BigDingus

Lucky dog. Hope you have a blast! All my friends like tropical climate, beach-type places to go vacation, but Buffalo is my preferred vacation spot (as long as it's football season)! I'm from Northern Virginia, lived half my life there, the other half in Texas, but Buffalo is my spirit animal & destination spot. My wife thinks I'm crazy. I think she hasn't been to Buffalo enough

I don't care what anyone says, I'm excited to have Star come back. People have been dogging on him for one reason or another since he was first signed, and he basically stayed quiet. I think him staying out of the spotlight & the media, remaining so quiet, has lead to fans creating their own narratives of what it all means. Not being at OTA's just reinforces their predetermined ideas that he doesn't want to be here or something. Has Star said that though? If not, I fully expect him to be here when it matters.

Don't worry, with our luck he'll suffer a season-ending injury helping an old lady cross the street. Redshirt away!

Psssh... It's all CGI, don't believe NASA! The earth is flat!

Shows how much I've paid attention lol

Back to back away games vs Titans & Chiefs, ew. Playing Brady & the Super Bowl winners away, ew. Our only home prime time game against the Pats, I guess that's cool. Would've liked to see more home games be nationally televised though.

Tbf, Clements was pretty good. We could've taken a QB the following years like you said, just never ended up doing it. It's pretty much what McDermott & Whaley did with Mahomes. Traded down instead, took a CB, & opted to get a QB in a later draft. Only this time the moved worked. But yeah, I hated how we were a farm team for decent DB's. Anytime a rookie panned out, we never resigned them. Drafting McGahee when having a Pro Bowl RB already was complete crap, as just a few years later we'd use yet another 1st round pick on another RB with Marshawn Lynch...followed by a couple years & ANOTHER RB in the 1st with CJ Spiller. That was infuriating.

That couldn't have been Beast... as much as Beast posted (and as long as many of his posts were), he'd have no time to run an NFL team. Unless... that explains why he wasn't able to run an NFL team. He spent all his time on the official Bills message board lol

I'm sure you'll get a lot of flack for suggesting that, but your reasoning is well thought out, so no issue there. The only thing you're not looking at is the individual development aspect of it. Yes, if all things remain the exact same among all players, & everything on paper is the exact same as it was in 2020 then sure, it all adds up. But if you throw in the unknown variables like Josh Allen's ability to still improve (as well as any other player's ability to improve...or even regress) then it becomes a much more cloudy picture. We simply don't know if key players like Allen can get even better. Same can be said for someone like Baker Mayfield, but most would argue Allen has a much higher ceiling. Diggs did wonders in year 1 on the team, it's possible he does even better in year 2 (even if not statistically). We don't know how all those teams' draft picks will turn out. Baker may be in the same system for a 2nd year, but Allen will now have Daboll yet again (something we thought was never going to happen after last season). Predicting growth & development is impossible, and that very well may be key to those 3 teams fair in 2021. On paper, if all things were the same as 2020, your argument is pretty reasonable. But things in the NFL rarely stay the same year to year, as you often see with things like strength of schedule differing a ton before the season compared to after the season.

You are way too sensitive man lol. Way to overblow the tiniest thing & get defensive about it. Maybe re-read my original post & realize I never once insulted the guy. I'm sorry if he's your dad or something. The crew that drafted Maybin was a bunch of dolts. I'm not worried in the slightest.

Tom Brady sure has aged well...

And that's why I think it's silly when fans criticize the jumping through tables or the "BillsMafia" name in general... They've raised the profile for the team in a positive way just as much as the recent on-field play has. Yes, a lot of people think we're crazy, but they also know of the Bills now, know the fans are diehard supporters, think of the fun people have instead of "it's just a cold, washed up town," etc. The fact people are excited to come here, so much so that they're willing to dive onto a folding table & risk injury, just shows how the image has improved dramatically. No more "depressing & cold" and way more "high energy & excitement!"

Awesome video, thanks for sharing. On the flip side, I wish there were videos breaking down all the times a player (even the great ones) got beat or made mistakes, just to kind of see where their weaknesses are, or if there's a certain type of player they struggle against. Not to show how bad they are, just to get an idea of how raw they are or how long their development might be. Anyway, along with Anderson in the 7th, this is the pick I'm following the most from now on

Picked up as an edge rusher, short window of college productivity, drafted on potential, 1 good college year, etc. I'd say that's all you need. Looking back at Maybin's pre-draft breakdowns, he was highly touted and positively discussed quite often. Only the limited time with high production was brought up often.

Hey, I'll take a young Incognito any day, as long as he can avoid the on field issues and the paranoia.

Well, we didn't get Mahomes on the team, so I guess this is the next best thing as a Texas Tech alum 🤣 But for real, I just want my college & pro rooting interests to align... is that too much to ask?! Edit: Wait, he also went to my HS? Now I NEED him to stick around dammit!

Maybe one is the heir to Hughes that they want to groom, the other is one they want to start immediately. Or maybe Beane is playing 4D Chess & my n00b 🧠 doesn't get it yet.

I always forget how hard that is to read, especially "everyone once a response here go one have a blessed day." Ouch.

The comments on that video say a lot. Two top comments are: "is it me or does he just not look... explosive 😐" and "He’s about to fall crazy far" But honestly, don't really care what they say. Him falling that far could be a blessing for us, so I'm all for it

Why hasn't he joined the WWE already? He could've had an entire rivalry with Kane or something...

Like I said, I'm not knocking the pick, just pointing out what they said in the article I shared. How many years in college did Nick Bosa play? Were Bosa's times all worse off than scouts expected & did he put on weight in his year off? I think these are the things that mattered (I'm not saying they shouldn't or shouldn't matter) to the scouts. Hell, that article even said he's now projecting to be the 29th-30th pick now, which is exactly what happened. I am personally happy for him, hope he shuts the doubters up & makes a huge contribution. I can just see how it's perceived as a big risk. I have a feeling Aaron Maybin comparisons will be consistently thrown out even if they're not valid.

https://caneswarning.com/2021/04/28/why-is-miami-hurricanes-de-greg-rousseau-plummeting-on-nfl-draft-big-boards/ So basically scouts grew worried after he opted out a year, then showed up to his pro day heavier, not as explosive as he used to be, and wasn't looking like he used to. Fair enough, but at the same time I'd be shocked if anyone could take a year off from actually playing football & not gain weight. Even if you're constantly working out, that doesn't just mean you'll stay at your playing weight. Only having that 1 good season worries me more than the rest, but I'm not knocking the pick. Definitely risky, but I don't think pro day numbers matter nearly as much as his tape. How he plays in a game matters much more than his shuttle time or vertical jump.

I mean, obviously that wasn't the only question that mattered to many people lol The article isn't even wrong, it just points out there's a difference in opinion between people in the league who project him as a 1st rounder & those talking heads on the outside who don't understand it. Then it concludes : "Allen will have a chance to be an NFL quarterback. One side will be right. The other side will ignore the result as a fluke and continue unfazed." So far, that's basically true too. IMO, I've been looking back on old JA articles with a sense of pride in his work. He is an anomoly. There haven't been QB's with similar HS-JUCO-D1 careers with numbers & play like his who improved so dramatically. Even crazier, the organization known for botching picks & failing to develop QB's ended up being the team to accomplish this transformation. I actually think dismissing the question marks does a disservice to Allen. I think people who say things like "he was always this good, just needed better WR's!" or similar things do a disservice to him. What he's managed to do through his determination & sheer work ethic is nothing short of INCREDIBLE, and it was that sacrifice & dedication that should be praised. He's done something no other QB like him has done. If he didn't have so many question marks & so much room to improve, it wouldn't be so incredible.

I have no opinion other than I hope for a LB or DE. If BPA is a RB, I'd be happy with that too.

Perhaps, but some of the points he makes in the 2nd half of the video made me actually agree with him. I've always thought Lamar was an awesome talent, but seeing how no QB with stats even close to his have ever won a Super Bowl is pretty eye opening. Also, the criteria Bleacher Report goes off of for that list where potential is "significant" combined with that stat shows Allen has a more clear path to a SB ring one day than Jackson. It's pretty easy to see how someone with Allen's play style can translate that to a SB win, especially if he continues to improve (even if he never has a statistical season as great as 2020), whereas Jackson would likely need to change his play style pretty drastically or else become the 1st QB to ever win playing like a team's RB.