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And? Easiest? It's the exact opposite. the college and NFL game is vastly different for WRs as they're asked to run more complete route trees, play against all-american level CBs every single snap, and learn to get two feet down. You must be thinking of RB.

Was that 5th round receiver also not the unquestioned #1 receiver of a team helmed by the MVP who went to the AFC championship and awarded a lucrative new deal? College is college, and the pros are the pros. There's no objective data to suggest MHJ didn't have an exceptional rookie year. You're complaining because it wasn't as exceptional as somebody else. Welcome to NFL football.

Imagine hating on that line when you're a Bills fan See above.

Didn't Coleman already outperform Hollins last year?

All of this makes me think you may have never watched a snap of the kid playing ball in your life.

What "issue" are you referring to? Dude had a monster season for a rookie. If you put his stats on the Bills he would have been WR #1. Not sure how that is a disappointment.

It depends how far back you look because it's been a viable tactic for the last 34 years, a period which many would argue includes the best eras of the sport. It was also legal in the beginning of the game, only becoming a foul during the era of the forward pass.

Another outright horrible take.

It might be THE definitive football play. A giant scrum is as old-school as football gets. I love it. The only I issue I have is they need to let defensive players defend it to the point that there's a risk with running it.

The Legend of Kiko lives on forever in this house. It's still my wifi password 😅

Don't be surprised to see Hoecht be the most impactful player on our defense. If we take a meaningful step this year, my money is that it's because of him.

The guy has been on the team for 6 YEARS. C'mon man.

We disagree on that, but it's not that important to belabor it, because I think we do agree they're all the same class of player that's going to give you the same end result come January. Or do we not?

I don't think this takes away from my point that he's in the same camp as a guy like Cousins or Purdy that are ultimately the weak link on their team. Comparing their stats during the regular season is great as long as anybody cares about that. The playoffs is a different animal entirely and each of these guys seems to struggle under the added pressure. As for what I do if I have a player like this, I guess it depends on what your goals are. Are you really trying to win a Super Bowl at all costs, or are you more interested in having a team that people believe is capable of winning a Super Bowl? As an owner, the latter might be better than the former. If that's the case, you keep Goff and you tow the company line about "getting better"/"finishing the job", etc and you rake in the profits from stacking up division championships (something the Bills are currently doing). If you care about winning the Super Bowl, you do what the Rams did when they traded for Stafford. At worst, you should be trying to find a guy behind him that can push for the job. Do the Lions believe a 27 year old Hendon Hooker is that, or is he just a cheap backup? For sure, but 3 picks doesn't help. Even going back the previous year against SF, Goff lead the offense to a 24-7 start, but then he was only able to generate 7 more points (in garbage time) across the second half of the game in an loss. He had two drives of 4th and 3 and 4th and 2 where he threw incomplete passes. You just can't do that.

What he shares with both of those guys is that he's a chronic choker who you could put on the most elite team in the league and he'd still find a way to lose. He regresses in the playoffs compared to his regular season in just about every category. That's not a guy I want to try to win a SB with.

Beane didn't "screw up" anything with this pick as McConkey was never on the board. They've been chasing a big body physical player in Buffalo for 20 years and Beane has wanted one his whole tenure too. The goal was to get a guy for Josh who's open even when he's not open. It's the same reason we let KC trade for Worthy. That type of player didn't exist to our FO. It was likely Thomas, Coleman, and then Legette That's a wild way to get at the wrong conclusion. He got the player he wanted for the role he wanted. He didn't want a speedster for that role, but he did want them for other roles.

Goff "led" his team to the Super Bowl the same way Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson led their teams to the Super Bowl. He's a little better than those guys, but he's absolutely the weak link on that team. There's at least 10 QBs that would be a marked upgrade for the Lions. He single-handedly lost the game for the Lions against the Commanders in the playoffs, and he was one of the worst players on the field during their SB loss to the Patriots. The Lions had an elite team the last couple years and they've disappointed. He's a middle of the road game manager who will never be good enough to win with, but he'll bait teams into keeping him because he's so much better than the unknown. He's a less talented Kirk Cousins. Put Purdy in the same camp as those two.

seems like a dumb idea. I'd be more in favor of just going back to 6 teams with 2 byes, but of course that's not happening. Pretty soon we'll have 10 teams in the playoffs.

When you have Goff, Lawrence, Tua, and Love all making the same money as Allen and Burrow, it starts to look like union rate for a starting QB. Prescott is just lol.

last time I wen to a game I think my seat was $60. No chance I'd ever pay more than $80 to a see a game that wasn't the Super Bowl, and even then I'd probably max out at $200.

Why? Henry is leagues above him in talent and accolades and only got Cook's ask.

No, because they won't be near the #1 pick, especially if Flacco starts. That will be the Saints honor, and possibly the Giants, Jets, Titans or Vikings.

It's really not that big of a deal. There's a reason they move corners who have gotten too slow to safety. It's an area you can hide if you have enough game knowledge. It's especially if you have great ball skills and play a lot of zone. If Hamlin can stick around long enough to acquire the game knowledge due to playing hard and his ST contributions. I wouldn't be shocked to see a guy like him play into his mid thirties as a contributor.

I'm going to need to see receipts, because I haven't seen any evidence that this is the case. I've seen FAR more mental errors from Rapp, and especially Bishop than Hamlin. No. that's the definition of cheap in today's NFL. He's the 64th highest paid safety. Mike Edwards made 2.8M from us last year to not play at all.

Damar Hamlin is absolutely an NFL caliber safety. You need your eyes checked if you think he's unrosterable. Should he be starting for the Bills? no, probably not, but he's absolutely good enough to be the #3 safety on most teams in the league and a starter on weaker secondaries. His biggest flaw is that he's slow.