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that list of guys being available is exactly why Cook won’t get his wish. He’s not going to get paid big when there are lots of other options out there.

It makes perfect sense, there is a market price for replacement. Where some positions are in higher demand, the price will be higher. —- by your logic —— RB is valued higher than a kicker, but kickers out score them every year, and there’s only 32 jobs in the whole league, clearly kickers should cost more, make it make sense!

He’ll get the job, the owner already made them draft him, if you think he won’t force them to play him, I think you are mistaken. I can not for the life of me understand what they were doing drafting Gabriel, dude is a priority undrafted FA at best. What a waste of picks to not only take him, but then trade UP to take a better QB after him.

Spot on. The reality, the Ravens beat the Ravens in the playoffs and that’s really their biggest fault as a whole. They have been pretty dominant in the regular season, but Lamar has not shown to be the same guy in the playoffs. I’m happy the Bills got the turnovers they did, but to expect that to happen again, not likely. We’re in not for Lamar crapping himself in the first half and a dropped pass that Andrews catches 98% of the time, that game is one the Bills certainly didn’t go out an stomp the Ravens. I’d be so candid as to call it a bit lucky to have gotten the win.

Cincy usually starts off painfully slow, I’m with you. Once they get clicking it’s hard to stop them. Regardless of what the numbers from last year say, I don’t trust the Bills to match their point total if it becomes a shoot out. Their weapons are still far better and Burrow vs Allen is basically a push. Baltimore is the type of offense that should come out of the gate hitting on most of their cylinders. They are made in the running game, Jackson gets chunk plays on the most basic routes that are usually a result of busted coverage. That’s the hardest things for any team to stop early in the year, especially when the Bills are expected to be rolling out a lot of new defensive players. I don’t like the matchup. I’d rather see them around week 10 as a little bit of a gauge yourself game. The rookies would be up to speed, Jackson and Henry will have taken a few more hits and aren’t quite as dynamic. The same thing can be said of the Bills I suppose, but the Bills aren’t a power running team aside from Allen and again, aren’t as explosive either. Allen is the guy I want all day every day, but Jackson is more explosive as a runner and tends to get more big chunks passing because for everything he’s not, he is very good at deep balls, especially when guys are running wide open, which happens a lot because he has to be spied and Henry doesn’t allow you to play a soft zone without getting you run over. I know I’m in the minority, but I consider Baltimore the biggest hurdle in the AFC. Jackson hasn’t been great in the playoffs, so there’s that, but KC is on the decline a bit and Buffalo is trending up, I THINK they can get over that hump. Baltimore is a bad matchup on paper.

He may be too scrambled to make anything of himself. Dallas has been getting a lot from their corners so if he’s going to be anything that’s a solid shot.

I expect him to be a contributor in Dallas, he flashed quite a bit when he got a chance here. He also had a lot of mental lapses, so if the coaching there can reach him, he was a 1st round pick for a reason.

Owens wasn’t the check down so Captain wasn’t throwing to him. I remember someone describing him as running like an angry rhino, I thought we had a star in the making, turns out he was Kelvin Benjamin, the prequel.

I can’t argue the point in more runs than passes, but my thought is the Ravens will be prepared to stop the run (and have the personnel to do it) and to move the ball you will have to pass. With what is still a questionable at best receiving core outside of Shakir, it will be interesting. I’m rooting for the win, but I’m not going to be shocked if it doesn’t work out. Baltimore is good and got better this offseason, they should be one of the favorites to win it all. We aren’t asking about playoff Jackson, we are getting his best shot, it’s regular season lol.

Agreed. I won’t be surprised at all if Baltimore absolutely curb stomps the Bills week 1. If the Jets are even competitive, I’ll be worried.

Used to laugh at Fat Larry in his yellow Porsche out hocking tickets every Sunday off of 90. Ahh the good ole days. I will say TM has made the process easier and safer at the expense of insane prices. I used to routinely walk in around game time and scoop great seats for $20 or less, that was nice, but it was always a risk that they might be duplicates etc. Maybe I’m wrong, but I think the live entertainment industry is in trouble, because of their deal with the Devil, they have alienated the average person, you now have to be stupid or rich to attend more than an event or 2 a year. There’s definitely a lot of stupidity in the world so maybe it holds up, but the vast majority of the market is not going anymore.

For example, if the AFC East drew the NFC South for out of conference and the Bills didn’t win 4 games, they should just be automatically out of the playoffs, but assuming they do what they should, that’s a lot easier to pad the record vs having to deal with the NFC North… not that the Bills didn’t handle their business there too, but it’s still a lot harder to do. I’d end up pretty irritated when the AFC W draws the NFC S and the Bills have to play literally any other NFC division that all hold at least 2 very good teams if not more. It could end up with the Chargers as a higher seed than the Bills and we all know that ain’t right.

Ticketmaster can suck my left one, I can’t stand them, BUT they do basically control everything again and set/destroy the market for fans everywhere, so I’m super pumped about their data.

I love Shakir, he’s so tough. I would prefer Shakir the player, but Ladd’s contract is more appealing.

I’ll make the bold prediction the perfect season will be over after week 1. Typically passing offenses struggle more week one with the new preseason format, that impacts the Bills more than the Ravens and the Bills SHOULD be rolling out a bunch of rookie defenders.

Ok, the Bills should have drafted McConkey and let Shakir go, saving 10M/yr the next 4 years . There I did it.

It’s a ton of money, but I think it’s fair. He’s paid at 7th highest per year, which is about in line with his actual talent level. I’d say he’s right in the top 10 range and this basically sets the new mark for the 10th best QB in the league. Prior to last year, I would have argued he was about even with Goff, but Goff was great last year so I can’t say that now, I have him above Tua, so it’s all about right in my mind. Good for him, from Mr. Irrelevant to generational wealth. He landed in a good spot and did his part to get where he is.

Don’t be so sure, nobody gave Indiana a shot vs Cleveland in the NBA this year and they spanked them in 5 games, in the NFL it’s who’s better for that particular 60 minutes.

I’m sure if they decide to trade him, they will let the other side work out a deal with him, they’re only costing themselves return if they don’t. He’s worth a 4th as a rental, but if he refuses to play on that deal anyway, there’s got to be a negotiation w the next team.

😂 it’s not necessarily wrong, but the panthers should be better this year, they looked like they had some direction by the end of last year. The Bills SHOULD steam roll them, but you know how easy it is for teams to look past one they know they are better than.

He was great while he was here, but the last year wasn’t and he was outright washed for Miami. Sorry, but no dice on a come back

100% they do and I think the Garrett contract is questionable too. Cleveland is the last team I’d look to if I’m trying to judge intelligent contracts lol. Nonetheless, at 30 to give him a deal that massive, all guaranteed and hope he has 4 more great years before time catches up? Thats no small task, these are MASSIVE men, doing things our bodies aren’t really designed to do, it’s not typical to see guys perform at a high level for much past 32. Are there exceptions? Sure. Would I bet on it with my own money? No thank you. Cleveland really had to keep Garrett happy to save face. Hendrickson, for as good as he’s been, is not a star. To pay the 4th most popular player and the gap from 3rd to 4th being massive in terms of recognition, that much money, you need to be sure he’s worth it. With age being a real concern and not enough star power to justify the move initially and take the risk on lower production, it’s probably not a good investment for the Bengals. For a team that’s on the cusp and thinks an elite pass rusher puts them over the top THIS YEAR, sure take the risk, think of Miller to the Bills. If you win a SB nobody is going to argue, or at very least if you get close, it’s acceptable. The Bengals D really can’t be that much worse without him, they have gone all in on Burrow being able to lead the charge. In their case, I think they would be better served to get what they can get and move on. Should have done it before the draft, but maybe they thought they were going to be able to do something with him.

I hate to say it, but I side w the team on this, he wants a lot, he’s older and you are paying more for past performance than you expect to get in the future. It’s tough, but how many more years do you really expect from him? Maybe 2 at that level?

I don’t think Bishop was really reach, I was not a fan of the draft strategy at all last year, Cooper Dejean would have been pick 1 and a WR #2 if I were running the show, probably still could have had Coleman in all reality. I think Bishop was drafted around where he was projected/should have gone. The way the Safety position was handled at large? Awful. They went into last year with one guy who is a quality back up (Rapp) as the clear best starter in the room and then drafted Bishop who basically plays the same role, signed Edwards for the sake of spending money I guess, but again wanting a back up as a potential contributor and left camp with Rapp and Hamlin, who isn’t even quality depth as the starters. It was worse than assuming Gabe Davis was your #2 and having nobody else on the roster below him at WR they pulled the year before. Credit where credit is due, in my opinion, this is the absolute best draft Beane has ever had. He drafted to the strength of the draft, picked up guys that looked to be much higher value than where he got them, he restocked the shelves of a defense that needed a major overhaul and really set the team up to free up a lot of cap space over the next 2 years if the draft class performs. I’m not saying he picked all the right guys, but I am saying he retooled a WEAK secondary, restocked the DL, opened up the opportunity to cut Knox, let Edwards walk, and potentially move on from Oliver’s contract as well as possibly plugged the hole at 1T, again depending on how the guys perform. If he picked the right guys, this will be the best draft he’s ever had, aside from the obvious of picking Allen.

Says the whole NFL, who bid his deal all the way up to just over vet min… but I’m sure the all knowing, fearless leader or TBD knows more from seeing a couple of YouTube highlights.