dgrochester55
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Not a bad signing for veteran eepth. With 11 picks, I'm sure that we are adding at least one defensive lineman. If our rookies aren't ready, we have a backup. If not. he either gets cut or stashed on the practice squad. No biggie, we aren't getting 90 pro bowlers, especially at vet minimum.
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Great, another rule that is up to the "interpretation" of refs.
I can't wait for the first prime time Chiefs game where Kelce is stopped short on 4th and long with less than a minute to go only to have a flag come out 30 seconds after the play is over for "illegal hip tackle".
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Center, Safety and Defensive End are the three biggest question marks. We lost experience and leadership in those position and there is no guarantee that the replacements can fill that void.
McDermott has a strategy of finding veteran at low prices in free agency after being silent on Day 1. Given the cap situation, I was pleasantly surprised with who we brought in. Now we see if they fit the system. Maybe our signings are the next Beasley, Hyde or Poyer. Maybe they end up replacement level or worse like Saffold, Addison or Sherfield. Whether or not we took a step back depends on what our signings bring to the table. The Free agent signings over the last 7 years are mixed in level of success, so are the drafts for that matter. We have no way of knowing how it pans out until the season.
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Edwards has a similar profile to Hyde and Poyer before they joined. Hopefully he continues the tradition.
It will be tough to replace what was likely Buffalo's best all time safety duo overnight, but I like Edwards as an #2 or #3 option. With less than 60 on the roster and a draft coming, I am assuming that there will be at least one more option added. Hopefully Blackmon or a high draft pick.
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If Diggs tweeted about having a Pizza for dinner, the media would give a headline stating "Diggs wants to play for Jets!!!".
Nothing to see here.
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Somewhere in New Orleans.
Exec 1: Carr is too turnover prone and Winston has a history of interceptions. We need a different option.
Exec 2: I know, how about Nathan Peterman
Exec 1: Brilliant!
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Looks like the choice has been made. I would have preferred Floyd, but if AJE is the player that he was last year instead of the first three, it will be a steal.
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Yesterday hurt a bit, but those releases in 2000 signified the end of an era. As good as Poyer, White, and Morse are, no one would see them at the hall-of-fame level as Smith, Reed, and Thomas. Something like Allen, Diggs, and Milano might be a more apt comparison. Even then, It does not compare because this group has not accomplished anything near four straight Super Bowls.
A second factor to add is what happened after. Those cuts don't sting as much if Buffalo makes the Super Bowls or even the playoffs shortly after. There were no playoffs until 2017, which adds to the significance of those moves.
The recent releases were in decline and in positions that could easily be replaced. I will miss them, but I am confident we can replace them based on our depth and the number of draft picks that we have. -
I am concerned if the Bills lose, but if they "loose", what they do behind closed doors is none of my business.
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Shakir is a mid-round draft pick with a lot of promise. He is not a proven commodity. Sometimes, Wide Receivers look good as a third or fourth option but regress greatly when it is their time to be the #1 or #2 guy. Let's not forget how great Gabe Davis looked before 2023. Two years later, we are moving on from him because he was not consistent enough to be the #2.
Shakir has earned a more significant role but should not be relied on to the point where we do not draft or sign one or two higher-profile players.
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An ideal backup to me would be Gardner Minshew. Minshew is not likely to get a starting gig anywhere, but has good experience including almost getting the Colts into the playoffs last year. He seems like would fit in well with the culture here and the team could still get by if Allen was to be out for an extended time.
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2 minutes ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:
Let's have a drinking game.
Every time the word "Taylor" is uttered in the broadcast or the camera pans over to her you have to take a shot.
Who's in ?
Could you imagine the amount of hospital emergency rooms everywhere being overrun from all of the alcohol poisoning cases by the end of the game if people played this?
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35 minutes ago, Herc11 said:
Wtf? Where did you even come from? Zero of my replies were directed at you. Are we only allowed to express an opinion that aligns with yours? GTFO
You replied directly to me twice. Don't gaslight.
It was clear after you said "Is it really her fault that the NFL and the networks took full advantage of her newfound relationship? I guess if you believe in the conspiracies then you would say yes." one one post, and then tried to twist words and dance around it on the next post, that you were not worth speaking to anymore.
Your last post confirmed my initial hunch. Again, enjoy your Super Bowl.
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9 minutes ago, Herc11 said:
This has zero to do with the question I posed. I'm not talking about if you are annoyed with it all or not. My post was about whether someone believed she has fault in her _NFL_ overexposure or not. Was she just a girl in a relationship attending football games that everyone else took advantage of? Or is she involved in a deeper plot?
My statement was suggesting that if you believe Taylor is involved in her over exposure in the NFL that you believe in the conspiracy theories surrounding that. Such as, the relationship is fake and is a media stunt collaborated between her and the NFL, etc... Do you believe she coordinated all the camera shots before,during, and after the games?
The media and NFL taking advantage of her being at games and in a relationship with a player, has nothing to do with whatever else is going on in her life.
Tell that to the people that says they are sick of seeing her because of all the overexposure the NFL gave her this year.
Listen buddy if you want to gatekeep the thread and go after anyone who speaks against the blessed name of Taylor, go for it. I'm not up for an all day back and forth online debate. Enjoy your Super Bowl.
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1 hour ago, Herc11 said:
Is it really her fault that the NFL and the networks took full advantage of her newfound relationship? I guess if you believe in the conspiracies then you would say yes. Otherwise, she just a significant other that should have every right to attend her boyfriends game, just like every other player.
I blame the NFL and the networks with their greed taking full advantage of the situation more than anything.
and this is the problem. This is the toxic conformity (which I largely blame on the media) over the last four years that bothers me. You must think one way or else.... At least it used to only apply to more important topics. now it is even in pop culture.
What if I told you that it was possible to both be annoyed with the overexposure of Taylor and not be a conspiracy theorist? Josh Allen has a celebrity girlfriend too, but I don't remember that being shoved in everyone's face.
I was neutral to Taylor Swift until this year. Even at first, I would have agreed with your last sentence and defended her saying that it was the media's fault. However, her actions of calling NFL fans "dads brads and chads" and her action of threatening to sue a college student to tracking her private jet emissions has made her come off as the very type of tone deaf elitist that many in society are sick of.
I just hope that it is a close game so that those who watch can enjoy some good quality football.
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I have watched since the mid 80's. In a vast sea of bad options, the three worst to me in my memory were Nathan Peterman, Jeff Tuel and Bruce Mathison. For those who don't remember, Mathison was a QB from Nebraska who started the year before Kelly. Think JP Losman with close to Peterman's proneness to turnovers. I'll give him a pass over the other two because the team was in a full blown rebuild at the time and QB's had it a little tougher in the 80's
The leaves Tuel and Peterman. Tuel was a UDFA who only saw the field because Manual and Kolb got hurt. He was awful, but should not have put in that position in the first place.
Peterman had a little more expectations, he was seen as a 5th round steal, some saw him as a dark horse starter or at least as a stop gap option. He also had a larger knack for pick 6's like I have never seen. When you play the Bears, hold them to under 250 total yards and still lose 41-9, that should give an idea of just how much of a liability that he was. It is Peterman by a long shot and then everyone else.
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Most likely for the first time in my life, I am not going to watch it. Usually within my circle of friends, myself or someone else will plan something and we watch. Even If I don't care about the teams, it's social. This year, no one made any plans and I did not care to initiate any. If it stays that way, I am content to watch something else.
This is not the first year where I absolutely cannot get behind either team, but something is different this year. This season was draining and the least enjoyable that I can remember. The bad officiating, Excessive play stoppages and commercials, the flood of gambling commercials, the story line of "will Taylor Swift make it across the globe in time on her private jet"? Enough is enough, I am not interested. I don't intend to be preachy or say that others should do this, just my personal choice.
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Ridley would be great, but is out of our price range. I think that Mooney would be a nice under the radar low cost pickup. He showed flashes with Chicago and could be good with a QB like Allen. I would love to see a couple of draft picks thrown into the mix as well.
As far as what we have now, we have Diggs next year for better or worse. Hopefully he can rebound or if he has lost a step still be a decent #2 option. Shakir has promise and there is a place for him on the team, but there is no guarantee that this continues is he is elevated to #1 or #2. Remember how great Gabe Davis looked until he was given a larger role?
Everyone else is expendable to me. We should move on from Davis, Sherfield and Harty. Shorter has potential, but should be seen as a sure thing.
However you slice it, WR is the one position on a suddenly deep overall team that needs a lot of help in the off season.
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Now the Hochuli factor comes in
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Shawn Holculi is officiating.
Not to make excuses in advance, but Buffalo now needs to play well enough to beat them by two scores in order to get out with a win.
If the NFL has any integrity, they would pull Hochuli from this game.
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I am overly optimistic during the week and before the game, but extremely pessimistic during the three hours that the Bills are playing. Example winning 21-0, Allen goes three and out, me "Were going to lose this aren't we? Why does Buffalo always do this? I try not to be, but 40+ years of heartbreaking games is engrained in me.
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Must suck to be a Jags fan. They went form being a darkhorse to get the #1 seed to missing out on the playoffs altogether in just one short month.
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It wasn't pretty but it was a win. Buffalo and Allen tend to step up against Miami, so I am confident that we can win next week and take the division. Go Bills.
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Hopefully we can either run out the clock or score. I am not in the mood for another episode of McDermott 2:00 roulette.
The 2024 UFL Thread
in The Stadium Wall
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Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) partially owns the team and "the Brahma Bull" was one of his wrestling nicknames.
Fun fact, the roster includes former Bill Marquez Stevenson. I remember many people thinking that he was going to be a hidden gem a couple of years ago.