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    James Cook Opens Up On Losing To Chiefs - interview

    in The Stadium Wall

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    43 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

    I've said this a few times already but I'm in the same boat. I agreed with the line of thought that you don't pay for a Running Back. Just Draft another. But James Cook has changed that for me. 


    Agreed as well.  When we drafted Cook in the 2nd, it felt like a gimmick pick based his speed.  I didn't think he'd have the size, durability, and overall skill set to be a feature back.

    But I'll gladly eat my crow on Cook.  He's an excellent back and he's developed very nicely.  He has speed but he doesn't rely on it to his detriment.  

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    Is McD actually compensating for Beane?

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    18 hours ago, Coach Tuesday said:

    I think it’s somewhat more complicated (as it almost always is).

     

    Beane hasn’t hit enough home runs for sure.  But part of that is because they tend to take an insecure approach toward player acquisition where they prioritize football character over other traits - such as talent and speed. They draft and sign players as though they’re not confident in their ability to fully coach them up - high floor/lower ceiling.  Mack Hollins, Taiwan Jones, it’s fine to have a few guys like this but the Bills under this regime seem addicted to them - they overrate the “coach on the field” quality.  Rightly or wrongly George Pickens was off their board.  They don’t draft guys like that (or at least grade them much lower).  McD has shown he can coach players up, they’ve got a great leadership structure and a cohesive locker room - the time to take some risks on talent is long overdue IMO and that’s as much a McDermott insecurity thing as it is Beane’s crappy player evals.


    I thought this approach made sense early on in McDermott's tenure.  Build a foundation of Chris Kelsay's (lol) and establish a team-oriented environment for your eventual young franchise QB to grow in.

    I also thought the second half of that approach would be to start taking some shots on high ceiling athletic specimens once the the foundation was built.  The McDuffie/Elam debacle seemed to fit that bill in 2022, but when that didn't pan out I think McDermott fell back to prioritizing football character.

    That's not to say that the GM and HC being on the same page isn't essential, and that's the situation the Bills are in.  But to my eyes, Beane is doing his job on the draft capital front, whereas the spending of that draft capital is hampered by McDermott's vision.  

    Random aside, but in my Madden franchises I always try to draft for potential over day-1 starter material.  I'll gladly draft a strong 6'3" WR with 4.4 speed and below average Awareness and Catching, because I can coach those latter attributes up over time.  You simply can't manifest raw athletic ability out of thin air in a 5'10" WR with 4.6 speed, no matter how good his head and hands are.

    At the end of the day, the bigger, stronger, and faster teams usually overmatch the rest.  

    Pete Hegseth: The Josh Allen of Defense Secretaries.

    in Politics, Polls, and Pundits

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    1 hour ago, Andy1 said:

    Wonderful. Trump picks only the best alcoholic to a nice low stress position as being in charge of our military and nuclear arms. I’m sure there is no one more qualified to lead the largest agency in the world deciding how to respond to the daily threats US interests face. Now we all have to hope that the pressure and stress of life or death consequences from his decisions don’t make him return to the bottle. On the bright side, his manly features look like he came out of central casting for the position. I guess this is what winning looks like. Let’s hope this ends well. 


    I'll give it a year until he's replaced in some fashion.  

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    LOOKING FOR SIGNS THATS IT'S TIME

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    13 minutes ago, saundena said:

    Anybody with dreams of the bills winning?

     

    I've had very power and realistic dreams were the Bills win the SB.  Never know who them team they are playing against is (usually the Dolphins or Chiefs), but the fact of the matter is that it they win the SB.

     

    I think I'll see it once in my life.  I hope this is the year!

    ☝️☝️☝️


    I had a dream of a girl wearing a Bills thong last night.  Gotta mean something.

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    RIP, 39th President Jimmy Carter. Great American.

    in Politics, Polls, and Pundits

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    1 hour ago, sherpa said:

    I am completely aware, and those injustices have nothing to do with this issue, nor the false claim that any of those were an accurate response to faith. 

    Viewing abortion as a moral decision that indicates advanced morality is ridiculous.

    Some people view abortion as the taking of human life, just as some viewed slavery as the same.

    Others did not.

    To each his own, but it is nonsense to claim that Carter has some high ground on this.

     

    The man was a horrible president.

    Fraudulent, as was his deceptive "common man carrying his own bags" bullstuff when they were always empty and his aids brought the real bags well behind him and away from camera view.

     

    Again. Fraud.


    How many foster children have you adopted?

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    RIP, 39th President Jimmy Carter. Great American.

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    On 12/29/2024 at 4:33 PM, Beast said:

    Terrible President.


    President Carter is ranked as a mid-tier president amongst experts in the topic.  Granted, his rank has the benefit of a lot of terrible presidents that absorb much of the bottom rankings (including Trump lol), but he navigated a very rocky time in American political waters, and I think he would've been re-elected had his opponent been anyone other than the demi-Jesus.  

    When it comes to character as a genuine, salt-of-the-earth American, President Carter has always impressed me with his courage.  He was personally against abortion but respected (and advocated for) a woman's right to choose.  He didn't let his faith get in the way of the overall moral arc of justice.  He continued to champion many just and fair causes after his presidency, and taught Sunday school into his last days.

    President Carter will be missed dearly. 

     

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