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I'll probably be a dissenting opinion here but I find the FTWD lame and boring. Too much standing around and talking. Way too much emphasis on the kids while the good actors (Curtis, Dickens Blades) stand around and look lost. The only way this whole seafaring concept works is if you go the Battlestar Galactica/Last Ship route - chased by not only walkers but "bad guys" with very few ports of refuge in search of sanctuary. That boat is big enough to go places.

Business intelligence is why the Patriots have been as successful as they have been for nearly 20 years. I am very interested in what the Browns are doing. There are more layers to this than what's reported in the press of course. The NBA Spurs hired Kirk Goldsberry of Grantland fame for their analytical unit. One of the reasons the Pittsburgh Pirates got out of their hole was analytics. They embraced the defensive shift long before other teams began doing it. Dan Fox, one of their data guys, studied how often balls were hit to certain locations on the field.

I picked Hackenberg. He needs to sit and learn but I think he's got potential and he'd be available in a later round where you could take him. Cardale Jones doesn't thrill me. He regressed significantly on a team loaded with talent and the same coach he had the year before.

The sex scandal probably doesn't bother the Eagles. The whole "oh he didn't really call plays" probably does.

I think Buddy Nix brought the Bills back into civilization after the terrible Levy/Brandon years. Nix built the foundation of the new house. Whaley has added the first and second floors.

"As it happens, the Chiefs were not going to bring Pederson back after all of this alleged sex." I don't know why but that sentence just makes me laugh.

Not a dig on Tyrod but I'm puzzled why Denver would think he's a great option for them. They give up a sizable ransom for essentially a one year rental. After Osweiler, I'd rather try to move up in the draft and get a QB and roll with Sanchez for this year.

I've wondered if Adele had the body of Britney Spears or Ariana Grande, would she get the play she gets? Or do people care because she's somehow more "authentic" because she's stated she doesn't like exercise and isn't a size 2? I recall reading an article about women falling out of love with Meghan Trainor because she lost weight and somehow became a sellout because of it.

That is the first time I've seen Doug Whaley and a tie together. I echo the comments about the fine quality of an article by Mr. Quinn. I don't want the Bills to trade down out of #19. Either make a pick or trade up.

I think they will have to deviate from the books more than they have because living under the Negan business model is going to be boring television if it lasts more than a couple shows before Alexandria does something about it.

I had to laugh when you guys started putting together the "Famous People We're Supposed to Like" list. My thoughts exactly when it comes to her. Two others: Trevor Noah Erin Andrews

I'd be surprised to trade *up* from 19 and/or see the Bills trade McCoy. Biggest name - Josh Doctson. A luxury considering the current state of the defense.

It was disappointing they followed the comic closely with this plot point. Since it's been telegraphed since before Season 6 even began, it would have been a prime spot to do some original storytelling with the character and surprise everyone.

Question is which do you run if you're the Bills? A 3-3-5 alignment or a 4-2-5?

I'm with many that didn't find the cliffhanger the best approach. I like that the show is moving away from the walkers as a major threat and getting into the more sustainable storylines of civil war in the post-Apocalyptic United States. Years after the outbreak, the majority of walkers aren't going to be around due to decomposition and survivors know how to kill any would-be walkers.

The one thing I love about Tarantino films - his interesting casting. He always plucks once famous actors and actresses back from modern day obscurity. David Carradine, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Lawrence Tierney, John Saxon, Tom Savini, Fred Williamson and Michael Parks. ( I swear he's been in every one of them like Where's Waldo.)

He's not slow. I like it already.

I really like Michael Mann as a director and I think Heat is his best, followed by Collateral. Heat is the cinematic brother to his NBC TV movie L.A. Takedown. For me, while the diner scene between Pacino and DeNiro was excellent acting, I thought the movie delivered on a complex storyline AND the action scenes with attention to detail. I hope it's never "remade."

Heat. One of the nearly perfect bank robbery films in all of cinema and the last great film for both Pacino and DeNiro.

I found this article interesting in answering the question I had - is trading down generally a good idea? http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2013/04/noteworthy_examples_of_trading.html I don't trust a lot about the Bills these days but I do trust their current crop of scouts. I'd stay put at 19 and pick a player.

There are points this off season where I wish the Bills wouldn't talk to the press for weeks at a time. This is one of those times. Less media "availability" benefits everyone.

I'm probably the lone dissenter but I think free agency was the worst idea the NFL ever had. It has created a league of the "ok" teams. The NFL was better when teams could build greatness - keep players and build for the long term. Only the Patriots have been great for years on end. Every other team we think is "great" shows up in the Super Bowl every now and again or in a flash and then heads back to the rest of the ok franchises.

I'm with a lot of posters on this thread - No to Floyd at 19. IMO, he's too lanky and thin. If he's getting eaten up by blocks some of the time in college, that will be all the time in the NFL.

Teams that draft well have outstanding scouting personnel and their GMs are smart enough to listen to them. IMO, that's where the draft is won or lost. I bet that if you find out who was the scout responsible for pushing a guy like Tom Brady to management, he or she probably has quite a few other players that turned out to be a hit rather than miss. I think the Bills have assembled a strong scouting staff - perhaps one of the better ones in the NFL today. It's why I'm confident that whoever they pick at 19 will be successful.

Interesting question in regards to stadiums amidst changing demographics in the US: Boomers and Generations X and Y go to games. Will Millennials and future generations? Or will they just stay home and watch it on television? Is there a new type of venue to build instead of a stadium? Are we assuming fans will attend games at the same clip and with the same desire as previous generations? Chart #4 caught my eye. http://www.sbrnet.com/Blog/July-2015/The-Millennials.aspx