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Buffalo86

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  1. Percy Harvin plans to retire -- for real this time.

    The wide receiver is not participating in this year's free agency, agent Greg Barnett told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

     

    "He's done [playing]," Barnett said.

    Harvin, 28, retired in April 2016 but returned to the Bills last November after Buffalo suffered injuries to several of its wide receivers.

    Playing in two games, Harvin caught two passes for six yards before migraine headaches caused the Bills to place him on the non-football illness list, ending his season. Harvin has dealt with migraine issues throughout his NFL career.

    The mercurial receiver was a first-round pick of the Vikings in 2009 and was named the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year. In 2013 the Vikings traded him to the Seahawks, whom he helped win Super Bowl XLVIII against the Broncos with an 87-yard kickoff return touchdown. However, locker-room conflict with teammates in Seattle prompted Harvin to be traded to the Jets in 2014 before he followed then-coach Rex Ryan to the Bills in 2015.

    Harvin started the first five games of the 2015 season, catching 19 passes for 218 yards and one touchdown before knee and hip injuries ended his season and led to his first retirement.

     

    http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18909464/agent-says-wide-receiver-percy-harvin-retiring-nfl

  2. ...over on the now defunct BBMB site, a poster named GOOSE did a superb comparative analysis of Whaley versus his peers which were Ted Thompson, Steelers' Kevin Colbert and I think Ireland....surprisingly, from a STATISTICAL perspective, Whaley measured up reasonably well......BIGGEST difference is the number of Lombardis Thompson and Colbert have versus DW as in NONE.....so at what point do coaches take the heat?...........

    I applauded the work he put into it, but IIRC, he used "games started" as the benchmark. By that rationale, someone like Chris Kelsay would be considered a resounding success. Guys who start for us wouldn't always start for other teams.

  3. I don't understand some fans.

    If you dislike the front office, coaches, QB and owners so much why still claim them as your team?

     

    Seriously? I'm not trying to be a smart ass or jerk, it just doesn't make sense.

    I think it's because many of these fans were fans before these guys were running the show, and will still be fans after they're gone. Your team is still your team, even if you're not happy with the way it's being run.

  4. From Chris Trapasso

     

    Random: New #Bills DB Jordan Poyer was my No. 1 cornerback in the 2014 draft class. Has played safety in the NFL though.

     

     

     

    hmm maybe a CB for us?

    Well, forget whatever Trapasso says. The Eagles drafted Poyer in the 7th round of 2013.

  5. Pete Prisco, CBS Sports

     

    The Bills and Taylor agreed to a restructured five-year deal (really a two-year deal), one that drops his outrageous cap number from $16 million to $10 million, which means he will be the team’s starting quarterback.

    It’s the right move based on the draft and the free-agent market, but it also sends a strong message: New Bills coach Sean McDermott is the guy with the juice in the building now.

    The Bills appeared to be readying to hire interim coach Anthony Lynn after the season, but word around the league was that McDermott wowed owners Terry and Kim Pegula during his interview. When that happened, McDermott became the power broker in the building, making general manager Doug Whaley, who many wondered why he still had a job anyway, a guy without the juice anymore.

    Whaley clearly was not a Taylor guy, which is why he instructed Lynn to sit him late last season rather than risk injury that would have guaranteed him the 2017 salary. That was not a football move at all. It was a Whaley move based on money and the future, even though he’s the one who gave Taylor the bad contract last year.

    http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/free-agency-musings-keeping-tyrod-taylor-shows-whos-in-charge-in-buffalo/

  6. I think people should be allowed to do whatever they want to their own bodies. In sports, no, as players would feel compelled to use them to keep up with the competition. That's what happened in MLB, where the teams turned a blind eye to steroids & in some cases even encouraged it.

  7. There's a lot of stuff in here that I'm not familiar with.....I grew up in the early 80's, so I'm stuck in the Maiden, Priest, Sabbath, Ozzy + Dio Solo also ( I'm old I know...).....I do like Metallica and Megadeth a lot but for the most part, the rest is heavier than what I like.....I have a hard time enjoying death , speed or thrash Metal....there's some good riffs and hooks, but if I can't clearly here the lyrics, it doesn't work for me.

     

    I enjoy my metal with some melodies which explains why I love Iron Maiden...the 3 guitars attack since 2000 is awesome. The newer Judas Priest is much heavier than it was in the 80's but it still kicks ass !

     

    If you're looking for some millennial bands on the more melodic side, check out Ghost. They're opening for Maiden on the upcoming tour, so chances are you're already familiar. My favorite way to describe them is this: Imagine Alan Parsons becomes possessed, then joins Blue Oyster Cult to sing songs about Satan full-time. I like it.

     

    I prefer their earlier, heavier stuff, but Opeth's last few albums have been on the lighter side, with more singing and next to no growling. Check out the albums Heritage & Pale Communion.

     

    Mastodon is another great band who have toned it down a bit over the last few albums (Crack the Skye, The Hunter, Once More 'Round The Sun). Also worth checking out.

     

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