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no but sacrificing your body for generational wealth and then losing that retirement money and having to go back to the grind in a tough labor role is a bit of a bummer, no? I hand you $15m today and in 2030 you are working construction and I think we can both agree it’s not one of the outcomes you’d be most happy to see.

I’ve always said that I’m not sure where his ceiling was but the team actively got in the way of him reaching it. Hackett as not just a rookie OC but no QB coach either? doug in general? I don’t think he was going to be the answer but he’s one of those guys that I’ll wonder if he could’ve been a bit more. Say a guy that could carve out a career somewhere between say tyrod Taylor and jimmy g status if he had been a day two pick in a good situation.

I’ll agree that the rest was probably more relevant 20+ years ago than today when recruiting was a bit more of a silo. though I think we both can also agree to some degree that a guy going to play in Miami probably has a different motivation profile than a guy playing at bama vs a guy playing at Notre dame - and coaches may come and go without that 100% changing

its hard to say… is Reggie Gilliam meaningful? is it better we drafted bass than signing a vet? people here hate brown? Is his starting a positive note? is Bernard starting because he’s good or because we have no one and he might lose the job by months end to a washed vet off? how do those percentages compare league wide? it’s not a particularly meaningful tweet without context, right?

same system I’d venture hearing echoes of past guys in the scouting report isn’t unreasonable. That doesn’t mean they are solidly clones but there’s a good chance there are similar traits sought by the coach to capitalize similar schemes. across various regimes that gets more distant but there’s possibly some residue through the years. Regional culture (both campus and recruiting pool), player development (both campus and recruiting pool) I think it’s dumb to say I’d never draft a Texas lineman because of mike Williams but over the course of multiple regimes I wouldn’t be shocked to find out a couple consistent boosters liked a certain style of lineman and their techniques of appealing to those lineman might have drawn in the wrong personality type for long term success (ie physically dominating but a weak work ethic might like their sales pitch)

Yea, that rams roster is no worse than any of the bills rosters that landed picks much closer to 10th than 1st. stafford would be among the best qbs we had. Akers has something to prove. I think kupp comes back because he’s already 30 and wants to cement a legacy. Aaron Donald is going to play. id agree that they could easily sweep the cards, colts, commanders… Green Bay could be awful. That’s 5 wins without a single upset. 2 wins out of the browns/giants/seahawks(x2) is already a 7 win season without going wild.

I haven’t run numbers in the last year or so but as a percentage of cap qb contracts aren’t wildly out of line with days gone by. the remarkable thing is likely as a percentage of ownership cash on hand

In theory they are at least 3 years from dealing with that. Likely longer if you don’t think purdy is a franchise qb.

The teams a contender… but the margin for error in the AFC, and particularly AFCE is razor thin. you catch an ill tuned injury or a bad bounce or two and a Super Bowl contender is in a heck of a fight for a wild card spot. Figure out of KC/SD, cincy/Baltimore, buff/NYJ/Mia…. Someone good isn’t going to make it before you even get into the possibility of the broncos stepping up or Steelers/Tennessee/Cleveland possibly sneaking a wild card. I don’t expect all of those to be ahead but if you don’t win the division the wildcard could be a real challenge.

your former employer can only push so hard on your mental healthcare in retirement.

I second Deandre Hopkins

I mean, not a great leader and struggles throwing to the left side of the field. If he was a character guy probably a day two pick that could stick as a backup…

I mean, he’s 4th in passing yards, 3rd in TDs Maybe we need a Zach colleros or Vernon adams thread…

flip side, at 27m per, at some point missing game checks will eclipse the gap between their positions

you know what’s never crossed my mind? I need to run on the field of a high school football game to fight someone then again I’ve never threatened to go get my AK from the car to spray a bar cause they kicked me out.

I think the responses you’ve received have something to do with you saying you are sure he’s been humbled, etc… as opposed to simply “hope he’s doing better these days.” And this being a board that for nearly a decade folks have lectured that the bills should give him a shot and his last time messing up was obviously isolated and his last time… for no apparent reason.

At some point it will stop being we should sign him to the PS and hopefully from there it’s just an occasional page and a half about whatever local charitable event he pops up at and not 10 pages for an embarrassing event.

I’ll chalk it up as you will never have an opinion about behavior or outcomes because anyone could’ve drastically changed since their most recent of many mistakes… if the last name Kelly is involved. obviously we all know people can change and evolve. Now ask yourself why you are so invested in everyone loudly agreeing with that point for Chad here?

a vendetta? You don’t have to white knight for the guy. He’s acted like a jerk and some guys are calling out that he has acted like a jerk. You don’t get to simply not make the news for a very short stretch and have that reputation disappear. If he’s truly past it, he will eventually earn having his name associated with the new things he achieves. Unfortunately, world class entitlement is the extent of his resume so far.

there’s also the reality that it may have been a great game between middle of the pack teams. CFB often has week 1 wake up calls where teams don’t carry year to year as expected. while they were “runner up” getting smashed in the championship game, they may not really be a top team this year

meh. Counter, there are plenty of 50 year old jerks and many of this start by being 16 year old ones, 20 year old ones and 25 year old ones. And he’s been on the exceptional side of the spectrum, not simply a run of the mill arrogant teen. I’ll always hope for fewer jerks in the world, and reclamation projects are great… but once you are out where he has been it’s the exception to become an amazing person. That doesn’t mean I think he’s a comic book villain 24/7/365 but I don’t feel the need to stump for every stranger. Even if he has a famous name. And I think there’s a hell of a lot more excuses for his name around here than guys actively trying to bury him.

plus guys that hold out often have soft tissue injuries when they return because they are going from gym workouts to game speed instantly

I’m just not sure what they envisioned for boogie when they took him. Was it actually dramatically different than we saw? I’m sure a little more upside but they couldn’t have expected him to be a breakout star or anything. Just a rotational piece. and if that’s the case there’s a lot of questions about why make the pick in the first place if a guy off the street like shaq is fine in that role. Go ahead and dedicate the valuable pick elsewhere

but many do not

Doesnt an injury settlement fully block his return to Buffalo this year?