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No fair, the question was DK or TJ. I like Harry better too - he reminds me of Tim Brown the way he runs after the catch. You are correct hands are not something the training staff can necessarily improve. I think Metcalf has pretty good hands though from what I have seen on tape. I was just saying I would select DK over TJ and then go to work on his flexibility. Since you brought up Harry, I think the selection between he and DK will come down to mental makeup.

Didn't Ridley select OchoCinco and TO to train him for the combine and draft? I know they were good WRs but who would pick them as trainers? I don't like his decision making for that one alone Discounted because of a three cone drill? Say that out loud. We haven't even seen his individual workouts yet

A lot of shots at DK's workout. How about TJs? 4.7 in the 40 with build up speed? Remember he will never be faster than right now. After a few weeks of NFL games getting knocked around in the trenches are you OK with a high pick TE running a 4.9 or 5.0 in games? Will that get open? Personally I would use the training staff to get DK more flexible - yoga, pilates, stretched, and pool work . I'll take my chances on the upside of size, speed and hands.

My questions on Metcalf are if he has the hands to catch Josh's fastball (Harry is said to have the better hands) and is he quick at all? On tape it all looks like TE like build up speed. He is fast, I will acknowledge that, maybe faster than Harry in a 40. Metcalf's strides seem long as compared to Harry who looks quicker laterally and I see as a Tim Brown type.

It looks like consensus no offensive players in the top 10 in an offense driven league, hilarious. We are really buying into those January "expert" process rankings. Maybe reviewing draft history would be better strategy for our educated fan base. QBs and WRs will be prominent in the first round as they always are. My #1 pick for the Bills is N'Keal Harry and he will go top 10.

I like it but I would switch out Metcalf with N'Keal Harry. He has the best hands in the draft and we have the best fastaballer QB.

Take your Eye off the ball by Pat Kirwan

How can Jones be 17th in catch rate when he is being compared to 15 players? Also Foster's numbers are sure to be better because of who played QB in his games vs. a full season by Zay.

I agree. I hope coach addresses this. All you have to look at is Aaron Rodgers getting hit while sliding last week to see how a team should take care of their own. No fights or excessive penalties but someone better be in their face. Not turning to the refs and begging for a flag.

They have a championship pre superbowl era They are passionate and get defensive however they always think they are going to lose in the last minutes. Way more than Bills fans. I am not sure if that makes them smarter or less passionate but they seem to have more last minute losses. They never celebrate before zeros are on the clock.

Fold? How do people think this is being funded? They have lots of money. Do you think the people involved would have signed on if the NFL was backing them? They aren't rich guys, they are NFL guys.

It goes way beyond common sense. A Lean Six Sigma approach involves mapping and MEASURING your process, and implementing a control plan. Your "common sense" approach has you trying to fix anything and everything because it is a "pain point". Data driven decision making is the difference between a process improvement approach and common sense. The Bills approach is aimed at fixing those things that effect their key performance indicators. That is why their approach is more efficient. Plus it has to be because GM and Coaches opportunities are brief. All of which are part of Lean Six Sigma facilitation and change management :-)

I am a Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma and Innovation - go ahead, make the title jokes if you must. I am always looking at McCoach through a Lean Six Sigma lens. I always thought it was funny that McCoach called it "the process" instead of "my process" or "our process". The fact is every team has a process, even Rex. I was skeptical by this verbiage but McCoach has his documented /mapped which most coaches don't do. Most importantly McCoach MEASURES his process. You realize the power of Lean Six Sigma when you map, measure and eliminate the waste and defects in your process. When I realized McCoach knows what he is doing in his practice of structured problem solving and data driven decision making was when I heard a response to a media question around the most incorrectly and overused phrase in sports "analytics". When asked about a specific data point , coached responded with "some data points are more important than others . That leads me to believe he understands "KPIs = key performance indicators. Good processes are measured and tweaked to drive their KPIs. He gets this and it is why he is true to his process. But know that the process is constantly changing to drive the KPIs. Coaching an NFL team means managing a massive amount of variables and and human error. Following a structured approach like McCoach is a great way to do it.

Your tying the Toyota Production System to just Six Sigma. It'snot done that way anymore, it is Lean Six Sigma. 90% of the time Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma are implemented incorrectly which is why it fails. Your environment needed Lean weaved in with Six Sigma to eliminate waste (Lean) , not just defect reduction. Sorry, implementing Lean Six Sigma is my work life

But he was a penetrating D tackle. 10 sacks. That is why we signed him big. We had to. A lot of DTs mail it in after their second contract. See Albert Haynesworth and other DTs signed by the Redskins.

I might give him 3 TDs. It is not his fault Benjamin was on the field.

I looked it up a while back and he did coach QBs once before. In the mid to late 80's at a lower tier college. I wish I was kidding about this.

50% of that dead cap are contracts Beane signed in less than two years! That does not bode well for his cap management skills They are not all Whaley clean up moves contrary to popular belief for people who don't want to put in the Spotrac research team.

Paste the story please

50% of the dead cap dollars, not guys. You didn't do you action item before posting. This isn't twitter - LOL Also I am not being disrespectful at all to how Beane worked his way up. It is commendable but you could argue that working in one organization your whole life is not the best way to prepare for the hardest job in sports, in a different organization. Maybe the hardest job since it is the Bills.

It is time for us to stop linking these guys together just because it is convenient. They have completely different roles where they have to interact, agree, and coexist. Does anyone here think they spend more than one hour a day together? We have a good coach, not perfect, but pretty good. Our baby GM is not looking good at all IMO but the jury is still out.

Taylor only threw at guys when they were already open. Since Benjamin doesn't go after the football, someone is going to have to convince me that Tyrod's limitation wouldn't have made Benjamin better for us.

That is all well and good if you are an expansion team. However in the NFL you inherit players when you get a job and that means coaching difficult personalities not just "your guys". Recklessly moving every player from the previous GM and bringing in subpar talent from your old team is insecurity IMO. Our baby GM has been begging for credit since he was serving coffee in Carolina and especially after he was intern GM and didn't get the job. The NFL does not have the patience for Beane's approach. This guy would be getting roasted if he did not have a fantastic coach bailing him out. McD wins in spite of Beane. We are Bills fans, how the hell could yo know what a proper rebuild looks like? Is this what the Rams did? Aren't they the model? I don't violently disagree with your points. I don't mind the draft day trades to get a QB or Edmunds. The cap situation however is Beane's mess more than Whaley's. Go to Sportrac and look up the dead cap. 50% of those are contracts Beane and 50% are Whaley. In just two years. He is not just cleaning it up. Do the research and you will see. I love what we have done on D. But that D ranking is only for yards. The #3 D in the league doesn't get blown out two games in a row do they? Granted they are playing better and headed in the right direction. I go with scoring which I have been criticized for only using one stat.

Keeping Tir-od would have meant millions more available for free agents. His 10 mil in dead cap plus the McCarron signing would have never happened adding even more $ back. Money that could have been used on O lineman or receivers. I think we would also have more wins with Ti-rod. Josh could start the end games once/if we were eliminated but who knows with this improved D. Granted this would have shaken up the draft trade but we still could have got Josh and maybe Edmunds too. Probably not Harrison though.

I wonder if Peterman turned over McDermott's desk and said "Don't F-ing start me!"