Rochesterfan

We will see - if his comments cost him his gig at the “newspapers” where he worked - then the Bills can easily pull his credentials as he no longer represents subscribers in the area.

Yeah and how do you proceed as an organization. There we’re already rumors that the HC and GM were under fire for the showing at the end of last year and this year. Do you change coaches and then watch as the team struggles for a year waiting for Murray? Do you keep the HC knowing that you plan to fire him when they struggle next year and move toward a new coach in 2024 and bring Murray back in 2024 after 18 - 20 months and just throw the red towel in on 2023? It impacts the team, Murray, and players like Hopkins that already struggles after the PED bust and now potentially has another year and a half with no QB. For a player I can not stand - this just stinks, but will be interesting to watch play out.

In that situation there were only men - they need to stand up for the underserved in that case. It could have been bigotry based upon sex, race, income, schooling - if they are picking on one group that is under or not represented- the others need to stand up. Now today - the podcast and Sullivan are finding out the Women can 100% take care of themselves and this is going to cause a world of hurt for them.

Then it should not offend you to have cancel culture. Live and let live - if people are offended why should it bother you what they do. That is their free speech. You certainly do not seem very tolerant of other voices as you are basically telling them to not speak their mind against a bigoted hack, but you do you boo. 🤦‍♂️

This is wrong on so many levels. The facts are the community decides who to listen to and who to support. The cancelling of Sullivan will be because enough people exercise their rights and freedom to express the outrage and in a capitalistic society - that means potential consequences for him and anyone that supports him in business. They have a right to fire him or move on if they feel enough bad press will impact their bottom line. Jerry Sullivan is and will be free to continue speaking, but if the people put pressure on where that voice can come from - that is exactly how the country should work.

Too Little - they had a chance to stand-up for women last night - one guy looked upset and said nothing - one guy shook his head in mock agreement. It was unacceptable!

I believe they marked the 50 yard marker for the new stadium if you need a marker.

I think the screen game suffers because of Josh’s rushing ability more than anything. Most teams rush in a controlled fashion - trying to keep Josh in the pocket and many times they also leave a LB/Safety as a “spy” watching the backfield. Therefore - you do not have the DEs rushing so fast that they clear the passing lanes and 2nd you have guys specifically watching Josh that can recognize and support the screen. There is some element of timing missing that other teams have, but I think it is more on how teams play Josh - which is why it is multiple OCs that have the same issue.

If you watch the Baldy Breakdown thread - you can see the play in question. Dawkins pancakes John Franklin Meyers as he pulled on Josh’s TD run. Meyers lands on the back of Bates legs injuring the ankle. Less about the guy doing the taping and more about bad luck when the Bills Tackle pulls and flattens a guy.

Yes - based on what I have seen that was the play he got hurt and it was the guy rolling up on him after getting planted.

Interestingly - that is exactly why I like it. I don’t need Aikman, Romo, Collingsworth, etc talking about how great these certain players are and providing non stop diarrhea - even when they have a bad play. I like how the Manning’s basically are not paying attention to the 80% of the game that does not matter and then focus in more on the 1 or 2 plays that really matter. The rest of the time they are joking around or talking about anything other than the game at hand. How much do we need to hear about a RB named Bam on plays he gets stopped for no gain or loses yards. Yesterday Romo was all over the guy on several plays that he got blown up, but less talkative on better plays.

He is just such a stupid troll - it is not funny. He throws crap out and acts like it means something. Like McDuffie - calling him a stud with barely over 5 games - giving up over 50% completion rate and more TDs than Ints. He is pure stupidity.

He has been inactive since his demotion. Nothing new. I don’t think he is done - I think they are gauging other talent and by Week 17 he will get a last start for the year.

How would that even work. 8 teams (with 1&2 getting byes) does not work out in any way. That would be 6 teams playing - with 3 winners and then 1&2 after the bye and now you are at 5 teams left - so you need another bye and then it still doesn’t work out. 8 teams means no byes for anyone - 8 to 4 to 2 to 1 Conference winner. The issue with 8 teams per Conference is that makes 4 games per conference on opening weekend. The NFL can realistically show 6 games (3 on Sat and 3 on Sun) and they are trying a 7th games using Monday, but that is really unfair. Therefore; with 8 teams - a minimum of 1 potentially 2 games get played at the same time and you lose viewership. The 7 playoff teams (with #1 bye) fixes that - each Conference plays 3 games - filling all 6 time slots and if wanted sliding 1 to Monday night - allowing the fans to see every game and maximizing TV revenue for themselves and their TV partners. You get 6 Games on Wildcard weekend (3 in each Conference) - then 4 the next weekend - allowing the NFL to maximize the times for viewership. I think it worked out great - a few blowouts, but the NFL got exactly what it wanted - 13 games played including the SuperBowl all with their own time slot - no competing games to split viewership. I expect it to stay that way for a while until they modify Conferences or Divisions and even then they will want to maximize individual games times - so 6 games is the most for a weekend.

People have got this so convoluted- He was not on the 53 - so this move does not preclude anything. The Bills activated him from IR and today was the last day to decide to put him on IR or the Roster. If they wanted him on the Roster they would have needed to cut someone, since there were no additional injuries last week. Therefore, the easiest thing to do is cut him and resign him to the PS if he makes it and then you can activate him if needed. IR finished his season anyway - so there is no difference if he waived and claimed or IRd for this season. The difference is he may make it to the PS in case of injury - or we lose him for nothing, but I think it is a chance they can take without worry because he is not roster worthy when this team is healthy.

Makes some sense and keeps him from having a shot at SF or NYJ. We will see how they use him or if it is more - SF you can’t have him. Either way - I am fine.

That is how Oliver got hurt against the Rams. He is making a tackle and the OL with head of steam drives right into the back of the RB bowling the defender over and Oliver got his foot caught.

Personally - I wish they would go back to making it illegal. I hate the way it looks and then it creates these big scrums with both sides just pushing. It is also more dangerous - where a play like against the Rams - Oliver trying to make a stop and the players get steamrolled by a OL running up to drive him forward. I also hate the stupid narrative of the commentators - oh look at this guy continue to drive his legs and drive the pile forward - where 3 OL gab the pile with LBs and DBs and drive it forward and they act like the RB had anything to do with it. Go back to not allowing the OL to touch the player and drive it forward and they can’t pull guys either.

They still could - the Josh Johnson pick-up was started prior to the Mayfield report. The 2 do not necessarily have anything to do with each other. The 49ers needed someone immediately with knowledge of the system- hence Johnson. Mayfield might be a multi week look in case Purdy struggles.

correct - the Panthers portion of the contract. By cutting him the contract does not void though. If he clears waivers and is then signed - the Panthers would be responsible for the remaining contract minus any off sets. It is a bigger deal for the guys speculating that Indy will grab Mayfield and then cut Ryan to get to SF as Ryan has a larger contract to bear including money next year.

I believe the contract voids if he clears Waivers - if the 49ers (or any team) claim him - I believe they assume the contract he is currently playing on. Therefore - it would clear the remaining salary from the Panthers and the 49ers would assume their portion of the contract. If he clears waivers - the Panthers are responsible for his contract minus any offsets in the new contract he signs. That would all depend upon how the contract is structured.

It is an interesting thought. The question is is guaranteed money for next year. I believe the Colts guaranteed 10-12 million of his 2023 Salary upon acquiring him - so I can see getting rid of Ryan, but it is not cheap and he is under a huge contract number for next year that I am not sure a team like the 49ers want. Therefore he would have to pass through waivers and then the Colts are forced to payout the contract. Plus Mayfield is not under contract for next year - so you are cutting and paying one guy to pick up a 5 game QB that will not be back? Seems to risky - keep Ryan and try to trade him in the off season to get rid of the salary. Sign Mayfield if they want - just to get him in the building.

The biggest issue I see with the Chiefs (and I said it prior to the season and still think it is true) is that their OL is built to be a power running OL and they are barely adequate in pass protection. This would be fine if they chose to run, but like Buffalo they choose to pass 60+% of the time. The Bills and the Bengals both got pressure rushing 3 and 4 guys through both the inside and edge on many pass rushes. Without Hill, the Chiefs lack that one big explosive player and that has turned them into a team that must March down the field in 8-10+ play drives and with 7 or 8 guys in coverage that is tough to do. The loss of Hill also means that when teams do decide to blitz (and I believe he has been blitzed at a higher rate than in the past) - there is not that punishment factor where they slip it out and Hill just takes it for 40 or 50 yards - now that is an 8 yard completion and the defense says - I can risk that if it leads to a couple incompletions and drive stops.

Sorry, but this is totally incorrect. Again watch the video on page 1. Clearly at 0:02 second Johnson turns sideways and his right arm is under the Pats players arm/pads. He clearly is tossing the player down. At that point the Pats player is not even facing the punter - he is 100% facing Johnson on his left and his shoulders and head are starting downwards with his lower body coming up. The player is clearly turned from a straight on rush into Johnson to being twisted sideways and rolling into Martin. I would agree with you if the Pats player came straight through and his arms and head were moving straight toward the punter, but that is not what happens. He makes contact with Johnson and is turned completely sideways and he rolls into Martin. Honestly watching the play - I don’t think his intent was to try to block the kick - it was get into contact with Johnson and blocking him from heading downfield.

I think with the season basically over and a QB that has been in concussion protocol multiple times, has a bad neck, and needs Elbow surgery - I think the coach is saying - let’s get you out and finally get you healthy. Him playing or not has little impact at this point and it would not surprise me to see them leave Stafford on IR for the rest of the season and suggest he go get surgery and come back in 2023. To me it is like Von. He could probably play next week with a brace, but why - this is not when you need him. Put him on IR - give him additional time with no pressure and have him as healthy as possible for the Post Season - when you need a maximum of 4 games out of him.