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Niagara Crossing in Lewiston is your best bet. Theres nothing up up there unfortunately. Agree with the stay in Canada if you can. Having said that, Niagara Crossing is decent and Lewiston has some decent bars and restraunts, and not too far from NF. Yes - not a house, but a hotel. When I loooked for houses, they weren’t too good. Spent 3 summers up there for a week long sports camp (the kid, not me, but we had to travel in as we don’t live in Buff any more). To give you perspective, my usual haunt while traveling is Westin hotels. None in Niagara Falls.

You guys are a bunch of millennials. Seriously - to let a clever post like this to wallow when he’s trying to bop his way back to Coney Island. Warriors....come out to play!

Maybe it’s time for a poll: drugs gambling woman randomn Crazy fans on a binger

I'd like a Chris Brown/Eric Wood show. And as soon as Fitz retires, WGR should have a radio contract in hand for him (though the national media will be clambering for him).

I think this is an extremely important distinction that he was 2nd in BOTH. BOTH tremendously effect his completion %. Agreed on Year 2! You're correct - see the post above from Youboty, there's a ton of blame on the protection as well. There's definitely some on Josh and he needs to improve, but with better catch rate and protection, we will get to see if and how much he improves.

Great points! Posted the link to this article in the Singletary draft thread, but to your Myth #2 Alpha Another thing to consider when weighing the importance of the 40-Yard Dash for running backs is the rarity of game opportunities when a player can run 40 yards in a relatively straight direction. When we narrow the definition of "big plays" to touchdown runs of 50+ yards, looking at the all-time records for this parameter, we see some surprising numbers that expose how uncommon it really is. Here are the NFL running backs with the most career touchdown runs over 50 yards (based on stats through 2016). Barry Sanders – 15, averaged one 50-plus-yard TD every 204 carries. Adrian Peterson – 14, averaged one 50-plus-yard TD every 172 carries Jim Brown – 12, averaged one 50-plus-yard TD every 197 carries Chris Johnson (the fastest athlete in the history of the NFL Combine) – 12, averaged one 50-plus-yard TD run for every 178 carries https://www.stack.com/a/why-the-40-yard-dash-is-overrated-as-a-test-for-running-backs

Maybe this will cheer up all the "he's too slow" pundits. Smile and enjoy the process guys, he may turn out to be a good one. https://www.stack.com/a/why-the-40-yard-dash-is-overrated-as-a-test-for-running-backs As we take a look back at the running back performances from the 2016 season, one thing that stands out is that 3 of the top 4 and 8 of the top 12 "big play" RBs (defined as breaking runs of 10+ yards) ran 40-Yard Dash times of 4.57 or slower. Elliott – 4.47 (NFL Combine), 48 big plays on 322 carries Howard – 4.59 (hand-timed at Pro Day), 43 big plays on 252 carries Ajayi – 4.57 (NFL Combine), 39 big plays on 260 carries Bell – 4.60 (NFL Combine), 37 big plays on 261 carries McCoy 4.50 (hand-timed at Pro Day), 34 big plays on 234 carries D. Johnson - 4.50 (NFL Combine), 34 big plays on 293 carries D. Murray – 4.43 (NFL Combine), 32 big plays on 293 carries Freeman – 4.58 (NFL Combine), 30 big plays on 227 carries Blount – 4.74 (NFL Combine), 29 big plays on 299 carries Hyde – 4.66 (NFL Combine), 26 big plays on 217 carries Crowell – 4.57 (NFL Combine), 26 big plays on 198 carries Ingram – 4.66 (NFL Combine), 25 big plays on 205 carries

You're all good Billy... I takes on average about 300 milliseconds to blink. The eyelid travels maybe a couple of centimeters each way. We blink in about 1/10th of a second. The eyelid moves a little more than a centimeter down, then the same distance back up again - so the speed is around 20cm/sec - which is only about a half a mile per hour.

I think we are a very attractive UDFA option #1 because we are still building and #2 McBeane has said AND shown that every position on the roster is earned. They can point to multiple success stories. Any thougts?

Love the Sills pick up!! Could be one of the UDFA steals of the draft. 6’ 3” 4.57 40 211 lbs

Posted this in another thread but probably belongs here. Hmmmm....maybe the front office knows more than all you hand wringers. https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/the-2020-wr-class-could-truly-be-historic Oh yeah, there’s this too. Some STUD FA WR’s next year. I’d take every single one over any that were taken in this draft. https://clutchpoints.com/top-10-nfl-free-agents-2020-class/

Hmmmm....maybe the front office knows more than all you hand wringers. https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/the-2020-wr-class-could-truly-be-historic Oh yeah, there’s this too. Some STUD FA WR’s next year. I’d take every single one over any that were taken in this draft. https://clutchpoints.com/top-10-nfl-free-agents-2020-class/

Weak take. Taron Johnson had a 4.7 40 time and we all saw how poorly he did as a ROOKIE.

The mystery of Singletary’s size continues. Can someone get a tape on him! https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2019-nfl-draft-florida-atlantics-devin-singletary-is-the-premier-sleeper-running-back-prospect/ Listed at 5-foot-9 and 200 pounds, Singletary has a very compact frame and won't be seen as undersized by most teams. Eclipsing the 190-pound threshold is important for NFL backs. There are a few exceptions to the rule -- like Darren Sproles and Tarik Cohen-- but you'll be hard pressed to find successful NFL running backs who weighed under 190 pounds when they entered the league.

I’m with you now that we have Oliver, we need WR. With Fant gone, take your pick. We need a true #1.

I’m surprised no team has taken a WR. I kid, I kid. Ones comes off soon.

Can’t believe there hasn’t been a trade with all the hype!

You are all on notice - He will be a pro bowler for us. We get Clowney or Ansah and our D is elite.

Here it is - THE Nightmare scenario, we miss submitting our pick. 2003 Minnesota Vikings (sorry about format, could not get rid of it) http://www.espn.com/nfldraft/columnist?id=1545117 Slow on trigger, Vikings miss pickBy Len PasquarelliESPN.com NEW YORK -- Justifiable or not -- and there are those on both sides of the fence -- the Minnesota Vikings are catching heat for a second consecutive year, thanks to a botched first-round maneuver. The Vikings were forced on Saturday to make a rare "pass" on their first-round choice, the seventh pick overall, when they were unable to complete a proposed trade with the Baltimore Ravens before the 15-minute time limit lapsed. By taking a "pass," the Vikings delayed their choice, but were permitted to then make it at any ensuing time. But in frenzied flury in the minutes immediately following the Minnesota move, Jacksonville, choosing No. 8 overall, rushed in its card to pick quarterback Byron Leftwich. In lightning time after that, Carolina jumped in to choose offensive tackle Jordon Gross. Minnesota finally exercised its pick at the No. 9 slot, selecting defensive tackle Kevin Williams, one of the fastest-rising players in the lottery

D.K. Metcalf Noah Fant Book it!

Sorry to keep posting links in threads, but there is a ton of interesting information about how to build an O-line in this day and age (Written by Bucky Brooks who was a former scout). Its going to be interesting to see what we have with ours come fall. The article below makes a really interesting and relevant point (among others), and maybe one of the reasons the Bills added vets in FA. I personally like bringing in a bunch of vets to compete while continuing to develop some young players (Teller). http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000845643/article/does-nfl-have-offensive-line-problem-plus-jared-goffs-growth "You don't have enough time to develop guys on the field," a veteran offensive line coach who's worked at all levels of the game told me. "Playing on the offensive line requires a lot of reps and you simply don't have enough opportunities to teach them through live contact. Plus, the padded-practice limitations during the regular season make it harder to prepare young players to get ready for the pro game." "Yeah, because they don't get to practice," Arians told reporters. "Offensive linemen and defensive linemen can't get better in shorts. And they're prohibited from going one-on-one. That's all they do for a living. So of course they're going to get worse, because we can't practice. And then only one practice a day in training camp, only one practice a day during the week up until, what, about Week 14? So, it's extremely hard to get young offensive linemen better. Because they don't ever get to practice football. They're not getting any better practicing soccer I suppose you can make this argument about any position, but would tend to agree that the heavy physical contact positions (O and D lines) cannot be really replicated in practice.

https://www.si.com/mmqb/2016/02/24/nfl-draft-combine-offensive-tackles-history Cautionary tale of picking OL early in the draft. Article is from 2016 but still very relevant. "1. Recent history is very ugly. In the past 10 years, there have been five tackles chosen either first or second overall. Above-average starting tackles today among those five: zero."

Ummm......No. I like the take. We need Judge Judy.

Yeah, I never got the "give us your source" folks. Once you give up your source, they are no longer a source. If someone is giving information/insight on a consistent basis and they are just blowing smoke, they will quickly find themselves on the "ignore" list of many (e.g., Dunkirk Don).

Looking back just for comparison, these are most of the notable 2018 FA TE signings and their subsequent production for the year (Sorry for the format). http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000923539/article/2018-nfl-free-agency-key-offseason-signings-for-all-32-teams Trey Burton, TE: Signed a four-year with Chicago, $32 million deal, Garafolo and Rapoport report. G 16 / Rec 54 / Yds 569 / TD 6 Tyler Eifert, TE: Re-signed on a one-year deal with a max value of $8 million with Cincinnati, Pelisse reports. G 4/ Rec 15 / Yds 179 / TD 1 Darren Fells, TE: Signed a three-year with Cleveland, $12 million deal, per Garafolo. G 16 / Rec 11 / Yds 117 / TD 3 Jimmy Graham, TE: Signed a three-year, $30 milion contract that includes $22 million in the first two years with Green Bay, per Rapoport and Pelissero. G 16 / Rec 55 / Yds 636 / TD 2 Eric Ebron, TE: Signed a two-year contract that maxes out at $15 million with incentives with Indianapolis, per Rapoport G 16 / Rec 66 / Yds 750 / TD 13 Virgil Green, TE: Signed a three-year, $8.6 million deal that includes a $2.4 million signing bonus with Chargers, per Over the Cap. G 16 / Rec 19 / Yds 210 / TD 1 Ed Dickson, TE: Signed a three-year, $10.7 million deal with Seattle, according to Over the Cap. G 10/ Rec 12 / Yds 143 / TD 3 Levine Toilolo, TE: Signed a one-year with Detroit, $2 million contract, per Rapoport. Luke Willson, TE: Signed a one-year contract worth $2.5 million with Detroit, according to Rapoport.