BullBuchanan

The game's been dying for 20 years.

I think Bates is your backup C right now.

Lee Smith is the best active TE on the roster right now, as sad as that is.

How could anyone disagree with any of that?

- Doug Whaley is unjustly crucified for putting together a solid roster in a short period of time with zero help from his predecessors or any of the coaches he was forced to live with. Never got to pick his QB or his coach but still had a playoff caliber team that those guys squandered. - Jim Kelly is a little overrated as a QB by Buffalonians. Great Hall of Fame player, fantastic story and a wonderful ambassador for the region. Just not quite the player some people put him at. - Bill Polian is grossly overrated as a GM - If NFL players can't handle the risk of concussions or other serious injury, they should have stuck to baseball. - The Pegulas saved Buffalo sports with their money, but have ruined them with their management.

I can make the claim because Gretzky is indisputably the greatest hockey player to ever play the game, who demolished the league so badly that his records will never be broken. Jordan has a lot more close contenders like Bill Russel, WIlt Chamberlain, etc. Gretzky also holds the same scoring records for the playoffs that would take a patriots-esque dynasty to ever think about being challenged. His career was pure insanity.

Gretzky has more career assist than any other NHL player has points, and he's also the all-time goals leader and the single season goals leader. Unless the NHL goes full MLB Home Run ball, those records are absolutely insane and will never be broken. Championships aren't the sole measure of greatness, but he still has 4 of them.

Gretzky was way better than Jordan and he was traded.

I really do hate the privacy invasion, but on the other hand they feed me what I want a lot of the time, so I guess It's an even trade

After some spirited debate with some of the posters here about the Bills vs Jets in 2019 and beyond, youtube recommended a pretty neat video on the state of the AFC East and what each of the respective franchises have at their disposal and how they can use it to overcome their challenges. Not a lot of ground breaking info here, but a sound analysis and good production quality.

I'm worried mostly about Bell and Darnold. Bell has had our number so far, and I really hope our Run D is at the point where they can contain him. I know everyone is down on him because of the one-year layoff, but he's healthy and should be fresh.

From what I've seen you post, I'll take that as a compliment.

So, you have the chiefs that right now look like the second coming of the Pats dynasty, and you still have the Pats. The Steelers have reloaded. The Browns look as though they have every reason to believe they will ascend to the upper tier of the conference. The Chargers are still tough to play until the postseason. The Jags should now have a competent offense to go with an incredible defense. Luck has bounced back and the Indy D is starting to look really good for the first time in a decade The Jets should have every reason to believe they can be our equal or better Until something significant changes, the Bills are still fighting for a wildcard at best. If it takes an "expert" to see that, my apologies.

He sweeps the Pats and I'll buy his Jersey that night.

Yea, you're going to just roll over the AFC? mkay. Do you follow any team that isn't this one?

Josh was better after his injury, but he was also really bad before it. The things he's always had problems with remained problems, but the game did slow down for him a bit. As to his pre-season performance, I've said over and over again that it's encouraging. I like the changes to his short game, but we've seen a lot of pre-season heroes come through these parts. When the game isn't played at full speed it's hard to say whether or not it's real.

Based on what? I'm hopeful that the guy can become a competent NFL QB, but that's all it really can be at this point - hope. The preseason has been encouraging, but if it were any other QB the Bills have trotted out it would be "it's preeeeeeeseason". So far he's been pretty much the same player he was when he was drafted, and he has to prove he can grow significantly from that. That Josh Allen wasn't good enough to win in the Mountain West and we need him to win in the AFC East and in a now loaded conference that looks like it will be extremely tough for the foreseeable future.

Great article.

Aren't you forgetting the pick we used to draft him?

Pretty much where I stand with him. There are many inferior talents that are far superior QBs in the league right now, but I've never been a fan of crafting QBs out of stone. Other positions, absolutely. Go get the guy that can run a 4.2 40 and jump over a moving car. QBs are different and so much of the teams success rests on their shoulders.

I don't. I want very desperately to be wrong. He's looked improved in the pre-season. If the touch he's shown on short passes can continue to develop and shows itself when throwing down the field, then he'll be on the right track.

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I completely agree and have said this for years. it's insane to me that when a "prospect with potential" is drafted high it's worth it, but then a guy goes out and proves he's a stud, like Randy Moss, and he gets traded for a 4th, twice. For every guy that turns into a superstar there's 10 guys that range between Aaron Maybins, Donte Whitner, Spiller, McCargo, etc. I would trade my first round pick for a superstar every single year, regardless of position as long as it didn't cause a cap problem. And if a team wants to trade you an inexpensive proven vet for a 2nd 3rd, I'd do it every time.

KC is as good as any team could hope to be as long as Hill can keep himself out of jail and Damien Williams wasn't just a one hit wonder. If anyone was going to go 19-0, I think these guys are on par with the '07 Patriots. I think the NFC North will be the best division in football this year, and I could see a situation where all 4 of them have an 8-8 or better record. I think you're way off on the lions. They have some pretty sick talent in Golladay and I think Kerryon Johnson will break out. Stafford has alwasy been a very good QB, and if they can get improved Defensive play they'll be a tough team to play against. I don't have the bears falling off, and think that GB and the Vikings will bounce back very strong. The SF take is also a bit weak. 9-7 or better. Seahawks finish in 3rd place in that division with their RB by committee, no offensive playmakers not named Wilson, and a somehow still aging defense now minus Earl Thomas. I think they win 5 games and Pete Carroll retires/gets fired