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I see that point but think that if we improved and the Jets and Fins are still doormats that it would result in maybe a wildcard bid coming out of our division every year. Either way, all that really matters is Allen turning into a solid QB and the Bills becoming good/relevant again.

Yeah, it’s a catch 22. I’d prefer the other three teams stink and the Bills make the dance year after year and use our division opponents like a practice squad. But....I’d also just like to die with at least another home playoff game. God, I hope Allen is the guy.

I don’t follow the logic here. If Josh Allen ends up being a good QB, and the Bills stop being a doormat for NE, why would we want the Jets to be good? How does the Jets being good benefit the Bills? Either the Bills right the ship after two decades of suck our we continue on the cruise.

Don’t know squat about this guy but his last name is fun to pronounce...solid signing in my books.

Barr didn’t want to be leap frogged twice a season by Allen.

Obviously, claiming no FAs will come to Buffalo is an over exaggeration, but I do think there is difficulty in attracting talent to this city and team. Whether the difficulty is warranted or not is kind of besides the point, because I think it exists. Not all talent feels this way, as evidenced by our yearly signings, but I think it’s obviously a factor year in and year out. But hey, why not start a thread to disprove an obvious over exaggeration and not address the salient points of the argument. Because...like button?

Frank Gore is getting 1000 yards!

***** that is a lot of money. I hate the Raiders!

Not getting AB doesn’t really matter to me. But once again being reminded how irrelevant of a franchise/destination Buffalo is annoys me.

The more I think about it the more I like that Beane was willing to ditch all the culture talk for an elite player. I prefer hardworking, nose to the grindstone types, too, but I’m willing to overlook a ‘me first’ diva when they are the best at what they do.

I agree that AJ and Julio are more teams friendly guys but they both want success. Despite all of us on here being fans, can anyone of us say we expect success from this team in the near future? We are all hoping for success but what is a realistic projection for wins next year? What are the chances the Bills win the division? And I’m talking team success, which would rely heavily on the D to move them forward. Why would AJ or Julio entertain playing for this O? McBeane neglected the O so badly it needs a complete overhaul and it’s cornerstone is an unproven QB who may or may not be something. If I’m a desired skill position player, Buffalo and Zona are the absolute last teams I want to go to.

Sal makes a good point, I hope he is correct. But is trading for a big time WR realistic? AB didn’t want to come here and I have a hard time thinking any elite WR would either. I’m not keen on taking Metcalf at 9, but maybe there isn’t much else Beane can do to bring in an elite WR talent.

I suppose OBD could justify the trade attempt in this way, but it doesn’t ring true to me. AB would have been the biggest star and highest paid player on the team and is the opposite of what we’ve been sold for two years. You raise an interesting point about learning more about McBeane, I wonder if the players on the team are taking a second look at them and their culture philosophy.

I just did. How can McD preach about culture and want to bring in a guy like Brown? It basically says all the junk about process and culture is BS, which I have always thought it is.

I would say this attempted move from Beane/McD is more than interesting, it's counter to everything they have preached for two years. Going after the biggest "me first" guy in the league after spouting off about culture and "1 of 11" is laughable.

It would be difficult to argue that any year's list of free agents couldn't help this Bills team, that wasn't really my point. When I look at that list I see some decent players but what stands out to me is that there aren't many intriguing players on the side of the ball we need a ton of help with. When Golden Tate and Jared Cook are the top options at the skill positions of need, I'd argue that the list is pretty thin. Yeah, that's where my mind went, too.

Beane and his staff have their work cut out for them. That list of FA's leaves a lot to be desired, IMO.

Agreed, I’d love to trade down with a QB needy team if the draft unfolded like this mock does.

I like Crabbs, pretty funny guy. This mock, though, seems like worst case scenario for me. All of the blue chip talent goes early with few surprises and the Bills draft DK based on his athleticism. Crabbs down plays DK’s agility issues in the blurb, and maybe rightly so, but I would pass on a wideout who can only run north/south.

Is the glaring exception, Ohio? I hope you have better taste than that, ?.

I think most covered it already: bets, boredom, love of the game. For me, I root for UM players who I cheered for in college.

This will be my first year with season tickets. Financially it doesn’t make a lot of sense, as I usually get to 2-3 games a year at well below face value. But my son is going to be 5 and I want to take him to a couple games and still go with friends to tailgate for a few. And I spent more on one ticket to the Green Bay game last year than a season ticket costs so they are still pretty cheap all things considered.

Not sure if you intended the “seedy” pun, either way I threw up a little. Some LPGA golfer’s boyfriend got caught up in this sting too. I’m starting to wonder if maybe this place isn’t some dive but has some real talent. I need pics of the masseuses to be sure.

I was thinking the same thing, he’s the only one to discuss mobility.

Me, too. But I have seen some guys who feed off the talking, so as long as you are backing it up, I say do whatever works.