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May as well give him a looksie.

I like Njoku but the Bills are cash strapped and not sure they even had the money to pay him. Drafting a Tight End is a must in April.

He isnt a very good runningback. There was a lot of green and blockers in front of him. Neither runningback is very good.

Mcdermott 4-8 in games played after 1pm eastern.

Not gonna lie thought the same thing this week. He saved the Raiders game but otherwise he has been an awful signing. Always hurt, got infected sometime before a huge game and took a tenth of the roster with him. Not great Bob.

He has been fine. Locks down his side of the field. Hard to get ints when qbs dont test you. Bigger issues on D than Tre White.

Once they stop scoring om defense and blocking kicks they will come back to Earth

Yet the Phins score 21 points on defense and special teams over the course of two weeks and its because their weak armed QB is a transcendent talent...ok.

Going to completely agree with you there. Rehbein gets a ton of credit for the pick in most of the bios you read about the "dynasty" as well. I am not a Belichick fan at all. Like I said in another post he comes across as someone who cant get a long with anyone because he thinks he knows better than them, about everything. Not my place to judge, but a pretty immoral fella to boot.

Carlin, Pryor, Chappelle (similar comic to Rock, just think he is a better writer), Seinfeld. I think there are a ton better comics than Seinfeld (Hedberg, Burr, C.K., Hicks, Eddie Murphy etc) but in terms of his contribution to comedy as a whole I am not sure anyone really touches him there. As for Robin Williams, he stands out to me as more of an actor than a standup, especially loved his dramatic work. However, his special after 9/11 was one of the funniest things Ive ever watched.

The guy is 54-66 without Brady, thats slightly better than someone like Doug Marone. No one wanted to take his crap in Cleveland, and the same thing was going on in New England before Mo Lewis almost killed Bledsoe and Brady took over. He was on his way to being a lifetime coordinator before Brady came on the scene. Does he get credit for drafting Brady, yes he does. But personally, I think Brady was a much needed diluent for Belichick. When players got sick of Belichick's crap, I think it was Brady's leadership that brought them back. Without Brady, you have an organization run by a nearly 70 year old grump who players want to play for because of reputation, thats not something that can win long term.

Can they really afford to pay him anything this offseason or at the start of next season if the cap really dips to $175,000,000? Probably not. I dont think he will get what Mahomes got a year, because he isnt Mahomes. However you have to think he makes 37-40 Million once the cap goes back up to 198.2.

The Weekend is a decent musician, that said who even bothers to watch the halftime show anymore?

Guy has given us a football team, and donated millions to Western New York and somehow he is cheap because he didnt fork over the money for Bryant Johnson.

I think the question is unfair. Ralph was who he was because he came up in a different time. Owners during his day had their hands into everything because the NFL wasnt what it is now, Al Davis coached the Raiders at one point for God's sake. Obviously a guy who would be 102 years old had he not passed away wouldnt have been good as an owner. His fabric was different than the Pegula's because it was woven at a different time under different circumstances. Time passes us all by and it did Ralph, but in my mind even asking the question is a bit insulting to his legacy.

The Jets are a terrible organization, but the Belichick stuff was 100% on Belichick. No one forced him into being the coach. He willingly entered into a stupid scheme Parcells and the Jets owner cooked up. I think Belichick is a great football mind and historian, but I also think he is an elitist jerk who road Brady's coattails in the best days of his career. Just finished Belichick by Ian O'Connor, and it solidified my belief about Belichick, he thinks he is smarter than everyone else. There was a quote from him from the Saban Belichick HBO special that showed his true colors "When the average guy is home watching football, drinking his beer and eating his tostitos..." just not a very good guy.

Dont forget the missed field goal that went in.

I am not disagreeing with you on what Milano deserves. I am just saying you can find ways to pay good players. Right now because of injuries I would pay Milano a penny over 9 million a year.

I mean you can go ahead and check the contracts at overthecap and spotrac and see for yourself that its not just conjecture. Shaq Thompson, who was playing the exact role Milano is in McDermott's defense got paid that exact amount of money. If Milano was healthy, and the cap stayed at 198.2, not impacted by COVID, I think they rush to resign him. I am sorry but this idea that you cant pay your top talent is crazy. Look at the Chiefs for instance, they have paid Mahomes, Watkins, Kelce, Chris Jones, Frank Clark, and Tyreek Hill. You pay your best players if you can circumvent the cap, which a lot of teams do by paying roster bonuses. Milano's issues isnt the money, its his availability.

This would be pretty eye opening. The idea is strengthened by the fact that Milano went to IR.

Milano is losing money by the week. In total he has played in 87% of games he was available to play in since he was drafted. On talent alone he probably is a $12 to $13 Million dollar a year linebacker, but no way you pay a guy who cant stay healthy that sort of money. With the cap projected at $175 Million, the Bills would be 22 Million over the cap after paying draft picks and adding practice squad players to the roster (Yes, I know only the top 50 players count against the cap. So 22 is a little high). With the cap so low, you're probably better off to try and draft players to replace guys like Milano and Daryl Williams. That said, I wouldnt offer Milano more than 8.9 million a year.

Exactly. Where are the Boomers, and Stuart Scott's of the world? I miss old ESPN. Love 30-30 and E60, go beyond the actual game and tell the stories.

Agreed. I got Disney Plus for streaming some of the newer movies coming out because the theater wasnt an option. Kids were thrilled when some of the new movies came on and we could make an experience of something at home. Then Disney got even more greedy and you needed to have Disney+ Premium to watch the new movies. ESPN is the same way. Peyton's Places was a great show, but I sure as hell wasnt paying extra money to watch something when I already pay 200 a month for cable. The problem is greed, its never enough.

They need to scale back the amount of locations and channels they have. When I see something like ESPN Vegas, or ESPN LA and they are laying off 500 jobs it makes me wonder why they are so global. They also need to focus heavily on the history of sports, its something no one else is really doing. Try hard to capture the older demographic who doesnt want to spend time on their phones, and laptops watching youtube and scrolling through twitter for news. Cut back the production and length of the Pre-Games, and start focusing more on the post game aspects where you actually have something to talk about. Also dont need a two hour pre game show, its overboard. ESPN got bloated and boring. It's just the same vomit everyday. Their 30 for 30 is one of the best sports programs on. Go back to things like the Sport's Reporters, and NFL Matchup which focuses on insight in the game. ESPN went wrong when they started paying blowhards like Stephen A. Smith, Skip Bayless, and Colin Cowherd tons of money, when they know absolutely nothing about the actual games.

The last two weeks Diggs has shown the catch and run ability that the offense really needs. Thats something the offense has sorely missed, and something Beane said the Bills were going to go after. My hope is the contract doesnt become an issue, but he is obviously better than the 16th best wideout in the league.