Ethan in Cleveland

Shady had 25 fumbles in 11 years. Thurman Thomas had 50 in 12 years. JA has 39 in 4 seasons. The QB fumble number is inflated by strip sacks and they get tagged with a fumble if the RB drops the handoff.

If you watch the games, the YAC is not about ball placement or even the WR skill level. It is the routes that are called. He places the ball just fine. They throw a lot of sideline out patterns. He scrambles a lot and that means guys are trying to find soft areas in the zone facing the QB. The one notable exception off the top of my head was KC regular season game where JA scramble right and hit's Knox down the sideline running away from JA and he scores a TD. This YAC issue is a non-issue for me. I want to see more two TE sets from the offense, more effective running, less JA running until the playoffs, and never want to see Gilliam or Sweeney on the field. And preferably very little Kumerow either.

Losing culture? They made the playoffs the year before.

Not a chance. If they decide not to extend Edmunds they will draft his replacement in round 1 next year. Beane drafts for need in round 1. I suppose a free agent replacement is possible too but my guess is they draft his replacement.

McD was here when they let Gilmore walk. He could have franchised him.

He is not. He has the size and speed to be everything Urlacher was only he doesn't make the plays Urlacher made. Urlacher had 6 INT and 4 Forced Fumbles in his first four years. Edmunds has 4 INT and 2 FF with none since his rookie year. Urlacher had 21 sacks in his first four years and Edmunds has 5.5. Perhaps it is unfair to compare Edmunds to a HOF player. But if you are going to make him the highest paid player in the NFL at his position which is what his agent will demand, then those comparisons should not be that far off. Actually he doesn't. Of course it is hard to prove the passes that aren't made to the middle of the field because he is there, but his pass coverage rating is over 100 the past two years. He had one nice INT last season playing underneath trail coverage and picked off a pass that should have never been thrown. Maybe one or tow other pass break ups come to mind. With all that said, picking up the 5th year option was the best move and it is what I would have done (I posted multiple times that was the move to make before Beane did it). Make him play this year and if he plays like a top 5 MLB this year, then franchise him and work out a long term deal. If he doesn't let him walk and draft his replacement.

Gretzky is the only athlete in the conversation for most dominant across all sports. As you pointed out its not even close. The only criticism of Gretzky would be he dominated at a time in Edmonton when the Eastern European and Russian players were not in the NHL yet. As for Ruth, you can't even discuss him without brining up the fact he didn't play against black or Latin players.

Agree. Cribbs was a great story for a few years. He isn't on the wall now though.

As for a new Wall, maybe they vote again. Guys like Kalsu, Ferguson, Hansen, Ritcher and a few others are memorable parts of Bills history but are they really worthy of Wall of Fame? And then vote in a number of guys that should have been in a long time ago like Byrd, Reuben Brown, Schobel, and hell even Moorman.

How about a compromise? Just put up "2003 Yards" Honor the achievement and black ball the murderer.

Best: 1980 Dolphins. 2003 Patriots is close but the Bills lost the 1970's to the Dolphins. The 2003 team was not good. The 1980 team was good enough to win the SB. Worst - hard to choose. I know this is recency bias, but last year was so deflating. All the expectations of a SB run and they absolutely looked terrible. Baltimore in 2018 was an embarrassment as well. If McD does not win a SB with Buffalo his Wikipedia page will be two lines - Failed to win a SB with Josh Allen and started Nathan Peterman in an NFL game - astonishingly more than once.

It's more than just being a target for the fans. He is in a contract year and it is probably the most difficult decision Beane will face in the next 12 months. So it is a worthy topic of discussion. Ideally Edmunds plays better and you sign him to an extension and the Bills have an anchor on defense for the next 5 years. That said if he is extended at a high price and is just as mediocre as he has been then he is an anchor on the team and the salary cap for the next several years. See what I did there? Used anchor to mean the opposite ...

Its a team sport. Chargers defense was terrible. Herbert is a star already Agree more like a 1969 Shelby Mustang Cobra. Speed and power

Agree only add in Burrow and Herbert and an aging Wilson. Sucks that all 5 are in the AFC. When Brady and Rodgers retire, there is not much left in the NFC. Dak probably is the best of the NFC after those two.

It says 5 scariest but they only talk about 4. I'm not going to watch the whole thing. My top 4 is Allen, Mahommes, Herbert, and Rodgers. Rodgers is better than Brady at this point and without Gronk I don't think Brady cracks the top 4. I know Adams is not in Green Bay any more and that is why I have Herbert ahead of Rodgers. I've already posted numerous times the AFC Championship will be decided when Buffalo and LA Chargers meet in the playoffs.

Wow I didn't know that. Such a tragedy. I saw Mike Meyers on Colbert wearing a Sabres jersey the following week as a shout of to Buffalo.

Isn't the front of War Memorial Stadium still standing? You could drive past that. Not sure what is around there.

Ford is gone Moss is staying Epenesa stays if they keep 10 linemen. If they only go with 9 it will come down to him vs Lawson.

KC has two SB wins and knocked us out of playoffs two years in a row. We would all trade several playoff runs for just one of those trophies.

Wow I have never heard if this place. Where is it? I cant wait to check it out. Portland has a place called Voodoo Doughnuts. They make some crazy stuff. Not really to my taste but super popular. There is also a chain called Blue Star doughnuts. Much more traditional and very very good.

This is my upset game of the year. Bills will beat GB and Rodgers the week before. Then have a mental lapse on the road. Almost nobody picked a loss to the Jags and most did not expect a loss to Pittsburgh last year.

Wow rough week for the Ravens

I could live with 1 preseason game but they played none in 2020 and the competition and quality of play was fine

The gap between Jerry Rice and every other WR in the history of the NFL is greater than every other position. Yes I do think Brady is best QB of all time but he doesn't even have all the all-time records. You can make legit arguments for Marino, Elway, Rodgers, Brees, and Manning in the best QB category. Lastly Brady is not in my top 2 NFL players of all time - that would be Rice and LT. I think the gap between Lawrence Taylor and all other linebackers is the second widest margin. Jim Brown is probably even a better argument than Brady. Though his records have been surpassed he was more physically dominant than any RB in NFL history. As for overall athlete, it is Gretzky and there is no further discussion. Male or female there is no other athlete that was more superior in their respective sport across all eras.

OJ, Al, and Kato?