Rochesterfan

The data Sal had stated that just over 20% of the final ticket sales went to NY state addresses. They were also to told that just under 20,000 Bills fans present - which in a 70,000 seat stadium is 28%. So the best guess would be 24-25% of the fans were Bills fans - could be a few more or a few less, but that seemed to be the sweet spot.

They wouldn’t move - because they were not interested in extra draft picks from the Bills to move and they had no use for Wilson at that time with Luck still being healthy. The only real move was to #1 or #4 with Cleveland and that only happens if the Browns wanted Russ more than a cost controlled pick and they didn’t.

That is basically what he is doing - just instead of a TV - a monitor with the game film cut down and loaded to it. He does it like that to turn it around and get the content out - similar to how these guys would watch film in preparation. I love it.

Agreed, but Lamar was 7-5 with the same injured squad prior to his injury. Huntley has looked good - especially Preseason against Vanilla teams. Even coming in he has showed well, but even putting up nice numbers - he could not get the wins that Lamar got costing them a shot at the playoffs.

Yep, but compare that to letting him walk in free agency for maybe a 3rd round comp pick. You can use it as either an extension to signing him long term - although now you set the parameters of 42-45 million a season or you use it as a way to trade him if needed for picks.

I don’t disagree, but Huntley was only 1-3 last season as a starter versus 7-5 for Lamar. I think the Ravens like him, but it is not like he is something special - I think they still need to get something if they are moving on from Jackson.

I don’t disagree, but they have built that team from the ground up specifically for Jackson. If they move on - they become an afterthought n a good division- just like last year when he missed time. The Ravens have little choice but to either sign him long term and try to keep rolling him out or tag him and try to get a Watson style package back rebuild the offense to fit someone new. A comp pick isn’t enough - they need the 3 1st round picks and several other pieces to move the rebuild along in my opinion.

The WR would still be Ramsey’s responsibility, but typically when the man you are covering blocks down like that - it becomes the responsibility of the CB to fill as outside contain as a rotation to protect. Essentially the DE/LB that had outside contain switches responsibility with the CB to maintain leverage. That puts the CB in a very difficult position because if he stays off the line to protect against Davis releasing- that gives Josh a very soft edge to easily run and pick up big yards, but if he attacks the QB - it leaves Davis free behind him. I do not fault Ramsey for that play as it is designed 100% to put that 1 player in a no win position and by attacking Josh - you at least hope to pressure and maybe get an errant throw, but it lead to the easiest TD the Bills will have all season. The hope from the defensive side is the safety does not bite as hard and can get back over the top to limit the play, but the Bills had success running that play multiple times and everyone had to bite.

I imagine the Ravens will block that by tagging him one or two more years - Ala Kirk Cousins. Then they can even look to move him for a premium of picks. I don’t think Lamar really sees FA at this time - they will use him up and then move on.

I know and you are no Einstein. Your just inane.

Nope just wondering how you got the name Einstein? It must have been given sarcastically based upon your posts. 🤦‍♂️

Not likely - he is considered one of the best TEs and if available would be looking at Near the top of the TE range money. It happens all the time that next guy up gets paid - look at the WR market. Many guys got paid that are mid level production, but we’re free where you are bidding against 32 teams. We just signed him for exactly what he is worth right now - just as we did with Josh. The next group of TEs will not be as good as Dawson, but will get paid more because they are FA. The Bills just got ahead of the curve - just like they did with Josh. They see where the market is going with the Ne signing last year and Browns this year and they signed him to an equal deal to ensure that next year they do not get priced out by the 15-20% increase we will see with TEs that reach FA.

I just do not understand what is not to like. If he played out the season and produced similar to his stats from last year - what do you think he would cost on the open market as a FA. I can tell you it would be significantly more than he got today. You would also then have to replace him - most likely with a significantly worse player like Gisicki at a similar or higher price. He is not perfect, but he is an excellent fit at the proper pricing for what he will provide and starting as a top 6 paid TE and seeing where that will be before the contract even kicks in will make it even better.

Maybe, but they claim not set-back at this time. It looks more and more like someone stepped in and said No to Zach Wilson starting at this time. Zach said he was ready to start game 1, Salah basically said it was trending to starting game 1 - even as of yesterday. Now today it is week 4 - I think someone outside the organization - maybe Zach’s chosen doctor said nope - to soon - give him several more weeks.

Cause Sam was banging 20 year old college students where Mono is prevalent. Zach is hitting 40 year old women - mono is not a concern. Different ages - Different diseases.

1st the RB picks have been over 4 years not 3 2nd James Cook is going to be used as a split out WR, slot WR and RB - so they took a guy to be a weapon for Josh not a RB - which is what you want - guys that catch passes from Josh. 3rd - in that same amount of time they have drafted 5 OL players, traded for 1 ( now our starting RG), signed 12 as FA, and 11 as UDFAs as young depth of which several draft picks and UDFAs have been poached. 4th - during that same timeframe we have drafted 4 WRs and traded a 1st round pick for Diggs and drafted 2 TEs. Finally - the draft has been used since 2019 on 15 offensive players, 14 defensive players, and 2 special teams players - a fairly healthy mix on both sides of the ball over the last 4 years. I get that you want to hate everything they do, but the facts just do not back you up. They have spent resources on RB, but they have also spent resources on WR, TE, and OL - several of which like Doyle and Brown are the potential future of the line along with Bates. Across the league - they are widely considered to have some of the best depth across the roster and especially at the OL. People can hate Hart and Van Roten, but they are not starters - they are depth players and they have done that in the league for years. The WR room that you complain lacks depth gets high marks from around the league because several players have multi-positional flexibility and can swing inside and outside to help cover for holes - plus you have Knox and Cook that can both swing outside and allow 2 slots if needed. I think they are covering as many bases as possible and sometimes that means drafting a Swiss Army knife in the second round and having him labeled as a RB, but using him in different ways. Sometimes that means drafting a slot WR in the 5th round that has shown ability to play slot, outside, and slide into the backfield for screens and quick passes.

It is definitely a competition thing and it is not that you have 5 inactives - the rule is with 8 offensive linemen active you can have 48 active players on gameday. The means potentially 5 regular 53 members, but also the call ups from the PS could be inactive. The reason the rule exists is so that each team has the same number of active players on the roster at the start of the game. That helps with competitive balance as without that a team could have potentially 55 active players versus another team with injuries having only 48 players dressed. Whether that would really impact the outcome may be questionable, but it does tend to make each game even at the start with available players.

I am guessing Tenuta with a father as a coach around football - had a high football IQ and many times those guys can overcome some athletic limitations and are very coachable. He looked like he was really struggling in games, but with the right NFL program and coaching - who knows where he might be next year. All that said I prefer the 2 guys on the ps and wouldn’t have minded getting back Anderson or Owens either.

He didn’t say I wanted a veteran punter all along. He said right now they wanted a veteran punter because they needed someone that could get in and adapt to the holding within 5-6 practices. Pretty sure the media all understood that. He was going with a rookie that had 4 months to get up to speed - now there is a week. 🤦‍♂️

Yeah “dog farts” - sure. The dog is confused because the wind came from you. 😂

Agreed - we disagree, but since Beane has said he utilizes him on contracts and all cap issues - what does it tell you about Jim if they no longer “need” to use him, but choose to use him for signings? Considering he was so bad - seems strange that Beane not only did not get rid of him, but has promoted him to Senior VP and his assistant. They also leave Jim as lead negotiator for most contracts, but yeah your probably right - he is terrible at his job because of things done under bad GMs and ownership.

He did what the GM wanted. For example he argued to put offsets in on Dareus and was told not to because they were afraid of him not signing. And Beane has stated several times what an asset he is and how much he knows about the cap. He also was forced to do cash to the cap and everyone blamed him, but in comes a different owner and bam - suddenly he can do all types of contracts. He has a standard contract with all types of offsets built - pulling them out is typically the purview of the GM at the time. Beane was given many options including removing Jim and bringing in new people - nearly the entire FO was replaced, but he kept Overdorf and still uses 5+ years later.

We want a veteran punter since we are 1 week from kickoff and they need to work on all facets of special teams. It might be a different answer if it 4 months from kick-off and they have all of training camp to work on snaps and holds. We we’re prepared to go with a rookie that had 3 months practice showing he could handle the holding - at this time rather than grab another rookie that was cut - you go with someone you can trust to be ready in 8 days.

You mean one of the best and longest serving cap managers. This is just plain dumb.

Who knows - could the Giants have been interested - that was reported/rumored? The fact is most cuts get told something similar and if they like the organization - they may or may not do it depending on the ask and offer.