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And worst location? Short form - family friends from Buffalo. I got in Bills first sport second if that makes sense.

This made me think who is the worst hero I met. And it's another cricketer. I met Marcus Trescothick at a game about 10 years ago and he was horrible. I was polite, didn't approach in a place where he could be embarrassed or harrased and he was just rude and dismissive. He is now England's batting coach.

I'd expect no less of Josh. I also met two of my heroes yesterday at the cricket. The Little Master Sachin Tendaulker and the incomparable Brian Charles Lara. The two finest batsmen of my and many lifetimes. Met them both on the same day. Both absolute gentlemen. I also got a tap on the shoulder at one point in the afternoon and turned around to see a former Prime Minister who I briefed a number of times when he was in office. That impressed my pals haha. One of my favourite days ever at a sporting event. The gorgeous weather we are having in London right now helps too.

I don't think this offense is a mirage and I don't think it relies on Allen's cape for for moving the offense efficiently. What it DOES rely on Allen's cape (and to a lesser extent Cook's vision) for is explosive plays. Most of our explosives last year were either Cook finding a crease other backs miss or Allen making a play in scramble drill scenarios in the pass game. I think about 85% of this offense is very repeatable. It's just the 15% that aren't are the explosives that make up more than 15% of the production. And I don't know that the additions the Bills have made this offseason will be enough to drastically alter that. Every top offense needs both. You need to repeatable meat and potatoes plays for your offense to function at a high level. But you need the cheat button plays as well that allow you to score from anywhere. And the only two players on the present Bills O I think that about are Josh and Jimbo. And it is why despite being anti paying running backs I am not moving off Cook without first seeing the pass catchers step up and help Josh make those explosive plays.

No question. I am not happy that Damar is in competition to start. But he is.

Damar makes it.

Not disinterested, no. But in 2015 and 2016 I did not enjoy watching the team. I hated Rex Ryan with a passion. And I found Tyrod a tough watch. They sucked all the joy out.

Different strokes for different folks

Sure. He is physical. His technique is iffy though. He whiffs more than any of our other starters.

O'Cyrus was definitely our weakest OL last year.

Mahomes looks hot with the dad bod. There. I said it.

I agree with all this sadly. If Simmons is healthy and plays well as a rookie that offense is going to be more explosive than it has been in at least 3 years. Rice, Hollywood, Worthy, speed and versatility, can all line up anywhere. Would be the best WR group Mahomes has had IMO, even though there isn't a definite elite #1 like Hill was in his early years. Left Guard in Thuney's absence is a question mark, but if the tackle play is good and the center is good you can hide a shaky guard to an extent.

I'd love to be wrong. But right now the safety spot concerns me and I can see Hamlin for all the reasons you say winning out. As soon as they got to camp last year his knowledge of the playbook shone against the competition.

Yes, hints of potential. But all the flaws we have seen since were on that film too.

Even if he has seen the light he is not very good.

I did tell everyone when we signed him he was gonna end up replacing Morse.

I think it's weirder that they then want to show them off after birth...... "look we had sex and this is what we won!"

Agree. I'd take Meinerz at RG over O'Cyrus and the Bills' starters at the other four spots.

I am not accepting the Bears as a top 5 offensive line with Braxton Jones still slated to start at left tackle. They do look decent LG to RT but LT remains the most important spot and Jones is a bottom 5 starting LT.

Damar Hamlin. For the second year in a row against the odds watch him win a starting job.

Yea Cook is better than Harris. Not even close. The reason for the comparison is I was trying to find an example, even in these days of devalued running backs, of a team letting a guy walk after 3 consecutive 1,000 yard seasons - which I imagined to be extremely rare. I think it is but it just happened with Harris. That is the only one I could come up with though.

I don't think he was fully committed first part of last year. That is what it looked like. He wasn't on it.

I'm still not persuaded.

Meh. Maybe. I'm not sure. I think that might be looking for an excuse where he just didn't play well.

Not sure what went on with the formatting but that is @uticaclub's comment. I'm not sure it is quite right though. Ed creates a ton of his own opportunities. His underlying analytics in terms of pass rush win rates and pressures are in that second half of the top 10 territory. His issue actually is finishing. He is not an elite finisher. Maybe that is just the result of the shorter arms, I think a bit of it is that real killer instinct... but he moves QBs off their spot a ton. He doesn't turn that into enough wrecked plays. Too much game inconveniencer and not game wrecker compared to the very top level elite guys. But he is still a really good player. The only Bills defender I think is better right now is probably Benford.