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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.

Gibbs notably won 3 Superbowls with 3 different starting quarterbacks in the span of 10 years.

It's his speed/acceleration/etc. type stats that are boosting his overall rating.

This was predicted years ago. It was just a matter of time. When front 7's get smaller but offensive lines stay the same size, this is what you get.

Do you know how long McD and Beane are under contract for? Did they get 5 year plans?

I like it. The style is a bit heavy, but I have enough of a love of history to dig it. I prefer more modern, clean, and sleek designs and style.

He might be able to squeak out a deal closer to 40 million over 4 years with +25 guaranteed. The only issue is that (imo) it is risky to tie up significant amounts of guaranteed $$ in a RB because they get hit so often. I have no idea if RBs are the most statistically prone to injury (kinda feels like DBs are at the top and OL at the bottom), but they definitely take the most pounding.

Interesting.

I always thought sophomore slumps only applied to certain positions, and QB wasn't traditionally one of them.

I happen to be a chemical engineer so it's ironic you chose to use chemistry. But that's part of the problem: too many would rather be entertained than educated. A highly entertained but poorly educated populace stinks of the mob in Rome. Also, science is literally the reason why we have the free time to partake in things like sports and other forms of entertainment...

You've convinced me. Science is bad.

A part of me is glad he got denied. I hope they were French too.

That's part of what I love about the NFL. For all the pass-happy schemes and attention that QBs get, at the end of the day if you cannot run the ball and defend the run in the NFL, you are toast. Running up the middle and gaining good yardage is one of the harder things to do, but if you can do it then that threat is something the opposing defense HAS to account for on every play. Likewise, it's also one of the easier plays to defend, and if your defense can't at least put up a fight in the middle of the trenches then that will filter down to the rest of your defense.

Interesting hill to die on...

Assuming neither had been waived, it seems they would both be able to renegotiate after the 2019 season since 2018 was their first of 2 years. But since both have been waived, it doesn't matter anyway. Good to know. Having a plethora of talent that your organization scouted and acquired is a good problem for Beane to have.

Gotcha. Thanks a bunch!

Ah okay, for some reason I thought that only applied if they were drafted. But didn't this already happen with Foster?

After 2019 is too early?

Absolutely. That's why I don't think they deserve to be extended just yet. The NFL is rife with 1 year wonders. But if they put up consecutive years of production at a high level and stay healthy, they've earned an extension imo.

I'd love to see Wallace and Foster extended long term, perhaps after the 2019 season. They have decent cap space after sacrificing 2018 to purge the bad contracts. I'd rather the Bills use that cap space to resign homegrown talent than use it to make splashes in free agency for unfamiliar players.