BADOLBILZ

I had one of those Daniel Boone hats when I was a kid but mine had a raccoon tail in the back.

Yeah don't find that article..........it's not going to make the "not like those Rams" narrators happy if the Rams starting lineup was younger than the Bills(which seems likely as they were one of the younger rosters in the league and swapped out numerous 30+ year old starters for rookies and Jalen Ramsey etc.).

More like hacked in the act........2 shots. That 1974-1975 season where he averaged over 34 points and 14 rebounds was probably the second greatest individual season ever by a Buffalo pro athlete. The year before he averaged 31 and 15. Shaquille O'Neal never averaged as many points OR rebounds in any season as McAdoo had in those two years. He was unbelievable for a few years.

You initiated a complaint with me over something that didn't happen. I was not adamant about the Bills signing David Harris. You did the same thing before over MIKE GILLISLEE..........who I wanted the Bills to put a higher tender on..........BIG DEAL......they didn't do it and the Bills RB's ypc dropped over a yard and a half!.......not doing something and then performing poorly is NOT a sign that a good decision was made. These complaints you have are incredibly small, just petty..........the subject matter is insignificant even in the context of it being a pastime. You should be embarrassed to have brought up something that you recalled incorrectly to start with............it makes you look senile.

So how about that take on Reggie Ragland? Was I right in mocking your notion that he was the next Ray Lewis? Did you find the post where you swear I was "banging the table loudly for David Harris to be signed" as you claimed? In hindsight it doesn't really sound like I was that adamant........does it? Funny how you mis-remember things ol' timer.

Jacksonville also tanked for 5 years.......and then had a 4th quarter lead in the AFC Championship game in New England. But then there were the next 2 seasons. Like I said.......since Indy in 1998 nobody has tanked and gone from there to SUSTAINED success. Patriots, Steelers, Seahawks, Packers, Ravens........these teams have been the most consistent contenders of the first two decades of this century and have won 12 of the first 20 Super Bowls.........and they never tanked.

@Thurman#1 is making massive excuses here......there is a CHASM between Star Lotulelei and the best space eaters........he is not even good at the job. Snax is a NT playing head up on the OL in front of him and still routinely makes 70+ tackles per season.............he literally keeps his LB's clean...........and not every team thinks even a guy like Snax is worth the money he gets. Ideally the DT1T in McDefense can make plays in the backfield as well............like Star did as a rookie. It's not a NT position where the guy just has to hold up blocks for the big MLB to come in and get clean shots on RB's...........a DT1T should be able to tackle a RB. Harrison Phillips tackles RB's so the Bills at least have that when he returns.

When the schedule got tough the Bills played like a "wildcard contender". They had their chance to be more than that but they rode the easiest schedule the team has seen in 40 years to a 5th seed. And were once again SWEPT by the division champion Patriots. McDermott is 0-6 versus Belichick...........and some of those losses over that time were when the Pats were playing their worst football of the season...........so until you start winning some games against the division leader you aren't really a division contender...........and once you get there you gotta' start winning some meaningful games against other division winners and top seeds or you aren't a SB contender. As Bill Parcells said after turning the 1-15 Dolphins into a division winner the next season.........the climb from bad to decent is a lot easier than the next level up.

In the past 20 years the Peyton Manning Colts are the ONLY organization that has rose to any sustained success from bottoming out............the easiest way to greatness is from a start at .500 type level. Bills fans have often lamented mediocrity as a reason for not being able to take the next step but that's always been BS. The Bills are in a perfect position to take the next step...........but contrary to the retro-active narrative they actually were there under Marrone and Ryan as well...................you gotta' make the right moves to take the next step but it's there for the taking.

The highlighted is a total fabrication. I hadn't mentioned Harris since he re-signed with the Jets.........the Bills didn't have the option of signing him........he signed BEFORE UFA Gerry........he was NOT available. I'll help you out..........the transaction I think you are talking about was the Bills not trading for Brandon Marshall. I was all in on trading for him and hated the Percy Harvin signing. Marshall went on to have a 1500 yard 14 TD season with the Jets...........he fell off after that..........probably wasn't worth the long term contract but sure as hell beat paying Percy Harvin anything. And yes the Star signing was an admission of a mistake and they threw good money at bad to fix it. He didn't re-store the run defense to what it was prior to Dareus trade. In fact when teams want to run on the Bills the Bills still struggle to defense it. The WC game in Houston even turned on the Texans deciding to run the ball up the middle. It's still the achilles heel of an otherwise excellent defense.

Saying they are .500 and that certain pretty indicative metrics........like a huge negative point differential and a 30th ranked offense over 3 years.........suggest they are lucky to be .500............may disappoint you but it's there. Yes as you said we'd be disappointed to know that the new regime took over a team and proceeded to be .500 over the next 3 seasons coming off two regimes that played nearly the same .500 level football. No I would not have been surprised by a 9-7 and 10-6 season over the next 3 years because the team they inherited was talented enough to have been in the playoffs in any of the prior 5 seasons going back to the last year of Chan Gailey. I mean if you are upset by the thought of .500 you are then surprised to be 9-7, 6-10 and 10-6? That's a very short bridge to cross from where they were coming from. These "we never expected to make the playoffs anytime soon" retro-active takes come from a place that surely was not TBD. What it comes down to is that we want to PERCEIVE that something special is happening..........in reality it's been a very slow 7 year climb from Marrone's .500 teams to McD's "wildcard contention" level.

Jones had been mocked to the Bills and certainly made a lot more sense than Shaq. How Shaq was perceived as an OLB I still don't understand. That draft was close to the worst case scenario of "drafting for need". And most people on here LOVED it. Shaq, Ragnuts and Adolphus...........all needs that should have been addressed in free agency or trade...........but they had been exceptionally wasteful with those cap dollars the year prior. People who take the "we need one of those but we can get one later" approach to drafting look at the difference between Chris Jones and Adolphus Washington. Had to strike while the iron was HOT with Shaq.

I'm aware that Harris signed before free agency.......never did I say otherwise...........Ryan lamented him choosing to re-up with NY.........they wanted Harris BADLY it was not a secret and only a fool would think that Harris wasn't made aware of that. If McDermott were bringing in a signal caller type to run his defense or a significant difference maker that is a different story. Hyde and Poyer were his scheme fit signings that offseason. Now had Thomas Davis hit UFA I would have been all over that.......and the Panthers actually made sure to extend Davis in summer of 2017 in a move that seemed like it was done specifically to prevent McDermott from signing him in the 2018 offseason(McD was obviously not pleased with his LB situation either). Lotulelei is just a generic DT1T with simple responsibilities........he's not calling the defense and he's so far been guaranteed $30M of his deal and has only played 2 seasons(of middling to poor football).

Yes. And btw when you are trying to point out what you consider "bad takes" by me from the past...........try to use takes where what I suggested wasn't done but still resulted in some kind of success. You pointed out my wanting the Bills to pay David Harris back in 2015 to take over Rex defense..........he chose to stay with the Jets despite the Bills great interest in signing him.........it wasn't just a wild idea..............and the Bills defense fell to 26th in DVOA in 2015 because of assignment mistakes which Preston Brown was specifically scapegoated for. So then they used a #2 and two #4's to draft Reggie Ragnuts in 2016! More chaos on defense. Double fail. Their struggles at signal caller on D likely cost them a couple playoff trips and the defensive struggles caused a regime change. So yeah that team would have been better off with Harris at $7.5M per for a couple seasons. He was in decline and playing in a Todd Bowles defense where his experience was less important than his lack of foot speed. but he didn't fall off a cliff.

He's 31 and has been in decline for many years...........don't see NT types(read: DT1T who doesn't make tackles) playing into their mid 30's anymore.........it's not like pass rushers........this is the end of the road for him in the NFL.........his next contract will be coaching at a HS in Utah.

Over 17 games Murphy produced 7 sacks 1 INT 2 FF and 2 FR..........he's a long defender who has a knack for getting his hands on the football and he just turned 29 in December in a league where pass rushers are getting paid well into their 30's so he's probably very motivated to have a great season and get another contract. The money they saved guaranteeing Star his pay for 2020 is a pittance but it will offset any roster bonuses Murphy will earn this offseason. And then if they get to August and Murphy is looking like the 6th best DE they can cut him(or possibly trade him) and save $6.5M in cap space. Makes zero sense to cut him now.

Yeah I will take a SB trip followed by a 9-7. They went 9-7 in 2019 in a lot tougher division than the AFC East(after winning 2 division titles, something the Bills haven't done in a very long time) and they will be back in good cap shape in 2021 and will be playing in the greatest new NFL facility ever in the most popular market to live in. Wouldn't even surprise me if they spent some future money this offseason and pissed everyone off like the Saints have been doing for a decade when Bills fans have been buying the hype about how bad the Saints cap situation was. They are anything but screwed. Worst thing they have going for them is that great division they are in.

No I think it's because they want Gregg Olsen..........because he can still play and as a mentor with a skillset similar to Dawson Knox. Veterans in every room. I suspect..........and frankly HOPE.......they keep shopping in the veteran aisle in UFA. Give me Gerald McCoy in the room with Ed Oliver and Calais Campbell in the room with Bam Johnson..........give me a veteran LB who can bounce between SOLB and MLB so they can use Edmunds more in pass rush. The fits are good and the likelihood of being able to lure them to Buffalo is greater than high leverage young UFA's like Shaq Barrett and Amari Cooper who might not even take a visit.

He brings great insight into what makes a player lazy and what doesn't motivate them to not be.

I'm guessing the impetus for the deal was the March roster bonus. Those things are great for players and agents...........they force decisions.........teams don't want to pay $1M bonus and then later cut the guy but to me guaranteeing him that money to save $1.75M is stepping over a dollar to pick up 25 cents. To me I'd rather pay him the roster bonus...........keep him incentivized to work for that unguaranteed money for 7 months............. and then talk pay cut in summer if it came down to that. Nobody is lining up to pay Star $4M in August. Not even close. They bid against themselves to save some money now..........which is odd because the "now" value of $1.75M when you have $90M to spend shouldn't be that high.

I don't think Harry rushes the passer well enough for the 3 tech...........they want heat from that spot. He's also pretty good at DT1T and I'd expect him to get around 55% of the snaps or maybe even more...........he actually tackles RB's..........as a rookie he had twice as many tackles as Star in far fewer snaps............ which is nice when your MLB is a lot more of a matchup advantage against the pass than the run. That' what's killer with Star at DT..........when teams want to run the LB's and safeties gotta' make all the tackles because Star can't get off blocks.

And yet the Rams were 9-7 in the toughest division in football and will not be a "disaster" cap wise in about 13 months. They'll just be in the greatest NFL facility ever in the most attractive market to live in. Rams are really screwed........geez. Nobody is in cap hell for long anymore Mr. Salty. Teams with good QB's and coaching and GM's who juggle talent win more consistently. Like I said.........Seahawks were the youngest team in the NFL when they won the SB and had the best defense of the generation and a future HOF QB.........and 3 years later they were in re-build.........it's not 1988 the Bills aren't going on a 12 year run where they have a bunch of 10+ year stud players on the team the entire time. Not the way the NFL works anymore.

Yeah I'm just a big believer in incentivizing players............especially ones that have a concerning history wrt motivation. That 2015 offseason where the Bills guaranteed Rex $25M.....outrageous under the circumstances......... and then turned around and extended McCoy out of stupidity with $26M more in guarantees and paid Percy Harvin like he was trustworthy and then gave all that guaranteed dough to Dareus with no conduct clauses. Just insane. That front office had a boatload of cap room to spend and were living in an "on paper this sounds good" dimension that just isn't reality. All of those people were disincentivized to perform by unusually generous deals where the team was basically bidding against itself and not surprisingly they all underwhelmed in 2015. Paying Star up front goes against the nature of the greatest concerns about him...........that he doesn't play up to expectations. I mean the dude tore it up in his rookie year and has been on cruise control cashing pay checks ever since. First year after big contract with Bills has by far his worst season and after another dud of a season he's getting his base salary guaranteed? It's like past peformance doesn't matter in evaluation. Which is of course one of the things we worry about with McBeane........giving too much rope or doubling down on mistakes because they like the person.

The point is that doesn't matter. It's OK if they are the oldest team in the NFL next year..............you don't win by keeping young cores together for a long time anymore. The Seahawks won the SB with the youngest team in the entire NFL.....young at all key positions etc.......3 years later they were in major re-tool. A lot of Bills fans haven't paid attention to how good NFL teams are run for a couple decades now...........you try to make hay on your rookie QB contract.........and after that you have to adjust the plan. So what the Rams did was great.......perennial losing franchise that took a shot and actually got to a SB........they are on a fat vet QB contract now and have to adjust their plan the way the Seahawks have. Hopefully the Bills actually contend for at least one SB win before Allen gets paid.........but the clock is ticking..........they can't be on the @Don Otreply"we need at least two more years to build" plan cuz in two more years they will be either in contract 2 of Josh Allen or on to a different QB.

I don't think so. They will return more players than ever under McDermott.........coincidentally all a year older?. And the first free agent they are pursuing is soon to be 35 year old Gregg Olsen. Frankly most of the best fits for this team in UFA are going to be older like Olsen. They do have 9 draft picks and as much as I'd like to see Beane execute them all I think the general consensus is that he will be using some of them to trade up. If I'm wrong be sure to remind me that the team got "younger"...........but I won't be wrong.