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Exactly, just because it didn't go well once, doesn't mean anything. So many reasons for that, including front office, roster, etc etc..... Plus he probably learned from all that. I do see his age as a negative against him. Of course he has tons of valuable experience and has proven a lot, but a team would prefer to hit on a young guy that will be around to stabilize the franchise for years (like our like with McDermott). Selfishly I'm glad we get to keep him, and hope he feels great personal satisfaction when the Bills finally win the Super Bowl.

the 25% who didn't vote the first option are either crazy or just want to incite drama.

Since we’re in win now mode, and the roster is already quite stacked, it just makes sense to move up. How many of the low round guys could even make this team?

How it all went for Shaq was a bit of a shame. It took him a long time to get over his injury and develop. He was on an upward slope in his last year and the Bills said publicly they would welcome him back at the right price. Of course he got an over-inflated deal that he couldn't live up to on an inferior team and it all went south from there. In the long run, a lower payday on the team where he was improving would have served him better. Whether or not he would play well for us at this point is anybody's guess. What I appreciate is the level-headed approach from Beane. He doesn't try hold guys down, and he doesn't seem to hold grudges either. He says this is what we're willing to pay you, if you can get more, I understand and we wish you well. If they evaluate Shaq and like what they see, I can imagine they'll offer him a deal to come back (at likely a pretty reasonable price).

I mean maybe another year or two of that would be rewarding at least, haha.

Isn't this just awesome? I can't wait for this game. In my opinion, this is what we've been waiting for: serious games with serious implications against the Pats.

I agree with you generally, though it becomes concerning when a losing pattern emerges. Right now we’re in a losing pattern. Fortunately it’s mid season and not late season…

How can anyone comment on player attitudes? We don't have a clue as to how these guys are functioning on a day to day basis. I'm not convinced that this team is egotistic and lazy. OFFENSE - What we know is that our offense has always been one dimensional, and the O-line is below average. Those are ongoing issues. Now teams are figuring out how to exploit that better and better on a week to week basis, based on the tape they see from other teams. The offense has to find out how to adjust to what teams are doing to shut us down. I'm not going to pretend to know the answer, but I believe they can correct some things and make adjustments going forward. DEFENSE - Our pass defense is the much stronger than the run defense. When Star is out, it REALLY goes to *****. couple that with a team with a great running game (Tennessee, Indy), and we're in serious trouble. So the question is, what adjustments need to be made to stop the run, and how can they compensate without Star? Then add the weather elements in there, and our team is EVEN MORE unequipped to handle the situation. The Colts are equipped to pound the rock, and they did it well. Our passing game was anemic, and even when JA did throw the ball on target, a bunch of balls were dropped. While I would logically say that it's understandable for a team to have some matchups that just aren't good for them (tennessee, Indy for instance), getting spanked this badly isn't an acceptable outcome. The whole team has to figure out how to adjust to the things teams are doing to them now. I hope this is simply a growing pain, and they figure it out. The good news is, IF they do get it figured out, they will be an even better team going forward. Teachable moment? i hope so.

It’s literally this simple. The last three weeks, we’ve watched teams progressively exploit our weakness. The line was much better last year. Meanwhile, this offense isn’t designed to dink and dunk, though if the line is gonna suck this hard, they’re going to have to adapt the offense somehow to make up for it. That’s my stupid fan opinion…. meanwhile I’m still optimistic. Our D is still solid and the offensive players still have all the potential to put up points again…

Totally. And what we often don't see as fans is what constitutes "doing the job" on the field. We don't understand all the assignments and what the players are being asked to do. Of course we like to see the big plays, but oftentimes a player is executing his assignment in a non-sexy way. The coaches know that, the fans don't. We watched a lot of Patriots teams crush us during the drought that had a bunch of seemingly "solid" players + Tom Brady.

Exactly. People seem to forget that we're talking about human beings. No matter how much due diligence you do, it's impossible to predict 100% how the career is going to go for ANY player. Oftentimes it's off the field where people have success or failure. That's why we have #1 overall picks that are busts and undrafted players who become hall of famers.

Talk about striking gold. We got lucky that he played so little in college....would have never dropped that low in the first round.

My impression over the last few years is that Tennessee is just a bad match up for this Bills team. I'm curious to see how we do with the upgrades on defense.

I agree with the others who say his limited snaps were likely game plan specific. in terms of the Twitter crap and vaccine protest, I’m glad to see the team is showing they will not be distracted by it. If anyone is distracted by it, it’s Beasley himself, who I do think is limiting his own potential. hope he stays off Twitter and refocuses on football. One thing is for damn sure, you can win the Super Bowl but you can’t win Twitter.

alright I concede. Somehow I haven’t noticed him the same as Diggs, Sanders, and Knox on the receiving end/

Wait hold the phone. Beasley is tweeting again? I thought he promised he was done until the season was done? maybe if he focused on football instead, he might catch some balls??? 🏈

who else thinks Brady sets a world record and throws for 2000 yards and 50 touchdowns on Sunday night?

Who else thinks Brady sets a world record with 2000 yards and 40 touchdowns in Sunday night's game?

Fans are generally impatient when it comes to player development. It's impossible for a player to indefinitely ascend while working on new things. Dips are part of the process. And in this case the "dip" is just that he looks less dynamic, he's not making huge mistakes. Watching Josh develop and improve so fast in his first seasons, I have absolutely no worries about the guy.

and then further, people who had covid just take one shot to be "fully vaccinated"

I also wonder why not. Generally in Europe (which has much stronger regulations for Covid), there is the choice of 3 - vaccinated, recently infected with Covid, or a negative test.

I wouldn't call it a punitive measure. NY State is over 60% vaccinated. For the sake of making it easy, let's say it's 50/50 in the stadium. The 50% vaccinated crowd would prefer to be in a safer environment. No matter which way you go, there's going to be some people who don't like it. Might as well err on the side of public health and safety and piss off the people who refuse the vaccine, rather than the other way around. That's my two cents.

Thanks for those numbers. must all be huge exaggerations to start negotiations.

Sure, you're not wrong. Those are also revenue streams. My take on it is that different markets bring different things to the table. Everything together balances out, and the end result is an incredibly successful primary revenue stream that comes from broadcasting. Perhaps on the money side, a team like the Cowboys might hit on all the marks (media attention, fancy stadium, high revenues, etc), but that's the rare example. On that point, I can understand why Jerry Jones might complain. He's thinking, well my organization does it all, why shouldn't yours? But where is the reality? Moves are not always successful and it's not realistic to force the smaller markets to squeeze more cash out of its fans either. Meanwhile, I do think fans care about the NFL's history and those special small market teams that bring so much character to the sport (Bills, Packers, Steelers....). I wouldn't want to see any of those franchises uprooted.

What’s the sense of ragging on this guy so hard? I give him credit for hanging in there and trying to remake himself. just because he didn’t play well in Buffalo, doesn’t automatically make him a bad person. Sheesh