The Frankish Reich

Diggs: no reason to project him as anything other than a very good (maybe not elite) receiver next year. Big contract, probably in the years in which salary exceeds production, but hardly a big problem (if he behaves himself) Von: a reasonable projection is that he will have some value, although way, way below his salary. My personal guess (I won't keep you waiting for the TFR Edition): he will be good, a semblance of his former greatness, but still a good player. Off he goes after 2024. Poyer/Hyde: I think Hyde is done. I think Poyer still has value although, actually probably roughly in line or even exceeding his salary ($5.5 million). I see no compelling reason to let him go. $2 million dead cap hit. Morse: had a healthy season. I kind of doubt that will happen again. $8.5 million salary, $3 million dead cap. Retirement would trigger the dead cap hit if I'm not mistaken. But who plays Center? Tre: I see no way he's back

I really don't like either of these teams. I like Mahomes (flame away); I just hope Allen can get him once or twice like Peyton with Brady. I'm all in for Detroit now.

I saw two spaces in your comments. I still do that a lot myself. Hard to unlearn IBM Selectric typewriter protocol.

He is (thankfully) what he was. A pretty marginal safety who works hard and is a good teammate. Not a guy you want to play if you don't have to.

^ I feel like a lot of us are two spaces guys. See what I mean here?

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Not way off ... Ohio is in there, so no doubt some Detroiters also used the positive anymore. Let's just say it's a regional dialect, not necessarily considered wrong. At least not anymore.

Well, I think that characterization - comparing himself to Church sex abusers - isn't fair. But ... listen to it. It's incoherent. He seems to be mixing up two uses of "immunity." The talk of police has to do with "qualified immunity" -- a much-criticized legal doctrine that a cop accused of violating someone's constitutional rights will be immune UNLESS the Court has previously found that this type of conduct is, in fact, a constitutional violation. The idea of Presidential immunity would be a whole different thing. No one is arguing that unless a prior President was found to have broken the law by, say, fomenting an insurrection, a current ex-President is immune from prosecution. The second part of this clip makes sense - it is a policy argument. The first part, however, is a total mess, and actually implies that a President is free to do all sorts of unconstitutional things so long as a prior Supreme Court decision didn't find them unconstitutional.

Just picking up on a previous comment about the so-called "positive anymore." Positive anymore occurs in some varieties of North American English, especially in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, Baltimore and its suburbs, as well as Midland variety widely spoken in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri; its usage extends to Nevada, Utah and some other western U.S. states.[3] It also occurs in parts of Ireland and Northern Ireland. I'm guessing you're from one of these areas.

Catholic schools. Not exactly Andover.... I was being far too subtle for you here. Trump has bragged repeatedly about his genius-level uncle. This is in support of his claim that he himself is a "stable genius." So if Nikki's parents are smart that's a bad thing?

Sounds like her parents are smart. Good for them! Not exactly a silver spoon upbringing. That would apply to her lone remaining opponent. There's a genetic component to intelligence you know. Bodes well for her. Did you know that Trump's uncle was an MIT physicist?

I'm convinced! A shady internet quasi-medical "therapy" has bombed former Dilbert author's Facebook with ads for it's light therapy! And now North Carolina's leading biological scientist is on board too!!

This is stupid. Lenin "loved and praised at university campuses across the West?" Cite? I realize it was a long time ago when I studied (out of necessity in my program) under a lot of avowedly Marxist profs. Marx? Yeah, read him. Lenin? Never. Lenin is not considered a major thinker or someone who is worthy of praise by anyone I've ever come in contact with, not even those old or latter-day Marxists.

What was "handed to her?" She did well in school. Went to a state university - not some kind of child of privilege whose parents donated $10 million to get her into an Ivy. Got an accounting degree. Ran for state office. Won the nomination and then the general election to become - let's face it - a rather unorthodox background to become the governor of a southern state. Vote for her or against her, fine. But I can't see any basis for this comment.

Continually referring to Obama as if he's president, mixing up Haley and Pelosi, unable to recognize his ex-wife in a photo ...

It is that she is a shameless shape-shifter. A Nikki Haley type traditional Party of Reagan conservative who is now posing as a Trumpy disrupter. And that defense of Trump's brain fart is just about the most sniveling example of ass-kissery you'll ever see. A strong woman would be her own woman, not a toady for an old perv.

Right. You never know until the Super Bowl is over. The Ravens look dominant to me. They've smacked down the other pretenders, with only the Chiefs left. If they blow it against KC or in the Super Bowl, history will say they were good but fatally flawed. If they win both, we'll be saying they were unbeatable and dominant.

I'm with you here. It seems to be a requirement in these situations to say how long you've been a Bills fan. For me, 50 years. First game at the Rockpile. Seen it all. The older I get, the more I think about whether following the Bills was enjoyable. Not whether they win or lose in the end (since they never win in the ultimate end), but more like one of those old 1970s posters: it's a journey, not a destination. The journey: a really interesting season. I started with fairly low expectations. A lot of people expected kind of a down year. Then it started great. Then reality hit when Milano and Tre went down. Missing the playoffs? Yeah. It's happening. Then the win streak. Watching the Bills dominate the Cowboys - manhandle them - was the highlight for me. A different Bills offense. Allen going all late career John Elway on us, depending on the run game. James Cook growing into prime Dalvin Cook. Didn't see that coming. Then the Chiefs regular season game. Are you kidding me? The pivotal call - Toney lined up offside - goes in our favor and wins us the game? Then Allen turns it on. Playoff Josh. Put the ball in my hands and I'll win it for you. Beat down of the Dolphins to win the division. Huge plays: Sherfield's catch at the back of the end zone. I've never seen that done better. Shakir emerging as a big play guy. Could it be that this is our year after all? The snow. The delayed playoff game. Didn't bother us at all in the end. And a great game to end the season. Yeah, once again we almost did it. Not quite 2021, but a helluva ride. Entertainment value 9 out of 10. (Frustration value 6 out of 10.) Ahh, to be a Bills fan.

Yep. Really, you've got to expect that quality receivers haul in at least 2 of those 3. They were right on the money.

Can I do one of those annoying "both sides are right" things? Diggs is on the wrong side of 30. I would guess that he was bothered by nagging injuries in the 2nd half of the season, when his production declined and when he didn't seem to gain the same separation. We had a poster who showed us that in the NextGen stats a few weeks ago. But when you're on the wrong side of 30 that's what happens. Getting banged up is part of the WR life, but older guys don't rebound like they used to. But it's not like he's done, or trash, or whatever. He's still a very good receiver, on a big contract that's basically untradeable, so the Bills really need to make him fit regardless of whoever else they bring in or send packing at WR.

Unfortunately, "just a crap shoot" is my operating hypothesis until someone proves otherwise. Even this year, the offense was remarkably healthy all season. The only important injuries were to Knox and Gabe Davis. The O line was intact all season, which is pretty incredible. So if the training staff was doing something wrong it was somehow only to the defense?

We ripped Leslie Frazier for playing conservatively on defense against KC. Tonight McD dialed up a blitz in a key situation, Mahomes read it, and delivered a big gain. Sometimes the coach can't get a break.

Yeah, but we have had Boogie Basham! Drafted a few picks before Humphrey. (this comment is obligatory whenever Creed Humphrey is mentioned) In some alternative universe, Creed Humphrey is still snapping the ball to Patrick Mahomes, but both are in Bills uniforms.

So why was Sam Martin active? He was obviously unable to punt like an NFL punter. Was it his impeccable FG holding skills that allowed Bass to be his best self?

I mean, this season was weird, and we could've missed the playoffs entirely. But at the start of the season we were in our normal mode for the last few seasons - we play the entire regular season schedule to try to secure home field. And then we get it and it doesn't matter.