Phil The Thrill

Exactly. As fans we can see this. But a journalist like Rapoport who is “connected” reports this as legit news. WTF? I don’t get your humor, but I assume that this is an insult? So are they reporting it as a favor? Or because they are given a kickback? Or both?

So you are saying he floated the rumour Bills were in in Gordon when they weren’t?

So you think there is truth to this rumour? Miami is trading up for a tackle? Not a QB?

I listed to an interview with Joe Marino who works at the Draft Network - which is pretty small time compared to national outlets. He claimed that he’s been approached by teams/agents to report the wrong information as a smokescreen. Do you believe this is happening at the National level? Take this tweet from Ian Rapoport. I believe that either Miami is trading up to take a QB (Tua or Herbert) or they are bluffing as a smokescreen so 1 of the 2 QB’s are left by the time they pick. The majority of people who replied to the tweet do as well. Does anyone honestly believe they are trading up for a tackle? It seems unlikely and that Rapoport has been given fake news as strategy. So then why would be report this... The question is does Rapoport: a.) believe this rumor to be true b.) know this rumor is likely false but is reporting it anyway for attention/engagement c.) know the rumor is likely false but reporting fake as a favor for an agent/team d.) getting a kickback to report fake news

You do a wonderful job making excuses for Sammy. How can you not hold him to that standard when your GM publicly used the term “generational talent” in nearly every media interview after making the trade? Was it unreasonable? Maybe, but that was where the bar was set...not by the fan base....by the Buffalo Bills in 2014. He came nowhere close What makes the selection more disappointing, is the fact that he was severely outperformed by many receivers drafted after him. Not just in Round 1 but in later rounds as well. I don’t feel that asking him to outperform the other WR’s in his class is unreasonable at all. So happy to see AP writer John Wawarrow include the Sammy trade under the “worst” category in column. I know you love Sammy but this was a terrible move and he did not live up to his hype.

I don’t think it’s the Bills though. Thanks to NFL revenue sharing, it’s basically a license to print money. Especially when you are Market #31 and sharing profits from teams in major NFL cities and a phattttt TV contract. As we’ve seen, I think that all of the other ancillary business are the ones that will unfortunately suffer. This includes the Sabres who don’t receive the same revenue as an NHL franchise. To me, it seems that they are spread pretty thin. It would be best to sell off some of these and put all of their eggs in the basket that makes the most $$$ - the Bills!

This is the argument that Graham and Vogel have made. During a time when The Pegulas will be looking for state funding for renovations for the Blue Cross Arena (Amerks) and KeyBank Center, as well major funding for a new stadium or a huge renovation projection for New Era Stadium. The way that they handled layoffs and downsizing for many community members who will be finding these ventures through taxes, is less than ideal from a PR standpoint.

Who’s next? Anquan Bolden!?!?!?!?

It depends on: How badly the Jags want to get rid of Fournette. The rumour is that the return for him has been very low. Are they willing to take a 5th just to get rid of him? What the Bills perceive his value to be? He can be a one year rentals who also could field a comp pick. Is that worth a 4th? 5th? or 6th? And are they better off selecting a back in the draft?

Green Bay as a model? Explain.... because they had Favre in place as the unquestioned starter. Drafting a QB now sends a mixed message to your current QB who still is on a rookie deal. You have to consider the human element here. This isn’t Madden. It will ever happen

Ok It seems like you have a different definition than what I a bust is. To me, it’s a player who drastically doesn’t live up to expectation. Sammy was hailed as a generational talent and while he has shown flashes, the numbers don’t lie - he’s far from generational. At best he’s a capable #2 WR. I just don’t think you can overlook what they gave up to get Sammy and the opportunities cost as well. They are one in the same.

Doesn’t sound like he’ll be traded unless they can find one big offer

That doesn’t make the pick a net positive. The Bills could’ve stayed where there at and taken another great WR that year. He still wouldn’t have been “the best player on the field 7 times.” Sammy was such a net positive, they traded him for a fraction of what they paid. Bad pick that really hurt this franchise....badly. The Goff comparison is very different and not very equitable. QB’s are more valueable than WR’s and always have been. It’s accepted that you have to overpay to trade up for a QB. As Doug Whaley proved, it’s foolish to give up that much draft capital to trade on a WR - especially when your team has no QB. Sammy was a very bad draft pick. An atrocious draft pick from Marv Levy

The Bills need OJ Howard

Sammy was a net positive? Not at all when you consider what the team traded to draft him and the tremendous opportunity cost at the QB position. As it was shared before, the Bills paid dearly for drafting Sammy No disagreements on the pick, the only thing I’ll say is that in the grand scheme thing of things, drafting Maybin didn’t alter the franchise is a negative way the way other draft busts did. EJ and Sammy were not as big as a “bust”’but both those selections not panning out really set back the franchise

This was infuriating about Brown’s reporting. I don’t listen as much to him these days, so I don’t know how he has covered Beane/McDermott. But I do remember him trying to sell the crappy Bills product under Jauron and Gailey. So much that it made me tune him out. It was more marketing than unbiased reporting. I guess it’s fine as long as they are honest about it...but he’s still positioned as a “!@#$” I also remember when reports were swirling about Chan getting fired, he reported that he might not get fired because continuity is important. Come on! I do think this might have changed a little...but like I said, I don’t really listen anymore.

His voice and cadence put me asleep. Good for insomnia...very good.

Predicting trades in drafts is especially useless because there are so many factors that come into play. Take no stock in Peter’s mock draft here.

I can see that. He seems to have a good reputation among beat reporters as well. But to me it just seems that he can’t really be the “journalist” he portrays himself to be, given the fact that he’s employed by the team he’s covering. I find he’s reluctant to criticize the Bills and his press conference questions were always weak - especially during the Rex Ryan years when you wanted answers.

True but between the Falcons, Brows, and Patriots unveiling “new” uniforms it gets old New hairstyle? More like cutting 1/4 of an inch of hair

Why can’t Chris be more candid like that on-air? I always skip by any of his reports or interviews on WGR. A real snooze-fest. Good story though

The worst has to be either: EJ Manuel - the Bills reached and basically wasted a 1st round pick on a 3rd or 4th round prospect. Worse yet they pushed a 3rd rounder as a franchise QB and the results were poor Sammy Watkins - certainly not the worst player drafted. But when you consider the value they gave up to draft him, the return they received, the other WR’s they passed on to select him, and the players that were available at other positions who could’ve helped, and this was a horrible pick. Thanks Buddy Nix and Doug Whaley

Getting so annoyed with these “new” uniform announcements. They are exactly the same with the exception of the red stripe on the shoulder.

He’s 90

The discussion was about finding a better option at QB. I think Smith would have been better