[Legal tampering starts at Noon today]

10 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

There is some buzz circling about Gronk to Buffalo. I refuse to believe it. 

Where you seeing that?  I hate it! ..... unless they do it LOL then ill be stoked... but if they dont, ill say good! never wanted the guy anyways

[Legal tampering starts at Noon today]

Lol @ "legal tampering".  The whole point of them tampering before was to try and get a head start on everyone else.... illegal tampering just starts like 4 days before this now 😆, Beanes got a desk drawer full of burners

[Share a time when a Bills outcome (final score) was ruined for you]

1 hour ago, Buftex said:

This is a repost from about 6 months ago...too lazy, and scarred to re-live it all again!

 

 

True story...Saturday, January 8th, 2000...I am working as the manager of a Tower Records store.  Trying to be the "cool boss", I used to work on Saturday's our busiest day of the week. My ulterior motive, it allowed me to watch the Bills games on Sundays, drink as much as I wanted, and then have Monday's off to sleep it off, if i needed to.

 

But, as luck wold have it, the Bills are playing a Saturday wild-card game.  No big deal, I figure.  I will record the game on my expensive VCR, using extra HQ tape. All I gotta do, is make it through the day with nobody giving me any score updates. I went in at about 6am, instead of my normal 8:30am, just so I could get out a little earlier.  Hey, I'm the boss after all!

 

 My store is in Austin, Cowboys country... it was a busy day, but I made all the way to the end of my shift, without knowing what happens to the Bills that day. I was ready to make wings when I got home, stocked the fridge with beer...I was so pumped for this game.  I felt like the Bills were returning to the Super Bowl that year. 

 

All my employees know that the Bills are the only thing as important as music to me, at that point in time.  I had warned all of them, not to let me know, through the course of the day, if they happened to hear anything about the game.  It is mostly college age hipsters, they don't give a rats ass about football...I wasn't concerned.

 

Just as I am stepping out the door, my adrenalin pumping, this sweet guy (mentally challenged) I had hired to help out,  walks in the store for his closing shift.  He holds out his hand for a high-five, and says "Congrats on the Bills! They won!!!".... I was so pissed... but I couldn't get mad at him.  I just said "Thanks Jon" and headed out, as I had planned. I was totally deflated. Could feel my face getting hot.  Back in those days, especially, Bills football was my reprive from all the other miserable ***** going on in my life...knowing the Bills won, kinda stole all my thunder. As I drove home, I started thinking..."crap..I got up so early, now I am just tired."  Knowing the outcome of the game, I figured, what the hell I'll go home, take a little nap, and then watch.

 

I walk into my apartment, and see my phone machine blinking like crazy...I have 8 messages.  It is, no doubt, my estranged girlfriend starting ***** with me, or my brother in Atlanta calling to whoop it up...Bills on to the divisional round!!  I didn't want to listen to the messages yet...I wanted to see the game.

 

I took my "nap"...ended up sleeping about 3 hours.  I get up, crack a beer, start making my wings, and roll the video.  The game was intense...a nail biter...it was weird watching it though, knowing that the Bills win the game. The outcome had been already determind.  I'm not cursing the tv as much as I might normally, because I know we are going to win.  It has already happened.  Nail biter!  Rob Johnson marches the Bills down the field, with one shoe, and gets them all the way down into field goal range.  Chrsitie is money, nails it!  Bills win 16-15!  Great defense....

 

As the tape is rolling, the Titans try some bull#### razzle dazzel desperation play in the final seconds...are you kidding me?  A touchdown!  Wade Phillips is laughing it off, shaking his head, because he knows it won't count.  I know it won't count either, because I knew they had already won the game hours earlier.  They are looking at the replay...I am happy, the happiness of knowing....I start cleaning up as the refs are mulling it over....throwing out beer bottles, rinsing plates...I push the button on my answering machine...my brother is swearing up a storm...he is livid.  As I am trying to figure out why he is so mad (he was a Flutie guy, maybe he thinks it shouldn't have beens so close?)..but then it starts to sink in...the Bills lost....Music City Miracle!  Needless to say, it hurt even a little more that it might have if I had watched it in real time, and hadn't been given the bogus result.

I called my employee Jon, the next day, and fired him.

As if that game wasnt painful enough the normal way f#$%##.... but damn hoss lol you fired the dude 😬

[Bills re-sign Feliciano]

3 minutes ago, Turbo44 said:

With the cap likely jumping significantly next year with the new TV deals + fans back, Beane has a lot of restructure opportunities to free up more cap space. My dream remaining off-season and it is possible:

 

Re-sign McKenzie and a bojorquez

UFA signings on Covid deals

CB: Richard Sherman

TE: Hunter Henry

DE: Yannick Ngakoue

pick 30: Ettiene falls to us

pick 62: if anything close to the above happens I don’t care 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Were you the kid on xmas who asked for a Sega and a SuperNES? 😆😆😆

[Bills re-sign Feliciano]

31 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

At this point I’m of the opinion that his end of year press conference was a giant smokescreen. So now I’m expecting a new RB and Dawson Knox at TE1

Man i think it was a smoke screen too. Lol this dudes always a few steps ahead. I cant imagine having the sharpness to send a misdirection that "early" on, but thats why hes Beane and im a fan

[Bills re-sign Feliciano]

1 hour ago, BillsMafi$ said:

Bringing back the same o-line means the Bills DGAF about the running game. Which I love 

When has Beane ever shown unwilling to improve the roster if given a chance? At worst its continuity, and at best its a contract we can get out of when we find an upgrade in the draft. 

[Jordan Poyer admits to being an alcoholic]

8 minutes ago, Motor26 said:

The only requirement for AA is “a desire to stop drinking.” So how is he better than anyone there? Cuz he has millions of dollars? 

He never said he was better than anyone there bro!  He just caught his illness before it took him down to where it takes alot of us.  Seems like hes less sick then the guy trying for the 1st time at 55 to sober up.  Its a progressive disease, it wouldnt get better if he waited 20 more years to address it.  I really dunno where your axe to grind is coming from.  He used his platform to try and help other addicts... whats the issue?

[Jordan Poyer admits to being an alcoholic]

7 minutes ago, Motor26 said:

When he said “those 3 meetings and I realized my issues weren’t even close to other’s.” Yeah he’s got more money than people in AA, but he still has the same issues if he’s an alcoholic. Doesn’t matter how rich or famous you are. An Alcoholic is an alcoholic, no one is better than the other or not even close to another person in AA.

Everyone gets to different levels of sickness.  Seems like he was referring to not having to smash his face on the rock bottom that is loss of jobs, families, kids, permanent disfigurement, jails, institutions and deaths, that a lot of us have to do, to seek help.  I dont think he was saying im rich losers LOL!  Ive seen people less sick then me get into recovery, and ive certainly seen people who needed more pain than i did to hit rock bottom.  Lets be glad he didnt have to go any lower than he did to make a change!

[Does Beane have one or two more surprises for us?]

Anybody counting Beane out right now is hilarious lol DID NONE OF US LEARN ANYTHING IN THE LAST 48HOURS?!?!  it would surprise me more if he didnt find a way to land a premier pass rusher, ye of little faith!

[Jordan Poyer admits to being an alcoholic]

Im in active recovery over here, this was great.  People that have been in the rooms can nit pick his post about terminology all they want, doesnt matter.  We all have different stories, and he doesnt know the subtleties of the lingo.  Lord knows theres plenty of Bills fans and Buffalonians that could benefit from hearing the story, and for me was a nice reassurance of the day, of my own reasons for quitting!  Thanks Poyer!!!!!

[Addison takes pay cut]

3 hours ago, Moonzoo said:

With respect to TE, what about Sweeney?  He looked promising in his rookie year, IIRC.  Should he be part of the conversation, or is he too iffy?

he seems like his ceiling is a slightly above average player.  who knows what his progress was like last year not being around the team.  im certainly not planning my SB run around the guy, but doesnt mean we cant keep him in the fold and see how he progresses.  After the last 24hrs, im really hoping Beane makes a move for Pitts.  imagine a Waller type of TE in this offense.  KC had kelce, tb had gronk, and the SB was a tight end showdown the first half.

[Breaking: Daryl Williams signs 3 year extension]

19 minutes ago, Mark Vader said:

As much as I was fine with the possibility to trade down in this year's draft and garner extra picks and look for value in the 2nd & 3rd rounds, I now want to see Beane say "Screw it with the future picks, because the future is NOW!"

 

If Beane sees a player that is going to have a major impact with the team immediately, then go and get him!

 

I don't care if we have to mortgage our first round pick in 2022 or sacrifice our early picks in this year's draft. 

 

Go after Pitts, or Paye, or Rousseau, or Surtain, or Waddle. Why not?

He really did free up the draft to make it happen. I truly believe BPA is the plan, but trading up for BPA at a position of need is what he's gunna have his eye on this year IMO

[Addison takes pay cut]

5 hours ago, BillsMafi$ said:

This worries me. Makes me believe Bills won’t go big on a DE in free agency which we desperately need in order to even touch the chiefs.

respectfully disagree.  McD loves his DL rotation, best to not have unnecessary turnover WHILE adding a new piece.  I think he turns over every rock to add a premier pass rusher

[Breaking: Daryl Williams signs 3 year extension]

So now that we took care of our own, we have a wide open draft. Gonna need a guard sometime after 1st round.... who's this free up to draft? Beane is God if he runs up the board for Pitts

[[Name Only Title] Kadarius Toney]

On 2/2/2021 at 8:02 PM, 4merper4mer said:

Dante Hall did that in the NFL.  This kid has played like that in college.  He is Tayvon Austin.  Take him in the 5th if available.

5th? lol cmon dude

[Bills sign Matt Milano to 4 yr, 44 mill deal with 24 mill gtd]

1 hour ago, NewEra said:

The first bit of Bills inside info I’ve ever received turned out to be a sham.  My buddy has a relative who works on the Bills Strength and Conditioning team.  He told me that the players, coaches and FO views Milanos body being as a ticking bomb, 

 

apparently not.  
 

love the Italian Stallion, kid just needs to stay healthy. 
 

It’s basically a 2 year deal (if we choose). Maybe they want to keep Milano and Edmunds together through Edmunds’ 5th year option, then decide which one to keep.

Deal seems structured where we have 2 years to find and groom his replacement.  2 drafts to hope a nice BPA falls into our lap at the position.  Gives Beane time, and a nice contributor to the D

[Round 1 Updated Mock Draft - Last Stab At It Before The Draft (Page 4)]

26 minutes ago, H2o said:

I usually do a Post-Combine mock draft every year and then an updated version a week or so before the draft. This year there is no Combine so I'll do a Pre-FA Mock and then an updated version just before the draft. Everyone has their own opinions as to whom is deserving of what round they belong in and where about in that round they should go. This is what I got so far, pre-FA and most of the Pro Days of course. 

 

1. Jacksonville Jaguars - Trevor Lawrence / QB / Clemson - I think this pick is a forgone conclusion despite some people "liking" or talking up Wilson more than TL. The Jaguars haven't been stable at QB since Mark Brunell and that was a LOOOOOONG time ago. Sunshine has all the tools you look for in a QB and will fit in well in the Sunshine State. 

 

2. New York Jets - Zach Wilson / QB / BYU - I hope the Jets do something stupid, like continue to believe in Sam Darnold, but I believe they take Wilson here. I think the kid is going to be good. This could be the long term answer they have been looking for at QB.

 

3. Miami Dolphins - Penei Sewell / OT / Oregon - The Dolphins continue to remake their OL by getting the best OT prospect in the draft. They got Wilson from Tennessee for peanuts to play RT and now Sewell to replace Tunsil, ironically with one of the picks they acquired from Houston for Tunsil. 

 

4. Atlanta Falcons - Justin Fields / QB / Ohio St. - I know they are tied to Matt Ryan for at least another year, possibly two, but how many chances do you get to pick in the top 4? Might as well make the most of it taking one of the top 3 QB prospects in this draft with a lot of potential. This also gives the organization the chance to bring him along slowly learning behind the guy who has been the face of the franchise for a decade+. 

 

5. Cincinnati Bengals - Ja'Marr Chase / WR / LSU - The Bengals need help all over the offense, especially on the OL. But the chance to get a WR like Chase here to pair with Burrow, especially since they already have chemistry, is too good of an opportunity to pass up.  

 

6. Philadelphia Eagles - Micah Parsons / LB / Penn St. - Parsons is the best LB prospect in the draft. He supposedly had some off field stuff at Penn St. and is named in some former player's lawsuit against the school who is claiming he was harassed. Some people will say, "No way this high, the off field stuff!!!" or whatever. Either way, the Eagles see what Devin White has done for that Tampa defense and hope Parsons brings the same kind of life to theirs. 

 

7. Detroit Lions - Jaylen Waddle / WR / Alabama - Goff is going to need weapons in Detroit if they expect him to succeed. Waddle has that same type of Tyreke Hill explosiveness when on the field in that he can take any reception to the house. If he doesn't get hurt then Smith doesn't win the Heisman.  

 

8. Carolina Panthers - Kyle Pitts/ TE / Florida - This guy is Darren Waller 2.0 if you watch him play. He's gonna be a matchup nightmare for opposing defenses and gives Bridgewater another weapon in the offense. Yes, I say Bridgewater because I think they end up sticking with him after not being able to get Watson. 

 

9. Denver Broncos - Patrick Surtain II / CB / Alabama - The Broncos have a need at CB and get arguably the best CB prospect in this draft. Surtain isn't the fastest CB in this draft, but he's polished, learned the game from his father who was a good NFL CB, and played at a high level at Alabama for 3 years. 

 

10. Dallas Cowboys - Caleb Farley / CB / Virginia Tech - The Cowboys biggest team need hands down is CB. Farley and Surtain are neck and neck for the title of best CB in this draft. Speed, size, athleticism, Farley has it all, but only had one year of top tier CB play because he opted out of the 2020 season. Dallas gets their Byron Jones replacement here. 

 

11. New York Giants - Devonta Smith / WR / Alabama - The Giants have 0 weapons on offense outside of the spotty hands of Evan Engram. When Barkley went down their season was pretty much over. You could argue OL help here, but I think they snag the Heisman Trophy winner who looks like he will make for an excellent NFL WR. 

 

12. San Francisco 49ers - Mac Jones / QB / Alabama - The 4th Alabama selection in the last 6 picks? Yep. To me, Mac Jones screams "Shanahan-type QB". He was extremely successful at Alabama with a ton of talent around him. But if you actually watch him play, he's not the typical benefitting from the talent around him type of QB. He's extremely smart, goes through progressions, makes good decisions, and delivers an accurate ball almost every time. I think the fit is perfect here and SF needs a long term answer at QB. Hoodie kicks his dog after SF turns in the selection. 

 

13. Los Angeles Chargers - Rashawn Slater / OT / Northwestern - The Chargers' biggest weakness is their OL and they take one of the top OT prospects in the draft to protect their 2nd year Franchise QB. 

 

14. Minnesota Vikings - Gregory Rousseau / DE / Miami - Minnesota had Hunter get hurt, traded for Ngakoue, and then traded Ngakoue. They know edge rusher is a need and get arguably the most talented one here.  

 

15. New England Patriots - Trey Lance / QB / North Dakota St. - No way Hoodie doesn't come out of the 1st Round with a QB this year. He's still pissed about Mac Jones going to SF, but takes a dual threat with a lot of potential at the QB position here in Lance. 

 

16. Arizona Cardinals - Kwity Paye / DE / Michigan - Arizona will be looking to replace the production lost via FA in Haason Reddick and Chandler Jones isn't getting any younger either. 

 

17. Las Vegas Raiders - Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah / LB / Notre Dame - JOK is one of those hybrid-type LB's who can line up in the slot to cover a WR, cover TE's like Kelce, attack the LOS, blitz off of the edge, defend against the run, and basically be out there for all three downs. He's good at all of those roles. The Raiders need help at the LB position and here it is. 

 

18. Miami Dolphins - Zaven Collins / LB / Tulsa - The LB position was definitely a weakness for Miami last season even though they had a solid defense all around. Collins is a big, athletic LB who makes plays all over the field. Flores is the one banging the table for this pick and gets his guy here. 

 

19. Washington Redskins - Kadarius Toney / WR / Florida - After Washington misses out on all of the top QB prospects they decide to get probably the 2nd best playmaker in the draft overall, next to Jaylen Waddle imo. Toney will make an impact in the WR room, as a KR, and PR if they choose to get the most out of his abilities. 

 

20. Chicago Bears - Christian Darrisaw / OT / Virginia Tech - The Bears needs help along the OL, especially at OT. Darrisaw will help to sure that up for them, though they still don't have a LT option at QB on the roster. 

 

21. Indianapolis Colts - Alijah Vera-Tucker / OT / USC - The Colts don't really have too many needs as a team if they get solid QB play from Wentz back under the tutelage of Frank Reich. They do have a need at LT though with Castonzo retiring. 

 

22. Tennessee Titans - Christian Barmore / DT / Alabama - Putting Barmore on the DL with Jeffery Simmons will be a problem for opposing offenses. Barmore plays the run well and can get after the QB from the interior. Tennessee could go edge here as well, but I think they choose not to pass up on the talented Barmore. 

 

23. New York Jets - Najee Harris / RB / Alabama - New York has an offense devoid of talent all over. They get their QB1 @ #2 and then get their RB1 @ #23 in the First Round. 

 

24. Pittsburgh Steelers - Jaelan Phillips / DE / Miami - With Bud Dupree walking in FA the Steelers will need someone else to line opposite TJ Watt who can get after it. Phillips fits that bill and slides in right here. 

 

25. Jacksonville Jaguars - Travis Etienne / RB / Clemson - How do you help the comfort level of your newly selected Franchise QB @ #1? You take a guy who was his teammate for 3 years and is a perfect fit for the offensive system you are about to install. Some will say this is too high for Etienne, but don't be surprised when this happens. 

 

26. Cleveland Browns - Nick Bolton / LB / Missouri - The Browns still have a few needs on the defensive side of the ball with LB being near the top. Bolton plays the position with a chip on his shoulder and you see it on tape. The guy loves to hit people. The Browns see him as a good fit and an immediate starter who will make an impact. 

 

27. Baltimore Ravens - Carlos Basham / DE / Wake Forest - Both Judon and Ngakoue are out in FA. That leaves edge rusher as the biggest need on this team, though some will argue it's WR. Even when Basham isn't getting the QB to the ground he's still in the backfield creating pressure. He'll thrive in that Ravens defensive scheme. 

 

28. New Orleans Saints - Trevon Moehrig / S / TCU - They have no $$$ to sign anyone in FA basically. This is how they replace Marcus Williams, with the best S in the draft who has a ton of versatility. 

 

29. Green Bay Packers - Terrace Marshall Jr. / WR / LSU - The Packers finally decide to get Aaron Rodgers another weapon in the WR group. Even with the fall-off in QB play at LSU this year he still amassed 48 rec for 731 yds and 7 TD's in 7 games without Jefferson or Chase to take any heat off of him. Imo, he is a star in the making. 

 

30. Buffalo Bills - Teven Jenkins / OT / Oklahoma St.  - Some people say that Jenkins is best suited for G in the NFL, but watching him I see a guy who can surely be a good RT in this offense. I also think the running game would improve as Jenkins is a powerful man who plays with a mean streak. 

 

31. Kansas City Chiefs - Alex Leatherwood / OT / Alabama - The Chiefs cut both of their starting OT's. This is an easy peg. 

 

32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Levi Onwuzurike / DT / Washington - This team doesn't need much. I mean they just won the Super Bowl, but they could use another good DT on the interior to line up beside Vita Vea. 

 

Great post thanks!

[Who's your pick for a breakout season?]

3 hours ago, Limeaid said:

Dean Marlowe.   I know he is a FA but I think he will be signed again.  He has flashed in 2020 but this year people are going to be saying "why did we pay $10M a year for a safety when we can get players like him".   Note I am a Poyer and Hyde fan so this is not criticism of them.  Think having 3 safeties in sync would solve some issues. 

closest player we have to that big nickel type.  i think McD is salivating for a stud at this "new" position

[EDIT: All Chiefs OL leaving cause who wants to play for that garbage team anyways. Formerly: Chiefs cut both starting tackles.]

Is the second guy the Dr that opted out to deal w/ covid?

[Looks like John Brown was released]

Kinda bummed out. Super fun player to watch, and a huge part of some of my fav Bills teams.  Def wish we had got him the year before we did, the extra year of memories wouldve been nice.  Thanks Smoke!

[Looks like John Brown was released]

1 hour ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

This I think this is Feliciano or Williams money. 

not saying you personally, but i keep reading Feliciano or Williams.  How is that even a question on which?  It better be for williams

[Kim Pegula: "2020 set 'the floor' for the Bills, 'the bar is much higher' in 2021"]

On 3/8/2021 at 10:38 PM, Big Turk said:

The bar for the Sabres is buried 20 feet underground

With resolve and perseverance we can get there!

[Will McDermott surpass Marv Levy as best Bills coach of all time?]

17 hours ago, HOUSE said:

 

Lol dsmn never saw Marv fired up, I'm a little young to remember him actively coaching. What the hell was the question 😳

[Zack Moss ankle surgery]

11 hours ago, BillsfaninSB said:

There has to be a more dignified way of getting carted off the field than being placed on freezing cold diamond plate in the bed of a John Deere Gator.

 

Oh, and a rather beat-up Gator to boot. 
 

 

Things never been the same since carting Mike Williams off the field lol

[Zack Moss ankle surgery]

On 1/20/2021 at 1:41 AM, Limeaid said:

DrPJax wish doctors paid enough attention to my ankle as you seem to know.  For eight years I went to different doctors for ankle issue and each gave me a different reason. Eventually I was driving and could not move ankle and needed to use left foot to drive. One doctor declared it psychosomatic because he could not find issue and was not qualified to make that diagnosis.  Last doctor I saw thought it was Plantar fasciitis and put me in a boot and to soften the muscle.  In a couple days I was almost crippled and he scheduled me a MRI; he found a cyst size of a golf ball surrounding ankle bones, tendons, muscles and nerves and I was scheduled for surgery.  Due to 8 years of this my ankle components will never be completely healed and some days I need to use hand control.  Medicine is an art not a science.

very interesting stuff bro, thanks for sharing.  i never really considered the last statement of the post but that will always kick around in my head now.  somewhat unrelated but, i had my right arm amputated halfway between my elbow and shoulder early 2020. anywho, i had a full sleeve of tattoos on it.  the surgeon who sewed me back up did  a really awesome job trying to sew my skin back together where my sleeve was, that it looks like i got it done AFTER my amputation.  a few days after he came in to check how it was healing, surgeon was COVERED in tattoos, said he tried the best he could to reassemble them with a big smile and a wink.  ill never forget that, and your last sentence made me think of that.  hope youre feeling better brother, i deal with alot of day to day pain too brother