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wondering if they set someone up with specific info to find the leaker?

i always thought he was just taking advantage of pegula's $ and hiring his buddies and brother.

I included the safety position because of AW's uncertainty; Washington fills KW's position; the kicker, yes KW is aging. I don't think he will make it through another season of 16 games. Time for new blood there, and he's on the roster. I can see them bringing Bryant back too. There's also an RFA I think they bring back, Coleman, and I've read somewhere they like him. DEs are Shaq and Hughes. To fill starter roles, they need a WLB, S, and the second CB. don't know how confident they are that Seymour can fill it, but with zone, it will be easier to find someone.

They can be competitive and transition at the same time. Most teams have a core roster of about 25 players who make > $1 million and take up most of the cap space, then they fill in with young players via the draft and older cheap vets. The Bills have 21 players who will fit this category in 2017. On the roster, the Bills currently lack starters at: WR#2 (and maybe a #3 slot should be included), OLB, CB, S (not trusting AW), and P. They have $33 million to to spend. Schmidt is an RFA and they will tender (and they will also tender Gillislee and maybe Groy). They will probably fill 2 of those holes via the draft and spend on 2-3 FAs. There are also all kinds of decisions they can make to save money here and there. Small amounts like cutting IK, and larger amounts from moving on from Carpenter or retirements from KW and AW. The rest of the roster will be filled in the usual way. The biggest issue going forward is of course the QB decision. They can be competitive with Taylor and the current roster while they look for the long-term answer and stock young talent. Their current cap situation is a result of boosting the offense in 2015 to create a playoff-caliber roster. The Clay and McCoy contracts will be resolved in 2018 most likely. They are in a transition, but they will most likely not go the tank route.

the bet is most likely on your main point: will optimism alone spur real economic growth? The markets' initial reaction underscores a belief, but unless real decisions are made that impact growth and employment, those beliefs will take a beating. I've heard several money managers now say they expect at least a 5% correction in the first quarter because of this. I find Trumponomics very interesting. It's not just an optimism change, his tweeting is causing MNCs to make real decisions. Maybe we should call it Tweetonomics? The most interesting character is Bannon. He knows that trump will fail if he doesn't support the working poor who supported him. While the republicans will and have tried already toattack SS and Medicare, what will Trump do? I think one inkling is how he responded to the republicans attempt to castrate the ethics board--just one tweet was all it took. I have no problem with rolling back Dodd-frank as long as he also moves back to glass-steagall, as he's supported. since banks are under Basel, their ability to inflate credit is constrained. I am worried about the clawback on derivatives though. So, I agree with you GG, that optimism can have an impact, but it still comes down to demand for your product. If Tweetonomics can push more companies to move jobs to the US and others to stay, that is where the beef is.

One can certainly interpret it as they are starting over in a sense. When Rex was hired, the Bills had a top 5 D, so Whaley went out and got Shady, Clay, and Harvin for the skill positions, brought in Taylor and Casel to compete at qb, and fortified the O-line with incognito. While they over-paid shady and Clay, they had a playoff team. That is, until Rex couldn't figure out what to do with the D. Whaley gave Rex a playoff-caliber roster, but they also put themselves in a tough cap situation. They are at a new crossroads with yet another new coach; what to do? Scenario 1: keep Taylor for a couple years and remain a team that flirts with the playoffs, which also means keeping competitive by overpaying woods and Gilmore to stay. If your goal is to simply make the playoffs, this is your option. However, it also means middle round draft picks. Scenario 2: let Taylor go, don't overpay for players, strengthen your cap situation, and keep building the foundation through the draft. This is the long term solution which will take a couple years mainly due to finding a Long-term solution at QB. If they go with 1, then I think it's because Whaley is under the gun to make the playoffs; if they go with 2, then pegula is on board with Whaley and McDermott trying to establish Pittsburgh on Niagara...

If they stayed with the same type of offense, they would do better with tt, but it doesn't seem that will be the case.

On the QB, I said it could be a net gain or loss of cap $s depending on whether they bring in a caretaker or someone like Brees/Romo. By moving on, you're suggesting that we pick up a caretaker who will save from $9-$6 million. That could pay for Woods and a cheap FA or two, but who's the caretaker QB?

I don't think the salary cap is an issue with the Tyrod decision. According to Spotrac, the Bills are $31 million under the cap including his contract. If the Williams brothers retire, that gives them another $10 million. Regardless, Tyrod's cap hit is $16 million this year, and if they move on, they will need to bring in someone else--a big name will cost more than a caretaker, so there could be a net cap gain or loss at the QB position. The salary cap is NOT the reason they will move on from TT.

It's too bad they couldn't retain someone from the current group. I know people have thrown Lal's name out there, but I don't know if he's got any experience devising an offensive system?

I got the sense from listening to Pegula and Whaley that they want to establish long term stability. TP realized he made a huge mistake and set the team back by hiring Rex (changing from a very successful D), and I believe he will let things play out for at least the next 4-5 years. Sure, Whaley can't have another major screw-up, but I think they don't want any more musical chairs.

I'm referring to his record as gm. There are a lot of people who hated him before the PC.

Snowden and Assange should get a lot of credit for exposing the men behind the curtain...

26, at this point Whaley has become a polarizing figure. You won't change the haters. Since Whaley will be in it for the long haul, time will tell who is right.

DR, For as long as I can remember (I'm old now though so I can't remember much) I've never taken MSM news at face value, rather I've tried to decipher what the players in the background, the Deep State players, were trying to do through the media. A few years back I recall GG and I had a bit of a debate (imagine that) about one of the ME wars (who knows which one now), that it seemed there was a spy vs spy "fight" going on between those who wanted to invade and those who didn't. I think you are correct, we are in the middle of a doozy right now, as Trump and Flynn are a threat to one wing--the CIA, who has been waging the covert war in Syria. Here's a good piece related to the hacking that also gets into the deep state fisticuffs. Moon of Alabama

Hah, I was just about to start a thread called "The Purge." No more falling asleep in meetings, no more slackers. We may see some names let go (or traded), but teams win. Just look at how the Pats routinely move on from players. It'll be an interesting offseason for sure.

I blame it's vs its.....

I guarantee McDermott will tell Crossman that every ST player better know ALL of the rules that could impact a play on special teams....

McDermott really needs to get this right. It's safe to assume that the D will improve statistically where it matters, PPG, so any improvement will depend on the O maintaining its scoring ability. I don't want to see the opposite of what happened when Rex came in: The O improved, but Rex couldn't maintain the level of play that Schwartz's D provided.

Jax will be an entertaining situation to watch from afar. I guarantee Marrone is already plotting to get rid of Coughlin...

he does provide a good fall back option though if McCoy chooses elsewhere. I'd hate to see them start over on O...

i looked through the thread this morning to see if anyone said something like this. 👍👍

Just checked Super Bowl 50 stats. His D gave up only two drives that ended up in FGs. Everything else came from TOs.

Not at his asking price, and that is the issue.

as Whaley said in his presser, all of those things are negotiable with the new coach.