SoCal Deek

Is there a free agent you think they should target? The obvious challenge is trying to time it out so as to coincide with your WR contracts. Otherwise you end up on a never ending teeter totter.

So if you are the Dolphins GM you’d be drafting a QB? Seems like you’d be stuck in a mid-late round one draft pick. Similar to the spot the Bills were stuck in for a decade. Or….is there a free agent you have your eye on?

What ‘made’ me a Bills fan? Now that I think about it I have no idea, but after SIXTY years and having grown up in WNY it’s too late to question it now.

Come on Shaw! Maintain a sense of humor.

I’m not seeing how any team justifies that kind of money to a WR. We all know they’re a dime a dozen. 😁

Just keep the rubber floor mats away from the Bills training camp and I’ll be fine. I couldn’t care less what’s happening with the Jets.

One thing that I’ve come to expect is that our defensive identity will not revolve around rushing the passer. It seems like it never does.

There are only two things that matter in any offense. First, being able to move the chains on the third down. Second, being able to score touchdowns in the red zone. Everything else is a very distant third. So what do I envision from Shakir? Consistent performance in the first two.

I apologize if I got the wrong impression but the dialogue answers your question. There’s no desire (maybe even from you) for such a development. When watching one of the stadium construction fly over drone videos I was struck by how little there is anywhere around Orchard Park. When the drone looks to the horizon you can’t see a building for miles in any direction. It’s far from a commercial real estate hub….thats for sure!

I’m still not sure where you’re going with this. The location of the new stadium is clearly a done deal (in case you haven’t seen the photos) and the current one has been at that location for half a century…all without a Chilis restaurant anywhere to be found. It doesn’t seem to be bothering anyone but you. Are you that committed to popping in for some baby backs on gameday morning? 😉

Diggs ain’t gonna be happy….again

Absolutely. California is crawling with them. I find it hard to believe that the City of Orchard Park is the driving force behind the lack of an Applebees across the street from the stadium though.

Wait a minute! Isn’t that what’s printed on the US dollar right below the picture of George Washington? 😉

I’m sure right. They can’t possibly need additional tax revenue. (sarcasm)

I’m far from a salary cap expert but I’d imagine that teams have learned to save some room for mid-season signings. They have no idea who’s going to be injured in a seventeen game season.

This is the part I simply don’t understand about how people look at our society. We live in a free market economy. If there was money to be made by creating a development as you’d like to see, someone would build it. I can’t imagine there’s some grand orchestrated conspiracy against it. It’s not like the Bills are more interested in having people come and drink their own beer in their parking lots.

I often wonder if his “targets suck” as you say or if the design of the passing offense is not all that it should be.

No doubt but that doesn’t mean you do anything until much later, after someone actually gets hurt.

It all comes down to who’s available. It’s not like the possibilities are infinite. If the free agent cupboard is bare….do nothing.

And who exactly was to do this development? The State? I’m guessing that the private development market determined that constructing stores and restaurants across the street from a specialized facility in the middle of nowhere that’s only open 10 days a year isn’t a very good investment opportunity. The stadium has been there for half a century. I’m guessing that’s as close to consensus as you’re gonna get.

As I said, we’re all gonna see if it works.

I find this discussion interesting, but only to a point. Unless Beane has another card up his sleeve it appears we’re all about to find out if this strategy works. The Bills jettisoned their top two WRs in favor of cheaper, less experienced alternatives. Does having a franchise quarterback make up for the loss? Again, we’re going to know in just a few months. Somebody please remember to resurrect this thread in October.

The Brit comment was obviously a joke. (Sarcasm is pretty tough on a message board.) I am however thinking that the Bills will take a step back this year…and I don’t think that’s the worst thing that could happen in the long run. I want to win, not just be forecasted for, a Super Bowl. I’m glad they’ve been forced to complete some much needed roster turnover.

I think you misunderstood. I never said there was a crisis Shaw. I only said that without seeing any of the rookies play a single down of professional football it’s impossible to know how they’ll fair. That’s it.

That’s exactly what I said. They weren’t enough to get us there. Now whether you wanna call it a reload or a reboot is essentially semantics. Notice that neither of us used the word rebuild.