Inigo Montoya

Here's my thread on the BS penalty calls in the wildcard game. It was ScottLaw arguing that the Ford block was a penalty.........? INCONCEIVABLE!

I started a thread on this BS blind side block penalty after the game and there was some fool arguing with me that Ford’s block was a penalty despite what was painfully obvious to everyone, that it was a horrifically bad call with game changing implications in the playoffs. If I was the vindictive type I’d pull up that thread just to shove it back in his troll face, but I’m not that kinda guy..... I agree with the posters above, two things need to happen next, an official mea culpa letter from the NFL to the Bills, and second, they need to cut Cody Ford a check with interest for their ridiculous, covering their own ass fine.

By the Fall there should be no prohibition on gathering with others. The vaccines appear to be very effective. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, March 29, 2021; “We can kind of almost see the end,” Walensky said. “We’re vaccinating so very fast, our data from the CDC today suggests, you know, that vaccinated people do not carry the virus, don’t get sick, and that it’s not just in the clinical trials but it’s also in real world data.” https://fortune.com/2021/04/01/its-official-vaccinated-people-dont-transmit-covid-19/ By the Fall of this year every person in America who wants the vaccine will have received it. Those who don't want the vaccine are making a personal health decision and with be responsible for their own health situation, good or bad. Those who abstain will be at very low risk to infect those already vaccinated. Those who refuse the vaccine should benefit from herd immunity at that point and be at low risk of catching the virus even without the vaccination. Barring some unforeseen change in the next several months, stadiums should be full this Fall and life should be getting back to normal. 😃

The Bills were that dumpster fire stuck in reverse for decades until McDermott & Beane showed up in Orchard Park Joe Douglas and Robert Saleh are not Mccagnan and Gase. I think the Jets' new leadership team has a real chance to turn things around.

I saw this on the Jets' message board today posted there by someone named Falco21. Thought it was pretty eye opening. "Pretty crazy the draft picks JD has accumulated now: 2021 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 5th 6th 6th 2022 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 5th 6th 6th 6th" At this point the Jets are projected to have $73 million in 2022 cap space. https://overthecap.com/calculator/new-york-jets/ Let's hope that Joe Douglas is a horrible talent evaluator... 😳

To draft Sam Darnold the Jets traded with Indianapolis moving up three spots from the 6th selection overall to the 3rd spot. It cost the Jets three 2nd round picks to move up three spots. In addition to their 2018 1st round pick, the 2nd round picks ended up being; 2018 Pick #5, 2nd round 2018 Pick #17, 2nd round 2019 Pick #2, 2nd round A very costly swing and miss for the Jets' franchise. Now they are going back to the well again and hoping for better luck in this year's draft. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't. The odds are stacked against them. Just like the Bills' long parade of 1st round QB busts, across the NFL there is not a single QB drafted in the 1st round between 2009 to 2016 who is still playing for the team that drafted them. It is really hard to project college QBs to the pros. I still think the Jets would have been better off to trade out of #2 this year for more draft picks and build a real roster around Darnold. I guess that's all just water under the bridge at this point.

I hope Darnold turns into a fantastic QB in Carolina and Zach Wilson flames out spectacularly for the Jets. scha·den·freu·de /ˈSHädənˌfroidə/ noun pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.

Jaret Patterson, running back, University of Buffalo..... Going to drop because of his size into the late rounds, going to continue to be a baller when he gets his chance.

This sounds like another highly subjective penalty similar to the arbitrarily enforced “Crack back block” rule and is going to end up costing teams games. This one is going to be a mess.

Before all of these allegations I agree it would not have been a good offer. Now, with these allegations, I'm not so sure it wouldn't get the job done. 🍻

1. Seahawks and Wilson are on the outs. Wilson, 32 years old. Watson 25 years old. Nuff said 2. Tanneyhill over Watson????? Really????? 3. They would trade Jackson in a minute for Watson. Watson isn't a one dimensional QB. 4. Aaron Rodgers is 312 years old. Watson is 25 years old. 5. Burrow... maybe. Blew up his knee last year, "torn ACL, MCL, and additional structural damage to the knee". Only "maybe" on the list. 6. Watson is better than Dak. Watson is two years younger and isn't coming off a major leg injury. 7. Stafford??? Really???? 33 years old. Injury history. Released by the Detroit Lions Matthew Stafford? 8. Kyler Murray, young mobile QB who is not as good a QB as Watson. Kingsbury would trade Murray in ten seconds for Watson. 9. Could Gettleman and the Giants be stupid enough to not trade Daniel Jones for Watson, maybe, but probably not. 10. QB not drafted yet. 11. QB not drafted yet 12. QB not drafted yet. Just my opinion. 🍻

1. You may be right, we'll see. 2. I think the only three NFL teams that wouldn't trade starting QBs with the Texans, these legal issues not withstanding, are the Bills, the Chiefs, and the Chargers.

Unless he is on the Commissioner's Exempt list, he can be traded. These are civil charges, not criminal charges at this point. He can be moved before the draft and will be "cheaper" to get as a result of these allegations. If you are hoping all 32 NFL franchises suddenly find a conscience and do the honorable thing, good luck with that.... Dude

Dolphins; The draft pick swapping that the Dolphins engaged in last week makes is less likely that they will be in the Deshaun Watson sweepstakes going forward. If they were really trying to swing a trade with Houston I don't think they would have traded away the #3 pick where one of the Big 4 draft day QBs is likely to be selected. They will probably all be gone by the time the Dolphins pick with their new #6 pick. Anything can happen but I think this lessens the chance Watson goes to South Beach. It looks like Miami is going to roll with Tua instead of grabbing one of the blue chip QBs this year. I think they were the biggest threat to land Watson in our division. Impact on Bills; I think that's obviously good news for the Bills. Tua might continue to develop and become a solid franchise QB, but he sure didn't look like one last season. There will be more talent around Tua to support him but I'd rather keep Watson out of Miami. If you put Watson in Miami I think its a real dog fight with them to win the AFCE this year. The Phins' roster has some talent and could make a run with a true franchise QB under center. Fortunately it looks like they are rolling with Tua. Jets; The Jets are still sitting there at #2 and according to media reports are all in on Zach Wilson from BYU. They do have the draft capital to swing a trade with Houston (two 1st rounders this year and next) but Joe Douglas seems to have a head on his shoulders and I'd be surprised if he trades a bunch of 1st rounders to Houston to bring in a QB with a big contract when he can lock up a solid young QB on a rookie contract for years and still have a lot of draft capital to restock a roster that is bereft of talent. On the whole, I think the smart money is on the Jets using their two 1st rounders, their 2nd rounder, and two 3rd rounders to draft a young franchise QB and put a supporting cast around him. Impact on Bills; I'm not sure which scenario is better for the Bills, the Jets trading the store and mortgaging their future for Watson who is a stud and having no team around him, or the Jets rolling the dice on a rookie QB and upgrading the roster. I could argue both sides of that equation but ultimately I think keeping Watson out of the ACFE is the best outcome for the Bills. Could Watson overcome the Jet's franchise dysfunction single handedly? Maybe. But it would take a couple of seasons to get that roster stocked with enough talent to really make them a threat. Drafting a franchise QB is always a roll of the dice and there is a chance the Jets won't have the institutional discipline to make it work, ala Sam Darnold. Lets hope the Jets stay put at #2 and draft a QB. Patriots; The Patriots have one pick in each of the first three rounds in this year's draft including the #15 overall selection in the 1st round. The Patriots have been spending money like drunken sailors in free agency and while the en vogue take is that you can't win by spending big in free agency, I look at the Pat's roster now compared to the end of the last season and I can't imagine how they are not going to be dramatically better this year. All they need now is a quarterback.... I could see Bill swinging for the fences and sending three 1st rounders for Watson. With the scandal swirling around Watson I think his price has gone down. Would there be a lot of snarking and commentary about the Watson / Kraft massage stuff, yep, but I don't see that stopping them from making the move if it's there to be made. The Pat's and Texan's front offices are connected and a deal could get done. Impact on Bills; This is the nightmare scenario. I think it would be a coin toss about winning the division if Watson ends up in New England. Belichick's defense along with Deshaun Watson's passing would be a deadly combo. They still have money to go out and buy some B list wide receivers that are still on the market like Golden Tate, Marquise Goodwin, Dede Westbrook, and Cordarrelle Patterson. Bill doesn't have ten more years to coach. He needs to start winning now. Jimmy G would help that but not like Watson would. I don't expect Cam to be under center Week 1. Let's pray it's not Watson.

I hope this takes Miami out of the Deshaun Watson sweepstakes. That new Miami pick at #6 isn't going to get the Texans one of the top QBs this year and I can't imagine the Texans would be excited to get Tua from the Phins as part of a trade. Overall take away.... Good news for us.

One year contract that is likely budget friendly in a position of need with real upside. What's not to like?

Hey Hondo, I think your post above is a reasonable position. Until I see the breaking news that Deshaun Watson has been traded to a team in the AFCE, I still think it's the Bills' division to lose. We have avoided the curse of many teams after a very successful season... we have avoided a major exodus of talent. Standing pat is not always a bad thing, and realistically, Beane had very little choice in the matter with COVID pulling the salary cap rug out from under his feet. I'm shocked he was able to do as much as he's done so far. I expected two of our three big free agents to walk. If I had posted on this site two weeks ago that the Bills were going to re-sign Daryl Williams, Matt Milano, Feliciano, McKenzie, and Levi Wallace... AND ...upgrade the backup QB position and replace John Brown with a comparable or better option to be our WR3, people would have pilloried me. 🍻

The Bills need to give him $40ish a year for as many years as Josh will agree to. Each year the contract will become a bigger bargain as the cap goes up and up and takes QB salaries upwards with it. Getting the most expensive piece of your roster on a long term bargain contract will be a huge competitive advantage for this franchise going forward.

If Mack goes anywhere it will be to Houston as part of the Bear's next crazy trade offer to land a franchise QB.

I think Belichick looked at this last season like Beane looked at 2018. Both knew they were going to take their lumps with a subpar roster with an eye towards success the following year. For the Patriots, this is the following year, and they are flush with cap space and are using it effectively. Those throwing shade at what the Pats are doing right now in free agency are just whistling past the graveyard. That team is stocked right now. The one big question remaining is who is going to be under center? Another big story in our division is the Jets who are also flush with cap space not doing anything big. I think going to New York and wearing green is a tough sell around the NFL even with a new coach there.

People deserve a second chance. God help us all if we had to live the rest of our lives with our worst moment hung around our necks with no chance at redemption.

The Kansas City Chiefs have no offensive line right now. I'm happy with where the Bills are sitting today.

I'd be happy to just see Beane resign McKenzie, BoJo, and Andre Roberts. I was really hoping to get Feliciano back but Beane should be able to sign those three players for about the same cost as resigning Feliciano. I think those three player's contribution as a whole would be greater for the Bills than Feliciano's alone.

Occasionally he will get stuck bringing one out, and we all remember the Indianapolis Wild Card game where our average starting field position was actually in the stadium tunnel behind the end zone, but I thought that most of the season he seemed to make good calls on when to bring it out. I know it's a money game, but I hope Beane can find some money under a couch cushion somewhere to bring back Roberts and BoJo. We enjoyed really solid special teams play this past year and I think sometimes it gets taken for granted.

Having a dedicated kick return specialist is a luxury in the NFL today. Admittedly, Roberts doesn't add much on offense, but his sure handedness fielding the ball and his ability to get tough yardage is a huge benefit to the offense. The single biggest statistical predictor of whether an offense scores on a drive is the drive's starting field position. A big part of the Bills' offensive success last season was due to solid special teams play and good starting field position. I hope Beane can find a way to bring Roberts back this year. I was able to find some stats to support Robert's value to the Bills. I know that returning kicks and punts is a team effort and you need good blocking as well, but I believe the returner is responsible for the lion's share of how effective a return is going to be. The first link below is an article that fleshes out starting field position for kick offs and punts, and as we would expect from watching the Bills last year, the Bills are near the top of both statistics. The Bills are second in starting field position after kickoffs, and in the top ten on punts. When you combine the two it looks like the Bills have the top return game in the league. Most teams have different returners for kick offs and punts, but on the Bills Roberts does both, and he does it very well. He seems to have a knack for when to bring the ball out of the end zone and when to take a knee. He sparked our offense several times last season cranking out a big return to get some momentum back and flip the field for the Bills' offense. Roberts also is decisive on punts and fields the ball and starts bolting straight up the field. He doesn't dance around after he catches the ball like a lot of returners do giving up valuable seconds that allow the coverage teams to converge. The second link below has stats on average length of kickoff returns and the Bills lead the NFL with an average kick off return of 27.64 yards. The third link below has the same stats for punt returns, and on punts Andre Roberts is ranked 7th in the NFL by average yards per return. It seems that Roberts is on the bubble again, a familiar situation for him as he was let go by the Jets the same year he was a Pro-Bowl returner. I'd hate for the same thing to happen again this year. I know there is only so much money to go around, and if it weren't for the COVID salary cap situation we wouldn't be having this conversation, but I hope Beane can find the money to bring him back. McKenzie had a return touchdown and might be able to slide into the role, but he's not under contract at this point either. Roberts is a difference maker for this team and it would be a shame if we have to let him walk. It would be even worse if we cut him loose and he lands somewhere else in the AFCE. https://thecommutesports.com/2020/10/27/nfl-starting-field-position/ https://www.footballdb.com/stats/teamstat.html?group=O&cat=KR&yr=2020&lg=NFL&sort=kravg https://www.footballdb.com/stats/teamstat.html?group=O&cat=KR&yr=2020&lg=NFL&sort=kravg