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And now that the team is actually winning you don't have to irrationally blame the fanbase for the losing and mediocrity anymore. Turns out, it was the GM/HC/QB situations after all! (although the fanbase has been representing like the league's absolute best, and I think that's actually helped in some road games)

Because Mack's base salary this season is a pittance.........$2M. That's all it would have cost the Raiders. The Bears dead cap hit would have been $38M.

Yeah I think Obada adds physicality that they don't otherwise have in any of their ends. He's not a good run defender but he will help wear down the OL in front of him. Also, not talked about is that Addison played the Lorax LB role a fair amount last year..........so 5 LB's with Addison is like 6.

I agree with the list...........except I'd put Spencer Brown 3rd on "good night". He really was excellent against Mack. If he doesn't turn into a guy who can't stay healthy that pick might turn out to be a HR for Beane.

The REALITY is that McKenzie was an absolute fumbling machine in Denver.........he's never really had much of a chance in Buffalo because the Bills and everyone else in the league knew about how serious the problem was. Go back and watch his punt return TD vs Miami last year......bobbled the catch. Roberts wasn't perfect but the pace that McKenzie has been on in his career is more than a fumble every other game. If you are an opposing team..........just kick it high and negate any return potential while increasing the likelihood of a muffed fair catch. It's tempting to put him back there because he is great at making people miss and fast enough to take it to the house, so the Bills wanted to get a look at him there, but I think so far it's not looking good.

No pressure in practice. He's the reserve slot WR on a team with an un-vaxed starting slot WR.........and he's on a cheap deal........he was never in any danger of not making the 53, IMO.

I've said it before...........but if Addison wants to be part of the team perhaps he will accept being cut and join the PS. He's not subject to waivers and his salary is guaranteed already.........this would help the team and allow him to come in later in the season fresh......hopefully for a strong playoff run or when there are injuries etc.. Obviously he could possibly pick up a vet min salary elsewhere if he were cut.........but sticking around on the PS is not a concept totally out of the realm if he wants to be in Buffalo.

6 fumbles in 11 games is a total sh*tshow in the return game............I was hoping maybe some separation from that horrible run in Denver would help but that fumble today was ridiculous......it was a fair catch, plenty of time to settle under it and cradle it in and instead it exploded off his pads............it's in his head, IMO.

McKenzie had 6 fumbles in the return game as a rookie with Denver. He had fumble problems again in the preseason before his second season and that got him cut.

Other than THAT kinda' view........the views along Lakeshore are pretty spectacular. Would have been a great weekend to be in Chicago and out on the lake. Great weather, Cubs at home on Friday and the Bills destroying the Bears. One of the best preseason games in Bills history. The Big Cat was probably there.........if we had heat maps of the area we could know for sure.

Nice little beach with a decent taco stand right by the Bears stadium.........could have have had BOTH.

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What @dave mcbride and I are talking about with Stanton is un-watchability. Baez is a strikeout machine but he is a spectacular defensive SS and can steal bags/run the bases. Stanton's legs are so messed up he can't run the bases........he has struggled to consistently barrel up pitches this year and has probably hit close to 20 swinging bunts that the average major league catcher could have beaten out........and he gets thrown out by 10 feet every time. Once he gets on base it takes 3 hits to get him home.............it's tough to watch that.........and now that he is a 25-30 HR guy instead of a 35-40 HR guy he is not much fun to watch play baseball. But at least he's playing a few games in the outfield now.......that's a plus.

Because you are like a brother to me, eebs........a drunken, ne'r-do-well brother who needs tough love.

You see what that milk of amnesia is doing to you? You were the one who dropped your 27 year season tickets because of your frustration with the Pegula's and the McDermott and Beane hires. If you were so sure of Beane you should have got on 877-BB TICKS and talked to your rep....... But nope. You just had some more. Quitters never win..........as you found out during playoff time last year when you couldn't get a ticket.........as you cried those tears of regret into the......."pillow of remorse", was it? As for the article........I was replying to someone else's post and you ignore the context.........where @Logic was applauding the concept of not backloading contracts.........which is the key aspect of the "cash to the cap" philosophy that helped break your spirit as a fan. Beside the New England Patriots.........nobody has been able to avoid backloading contracts well enough to remain a legit SB contender year in and out for the length of a star QB's contract. Beane knows that. Saying he's not going to backload deals is just a form of lip service........talking down to perceived cap-ignorant fans who think that pushing cap debt forward is the root of all cap evil. The reality is that making bad value decisions with your cap dollars is the root of cap woes. Not the timing.........the time is malleable within the parameters of the salary cap. Beane has had his share of those bad value decisions..........basically the entire 2018 free agent class he brought in. But I've also praised him for every first round pick he's had...........praised his professionalism and fit with an organization whose ownership team does not serve as a steadying influence on sports operations...........and have praised a lot of his value free agent adds and re-signings. Beane has gotten A LOT better at his job since 2017. Same with McDermott. They have learned from mistakes and lived up with to their growth mindset mantra so far.

The Bills oft-porous defense in the first half of the season forced the offense to keep the pedal down. 1990 Bills had +165 point differential.......1991 "no-punt-game" Bills +140......2020 all-time scoring team Bills +126.

Yeah that's all fun and games until: https://buffalonews.com/news/cash-to-cap-changes-bills-business-plan/article_8566bcd5-d5c7-5106-be6d-8d8a0c5665b0.html

That's an interesting one for sure. But Peppers was a much better natural athlete and more conventional as a pass rusher, IMO. GR was a 3 star recruit for a reason, he's not a broadly spectacular athlete. I really thought Peppers was going to be better than Bruce/Reggie when I was watching him dominate at UNC. A conversation for top 10 all-time NFL athlete type. He had it all, except maybe that real killer instinct(in an era where that mattered more), which is why despite being an obvious HOF'er he kinda' underachieved for much of his career IMO. Rousseau isn't that kind of athlete but he really plays LONG. Peppers always struck me as not really getting the max advantage of his height/length. I'd say that about most of the tall comps. Rousseau seems to get the max benefit of his length and that is unique to me. Whether that materializes into him being extraordinary we will see but I do see him as a guy who could maximize his talents statistically because he just has a combination of length, hands and awareness that will lead to a lot of numbers behind the LOS.

Oh, I've been impressed. He is literally unique, though. I can't recall ever seeing any players with a comparable pass rush style. I'm not saying he's going to be like Aaron Donald or JJ Watt in that regard...........but whatever he becomes it probably wouldn't be wise for teams to waste time trying to find the next one. Even the similar body type comps......Alfred and Mario Williams for example.........had very different styles.

I was responding to @HappyDays post (quoted AGAIN, above, for you). Clearly, right? So yes, somebody was advocating "a dink and dunk fest".

Meh on the "take what the D gives" and no and no on the offensive talent takes.......the supporting cast gets ordinary REAL fast when Diggs isn't on the field(and if he has a season long nagging knee injury, that's a problem)...........and the cast he had on the field in the AFCCG was really beat up and not very impactful. The Bills #1 weapon is STILL Josh Allen. Allen has improved a lot as a game manager but he's not mid-career Tom Brady where you expect him to be 35-35 in terms of accuracy and placement on short-to-intermediate throws........he's gonna' miss a few and throw a few flat balls that would have been better with more air under them..........big plays still need to be part of his arsenal to be dominant at this point. Defense's like the Bills are designed to make teams run lot's of plays to get into scoring position............there is a reason that is a strategy..........big plays are important.

Thanks for sharing but most of the people on this board are WAY out of the age demographic where anyone associated with the NFL cares if those people are buying end zone seats or non-season ticket area upper deck seats. Those are for the young and rambunctious or people who don't mind that crowd. There are very few altercations like that in season ticket holder sections......which are the majority of the seats...........if only because there are ramifications for the ST holder. And of course, the premium seating basically none.

It makes sense to be heavy on DE's in today's game and moreso if some of them can move inside to rush the passer as well. You could have picked up a Snacks Harrison to be a 1 tech off the street last season and he might come in and play like a good starter...........there will be pluggers on the street or unprotected on practice squads this season as well...........but it's much less likely you will find a pass rusher of ANY value there. Part of roster construction has to be the realization that there are positions where supply exceeds demand and you can afford to run light at those positions because you can stock them with serviceable players on the PS............backup DT's, RB's, safeties and even WR's should be those positions this season........so perhaps the numbers end up lighter there. There is also the possibility that the Bills could cut make an arrangement to cut Mario Addison and put him on the PS. His salary is mostly guaranteed either way.........so maybe he basically stays on the team via the PS and then is there to fill-in for injury and hopefully be fresh for late season or playoff use. Meanwhile a Bam Johnson could be active every week so they have that impact on ST as well as to eat up some snaps at DE.