oldmanfan

I'd be OK with Atkins for a year, although if we're going to go after a vet with a year or two left I'd take Watt first. Sherman is a no for me. We don't need an aged CB; we need more speed there and I want to see Jackson get his chance.

I'm independent. I vote for the individual and do not vote solely for one party or the other. But if this is the way the Republican party is going, and if these two are emblematic of the nominees that will be put up by the Republicans, I won't be voting for any Republicans. Ture republicans values like fiscal conservatism, strong foreign policy, policies that I agreed with, are being usurped by folks like this. Sad to see.

I don't think Ralph was fully calling the shots then. I think he was very much influenced by Litman, who was all about cost savings to protect his investment.

Agree. Milano will not get the huge numbers he may want because of the lower cap this coming season. So maybe we can keep him. And based on Beane's presser, I seriously doubt any of the one year D linemen from last season return.

It would have helped. Sad to see Marty in such decline. I remember watching him as a player back in the '60,s.

There is a lot of fatigue from folks given this has gone on for almost a year now. I live in Indiana, and was driving back from Kentucky a month ago. I stopped to get gas and was going to run in to the convenience store to get a drink. There were a dozen folks in there; one was wearing a mask and not doing so correctly. This virus is highly contagious, and the variants may be even more so. It doesn't take much of a screw up for infection to occur.

We desperately need a true third party option

I have always been of the opinion that you could throw all the backup QBs into a bag, pick one out at random, and he'd have just as good a shot as the next guy in winning a particular game. Barkley is fine; he has great rapport with Josh and knows what Daboll wants by now. And at some point he'll get replaced by Fromm.

I don't understand why everyone is so anxious to push Barkley out.

More power to him. If he goes, then Phillips and Dodson step up and/or draft another kid.

If I were Edmunds, and if I were his coaches, I'd make a phone call to Luke Keuchly (spelling??) and arrange for Edmunds to watch film with him for hour after hour this offseason. Edmunds has all the physical gifts, but he needs to react to what's in front of him more quickly. Having the guy who was a perennial All Pro in that position for McD's defense tutoring him would help immensely.

In general I think we need to quit trying to decide a player's value based on one season.

Why are you putting politics into this?

Data is out apparently on the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. It shows 72% effectiveness against developing either moderate or severe disease after Covid infection, and 85% against sever disease. It may not be as effective against the South African variant, but deaths were essentially eliminated with this vaccine. Side effects are very, very minimal. . It's not an mRNA virus like the two currently available; it is an adenovirus (cold virus) engineered to produce the Covid spike protein. And major advantages include that it is a single dose vaccine, and that it can be stored t room temperature. I hope the administration gets this vaccine out to the states as quickly as possible. While 72% effectiveness may seem low compared to the 95% of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, it is still a comparatively very good response as opposed to, say, annual flu vaccines that vary in effectiveness based on the strain. With these 3 approaches we should be able to get enough folks inoculated to get things back to normal this year.

With respect, you are being ridiculous. This is the 9th day of the new administration.

I never get worried about schedule. Every year there are teams you think will be good that aren't and vice versa.

McD emphasized their need for speed, thus I expect they'll want him back.

It is unrealistic to think a new administration on day 9 can change things dramatically in that time frame. But you know that, don't you?

Keep McKenzie, Marlowe, and Feliciano (and have him play C). Milano would be nice but will get overpaid. Everyone else can leave.

I agree on the 1 cut and go type back.

We should have won SB 1 and 4

Reminded me of the SB against the Skins. The Skins were dominant that year and it would have taken a heroic effort to win. I’m sad we lost Sunday, but I tip my hat to the Chiefs. They are really really good.

I would take the approach of adding more talent up front. I think Feliciano is better at C than Morse, so put him there, get Ford back at one G and upgrade the other spot - Boettger is average at best. Get a House Ballard type at RT to replace Williams. And make sure the O line coach drills on run blocking. Open up more holes I think Moss would be fine, Williams as well, and Motor will have to earn a spot

He could have gone to under routes I think a bit more. and I am confused we did not use McKenzie more, given the injuries to 3 of the other receivers. I said last night in another thread, it is expected that people look for things to blame when a team loses. But sometimes the simple answer is that the other team was just better. The Chiefs were just better last night. Their offense was better than our D, their D was better than our O, and their coaches were better that our coaches. They've been there a lot the last 3 years, and with guys like Mahomes and Kelcy that are HOF shoo ins. I expect the Bills coaches and players will absorb a ton from this experience to use next year, just as they used last's years loss in round 1.

Josh will continue to develop and get accustomed to the championship game situation. Have you ever played competitive sports? It takes some time to process how to adapt to pressure. He made great strides this year. He'll make more as his career continues. I mentioned Brady as a sarcastic comment because clearly he does not succumb to the pressure of the moment. Yet if you watched their game yesterday he stunk in the second half. The one potentially notable exception to this is Mahomes, and even he had to close one before he won them all last year. Many greats, Manning, Favre, Brees, all went through this.