Rocky Landing

Well, yes and no. I think Feliciano makes the team as well, but only because I think he will earn it. We acquired running backs Perry, Gore, Yeldon, Wade, and Singletary, also, and at least two of them are going to get pissed away.

Regardless of what crimes were initially being investigated, the authorities have a responsibility to prosecute crimes that are uncovered in the course of the investigation, even if they are "only misdemeanors," and even if they are completely unrelated to the initial investigation. I think that is obvious. But, aside from that, do you see how the two of your statements that I bolded are contradictory? In the first post, you are essentially making the point that the law should be applied equally to all. But, in the second post, you are bemoaning the eventual cost of prosecuting someone who has enormous financial resources to fight a charge for which they are obviously guilty. Should the rule of law not be applied equally to Kraft simply because he has the financial resources to make prosecution costly?

A couple things strike me about your arguments: "He is a scatback who has produced below average ypc over his LAST 450 CARRIES." It's an interesting choice to throw out that "450 Carry" metric, and perhaps a bit misleading. His production was cut in half last season compared to the two previous seasons. It's not a stretch for someone to suggest that it might, at least partially, be due to the Bills going from a strong(ish) O-line in '17, '16 to a total crap O-line in 2018. But, it seems like you might be suggesting that the reason for his drop in production (which you've only hinted at by using the 450 carry metric), is a function of his age (which you're also only hinting at-- "not turning back his RB clock...") which is a strange argument when you're advocating for another RB who is five years older.

This is a pretty weird statement. "... don't have the talent to beat you physically...?" He had four starts in seven years, so... he had to have the smarts to know what was going on from the bench? Is that what you're saying? I suppose that's true... If he spent so much time as a backup, and didn't get canned, then yeah, I'm sure he was paying attention to the game, and knew what was going on. I'm just not sure that's a ringing endorsement to be Allen's mentor.

"Might not have the physical tools" sounds like a kind euphemism for "doesn't have the talent." In the seven years prior to arriving in Buffalo, Anderson started a total of four games. And, last year, when we signed him six weeks into the season, it would not be inaccurate to say that we were desperate. It's easy to forget how mind-bogglingly bad the quarterback position was managed last season.

In 18 years as a starter, Tom Brady* has managed that seven times, mostly with deflated balls.

It's more a statement on Derek Anderson, than Allen. Anderson was never more than mediocre at best. The best thing he has going for him as a vet is that he has been in the league for so long. But, he hasn't played an entire season since '07. (That was, in fact, his only full season). I have to wonder how much Allen is getting from the guy at this point. And, let's not forget, Allen's "vet mentor" going into his rookie season was Late Nate Peterman. Also, if Tyree Jackson shows himself to be a worthy prospect, which is certainly plausible (albeit, another bold prediction), then other teams will know it, and they may not want him on the PS. And, they're certainly not going to carry four QBs.

These are bold predictions after all. Derek’s use as a vet mentor may be played out by September. And Tyree might be an exciting enough prospect to keep around.

My BOLD PREDICTIONS: 1. Derek Anderson is cut, and Tyree plays third string. 2. Gore is not on the team come September. 3. Dion Dawkins does not start week one. 4. Jake Fisher becomes #2 TE on the depth chart.

Gore might be more useful in preseason than he is during the regular season. I still have a hard time believing he is a lock for the opener.

I hope so— loved his energy. But, between Roberts as KR, and Beasley in the slot, what would his role be? Beyond KR, is McKenzie useful on ST?

I'm actually really looking forward to seeing how the Fisher experiment works out. Obviously, he can block.

Interesting side note to all this: If Kraft* is found guilty of misdemeanor soliciting prostitution, he will technically be barred from entering Canada for ten years unless he earns Criminal Rehabilitation or a Temporary Resident Permit. In fact, since Canada does not exercise a presumption of innocence regarding foreign nationals with arrests, he may already be barred.

Kraft should just own it, and distribute it a la Pamela Anderson/Tommy Lee.

I knew someone would catch that.

Apparently, you missed my point entirely. I'm saying that in this context, the word "projected" is misleading.

I hope Ndamukong Suh never plays another NFL snap in his life. He should have been banned from the league the second time he intentionally tried to injure somebody after the whistle blew.

Hilarious? He was a Bill, and one of the best guards in the league while he was. From all the accounts I have read, he was an exemplary teammate while wearing a Bills uniform. There are plenty of ex-Bills players that Bills fans "pull for" once they move on. I mean, come on-- the guy's just trying to get ahead.

What might help the AAF, or XFL would be for them to affiliate with the NFL the way baseball does. The Rochester Redwings, for example, are a farm team for the Minnesota Twins. I would have paid a lot more attention to the Birmingham Thunderbolts (or, at least knew they existed) if they were a farm team for the Bills.

When news outlets cover elections, they will say that a candidate is "projected" to take such-and-such a district because they have reliable evidence, such as exit polling, or a majority of polling places having tallied. Thus, projections are rarely wrong. This is the most common use, and connotation of the word. Not a simple guess.

I suspect that quite a few fans have already overestimated our WR corps, even the ones who were here last season. We Bills fans have terrible short-term memories, and it’s easy to look back on last season and remember some of Robert Foster’s terrific plays, and forget some of his egregious drops, for example. Certainly, Foster and Jones developed during the season, and the least we can expect from our upgraded WR corps is some real increase in production in our passing game. That’s pretty obvious. But, I don’t think it’s going to be huge. All that that being said, I think Brown, Foster, Beasley, Jones, Roberts make the 53, and Williams, Sills vie for #6. Williams for his potential, Sills as a red zone target. Sorry to see McKenzey go, but I think his role is supplanted by Roberts/Beasley.

Well, as a predictive model, it's a little weird to have the Chargers, and Chiefs both above 55%, and the Browns, and Steelers below 50%. Vegas, BTW, has the Browns with the third best odds of taking the AFC, behind the Pats*, and Chiefs, and ahead of the Colts, Chargers, Ravens, Steelers (in that order).

Kay Stevenson went 2-14.

Well, if it worked in 1985, it should work now. Oh, wait... I did that wee bit of research you suggested. 8-8 in '83, 2-14 in '84, canned in '85 after losing their first four games. I'd have to do a wee bit more research to see how he subsequently did after becoming HC for the Edmonton Eskimos. Edit: OK, I did a wee bit more research-- 9-9 in his one year of being the Edmonton Eskimos' HC in '98. But, hey... it's cold up there!

Players not securing the ball?-- Of course. Josh Allen throwing the ball too hard in his short passing game?-- I'm not so sure I agree with that. In fact, watching him last season, I felt that one of his strengths was his ability to throw to a poor WR corp-- an ability he undoubtedly learned at U of W. We did, after all, have literally the worst receiving corp in the NFL, according to several outlets, including Bleacher Report, and PFF.