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cwater10

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  1. Hard to contest that list. They are vile. The Baker thing is probably more than a little personal for me. Heavy serving of Browns fans in my family…. There is even a dog named Baker that peed on my recliner. Bad dog. Bad team.
  2. It’s Baker. Can’t get past his smugness.
  3. Is it hot there with a lot of sinners?
  4. If you see a white pickup with the Buffalo on it charging the wrong way, please close the door to that wormhole behind you and throw away the key.
  5. In that other universe, did we re-hire Greg Roman to develop Lamar Jackson? Or did we really get the wrong Josh?
  6. Always reassuring to know I'm not hallucinating...
  7. Smoke sighting! Didn't know he was elevated from PS
  8. Is John Brown what was lost? Hey, I loved smoke, but it was his time. He was not on any NFL roster until last week when he was added to Denver's practice squad. That lack of interest is no accident. So really, the production loss in 2021 was nill. The great memories of Smoke in 2020 and 2019 are still valid memories. They were fun. They made me smile, especially the dance. As fans, we get to keep them. The Bills, as a franchise with a vested interest in sustainable success, just aren't obligated to keep paying for those feel good memories in 2021.. Salary cap realities... What was gained was a reliable #2 who is a great addition to the team in many ways, tangible and otherwise. Think of him as a WR version of Frank Gore, except that he can still perform at a very high level. I think that if you revisit this thought in December, January or even February you will find in an unnecessary exercise. Beane doing Beane things is to this team's benefit.
  9. Agree on both counts. Respectfully, its also unheard of in Buffalo. Do you think that Miami believes that Epenesa is not a contributor? How about Tua? I'll bet he has an opinion. Do you believe that Kansas City or Houston believe that Boogie is not a contributor? This is a deep and stable roster. At the risk of sounding like Dick Jauron, It's hard to make this 53 and harder still for young players to make the active 48 on every given Sunday, or whatever the specific number is. Depth is a luxury. We have it. Is the roster perfect? Nope. Show me one that is.
  10. I understand the thought. Yet, I do remember in the immediate draft reaction, Boogie was viewed as the more likely of the two edge draftees to make immediate impact. Taken as a whole, the approach, at least to my biased eye, is consistent with the way that McBeane have approached each and every off season. They focus on one or two position groups or core building pieces and just attack it. In 2018, it was all about landing the QB and then throw in Edmunds as the intended foundation of the D. Two foundational pieces, one on each side of the ball. Two big roster building boxes checked. In 2019 they hit their obvious biggest weakness, the OL with a voluminous influx of new talent. They brought in Morse, Nsekhe, Quinton Spain, Brian Winter, Feliciano and drafted Ford. Is it possible that they build a certain bust rate into their calculus? They similarly took some early swings at WR that same year with Beasley, Roberts and Brown. Throw enough resources and see what sticks. In 2020 they attacked what was again viewed as their biggest need, a true #1 WR in acquiring Diggs. They backed that up with depth pieces in Davis and Hodgins and pulled in Kumerow later in the year. Similar to the previous off season, they took an early swing at an emerging need, DL. Remember, at the time nobody saw Star opting out and leaving a hole in the middle of DL. Go all the way back to 2017 and you can see the same pattern applied to rebuilding the secondary. Bringing in new blood in Hyde, Poyer as FA and drafting White has worked out nicely. In 2021, it was easy to see what was coming. Bang, bang, bang... Rousseau, Basham, Obada, return of Star along with Epenesa from last year and you have your volume to throw at the wall and see what sticks. This is simply how Beane and McDermott appear to roster build. I think they've done a nice job. But again, I am admittedly a perpetual optimist. I thought Fitz and Stevie were the answer, so really... take this all with the grain of salt that it merits.
  11. Isn’t this is completely contextual? If you are drafting for the Jaguars or Jets, then you absolutely need immediate return and contribution from 2nd round picks. When you draft for a loaded roster such as Beane has, the opportunity for immediate impact is marginal. You can afford to look for developmental guys and gamble a bit. There was just a narrow sliver of light for starters to walk right in and start on this team. We got one and turned to a more depth focused strategy. Personally, I like the way they future proofed and built that depth. That is not a trash bin deposit. McDermott puts high value on rotational guys and flexibility on D. I think that was missing last year and while not perfect, noticeable improvement this year.
  12. The reactions on this thread go straight to the reality of the NFL as a "week to week" league. Just a few days ago the narrative was focused on the brilliance of Beane's rebuild of the DL in one offseason contrasted with KC's failed effort at rebuilding their OL. And so this week, we lose a last second gut wrenching road game against the most dominant running back in recent memory. Does that dictate Beane's drafts to be considered failures? Just a quick inquiry for the masses, exactly what team, or what GM out there has properly drafted in such a way to stop Derrick Henry? I don't see much evidence of that BigFoot out there. What Beane has built is a team capable of beating any team on any given day, in reality they beat them on most days. Given the constraints of the salary cap era, that's no small accomplishment. Would any of you trade rosters with Tennessee right now?
  13. This and This = This:
  14. I guess I should preface this by letting you know that I am not a very good person. I would be best if you not model any behavior, or form any significant opinions based on this but... WHAT?
  15. The orchid in my kitchen just threw itself at the TV
  16. Watching this mess in London has the voices in my head screaming "Broken Windshield" game. The late great Pete Axthelm used to have a schtick about this. Bills vs Colts came up once or twice in this spirit Anyway, the bit goes that he had two tickets to the game and left them on the dashboard when he parked his car earlier in the week. When he returned, he found that someone had smashed his windshield and left two more tickets. .
  17. Morrie Schwartz, is that you?
  18. Always thought the way his career ended was a shame. That video shows him dancing on the bench, pumping up the crowd after AFC Championship Game win vs Denver. He played great in that game and left the field dancing and partying up a storm. He developed an infection which settled in his knee in the days before Super Bowl XXVI vs Washington and missed the game. He never played again. Loved that guy as a Bill. https://buffalonews.com/news/leonard-smith-status-questionable-defensive-back-remains-hobbled-with-an-infection/article_6b484b53-ea85-547f-bf34-bff51bed15d9.html
  19. Yep, he definitely brought it. To be young again:
  20. Agreed! Leonard was probably my favorite on that defense. Intense was an understatement. I still picture him standing on the bench, facing the crowd and whipping them into a frenzy.
  21. Hopefully this is not redundant. Just stumbled upon this great clip of Daryl and Leonard Smith being interviewed while at the car wash. Great memories. Seeing Leonard Smith all these years later makes me feel ... Well never mind, but great clip!
  22. Is it though? In addition to talent and strategy, focus and preparation are essential to winning. They can often be the edge the gives you the win. In a extraordinarily long season, particularly after a watershed win on national TV that has the football universe telling you that you are the greatest thing since bread came sliced, it isn't hard to see the possibility of a team losing that edge for at least a few days, days that are critical to focus and prep for your next opponent. There is no way on God's green earth that I see McDermott not using every tool that he has to ensure that focus and preparation remain top priority. If you were him, during this week with all the world singing your team's praises, with that objective, would you remind your team that they are preparing to face the team that handed them their worst defeat in recent memory? No way they say it publicly. But I believe it's there all week, and it'll be there on the field Monday.
  23. Is '85 Bears already taken? Let's ask Leslie.
  24. I don't know... I think that he means it more in a we, or a societal context, as in the way we have all been through covid as a societal experience. It has impacted everything and we have all been through it, whether we had the virus individually or not, it has certainly impacted us all. In speaking of the prep for last season in particular when the impact was far greater, this would make a great deal of sense.
  25. One of my favorite terms to grow out of this era of Bills football is "The Josh Allen Experience". It is a full adventure with plenty of highs and a few bumps. We all kind of look and tilt our heads and try to decide what it is we are seeing. He's a bit of a Rorschach test in that way. We all probably see something a little different in his game. And generally, amongst Bills fans, it totals out as all good. I think that the national media has also often seen exactly what they expect to see, particularly early on. They are coming around. A winner? There is no hardware yet, but I do believe it is coming. I sit in the gray area on the "winner" issue. I do see Josh as a winner right now. He is a class act, a good person, highly accomplished at a very young age and a pleasure to root for. I do also see that, in a football sense, he has some unfinished business to fully earn that mantle in full football context. The 90 Bulls comparison seems spot on. I hope I still see it that way in 4 months. Great Thread!
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