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Sanjay is not a dynamic, compelling speaker. But the interview was interesting when Murph asked Sanjay about the WRs one by one. Speaking of the wideouts behind Watkins and Woods: "They're good, legitimate NFL receivers."

I'm not sure if I'm an OOO or a NNN. For 4 or 5 years in a row, I predicted 7-9 finishes until succumbing to the Kool-Aid last year and predicting 10-6. This year I'm waffling between 9-7 and 8-8. Though I don't typically predict a winning record, I confess that I have in different posts defended Russ, Marv, DW and Rex - as well as almost any QB to line up under center in a Bills uni. Truth be told, I may have even defended Dick Juaron once or twice. And, as painful as it is to admit, it's possible I embraced the hiring of St. Doug. Fandom, it seems, can wreak havoc on objective, analytical thinking.

John, this is a fair point. My guess is that Rex has spoken to Kromer and/or the medical staff about Henderson. But that's not what he was asked. He was asked if he had personally spoken to Henderson and he answered to the negative. It might be that Rex doesn't really want to address the issue and didn't volunteer what Kromer and/or the medical staff told him. Since we don't really know what's going on behind the scenes, I suspend judgment. I expect a coach to be honest. I don't expect him to be fully forthcoming and transparent. For the good of the team, there are things that ought not be shared with the media.

The Bleacher Report article on Doug's statement is linked on CNN's headline page. In the B/R article there's a poll and so far 76% of respondents agree with DW. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2642137-bills-gm-doug-whaley-comments-on-violence-in-football-injuries-and-more?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial

How many players are under contract right now? Something like 90? There's a reason teams have coordinators, position coaches, and - sometimes - assistant position coaches. Because a Head Coach can't by himself keep track of - and give personal attention to - that many players. I don't think Rex is the best HC but I don't blame him for not keeping in touch with all his players during the off-season. Other people are paid to do that.

It's an odd thing for an NFL GM to say. But obviously the human body didn't evolve to withstand an activity as violent as football. We're not built for that kind of punishment, thus the injuries. It's hard to blame DW for pointing out the obvious. Are the critics suggesting Whaley should be less forthcoming with his honest opinions and less transparent?

Yep, his mediocrity with YPPT is a "death blow." Yet the Jets made it to the AFC Championship games in 2009 and 2010. If not on the strength of Rex's defense, did the Jets pass their way to the AFC Championship games on the strength of Sanchez's arm? In those years, the Jets D was ranked #1 and #3 respectively in yards allowed - but only #8 and #14 in YPPT. So which stat more accurately predicts the success the Jets enjoyed those years. There are so many stats out there, if you want us to (1) believe YPPT better correlates to winning than the others, and (2) YPPT shows Rex will be a failure in Buffalo, I think you need to make a stronger argument. Personally, I'm a simple guy. As I see it, other teams try to gain yards on their way to scoring points. For a long while (Baltimore included), Rex was good at fielding defenses that made it difficult for other teams to gain those yards. So I'm cautiously optimistic about Rex's ability to run a good D in Buffalo.

Maybe so. But since the phone was destroyed, it's not incriminating at all. Thus, no lifetime ban. I think Brady is fighting as much to protect his legacy as to avoid the suspension.

I've counted three for Sully.

“I never even talked to the kid, so we’ll see what happens. He won’t return a call. Is it him not wanting to be a Bill, or is it something else? I don’t know, but I guess there’s a reason Pittsburgh let him go [last November]. But when you find something out, let us know, because I’ve never even talked to him.”​ http://www.si.com/nfl/2016/05/20/bills-injuries-rex-ryan-doug-whaley-sammy-watkins?xid=si_social

“We look at it like we have two first-round picks this year, Shaq Lawson and Reggie Ragland. Because we were going to pick Reggie Ragland at No. 19 if Shaq wasn’t there, and then we got them both. So for us, we’re playing with house money.”

Considering we're a run first team, I'm okay with our WR/TE roster as long as Watkins returns 100% before the season begins and we stay reasonably healthy thereafter. I'd like to see the Bills sign Roberts to compete for the #3 position and potentially help as a return man... But I don't think Andre Roberts will make anyone forget the other Andre R.

If the "media completely ignores this," did you find out for yourself by driving around the country checking for mascot names? Or did you learn it in the media? I respect your point of view. While we can argue numbers, certainly a substantial percentage of Native Americans do not consider the word offensive. So do we just say FU to the ones that do? Or can we respect their point of view, too?

Did Roberts really post his own highlight vid? He mostly looks like Just Another Guy to me. A good #3? Maybe.

If you called me an a**hole, or any other insulting word, I wouldn't feel offended because my self-esteem is internal and not based on what you say. But calling another human being 'a**hole' is wrong nonetheless. What if only 10% of blacks said the 'N" word was offensive? Would it then be okay to use it as a team nickname? What if only 10% of Hispanics felt offended by the pejorative "sp*c." Could we then name a NFL club with that term? This poll, and questions of methodology aside, the "Redsk*n" name remains wrong.

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I was a card-carrying member of the OOO for years. But look where it got me. I think I'm joining the NNN. Gotta try something different.

A team's medical staff can never say with absolute certainty if a college player will be physically ready for the upcoming season. Similarly, college scouts can never say with absolute certainty that a college player will develop the work-ethic and skills necessary to succeed at the next level. It's all about probabilities. A team's scouts and medical personnel will sometimes suggest probable success in a player who ultimately fails. That's just the nature of the draft. No team bats 1.000. No team comes close. So I seriously doubt that the Pegulas lost faith in their medical and scouting departments over Shaq. And while the surgery is a disappointment, it's far too early to judge whether Shaq was worth a first round pick.

You talk to Russ a lot? Ask him how involved the analytics department was in the draft.

Any wideout named Andre R. can't be all bad.

He doesn't mention the Bills at all on his Twitter account: https://twitter.com/Dri_Archer1

I wish I could find the video where thousands of Buffalonians welcomed the Bills home and shouted "We love Scott!" or "We want Scott!" or whatever it was. Forget about Buffalo '66 and the star's desire to kill "Scott Wood." It seems to me most Buffalonians respect Norwood.

Nice job, Rob. I'm excited but also cautious. Lots of rookies look good in their college highlight reels. How many times have we heard, for example, of young QBs who can 'make all the throws' but actually can't - not with consistency - not in the NFL. The only thing I'm convinced about with Listenbee is that he has NFL speed, and then some. Is the rest of his skill set up to NFL standards? For me the answer is: wait and see.

This is right. DW probably balanced the report of the medical staff with Shaq's own report that he's played effectively with the injury since his freshman year and DW decided the risk was small. We all might have reached the same conclusion if we had been in DW's shoes. But without knowing exactly what Whaley was told, who knows? The one puzzling thing is that Schefter claimed surgery would be necessary while Lawson denied that. What was Schefter's source? What was Lawson's? Why did they disagree?

I'm no doctor but this line of thought makes sense to me.