Element115

It was a joint American-Russian venture to synthesize Element 115. It bears the Moscovium moniker only because of where it was synthesized.

My phone just told me Tunsil for Clowney or bust.

And these responses are very predictable tbh. Just jump on twitter and see for yourself.

Did Luck screw over his team or did his team screw him over by failing to protect the QB?

You view me as a such because I don't agree with you on the state of the Bills, there are socio-political parallels with the current state of our American discourse with many blinded by a certain form of derangement but I guess we won't get into that on a football forum.

Because the FO and coaching are continually evaluated, just like players. Their past decisions add to the database used by fans and others to form opinions on the state of their favorite team(s). Sorry, I should have said online fandom. Might have to be a European football fan to see it IRL.

Not really, fandom can reach cult-like indoctrination levels.

No, because that is not comparable, like at all. Brady was basically a non-existent prospect. And I do remember watching that draft and the Brady pick.

I don't recall the Bills interviewing a black GM candidate before hiring Beane, maybe they did. However, I think it makes sense that McDermott was going to bring along Beane wherever he went.

That's one point I have to concede, I am assuming Bean and McDermott were talking prior to the 2017 draft.

My stance is based on available data (how else do yo do it other than "Bill-ief"), this season will add to that data and I suspect will close the book on this issue.

I only think about it when discussing Buffalo Bills football. And I really only do that at work and here, so.

If I was Clowney I'd sit out games until I get what I want. The Texans showed their hand by tagging him as a LB instead of DE, that is a slap in the face.

Opposing views do not make one a troll, in fact, the ones always screaming troll are generally the fascists of the group.

He was most definitely a better prospect. Much better college career, much less "raw". I hate that term, raw usually means more likely to fail in the NFL. I'm sorry that all you want is positive contribution instead of objectivity.

No, not really. Mahomes was a much better prospect out of college than Allen. The Bills wound up paying more for a lesser prospect the following draft. These are the types of things that contribute to franchises being perennial losers.

Not really, I said the data to this point does not point to Allen being anywhere near as good as Mahomes, key terminology being "to this point". This season will add valuable data and solidify a comparison (I suspect Allen will be nowhere near as good as Mahomes, but that is projection based on what I have seen). I expect Mahomes' numbers to decrease, simply because his numbers last season will be hard to duplicate. However, I expect Allens numbers to be around half of what Mahomes' were last season. But "they" (people assume Bean and McDermott were conversing before that draft but that's just conjecture) missed on the most important position on the roster, right out of the gate... (and then spent significantly more draft capital the following year to address the position with what looks like to be inferior talent).

Thanks for the explanation.

I'm questioning how fans can have a discussion about their teams' past drafts and not look at them objectively. Talent evaluation/team needs has been a problem with this franchise for a very long time. QB's win SB's not DB's.

I thought this thread was about how good a job MeDermott did at drafting before Beane arrived? How is discussing the elephant in the room hijacking the thread?

Mahomes was the NFL MVP in his second year, and he barely played in his rookie season. I'm wondering how "so far so good" can be applied to a QB who had a poor TD:INT ratio and a 52% completion percentage. It has to be faith that Allen will be good, because there is not yet enough data to suggest Allen is comparable to Mahomes, on any level.

I need an explanation. What we know about Allen to this point, "so far so good" is simply not the case. Is this a faith based determination?

Who would you trust more to build and scheme a better defense, McDermott or Belichick? I think both defenses are close, but the nod goes to the Pats D due to what has been proven to be superior coaching.

Not picking Mahomes *could* go down as one of the biggest draft blunders for the Bills.

Because I think the stadium is old and should be replaced? Many Bills fans hold this same opinion...