Yobogoya!

Agreed. Allen is a QB who gives his guys a chance to make plays. Sometimes that trust is rewarded, sometimes its not. But he's never gonna be the guy who always makes the throw with the least amount of risk. Hopefully Crowder and McKensie both realize they're in a truly enviable position playing with a QB like that and step their game up.

It would take a meltdown of epic proportions in order for McD's seat to even be a little tingly this year. I'm talking multiple blown games and/or outright missing the playoffs. There's 0% chance Pegula has any intention of blowing up the coach/GM admin that's made Buffalo sports relevant again for the first time in multiple decades.

Haven't seen pass-rush dominance like that since the first couple of Super Mario years. Granted the Rams line seems to be a mess, but that was just a clinic. Love to see it.

Bills D hasn’t had a performance like this since… since…

I feel like last year Stafford would have picked that up and gotten the pass off easy.

Makes you wonder about sitting so many starters all 3 games…

That was filthy.

Dane been a low key ballhawk since his rookie year.

I distinctly remember that game was only as "close" as it was because the refs bailed KC out a few times and gave them a mathematical chance to make it interesting near the end.

What else you expect Beane to say? He needs to talk him up so someone else will sign him and offset some of that money we spent.

He is now destined to be the next Wyatt Teller!

Yeah and can you imagine if the Jets had a competent offense on the field in week 18?

I don't know, Martin is a near-elite, proven veteran. Might just be they'll spend the money to lock that down and not have to worry about it. And I know people are quick to say it's "just a punter" but the first time we go three and out and whatever cheap, unproven guy we settle for shanks it, you're gonna have to wonder if it was worth an extra mil or two.

Yeah I mean just from a self-respect standpoint how do you not tell the team to F off when they go "we're gonna see if this younger, cheaper option works out but if not we'll definitely give you a call!"

I think its still debatable whether releasing a guy within days of a lawsuit going public is the "right thing" to do. And let's not kid ourselves -- if Matt Araiza was a franchise QB, there's a 0% chance he isn't on an NFL roster preparing for week 1 right now. Would it be the Bills? Who can say. But based on what little real evidence is out there right now, somebody would he taking the chance on him. Guaranteed.

I think the most he’s won with Araiza’s release is a Pyrrhic victory. Granted the spotlight is now hot on this case, but anyone representing Araiza in court is going to use the journal entries he published online to demonstrate how the accuser herself admits she was not cognizant at the time of the attack and had no idea who was involved. Seems like they just wanted to get Araiza cut, and they did. But if both the criminal and civil trials turn out to be duds, he’ll be punting again for someone in no time. That’s far from a resounding success if you ask me.

People love to judge others, and current social media really ramps this part of human nature up to 11. I don’t like it either, but the fact neither Araiza nor his attorney outright deny his tryst with the accuser means it’s likely true. Having sex w a minor who was then gang raped by your teammates… I mean that’s some pretty deep s—— to be involved in. Only hope for Araiza is that criminal charges don’t materialize against him. Honestly if they do his playing career was done and his life over anyways.

I mean I'm no expert but I have to believe there's a reason Araiza's criminal defense attorney believes his client is facing no charges at all, while the circumstances are different for at least one of the other accused. If the purported tape of him admitting to sex with her isn't admissible in court, that would be a big reason.

Actually the attorney for the accuser in the civil lawsuit does not, in fact, have that recording as the police and the DA declined to share that evidence with him for his case. Considering the bone head went and posted her diary entry online for the world to see, can't say I blame them. So right now we only have the lawsuit summary to go on. It could be 100% true. But if you want Araiza gone solely because its probable he hooked up with a 17-year-old at a college party, so be it. Just remember even that detail hasn't been confirmed yet.

Big difference between formal, criminal murder charges from the state and a civil lawsuit being filed by an attorney whose actions to this point have been dubious at best. Anyone can file a civil lawsuit about anything and allege whatever they want in the summary.

McD is the probably the most disciplined person I've ever seen giving interviews to the NFL press -- GM, head coach or otherwise.

That attorney has already said he will be stepping aside for one that specializes in civil cases. He was retained due to the criminal investigation, though he did communicate with the plaintiff's lawyer previously.

I believe it's been stated that a suspension or placement on the exempt list isn't possible because the incident happened before he was an NFL player. I think Araiza has more to worry about if he intentionally misled or outright lied to the Bills in the weeks leading up to Thursday, because that's going to get him cut regardless of anything else to do with the case.