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I think Josh Allen is better than Watson, but it's not by a lot. But enough to make a big difference over a career. I'll say it right now: Josh Allen is going to win a Super Bowl with the Bills. He will play for a long time, barring crazy injuries. What sets Allen apart is his insane level of hunger to improve. He's said many times that Tom Brady is the guy he studies, and I see a lot of Brady in him, in terms of his approach to training and improving. Allen has incredible discipline and trains like crazy. Just look at his improvement in a couple of short years, and he will continue to get better. As much as I am sick of Brady, he is openly showing young QBs how to do what he has done, in terms of longevity and success. Few have the determination and willpower to follow, though. Allen might. The day after the Super Bowl Brady was talking with coaches about how to improve next year. I see Allen wired a similar way: super competitive, insanely hard worker, and trains like a madman. Allen is already playing smarter, taking fewer big hits, relying on his physical abilities to run a lot less, and picking and choosing his spots. He was a pocket passer this season, tossing pretty looking passes right on target. That's a mile away from even last season, let alone his rookie year. If Allen plays this way and has this level of fire in him, he could easily play at a top 5 level into his late 30's early 40's. The key for the Bills is to keep investing in the OL and offense. Keep Allen protected. Keep him healthy and the Bills will be in the mix just about every year for the next 15 years.

And now, so many networks are taking their most popular shows and putting them exclusively on new streaming networks, devaluing their channels on cable/dish even more.

The biggest plus to it going somewhere else is that there won't be any cute little quizzes to see if you "qualify" to buy the product. I never had to take a survey to see if I was "eligible" for Amazon Prime or Netflix. Got money? Then you're Amazon's "type." You're every streaming service's "type." Direct TV has to check and see if they want your money, and often they don't. That's because their business model is dumb. Just being able to pay money and get the product without a giant headache would be huge for out of market fans. In the past, I would have been all over this, but Red Zone has really made the ticket irrelevant, unless you are an out of town fan wanting to see your team's entire game.

I miss big #92 on our DL... Him lined up with Sam Adams in the red, white and blue was a thing of total beauty! You didn't run on us back then, that's for sure!

that division is brutal... Rams and 49ers are going to be great, but if Seattle does trade Wilson 3rd place might be on the table for Arizona.

Wow! Didn't see that coming. The Cardinals are like the "good version" of the Texans that Watt played for for years... 9-7, 10-6, but not going to win big At least it isn't the Browns.

With 17 games and passing stats off the charts as it is, Brady will have to play until he's 50 if he's going to keep the career passing records

Other have said it, and it's true. Direct TV loses Sunday Ticket and they are done. In that event, they will probably merge with Dish (like Sirius and XM) to achieve better economies of scale for those who have no other option than satellite TV due to rural locations. Once streaming become viable everywhere satellite TV is done. Cable will still exist as an ISP. Despite what the streamers say in online forums, we shouldn't celebrate just yet. These streaming networks that currently get $2-$3 per cable/dish/hulu subscriber are not just going to take the loss. We will still pay the same eventually, it will just be streaming.

Houston had some nice players, especially on defense. Clowney was a nice tandem with Watt, netting 9 sacks Watson's first 2 seasons. Coaching was never great in Houston or Detroit, but other than Calvin Johnson (in his Megatron days) I can't think of a single Lions player of note aside from Stafford. I'm not saying Stafford is better, don't get me wrong. I am saying that Stafford is going to shock some people now that he FINALLY has a real coach and a good team around him. Watson just reminds me of him: lots of stats, not a lot of winning, although more W's than Stafford at the same point in their careers.

I don't get it.... Is Buffalo known for bikes? We DO have a lot of bike paths

The Stafford/Watson conversation is interesting... Stafford is actually someone I thought of for a Watson comparison. Both put up stats, and both are very good. Both also play(ed) for terrible franchises, although the Texans were halfway respectable until this past season. Watson had a pretty nice supporting cast, whereas Stafford never really did. What did the Texans in was giving O'Brien the power to destroy the team with idiotic moves that left them without star players or draft picks, which takes some real doing. With all the moves they made they should at least have a nice boatload of draft picks. Somehow they have nothing. That and hiring a televangelist as the team president.

Also, how in the world does Cleveland have so much cap space? It's like an all-star team of "names." If I'm Watt, I would pick Green Bay first, if possible, because it's home for him and the NFC is not that great. He has an excellent shot of losing in the NFC Title Game if he goes there.

Cleveland is not winning or going to a Super Bowl with Baker Smith at QB. Baker will have a long, nice, mediocre career, just like Alex Smith. He's not bad, but he'll be the 3rd best QB in his division this year. Burrows was already getting very good when he suffered that knee injury.

I think it's between Buffalo, Green Bay and Las Vegas

Oh, they will still get great offers, but not as great as they would now. If the Texans play their cards right, they could dig out of the gigantic mess that O'Brien left behind of few start players, no draft picks, and no hope. Trade Watson, a great QB but not irreplaceable, for a package that will sting the other team. Then you've got assets to flip for even more picks. build a team, get it ready to win, then hire a real head coach. But if ego gets in the way and they dig in on this they lose value.

I think we're saying the same thing. As much as I love piling on Houston's circus show of an organization, they are playing this perfectly right now. The offers Houston will get now will be the highest they will ever get.

I remember when Dez was part of the new trio in Dallas. When it goes bad for a WR it goes bad really fast. He went from great to looking like a practice squad player almost overnight.

If something is absolutely not for sale, then the price is higher than when it is. There is always a price that gets a deal done. Would Houston take Mahomes, and Kelsey for Watson? OK, then there's a price. so who can pay it?

Deal making 101. Someone has something you want and they don't want to sell it, and don't need to. You need to come in with a crazy deal just to get their attention. Once you do that, they see how desperate you are for it and ask for even more. Don't want to pay it? OK. They weren't looking to make the deal, you were. And you'll be back, trying to "meet halfway" as you negotiate against yourself and end up offering even more than your already insane "get their attention" offer. That's the position the Texans are in right now, but it is not going to last. The price for Watson's rights is at its peak now. Right now the Texans can say they have no desire to trade him and that he will play, and maybe he will. It's still believable, to some degree, that he is their QB. If I'm Houston I can say You want him? The price is going to really, really hurt. If we even have the conversation. You are going to have to blow us away, because he's our guy. All the pressure in that deal is on whichever team tries to get Houston's attention. Now if Watson eventually refuses to play for the Texans, and even sits out and starts to miss games things change. Now if I'm Carolina (for example) I realize that the Texans are in a tough spot. The longer this is an issue the more and more impossible it becomes for Watson to put the Texans uniform on and take the field for them. Thus, they either make a move by trading him or squander the chance to turn a mess into a win for them by digging in. Sure, he will still have value, but now I know Houston has a real problem and I'm more likely to want a good deal. The one who makes the phone call is in the weaker position, value of the deal-wise. That's fine, if you want the deal badly enough, but if it gets to the point where the Texans are calling teams back the offers will go down.

If Barrett is fool's gold our line was aluminum

I change my vote... He's coming here. 1. Blue and red hearts 2. chicken wing posts 3. references to snow 4. Mitocondria Research Society is located in Buffalo at Roswell Park (maybe he's already looking into causes to get involved with)

Credit to PFT: look where the Mitocondria Research Society is located... https://rarediseases.org/organizations/mitochondria-research-society/ He's known for his philanthropy. Between this and all the red and blue, and the chicken wings, if he doesn't sign here it's cruel to Bills fans.

Wentz just seems so broken. I like Reich, so I hope he can help him turn it around.

Baker is Alex Smith with a bit more of an edge. Unfortunately for Cleveland, "an edge" doesn't win titles. Talent does.

Is Cesario an inside job? Trade Watson to NE, end up back there when he gets fired (and collects the rest of his contract) in a year or two. Any other team I would say that's insane... But NE?