Kirby Jackson

They’ve done DOZENS of stadium projects. Legends is EXACTLY who you hire to do this. They’ve hired away top talent from pro sports teams since they came into existence. The people running Legends are “the best of the best” from around the sports industry. Mike Tomon is the COO & Mike Ondrejko heads up sales. These are seasonsed sports executives that have done this job on the team side. Fun fact, my cousin’s husband works for them and was approached about running the Bills project. They obviously have the family connections here and he’s a big Bills fan (he’s not from WNY though). He has some pretty serious health issues though so he didn’t do it. He’s a very, very, very smart young guy. If your concerns are “Legends” you can rest easy. They are the best in the world.

They should have signed Brian Moorman instead!! He was amazing in 2005 and he LOVES Buffalo. Beane screwed this up…

I sound informed. I sound like someone that worked in pro sports for a long time. I sound like someone that “gets it.” I will NEVER begrudge someone that wants market value. All of us do that. It is no different. The NFL built this model to try to have “control.” The players got smart and push back when appropriate. Teams can decide to pay them the market value (see Kyler Murray) or they risk losing them. That’s the team’s decision. They don’t get the luxury of paying them “what they want.” The player’s have plenty of leverage. They should. We ALL have that with our jobs. We can either sign a contract “GUARANTEEING” us a particular amount or take what the market offers. The NFL has tried to control both of those. That doesn’t work. You can’t say, “we agreed that you were worth X but now we want to pay you Y or release you.” The players that are undervalued are saying, “we agreed to X but I’m actually worth Y. Pay me that or I’m not playing.” They’re doing THE EXACT SAME THING. Why defend the billionaires over the millionaires?

He made just under $4.8M. If you’re going to continue to defend this scrub, I’m going to fact check EVERYTHING that you say regarding him.

This is odd, right? Someone has decided, “I need to defend the honor of THE WORST QB IN NFL HISTORY.” It’s so odd. That’s a weird hill to die on. If someone died on the Fitz or Tyrod hill, I wouldn’t agree but, fine. There were some good moments. Nate stole $4.8M and played worse than anyone ever. That’s a strange guy to love.

Please look at Gunner’s PRE-DRAFT evaluation of Peterman and you’ll find that’s EXACTLY what he thought before he entered the league. Gunner was right. He’s statistically the worst QB ever. The GMs were wrong in this case. That’s not the tree to bark up…

Then take an issue with the NFL. Players should ALWAYS maximize their earnings. Every single one of us does that with our jobs. I bang mine every couple of months with leverage and they keep rolling over. It’s 2022. The employees have the power. This is ESPECIALLY true in the NFL. Stop pushing the boulder up the hill. It isn’t changing. Accept it. That’s the reality of “non-guaranteed contracts.” Hope that your team gets good players and you have to worry about paying them. I’d rather have Knox and Oliver than Sweeney and Ankou. Sure you can. Teams do ALL of the time. You “find space” and move on from bad deals. It’s easy.

EJ was terrible. He was MILES better than Peterman. Pretty much all scrub QBs wash out quickly. Peterman is a cockroach.

17.5 and Freeman 100% knew that!!! It was a “motivational tool.” I don’t think that they can slow the Bucks.

But what is “that point?” He didn’t have many touches and was a rookie. They’ve seen WAY more of him than we have. As @JDHillFan points out he made some plays when given the opportunity. He won’t be on the active roster after today (punter takes that spot). I have no problem with them wanting more time. Again, I’m not saying that I would have kept him. I would have kept Hodgins and cut Stevenson and Kumerow. The Bills would (probably argue), “the ST contributions/potential of Kumerow/Stevenson outweigh the last WR on team being a little better (Hodgins).” That logic is perfectly sound.

So your issue is that good players will want to get paid? I’d rather have good players than worry about whether or not they will have to be paid years later. In my company all of the top performers want to get paid. That’s what we do to retain top talent.

He hasn’t played. Didn’t he bust a kickoff or 2 last preseason? He took 9% of his college kickoff returns back for TDs. Again, if you’re debating the end of the roster you should always give the edge to “talent” or “a special skill.” He COULD offer something if it came together and he was healthy. I don’t see what Sweeney COULD offer in the best case scenario that you couldn’t find on the street? To be clear, I’m not saying that Stevenson should have made the team. I can pretty easily see the justification from them for it though.

They’re worse than the Cowboys. I get the reference but Dallas has won some divisions and the occasional playoff game. Nebraska is a bottom-feeder. They’re closer to the Knicks (although they were decent a couple of years ago). I’ve never seen a former blue-blood become completely irrelevant.

Why is he “better than what he showed?” That’s EXACTLY who he is. He had an opportunity to “show” who he was and played the worst football a QB has ever played.

I’ll say Sweeney. Stevenson is going to IR. I get his big-play ability appealing to the Bills. I don’t understand what Sweeney does well?

That guy stole so much money!! You have to give him credit. He’s, statistically, the worst QB in NFL History. He made $4.8M. That guy should serve a few years behind bars for that. He can hold the clipboard for Paul Crewe.

I don’t necessarily agree. It was a surprise to most that he was cut. He’s better than a lot of guys on active rosters, like Haack. He is also cheap and young. He will be someone’s punter this year IMO.

Chrisman presents an interesting debate IMO. Kern is a safe, known commodity. He is also 36. He can be the short-term solution. Chrisman could be here for 15 years but may not be as good right now (he may be). Chrisman will likely come cheaper as well. I’m fine either way but it is interesting.

Are we still doing this? Brian Moorman really wants to be here. Jake Schum does too. I’d rather have someone good than someone that “wants to be here.” Give me the guy that was washed up 9 years ago instead of the recent Pro Bowler that wants to see his market value before committing. That makes sense… The bolded is clouding your judgement. The teams almost certainly don’t have all of the available guys as “roughly equivalent.” Kern is almost certainly the top rated. Martin is probably next. There are other factors that go into which guy you sign but they aren’t all interchangeable.

My guess is that he is, an average, rotational, defensive tackle. That’s the same guy that he was here and the same guy that he will continue to be. He is a poor man’s Tim Settle.

There have been other programs that “dipped” but eventually worked their way out. They don’t always “return” to their previous stature but they become relevant again (like Michigan, ND, etc). I don’t ever see Nebraska, consistently, being a top 15-20 team. I don’t see them reaching the level of like, Wisconsin or Auburn. They are closer to Rutgers and Vanderbilt. It’s wild. There is no end in sight IMO.

I did something that I vowed to NEVER DO!!! I bet Nebraska last week 🤦🏻‍♂️. I bet them on the moneyline as a part of a parlay. What a horrible football program. I’ve been of the belief that this year they would be relevant again. That doesn’t mean a contender but a bowl team that wins like 8 games. Lol, I changed my mind.

I think that it is!! I don’t remember completely but that sounds right.

There are probably another 200-300 that you’d get to before considering Moorman. There are probably another 50-75 that you’d get to before Schum. Sign someone that is good at punting in 2022. They’ll kick the tires on all of these guys. Kern is certainly the favorite. He isn’t the long-term solution there but for a year or two he is still fine.