the same name). He could reportedly pitch a baseball at 168 mph with pinpoint accuracy. The fastest previous recorded speed for a pitch was 103 mph.
Finch, Plimpton reported, had never played baseball before. He had been raised in an English orphanage before he was adopted by the archaeologist Francis Whyte-Finch who was later killed in an airplane crash in the Dhaulaglri mountain region of Nepal. Finch briefly attended Harvard before he headed to Tibet where he learned the teachings of the "great poet-saint Lama Milaraspa" and mastered "siddhi, namely the yogic mastery of mind-body." Through his Tibetan mind-body mastery, Finch had "learned the art of the pitch."
Finch showed up at the Mets camp in Florida, and so impressed their manager that he was invited to attend training camp. When pitching he looked, in the words of the catcher, "like a pretzel gone loony." Finch frequently wore a hiking boot on his right foot while pitching, his other foot being bare. His speed and power were so great that the catcher would only hear a small sound, "a little pft, pft-boom," before the ball would land in his glove, knocking him two or three feet back. One of the players declared that it was not "humanly possible" to hit Finch's pitches.
Unfortunately for the Mets, Finch had not yet decided whether to commit himself to a career as a baseball player, or to pursue a career as a French Horn player. He told the Mets management that he would let them know his decision on April 1.Sports Illustrated received almost 2000 letters in response to the article, and it became one of their most famous stories ever. On April 8 they declared that Finch had held a press conference in which he said that he had lost the accuracy needed to throw his fastball and would therefore not be pursuing a career with the Mets. On April 15 they admitted that the story was a hoax.
George Plimpton actually left an obscure hint that the story was a hoax within the article itself (the non-obscure hint being that the story was absurd). The sub-heading of the article read: "He's a pitcher, part yogi and part recluse. Impressively liberated from our opulent life-style, Sidd's deciding about yoga —and his future in baseball." The first letter of each of these words, taken together, spells "H-a-p-p-y A-p-r-i-l F-o-o-l-s D-a-y."Yeah the internet killed April Fools Day thing. Now EVERY day has an inordinate amount of fake stories to sift thru. It has to be very amusing to be worth it.......the bar is set much too high for those not-clever people to reach.
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4 hours ago, Yantha said:
Can you post a link to some articles about him or do you just know from experience / as a fan?
Article RE: James Williams. Specifically mentions great attitude. Worked out at linebacker but has ball skills of a safety.
I'm guessing this is addressed to me? He was an entitled 5 star safety recruit who was overrated athletically and lacked instincts. As a result he always seemed to arrive a tick too late to make a play and then out of frustration he would routinely deliver late hits and commit personal fouls and double down on his ineffectiveness. One of those knuckleheads who drove fans and coaches nuts. Reminds me a lot of Nigel Bradham.......5 star overhyped recruit turned day 3 pick.........who wasn't very smart, wouldn't fit in this defense at all now and was a frustrating sh!t show to witness when he had to play his first 2 years with the Bills.
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5 minutes ago, Yantha said:
I've been mocking a bit now, and today I stumbled on a player that is jumping off the page for me in round 4, or therabouts.
Listed in some places as a safety, and in others as a linebacker.
I'm talking about 6'5" James Williams. As far as I can tell, he played Safety mostly in Florida.
His instincts and attitude are so poor that radar can't detect him.
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Nice start to season with sweep in Houston. Soto and Whereswaldo had big series' and bullpen and defense were excellent.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39848939/juan-soto-rbi-single-9th-gives-yankees-sweep-astros
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2 hours ago, Dillenger4 said:
I respect your opinion. But this is the furthest ting from reality. Jets will be a power team in the AFCE. We will dog fight it out with them and miami who is also quietly building a good roster. I do believe the Jets will be our main comp in the AFCE no doubt. If they were smart, they will move up and snag a good QB. Not out of the question.....
Bad HC.
Bad OC.
Tired old QB.
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4 hours ago, Einstein said:
Im not arguing for or against PSL’s. Im not telling anyone not to buy them.
Im not sure how to say this more clearly…
Im simply arguing that PSL’s are not the “norm” in business.
Why would you do all that arguing over semantics?
It IS the norm for big business to gouge customers for whatever the market will bear.
It IS also the norm for big business to exploit and manipulate government........in ways ranging from skillfully avoiding taxes to benefiting directly from their application and WELL beyond.
Your are far too concerned with the tactics when it's all the same strategy.
If you are "not arguing against" PSL's..........why is the distinction of tactics so important to you?
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55 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:
But they are old. In a lot of spots. The Eagles won a straight up swap of Huff for Reddick IMO.
The Jets have been building the best injured-list-bound roster in the league the past 2 offseasons. I wonder if Douglas sees something in Hasaan that makes him think this is the year he gets injured a lot?
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6 hours ago, GoBills808 said:
yeah there's a fluidity to Woods game that makes (i guess made now lol) him a really presentable target in that intermediate/MOF area
Robert Woods was literally the perfect WR for Jared Goff. Goff knew he would be open on those intermediate routes so he could throw with anticipation confidently. Woods was getting killed in Buffalo with EJ delivering late "hospital balls". Had Woods talking to himself on the sideline like a lunatic.
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5 hours ago, Rigotz said:
This incorrect. There's a difference between sacks and pressure.
Pressure is the reason Josh Allen didn't hit Khalil Shakir on the final drive and we had to settle for a Field Goal... which was missed.
Pat Mahomes faced 2 QB pressures the entire game, according to PFF. Josh faced 8.
Ed Oliver has zero defensive pressures on 13 head to head snaps vs Joe Thuney.
No what I said isn't incorrect...........you just disagree that sacks and QB hits are as meaningful as "pressures".
It's the opposite. The lack of hits and sacks allowed Allen to dominate the Chiefs defense in small chunks all day. For Allen and Mahomes, pressures are usually more aptly called "opportunities" to get out of the pocket and make plays.
You won't get any argument from me on the impact and the value of having a Chris Jones though. The pressure he got on the play in question was big but Allen had been checking that ball down all day with great success. They got greedy and it made no sense why. Bad decision making by the Bills allowed Jones to make an impact he hadn't been able to prior. And as @HappyDays said, that was against LT Dion Dawkins. I am much better with selecting a LT in round 1 and playing him at guard as a rookie.
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7 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:
don't see woods at all tbh
amendola is who he reminds he of
I see Khalil Shakir wearing Robert Woods same uniform number. And I think that's a big part of the reason we get Woods comps for him. Woods was quite a deep threat at USC. He tracks the ball well downfield but as a pro he had to settle for being more of an intermediate route runner due to modest size/speed. Shakir doesn't track it well down field but is notably faster and is much better wrt YAC than Woods. He's like a RB once he gets the ball. I'd have to go back and watch Amendola.
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1 hour ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:
And can we stop believing anything Beane says. He lies on purpose all the time.
You've noticed this trend as well?
I love how Beane bends the fans to his will thru manipulation of the truth.
He took over the job with plenty of cap space and almost no future cap debt/commitments and declares with a straight face that the previous regime has left them in cap jail to explain getting rid of big name young players they just didn't want.
He's been down for whatever he has to say from day 1 and the Pegula's needed that in a GM in 2017 more than anything.
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11 minutes ago, RiotAct said:
$15 - $39 per person per day, but you have to know advanced calculus to use the system effectively
NYSE:DIS
up $1.38 today
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20 minutes ago, 3rdand12 said:
Its a valid counter point , and fairly smart thinking
My concern is they have some priorities out of your list. So i agree with your said needs , where they get drafted often defines whether they are starters. and the Bills need a few starters and or soon to be difference makers.
But who doesn't want a high ceiling CB etc 😇
It's a draft where they could definitely find another Christian Benford type late. Deeper at CB than that 2022 draft, IMO.
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17 minutes ago, Einstein said:
That extra fee is why it’s not comparable to most other businesses (even in entertainment). The extra fee isn’t there for concerts, magician acts, car shows, etc etc etc.
That’s the entire point.
The growth has no correlation to the PSL. The PSL’s do not contribute to growth because they directly subsidize the stadium rather than the P/L of the team. This is what the owner of the team should be paying.
Not to mention, the NFL has seen consistent growth for over 100 years and PSL’s are a relatively new part of the equation, and for less than half the teams the majority of that time. The vast majority of growth is attributable to media rights.
Was this Country Club paid for by taxpayers? If so, name it. It should be publicly shamed.
Aren't you raking in profits from your investment in Disney? Disney also charges whatever the market will bear for their products........their profit margins are not based on what's fair.
I'm not trying to pick on you here. I enjoy your posts typically but you have a very "new money" idea of how capitalism works.
There are going to be 40K+ people in that new stadium every week that contributed between $0 in taxes and the NYS share.......which is literally an ineffectual pittance in construction cost terms.
The PSL matter is really just a stand alone price gouge. Like paying an extra $200 per person or whatever it is to get in the "fast" lines on your Disney stay.
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Calling it now: You're all about to witness the arrival of Shakir
in The Stadium Wall
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The other issue I have with Shakir outside is that there is no indication that he can track the ball well enough to threaten teams vertically. He's fast enough but guys who track the ball well catch the ball 40 yards down the field with an ease that's not much different than how they do it 15 yards down the field. In limited opportunities he's been a ball dropper and I think I saw one time on his college tape where he actually caught a deep ball in stride. He likes to stop his feet on longer throws. I am certain if I can see that he knows it and maybe that's something he can improve but it's a weakness, IMO.