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I'm digressing a bit, but if wages had kept up with productivity over the last 40 years, $99 would be affordable to many. The price is probably right. The current level of income inequality is the problem.

That would make us an above-average scoring offense. Over the last 10 years the average points/game from all sources (not just offense) is somewhere between 22 and 23. Last season the average was 23.3 points per team per game. If the offense can average 24 points/game I'll be extremely impressed. According to last year's stats that'd be good for the 11th ranked scoring offense. The Bills ranked 30th in that category last year.

Take care Shady! Thanks for all you did as a Bill while you were here. Good luck in KC. I don't think the Bills are SB bound this year, so I hope the Chiefs can make it to the big game for you.

Was pulling for Duke Williams. I'm a big fan of his style of WR but maybe I'm a little old-fashioned at this point. It seems that route running and separation (i.e. creating uncontested catches) are more important than winning high jump-ball, contested catches.

A FB is needed in Daboll's offense, at least if it's anything like the Pats* system/offense. A FB generally helps a short passing game with blocking, as a receiving outlet, and to disguise passing plays with running formations. They are particularly useful in play-action for all 3 of those reasons. At this point it would be too much of a hiccup to release DiMarco and pick up another FB or use a TE in this fashion, imo.

8-11 is a more realistic range (currently accounting for a combined 86% of the vote), but I voted 8-9.

One year in Madden franchise mode I drafted a 6'5'' 280 lb MLB at the bottom of the third round. The 21 year old had 87 speed, 97 acceleration, 77 strength, but only 56 agility and very low awareness. Because of his size and lack of agility, I thought he might be a better fit as a DE in a 4-3, or maybe as a pass rushing OLB in a 3-4. In the end I stuck with his original position, dropped his weight to 265, and added 21 agility (for a total of 77) before the start of his 3rd season. I had never really had a MLB this big OR this rangy. But my god the things this guy did for my defense. He was almost impossible to create a good offensive matchup against, especially in coverage. I think he averaged over 3 INTs and 10 PBUs per year outside of being a tackling monster for almost 15 seasons. Probably a top 5 CPU-generated player ever created during one of my franchise drafts. Tremaine immediately reminds me of this guy.

Gug woke af

That "game changer" could eventually be Oliver, or Edmunds, or if we are really lucky, Allen. Although I agree that as of right now, we don't really have an elite talent at a game changing position. White may be elite, but CB isn't really a game changing position unless you are Deion Sanders.

Welcome to fandom.

Gotta start somewhere. I still believe things are looking up for the Bills. 10-6 is a real possibility this season if Allen keeps progressing.

The little people tend to do that. I have a buddy who's 5'6'' with arms almost as big as my thighs. The dumbass always skips leg day though so he's not very proportionally built. Hence his nickname "Chicken Legs".

It's ironic because there was a time where the kicking game was the only strength this team had.

I like this Wade guy. I hope he makes the team.

Gotta be the home team. Otherwise the Cowboys couldn't have their tradition of always wearing white uniforms at home.

It's refreshing to see a guy really get into and appreciate the work these guys do in the trenches. He's having as much fun breaking down Nelson. I completely forgot he was lining up against Nelson. What a great first test.

If McCoy has any semblance of a line to work with this year, he will be just fine. He's the type of back that really gets the most out of good run blocking at the point of attack. He's better in space than between the tackles, so if his line can do the basics he will have another 4-5 YPC year, even though I too expect some reduced amount of touches.

The thing that puzzles me is, in the wake of all this (rightful) disdain of much of mainstream media, it's obvious that there is a large appetite for just this kind of reporting (i.e. just genuine news). If there is a market for facts without spin, why do so many outlets try to do the opposite and pander to a specific audience? Maybe the market for spin is bigger than I am giving it credit for.

That's always what I felt like too. It's also worthy to note that both agencies (which generally just report facts with very little spin) are some of the most centrist and respected news agencies.

This is why you want good depth at defensive back. Durability is often a concern, especially for corners (safeties seem to get injured less frequently). And the best part? We have good depth at DB. That's all on Beane folks. In addition, McD's defense doesn't rely on stud corners sitting on an island (although it's certainly nice to be able to lean on one at times with White), so Beane can acquire 3-4 decent guys rather than 1-2 studs without hurting the defense.

+1. I've never heard that before.

Lol...

Wasn't Spiller a Ralph mandate? I kinda remember him giving a presser defending the selection, because at the time we had Lynch and Jackson and there was a lot of flak for the Spiller pick.

Makes them less competitive by eating up more of the capped salary? Idk, trying to find a silver lining.

Interesting poll results. I kinda expected the opposite. Also, I live in Bills country, about an hour north of Orchard Park.