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I want to clarify that you found a recent modification to the rule which looks like it has to do with the positioning of he offensive player. It wouldn’t apply in this case. Here’s an explanation of what a crackback is and when it is illegal: https://www.sportingcharts.com/dictionary/nfl/crackback-block.aspx What is Crackback Block? An offensive strategy in which a player spread out wide near the sideline will run back towards the ball at the snap in order to seal off a defender from the wide side and open up the field for a runner. A crackback block is illegal if contact is made below the waist, and can be assessed a fifteen yard penalty. Crackback blocks are most useful on plays meant to get around the edge of the defense and gain yardage. That would make this block legal because he got him in the body. He hit AW in the head so that was a different story.

I love GLBC and hung out there a lot when I lived in Cleveland. Quality beer and food. I’ve always loved the beer cheese soup there. It is in the Ohio City neighborhood and there are other good bars & restaurants there. Ditto the Warehouse District and Tremont areas. If you’re a food lover then check out the West Side Market On Saturday before you head home. Bring a cooler. It’s right by the GLBC on the corner of W 25th and Lorain.

Im not remotely interested in any preseason matchup.

Stillers are the division winner with no real competition.

I've never been to Europe, or set foot on any continent besides N America.

If a team’s lineup is set and they’re already working well together, then there’s no reason to show plays or risk injury to starters. Just let the 2nd and 3rd teamers fight it out for spots. The Bills surely aren’t there now, but they were in the SB years.

You can never tell if a teamn is going to be really good during the preseason, but sometimes you can tell that they’re going to be really bad. Coaches of really bad teams do sometimes try to give their team confidence by making sure they win in the preseason.

Incredible. I can’t believe there’s a mall that someone actually wants to go to.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/oakland-raiders/khalil-mack-14414/market-value/ Lets get down and dirty here. We’d be talking draft compensation as well as a very large contract. Spotrac estimates his value at about $18.3M per season. So we’d be looking at 5 years, $91.5M. Plus our 2019 1st rounder. Plus more. Personally, I’m still in at this point. Add our 3rd and 5th? Yes. Our 2nd? I don’t think so. How much more would you go? Note: I really don’t think the Raiders are going to trade him.

Did some digging after I saw a poster mention that CC wasn’t running routes well in practice. (Sorry, can’t find the post.). Word is that he is not only terrible at his routes he’s also not understanding the other aspects of the WR position. He couldn’t be counted on to be where he was supposed to be on the field and it wasn’t getting better so they dumped him. Still, for the Bills it’s so low risk that even in light of this information I have no problem with the trade. Edited to add: There was no mention of any off the field problems with him.

Truly an excellent speed WR except that he hasn’t been able to stay healthy or catch the ball. I’m not being snarky here. His speed and elusiveness are top shelf. Im sure taking a shot with him was worth whatever late pick the Bills gave up.

Gordon had one “good” season? He played 14 games that season - and led the league in receiving yards. And he had garbage at QB. (Notably Calvin Johnson played that year.) That’s a long way beyond just “good”.

Shady is 30. Aside from the craziness involved, this is what I keep thinking about in relation to the Bills and a possible suspension. He’s under contract for this season and next and that’s going to effectively be it. At 32 he’s not going to be a top back or highly paid. Any suspension (or poor play due to distraction) will cost the Bills that portion of his remaing useful career here.

That wouldn’t work because Russ was her boss. That power dynamic would make it easy for her to sue if she got fired. Looks like they’re still paying here but keeping her pic off of media.

I agree. It just sucks to see no hope for anyone but NE to take the division.

The Jest and Phish are two of the three teams rated behind us

It’ll be interesting to see how it all works out because there’s that other thing about markets - the market sets prices based on perceptions of value, but there are often wide variances between that and actual values.

The problem here is that the Bills don’t just need to add talent to their WR corps, they need to add YOUNG talent to their WR corps. Thomas is 30 and Sanders is 31. No thanks unless the 30+ yr old WR is a FA (or unexpectedly cheap from a draft pick standpoint).

Both. Crispy and hot. I used to be a drum guy until I learned how to eat a flat. The key is to grasp it by the ends and twist it back and forth until one of the bones breaks free. Remove that (easily) and it’ll come clean off the other bone. Chunky Bleu cheese and celery are a must.

That is not true, the Bills could certainly afford JJ. The Bills have $17.6M in space now ($11M more than Atlanta) and the third lowest obligations in the league in 2019. That said, Atlanta isn’t trading him.

Not sure if they are trying to extend his deal or not. JJ has three more years on his deal and Atlanta only has $6.6M in cap space. He’s still the 8th highest paid WR in the NFL. My bet is that he’ll have to play at least this season (for Atlanta) under this contract although they might choose to restructure it a bit and give him more cash up front.

No. Buts it’s totally a matter of convenience. I’d do it if I had time and wasn’t so cheap.

Agreed. It might come down to what the team gets offered for him. He’s not really a good fit now so he’s got to be worth more to another team (where he’s a better scheme fit) than he is to the Bills. Sooner or later that trade happens.

I thought that it was a good idea to give Peterman the start last season. Sigh.....

Yeah. Not really a surprise to see him on the block. He fit Wrex’s defense, but he’s not a fit in McD’s at all.