Richard Noggin

I'm not sure you know what that word (fact) means. But I kind of agree with you.

I don't disagree with the points you're making here. But it still stands that the Lions thinking is pretty clear with respect to trade compensation and a QB the GM might actually like. Both teams get to start over with new QBs whom they apparently want. And the Lions get a lot of draft capital.

Their new GM helped to draft Goff in LA. It is possible that he actually likes Goff as a QB, at least in the short term. So the TWO 1st rounders plus a QB he likes probably made it an easy choice for the Detroit GM. The contract is whatever. They were already paying a QB, so now they're paying a different, younger guy, who they ostensibly like, and they have future firsts to build their roster. You don't have to agree with the assessment of Goff to understand the thinking behind the move.

Just gotta keep him from being isolated on big, physical receivers too often. That's where he gets picked on. In general, he's an effective corner in McFrazier's scheme.

I will root against Tom Brady in this game with a fervor approaching my rooting for the Bills. I cannot abide by another 'ship for him. I just can't. Eff that guy.

Why would you react like this? He wasn't complaining. He was EXplaining.

"Most of them (coaches) are egotistical small dick heroes." lol

Dad, is that you?

There is no "analytics" in the OP.

That's what she said.

Love the comparison. And guess what position Phil Hansen played (I'm sure you know)? That's right: 3-4 DE. I'd like to see Epenesa gradually get his weight up closer to his college days, and lined up right over the OT more often. More of a 4-3 Over alignment, I think? Or, what I really prefer, is for the Bills to say EFF dogma, and be much more multiple with their alignments. I think they've got athletes who don't precisely fit the mold of McD's preferred scheme, but might be successful in different roles (Edmunds and Epenesa mostly). Get creative.

That's reasonable and FAR more likely. Because if I'm Culley I'm asking about the situation directly.

Wait, WHAT? I'm not seeing a lot of free passes being issued to Cody Ford or Tremaine Edmunds. I'm seeing steady criticism of varying severity. (I left out Oliver because most people seem to understand that he's already an effective pro, albeit conspicuously underperforming on the stat sheet most games. And that's some of the issue here, a lack of quantifiable, impact plays.) 3-4 OLB at his current weight. 3-4 DE at his college weight. Kind of a misfit in a 4-3, so far. No matter what, Epenesa will never be "small" by NFL standards. He's long and strong at any weight.

Culley's comments indicate to me that he interviewed for the job to work with Watson (among other factors), and that upon accepting the job "knew" (past tense) that Watson would be the QB. That actually seems, to me, to highlight the dishonesty of Houston management/ownership. They didn't even mention to him that their franchise player had requested a trade something like a week or two (or three) prior? Someone isn't being forthright, anyways. And according to Watson, there is a history of this with McNair and Easterby. I'm sure almost everyone of any significance employed in the NFL is hearing this stuff through agents before we are, so I'm not casting Culley as some innocent patsy here. Just trying to piece together a reasonable take. The sudden leak by the team of Watson's trade request was to prevent the newly hired coach from being blamed, right? That's the way I'm reading it.

I think Butler, despite his size, is more of a 3-tech, penetrating DT. The Bills were mostly putting guys out of position this past season.

If you believe that Mortensen is connected (as the guy who broke all this in the first place), then he seems to have indicated on Twitter that Watson is NOT interested in playing for the Jets. They discussed it on WGR yesterday: when Schefter floated four teams Watson could go to, including the Dolphins but NOT the Jets, someone tweeted back, "You forgot the Jets." To which Mortensen jumped in and said, "No he didn't." So, make of it what you will. Any player with concerns about ownership should stay far away from the Jersey Jets.

Bootlickers gonna lick.

I like him, for the most part. But like some others on that D, he might fit better in a 3-4. Perfect for a 5-tech.

Too...matchy matchy for you?

Bojorquez, Williams, and McKenzie. I'd like to hang onto Mongo, as well.

Here is the point where you get off this schtick of yours and step away from the keyboard. Josh Allen will never know, or care, about this particular thread. I'm not supporting my team by plugging my ears and chanting gibberish until the bad people with their reasonable uncertainty stop being so mean to my favorite QB. This is called discourse. It involves nuance, and opinion, and debate. At least, it does for adults.

What does that even mean? I think some people have tried to interact with you on this topic reasonably. You, on the other hand, are too busy declaring your argument infallible to respond in kind.

Wow. You're a special sort, eh? Dunning-Kruger. Look it up. And have a nice day. Go Bills.

Tone down the self-satisfaction here. You don't KNOW anything you're stating in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th lines of this post. You just don't. I'd like to agree with you, but I'm not 100% certain Allen is superior to Watson yet. Deshaun Watson is effing awesome.

All right, take it easy. You'll be okay no matter what happens with the QB in Houston.