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This list was just players the Bills drafted, whether they played here or not. The same can be said for Gary Anderson, but he did actually play for us...in the pre-season, before being cut.

Great player, but the Bills didn't draft him (Houston did). And Mike Williams, drafted with the number 4 overall pick in 2002! 😅

"Suck" is a relative term. Most people would love to have his "suckiness". I'm sure he is in the top 10th of a percent of all QB's in the world when including all colleges, high schools, etc. I also agree with @BuffaloBill [can't tag him here for some reason], who said Johnson must really love football. Some people actually pay to be in a sports league. For example, there used to be an adult women's pro football league in the US called the WPFL. Some team had their members pay $800 or so a year in fees for 6 games just to be able to play, though technically their contracts said they received a salary of $1 per year. .

Ugh...I am sorry. I meant to write "Taysom Hill". RIP Tarvaris Jackson. The "T's" got me confused. Very unfortunate I said this. Thank you for pointing this out.

I just listed to "2 Pros and a Cup of Joe" on Fox Sports Radio this morning, with Jonas Knox and Brady Quinn discussing this issue. Here is Brady's insight, as a former QB (not necessarily in the order I presented from memory below): 1. Why had size matters: The NFL ball is longer and "girthier" (he says this is a hard issue to discuss without people laughing). The college ball also has grip adhesive applied on the laces and the stripe, where the NFL doesn't (just plain laces and no stripe). The end of the ball that was painted also used to have grip. Bigger hands mean you can throw a tighter spiral, which is important, especially in cold weather. 2. Brady doesn't know what all the hullabaloo is about. Picketts played in a cold weather school in an NFL stadium (Heinz Field). He also wears gloves (2 gloves?), which apparently help with grip. Ben Roethlsberger has done the same for the last five years. Pundits just need something to talk about and are looking for every angle to post negatives on the prospective QB's. 3. Joe Burrow and Pat Mahommes also have small hands; it hasn't affected them. 4. Below 9" is when had size becomes a big deal. 5. Tavaris Jackson Taysom Hill is the most comparable current NFL QB to Picketts, although even his hands are bigger. 6. Picketts can deflate the ball to the lowest allowable PSI, and that will help. 7. The NFL ball is actually red when new, and it takes a week's worth of rubbing to eliminate the shine. 8. Tom Brady says his balls are perfect when done, and no one dare touch them. [He actually said this when he was discussing deflation with Jonas Knox.] 9. Picketts' hands are actually smaller: 8.25" (measured sometime before the Senior Bowl), not 8.50", but you can do stretching exercises just before they are measured, which he apparently did to cheat the measurement. Jonas Knox: 1. The NFL will never make an issue of deflation again after its latest fiasco. They will never check balls again. All Picketts has to do is deflate the ball. End of story. [Yes, he advocated cheating.]

This post says it all:

Kind of glad we didn't sign him now! [EDIT: sorry, didn't realize this thread was so old, but didn't want to start a new one either.]

From an ESPN article five days ago: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33335380/nfl-players-need-change-scenery-offseason-one-team-including-jarvis-landry-jimmy-garoppolo-zadarius-smith#BUF NFL players who need a change of scenery this offseason "Buffalo Bills Guard Jon Feliciano Moving on makes sense for both sides. It's not a must, but it would be a smart step. Feliciano lost his starting role during the 2021 season to Ike Boettger and Ryan Bates after stints on injured reserve and the COVID-19 list. The Bills would save over $4 million by designating him as a post-June 1 cut. Former Bills offensive line coach Bobby Johnson is now in the same role with the Giants, and Feliciano has worked with Johnson for most of his professional career. It would be a logical reunion. -- Alaina Getzenberg"

I was certain after the Bills were up 16-0 late in the 3rd quarter in the Wild Card at Houston in 2019 that the game was won. And also in 1999 when Steve Christie hit the field goal to put us into the lead 16-15 with 16 seconds left in the 4th quarter at Tennessee in the Wild Card. Oops! OTOH, I said there was no way Cincinnati would beat Baltimore in Week 17 in 2017 to put the Bills in the playoffs. Glad I was wrong.

Minor correction: Milloy had just been cut by New England after refusing a pay cut just before Week1 and was a free agent when he signed with Buffalo a few days after. The Bills won that first game against New England, 31-0, with Milloy leading the way. I thought the Bills were a sure-fire playoff team after that win. Big mistake!! New England returned the favor to us in Week 16 with an identical 31-0 win at home; and went on to win their second Super Bowl. And in 2006, we had just hired a new coach, Dick Jauron. He installed his Tampa 2 defense; and wanted personnel who could play this. This was the motive for drafting both Whitner and John McCargo in the first round, with McCargo apparently being the only player in the draft who could play in that system (according to the Jauron). I agree with you, Baltimore's pick, Haloti Ngata, would have been a tremendous asset. You were probably actually right on Watson, lol!

Awesome videos and good memories! That first win set the tone for the season. But neither shows the best part: the fans tearing down the goal posts after. Grrrrr! 😃

Yep, thank you both. Obviously, I need to learn that an Achilles is not the same as an ACL. Anatomy class for me.

Thank you. I was just about to post this list myself, but now I don't need to. Yep, he and Willis McGahee were the first to come to mind for me.

Well, I doubt Flores would forge a document. On the first pic of his law firm's tweet, it says on the bottom of the page where they don't want him to make any disparaging statements against the Dolphins "Flores - Separation Agreement - 1.27.22"; and on the third pic, they provide a document saying Flores refused to sign the separation agreement that has Brandon Shore's (of the Dolphins) signature And even it is standard, the Dolphins specifically denied offering him the NDA in their statement.

I think @YoloinOhiowas joking.

Yeah, maybe, but I have no idea what happened.

Might be an attempt to get more concessions from Green Bay?

[subscription may be required:] https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/russ-brandon-resigns-from-bills-sabres-after-internal-investigation/article_627990fe-618f-5864-8251-fb29d950d192.html "[...] Pegula Sports and Entertainment conducted an internal investigation into Brandon's workplace behavior and allegations of personal misconduct, two sources told The Buffalo News on Tuesday. [...] Kim Pegula on Friday informed Brandon an internal investigation was being conducted. Two sources with knowledge of the investigation said it was triggered by allegations of inappropriate relationships with female employees. When confronted by Kim Pegula, the sources said, Brandon denied any such relationships, but the investigation indicated he was deceitful about that and other job-related issues that were uncovered."

I hear you. Me, personally, I'd rather play that Thursday and have more time to prepare for game 2, especially since there are already two weeks plus between the final pre-season game and opening Sunday.

Agreed, they are brining attention to the letter, probably in an attempt to drive up clicks. Or maybe it is an automated process, and the most clicked on links get posted under their trending news via algorithm.

But it's not really news (it's a person who wrote a letter's corny opinion); and the first post is misleading, since it was just on a sidebar of trending news without the poster seeing the letter, not an actual article or opinion from a pundit. It's nothing to talk about, as no sane person would have this opinion.

It is on a sidebar on the front page, under "Trending News". This thread probably should be locked.

Can you try clearing your cache/cookies and/or use a different browser or device?

Agreed. I am not sure if it is sarcasm or not. The letter is just weird. It doesn't make a good point either way, addressing four entirely different issues too briefly without any real insight or logic: the stadium, relocation McD's coaching in the AFC Divisionals, and racism.

Sad. I'm sure he enjoyed coaching though and had a positive effect on his players.