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Bingo. Boom. Winner. We don't need them. They're middlemen. Desperate for self importance.

Thank you. It's a freaking rookie punter. I'm over it. Cut him, keep him on IR, whatever. But let's play football. I'm a fan of football. I'm not responsible for the personal lives of 53 jocks I don't know and whatever skeletons they have in their closet.

Gives them a purpose again. Wawrow is having the best week of his life.

Something about this world where a strong man of God like McDermott needs to listen to trash reporters try to bait him into ruining his career by asking low-ball questions. "What do you have to say to the women!" says the male reporter.

What high school girl goes to a college party and tells the older guys that she's 17? In my day, when you were in High School you lied and said you were a Freshman in college at frat parties.

To play devil's advocate, the LAWYER talks about possible roofies and intoxication. We don't know yet how true that is. Or if there is any evidence for that. Furthermore we don't know if Araiza said he knew he had chlamydia AT THE TIME. Since she did the sting phone call 10 days after. Let's wait for this to play out. I'm particularly waiting on McDermott and Beane.

Everyone I know ever accused of that has been the same type of dudes.

I've been around. It's working class/white trash/hood "it ain't no fun unless we all get some" trash. At least what you're describing. Not saying middle class and upper class doesn't have their own crap.

That's white trash/hood stuff. I've never seen it happen at middle class parties growing up. With young girls it's tricky. She may have been fine hooking up with Ariaza but then it got out of control. Maybe it was the alcohol or maybe she just didn't have the assertiveness to speak up. Or the other common story. She was drunk and she had sex with all of them consensually. The next morning she realized what it meant for her reputation and cried rape. My guess is that it's the former. In which case, Araiza is a scumbag. But I'll hold off on judgement. Look up Cummingham in the NBA about why you NEVER immediately believe an accuser of wealthy athletes before letting the whole story come out. Sociopaths exist and 50% of them are female.

He'll say whatever it takes to get his Pulitzer prize. Just the other day he was trying cause a scandal based on lack of female artists playing on the speaker during practice.

This is tough. He's going to be a great player. That means you need to be sure you're making the right roster move. Let's not lose sight of what actually matters. The truth. If the Bills truly believe this is a money grab, then the right thing to do is stand by him. If they truly believe he did it, or there's shadiness around his story, then the right move is to cut him. McDermott is a man of God. If they stick by Araiza now, then I truly believe they feel he is innocent. We're not the Browns or Dolphins.

Personally, I would lose interest in football if it was played by robots, no matter how life-like. Something about the human spirit. Being born a gifted athlete, having the mental aptitude to make it to the next level. Think of the greats in sports like Jordan and Kobe. It was all about mind over matter. Mind over opponent. Pushing past the limits. Those specific players are more than just jocks. They are GREAT MEN AND WOMEN. The Napoleons, the Alexanders, the Caesars. Masters of their craft. They light some sort of fire inside of us. You feel a sense of awe when you hear their names. What would robots be? Programmed AI? There's no soul. There's no real pain. No joy. No fears or doubts to overcome. No traumas. I would hate it.

I read Barnwell going back to Grantland. He's the same guy who pretended like the Bills didn't exist during the drought. Same vibe. Same "I'm so smart because I know advanced analytics" attitude that led to Allen being written off before he had a chance. Calling it like I see it. You seem to take an attack on Bill Barnwell as an attack on you personally. That's not what I'm doing here. Anyways. Lots of posters are not ready to hear this about analytics guys. Will back out of this thread. I'm barking up the wrong tree on this forum. That's on me. Continue on.

He mentions the 4th and 1. Nothing about the slip. To mention the slip would mention questioning Daboll's play call. That's blasphemous. He mentions Miller, but nothing about the overall improvements to the line.

Reads like a smart guy who watched 2 Bills games last year, looks at a lot of stats, doesn't follow the team at all, but wants everyone to know that he's aware of who Ryan Bates and Spencer Brown are! Must sound very impressive to non-Bills fans. Nothing about the D-line improving? Nothing about Allen slipping on the 4th and 1 against the Titans? I stick by my Barnwell opinion. He's a smug hipster who writes well, sounds smart, but never sees the forest for the trees (or watches games). God forbid he writes a complimentary article about Allen without jamming the word "Daboll" in there somewhere as the real hero.

I always thought he was a great talent, but he may not have his head in the game. Along with the terrible contract and the excellent depth we have, it just doesn't make sense. OBJ makes sense for a 1 year contract and arrives near the trade deadline for a Super Bowl run. He proved last year he can do that. Golladay could backfire.

Don't get guys who find tiny imperfections on beautiful girls and then claim they're not interested.

I won't speak for Deion, but I follow the NHL Hall of Fame fairly closely and a diluted inductee fields have been a problem for over a decade now. The problem is that the Hall of Fames feel pressure every year to induct the maximum number of eligible players. Some years this works, but most years there are 1 or 2 players that are borderline worthy that get in. In the NHL, the recent notorious ones are Glen Anderson, Joe Niewendyk, and Dick Duff. It's only a matter of time before players like Alex Mogilny make it. The best move is to do what the MLB does and become very strict. The downside is that some years you get 0 inductees. But that makes the Hall of Fame that much more valuable.

We knew he could do these types of punts. He still has 2 questions to answer. Can he pin shorter punts inside the 10-20? How does he handle cold and snowy weather? We'll find out this year.

Nice humblebrag by Cynthia. Very slick. I'd text her too about Benford if I was a GM. And also ask her to dinner to discuss "Benford".

I see the physical comp for sure. But I think Elam has more going on upstairs. Also better mindset.

I think we need to get Allen somebody better in the West Herr commercials.

He'll have that on his locker the rest of his career.

Just like how some Bills fans have so much to say about Jerry Jones and the Cowboys. You can tell immediately who gets most of their opinions from ESPN talking heads.

Lots of people took a lot of pain for defending Allen early on and believing he had what it takes to be great. The pain came from fellow Bills fans. I agree that in comparison, the OP had a generic and safe take for the time.