Richard Noggin

Come on. It's not even a real kick, if you want to be more precise. It's like a feint, to be honest. He makes more contact than anyone should, but it's not traumatic force at all. Designed more to embarrass than it was to injure (by my eye). And I'm not one to be forgiving of such transgressions, I assure you.

That's a dramatic recap of what's on tape. Any kind of violence towards women is unacceptable, of course. But his action was not exactly as you're describing.

I think making such a black-and-white assessment of what really occurs in said video is a bit hyperbolic. But I don't think rehashing a well-hashed incident is terribly useful now. It's certainly not a NON-issue.

I don't think an objective evaluation of what occurred results in a guy who is forever untouchable.

I think any Bills fans who really pay too much attention (most of us here), and especially those of us who have experienced or lived with (or both) alcohol/substance abuse, have implicitly understood that our boy Poyer gets AFTER it off the field. Or at least used to. I'm actually shocked his exploits haven't gotten more coverage. Maybe one of the benefits of being in the Buffalo market?

Oh sh!t, you were serious?!

Front loaded? What numbers are you looking at? This contract is slightly BACK loaded, actually. It progresses annually in a graduated fashion.

I'd say the chances are better than 50/50...

I like comedy.

I guess we'll just never know for sure...

Then there are those who are outraged over outrage. LOL.

Some might argue that making many millions of dollars IS in fact breaking the bank. I sure would. (Not dozens of millions, like some other NFLers rake in, but certainly enough to grow lifelong wealth).

How I feel about Brady and the Pats

I use Dweck's work in the college classroom all the time. It's really the foundation of learning: being humble and self-aware and gritty enough to acknowledge room for improvement, and then to set about making those improvements. Unfortunately, there are so many circumstances/traits that can cause people to retreat behind more "fixed" mindsets, including poverty, trauma, immaturity, arrogance, etc.

Thanks, I haven't heard much talk about Johnson lately. The way he finished the season, it stands to reason they want him to be their slot guy for another contract. Impact plays, physicality, and most importantly (and why he had the opportunity to flash), he improved his availability.

Don't let @ScottLaw read this...

I used to follow this approach most days...

I'm having trouble with your Hyde and Hughes takes. Especially Hyde. No way McDermott (and Frazier) part with Hyde this offseason. That dude is essential in ways stats can't convey. Hughes is NOT "done," as you say, both statistically and intangibly. Sacks can be a little like home runs, analytically, in that they can be misleading (baseball isn't a great analogy for football, but hopefully you get my drift). Some players sacrifice steady production for occasional, all-or-nothing glory. Like Jordan Phillips did in his contract year: terrible stats in basically every category except sacks. I WILL agree that at some point soon Hughes WILL be done, and a team can get better sack production from cheaper options. But I say let him play out his contract as the veteran rock of the DE group. Hyde, too.

I also hopped on the DJ Jones train (with Okwara). The posited contract projections for these two are SUPER cap-friendly (creating the kind of dubiousness one experiences when miraculously mock-drafting 1st rounders at picks 61 and 94, for example).

Important for everyone to read perspectives like this. Especially those hailing from Bills country.

To be fair, neither of us knows this. Let's not pretend that we do. I was clearly using the OP's phrasing. And I will argue that he IS a better option, moving forward, than Barkley. At no point would anyone compare him to Allen, so I'm not sure why you included him in your first line.

Experience in the system is what I typed. Webb knows the offense well (as evidenced by his running of last summer's voluntary practices, for example).

I guess we'll never know for sure...

Based on his experience in and comfort with the system, his size, sneaky athleticism, and inexpensiveness.

I think Davis Webb is the perfect backup for Allen next season.