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Logic

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  1. Confession: Baker is who I wanted in the 2018 draft. I thought his attitude/moxie/whatever-you-wanna-call-it was exactly what Buffalo needed at that time. Obviously we'll never know how things would've turned out if he had been drafted here, but...I'm obviously pretty okay with the guy we wound up with instead. Two interesting things about Baker Mayfield: One is that the Browns VERY NEARLY took Josh Allen 1st overall instead of him. There were rumors right up until draft morning of the Browns building being split and some pushing very heavily for Josh. Instead, as we all know, the voices that wanted Baker won out, and the rest is history. Two is that he had a pretty great rookie season, which led to instant stardom and him being in a bazillion TV commercials. He looked to all the world like the next huge NFL megastar QB. And then his sophomore season happened and, well...things went downhill in Cleveland, culminating in his ouster from the team, temporary journeyman status, and his current career resurrection in Tampa Bay. This was the latest example of "don't judge a QB after a great rookie season until he's able to replicate the success in year two". Opposing defensive coordinators have an offseason to study and to take away what you do best, and year two often doesn't go nearly as well as year one. Anyway...I like Baker Mayfield. I'm glad he's doing well in Tampa Bay, and I hope he continues to do well in his career.
  2. Agreed on not being concerned about Cook in the passing game moving forward. In fact, I'd like to seem get even MORE involved in the passing game. Once Joe Brady came aboard, we started to see more wheel routes and isolation matchups on linebackers where Cook went deep. We also saw him more meaningfully and consistently be targeted on swing routes. I think there's actually a lot of meat left on the bone with regard to usage of Cook in the passing game. I think he can be even MORE productive there with a full offseason of Brady installing his own offense. It is my hope that Cook continues to be heavily involved in the offensive gameplan as a pass catching target.
  3. I don't particularly want to get into a back-and-forth about Elon Musk here and derail this thread (though we can discuss it in DMs if you want), so I'll just say: I couldn't disagree more with...pretty much everything you just said. Not a Musk fan. To each their own.
  4. It's Twitter. It'll always be Twitter. And the things posted on it will always be Tweets. Elon can try all he wants to re-name, re-brand, and generally ruin the platform, but it will always be Twitter. It's a testament to how strong and how perfect the original branding and name recognition was, and how absolutely dog-sh*t of an idea it was by Elon to try to change it to begin with. He's trying so hard to force "X" down everyone's throats, and the world at large is like "nope, sorry. We're ignoring that. It's Twitter". Never seen anything quite like it.
  5. Agreed. Overall, it seems likely that the Bills are going to be undergoing a big youth movement this season. It already started to happen on offense the past couple seasons, and now it's about to happen on defense. There's no choice. The salary cap is going to FORCE them to go young. As such, it only makes sense to infuse youth and fresh ideas into the coaching staff, as well. One could say "well, I'd rather have long time, veteran position coaches to teach all of these young guys", but that's not the approach the Bills' staff seems to be going with. They seem to be saying "we're gonna bring in young, energetic coaches to connect with and teach the young players we're bringing in". I'm excited about what I perceive to be a turning of the page on defense. I think that with the departure of Frazier last year and the impending departures of Hyde, Poyer, and maybe Tre White, a pretty big "era" of Bills defense is about to end, and a new one is about to begin. The old ways weren't working when the Bills got to the playoffs, so bring in the new. Let's see what a new generation of coaches and players can do.
  6. I like Cook a lot. He had 1500 yards from scrimmage and six touchdowns. That's a VERY good running back season in the 2024 NFL! What I'd like to see going forward to get as much mileage out of him as humanly possible is this: 1. Draft or sign a high quality RB2. Yes, I like Ty Johnson. He's a very good RB3. I'd like a 1b to Cook's 1a, solely because with Cook's size, I'd like to keep him fresh and healthy. Cook, while talented, is also not a great red zone running back, and having JOSH ALLEN SMASH be your primary red zone run play is not sustainable long term. 2. Draft and sign downfield receiving threats and spend the offseason scheming up the deep game and attempting to fix the "no explosive plays" problem that crept in this season. As the downfield passing game opens up, there should be more room for Cook to operate in the running (and short passing) game. And lastly...has anyone else noticed that the dude seems to have loosened up, dropped his shoulders, and actually smiles and seems to be having fun now? Love that. The future is bright for James Cook. It'll be even brighter if we get him a complimentary back and a deep passing game.
  7. I like that the coaching staff is being infused with youth (Brady, Babich) and outside additions (Curry, Addae). I won't pretend to really know enough about any of them to wax poetic about their chances of being good coaches or valuable additions to the staff, but any time our coaching staff wants to inject youthful energy and fresh opinions, I'm always in favor.
  8. Haha. More of a Jeff Chimenti guy myself. The way that long white hair blows in the wind....
  9. Just curious: Which shows are you going to? Did you get the tickets through pre-sale and, if so, how was your experience? In my case, there were three of us, all trying on different devices, for tickets. Each of us picked a date. Even though we were all in the queue quite early, I was the only one who got tickets. My two friends were shut out. I was able to circle back an hour later when they dropped additional (more expensive) tickets and get a second date. We're in for May 30th (200s section, great seats) and May 31st (awful seats in the 400s, but much cheaper). You?
  10. That depends entirely on what kind of Wednesday night you're lookin to have.
  11. Some good stuff on condensed formations (with explanations, diagrams, video explanations, and so forth) at the links below. https://www.americanfootballmonthly.com/Subaccess/articles.php?category=&article_id=5647&output=article https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/film-study/2019/02/102363/film-study-by-incorporating-more-bunch-and-compressed-formations-ohio-states-offense-opened-up-in-2019 https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2018/6/18/17419694/building-the-offense-for-patrick-mahomes-condensed-formations
  12. The Dead have definitely always been the quintessential "just go out and play" band, with very little "show" at their concerts, other than the liquid light shows in the ballrooms in the late 60s in San Francisco. Ever since then, they've been about as anti "show" as a band can get. If you know about the audience of the Dead, though, you know that they tend to enjoy imbibing certain recreational and botanical substances that would make something like a three dimensional immersive 4K sphere rather...interesting? Terrifying? Life-changing? Not sure the right word. Hokey light shows don't really appeal to me either, but if you've taken a peak at the stuff U2 did at their show at the Sphere, it's certainly far beyond a light show. Futhermore, I've seen Dead and Co a bunch in recent years, and save for John Mayer, they really aren't much to look at Most of the time at Dead concerts, I experience much of the show with my eyes closed. This'll be the first time in a while that I (and my mycologically enhanced brain) will be doing some watching. Can't wait to see what they have in store. And lastly...Yes. Prices for this residency are/were outrageous. I don't blame anyone who doesn't wanna shell out this kind of cash. Highway robbery. I'm gonna take in two shows (maybe three) and make a weekend of it with my Deadhead pod of friends. The circus that is 20,000 Deadheads descending on the circus that is Vegas. Gonna be a hoot.
  13. I posted an article from The Ringer on this forum not long ago that came to two very convincing conclusions, which it backed up with data and charts and everything: 1.) Generally speaking, the later it gets in a game, the worse Tua plays. 2.) Generally speaking, the later it gets in the season, the worse Tua plays. So me, personally? I'm fully on board with the Dolphins giving big money to Tua. He's a very good -- borderline elite -- September and October quarterback. Once Thanksgiving hits and onward, he folds. He's just good enough to give you hope, and just bad enough to repeatedly break your heart. Give him all the money. Sign him for all the years. I'm here for it.
  14. Just a reminder (and I'm not the first to give it): If you rank your primary needs as, let's say: 1. WR 2. S 3. DE 4. DT That does NOT mean that the draft needs to go: Round 1: WR Round 2: S Round 3: DE Round 4: DT Now, I'm absolutely in favor of spending our 1st round pick on a wide receiver. Heck, I'm fine with spending our 1st AND 2nd round picks on a WR. I'm team "load up the offense" all day long. It's just that, far too often, people look at the draft as an opportunity to go down your needs list and match the need priority to the draft round. This is an overly simplistic way of looking at things, and far too often, the draft board doesn't match your positional priority wishlist. All of this is to say: Yes, you, me, and Farfel the dog all want a wide receiver early, but if the value isn't there at pick 28 and a great safety or DT is sticking out like a sore thumb on their board, be prepared for them to take said player, and circle back for a WR in round 2 and beyond. I know that, even with this warning, there will be a torrent of anguished howling from many Bills fans if they take a defensive player 1st, and I get it, but...the draft just isn't as simply and elegantly laid out as you'd like it to be, and draft value NEEDS to be a factor, or you end up reaching for inferior players just to fill needs.
  15. I voted "yes". I understand the argument of all who don't want to see it happen. I understand the "we have lots of needs" and "it could just be another Watkins situation" arguments. I'm just here to say: I think fans sometimes overrate draft picks. They clutch them their chest like pearls and refuse to give them up. Sometimes I think giving up those picks is warranted. Case in point: I was fine with the Bills trading a 1st for CMC. I felt he was the rare RB that warranted a big trade and monetary investment because he impacts the passing game so much as well, and because he would take an ENORMOUS amount of pressure off of Josh Allen. The Bills didn't do it, and instead used their 1st round pick on Kaiir Elam. CMC, meanwhile, was a finalist for league MVP and helped his team reach the Super Bowl. The point is that yes, there is risk in trading away draft picks or trading up in a draft. There is ALSO risk that the premiere player you DON'T make the big time trade for could post elite production, while the player you stand pat and draft instead winds up being a nothing burger. With where the Bills are in their build right now and with a full youth movement in effect, I'm okay with them making a big jump up the draft board and taking a swing on a game changing offensive playmaker. I have faith in Beane to fill in the roster gaps with bargain free agents, as he always does.
  16. Rodgers will come back and the Jets will have a good (not great) season, making the playoffs as a Wild Card and losing to the Chiefs or Bengals. The team will then proceed to implode because they're built on a rotten foundation, Saleh is not the guy, Rodgers is an egomaniac, and the other players are going to be increasingly alienated by the special treatment of him (which it sounds like is already happening). I view the Jets as a short term threat to make life a little harder for the Bills, make the playoffs, and get way more ESPN hype and TV time than they deserve. Long term, though? I am not worried about them in the least.
  17. I feel like that's a statement on concert prices in general these days. Outrageously priced across the board. The only way one can see a live show is if one is willing to part with $500 for a pair of tickets. It's insane. Case in point: You can get a general admission ticket -- meaning it's on the floor, directly in front of the stage -- in the Sphere for this Friday night's U2 show for $236. In the grand scheme of concert prices across America, that's actually pretty good. In a vacuum, that's a crazy amount to have to pay to see some live music. I blame Ticketmaster, mostly. I bought three tickets for a show to the Sphere and the service charges ALONE for those three tickets came to $230. That's outrageous. That's highway robbery. Legalized price gouging and monopoly. I hate it so much. Alas, life is short and I love live music so much, I'm a willing (if grumbly) hostage to their nonsense.
  18. Awesome! That's what the video I linked to is of, the U2 show. Probably don't wanna watch it much because it'll spoil the good parts. Holy hell, looks like it's gonna be more fun than a frog in a glass of milk.
  19. 100%. Vegas is already a place with weird and sinister vibes. Now Add THAT video screen madness to the mix?! Yeeeeeee.
  20. I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with The Sphere in Las Vegas, but...it's am approximately 18,000 seat venue, inside which the the entire ceiling/walls comprise a 3D, wraparound 4K video screen. Bands are starting to book residencies there and put on shows with crazy graphics involved. It looks like a pretty incredible sensory experience. I just got tickets to two Dead and Company shows for May, and based on video I've seen from other bands' live shows, I fear that if If I, um....apply certain stimuli known to be associated with Grateful Dead related concerts, I may completely depart this dimension. Anyway...Technology is an amazing thing. I'll report back if I make it out intact.
  21. Y'all are just jealous of Hailee. You want to wear Josh's Letterman jacket. It's okay. It's 2024. You can admit it.
  22. I enjoy mock drafts as much as the next guy, and I'm guilty of running about seven thousand mock draft simulations each offseason myself, but... These simulators are often horribly inaccurate in terms of realistic outcomes, particularly this early in the offseason. I often see mock drafts that have less chance of happening than I have of going home with Scarlett Johannson tonight.
  23. It feels like it happens over and over again: Genius Coach X comes in and lights up the league with some revolutionary scheme and high scoring offense. They are hailed as the can't-miss "next big thing" in football. Breathless articles are written about how they're CHANGING THE GAME FOREVER. ...Then a couple seasons go by, opposing defenses get a good read on what that team likes to do, reacts to it and finds ways to defend it, and the coach doesn't have any meaningful counter punch, and then they're gone, and the NEXT "next big thing" comes in. Wash, rinse, repeat. Steve Spurrier, Mike Martz, Greg Roman, Chip Kelly, Mike McDaniel. Some coaches are able to find counters and evolve and stick around. Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan come to mind. But far too often, these guys are crowned geniuses before they've even got three seasons under their belt, and they're out of a job within a year or two. Adding to things in Mike McDaniel's case is that I think he's got a schtick/personality that go down nice and easy when you're winning and things are going well, but will quickly lose their charm once the winning stops.
  24. Fangio's an old school coach. A football lifer. McDaniel is an odd duck with odd affectations. Unpopular opinion: I think the Mike McDaniel thing is closer to souring completely and blowing up than it is to breaking through to championship level football. I think the team will continue to thrive in the early season, continue to falter later in the season and in the playoffs (if they make it that far). I think that, once they consistently start to not be able to break through, McDaniel's act is going to wear thin quickly and things are going to go south fast. I also think Tua is just good enough to get your hopes up every year, and just bad enough to dash them when the stakes are highest. I do not buy this version of the Dolphins, with McDaniel as coach and Tua as QB, as being long term contenders to the Bills for AFC East supremacy.
  25. I feel like maybe you buried the lede. Did you actually want to talk about the Bills-Cowboys Super Bowl, or was this just a cleverly and elaborately disguised "McDermott should be on the hot seat" post?
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