dpberr
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Spy Hunter
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WWF Wrestlemania
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A lot of these guys will be waiting until November to sign contracts.
Some of these guys are so old - they are fortunate that the newer November FA period has become a thing. It is extending a career that otherwise would be over.
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I think the emphasis on offense shifted to keeping the opposing team's offense off the field for as much of the game as possible - the Philadelphia Eagles strategy. The run sets up the pass.
With that strategy, you need possession receivers to get the difficult 3rd and 8s, not necessarily track stars for the 50-yard bombs.
Keep the defense rested to defend against the expected Burrow/Mahomes shenanigans in the 4th quarter.
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I give it a D. Weird strategy this year. To me, seemed like a strategy solely focused on cost controlled depth of decent football players and lottery tickets.
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Terrible choice.
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Winner:
Bill Belichick: I really enjoyed his commentary.
Loser:
Falcons. Too much faith in Raheem Morris with the selection of a QB in the first round.
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I think Atlanta's move for Penix was 100% stupid. That move puts a lot of misplaced faith IMO in Raheem Morris (and his 17-31 head coaching record) being there even two years from now.
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I voted yes because he did not draft athletes with low football production (Chop Robinson, Marshawn Kneeland), or take a one year wonder who's 95% athlete, 5% football player (e.g. Legette).
I probably wouldn't have done business with the Chiefs, but it was a solid business decision.
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I picked a trade up to 11-20 (for Cooper Dejean).
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You take the receiver with the superior route running intelligence and ability. That's the difference maker in the NFL.
That's McConkey here.
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It's not bad but it's boring. When is the last time a team's jersey or helmet stunned fans? The Bucs when they went to maroon and pewter?
There doesn't seem to be room for creativity and inspiration anymore in jersey and helmet design. This Broncos design was likely built in a design house (a firm) where it was debated around a conference table with attendees murdering the conversation with jargon. At least one, if not two, mentions of VPs "taking the conversation offline" were deployed. I'm sometimes convinced they make the "regular" jerseys bland to sell more of the much cooler retro stuff everyone actually likes.
"That's just too big of a D for me", one said. This is one of the best helmet designs IMO. The 1970s Broncos helmet with the light blue.
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I've had a long standing theory that Bills (and Sabres) ownership is more fragile than it appears. It does not surprise me to see this announcement.
Terry is in his early 70s, Kim's status as owner is unknown, and none of the five kids are easy to spot heir apparent to running the menagerie of companies he has in his portfolio.
What you really don't want to see is Terry pass unexpectedly, and the ownership is transacted by the family to the highest bidder. That's a nightmare Bon Jovi scenario. The likelihood of the Bills being owned by someone like Terry with a deep appreciation of Buffalo and western New York is slim in that scenario.
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No NFL owner is hiring a 72-year old guy to a be the head coach of their franchise. The wildest scenario where BB would be hired would be a talent-rich team that was underperforming and that team made a moonshot coaching change during the season.
He should enjoy his good years of health and enjoy cashing those network checks. I think he'll be a surprisingly good TV personality.
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Should do a Top Ten character actor/actresses list. Walton Goggins would be on mine. He's an actor who makes whatever he's in better.
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My votes:
Internal combustion engine
Mechanical refrigeration (which leads to mechanical air conditioning)
Anesthesia
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I like Jordan Phillips. Always rooted for the guy, and smiled when the Bills signed him. He was one of the rare Bills players that looked like he was enjoying himself out on the field.
That being said, he's good, sometimes even great, when rested and until he's injured in some way. He's just not a player that can perform when banged up. He'd probably be better if he strategically played every other game . 😀
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Frank Reich was responsible for the Bills Super Bowl run in the 1992-1993 season.
There's no Super Bowl without Frank Reich heroics on January 3, 1993, and arguably the following week in Pittsburgh where he threw two touchdowns and no INTs against a Steelers defense that had a week to prepare for him.
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Cam Hart, corner, Notre Dame
Very smart football player, and he plays up to his opponents. His best games in college were against the better receivers. Has the characteristics of an outstanding zone corner or safety.
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I think the inaction on contract extensions for Prescott and Parsons coupled with the lack of free agency spending this year (and really the 2022/2023 seasons as well) suggests to me that Jerry is selling the Cowboys or handing it over to family.
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1. The expanded regular season and playoff runs increasingly makes the NFL game a young man's game relative to NFL "playing age."
2. The emotions surrounding players released this season will be forgotten by the time we are cheering on the 2026 Bills, which should be a fantastic team. The moves made today create that team of tomorrow.
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1 hour ago, RoyBatty is alive said:
He is only 30.
Turns 31 during the 2024 season (November).
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With the information at hand, I graded an A.
The 2024 season is about arranging the team's contracts so that they can spend money on the teams that will be on the field in the new stadium.
Moving an expensive, long term contract for a 31 year old player, when presented with an opportunity to do so, is a component of that strategy.
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Clark Hunt is following the first rule of being absurdly wealthy - never spend a dollar of your own money.
I feel like between the gambling, foreign (government) investors like the Saudis/Chinese, and crews like BlackRock and Bain Capital that Hunt wants to bring into the league, the NFL is missing just one horseman from the destruction of its product.
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Tim Graham article on Kim Pegula and Bills ownership
in The Stadium Wall
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I don't think it's just you. When the public financed a stadium for the Bills, IMO, the ownership situation became information to the public interest.
My #1 fear about the Bills for years has been Terry Pegula passes unexpectedly and chaos unfolds in the aftermath.