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  1. 5 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

    Every blue moon, an intrepid crime podcaster breaks a criminal case.  But imagine your daughter was kidnapped and you had a binary choice: (A) You can have the FBI, with all its trained investigators, forensic scientists, labs, subpoena power, police connections, and other resources handle the investigation.  (B)  You can have Debi from Depew, who views herself as an investigative reporter because she podcasts from her mom’s basement, search for your daughter.  I don’t know about you, but I’d choose A.   

     

    It's part of fandom to stand by our unfounded opinions, call the GM a moron, and generally spout nonsense. But, if we want to be honest about it, we’re all - to varying degrees - Debi from Depew. 

     

    Fans are notoriously lousy at assessing draft picks.  Many of us criticized Beane when he picked Josh in the draft while few of us offered up flowers when he chose Milano.  And, look, talent evaluation is hard.  Go back and look at what sportswriters said five years ago about the draft.  Their hit rate isn’t high.  Even the analytic guys, armed with their algorithms and statistical analyses, aren’t good.  They told us that if Josh became a successful NFL QB, it would shake the very foundations of all math, science, and human knowledge. 

     

    I doubt if there’s anyone on this board who knows as much about scouting college players as Tyler Pratt who starts researching and evaluating players at 5:30 am each day and keeps at it until 8pm.  Tyler is an area scout for the Bills Personnel Department which includes 18 dedicated fulltime professionals, not including the admin folks, and is aided by 7 equally dedicated professionals in the Analytics & Football Research Department.  While none of us matches Pratt hours and expertise, we don’t hesitate to act like we’re smarter than Beane and his entire, fantastically resourced organization. 

     

    So when someone starts spouting that Beane is an idiot because he drafted a slow wideout, a lineman with short arms, and a guy who never played football before, I just yawn.  Debi from Depew doesn’t interest me.  Beane and his team have spent millions of dollars, studied thousands of hours of tape, conducted hundreds of interviews.  I just hope the Bills FBI (Foot Ball Investigative) unit is better than the FBI units at our rivals.  Time will tell.  But I trust Beane and his team of experts far more than Debi from Depew.

    Jerry Rice ran a 4.71 40. He was so ***** terrible. League must've felt bad for the 49ers and let them win those SBs. How does Bill Walsh get in the HoF with such a stupid draft pick? Didn't he know slow receivers like Jerry Rice are terrible? 2BD needs to build a time machine to prevent 49ers from tarnishing their great dynasty with drafting that slow loser. 

     

    And don't get me started on the other slow pokes in Emmitt Smith and Frank Gore. When will NFL GMs learn that 40 times are way more important than on-field ability, winning super bowls or even personal accolades and records. If Smith and Rice could only move faster, the Cowboys and 49ers would've had at least 20 more superbowls.

     

    We are doooooooooooomed!

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  2. This board is depressing. I feel bad for your families. I'll be back at training camp when the rest of us glass half full and realists invade with positivity since we are the only ones who can see past 40 times and consider mentality and production paramount. 

     

    Crying over 40 times and not being able to read between the lines make y'all sound like uninformed babies. I'm willing to bet in person y'all probably have had the Bills at 5 wins total over the last 5 years. Some of you are cool and make actual thoughtful posts and responses, but 80% of this board right now needs to go smoke a bowl and chill tf out. None of you are smarter than the people running the team, or you all would have worked for the Bills at some point. There's a reason we are here and not trading the house for Malik Nabers. 

     

    Sometimes I wonder if WGR raids this board and cherry picks some of you ding dongs, heavy into a 12'er of Genny at 8am, ready to make stupid takes so Sal and Jeremy can have a field day with you. I'm tired of the laziness. I'm tired of the melancholy around here; it's like a ***** comedic morgue sometimes. I tried being sarcastic, I tried to reason with all of your logic...it's just so ***** depressing and unintelligent. I love football; and I highly doubt most of you love it as well.

     

    It seems more like you need the Bills to win to satisfy your egos, rather than something we can all have and take pride in. So trading Diggs is less a cancer treatment and more a right hook to your egos. Trading back and landing the WR equivalent to JA bruised that ego so bad you're now in a Rocky-esque stupor. Beane did what he felt he needed to do, bruised egos and all. 

     

    Respond all you want, I won't read it; I don't care about you're hurt feelings and your "but, but, buts". And my last take (and it's the bitter truth): The Bills haven't won anything because they've been too immature when they go. Jimbos ego cost us 25, plain and simple. Thurman was destroying them, but Jimbo just haaaad to be the one to win it. Not to mention the partying the night before. That's why Beane focused on leadership. He's shifting away from immaturity, look at Diggs. The Chiefs win because they're serious about it, and these moves make us a more serious team in the long run. We need guys like Coleman who drink football instead of those Gennys. We need men, not immature little boys; this ain't the sandlot. 

     

    Ffs, you people...

     

    Tl;dr This board is immature and sad and most of us are tired of the baby antics because your ego was bruised by long term investment over building a team of super men or MonStars. Also, if the 40 time meant anything as far as success, explain Jerry Rice or Emmitt Smith because according to this board's logic Jerry Rice is a scrub compared to Xavier Worthy. Rice ran a full .5 seconds slower than Worthy. Half a second! Yet he will never be caught; how ironic.

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  3. 57 minutes ago, DJB said:

    This fixes everything

     

    edit no it doesn't

     

    Cephus ran a 4.73 so he’s slower than Coleman .

     

    For F sakes 

    Oh yeah I'd rather have only sub 4.3 receivers because Miami has been kicking our ass with speed. Oops, wait, they beat us 2 times since JA came into the league (on a dropped TD and a receiver forgetting to step out to set up the game winning FG) and not with any of the current speedsters they have. 

     

    Have we ever lost a game and immediately someone points out it's because our receivers run .1 - .4 seconds slower in shorts over an uncontested 40 yard sprint? Mentality plays a way bigger role in wins and losses than how many half steps Xavier Worthy has over Keon Coleman. You need to get over it, dude. 

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  4. On 2/8/2024 at 10:26 AM, Logic said:


    I don't particularly want to get into a back-and-forth about Elon Musk here and derail this thread (though we can discuss it in DMs if you want), so I'll just say:

    I couldn't disagree more with...pretty much everything you just said. Not a Musk fan. To each their own.

    Musk fans don't want to admit he's just another Edison/Jobs. He merely pushed an idea in stuff he has a little knowledge in and takes all the credit. He took daddy's money, bought into PayPal, hostile takeover and some sabotage later he sells and pockets money. He's a snake and people think he's a genius because he paid people to figure out how to land a rocket and put cameras on a car. His fans think he reinvented the wheel when really he just kind of directed a team to add cool features to existing tech; and his products are Trump Steak level good. Ford and Toyota are going to bury Tesla within 10 years and turn it into a niche vehicle. 

     

    That said, my personal comp for Coleman is Pukka Nacua and if Franklin is just misunderstood then we should try to get him. Gabe was drafted late and blossomed into a decent pass catcher...when he actually catches the ball...and Franklin is at least better than Gabe out of the gate.

     

    Go Bills!

    21 hours ago, TwistofFate said:

     

    I swear the pause between Josh and Allen was an eternity that night. Nope, we all just collectively slowed down time lol

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  5. 2 minutes ago, mannc said:

    Yeah, not sure why Coleman isn’t being comped more to Nakua…seems plausible 

    Honestly that's my comp. Admittedly I focused on other guys...I think it's because I didn't want a dirty Seminole Vesicle on the Bills lol. Seriously tho, he's almost the same dude but built like Josh. I think if he's used right he can be our #1 out the gate if he's ready. 

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  6. 6 minutes ago, whorlnut said:

    For those of you that aren’t thrilled about the Keon Coleman pick…remember one thing.  Word came out that he was the last receiver left on Allen’s wish list. Thats a big deal. Why would Beane not want to consult the face of his franchise when trying to get him more weapons?

     

    This tells me that Allen’s wish list included Harrison, Nabers, Odunze, Coleman, and probably Thomas. Think of it this way…if worthy, pearsall, or legette were on that list, they would have taken them at 28, or at most 32 for legette. I’m sure Beane would have liked to have traded down another time, but he could have risked losing Coleman.

     

    I wasn’t overly thrilled with Coleman being the guy, but while he might lack separation on tape, and a good 40 time, he also had amazing splits in the 40 and other drills. The drills are where the football comes out in these guys…you know, catching the ball. Haha. Anyways…when you look at the bigger picture with Coleman, it’s not a bad pick at all. The guy is really athletic, has great hands and body control…and most of all…Allen wanted him.  

    College is a lot more handsy than the NFL too. Kaiir was a good corner at UF but he was known for grabbing shirts and wasn't flagged much for it (going into that draft I felt he'd make a better FS). I want to see what Coleman can do when there's no tugging anymore. I'll bet we see more separation. Same thing with Pukka Nacua. 

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  7. 53 minutes ago, peterpan said:

    The more YouTube vids I see of Coleman, the better he is loooking.  I was a little too quick to judge at first.  He is faster and smoother than I remembered.  Still a project guy tho 

    Admittedly, I'm a Gators fan and def preferred Ricky over Coleman, but Coleman is good. I think he was being diluted by WGR because he ran less than half a second slower than the fastest player in combine history. 

     

    Coleman is a fart slower than Worthy and people freeeeeaked out. For reference, last year some dude name Pukka Nacua ran a 4.57 but had the fastest gauntlet. Idk who that dude is, hopefully Coleman is at least a little better than that guy...amirite? 

     

    I got to watch some of Coleman and he is good. If he has the ball and you're not already on top of him, good luck. If he's on a crosser or slant and has a step he's gone. He's hard to bring down, he's big and can hurdle defenders. It's like Josh throwing the ball to himself. I did hate it at first, but probably more because I liked Pearsall more, but honestly I feel Brady will use his strengths to our advantage and exploit slower and smaller defenses easily with guys like Kincaid, Samuel, Coleman and Shakir. 

     

    Now I feel we can let McD get his defensive players, add another depth receiver, and take our collective hands off the button here at TBD, eh?

  8. 2 minutes ago, boyst said:

    Yeah when I think the toughnwss of a DT I think the ACC and Duke.

     

    Wtf 

    Tell ya what: when Beane gets fired for not drafting Troy Franklin, you can be the new GM. You clearly know what you're talking about, seem way more qualified, and I fully trust people 3 deep into a 6 pack of Genny at 11pm on Fridays. You, sir, are a scholar amongst apes. I commend you and your insight. 

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  9. 4 minutes ago, ToGoGo said:

    Bishop is a good pick. We’ll regret taking Coleman over Troy Franklin though. 

    Idk, I live down here, he really isn't bad at all, just not a burner. He's kind of like JA in a lot of ways: big, athletic, hurdles defenders, hard to bring down. I really dont think the Kelvin Benjamin comps on here are fair, but I hated the JA pick and it took until the Vikings game to change my opinion. He could be the best WR we've ever had, or he'll be just good enough and nothing special. 

  10. 12 hours ago, Process said:

    Window is closed, that's how this works right?

    They peaked when they went to the SuperBowl. The Bills have shown they can turn it on and go deep with shoestring and bubblegum outside of Josh Allen, the Bengals not so much. And Glass Burrow has to show he can play more than one full season in his career. 

     

    If the Bengals' window is open, it has a 'no see um' screen in front of it

  11. On 4/4/2024 at 5:23 PM, Dillenger4 said:

    Just stop with the "move up to 6" or even top ten. We have way too many holes to fill and beaner won't waste all our picks for a rookie WR.

     

    There were 4 WR's taken in the 1st round last year:

     

    900 yards

    800yards

    600 yards

    400 yards.

     

    Good numbers, but not trading my whole draft for that. 

    If theyre not trading up for Harrison, you can get a more than capable guy at 28 or in the 2nd; the WRs are loaded. I honestly wouldn't be shocked if a ton of 2nd and 3rds go in the top 60. 

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  12. 1 hour ago, MJS said:

    Yeah, there must have been a lot more going on that we don't know about. I know Diggs sent some mysterious tweets, but largely he kept the issues in house, and I respect him for that. Too many players go out and air their dirty laundry in interviews or on social media. Diggs didn't do that, regardless of how people feel about his tweets. Nothing was blatant.

     

    That said, it's a real shame that he couldn't be more professional and control his emotions and attitude. He basically forced himself off the team, and that sucks.

    They probably want a top WR and felt Diggs wasn't capable in anymore in where this offense wants to go. They made sure to get a 2nd rounder, so I'll bet it's ammo/insurance to move up big time. 

  13. On 3/24/2024 at 5:20 PM, Steptide said:

    Something is only worth what people will pay for it. If people will pay 20-50k, good on them. If not, those prices will drop really quick. Pegula just better hope this team is still good come 2026/27. People arnt gonna pay these prices with a crap product. This isn't 2007. We long held super low ticket prices, and that definitely helped the fan base keep coming to games. 

    Not to be an ass, but if you can't afford this and pay for it over 30 years, how do people afford vehicles, where you end up paying way more than the sticker? And the other ass part: if the people of Buffalo won't buy the tickets, others will. I could see myself getting a 4 pack when the locals drop from the list, if they even do. 

     

    I really don't see the Bills having an issue selling every PSL. In fact, the very people who can't afford the PSLs are the very same people who smash tables and get ***** faced before kickoff. They want a cleaner, family-friendly experience which generates more revenue; that's how you cash in.

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  14. 9 hours ago, sven233 said:

    At least they didn't get another first or something crazy like that...... 

     

    But, they got something for an asset and while I am glad he's off their team, it stinks that they are probably going to be able to add a good, young, cheap piece in the draft.

    Probably is the key word. They still have to hit on the pick

  15. 1 hour ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

     

    It's not the preferred choice by me or most fans. But it's not an "AWFUL" idea. 

     

    Right now we have Ed Oliver and Daquan Jones at DT and that's literally it. And we use a heavy rotation there.

     

    DT will probably be one of our first 2 picks. And there's an argument to be made with how deep WR is and how thin top prospect D-Line talent is that it makes more sense to take the DT first and trade up in Round 2 for a WR.

     

    I'd rather we didn't do that. But to say there isn't merit in the idea or that it's "AWFUL" isn't true.

    Fans have no idea how deep the WR class is

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