Logic

It's funny you say that. On draft night, there were rumors of the Bills trading up to 3 to take Quinnen Williams, and I was REALLY hoping it wouldn't happen. I wanted Oliver instead. There was just something about the two of them that made me think Oliver would be the better and more dominant player. And this was BEFORE the Bills drafted Oliver, so it's not just Bills bias. When I looked at Williams -- and I know this probably isn't fair to him -- I saw Dareus. Same type of career at the same college, same"aw shucks, I just like to have fun" demeanor, same pre-draft hype. All I could see when I looked at Williams was that damn boat captain's hat. I still think Oliver will have the more productive career.

Not to be a stickler, but I don't think Frazier ever said that Levi Wallace is the "unquestioned" starter. He said that Wallace earned the starting job last season, and is currently the INCUMBENT starter. "Unquestioned" and "incumbent" are quite different. Frazier certainly didn't say "Wallace will be our starter this year for sure" or imply that in any way. He simply stated that as of this moment right now, Wallace is the starter. I think people are reading too much finality into Frazier's statement.

Thanks for the transcription. Greatly appreciated. We'll see how Josh Allen does ON the field in the coming months, but he already does a great job OFF the field in the way he carries himself, his interactions with fans, his humility, etc.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

Corey Thompson getting reps with the 1s? Woah.

Love this. Kyle is on a very short list for all-time greatest Bills, in my opinion. You can't hold the lack of success the team had during his playing tenure against him. In terms of excellence on and off the field and representing the team and community with class, it doesn't get much better than Meatball.

Thanks for this post. I can't help but wonder how a "what do you think of baby boomers?" post would go. I also can't help but wonder how the OP THOUGHT this thread would turn out. When asking for opinions on an entire generation of people, I can't imagine the conversation going any direction but sideways.

I think it mostly refers to the fact that the term "millennial" is often used in derogatory fashion, as in "I bought a house when I was 18, straight out of high school, why can't those lazy, entitled millennials get it together?!". The old, tired trope of millennials as lazy and entitled and/or in any way worse at life than baby boomers ignores the fact the current generation was handed a complete ***** sandwich by the generation that came before. Here's an article discussing what I'm talking about: https://www.vox.com/2017/12/20/16772670/baby-boomers-millennials-congress-debt "Everyone likes to bash millennials. We’re spoiled, entitled, and hopelessly glued to our smartphones. We demand participation trophies, can’t find jobs, and live with our parents until we’re 30. You know the punchlines by now. But is the millennial hate justified? Have we dropped the generational baton, or was it a previous generation, the so-called baby boomers, who actually ruined everything? That’s the argument Bruce Gibney makes in his book A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America. The boomers, according to Gibney, have committed “generational plunder,” pillaging the nation’s economy, repeatedly cutting their own taxes, financing two wars with deficits, ignoring climate change, presiding over the death of America’s manufacturing core, and leaving future generations to clean up the mess they created."

There's just no way to know this. It could be that CROOM is going to be out for a while. Only Lee Smith and Tommy Sweeney remained at TE, and that's not enough to run practices. It could also be that Knox is going to be out another week or two, so they signed Carter because they just need a camp body, and they know Knox won't be out long term. One would think that if they felt Knox or Croom was going to be out for an extended period of time, they'd have signed someone more legitimate than Kyle Carter. Someone who would have a better chance at actually contributing to the offense in the regular season.

I love the amount/variety of live reports from Bills training camp on Twitter. There used to be two, maybe three guys doing it. Now there are +/- 8. So far, Cover 1 is doing my favorite reporting. Stating specific formations, personnel groupings, etc...I'm not surprised, that crew always does excellent work. I'm like a kid on Christmas morning today. This is great.

Yeah, I hear ya. It's weird: KENTA used to be THE guy in Japan. All those years with NOAH and ROH, he was absolutely killing guys. Then, he went away to WWE and struggled with injuries and bad timing and bad booking. Now that he's with New Japan, they're clearly doing everything they can to build him back up and make him look like the dangerous threat he once was. Only one problem: He hasn't exactly LOOKED like the dangerous threat he once was. I don't know if it's lack of confidence after the WWE fiasco, or ring rust, or the fact that he's still finding his way in a new promotion, but he hasn't looked like the KENTA of old. His strikes are vicious, his heel tactic and arrogance are pretty on point, but...there's something missing. Hard to put a finger on. I'm starting to wonder if it's not that anything's wrong with HIM, it's just that Japanese pro wrestling has stepped its game up so much in the past few years that he simply looks less impressive by comparison to the other high quality wrestlers on the roster. Whatever it is, I'm with you: He hasn't been having the most impressive matches this tournament. For what it's worth, though, I thought his match against EVIL was his best yet in this tournament.

I, too, have been keeping up with the G1 in real time. At least as well as I can while still trying to have a life, any way. Archer IS having a hell of a tournament, and it seems to have taken everyone by complete surprise. He has even won over the Japanese fans. Despite being the clear heel vs Tanahashi, he was getting just as much love from the crowd. He kept yelling "Shut up" to the fans, but they didn't. They appreciate what he's doing. How could you not? He's killing it. Good for him! Here's hoping the promotion notices and decides to give Archer a decent push up the card following the tournament. NJPW has done such a good job booking Moxley and making him look like a monster heel. They're also doing a good job building KENTA back up into looking like a legitimate force after his forgettable 5 years with WWE. If he decided to sign a full time contract with NJPW, he can be a massively productive and lucrative asset for them and can really shake up the main event scene. Okada certainly looks unbeatable at the moment. It won't surprise me if he becomes the first reigning IWGP Champion to win the tournament in since 2000. Ospreay is just a force to be reckoned with. He WILL be a fixture in the main event scene for years to come, I'm sure of it. Speaking of fixtures in the main event picture for years to come, Ibushi and Sanada are clearly the next big things in NJPW. Their recent macthup was darn good. They're on the cusp of bigger and better things, for sure. I just can't stress enough how much I love the booking, storytelling, and logic of NJPW and the G1 tournament so far. They put on compelling match after compelling match WHILE furthering existing feuds and storylines, setting up FUTURE feuds and storylines, and entertaining the hell out of everyone. Like I said, I haven't been this "in the bag" for pro wrestling in at least 20 years. It's just so well done. All the credit in the world to NJPW, the bookers, and the wrestlers. Incredible stuff.

Just finished episode 2. Throughout the episode, I was looking at the facilities to see all they different slogans and buzz words and whatnot posted everywhere. Some I noticed: - Respect the Process - Compete - Heart - Earn the Right - Do Things The Right Way - 1/11 So, it's safe to say that Sean McDermott had a heavy hand in choosing the nomenclature on the walls. I also noticed that Beane had the following two books on his desk: Quarterback by John Feinstein, and The Score Takes Care Of Itself by Bill Walsh. I find the small details like this to be a fascinating look into a world rarely seen by fans. Really cool. Off to watch episode 3 now.

Front Office may have the most depth of any position on the team. Just a great, great collection of personnel men and future and former GMs. Amazing job by Beane assembling this staff, and it reflects extremely well on him that so many highly thought of men are willing to work for him.

He'll be a Baltimore Raven in a New York minute.

I think you're close, but off by a little bit. I think they do these types of visits so that they can have up-to-date, current information on players they're interested in as potential replacements IN CASE an injury happens or someone doesn't fit in to the roster the way the front office thought they would. They're keeping their "free agent short list" updated in case they need it.

This. If Allen can sling it for 2,340 per game, I'll grudgingly concede that he's a franchise quarterback.

I don't know man. 37,500 yards in a season seems a bit lofty.

Fine. Forget Marlowe. Everyone last year had Siran Neal penciled in for playing time and Bush was an afterthought. Instead the opposite happened. Would it really surprise you that much if Kurt Coleman -- a guy who knows the playbook and is a proven contributor in the NFL and isn't THAT old at 31 -- gets playing time over 6th rounder Jaquan Johnson? Or if Coleman makes the roster while Johnson goes to the practice squad? I like Jaquan Johnson a lot, but he's a sixth rounder. C'mon, man. Meanwhile, Kurt Coleman has started over 80 games in the NFL and had his best seasons under Sean McDermott. It won't exactly be shocking if he leaps a late round rookie on the depth chart.

Please do! Always nice to meet TBDers. Generally speaking, the earlier it is in the season, the more likely I am to be at Cheerful Bullpen. And if you ever need any tips about what to eat/drink/do in Portland, shoot me a message!

People probably didn't think Bush had a good chance at making the roster last year over "bright young prospects" Neal and Marlowe, and yet...

This is one of those afterthought signings that barely makes a blip on anyone's radar but turns out to have a crucial impact on the Bills defense. Coleman knows and has produced in McDermott's system and should replace Bush seamlessly. I had though that Siran Neal and maybe even Jaquan Johnson would overtake Bush this year anyway, but now I'm not so sure. Coleman is a borderline starting level safety in the NFL.

Yeah, the bar DOES get less and less busy once the Bills are eliminated from playoff contention. It was nuts in week 17 of the year before, though. That's where I watched the Dalton miracle throw and the Bills breaking the drought, and man, what a scene. It IS gonna be strange to have the Bills play on Thanksgiving. I've been (half) joking that it's kind of gonna ruin what is otherwise usually an enjoyable, relaxing holiday for me. ? Gonna watch that one at home. Got NFL Gamepass. Some weeks I do Cheerful Bullpen, some weeks I watch at home. Turkey Day seems like a logical "at home" choice for that one, on account of close proximity to pie.