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Whaley was dismissed almost immediately after the draft. You don’t pass on drafting a franchise QB because of a salary. Any GM worth having will want a say in choosing their rookie QB, so I understand the wait. It was still a costly error by the fairly green owners, though. I don’t think being a Christian has any bearing on things. By all accounts Rivera is one of the good guys in the NFL, so that part may be replicable. Probably is by liberal media standards. NBC ( MSNBC) seems to fit that profile.

Pretty neutral on it overall ; amazing how New England making an early playoff exit will do that. As for who I think will win, I’m going to go with the Titans and the 49ers. In the AFC the Titans just look to be that team of destiny; they’re built to destroy Super Bowl dreams on the road ( and that’s just more fun to watch imo... I’d rather see a car wreck than an expected triumph). As for the NFC I think the Niners are a more complete team top to bottom. Plus Rodgers is kind of a weird curmudgeon and the Pack are kind of boring.

I agree, and the point about the TE is a very good one. The best offenses have ‘em, and Allen needs a reliable one going into season 3. That’s a huge year in his ultimate evaluation, and Knox is still a maybe. I know they’re not going to go out and get a George Kittle, but an upgrade with reliable hands is critical.

The Bills weren’t in the market for a QB in 2017 because they hadn’t yet dismissed Whaley, who was on his way out. Beane wasn’t here yet, so he had nothing to do with it directly. McD didn’t want an extra year, he just wanted the GM to have a say in the QB selection. Made sense, but a missed opportunity by the Pegulas with their procedural misstep.

Yes, they turned over a fair amount of the roster largely due to aging. They had a successful program and HC in place, but their excellent teams of the 2010s got old. That happens, and the Ravens have done a great job. Their task was not as huge as reinventing a floundering franchise that had no direction, no leadership and no successful platform on which to build. To say they had a head start is an understatement. For all their regular season success, they’ve been a one and done in the playoffs twice. The same as McD, Beane and Co.

Well, yes it would likely have been one of those two if they did select one in 2017. It was the team’s greatest need, and it’s unlikely they ( or anyone else) was outbidding the Bears for the right to select Trubisky. Obviously , the goal is the Super Bowl and both those QBs are closer to being a championship caliber QB than Josh Allen is. The past cannot be changed, but there is now way to think that the goal of a championship is more likely by not drafting on either those QBs. It shouldn’t be harped on, lamented or assigned to Beane and McD in any way because it truly was an error by ownership. It doesn’t diminish what the GM and Coach have done with the team to date.

While it can work, and has worked for the Bills I still view it as somewhat of a tactical error by the Pegulas. At best , they waited too long to dismiss Whaley once McD was hired. They really missed out on getting their QB earlier ( and a more NFL ready one at that) by doing this backwards. McDermott and Beane still may ultimately be a success, but Beane should have been in place before the 2017 draft.

Thankfully. That band flat out sucks.

That’s not what it’s about, an experienced HC vs a first time etc. While no one can copy something else exactly, the NFL has long been considered a “ copycat league “. Teams look to others for things that have worked. Anyway, you are missing the big picture by getting hung up on small specifics. What the Bills have done is eschewed egocentric , selfish players in favor of those who buy in to the team concept. They’ve cleaned up their cap situation, to set themselves up for long term success, rather than follow the often tried ( but rarely successful ) model of buying a championship. The Redskins come to mind as a franchise that has tried this in the past. It’s about changing how a franchise operates from the ground up, a change in corporate culture. It’s not about window - dressing type elements, such as “ hire a name HC that’s been to a Super Bowl” and so on.

Maybe not. However, one could argue that McCoy may have ended up getting more carries than Singletary, the way that things played out this season. Exactly. The Redskins are closer to where the Bills had been as a franchise than KC or Baltimore. The Ravens have designed a gimmicky offense in a college style around a style of QB that doesn’t have a history of long term NFL success. It’s not hard to see why the writer would specify the Bills as a repeatable model to follow.

The Chiefs were already pretty good when they drafted Mahomes. Not sure what kind of blueprint that is except for drafting a QB high. The Ravens have been successful during John Harbaugh's tenure as well. He’s got playoff appearances, wins and a worlds championship under his belt. Those teams were at most reloading, not rebuilding. The Bills were mired in a run of mediocrity dating back to the 2000 season. While some Bills fans may not want to admit it, McD and Beane have done a lot of things the right way. They are reshaping the Bills with a model designed for long term success.

Well that sucks. MIA is one of my favorite away games of the year for a road trip ( okay, air lol). Especially when it’s in the second half of the season. I would absolutely consider going to a game in London, but not going to Mexico City. Maybe if the game was in Cozumel ...

Ask your doctor about your Pareto curve.

By fixing I take it to mean made it NFL caliber . 2018 line was a bad joke. 2019 was decent, but not a strength as you mentioned. Those who think fixing meant made it elite are off base. It was too far gone to do that in one offseason.

Wow that was way more DPI than O total garbage call

He had one great year in College. Can’t say he’s even close to a Luck

Clemson DBs can’t hang

Really crappy tackling tonight by Clemson D

Contract wasn’t renewed

It’s like a Super Bowl now, with the halftime and commercials

Clemson defense lost a lot of quality from last season

Think Shazier. It’s dangerous to the defender to hit this way. Huge risk of paralysis.

Yeah, it’s really about the defender not getting injured by lowering their head and hitting with the crown. It’s textbook what not to do, and the defender is at much greater risk than the player being hit.

It’s not “ fixed”. Refs just help certain teams along. Certain big TV market teams get a lot of bias their way, and the others have to just overcome it. Baltimore isn’t known for getting a lot of help from the refs.

NFL officiating is poor quality on purpose. The bias is wanted .NFL teams have owners. College football has no such thing.