Florida Bills Fanatic

NFL network described the exchange as a fight with Chuck Clark. In any event for the team to send him home, it must have been bad. Sending a guy home doesn't happen often.

I think you are correct on this. Roberts is a roster luxury that McD may be unwilling to carry. With reduced productivity, he may no longer be worth it. I haven't had a chance to do any research but it would not shock me if some others on the roster had punt and kick return experience in college. Frequently talented freshman that can't crack the starting lineup, are used to return kicks and punts.

Apparently Rooney rule..with no serious consideration. The Watkins deal and drafting EJ sealed his career. To bad too, because he seemed to be a nice guy.

The biggest reason is that he sucked at his job. We all need to stop kidding ourselves. Even though he was a nice guy that people liked, he was terrible.

You could be right. Watched a bunch of his college games and he was impressive. The real question is whether he would have been more likely to stay out of trouble in Buffalo or not. We'll never know but it certainly couldn't have been a worse outcome on the field than Peterman was.

If Whaley was not as bad as people in Buffalo think, why hasn't he landed another good job elsewhere in the NFL? The XFL, really? The professionals in the NFL know him and their actions are proof enough for me. The numbers tell the story for Bill Polian. His record is 229 wins and 138 losses as a GM with his three different teams. All three teams had more wins than losses during his time with them. His teams only missed the playoffs 7 times during his 23 years as a GM. In Buffalo during his tenure, the team only missed the playoffs twice ( his first two years ). His record was 69 and 42 in Buffalo with 8 playoff wins. So much for being drastically overrated. If Beane can even approach those numbers, we should all be happy campers.

With many businesses being short of cash during the pandemic, it is probably a wise move to delay selling the naming rights until there can be more active competitive bidders. Never doubt that an NFL owner will make most decisions based on generating more revenue. I honestly can't say that I blame them.

He's still one of my favorite Bills of all time. Thanks for reminding us.

Maybe you should understand the provisions of the agreement that officials, their union and the NFL have made. The officials opting out are guaranteed their positions for the 2021 season. They have been given job security. Any replacements that are being added are being given a job opportunity for a year that they would not otherwise have been given. You should also understand that all of the officials that are going to work are volunteering to do so and are paid very well. My comments went to the illogical comment made in a previous post.

Just put down the bong and step away from the computer............everything will be clearer in the morning.

You're probably correct about the average fan base. Unfortunately, Daboll earned some of this criticism with his frequent unsuccessful calls for Frank Gore up the middle on short yardage plays. It is never good when even the fans know what Daboll was going to do on third down when he sent Gore in for the play. If we understood that, don't you think the other teams did too. Fortunately, there was more good than bad with Daboll. He was working with some roster limitations last year that should be better this year.

Creeps me out man....

A few years ago, KC was in cap purgatory. They got there by giving too much up front money and over estimating the growth of the cap. They learned a tough lesson. It looks like the Kelce contract doesn't have a big spend up front. With the structure of the Mahomes contract and his importance to the franchise, they would literally cut every other player on their team before they would ever touch Mahomes. When you look at the players that they have drafted, they are preparing for life without some of their veterans with expensive contracts or big future pay demands. Tyreek Hill will be looking for big money and the presence of Hardman on the roster will give KC the option to cut a good deal or let him walk. They will be forced to let some veterans go, like they did with Morse but they seem to have low cost replacements in place.

Clowney would be an upgrade in talent at the position for the Bills. The real issue is the money that he wants, his injury history. and some inconsistency in his play. No doubt that when he is right and wants to perform, the guy can wreck a game. It's not just McB that isn't interested. There isn't serious interest around the league which is why he remains unsigned. When the asking price becomes appropriate for the risk and performance, he will get signed.

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From what I have read in a number of places, someone had reported a vehicle driving erratically and at an unsafe speed in a construction zone. I believe that this led to Ed being stopped. I'm not sure that anyone actually was able to confirm whether it was Ed driving erratically or not. Unfortunately, having an open can of beer between your legs during a traffic stop will lead to some unwanted attention.

Let's hope he's got the hands working too1

If the big conferences still play their conference games, it could still cause some problems but if the networks are looking to ante up more cash to the NFL, I can see something like this happening. More nationally televised games on Saturday would be great.

I feel bad for you. I think your skepticism about the season may be well founded. Stay safe

Maybe, but the OC play calling was poor during most games. How many times did you watch third down knowing it was Frank Gore up the gut for no gain? A bunch of drives ended on plays where we were all wondering about the third down play call. The team was also very vulnerable to the blitz because the offense very seldom had a hot receiver, either because the receivers didn't make the blitz read or the play didn't provide that assignment. Either way the OC didn't recognize this as an issue and never corrected it. It was a problem from opening day until the playoff loss. If Daboll doesn't up his game, the results for the season will continue to be mediocre. I'm less worried about any of these defensive free agents or the defense in general than I am with the offense.

You may well be correct. People also should not lose sight of the older veterans that may not be kept or resigned next season. Shedding them will free up some decent cap space. There is a reason that Beane signed those veterans to contracts that don't create onerous dead cap money. If nothing else, Beane has taught us that he knows how to build a roster and manage the cap. I don't expect that to change. I also expect Beane to sign the guys that are key contributors, like Dawkins, Milano, and White.

I've expected this from him and other high value players across the league that are looking for a new contract. If he opts out, he is effectively delaying the time in which he receives a large contract windfall. When you take into consideration the time value of money and investment opportunity costs, it will cost him several millions of dollars to delay that windfall for another year. If he truly has health concerns and/or family health concerns, no one should hold it against him.

There are no universal laws that require people to wear masks, wash their hands, use hand sanitizer, social distance, or avoid many risky activities. In the absence of specific enforceable laws to the contrary, those related risky actions undertaken by people are not illegal and are therefore the right of those people to behave in those manners. In this environment, the people undertaking risky behaviors by definition are increasing their own risk and through their association with other people are increasing the risk for those other people as well. That is why it is important for those of us who care, to take those precautions to protect ourselves because you can't be certain that everyone is taking precautions to protect us. If your premise were true, virus tracking would have already rendered hundreds of arrests for infecting others through reckless behavior. As we all know, that just hasn't happened and isn't likely to.

Taking precautions to protect yourself and those around you is not a big deal. Some people act like it is the end of life as we all know it. Living in Florida, I am well aware of groups of people undertaking risky large group behaviors at vacation homes and other places. These people apparently don't feel threatened by this behavior and don't feel like they are becoming a threat to those around them. I just look at them as being selfish and maybe a little uninformed. Even so, as long as I am doing the things that I know I need to do, I should remain relatively safe. The people doing the risky things are generally within their rights and I don't see it changing in the foreseeable future. Although most stores and businesses in my area now require masks to be worn in order to have access to their place of business. Fortunately for all of us, there are several vaccines progressing positively through trials with likely availability later this year.

Legit signing. Beane must be one heck of a salesman. A number of other teams with serious needs had shown interest. Winters had been playing hurt last season which certainly impacted his effectiveness. If he is healthy, he'll be an easy plug and play. Beane continues to be impressive.