Chuck Schick

Christ, the guy just chimed in with his opinion that Karlos is a scumbag....after multiple people had already opined that "he seemed like a good guy". Not that big a deal!!

For me, there is genuine hope that this plan is going to work out. Of course we have no idea....there are a ton of moving pieces. But I can't help but appreciate the decisiveness and strategic effort this regime has shown so far. I'm not afraid that they're going to get outworked, that's for sure.

Yes, the NFL is obviously trying to copy the success of MLB. That makes sense.

Steve Tasker was not a good WR. Average at best...comparisons to Welker are ridiculous-- he couldn't get separation anywhere near Welker. Stevie Johnson is my vote. With a better system and consistency at QB he could have been lights out. A little different situation on Defense, but I'd add in Aaron Schoebel. Bad luck for him to end up with the Bills, because he would have been a household name on a better team that used him properly.

It's a little goofy, especially when losing by 21 late in the 4th...but it does seem to cue everyone---even the drunks---to crank up the volume for a couple minutes.

I think a little bit of that was a reaction to the popular "You guys are complete idiots for trading away Tyrod Taylor, who just took you to the play-offs" line. Not so much rooting against Taylor but more about proving that the Bills made the right move.

I don't really get the whole "great coaching" thing either. The Pats were near mid field, 4th and short. Keep the offense on the field and just don't snap the ball....like a million other teams do constantly... and take the delay of game penalty. Punt the ball through the end zone and leave Pitt with like 25 seconds in the half. Running the punt team out there only saved them the meaningless 5 yard penalty.

Don't be surprised. These are the same people who leave the movie theater saying "The book was soooo much better".... not just complainers, but the Look at me, I Know Everything complainers.

Right... the nail? I'm sure anyone would take that bet. Not even a remote chance.

Good, improving D... but with a grain of salt. Opposing teams would be stupid to not be fairly conservative offensively, knowing that they'll only need to score 17-20 points to win. You're not getting the other offense's best shot, in other words.

He wasn't the worst guy on the field. For whatever that's worth. The O-line and WRs were completely outmatched. I felt bad for Shady and for Peterman (a little).

Exactly. Random people would tell me how "good" the Bills were because of this stat. Clearly not having watched a single game.

Always helpful to compare a LB to a rookie QB. Kind of like how my dog is far more impressive than my lawnmower.

Allen hasn't proven a single thing? That's ridiculous. You don't become a consensus Top 10 pick on potential alone.

Tampa Bay game... a well-played and exciting game where neither team got conservative and tried to hang on for the win. With Tyrod gone, I'm hoping for more of that mindset.

This isn't college. When the time comes to extend their contracts it won't be an issue.

But wait....SOMEBODY has to have "won" the trade!! ?

That's the spirit!

Yes because we all remember how closely Tom Barasso and Jim Kelley's careers were intertwined after the '83 draft. Or not.

It's COMPLETE speculation at this point, but all these comparisons that people seem to think are relevant (EJ, Whitner/Ngata, Maybin/Orakpo, etc) are completely irrelevant. If we hadn't chosen Allen, someone within 1or 2 picks of us would have. This guy was a consensus top-10 pick and often top-5. Not the case in any of those other comparisons.

From a 2018 Bills fan's perspective, yes. But who knows how these teams see it, especially since they can easily talk themselves into "Hey, we're good at QB for at least another couple years (which is forever to someone employed in the NFL), let's grab Nelson/Chubb/etc and win some games this year."

But all we need is either NYG or Denver to say, "You know, we are ok at QB for a couple years....lets grab Nelson and build our o-line like Dallas did ( for example)". Once you get past pick 5, and there's still one of the QBs available, I agree that you then have to move up. But you've gone from giving up probably 3 first-rounders and more for pick #2, to just our #12 and a second and third (or something like that).

I think if one of us were steering the ship, you're right. I get the vibe from Beane that he loves to make a plan and stick to it..so for better or worse, he may not blink.

Like they said in Rounders (I think), "You don't play the cards, you play the opponent". The Browns and Jets go QB of course. The Giants, Broncos, and anyone else (besides the Bills) thinking about making a trade into the top 5, don't have the deep scars of not having a franchise QB. They won't be able to resist the thought of having a blue-chip player fill whatever hole they have on their roster, rather than an uncertain QB needing development. Barkley, Chubb, Nelson, Ward,..... Even though it seems like the obviously right move to make, I don't think the 4 QBs all go off in the first 5 picks, because of that temptation.

How many different shades of blue can they use? I counted at least 4.