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You don't think that was earned? Gronk pushed off more than any other player that I can recall to get open, and got away with it. I'd imagine a lot of defenders knew this and got pissed off. Gronk has nothing to cry about. Good riddance to that neanderthal.

Exactly. Barry Church had to take care of business in the AFC Championship game by ringing Gronk's bell.

Good post by the OP, 9-7 sounds about right at this early juncture, though 10-6 is not out of the question. I think McD will really start to be scrutinized if they are 8-8 or worse, as he should be.

I've been a Bills fan for as long as I can remember, going back to elementary school. I liked the charging buffalo on the white helmet and the color of the uniforms. Followed the team ever since, though some years closer than others.

Not at all embarrassed. I typically wear my hat and jerseys during the season. I have a Bills driver head cover and golf towel which I always use; no one else has given me grief over it, and have had some good conversations with fans of other teams. I've actually met a few other Bills fans on the course and driving range due to my Bills golf swag. No such thing as a bandwagon Bills fan right now.

Murphy looks just mediocre and is obviously rarely 100% healthy. Not really a dominant pass rusher and a liability in defending the run. Hope he's just depth for the short term.

Good point. I just wonder if the Redskins will end up breaking our playoff drought streak. Right, pretty much this^. I'm not sure how you fire an owner, but the Redskins might want to come up with a clever way to do so.

Yeah, maybe. It is possible. I almost feel bad for Redskin fans, I know a number of them. Most here are focused on the Caps and Nationals, anyway.

I like what Beane is doing in FA and can't wait to see what he does in the draft. On paper, Beane has filled a lot of holes, which should be further solidified in the draft. McD... I'll give him this season to see what he can do with the new talent. If he can get to 9-7 this year, I think that will be successful; the offense is still a work in progress. What I don't to see is us getting gashed in the run game on defense where teams put up 40-burgers again. That shouldn't happen and leaves me a little apprehensive about how good the defense, and DC Frazier, really is.

Gone rogue? No. Bruce Allen is Dan Snyder's 'yes man.' Allen does what Snyder wants, otherwise he would be gone too. Same with Doug Williams, the Sr. VP of Player Personnel. Jay Gruden will be gone by the end of the 2019 season, if not before. I don't know who would want to be HC of the Redskins once Jay Gruden is gone.

I'm not sure where Clay Matthews would fit in. There is only one FA LB on NE, and he looks to be depth or PS. Besides, Matthews is going on 33 and is at the age they would get rid of guys. I know, the signed Michael Bennett, who is also 33, and would probably be used in rotation/situations. How many guys does a team want like this? I can't image many.

Doesn't every FA out there?

Sucks for the Saints; window of opportunity is closing on them. Not in favor of trading Bodine, who might be needed this year.

Spotrac indicates that Adrian Clayborn (DE) is inactive. Has to be LaAdrian Waddle (OT)

I'd love to get Suh, he can still rag doll OLinemen and is great against the run. But I suspect he won't come much less than $14M/year, so that's probably a no.

No, David Fales. Miami can re-sign both him and Osweiler for cheap where they can compete for a starting job this season. They're eating $22M this year by releasing Tannehil and I suspect Miami will draft a QB in 2020. Doubt they go after Rosen from reading Armando Salguero's article a few weeks back, who is their beat reporter. Miami will do this year what we did last year. Edit: spotrac.com is claiming a $22m dead cap hit for Tannehil, though above posts mentions $13.4M.

I don't think we've seen the best of Josh Allen yet. He just learned how to walk last season. It should only get better as he builds off of what he learned and did last year.

Not surprising. I'd expect to see Fales or Osweiler as the starting QB in Miami this season.

What poster will be the first to quote the original post? That wouldn't be annoying at all...

Interesting that today's mobsters are dealing more in the drug trade. That wouldn't have happened in years past, if the mafia movies are to be believed. Back then it seemed that racketeering was the crime of choice.

That was a great Mike Francesca rant. Even better than the Rex rant from 4 or 5 years ago. Francesca's right about OBJ and the primadonna WRs. As much as I hate Edelman, I'd take him before the big three.

This is key. If Freddie Kitchens can keep the massive egos and head cases in check and the team focused on football, the Browns can be really good; like win the division good. Tons of talent on that team. If not, then yeah, he might end up asking to be traded.

BPA. Sit back and enjoy the ride, should be exciting. Only about a month and a half to go.

Yep, that was dumb. From spotrac: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/blake-bortles-14412/ Plenty of guaranteed money and also dead cap money.

I'd add: 3. HC and staff. If the coach and his staff can't establish schemes and a culture that utilizes the players and puts them in a position to succeed, it won't matter who the team picks up via FA or draft. This is why teams like NE* consistently succeed and a big reason why we have failed.