MJS

Rigged? No. Have there been individual players, coaches, refs, etc. that have been compromised at certain times? Probably. I'm pretty certain that 99% of the people involved in the actual games are giving it their all to win / do their jobs to the best of their abilities, with varying success. For one thing, the players and coaches make so much money now that making a bribe worth it for them becomes extremely expensive. And you have such limited job security that it might not be worth it anyways. If you aren't winning constantly, you get fired and replaced. Refs? There is more potential there, but again, if you are consistently blowing calls on purpose, that is going to anger the league, the owners, other officials, etc, and you will get targeted pretty quickly for an investigation and your job would be on the line. No doubt that there is corruption and cheating in the NFL, but it is virtually all geared toward trying to gain an advantage for your team to win, rather than fixing games to make money. There is already plenty of money to be made in the NFL.

Chances are they'll both be busts.

Are they overpriced? Seems like they have no issues drawing a crowd, which means they are not overpriced. If it is too much for you, don't go.

I was going to say the same thing. Everyone knows the risks and he refused to acknowledge them. It was willful endangerment. It is as close to intent to harm as you can get.

At least he is doing some time, but I sure wish our society would come down harder on drunk drivers. We need to throw the book at them.

Uh, yes? And that's what they did.

Why are the Bills linked to everyone? I don't believe they are interested in even half of the players that these reports always claim.

Bates is also the backup center, so when he gets backup center reps, Torrence runs with the 1's.

I think that mindset is a little ridiculous. Something like 65+ QB's played last season. Josh has been durable, but chances are he is going to go down at some point. It isn't always season ending injuries, either. Maybe it is a series. Maybe it is a couple of games. You still need a guy who can come in and at least not hurt the team. I'm sure every coach in the league wants a competent backup. I don't think there are enough to go around, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't try to get a reasonable backup. We know what Barkley is and the reports about Kyle Allen are pretty concerning. If an upgrade is let go when cuts happen, the Bills should bring them in. Nick Foles maybe? Or wait to see who is let go when cuts happen.

I love football because it is such a complicated and nuanced sport and there is always something to discuss and analyze, and I love the Bills. I also like getting the news about the Bills and other teams here without having to go out and find it myself. I don't have many people in my personal life who care about sports, much less football or the Bills. I have my dad (who lurks here without posting) and a good friend who is a Broncos fan, but neither of them live close. Having random people on the internet to discuss football with is nice. I guess those are the reasons.

Plenty of rumors of issues with him in KC. Not surprising.

Does that mean he is automatically a top 10 player?

One of the most toxic persons. Just leaving a stain on everything he touches.

Certainly, but that doesn't make him a top 10 player in the league.

I would put him in the teens, probably.

I don't think Chris Jones deserves to be that high, personally.

And if there is any position group to trust McDermott with, it is the secondary. He has an excellent track record with the defensive secondary.

QB's don't play directly against each other, but you certainly have to match the opposing offense, and that is much easier to do when you don't have an elite QB over there putting their team on their back and willing them to victory. Allen and Mahomes weren't playing against each other on the field in the playoffs two years ago, but they certainly had to match what the other was doing to keep themselves in that game. Elite QB's have the ability to neutralize even the best of defenses, sometimes.

This was way more funny to me than it should have been, lol.

He is such a monster. He must be such a nightmare to game plan against. Oh, he certainly improved a ton and he turned out way better than I thought he would. The sky is the limit for him. But I just don't see him as a top 10 player in the NFL yet. Maybe I'll feel differently next year if he does it again and shows even more improvement in the passing game. He needs to pass for more than 22 TD's, though, to be considered up there with Mahomes, Burrow, Allen, etc.

He had a good season, no doubt. He threw for fewer than 4000 yards and only for 22 TD's. Those are not elite passing stats. He was certainly an elite running QB, though, adding 700 yards and 13 rushing TD's. People are always going to view passing stats as more important than rushing stats for QB's. Just how it is. And it was one year, so he has to show that he can consistently be that guy before anyone is going to crown him with elite QB status. Also, let's be honest. Who does he have to compete against in the NFC? There are no elite QB's to go through over there.

Chris Jones is too high on both lists, as is Hurts. Kelce is a top 5 player in the NFL, in my opinion, and he has a case for being the best TE of all time.

Laughable, honestly. Nobody would choose Hurts over Josh Allen or Joe Burrow if they had to choose a QB to build their team around. Yeah, but he has to prove that first. It took Josh Allen three years of elite play to get this kind of respect. I have no issue with Burrow being ranked ahead of him, but Hurts has one good year. He is way too high.

It might not be. Maybe all the experts will think he is ready to go.

Most of them are just terrible from a UI standpoint. They seem ancient and horrible to navigate. It's great that we don't have to deal with that here.