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I thought the TEs did a good job considering the top 3 TEs on the roster all didn't play... no real news is a massive win for them. Kroft, Knox, and Croom were all inactive, so you have Sweeney a 7th round rookie (who played pretty well considering), Lee Smith, and Keith Towbridge playing and we don't have negatives to say... IMO that's a win. Sure you'd prefer your TEs to catch passes and make waves, but all things considered, not being a liability is just as good under the situation.

I'm most concerned about the O-Line, I am most excited to see Duke Williams and David Sills playing against live competition. Their skill sets are more conducive to in game play rather than practice play. I am curious if either can close the gap for a roster spot or if both will just keep falling back of the midget brigade we have running around.

No way the Bills are looking to move McCoy... his value would be SOOOO low... just doesn't make sense.

107 - 3 Buffalo with Josh Allen throwing for 500 yards in the first 2 drives...

Holy camel toe Batman! You may be on to something here!

You could be right, but then again you keep saying it worked out poorly for Bell, and yet 2 RBs are doing it this year anyways. If the lesson learned by these guys was that it wasn't worth it, they wouldn't be doing it right now. Let's also not forget OBJ and Brown were in the same boat too, so thats what 4 top players in the NFL doing it in the same off-season. Sure it's only the top players who can do it, but the top players are the power brokers because without them teams don't win games. If you give them the ability to set their own pricing, not honor deals, leave whenever they want, teams are left with no recourse and no way to build. It's starting to look more and more like Basketball where players can sign deals and then demand trades anyways. It creates the bad precedent of teams allowing players to not honor deals, so why bother signing them? I don't claim to have all the answers, but the more this happens I see it spiraling not getting better.

Knox and Sills are the guys I am intrigued to see... though I suspect Knox will be limited if he even plays.

Rookie contracts are guaranteed money my man.

This is really going to be a hard situation for the NFL. The rookie wage scale and rookie contracts were a major part of the last CBA, and they're already negotiating the next CBA. IF they start to change rookie deals after just 2-3 years and give guys massive contracts, it's going to set the precendent for all rookies to just say after a year or two "Okay I want a massive raise or I won't play." Of course some guys have more leverage than others, Tremaine Edmunds couldn't just hold out now for more money... but what would stop Matt Milano who has absolutely out performed his rookie deal? For the rookie wage scale to be a success, the league has to enforce it... they can't give in and allow players to just stand up and say "NOPE! GIMME MORE MONEY!" The league needs to get a new clause with a tiered "Negotiation" time tables for different rounds ... What I mean is players cannot extend their contract until after the 4th year for first round picks (provided they exercised the 5th year option following the 3rd year). If they don't pick up the option for the player after the 3rd season, they can negotiate a long term deal after the 3rd year. For 2nd and 3rd round players they couldn't negotiate before the 3rd year as there would still be a 4th year for those contracts, but there is no option for a 5th.... and so on for the different rounds. This is obviously not a final plan, but there needs to be something to prevent players from subverting the rookie wage scale going forward or this precedent could catch on and it will be a free for all for all rookies who are good or out perform their deal early.

If i were him, I'd be living it up too... what else should be doing? Sitting in a retirement community playing canasta? This dude is living the life at 78 that we'd all kill to have been living at 20... good for him. I mean I hate the Pats and all, but bagging on the owner for living it up because he can just reeks of jealousy.

It's possible it's CTE, but it's also possible that years of being told he's special, he's number one, he's amazing, yada yada yada have just gone to the guy's head. It's a similar phenomenon to politicians who when they're Town Councilmen they're still "every day joes" but when they make it to congress and what not they become these monsters demanding all kinds of crazy ***** and they're concept of reality has become warped by years of people bending over backwards to kiss their ass. I think there could be a bit of both here... Brown used to be determined to prove who he thought he was... now that he has proven it, he is enjoying shoving it in people's faces... Could be CTE, and it could just be his natural personality coming out and being amplified by years of people kissing his ass and telling him how special he is. I could see him having a fall like TO did when he starts to decline and simply can't deal with people not fawning all over him anymore. TO melted down towards the end as he was falling off, and his act got old... his production level and his headache level were no longer in the correct proportion for teams being willing to sign him. TO probably could've played another year or two... but he wouldn't have been the TO of old, but he would still bring the circus to town. It wasn't worth it to any team to deal with that. Brown is going to get to that point too, and he LOVES the spot light just like TO... so I can see a melt down like TO. Somewhere Rex Ryan is drooling over this picture...

I didn't want him when we tried to trade for him earlier in the off-season and this garbage makes me happier that he isn't here. He's going to roll in and demand the ball when he's ready, but have zero chemistry with Carr... then the words and exchanges in the media will start... I suspect a full on spiral out of control from this team by week 5.

Darnold drew first blood by winning their first head to head last year... 2018: Darnold - 16/24 - 170 Yards - 1 TD - 1 INT... 4 Carries for 10 yards Allen - 18/36 - 204 Yards - 0 TD - 2 INTs... 9 Carries for 101 & 1 TD Hopefully Allen evens the score week 1, and then doubles down week 17.

Add him to the PUP, shut him down for the rest of the off-season, and bring him back or release him in week 6 depending how our depth looks at that point.

Good to see you again brother!

https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-sign-offensive-lineman-jarron-jones He's not a former Panther... but the Giants are kinda like the Panthers with management now... so makes sense they'd sign him. Camp fodder either way, they need someone to take reps in camp and in the last preseason game.They are going to be looking for a trade for a swing tackle though... or combing the waiver wire at final cut downs.

Thats cold! lol... it was a long time ago to remember handles... ummmm LikeI've? I'm pretty sure Jay is on here, but he'd have Chevy Chase as his avatar...

In the flesh...

Every game matters, and on top of that, a team we will more than likely be battling it out for a playoff spot with is the Jets. Having that H2H win early does wonders. Not to mention the fact that our schedule is MUCH easier in the early part of the year than it is in the later part of the year. If they want to really have a solid shot at being a playoff team they need to beat the teams they SHOULD beat, and win division games.. Week 1 is a Division game we need to have to start laying the foundation to get into the post season... Assuming we drop 2 games to the Pats as always, we need to beat the Dolphins twice to be at .500 in the division. The lynch pin for making the playoffs against other contenders will be division record, so we need to beat the Jets at least once probably twice... If we want a good look at the post season we need 6 to 7 wins in our first 8 weeks... because the second 8 weeks are going to be HELL ish... @ Jets - Division game against another Playoff Hopeful, MUST WIN @ Giants - ***** team and a game you SHOULD WIN Vs Bungles - Team full of injuries and issues with a new coaching staff - SHOULD WIN Vs Pats - Pats always beat us... upset would be great but let's not plan on it @ Titans - Under performing team with a QB who is looking down the barrel of being out of a job - Coin flip but hopeful wain Vs Dolphins - ***** team and a game you SHOULD WIN Vs Eagles - Very good strong team - probably should lose Vs Redskins - Middling team without a QB - Should Win IF you can string together 6-7 wins with only losing to the Pats or the Pats and insert 1 other loss here (probably Eagles, but ideally not a division loss), you only need to win 4 of your next 8, which is a tough road: @ Browns - Much improved team and generally considered a division contender and playoff contender this year - Should Lose @ Dolphins - ***** team and a game you SHOULD WIN Vs Broncos - This is another team that will be battling for a playoff spot with us, not the top of the league for sure, but not bottom either - Coin Flip but hopeful win @ Cowgirls - Very good football team on the road on Thanksgiving, this will be a hard fought game - Should Lose Vs Ravens - Good football team that will be a mixed bag of what they bring to the table on offense - Coin Flip but hopeful win @ Steelers - They're one of the best teams in the AFC and unless they have a sudden decline, they will likely win the division over the Browns, this game will be hard against a playoff contender - Probably lose @ Pats - LOSS Vs Jets - MUST WIN In the last 8 games, the way I see it, we have 1 "Should win" game, the rest are coin flips or should lose games... It REALLY shows the importance of starting out strong and winning those early games.

Gotcha! thanks!

When was this made? Because Waddle is still in there as the Backup LT.

That's definitely a good point, I am more referring to his catch radius and height, but it's fair to say he needs to get stronger... 14 reps at the combine wasn't worst but certainly wasn't the best either.

Looks like he could have the makings of a solid player but can't stay healthy. Jets probably made that move knowing the Pats and Bills would be knocking on the door of this guy with our own injury issues,

Zeke has more leverage as a producer for their offense, but less as a player because of where he is on his rookie deal, and how short he's bee in in the league... I think he'll report sooner... he has too much time left, and the team will tell him they'll pick up his option after this year giving him a massive raise and they'll discuss in good faith, HOWEVER they simply can't afford to give him the money now. As a guy still early on a rookie deal he can sit, but it's not a precedent that is going to be made, no team is going to let a rookie hold the hostage when they fought to have a rookie pay scale. Gordon is also very young, but he has more leverage from the stand point of time in the league and having THAT particular leg to stand on... but with Eckler in LA, they have another completely viable back, and their offense runs through Rivers and those WRs more than Gordon... he's amazing but he's a complimentary piece... he's not "the show" like Zeke is.... I honestly think they don't feel a drop off having Eckler be the guy instead... I think Gordon holds out until week 6... the question is do they trade him or just let him sit? I think Zeke reports for week 1.