[Matt Araiza accused of rape, served with a lawsuit.]

2 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:

Araiza’s Defense Attorney claims to have witnesses saying something different. If it is open and shut you have to wonder why we’re ten months in without criminal proceedings commencing and that’s something which will surely turn the heat up under the state department and the college in particular.

Again so everyone understands and not just you it takes an insanely long time to build a criminal rape case and they are very very hard to prosecute

[Matt Araiza accused of rape, served with a lawsuit.]

Just now, Shake_My_Head said:

Civil suit?   But no criminal one?    That just seems backward to me on such a serious accusation.

Fairly common, criminal rape is very hard to convict. 

[Matt Araiza accused of rape, served with a lawsuit.]

7 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

This stuff happens at probably every high school and college house party ever.

So are you saying it’s okay?

also I’ve been to many HS and college parties, never once have I been a part of something like that. 

[Matt Araiza accused of rape, served with a lawsuit.]

1 minute ago, GoBills808 said:

There is an ongoing criminal investigation

Also criminal rape charges are next to impossible to prove, it’s why most  end up in civil. 
 

see Watson, Deshaun

[Matt Araiza accused of rape, served with a lawsuit.]

1 minute ago, 1ManRaid said:

 

Where does it say he knowingly gave her an STD?  Admitting to having sex with someone is not inherently illegal, neither is recommending someone get tested after having had sex (consensual or not) with multiple people.

[Matt Araiza accused of rape, served with a lawsuit.]

1 minute ago, NY Nole said:

I find this not believable as an outside observer. What High School student goes to a college party and announces she is a high school student.

 

 

Have you never been to a college party before?

 

Also, everyone knows who are the underage people at college parties, at least we did when i was going. 

[Matt Araiza accused of rape, served with a lawsuit.]

12 minutes ago, Chicagobills said:

What happened to innocent until proven guilty? 

well considering there is already an alleged police recording of Araiza admitting to having sex with her and telling her she should get checked for an STD.

 

Which also you can be sued for Knowingly giving someone an STD

[Raheem Blackshear Overreaction/Hype]

1 hour ago, mrags said:

You’re really going to say 51 yards a game is good for a RB? 
 

🤦‍♂️

In limited number of attempts.

 

Give Singletary the Taylor workload of 332 carries.

 

I'll even rd down his YPC to 4 which hes never been below 4.5. 

 

332 X 4 YPC = 1328 yards, which would have been second in the league.

 

The Bills do not run the ball a lot, because they dont need to.

[Raheem Blackshear Overreaction/Hype]

5 minutes ago, benderbender said:

Love the constant refrain about how RBs are a dime a dozen from the team whose struggles rushing is well known. 

They are.

 

Devin Singletary had 870 yards rushing last year on 188 att. 4.6 Yards per attempt.

 

 

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2021/rushing.htm

[Cody Ford to Arizona]

2 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

Moss is losing steam in whipping boy status I think 

 

Elam gaining steam

 

Edmunds holding steady 

 

losing Haack hurts but we will find a replacement 

Most of the flack for Haack, Moss and Edmunds has been justified.

 

Though I think its a little overboard on Edmunds. 

[Cody Ford to Arizona]

3 minutes ago, Rc2catch said:

There goes one of the whipping boys. 
Wish him the best in the desert.
 

Running out of players to hate for some of y’all. 

So who is left on the message board hate list? 
Edmunds still in the lead, by a lot

OJ Howard I see is somehow on the list without seeing a regular season snap yet. 

Moss gaining some steam 

Taiwan and Kumerow for sure if they make the team 

Elam reserving a spot for later in the season? 
Epenesa is a trendy name 

 

I mean AJ does deserve the criticism he gets. Two years and 2.5 sacks for a "Pass Rushing" DE is not ideal. 

[Howard Simon "Winding down" from WGR]

6 minutes ago, Albany,n.y. said:

Here is the 1st part of that:  

 

Again, go back to the Bill Pick Josh Allen thread. Its the same exact thing. 

 

Also - the first minute of that clip is them saying "I hopes he's great and "Josh Allen was the least popular among fans so fans who support whatever this org does wil yell at those who dont like the pick"

 

In fairness to everyone Allen was and is a unicorn, that we wont see again for years.

[Howard Simon "Winding down" from WGR]

Just now, BTB said:

Bulldog has been mailing it in for years(and I probably would too if I had to work with shoop), but is he still doing the show from home…I rarely

listen?

When it's just BullDog the show is much much better.

 

He actually gives opinion and emotion to the teams. 

[Howard Simon "Winding down" from WGR]

2 minutes ago, GerstAusGosheim said:

They definitely did not eat enough crow for whining incessantly about picking Allen over Rosen. Lots of talk about heading to the fear bunker. It's almost like they wanted to be right more than they wanted Allen to be good. 

So TBD = WGR?

[Howard Simon "Winding down" from WGR]

Save your WGR is crap takes. 

Simon has been a staple in most of our lives for years since Empire.

 

 

Going to be weird to not hear him in the morning when he finally hangs them up

[Was that Zach Moss run actually impressive?]

10 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Moss is a good pass blocker, I do think his power/toughness is overrated. He just doesn't excite me.  I guess he was decent as a receiving back.  Hopefully he proves me wrong when given the chance

Singletary was good down the stretch last year he was playing like a top 10 back for half a dozen games. 

 

Agree on Moss. he's a slow average dime a dozen back.

 

Singletary is okay, like his elusiveness, wish he had more speed/acceleration to his game.

 

Good runs turn into great runs with speed.

 

I'm hoping Cook takes the starting job over.

[Was that Zach Moss run actually impressive?]

17 minutes ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

I'm interested to see what the Bills envision Cook as. 

 

They've tried to cheaply address a pass-catching running back with veterans - TJ Yeldon, Matt Breida, signing JD McKissic. 

 

But there is no evidence that pass-catching RB's are a big part of the Bills offense. And why would I want that? Josh Allen dumping down more? 

 

I don't want the 2019 Carolina Panthers, where Christian McCaffery was their offense. Catching 116 passes, running the ball 287 times. It's the Saints dilemma now with Alvin Kamara dominating touches. It's 2007-2008 Buffalo Bills pop-gun football. 

 

The Bills got better immediately last year when they benched Moss, and picked the correct RB (Singletary) and fed him the ball when the chose to run. 

 

I don't care whos getting the ball. If Cook turns into McCaffery the Bills are in the Superbowl. 

[Thoughts about starters during the rest of preseason]

1 hour ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

Sorry, this is some playing-afraid/playing-not-to-lose stuff. I understand the risks as well, and dont want to take any unnecessary chances, but almost every other starting QB played last week and Wilson was the one and only injury. So if that's your point, then you are telling us the odds are in our favor.

 

There is a difference between being in running/conditioning shape, and being in hitting shape.

 

Also, how dare you compare our big, beefy boy with soft, little Wilson. Josh isnt getting a no-contact bone bruise. He DELIVERS the bone bruises.

So we should run Josh Allen on 2 QB draws next preseason game so he gets hit a few times?

[Thoughts about starters during the rest of preseason]

1 hour ago, 17islongenough said:

Yes just for a series or two.  I think Dorsey and Allen need a series or two in a real game situation 

I think we should look to the Jets to see why not playing your starting QB in preseason is a really good idea. 

[Thoughts about starters during the rest of preseason]

44 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

Big disagree on the bold.

 

The coaches may have a vanilla game plan, but every player in a game, even if it is preseason, is going to go 100%. Because they dont know if the guy across from them is trying to make the team and going to go 100% too. And if they dont, then not only will they get dominated, but there is a huge risk for injury.

 

In all my playing days across multiple sports, we always saw the most injuries when we'd have 75% play-throughs.

 

And nothing in practice can simulate a real game.

 

The starters need to get in and bang at least once before the regular season.

 

I'm gonna need a link to some film and analysis on that...............

[Thoughts about starters during the rest of preseason]

1 hour ago, SoCal Deek said:

The debate goes back and forth but I’ve always felt it was better to get the guys out there together for at least a full quarter so they can mesh in live action. Whether that quarter is in week two or three of preseason I’ll leave to the coaches. This is especially true for the offensive line, who really have to work as a cohesively timed unit. If you’re worried about injuries then it is that much different if someone goes down in the first series of Week One? Really? 

This is 100% a fans expectation.

 

 

Players from all over the league say they don't need or see a reason to play in preseason.  Most of them play to not get hurt anyways.

 

[Thoughts about starters during the rest of preseason]

No,

 

There is zero reward to doing so and players from all over the league are saying so.

 

Preseason is for bubble roster battles and rookies. 

[(Pre Draft) Bills offered Panthers a trade for McCaffrey, Panthers declined]

15 hours ago, DCofNC said:

All without starting in college or the NFL.. oook

The good news about Cook. He wasn't a workhorse in college so his body doesnt have the beating on it that some of these guys do coming out.

 

The bad thing about Cook. He wasn't a workhorse in college so you have no idea what you are going to get. 

 

I see a lot of CJ Spiller in James Cook. If used correctly, could be a great addition. but don't expect a between the tackles back.

[Rd 3, Pick 89 (25): LB Terrell Bernard, Baylor]

Just now, NeverOutNick said:

I was hopeful for purdues David Bell but I’m going to trust Beane on this one. He’s more right than wrong

Truthfully he's not, but no team is. his drafting overall is very meh.

 

 

But he's hit two HR's in Allen and Gabe Davis.

[Rd 3, Pick 89 (25): LB Terrell Bernard, Baylor]

1 minute ago, Big Blitz said:

 

 

You missed the part of last season where teams said "nope, 2 deep shell....you're going to have to dink and dunk your way down the field."

 

There is legit one guy in the NFL that teams fear doing this to them - Hill.  That's it.  That's the list.  Sure you'll catch a D sleeping here and there.  But don't sweat not having pure deep guys on the roster.  

 

But having McKenzie and Cook in addition to Diggs and Davis on the field will give them plenty to worry about.  

 

Now WR depth?  Yes, we can use 1 more.  

But if yo don't have one, then other teams don't even have to worry about it. 

 

Continually building defense is stange to me, especailly for a guy like this who nobody is even sure where he is gona play..