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Mario Williams, had the Bills not changed defensive strategies (from Jim Schwartz to Rex Ryan), both he (and Marcel Dareus) would have had longer careers in Buffalo. Williams played four years of his contract and missed just one game. Right now, Von Miller is on the Top Ten list of this team's all time worst free agent signings - up there with expensive mediocrity like Derrick Dockery and Langston Walker.

I'm very sorry to hear this news. Thank you for the kind post.

Colts drafted 95% athlete, 5% football player. A story as old as the NFL draft itself. Unfortunately for the Colts, Joe Flacco is 95% football player and 5% athlete at this stage is his career.

I'd only bring aboard old players like Mack (or Clowney) to be exclusive 4th quarter enforcers for this Bills team to spread Chris Jones-esque chaos. That's the role I want Von Miller to play. I don't want to see him on the field until the middle of the 3rd quarter.

I give Andy Reid credit for keeping his staff of great lieutenants together. I don't think KC enjoys the run of success it has had without Steve Spagnuolo, Dave Toub and Matt Nagy. I also think he improved as a tactician as he got older. Part of what makes the Chiefs dangerous is they change and adapt quickly and prey on conservative play calling, especially when it's late in the game. They know 95% of the coaches in the league retreat into the shell when the game is on the line. When you play the Chiefs, you have to scrap the scripts and plans, and play aggressive.

Others to consider: Tommy Maddox in Pittsburgh Jim Harbaugh in Indianapolis Kerry Collins in Tennessee

I think the Browns offense will look decent this week and the Browns will give the Ravens a closer game than many expect. Perfect weather, Winston has a capable arm, and the Ravens will spend at least a quarter reacting to the new plays. And if you're Ken Dorsey and Jameis Winston, what do you have to lose?

I agree. He won't be in game shape this season, and it takes a series of games to get there. I think the rosiest of the best case scenarios is where he's playing batches of meaningful minutes in playoff games.

Like the Giants, NE will sabotage every head coach going forward, because it trusts voices outside the organization more than they trust the voices inside it.

No. It's a *long* season. Weather is nice now. He's older, and slower. You're seeing the very best effort at peak condition (no injury) in the very best of football playing conditions a 30-year old RB can provide. I wouldn't want that contract on the Bills books next year either, even with the out.

That's the kind of unforced error that can derail the mojo of a good season there with a team that is wildly exceeding expectations. I also wouldn't want that Stafford salary for at minimum, 2025 and 2026 and Stafford hanging over the development of my first round draft pick.

Hope they travel early and get into town on Thursday instead of Friday - I'd hate to see them lose a game due to jet lag.

Always felt bad for him - he always seemed to be unhappy, with little joy in his life, regardless of his fame or fortune. Thought things might turn around for him after he stopped being married to a textbook definition of a narcissist.

Declining? Not yet. Peaking? Yes, primarily due to the oversaturation of an increasingly mediocre product that desperately needs innovation.

If I were the agent for a player like Troy Hill, Jamal Adams, or any free agent over 30, I'd advise them, provided their finances allow, to wait until November before signing with a team. Best chance to secure significant playing time for decent money while being in peak physical condition. Plus, it gives them the freedom to choose where they want to play.

If a team was interested in Von Miller's services, I'd be interested in listening to those proposals. I'd be ok giving his snaps to Solomon or another young player. I'd be interested in a player like Azeez Ojulari from the GIants at end or safety Quandre Diggs from the Titans. If I was looking at kickers, Nick Folk would be the one I'd focus on in a trade. He'd get you through the rest of this season at minimum.

What makes the Chiefs great? Steve Spagnuolo would have sent an all out blitz on that hail mary attempt. You don't let AR have all day back there to line up the throw. Tyler Bass will cost the Bills a game this year. He looks scared to be on the field.

Antonio Pierce is my odds-on favorite to be replaced during this season. That team has all the tell tale signs of quitting on him, the blowouts keep coming, the coordinators are bad, and he was primarily hired because the players played hard for him last season. He's on the Mike Singletary coaching trajectory.

I'm happy with his work overall. What I like: Competitive team each year. There's planning for the new stadium years where the Bills *need* the best teams they can assemble. Drafts solid football players. Pretty sharp with trades. What I don't like: Overpaying 30+ year old players (Miller, Jones). Giving good players *great* money. (While he didn't pay Edmunds (and I wouldn't have either), I also would not have paid Dawson Knox or Ed Oliver.)

No. This isn't a spend year. I don't want an Adams trade to impact spending for the first year in the stadium. Don't want to hear about why we can't get a 2025 or 2026 premier player because we did some financial gymnastics this year on a 32-year old receiver. Plus, expensive older players just aren't worth it. Von, and if you've seen Daquan Jones and his three tackles lately.

I don't see the Bills, Jets or Saints doing a deal. If you could declare bankruptcy with salary cap, the Saints would likely do it. Their bad cap situation is on a unique level of terrible. I don't think the Jets spend that amount of money to make this last year of AR work. I think AR and the Jets know this is his last season. From the Bills perspective, they want to spend in 2025 and 2026. I think the team you see is the one you largely get for 2024.

Texans and Jets do not scare me, and the Bills will show up to those games. The Titans do scare me. The Bills have problems with physical teams. Their running attack is good and that defense plays angry.

If there's an area where McDermott's faith in his players is going to extract a cost, it'll be with Bass, likely in a game the Bills will need to have. Bills should be trying out every available kicker. And if the entirety of the Bass issue is he prefers Matt Haack to hold the ball, go sign Haack and deal with it.

Bills didn't show up this one. Regroup and look forward.

You may want to add a measure for states that won't tax your retirement distributions if that'd be important to you. Also, most states don't tax social security but nine still do.