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And none of them could have improved? None of them could have picked up anything over the course of last year to get better? Interesting. By the way these were their snap counts from last year: Dodson-276 Spector-86 Bernard-254 Keeping in mind those were mixed with some ST snaps and not all on defense...that's impressive that you can tell their fate from such a small body of work. Wow.

Wow, you gathered all this from like 4 padless practices? Impressive.

As soon as I saw Lazard's deal with the Jets I felt that was the starting point for any Davis contract. With the way contracts work out I see that number rising a bit for next season so $13-14M is probably the starting point...if he has a typical season. If he steps it up he'll possibly command more. And someone (not Buffalo) will pay it.

I don't know if he's lying but I do know 2 things for sure about this. 1. Taylor was reported to being on the "RB Video Call" where they discussed exaggerating injuries to their benefit (still don't see how that would help their case) 2. Back injuries are amoung the trickiest to prove or disprove.

Things may start to get UGLY in Indy...

What I'm about to say, understand I mean with the utmost of respect to you as a fellow person. And if I misunderstood your intension, forgive me. But who in the world are you? Are you her family? Her friend? The entitled viewpoint is astonishing to me. We're really going to start asking questions as to why they "wouldn't let people see her?". Maybe...and this may shock you ..MAYBE she doesn't feel comfortable being seen. Why was she there? Maybe...just MAYBE she was tired of being stuck home and wanted to get out. Maybe she had n appointment in the area. Or maybe her and Terry just wanted a day where things felt NORMAL again. In any event I don't care if she is/was President of a Billion dollar corporation, a stay at home mom, a fry cook at Denny's...people deserve the privacy that they feel comfortable with. Now by it's been handled badly...do you mean because they haven't shared the dirty details of her health and well being? Because if that's why... explain to my WHY you need to know. You don't. Nor do I. We can, however, feel thankful she's still on this side of the soil and was apparently in good enough health today for an outing. Everything else you need to know was shared by her daughter at the link below. And honestly she didn't even have to share as much as she did. The whole Pegula family deserves privacy and has been MORE than generous in sharing what they have. https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/jessica-pegula-tennis

You very well may be right.

I know for sure he had one and I want to say the one in Miami was Van Roten, but I'm not 100%.

I think most posters that are objectively looking at thing can both be happy about some and unhappy about others. For others it just wouldn't fit the character they portray. As far as Elam, I too am disappointed he hasn't taken command. But I'm also not ready to write him off. He's entering his second season and had a bit to learn and adapt to. If by the end of this year he hasn't taken over and made the spot his, then I'll worry. Some learn/develop quicker than others and the enticing thing for me is if the lightbulb goes on for him he already has the elite traits to be a top CB in the league IMO.

Me as well. I like Morse. Big fan of him and his quiet leadership. However, I'd like to know if Bates is a long term option at C. But Morse is expensive and aging. Would be nice if we had a younger/cheaper option on the roster already. This is the best news from camp so far this year.

I'm with you on this. Now the 3rd straight practice Torrence is in with the 1s. That suggests not only is he being given an opportunity, he's ahead. Reps now go a long way to get a feeling for those around you. And this is what the Bills need at RG. Continuity. If Bates starts there is a huge shuffle inside of Morse gets knocked out to move Bates to cover C and it hurts the entire make up of the OL. Then looking at LG, even with McGovern not being the best run blocker if he just gets in the path of a defender he's already doing better than what we had last year. I don't understand why some refuse to see that.

1 day is a chance. 2 days is a trend. 3 days in a row is for real.

Time to shut down another thread. Cash mends all.

I agree with this. For almost 2 decades Kraft became very used to winning as well. The wins have slowed up, the decisions Belichick has made have been questionable and the game has changed beyond the "Patriot Way". I don't see Kraft keeping him around to get the all time winning record. From past reports over the years they really aren't buddies. They kind of tolerate each other. Difference is in the past things could be overlooked because they were always in the SB hunt. I don't think Kraft gives Bill the happy ending to his career that Belichick wants.

So it wasn't a "productive" meeting?

Him and Tyreek have a wee bit of bad blood. Dolphin practice about to be LIT

Is this closing the gap?

Well, yes obviously they will wait to do anything until his rookie deal is done. He was a 2nd round pick so there is no option to pick up. This is the final year of his deal. Based on this Irsay Tweet: I think they will offer him SOMETHING in the early part of the season...which Taylor will likely shoot down. Because most do. After the season they will tag him if no deal is reached. It will not shock me if Taylor wants to reset the RB market (and he has an argument as long as he's healthy and back to form) but I don't see the Colts paying him.

As he should.

Don't rule out Seattle.

He's going to get franchise tagggggggged. Then a market value offer the following year.

I was big on Torrence even before the draft. Love what he brings to the table. I think the kid can be a good to great NFL guard. I do wish he was lined up next to a solid RT. Hopefully Brown takes some step forward and becomes even average. I think he can. My biggest worry about Brown is that tall guys who end up with back issue sometimes tend to have it be a reoccurring issue.

It was productive. Yes, they do. Further, teams tend to look for guys they liked coming out of college. Former high draft picks especially. If you look at the Bills specifically you'll see that a good chunk of guys they bring in fit this mold and some are even guys they had in on pre draft visits. Even if they don't sign them today it's always good to get a look and keep names handy in case of a run of injury at a position. Due diligence.

In my opinion the pressure is cranking up a bit for Belichick especially after taking the gamble of Matt Patricia as OC last year blew up in his face. While I don't think the announcement would say he was fired Belichick may "choose to step away from the team for a season to recharge his batteries".

Have the Jets really closed the gap on Miami?