Richard Noggin

Anderson, in a very recent interview (last week after signing) with the same WGR guys, did delicately allude to plans/circumstances (that eventually didn't work out) which prevented him from signing with anyone in the off-season. He was not specific about it, but clearly had some other situation he was prioritizing (until it fell through).

I agree, sadly. But is it possible he's actually better than "not a good player"? Has he grown into his role over the last several years, as lineman sometimes do? I thought he was consistently hot trash a couple years back, and then only occasionally over the past season or two. But less often these days. Is our/my old narrative out-of-touch now?

This begs the question, though: is Mills really a problem?

No offense, but the offensive additions you've floated in your article appear completely out of touch with how McBeane seems to be constructing this roster. While they've taken flyers on several older vets (with unfortunate outcomes...ahem, Davis and Boldin), they haven't given up assets to acquire these players. It's just not in their DNA to trade for 30+ year-old WRs nearing the ends of their contracts. That seems obvious. I don't hate some of these suggestions, but I do think it's bizarre to posit them without also acknowledging how incredibly unlikely they are.

That is not how I carry loaves of bread. Would squish the bread too badly. Unless we're talking about baguettes. Are we talking about baguettes?

That's what she said?

...because he was fired from Tennessee's staff very recently, when Vrabel was hired. (I think I'm right on this one.) Same reason Leslie Frazier was celebrated after the victory in Minnesota. Lacey. Same guy who had another bad special teams play before downing that critical punt inside the 5.

Could you simultaneously visualize your many reads and adjustments and options and protections for the play just called into your headset, recite it to the offense, then scan the moving and feigning defensive alignment, all while directing shifts and protections and whatnot over crowd noise AND anticipating the high-stakes, chaotic, violent blur that is a 3-6 second offensive snap? Of course you could, right?

I like irony.

I like a lot of this post. Pettine will likely dial up some crazy overload blitzes, and the Bills o-line has had issues with protection on a schematic level. Allen, as we saw with his college film, also has issues correctly diagnosing pressure pre-snap. So if the Bills offense gets off-schedule or behind the sticks, look for Green Bay to attack. Shotgun is one tool that could help Allen better see the field, and I've always been a fan of diverse, loaded backfield looks (the kind, coincidentally, that McCarthy likes to employ over the years), but I don't think there's a silver bullet (or golden ticket or whatever) that solves anything against an NFL defensive coordinator for longer than a quarter or two. Would love to see Croom coming out of the backfield. His athleticism needs to be exploited.

Benjamin? More like BENCHamin. Am I right?

Should he have added: hypersensitive on social media?

Hey, don't trip over your narratives and confirmation biases. They get in the way sometimes.

Your analogy grows stronger by the minute.

The bible isn't the bible.

The process is getting kinky.

Hey, I appreciate the comment you're making here. People made up their minds about Peterman after that infamous Chargers debacle, and will now and forever filter reality through the lens of that 5-interception meltdown. It's what most people do with their opinions, and it's unfortunate. However, in this particular case, there is no objective reason to abandon that position. Peterman looked bad, again. The lack of production was historic.

Thought definitely crossed my mind today. He serves no purpose if the team is as bad as they looked today.

Yeah, kinda.

You're not really listening to the posters in this thread, though. You keep repeating the same shill. It's not even Sullivan's negative takes on an organization that usually deserved it. It's that many, many Bills fans just effing disliked the guy. He's. Not. Likable. Deal with it. Also, his writing stinks. Stale as his personality. Now, on another note: anybody know his daughter?

Jesus titty-effing Christmas, people.

Hughes WAS mentioned, but indirectly. His mentoring and coaching up of Yarborough was highlighted, and I'm fairly certain that kind of thing is VERY valuable to McBeane's vision of team building.

Thanks for noticing.

That's what she said?

Hold the phone. Do bananas come from cows?!?