DefenseWins
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Every day the news gets worse... Unless the NBA players can be "bubbled/isolated" I am very pessimistic that there will be pro sports anytime soon. You would have thought that MLB would have the best chance of preventing the spread of Covid-19 among their ranks. And with over 20 states that being swamped with cases now I don't see any "good news" coming together soon...
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The interesting question is Barkley the guy you keep away from the team since he will at least know the offense if called upon? Do you bring in somebody else right away to familiarize him with the offense as much as possible? And if so whom do you bring in?
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With the Covid crisis should the Bills (and other NFL teams) keep a backup QB away from the team as discussed in this PFT video? And if so which QB should the Bills keep like this - Barkley? Or someone else (other than the rookie Jake Fromm)?
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2 hours ago, GoBills808 said:
My definition is start a minimum of 50 games in 5 seasons for the same squad
Then by your definition Allen should qualify with the minimum number of games during only his 4th season. Also it is pretty certain they will at least pick up his 5th year option. I like Allen and believe that he will achieve "Franchise QB" status at some point. But your standard should probably be a bit higher.
That is barring a "Corona Virus" shutdown of course...
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https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/new-england-patriots/
So where exactly would the patriots get the $20 million or whatever to sign him? Doesn't look like they have ANY real cap space left...
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5 hours ago, Joe in Winslow said:
I like my stadiums utilitarian and working class. The rich have enough amenities.
Except, you know, the rich will never have enough...
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I don't usually put much stock in post-draft evaluations in the first place. I don't think you can ever get a good read on a player this soon. I'm content to wait and see. I think where Diggs is concerned, he should make a much bigger contribution this year than any rookie fresh out of college.
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Things are bound to get mighty "interesting" in the short term. (say the next year) I can see having the NFL and other sports leagues playing in empty stadiums this year. You can forget all about any rock concerts too. How many restaurants survive this I wouldn't begin to guess - but likely not many. The airlines are gonna need bailouts and then there is the problem of people not being able to pay their rent/mortgage. This has the potential to get very, very ugly. We are nowhere near being out of the woods on this thing at this point.
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On 4/14/2020 at 5:58 AM, maryland-bills-fan said:
Why in the world would you settle for the 8th to 15th running back in the draft? Those other guys got drafted ahead of them for some reason that at least 7 teams in the NFL think are important. (Opps, many posters here are too shiek to believe that somebody who gets the ball on about 40% of the offensive plays is really important)
We need a RB that other teams are afraid of. Singletary does not do many things well and we could EASILY improve the team by drafting a top RB. Yes, he is a nice player and a Bill. I get that we are all homers and like our guys.
We need somebody with the speed to get around the corner.
We need somebody with natural pass catching ability.
We need somebody who can be a weapon in the short passing game- especially deadly now that we have two very good and speedy wideouts to make the defense defend more downfield.
We need somebody who has enough speed and WR ability to give the other team fits, when he lines up outside and gives us a 4th wideout look.
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McCaffrey $16,0 million a year 1,387 yards rushing 1,005 yards receiving 1st round pick 8 rank at RB 1
Diggs $14.4 million a year ------------------------------- 1,130 yards receiving
Yeldon $01.5 million a year 63 yards rushing 124 yards receiving 2nd round pick 36 rank at RB 96
Singeltary $00.97 million a year 775 yards rushing 194 yards receiving 3rd round pick 4 rank at RB 31
You get what you pay for.
First, Diggs doesn't even belong in this conversation. We are talking RB's here I think. Otherwise if you really want to include ALL players at ALL positions this conversation is really gonna get bogged down quickly. For example I can think of a whole lot of QB's that don't EARN their keep. So let's just talk RB's OK?
Do you think that the Cowboys were happy with Zeke's play this season? How bout the Jets with Bell? Or the Rams with Todd Gurley? Or the Cardinals with David Johnson?
Point is that there are lots of RB's that don't EARN their big fat contracts. I'd rather draft a couple no name RB's who you won't have to pay exhorbitant contracts to. Many of them simply seem to wear out too quickly. (like right after they sign a new contract) And yes. alot of other players don't EARN their salaries either.
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There should be more than enough RB talent available in the 4th-5th rds of the draft.
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There has already been some reports about people having passed through quarantine who turn up positive again not long after being released. It's really WAY too early to know anything with any degree of certainty. From society's POV the big threat is a huge number of people dying all at once. The healthcare system is already over burdened.
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45 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
Well I certainly don't want dead people but that is how humans have survived pandemics for tens of thousands of years.. I pray this ends every day
And I do have hand sanitizer
FYI masks and gloves can be found on amazon and I presume ebay as well. Takes a little looking these day but I got mine in about a weeks time. If you are classified as an essential employee your employer may now be required to provide you with a mask. Seems like a lot of stores are making them
mandatory now.
I hope you are actually using that hand sanitizer, for both your sake and those you come in contact with. Stay Safe!
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There's always Amazon Prime (delivers free in 2 days)
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Here are what PFT says about Allen - starts around 4:20
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1 hour ago, Doc said:
I think that at worst, they'll play games without fans. The majority of their revenue comes from TV and those ratings will be huge. And by then, they should be able to test players at-will.
Yeah, I've heard about that. Wrestlemania over the weekend took place without fans present. I'm not sure that can work over a 16 game season. But it's beginning to appear like we just might find out.
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I hate to be the "Devil's Advocate" in all this discussion but at this point none of us knows whether there will even be a 2020 NFL season. Poloncarz was asked about that and seemed to say that he wasn't so sure there would even be a season with the Covid-19 situation. There has already been some discussion on what the league "might" do under these conditions as to whether or not a player would even accrue credit for a season if the season had to be cancelled. Right now it is hard to count on much of anything...
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7 hours ago, BuffaloBills1998 said:
I get it he’s not perfect, but neither was Kemp, or Ferguson or even Kelly for that matter. First it’s finally we have a franchise QB now all of a sudden it’s let’s go get Watson and let Allen go so we don’t have to pay him 30 million. Like some of you guys need to make up your minds. Either your with Allen or your not. Again while Bills mafia is the best fan base in the NFL, we are also the most spoiled. Appreciate what we have and root for the guy to succeed. Things could be worse, we could still have Tyrod( I can’t throw the football) Taylor or Nathan( I cant stop throwing to the other team) Peterman. Or how about EJ Manuel or Kyle Orton or even better Jeff Tuel or Thad Lewis. I can’t imagine if Kelly’s first year in Buffalo happened in today’s game, there would probably be a million threads about running him out of town and demanding that we draft someone else. I understand being critical and even being concerned, but some of you guys need to stop being negative and back off a bit and watch and see how it all unfolds. Be patient as the kids still young and is only going into his third year in the NFL. I don’t see Cleveland or New Jersey fans coming down on their QBS as much as I see here. And in my opinion Allen is way better than Darnold and Mayfield.
I agree with the general gist of what you say. I gotta disagree though with your comment about Darnold and Mayfield. They have each had their fair share of detractors this past season in particular.
I also think you should include the likes of Kyler Murray, Gardner Minshew and Josh Rosen in your comparison. All these QBs are gonna develop at their own pace. Stable coaching which Allen has had so far, gives him a great chance for success. Rosen, Darnold and Mayfield haven't had that. But at this point none of us can know for sure what the careers for all these guys will turn out to be like.
Allen has these next two seasons to impress before any decisions will need to be made.
Let's hope their IS a season. Everyone stay safe!
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The Bills DO need another RB to back up Singletary. Whether they get him with their 2nd rd pick however is open to debate. As Singletary himself demonstrates a really good RB can be found in the mid rds. (3-4) On the other hand there should be some rather good young OT's available in rd 2. Or perhaps an edge guy.
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Beane wasn't here yet to conduct the 2017 draft. He didn't arrive until later. McD allegedly told Whaley to trade the #10 pick to KC that it used to draft Mahomes and The Bills got Tre White out of in addition to KC's next year's 1st and 3rd rd picks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Beane
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On the other hand, maybe Netflix subscriptions boom and everyone just stays home and watches reruns of TWD and FTWD and V Wars...
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I think the entire conversation is totally premature at this point. Allen has played two seasons and has at least 2 more before any kind of decision will be made on his progress and his future. If Allen fails I'd still give this crew another shot at picking a QB though. This is the best front office the Bills have ever had, at least since the Polian Super Bowl era.
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Lorenzo Alexander on McAfee Show NOW...
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Another BIG announcement!
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Here's what ESPN had to say about Diggs...
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Game Attendance decided by team
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Since we still have a week left in June, and all of July and August ahead of us, I think it will get more interesting as the virus continues to spread out of control.