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HandlING not HandlED. As I just said, he's doing better lately. Hilarious how much you jump back and forth between polls being meaningless and polls being meaningful.

Then you haven't been reading. The biggest problem isn't what Trump is doing NOW... though he really could go a step further and finally just order a national shelter in place order for 2 weeks. He hasn't done that. He should also just finally actually invoke the Defense Production Act officially and use the power of the Presidency to manufacture much needed medical supplies. He complains about "not being a shipping clerk," but he could really take charge and make stuff happen. But no, my biggest problem is how he totally screwed up in the beginning with the testing and before the beginning by getting rid of the Pandemic preparedness team simply because his ego can't stand having something from Obama's legacy he just can't handle. Oh, and those pointing to polls, overall, I would say Trump has been doing a lot better over the last few weeks. I don't approve, but I certainly think the moment has forced him to rise above the sewer system he's dwelled in for so long. Just because I feel better about how he's handled things over the last few weeks doesn't mean I forgot everything else.

Such stupidity. Listen to your experts. That's not Donald Trump in this case. That's Anthony Fauci. "False Equivalence" Figure it out. Carry on with your pathetic defense of an inept President who literally believes he's very knowledgeable about absolutely everything and thus has a hard time trusting actual experts in his field. But I'm sure some of his dumb cult followers will wind up listening to him and going out to Easter mass...

Just checking in to see if there's still bizarro world where a small base believes Trump hasn't screwed the pooch with this entire situation that all goes back to his YUUUGE ego... ya know, his whole dismissal of the pandemic preparedness team and total and utter screwup of the initial testing. Yep... bizarro world is evidently alive and well over here. Now this moron wants everyone in Church by Easter??? What a jackass... What distance will you guys go to defend this idiot? I hope it's more than 6 feet Even though most of you won't likely admit it, at least you're mostly starting to understand that this guy won't be reelected and you're about to see @Deranged Rhino with a new avatar... though I really don't know if he's going to care since he appears to be a Russian bot as he posts a whole lotta propaganda

Okay so it was posted in that thread??? My bad...

Yeah what encourages me especially is his ability to make difficult catches, create separation and to do well getting open for his QB after the pocket breaks down. Bodes well for Allen!

Paywall. I don't think this has been posted unless it's in the monstrous Diggs thread. Apologies if it is. Trying to abide by CoC so I'm only posting bits and pieces, but there are supporting images in the article and A LOT more points. All in all, I think Diggs was a fantastic acquisition by Beane and I'm fine with the price. Win now baby! https://theathletic.com/1689386/2020/03/20/watching-all-of-stefon-diggs-2019-snaps-to-understand-his-fit-with-the-bills/ We went back and watched all 889 of Diggs’ snaps with the Minnesota Vikings in 2019 to form a clearer picture of what the Bills are getting in Diggs and how he’ll fit with Allen and into offensive coordinator Brian Daboll’s offense. What are Diggs’ strengths? The days of needing one speedy receiver and another bigger, goal-line threat to challenge a defense are long gone in the NFL. With the 6-foot, 191-pound Diggs, the Bills are after something different: separation and maximizing plays after the catch. While Brown is a talented route runner, Diggs offers a blend of skills that is uniquely challenging for opposing defenders and can cause them to commit penalties. In man-to-man coverage, Diggs’ threat as a route runner begins with his release from the line of scrimmage. ... As Diggs goes to make his cut to the left or right, the angle of his shin gets so low to the ground that he’s able to change directions effortlessly and often leaves the defender a half step behind. Once he starts his break, either to the inside or outside, he has the explosiveness to get out from the cut and increase his separation, giving the quarterback a bigger throwing window. These are the biggest reasons why Diggs is a nuisance for defenses in the intermediate areas of the field. ... Diggs doesn’t need a series of steps to create a window for his quarterback down the field, even though he can do that with double moves. ... Diggs also offers a unique skill set against zone coverages. Diggs looks for the body positioning of the zone defenders as he’s entering their territory and then settles into the soft spot of the zone, often creating just enough separation between him and the defender for the quarterback to sneak the ball in for a completion. ... What separates Diggs from some of the NFL’s other route technicians are his explosiveness and ball skills. He’s able to deceive cornerbacks not just with his footwork, but also when he flashes his hands to catch the ball. If a defender is face-guarding him or attempting to chase him down, Diggs will wait until the last possible second to open his arms and receive the ball. That small detail prevents defenders from causing last-ditch pass breakups. Diggs can also routinely adjust his body to catch a pass, even stopping his momentum entirely to lean back and make a catch near the ground. That skill is important in contested-catch situations. Additionally, Diggs uses his 10-inch hands to pluck the ball out of the air away from his frame. Even at 6 feet, he’s one of the better receivers in the NFL at absorbing contact from a big hit and hanging on to the ball. He also doesn’t shy away from the tougher routes over the middle of the field, ... What are Diggs’ weaknesses? Most of Diggs’ weaknesses are minor but worth mentioning for how the Bills will have to acclimate him to their offense. There are times, for example, when Diggs will take a non-traditional path on his route to attempt to deceive the cornerback in front of him. The additional steps can also deceive his quarterback at times. If the passer is trying to hit Diggs with anticipation on an intermediate route, the extra steps can cue the quarterback and lead to an errant throw. The quarterback must study and know Diggs’ movements well, but some of those mistakes will be unavoidable. ... After going three straight seasons without a fumble, Diggs fumbled four times last year, losing three of them. The Bills will hope those ball security issues were an anomaly. ... Diggs also offers little as a blocker on runs and screens. ... The final concern is with his body language after plays he isn’t happy with. There are some examples in the film of Diggs working open, not getting the ball and expressing his frustration on the field for all to see. It likely stems from his passion and wanting to have a big impact on the game, but it’s a trait the Bills will have to monitor, especially with a young quarterback. Why Diggs is a perfect fit for Allen’s skill set ... When Allen was at his best in 2019, he was targeting the intermediate areas of the field. The Bills saw Allen grow the most with his accuracy on throws up to 20 yards, when he took the greatest advantage of his throwing power. Now he has Diggs, one of the top intermediate route runners in the league. The cushion Diggs provides on his routes will be integral for Allen, who doesn’t always anticipate his throwing windows. ... One of Allen’s redeeming qualities is his ability to keep those plays alive while holding his eyes down the field. Diggs will come in handy in those sandlot moments; when a play breaks down, as the film showed, he works hard to get back to the ball. Diggs can position himself with room away from defenders to give the quarterback a secure throwing window. ... Three areas where Allen needs to improve, the Bills hope Diggs can help. First, Allen needs to become more consistent at throwing with anticipation, against both zone and man coverage. Some of the routes Diggs runs, especially to the sidelines, require an anticipatory throw Against zone coverage, Diggs takes subtle steps to create separation before he enters the throwing window, which means the quarterback must spot it and throw him open. That leads into Allen’s second area of improvement, which is getting better against zone coverage. Learning to exploit those windows with Diggs will challenge the defense and might force them out of zone coverage. Lastly, Allen’s struggles on deep throws were well-documented last season. The Bills hope that Diggs’ unique skills on deep routes will help Allen connect on more of them, build his confidence and change how teams defend them.

With the depth of the draft and the way we've been filling up on DL and LBs in FA so far, I think our 2nd and 3rd round picks could very well be a WR. OL and RB are the only 2 other positions we really will need to look at and you can pretty easily find quality RBs in the back half of the draft.

I agree it's uncertain, but personally I think the 2020 NFL season will happen

It got bigger. . And I'm not just talking about the picture.

These are the kinds of catches Diggs brings to the table that we just haven't had on the team:

Free Agency has begun and the new league year seems to be starting, but... OTAs have been cancelled. The draft will at least be in a different format if not postponed, which pushes back rookie minicamp and then minicamp until you get an abridged Training Camp / Preseason. Timing of the NFL Regular Season seems fortunate enough that there will likely be little disruption of Regular season games--we hope--but this is pretty clearly going to be an abridged offseason. Buffalo is in win now mode for 2020 as this is the best shot they will have had since the 90s to make a legitimate Super Bowl run. And the one wildly glaring missing piece was that true #1 WR. With the depth of this draft class, we probably could have gotten a long term rough equivalent to Diggs, but he would have been a rookie coming into the NFL at a tumultuous time. I don't know who we draft in the 2nd or 3rd round or beyond this year, but more than any other year, I feel like rookies are going to have less of an impact. And with the exception of Diggs, it seems McDermott and Beane are making a point of resigning our own guys for familiarity's sake (Spain) or going back to McBeane's old stomping ground of Carolina for talent familiar with scheme (Addison). No Brady in the AFC East for the first time since the 90s. Dolphins will either have Fitz or a rookie QB under center. Jets are still the Jets. Seems this Diggs move is a big statement that 2020 is the year McDermott and Beane expect us to be viable Super Bowl contenders. Luckily we won't be in severe CAP trouble like the Rams moving forward, but I love the aggressive move especially this year because I just don't think our pick at 22 would have possibly had close to the impact an established top 10 NFL vet WR will have for us in 2020.

Politics aside, I really hope all my TBD and PPP friends are doing okay in terms of both personal health and economics. With all of our disagreements and differences, we're all united as Bills fans (and you realize how rare and significant that is when you live isolated 6,000 miles away from your hometown team... the very rare times I see a Bills jersey or bumper sticker on island I always feel the need to strike up a conversation or at least give a shaka) and I hope everyone here is getting by all right since every single one of us is pretty clearly being impacted at this moment. If we still find time in this forum to bicker, I assume and hope we're relatively okay, but much Aloha to all who are severely struggling. And now, back to our regularly scheduled bickering.

Ummm, okay. Do I offer my opinions on any of the other professions on this board? Do I lambast Lawyers? Do I reprimand RNs? Do I scold Secretaries? Do I berate Bartenders? Oh wait. No, I don't. So yah, I'm pretty good over here, but thanks.

Yep. I must be the one who's arrogant. Oh wait... I'm not the one crowing about all the things I teach my students in the classroom (that I shouldn't be) or all the personal things you do for your kids that kinda make me have to ask you this follow up (but rhetorical, since we'd never get an honest answer in the negative, anyway) question: How much further do you take things in their personal lives?

Pretty obvious bunch of crap as you're trying to do the moonwalk. But keep trying to justify your pushing of political narratives in the classroom. Clearly you aren't going to stop doing it anyway. Pushing politics in your classroom is a complete and utter disservice to those of us who've worked for YEARS to create an apolitical and nonreligious classroom that fosters legitimate and thoughtful critical thinking. Oh... and those 4 High School English teachers who I'm sure you're VERY accurately representing here clearly are r see representative of ALL English teachers.

Uhhhh... first of all, are you a teacher? I am. I'm very well aware of the interaction with students. Your opinion of it has little merit unless you're... y'know... a teacher. Second, did he say he speaks to his kids about politics outside of the classroom and not in it? I mean, I guess you could read that post as him saying he's at election sites coaching his students before they vote. That's just obviously worse. What the hell kind of interaction do you think is appropriate for teachers and students outside of the classroom, anyway? You can have all the feelings you want. You and your PPP pals don't know ***** about me or my professional life. But what that other poster said he stresses to his students is a great example of exactly what you're hypothetically accusing me of in this post: what he did is professionally irresponsible, but you're fine glossing over it because he's pushing the Trump agenda. Incredible.

Why in the hell are you talking to your students about politics when you teach math? And not just talking politics, but pretty clearly trying to sway your students to believe a specific political viewpoint. You're a math teacher. Politics simply don't belong in your class. As much crap as I get from some on this board specifically about somehow working to indoctrinate my students with overly liberal views, in actuality I leave current politics out of the classroom. Not saying we don't talk some overarching political ideas. Hell, the 1st book my AP Lit students read is Atlas Shrugged and it's always a Super interesting way to start the year. But good grief, unless you're a College Professor (you say you teach Seniors so I assume you aren'), focus on your subject rather than manipulating your students minds conscientiously and purposefully as it relates to your own political views.

Faux News

That is exactly what a Russian bot would say...

Sheesh!!! More projection!!! Man!!! And I'm responding so friggin quickly over here after literally just clicking send in the other thread and I see you've managed to ALREADY respond over there. Answer me honestly now: Are you a Russian bot??? The lack of anything relatively personal combined with the consistent formulaic responses and constant pushing of conspiracy theories.... just be honest with us. It's not like you're alone if you're a Russian Troll or anything, I just never really even considered it til just now.

Except it's not just an issue of "plowing through" and finishing thoughts, and the article alludes to those specific issues that are very Biden-like.

You sure do project a whole lot.

Yep. It's all a conspiracy!!! His stuttering problem was made up by the Deep State!!!