Heavy Kevi

Nobody has advocated for players not trying hard. It's ludicrous to think players would do that in the first place. This team will lose because of lack of talent. It seems to me like you are emphatically not that different in the thinking of many. FO is not "tanking", they are proper rebuilding thinking about the long term as opposed to the "sell tickets now" approach. But to act like people who would have hope from a high pick are losers or havent played sports tells me a bit about you, too. My guess is you and I define "success" in life in grossly different manners. I'm sure our definitions of success in football are the same, but I guess I would rather bottom out because we can't keep supporting the farce that we can win this year, or pretend like 8 wins is some noble cause. It is always best to make moves for the future betterment rather than now unless you are actually close to being competitive. And of course the players we have will try like hell to win, I would not expect any less.

I get what you are saying here, but think if Peterman were to start and show promise, there would be tons of hype and interest around him. Aside from the fact TT is in CP right now, he is a known quantity, and as Bills fan we will take hype over known quantities every time. Not saying it's right, but selling tickets wise, I think Peterman may actually do better at that, provided he continues to show at least flashes of promise. It's clear his quick, decisive throwing fits the WCO, and I was actually surprised at the velocity of some of his balls yesterday. Also, as mentioned before, this upcoming draft is a make or break one for us. It would behove us the know what we have at QB before commiting more picks to the position, especially since this year is a bust already.

Better that than a low talker... with man hands.

Working hard and doing his best is admirable, and makes him a role model; but let's not confuse effort with results.....hmmm I think I've heard that somewhere before....

If Edelman is out for the year.... yayyyyy! Now the pats fall to a lowly 12-4 and only manage the conference chamionship. Sad day to be a Cheats fan. Meanwhile, in Buffalo, we will struggle to get to 6 wins, and just barely price ourselves out of the next great qb prospect. Even more yay. Vats of yay in fact.

Well that's pretty spot-on in my opinion. Same mat that took Kolb? Again, spot-on I wouod love to see QBs in a clean pocket, but they don't play for Dallas or NE, so......... If it makes it to the third, Macgregor can't win. He only wins with a KO in the first couple rounds, then he gets sloppy. Going to see the rope-a-dope until Conor becomes hittable.

Lets not count out the Phins? We couldn't count out USC right now.

I actually agree with you. Now, I realize he doesn't fit the system, but I think he fits the Quarterback. Tyrod is a "see it now throw it" guy, he does not throw with anticipation. Stevie is a "get open" guy, and that just might work if Tryod sees him open, particularly on broken plays. Now, is he the same guy at 31? I certainly don't know. But if he wants to play, why not give him a workout?

I was expecting to hate it, but for some reason I find it pretty slick.

MMA is massively safer than NFL and Boxing, it's not even close. A KO in MMA could happen 10 times in a boxing match, and the concussed fighter could still win. NFL has big time concussions and ligament/soft tissue damage. The vast majority of injuries in MMA are broken bones, noses, and cuts. Even though they get punched in the face alot, the damage pales in comparison to that of a boxer, and the longevity of the injuries are much shorter than NFL If Brady actually got hit, and wasn't bubble wrapped you may be able to actually make a comparison. Unfortunately Brady has an owner/commissioner and horde of zebras to his defense. Alive and well is different than the astronomical level it is at right now. It will level out with incessant wimpification of America. Can't argue with this. I love this argument. Blue collar folks take massive risks in many different industries, and at a fraction of a fraction of the money these players get. I have a relatively safe job (chef), and still I risk cuts and burns, work in a 120° kitchen, and run a chainsaw, axe, and wood splitter daily (for smoker and pizza oven), all for the glorious paycheck of a janitor or garbage man. I am not complaining at all, I would take my life over that of an athlete, but industry hazard is a legitimate thing. Tell HS football players (and they're parents quite frankly) that they will get 30 million over a 6 year career, but you will get several concussions, they will trip ovrr you to sign up.

Well, that's not going to be a popular opinion.... but I tend to agree with you on most of it.

I'm sure some of the teams "blackouts" look really awesome... ...but not the Bills one. That looks bad.

I hear all of that, but will Shady still be good by the time the rest of the team catches up? Unlikely. I certainly don't know, but perhaps Kyle, Lorax, etc were to keep the cap manageable. They don't have to overpay to get to the floor, and then next year they are gone leaving plenty of money for the 3700 draft picks. Just a thought.

Dear Tom Brady Eat **** and die

Oh, Yolo... Your glass is always half full. I just don't have it in me anymore.

Ain't that the truth.

Calls 'em like we sees 'em..... I wouldn't be talking about it if the Bills didn't make us talk about it. And it's not like we made it up, just watch a media "talking head" reference the Bills right now. It's all "trust the process", "you have all those picks", or "you will be happy with Darnold". Definitely the fans fault though.....

Searching for the old bbmb :yeahthat: , but to no avail. So I guess I will settle with: Yeah, that>>>/\

Thanks for the tip. "Thank you so much for the opportunity, Sean. You truly are the real deal. I would try hard to make the team, but I just trust you so much that my faith will get me through" SUPER BOWL!

More like "Total eclipse of the heart" If anyone around here remembers Bonnie Taylor

I'm going to tryout for WR later. McBean said they don't normally do this, but desperate times call for desperate measures, and now they are open to 30 year old fat guys with very little playing experience.

Why keep shady? This team is done, a fork handle sticking out of the uni's. You hang onto Shady until a contender wants a rent-a-star to get them all rings. If a team thinks they are 1 Shady away from a title they will give up something worthwhile for him (ala Bradford when Minny thought they were good). This year is going to suck anyway. I love Shady and he is clearly our best player, but he will probably cost us a few draft slots since the tank is in full swing. Doesn't look like the FO planned this particular circumstance, but maybe the stars are aligning and the football gods want to give us a QB for drafts-mas.

Really, I see tons condescending posts to this same exact point every year. Hell, I used to be the optimist and post things like this too. Telling people to be positive or to just expect them to be good because.... reasons. But experience has taught me something.... The Bills suck in preseason, and suck in the regular season too. I wouldn't say I'm frustrated or angry about it, but it is clear and obvious this will n9t be a good team. It's great to be positive and stuff, but history is a pretty good predictor of the past, and not this demi-religious type of blind "faith" that they will be better in the regular season. Nothing has indicated that. Now, they might be OK, but there is an awful lot more evidence to the contrary. Then again evidence must not matter much to a religious person (that's not a shot at you, just an observation).

What!?!? IF, and it is a huuuuuge IF, Taylor "shows he's a franchise QB", he isn't going anywhere. Franchise QBs DON'T change teams unless they are yet to show it, or are in the twilight of their career. It just doesn't happen.

Shaw is as credible as anyone else around here. Dude is a generally fair and accurate critic, and a quality poster (which are increasingly hard to find). I would argue that our regular seasons do resemble our preseasons. Also, even if you don't want to believe it, penalties are concerning so far this preseason, and that is supposed to be the hallmark of McD. I would also argue Boldin did look old on that play. Seems reasonable to me.