Matt_In_NH

Actually now that you say that it seemed like (anecdotally) Defensive holding calls were way down which I liked.

It would be awesome to see how the worst team in modern history functions.

Across the league there were 15 1,000 yard receivers in 2017. The previous 3 years there were 25,26 and 23. That seems like a really steep drop off. I did not look it up but I think passing yards in general were off this year. There has been a lot of emphasis on rule changes favoring offenses in recent years, maybe defenses are finally making some adjustments? I know in some cases (Patriots, Saints) teams that have passed for a lot are purposely running it more.

LOL

I get it, 9-7 is not that great, we have had a couple 9-7 seasons during the drought but this year we "got lucky" and circumstances have us in the playoffs as a wildcard team. But I think 9-7 with this roster is remarkable. They are like 29th in offense, 26th in defense but found a way to win 9 games including a couple tough ones on the road in ATL and KC. There is reason to be optimistic moving forward in my opinion. This coaching staff has players putting in the effort, playing as a team and winning with lesser talent than some opponents. For instance, Miami has better talent than Buffalo. So if the effort/team contentedness continues as the talent increases we could really go places.

It is kind of Ironic we traded Sammy for Gaines partly because Sammy was injury prone. Gaines had like 3 or 4 injuries this year. Not sure he will be back as a UFA who will get paid as a sought after CB. I was really impressed with Poyer because I did not think he would be a starter quality guy coming from Cleveland. He started out the year really aggressive in tackling and I thought that tailed off some. But he had a bunch of picks down the stretch. White and Hyde are great and locked up for a few years.

The Clincher from the Ginger!

VHS tapes were standard.

Some qbs are smart and make throws that can generate a flag.

Zero chance.

Shady had two million in incentives added. No idea what they were for.

Its a factor for sure but there are a lot of factors that go into where you sign. Pat Kirwan has often made the point that the players care more about the years and max value than they should. Basically what makes the headline, 5 years 35 million 15 million guaranteed, the rest of the structure is not as important. Things like taxes are not as important for many players even though it should be. It certainly would be a factor for me. But assuming half of your games on the road are in taxes with income taxes you are talking about having 75% of your income taxed vs 25%. It is not x percent of your contract based on your home city. And that does not take into account deductions and any accounting hacks that can come into play. Start a business for instance and you can play some games, lots of players do that. They also consider what their potential next contract could be based on where they are going so playing as a WR for the Bills vs the Falcons would be a big factor.

Simple for a simple mind who think they pay 40% to a state for all work done in the NFL.

What are you talking about? This is a good example of the nonsense you here about taxes people "think they pay

I think you pay taxes based on the state you play in each week. It obviously still pays to be in a no income tax state but if you play a bunch of games in states with income taxes you do still pay taxes.

The Bengals game definitely comes to mind. Last years offense would have buried the Bengals.

It might be more likely the Bills make the playoffs than McCoy winning the rushing title. I for one could not care less if he was to win the rushing title.

I bet if you did some analysis of the Bills the last 6 years about games they won the turnover differential but lost it would be eye opening compared to the league as a whole

So he needs more yards than he has ever rushed for ever as a Bill and none of the other guys can gain anything? I know Gurley may rest but the others too? Maybe they will all get negative yards.

They actually do. Not the big name refs but the back judges and other zebras get weeded out. The refs have been good over years and worked their way up.

Thompson looks like a legit wr.

Maybe on his next team

AND Bills win

Isnt that what Pitt would have used him for? In the case of a super old has been there is a reason they waived him.

HUH? Are you asking if the Bills go 1-1 in the next 2 if it is better to win against Miami or NE? Not sure that matters. If they go 1-1 they will need a bunch of help period. Win them both and t hey will be in for sure even though I know it is possible they could not it is really really unlikely. There would be a chance for a let down if you beat NE I guess but given the circumstances I would hope that would not happen