NoHuddleKelly12

How can this team possibly get more likeable? A testament to the group that’s rebuilt this squad from top to bottom. Great stuff everyone up thread!

Vontae walking in Week 2 IIRC, and becoming the laughingstock of the league yet again as a franchise, and suddenly 2 years later and word on the free agent street is Buffalo's where you want to be? Yep, fully agree with OP. Sean keeping the team playing hard throughout that year and pulling out 6 wins from a squad that arguably was XFL level starting quality, is saying something.

It's almost reflexive at this point after such a generational-length franchise morass. However, I honestly can't come up with a better suited coaching/FO combo to reverse this than what we have now--2/3 playoff caliber years with even more justified optimism of what's to come? Sign me up.

Just let Josh keep being Josh. He'll keep growing organically and be special in this league for years to come. Am re-posting these, just because.

Well...you may have a point there...

For the Patriots?

Definitely trending in the right direction—thinking of where we were at the position pre-FA last year and now today, not even in the same universe. Good job FO!!

He strikes me as the type that wouldn't know what to do with himself once he turns out the office lights for the last time so will keep coming back for more--of course, I thought the same thing about my workaholic dad, and he's actually taken to retirement much easier than I ever expected.

Diggs should also grade this trade as an "A" given the average January temps in Minneapolis vs. Buffalo . Minneapolis: 24F avg. high, 8F avg. low. Buffalo: 31F avg. high, 19F avg. low. https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/minneapolis/minnesota/united-states/usmn0503 https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/buffalo/new-york/united-states/usny0181 [From the Editor: For purposes of this post, average Jan. snowfall amounts and dome versus open stadium are being ignored. Go post your own comps if you wish. ]

^^^This. Happy as I am to see him gone, I really wanted the Bills to get to turn the tables on him

Wait wait! I got this Chandler...Star Trek II, Wrath of Khan?

Every day all day!! I hear he also gives it a 110% with his deceptively quick first step, which is nice! Steve Tasker would like a brief word...

Spot on per usual Donuts. Also, don't discount Beane's alchemy when it comes to the draft--wouldn't shock me in the slightest if we still end up with one of those great receivers from the draft class to develop and provide a talent pool for years to come at the position and help our boy #17 surpass the franchise greatness of Kelly...dare I hope?? Someone get on the horn and retrieve the poll thread from last year asking if Beane is the greatest GM in Bills history--I bet he inches closer to the top spot every day!

That’s it Tommy Boy, you knew when the getting out of dodge was good—Bills were poised to embarrass you continually for the remainder of your years...

I couldn’t be more thrilled with the Bills pulling this off in view of what we clearly needed most last year to take that next step—you may quibble about price versus draft moves, but this is Whaley-level fun splash but guided by an actual progression plan that fits and instantly makes us better as a whole. Now if we can just keep the guys healthy and start our season off on time, look out AFC!!

Now this is an off-season post we can all rally behind . Thanks for sharing OP.

Or JaMarcus Russell...

One quick question—what’s magic about the 500 people cutoff line? So if I go to an event with 498 others, nothing to worry about? Just sayin’

Bit of a catch-22 though, no? On the one hand if measures like this help dramatically flatten the curve or outright cut off further spread, then the knee-jerk reaction may be, there was too much crying wolf—conversely, spread continues unabated, it will have been not enough, too late, etc. How’s the saying go? 0-0 going into the 2nd half! Nobody can take what might have been, away now

Prolly post about the Bills passing on Mahomes in the draft—has that been discussed here at all yet?

Well, they do lead the league in #of picks, shocker! Not sure if already pointed out elsewhere, but here ya go: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28879606/new-england-patriots-awarded-four-compensatory-draft-picks-leading-nfl

We have a Disney trip planned the last week of April right around the time some of these projections have all of the available hospital beds filled up with Covid-19 patients...the bigger issue for my family is that my in-laws who aren’t in the greatest health and are 60+ are going too, and that’s what I’m most worried about at this point. I agree with your take re crowd sizes tho!

Just have the Falcons admin staff pipe in the requisite pre-recorded crowd noise to the empty venue and anyone watching on TV will be none the wiser... https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/falcons/2015/03/30/rich-mckay-suspension-draft-pick-piping-crowd-noise/70667254/

Given his playing days catch %, he could also coach up the TE’s, WR’s & eligibly declared O-linemen without skipping a beat

Am waiting on @Ridgewaycynic2013 to update the number of compensatory draft picks the Patriots will be receiving as ‘punishment’ from the league.