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They won’t care as long as they get their cut.

Agreed. He’s still playing very well, but you have to worry about where the cliff is for him. He’ll be 33 in November. I believe in the saying “It’s better to move on from a player a year too early rather than a year too late.” Looks like KC believes that too.

I don’t want to give up on Kincaid either. It’s not the smart move here. That said, it’s not what you paid for something that defines its worth, its value determines that. Right now Kincaid is not worth more than a third - and we would probably have trouble getting that. His struggles and injury last season and him being halfway through his cost controlled rookie contract both factor into that. So it’s not worth it to trade him because his upside outweighs his trade value. The same was true of Brown and that worked out. Maybe it’ll work out with Kincaid too. It’s certainly worth that chance IMO.

The big question for Kincaid is whether or not he can get into good enough condition physically to prevent these kinds of injuries. Beane already brought that up. It’s football, injuries can happen to anyone. But if a player isn’t in NFL football shape, then they’ll almost always be injured.

In addition to @Billl’s good point, look at it this way: Once a team is paying a true franchise QB a veteran contract, they have to make some hard decisions about who else gets paid big contracts. Pass rushers, corners, OTs and WRs are all vying for those dollars. If they’re paying a lesser veteran QB - Tua, Dak, Cousins, Baker, etc. - then paying an elite WR makes more sense. Hopefully they didn’t overpay the QB, but even if they did (haha Dallas) then paying an elite WR can help maximize that QB and give them a chance to win more games. The other part of the equation obviously is supply and demand. There aren’t enough quality WRs to fill out the league so the baseline for a quality starter is already high. Elite WRs get premiums well above that. That’s what sets it apart from the RB market that is so flush with starting quality players.

We change it up a lot, but we’ve landed on pepperoni, mushrooms and banana peppers as our go to. Left to my own devices I’d swap out the banana peppers for roasted fresh jalapeños, but that’s a bit much for the wife. Straight up pep or shroom is always good too. Charcuterie meats are fantastic on pizza and some specialty pizzas are great too. I can’t believe you weren’t more tactful. lolz

I have always been the same way, but wish I could change for the worst of it. Prices are just so high in so many cases that I feel ripped off. Instead I just don’t go back. A few years ago I started to send significantly flawed beer back. I haven’t judged beer in a long time, but I am still certified to do so and still pick up on most flaws. But now I don’t order beer out much and I usually stick to what I know is good or ask for a taster first when I do.

I think GR does what he’s usually asked to do very well. He’s an excellent complimentary edge. But he’s never going to be that twitchy, flexible bend-the-edge and get to the QB fast kind of DE. That’s the high value skill set. I really like having him on the team. He’s a quality player, but he’s not a difference maker and you can’t pay him like he’s one.

I highly doubt that it is misinformation. From a former scout who spoke with current scouts and FO people at the combine, including some who were in the room for interviews with those two. Obviously that does not mean it is written in stone, but don’t be surprised if it goes down that way. One additional note of no surprise - there is a very strong and active machine behind Sanders hyping him up. Edit: Another legit source corroborated that Sanders interviewed poorly, but did not elaborate.

Some QB rumblings: - Sanders has gotten himself taken off some boards of QB needy teams due to interviews and board work. No accountability for anything that went wrong and a lot of finger pointing at other players and coaches. Everything that went well apparently was due to him though. Also he had choice routes removed from his offense because he “didn’t like them”. That would be a problem in the NFL. A slide out of the top 10 is very possible. - Dart will likely wind up QB2 after Ward. He crushed in his interviews. Expect him to be a top half of round 1 selection.

I think it depends on his other opportunities. If he has the chance to go to a team where he likely will be TE2 and can get on the field more (on offense), then he’ll take that opportunity. In Buffalo he’s mostly a specials player.

Yep. Due $36.25M in cash this season and again in 2026. No way any team is doing that.

The WoF is as much for the fans to show love to the players as it is for the Bills to acknowledge their contributions to the team. So IMO Dawkins is an obvious yes. Now get Kyle Williams on there.

They’re buying speed, which is smart. I’m sure they’re doing a great job developing their fast players too. Since they play in Texas and the SEC they may never see snow in their careers so players with speed but not size fit in particularly well.

Money mostly. Highest NIL payroll of all teams in 2024.

Workload is a big concern for Cook. I got flamed last offseason for saying that he broke down at the end of the season and that if we wanted to get the best out of him - and wanted him to be productive in the post season - we should reduce his snap count. That is exactly what the Bills did and it worked extremely well. His regular season snap count went from 634 to 485. His carries went from 237 to 207. Targets went from 54 to 38 and receptions from 44 to 32. It seems clear that 2024 showed us how much to use him. The Bills also figured out HOW to use him by taking him off the field on third downs, in short yardage situations and on obvious passing downs. That is a big issue when looking at his value as those are the most important times for a RB to be on the field. I also see what he brings to the team. He has fantastic vision and is very valuable on first and second downs. He's an excellent runner and he kept Allen from having to throw (and scramble and take hits) so often on early downs. That’s valuable so I hope we come to a reasonable agreement with him. But that means taking into account the fact that we need RBs in our corps that can excel at what he doesn’t - pass pro, receiving and short yardage. Those situations are almost always the most important snaps for an offense. So this situation may come down to whether or not he has a realistic view of his value.

Could not agree more.

It is not about mortgaging the future. The Eagles aren’t doing that. It’s about how much the owner is willing to spend.

Agreed. Wish we had access to average depth of tackle stats.

The two biggest examples are McDermott not owning his mistakes publicly or privately and players like Diggs who seem(ed) exempt from being held accountable. You can’t have a tiered system. FWIW I don’t think McDermott even realizes that most of the mistakes he’s made in big moments of the biggest games were mistakes.

Very true. But that only works long term if people take accountability for their own mistakes. Realizing that they’ve made mistakes is step one. Owning them is step 2.

Some real accountability would be a good step. “It starts with me.” doesn’t cut it.