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…but that opened up the run game a bit. Pick your poison. I bet we could pass the ball if we had to. Right?

To be fair, he had 8 sacks for the Bills by Thanksgiving when he tore his ACL. That’s a pretty good pace. Should we credit the scheme? After that injury, nothing much counts. We took a big swing and we missed. It sucks, but it happens.

Jerry manages to talk and talk about players until the price goes up and he’s painted himself into a corner. (I prefer the Bills approach, “Player X has been extended”.) That’s why he is where he is with Dak, and some others. He loves the spotlight too much for my taste. But it is all about personal preferences. I think Jerry is more concerned with, and more successful with, making his franchise worth more than he is playoff wins, despite what he says. He just has to be good enough on the field to maintain attention. Talking about the Cowboys is working for him in that regard.

That could be and I wouldn’t have any idea.

My school (Xavier In Cincinnati) branded itself with basketball. That has disappeared. You can no longer brag about graduating all your players, you just hope to be able to name a few. I don’t begrudge them getting paid, nor do I hate them having some mobility. Unfortunately, the resulting product we have now is something I just don’t care for as much. It’s like a new pickup game at the Y every season with players going to the highest bidders. Good for them, but I just don’t care. Anyway, my sister and a good friend went to Syracuse so I always had one eye on them. It’s the first college campus I ever saw. Good luck!

I have not seen that from Pegula. Jerry thinks he IS the FO, and all the other little people revolve around him, because that’s the way he wants it. Jerry has/had his own radio show for goodness sakes! Again, I’m not seeing it at all. .

Almost identical, except the Bills generally do their contracts on the early side, as opposed to ridiculously late while (in order to?) gaining clicks. And of course Pegula isn’t a ***** for every camera he sees. And Pegula diesn’t to pretend to be the Bills GM. But other than that… Yeah, I’m not seeing it. .

May I suggest we do NOT follow Matt Milano in any way, shape or form when it comes to injuries and healing?

If we had two Eds, it would still be cheaper and maybe one of them would be healthy each week.

This method doesn’t work for Jerry. We haven’t been talking about the overdue contract or Jerry and the Cowboys, all while watching the price go up and up as he basks in the attention surrounding his stupidity.

Now that is an actual thought that I appreciate. I’m glad you didn’t tell us who we could have had in the 3rd round. The drafting seems to be hit or miss. We’ve had some good drafts and some serious meh. I’m always hopeful about a draft class, but I’m more than average about the current class. If Max and Hancock can become plus starters we can get faster back there, especially if Bishop learns to play without having to think too much. We need more speed. That plus the new DL guys this year (especially Hoecht as a versatile piece) and I’m optimistic. It doesn’t hurt my feelings if the best DL comes in the 4th and not the 2nd or 3rd. It doesn’t matter WHERE you got a stud, it matters THAT you got a stud. Duds are sad, but we are far from alone there. We have a talented team and don’t have to throw guys in there before their time. There is not necessarily a chasm at all. Some of these guys are replacements for guys already on the roster. It’s personnel management that is forward looking, and I appreciate that. I wish it was better, but I doubt that will ever change. EDIT: As I said after the 40-9 win, I still have concerns about the offense and the defense. I’m worried about our defense’s ability to stop a good playoff quality offense, but I see some parts I hope will come together. And I’ll pray that Ed can come back before we are done, Willis Reed style if need be. .

This is a bit like the Yankees facing Richard Prior on the mound.

Did the TV scream back at you? Personally? (Not ESPN, they scream at everyone.) That could be an indication…..of something.

Draft hindsight is always so helpful and productive. Everybody gets to pretend they are smart. It’s right up there with proposed trades for the greatest waste of time. .

Better to be a buyer in a tough year than a seller. Nobody wants to be a seller. You’re only selling if you suck. .