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I'm curious to see how he bounces back. There's been a few articles about him in the Buffalo News and BB.com about his family's struggles including getting evicted just days before he went to college. For his sake, and selfishly because he sounds like a promising prospect, I hope he can use this as a wake up call and realize that his NFL dreams and his ability to provide for his family can go away in the blink of an eye.

Brady suspension upheld and confirmation of no suspension for McCoy, good day.

http://www.buffalobills.com/video/audio/Manny-Lawson-Youll-have-to-stop-our-attack/c65ca268-234b-44fd-aec2-b1043e616621 There wasn't a ton of ground breaking stuff in the interview but a good interview. Manny is a very smart player so I enjoy hearing what he has to say. The main thing that stood out was when he was talking about Shaq. He said he expects big things from him and he's ready to come and work. He also believes Shaq has the right mindset in part because the first time they met, Shaq asked him how he's stayed in the league so long. Lawson's response, do what the coaches tell you to do. Hopefully more players have Manny's mindset this year.

I haven't gone through the whole tread, but found this stuff this morning. https://twitter.com/ChrisTrapasso/status/735840853214658561 Here's a picture of the Patriots guidelines. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CjY5hmmVAAAZaLL.jpg Unsurprisingly, the Bills are not the only team that implement similar rules. Maybe it's purely paranoia and unnecessary, but I honestly don't see what the big deal is. The team spends millions and millions of dollars to create a winning product. If they don't want to show anyone anything besides the team on Sundays, that's their right IMO. It would suck, but I would understand.

That is pure gold. Thank you for sharing.

True, but you don't necessarily strive for continuity between 5 random positions like you do with the offensive line.

Murph said the last time the Bills had all 5 starters return on the offensive line was something like 20 years ago.

Well the Bills did just draft a strong pass rusher in Shaq, added an interior D-lineman in Washington who's best at rushing the passer up the middle (You know, probably the first thing people say you must do when trying to beat Brady), and added a LB in free agency (Zach Brown) who plays well against the pass. It's not like the Bills have done nothing to try and get better against the pass.

The last play shows the importance of 11 guys on defense all doing their jobs. One guy jumped to the wrong gap to try and be the hero, ends up costing them 7.

Someone posted the following link, but I don't think the mentioned one of the videos down the page a little bit. http://www.nfl.com/labs/rr/pathtothedraft/lawson It's under the portion titled, "Lawson gets expected outcome on medical recheck." The video has nothing to do with his shoulder or medical check, it's about how he plays his game and then they watch some tape on Von Miller and talk to Shaq about what he's doing. Shaq talked about the different moves he likes to do if he sees a tackle leaning and waiting for a bull rush, he also talks about different moves he likes to do when he long arms tackles. Good stuff.

It's pretty cool to hear that Washington was John Blake's (D-Line coach) number 1 rated player. He might not be the best at playing the run, but the rest of the front 7 plays pretty well against the run, including the first two picks. Obviously Washington has to put in the work and develop, but I love his potential. I can't remember the last time they drafted an interior D-lineman who's main strength is rushing the passer. Well that's not true, Dareus is good at everything, but besides him.

Interesting tid-bit here. https://twitter.com/YardsPerPass/status/728279589118709760 Between Shaq, Ragland, and their thoughts on Washington, the FO and coaches have to be pumped about this draft.

I guess he missed the play where Stanley had to tackle Lawson after a beautiful spin move. https://vine.co/v/iPdQU7Z6xgW

There's a great article on Reed in the Buffalo News where he addresses his pass rushing abilities. http://bills.buffalonews.com/2016/04/25/dl/ I've come around on Reed. I know everyone loves to point out it's a passing league, but people also run the ball a lot. It's not like they changed the rules to CFL or something where there's only 3 downs, they expanded the field, and teams throw all the time. You still need to stop the run. Darron Lee worries me because I think the run D will suffer and with such a small LB group, teams could pound the ball against the front 7 all day.

Sammy is so selfish. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2016/04/17/former-tigers-boyd-watkins-team-up-again/83168572/

Screaming in someone's face is acting like a mature adult?

The question isn't what draft pick provided the greatest value, just who was the best draft pick ever. Has to be Bruce.

Good call, I didn't realize that. I like this as well. Just goes to show spending the most in free agency doesn't necessarily lead to winning. https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/707581818363490304

Maybe Vernon was going to be too expensive for them so they decided to go a little bit cheaper with Mario. Regardless, not a good move. If things don't go right at the beginning of games for their D-line, is anyone going to be surprised if Suh and Mario phone it in by halftime?

Wasn't sure I should start a new thread for this, but here's some more love for Sammy. http://espn.go.com/fantasy/football/story/_/id/14868625/thoughts-sammy-watkins-dorial-green-beckham-couple-sleepers-fantasy-football Let's hope the offense with Sammy can hit the ground running this year.

Pictures don't always show the whole picture, but between what 26Corner posted and the picture below, I'd be pissed if I were a Panther's fan. He sure looks like the closest one to the ball. Funny bounce or not, he should be on the ground trying to get the ball.

Darby's struggles coincide pretty closely with the "rookie wall." He said week 11 is when he really started to feel it. That was against NE, the next two games were the Chiefs and Texans. Even a half step up in play next year should lead to strong CB play from Darby. Hopefully he can get into NFL shape and keep his play up later in the season while avoiding the dreaded sophomore slump.

Lol, people are still bitching about Mario dropping in coverage? https://twitter.com/cover1eturner/status/694567244328734720 Mario dropped into coverage less than two times per game. Anyone remember the Patriots vs Broncos game a week ago where Von Miller had an INT and then they dropped a DT into coverage for the final play and stopped the Pats two point conversion? There is a place for lineman to drop into coverage, but it doesn't work when not everyone is doing their job. People should read this article: http://cover1.net/news/2016/1/21/2015-bills-defensive-study-defensive-line

That was kind of funny, but also proved the level of douche that Sully is.

When was the last time that too little cap space hindered the Bills from signing someone? I'm honestly asking because I don't remember when that's happened. It's not like the Bills are losing people because they're too tight against the cap. Sure, this year looks a little tight, but until it actually hurts the front office, I'm not going to be too concerned.