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GunnerBill

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  1. I think the difference in 2020 and 2021 was that Gabe was WR4 (until the very end of 21). It was actually Diggs, Brown, Beasley and then Diggs, Sanders, Beasley. Gabe was playing relief pitcher at that point. Cooper is definitely not as good as prime Diggs. There is an argument he has more left than Diggs showed down the stretch last season but prime Diggs is the best receiver of the Allen era, without question. Coleman definitely has more talent than Gabe. That's why Keon was a 2nd round pick and Gabe was a 4th round pick. Athletically he is just more talented. He needs to keep stacking the production but if he can show consistency (another thing Gabe struggled with) then by the end of the season we will conclusively be able to say that's an upgrade. Shakir right now is right there with prime Beasley for me too and I think he is going to surpass Beas's career year in 2020 this season as long as he stays healthy. If only they could get Samuel healthy and going a bit as that 4th guy / relief pitcher rather than as no more than a poor man's Isaiah McKenzie gimmick guy (I know Samuel is better than McKenzie but in terms of impact on this offense so far he is a poor man's version of the old McKenzie gimmick role). And the tight ends and running backs are waaaaay better than we had in 2020/2021. The line is better than 2021 too, and probably better than the 2020 line who in hindsight we can say were a bit of a mirage in a season when with no fans in the stands pre-snap penalties were down and the league definitely backed off calling offensive holding in order to help games flow. I think the conclusion is this offense doesn't have an elite stud that the 2020 offense had in Stef. But it might be all around deeper.
  2. Maybe it was but his first three seasons here he was exceptional and only JJ Watt and Justin Houston outsacked him across those three years in the entire league. Then Rex thought he'd make a good coverage player.
  3. I know that. But the NFL is beamed around the world now and I suspect some of the scrutiny stems from that. I have said multiple times I have no doubt Brady wasn't meaning to cause any offence.
  4. Dion Jones? He sucked. That is why he was cut. He has been cut from 4 teams in 3 years. He is finished.
  5. You can definitely "win" with leverage, not sure I'd call it separation though that may be a semantic point.
  6. If Von ends up being a critical piece in a Superbowl team I might change my mind. Until then it isn't close.
  7. Separation comes down to four things: 1. Release - this it the most improvable with coaching. 2. Route running - this is improvable with repetition but there is also an element of natural talent to it too. Some guys just instinctively have the nuance. 3. Explosiveness - improvable with the right strength and conditioning training. 4. Longer speed - the hardest bit to improve. I think Keon can get better as a separator I just don't think that will ever be his best asset. You don't have to be a separator to be a good NFL receiver. But I think you do to be a great one and I'd add to that every great offense needs someone who can separate vertically. That doesn't have to be Keon. It is about balancing the ticket to borrow some political language with what you have playing opposite him at the other outside receiver spot. That has to be a route running technician or a vertical speed guy IMO. What the Bills do at that spot next year: retain Coop? Draft anothet guy? Sign a FA? will be instructive. He definitely does have the bolded. It was another thing I remarked on when I evaluated him in the spring. When FSU used him in the slot and got him free releases and he could dictate the territory he wanted to occupy in a route he was dominant. When he was outside against physical corners who would challenge him off the line he had a tendency to let them pick their spot first and then play off the contact exactly as you describe.
  8. Mario. Not close.
  9. Yea I have no idea what Q-tips are. What a bizarre name.
  10. Millionth time. Meaning in British English.
  11. For the millionth time I am talking about British English. I accept it has other meanings in American English.
  12. Plus Elam. Obvs.
  13. Because in the same way you were unaware of the origin of "spaz" the overwhelming majority of Brits would be totally unaware that it is a slang word for the female private parts it really is never used in the context anymore. It was 100 odd years ago, that is the etymology, but it isn't now. And the c word as slang for postitute is an American thing. It doesn't have that meaning in British English and never has. Nor do I.
  14. I get that. I said it earlier. I can't retype my whole post every time someone asks me the same question over and over.
  15. That's okay I'm not planning on playing baseball.
  16. I explained it above. It is short for spastic which other than its purest medical meaning is a derogatory term for people with certain disabilities.
  17. It means that in the UK too. It's normally pretty clear which version of the word someone is using.
  18. I agree with the context part. It's pretty clear that Tom did not mean it to be offensive. I don't have a particularly high bar for offensive words when the intention behind them is to offend, particularly vulnerable groups.
  19. Correct. It has no gender connotation at all in the UK. It is just the most severe way of calling someone a jerk. I mean it's still a vulgar word and not one I use very often but it doesn't have the cultural sensitivity it does in the US.
  20. No, from the chat in the GDT and the SB I get it, it doesn't have the same baggage in the US as it does in the UK. But you have to remember the NFL is beamed round the world now. To anyone watching on Sunday night on this side of the pond that word was a "wow did he just say THAT?" moment and so the fact it has caused some fire I don't think is surprising. I'm sure Tom wasn't intending to offend anybody, probably didn't even realise the word has different cultural meanings in other places. Interestingly I used a term on this forum recently, that is perfectly harmless in the UK and a long standing member PM'd me and alerted me to a cultural sensitivity it has in the US. I was grateful to them for doing so.
  21. It is an offensive short form of the word "spastic" which unless it is used in its strictest medical form is considered offensive. Calling someone a "spastic" because they behave erraticly is considered pretty offensive to people eho actually have disabilities.
  22. We discussed this in the SB the other day. In the UK he'd have been fired, instantly. It is pretty much second only to the n word in terms of offensive terms you can't use. I understand it doesn't have the same baggage in the US but honestly it made me very uncomfortable. I mentioned it in the GDT
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