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We seem to be inclined towards addictive behavior as a nation. We have the highest rate of Drug disorder PER CAPITAL in the world and it's not really close. We are the largest illegal drug market on the planet. Gambling is a problem and it's going to get worse

he doesn't like that the Bills play winning football?

Have a feeling he'll find a way to stay on the field this season

you know Josh was gonna put that B word in the end zone with 1:30 or whatever left

They had the #1 offensive EPA by a quite a margine, and defensively they were #8.

Maybe "outplayed" is the wrong term here, but Ravens' potential for scoring was higher in that game. The vibes of that game felt like Buffalo just trying to contain the Ravens and just survive. But to your point, that's just often playoff football. And I should also give credit to the Bills coaching staff which I thought did a phenomanel job that night

We got outplayed in the playoff game, but also played very conservatively on offense as a strategy to protect a defense that was wildly outmatched. Bills had 20 first downs that game, ran the ball 36 times, and threw it just 22

It's kinda nuts. They were the best team in football last season. Should have beaten us. Would have beaten the pants off KC and SB would have been a lot of fun

I don't know about the rest but pretty clear to me Lackson, Allen and Burrow are the 3 best QBs in the game right now.

I don't think we need more at WR either. I do believe we need more experienced blue chip talent at corner and Safety

We have Dane freakin Jackson and multuple major inury Tre White projected on our 53 like they are blatantly the best team on paper and I'm not sure it's remotely close. This is probably the best roster I've seen in a pretty decent chunk of time

OTAs are mostly about install and that happens off the field, on the field is muscle memory and some chemistry

ah this is where I disagree because I think Hairston needs to get functionally stronger before he should become an every down starter. He's going to be a liability in the run game, he's going to struggle taking on WR blockers....he just needs to get stronger, and more durability that goes with it. Ideally, he's playing both inside/out (he's excellent in Zone) on passing downs.

We also have never had 4 corners the caliber of Benford, Johnson, Hairston (projected) and theoretically Jaire Alexander.

That's called competition, and they have the practice squad for the rooks

There are no safeties available who would be a definite upgrade over our starters. Cant say that about Jaire who would walk into a starting spot across Benford Sub packages. You’d see all 4 of Hairston, Benford, Alexander and Johnson on occasion. and you could also argue that Hairston is better off in nickel and dime packages as he gets his play strength up

He's not gonna be here until the week before the season kicks off. It's the nature of the business.

I think the Bills will be better on defense, and likely be a bit more aggressive in their coverage schemes - they seemed to be pretty intentional about adding speed and explosiveness. Because of that I think the Bills will be intentional about being more explosive and pass oriented on offense. For all the points they scored, the Bills were one of the higher run teams in the league, and inspite of all those explosive plays, often ended up gridning first downs to get down field. I think McDermott looked at his defensive personell last season and asked the offense to do more to protect that defense. I don't think that's gonna be neccesary this season

But I'm also the guy who lives in California and bought a plane ticket and booked a hotel in downtown Buffalo in case the Bills played in the SB, so I could be surrounded by Bills fans on that evening.

I find the joy in the journey, while the destination is the bonus. The drought taught me that just competing for the top spot is what I really want. I value the 18 weeks of joy and sadness that comes from being a fan of a team that has legitimate aspirations for the end of season tournament. The worst thing I can feel as a sports fan isn’t pain or sadness - it’s apathy. That’s just my personal view point. I’m someone who would rather be consistently good year in year out, than randomly be great and then years of crap. I also think it’s harder to be consistently good as well, especially in the salary cap era. That to me is a true testament or greatness

In this thread which is more important: The Journey or the Destination What's the average when not playing Pat Mahomes

Ya I added that to my edited post

for some reason I had it in my head that Diggs is gay. Clearly something else - which is pretty much everyone at a Diddy party

He ain’t hurting anyone and everything there looks consensual. If they wanna party, let em party (of course maybe from the Pats POV he should be either rehabbing or practice and those are likely the only two good options at this moment in time when OTAs are going on)