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6 hours ago, PoundingDog said:
Wait, they didn't invite the other Josh and Lamar?
Where is Mr Rosen these days?
Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania
From Schooled as an NFL player....to School.
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6 hours ago, Mat68 said:
He was an early enrollee. Hence the semester before his freshman season. Also, why he was a minor at the time. I would advise him to settle. Doesn’t matter if he is guilty or not. He put himself in the position regardless. Its a PR issues that will cost more the longer it goes.
Oh heckin' no. What he does is countersue for defamation. Then the two parties dismiss both cases.
Here's how the game is played. Opening move: Plaintiff finds lawyer willing to work for a percentage of the settlement and sues for $$$ damages due to sexual assault and infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiff needs money to gather evidence and depose witnesses, but I think some lawyers will front that on spec as well and it's relatively small compared to legal fees.
Next move: Defendant counter-sues for defamation. Now you see, one of two things will happen. Defendant will win, in which case plaintiff's lawyer won't get paid. Or, defendant will lose, but he doesn't owe money and plaintiff may not be awarded attorney fees. So plaintiff needs $$$ up front to pay lawyer to defend her.
So plaintiff will typically and reluctantly offer to dismiss her lawsuit in exchange for dismissal of the other lawsuit. Sometimes there's an offer of some kind of $$ "without admission of guilt" but not necessarily (Araiza case).
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22 hours ago, BringBackFergy said:
Oh, I thought I heard the incident may have occurred when he was on college visit. If he was an enrolled student and living in the same dorm, the insurance coverage would still be "Mom and Dad" and/or U of K for failure to supervise/safeguard females in the dorm.
Yeah, it's weird. His college stats start in 2022. But that doesn't seem like a detail an attorney would get wrong in a filing. Maybe he red-shirted?
Speaking of weird, what young woman of college age and common sense faces a young man who previously made her uncomfortable in HIS dorm room, tells him she doesn't want to hang out, and then *turns around and walks away from the door leaving him free to enter*? Whisky tango foxtrot? You shut and lock the door before you turn and walk away. And if the guy forces his way past you into the room, you leave and seek help. And then, having this (allegedly uninvited) young man in her room announcing he's "high as *****" and "trying to have sex", what sensible young woman of college age walks away from him *into her bedroom*. Hell, no, faced with a strong athletic young man who makes that announcement why wouldn't a sensible chick grab her phone and beat it out of the room to find a friend or RA or call security, who could then go with her and get the guy out of there, rather than walking away from him into her bedroom? *smdh*
Seriously, all this is verbatim from the lawsuit. The one filed by her lawyer.
In the House by the Beck, the daughter of the house started having discussions with the 'rents about Power and Control and how you avoid putting yourself in positions where you hand those over to other people, starting in middle school and continuing into college.On the other hand, no sane and sensible young woman files a police report and undergoes a SANE exam (they are horrible - painful and violating - often described by victims as "a second assault") if she doesn't seriously believe she's been sexually assaulted. Nor does she change schools when no school discipline or charges result.
I don't know what to make of the whole thing.
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12 hours ago, extrahammer said:
To me, it isn't concerning, more enlightening as to why he was shipped out of Buffalo. It now appears clear how toxic Diggs was to the Bills locker room. There's been rumors he's attracted to more than one gender if you know what I mean, which makes me wonder if he tried to make a pass at Josh lol. Either way, I think the real entertainment will be him in New England, I just don't see him focused on a serious bounce back.
I don't think we need to delve into Diggs personal life or create hypothetical sexual scenarios to look for reasons the Bills moved on. The performance and locker room based reasons to move on from Diggs have been rehashed multiple times. It also seems pretty clear that Diggs wanted receiving numbers, demanded a high target share in order to get them, and wasn't going to be happy in an offense that was closer to 50/50 run/pass under Brady than the ~40/60 run pass that was the Bills offense under Dorsey.
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17 hours ago, RoyBatty is alive said:
Is it another way of the poster to say, I am so above this petty talk about Diggs, he or she is so much better than us.
Sanctimonious crap imo, then why did he/she even respond.
I have that question a lot on the Interweb.
Someone responds to say "this is useless stuff that is beneath my notice"OK then why are you here noticing it by responding?
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58 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said:
Coverage is determined at the time of the alleged act. His current insurance coverage as an NFL player will deny coverage.
The question is whether Mom and Dad's insurance carrier will cover his alleged act while visiting the college. Or, if you want bigger pockets, whether University of Kentucky should have taken better steps to protect students (like the plaintiff) from football recruits visiting the campus.
According to the lawsuit, Hairston was enrolled at U of K and residing in the same dorm as the young woman who filed the lawsuit at the time the alleged acts occurred. Was he actually not enrolled in 2020/2021?
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30 minutes ago, Max Fischer said:
It's crazy how sure people are about something they nothing about. I "hope" the lawsuit is bogus but these matters can be extremely tricky.
I'd rather quietly let the process playout than wish-cast his innocence or burn him to the stake.
I respect that.
I'd just like to point out that innocence and guilt, in a legal sense, are not at issue in a civil suit where the standard of proof is "more likely than not".
I do wonder how many people commenting here actually read the suit? If one clicks on the OP article, it's linked.
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7 minutes ago, Dablitzkrieg said:
The obsession with Diggs over a year later is both comical and concerning 🤣
Comical? Amusement is where you find it, so Sure, I'll give you that.
Concerning?
Why?
This is peak off-season. He's a player who made huge on-field contributions to the Bills for 3 seasons - the biggest WR contributions we've had since arguably Lee Evans and #4 on the Bills all time receiving yards list behind Reed, Moulds, and Evans. In the Josh Allen years, you have to go down to #16 (Davis) and #22 (Beasley) to find guys who contributed half the yards.So like it or not, he's part of Bills history and as such his antics will always be of interest to some.
Why does that concern you?
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On 6/30/2025 at 10:01 AM, DrDawkinstein said:
I'd rather have Ramsey on the Dolphins than Fitzpatrick.
Josh shreds Ramsey. Fitzpatrick is a very competent player.
I dunno.
Fitzpatrick *has* been a very competent player, but he had a passer rating of 127.6 against him and completion % against of 78.8%. That's like a 40 point passer rating against jump and ~20% jump in completion %.
1 hour ago, Kirby Jackson said:Ouch
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On 6/27/2025 at 7:30 AM, Malazan said:
You're incorrect on all of these. None of them had been resolved. While a plea deal may have been negotiated, it's not official until it goes before the court.
And if there's no case to resolve.. then why a suspension?
The NFL reserves the right to impose its own discipline and sanctions if a criminal case is dropped or plea bargain accepted (or of course, resolved with conviction)
(But they won't act while a criminal investigation is ongoing or criminal charges pending)
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1 hour ago, Buffalo Boy said:
So, If we like what PFF says, Dey Good
If we don’t, Dey bad?
Maybe it’s subjective but it doesn’t seem to be too far off base.
For me, if we're talking about their objective stats and measurables-based data that teams around the league pay for, they're always good: what plays teams run out of different sets, how often they run them and what their success percentage is, how open a receiver is etc.
If we're talking about their player grades, they're always variable in quality - there's an element of subjectivity and assumed knowledge
If we're talking about their lists of "10 best QB" or "10 best coaches" or whatever, I think they're written to generate controversy and clicks.
If we're talking about Sam Monson saying Brandon Beane is the most sensitive GM in the league because he supposedly called PFF to complain about how the Matt Kalil free agent signing by the Panthers in 2017 was graded, Beane wasn't GM of the Panthers at the time, Dave Gettleman neither had cancer nor was on leave, Marty Hurney was not in the Panthers building, and there's no evidence that Beane was filling a GM role. So if he did ring up PFF and B word, it was very likely at the behest of Gettleman. And since PFF is supposedly objective and analytics-driven in their grades (that's how they market themselves) it would actually reflect very badly on them if they changed their system because 1 GM rang up and complained
Beane may or may not be the most sensitive GM in the league based on his interview on WGR or other factors; my take is that there are plenty of big and sensitive egos in FOs of teams around the league and I doubt Monson is really keeping some kind of objective tally. If some other GMs aren't more sensitive than Beane, maybe they should be (I have certain candidates in mind, but I digress).
Beane took a metric ton of crap and mockery for drafting Josh Allen instead of Josh Rosen or even Mason "the Reindeer" Rudolph and he was right. Beane took a metric ton of crap for trading Diggs when we had no #1 WR last year and came out with the top-scoring offense (and shed all of Diggs cap in 1 year).
I don't forget that Beane got us into cap hell between Diggs new contract and signing Von Miller etc, or that Beane under-invested in WR in the draft-and-develop pipeline, but I think he's entitled to a bit of saltiness with the local press. -
On 6/25/2025 at 10:23 PM, BADOLBILZ said:
Yeah the Matt Kalil signing turned out to be horrendous. Gettlenutz wasn't the GM he was on leave with cancer. But they didn't want to elevate Beane because DG was supposed to get his job back when he recovered. So they brought back ol' Marty Hurney to technically fill the role temporarily so they didn't have to "demote" Beane later.........but Beane was doing a lot of the GM work at that point.
No argument that the Kalil signing was a Bad Move in retrospect. They got 16 games out of a 4 year contract before he went on IR and was subsequently released.
Your account of the Gettleman/Hurney succession at GM and Gettleman's cancer doesn't match public record however:
1) Gettleman was fired by the Panthers in July 2017
2) Hurney was hired as interim GM to replace Gettleman in July 2017
3) Beane was gone to the Bills by that time
4) Gettleman was hired by the Giants in Dec 20175) Gettleman was diagnosed with cancer (lymphoma) sometime in late May/early June 2018
There's nothing to be found on the Google machine indicating that Gettleman had cancer in Spring of 2017, or was on any sort of leave as GM, or that Hurney was actually brought in that Spring prior to his July 2017 hiring, or that Beane had taken over as GM for a non-cancerous Gettleman who was not on leave.
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15 hours ago, TFBillsfan said:
And yet radio silence on KC’s Rasheed Rice by the NFL!
I have been listening very carefully to that very loud silence.
https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/rashee-rice-update-on-potential-suspension-
Quote"Several have asked about the status of Rice’s unresolved criminal charges for last year’s speed racing incident in Dallas," said Mike Florio of NBC Sports.
"He has yet to be suspended by the league, despite facing (at last word) eight felony charges. That’s because the league won’t take action until the criminal case ends. The case has not ended."
"It’s not clear when it will. Regardless, the league will do nothing until it does."
"And while paid leave is an option, the league has already decided not to use it in Rice’s case. New evidence the league’s position; however, nothing has happened yet to change the status quo."
"At the outset of the 2024 season, the plan was for Rice to resolve the criminal case and take his NFL punishment in the offseason, serve any suspension to start 2025, and move on with his career. Possibly after doing enough in 2024 to merit a significant contract following the 2025 season, which will be his third in the league."
"Even if the case against Rice ended today, time would be required for the league’s procedures under the Personal Conduct Policy to unfold. Up to and including a hearing before Judge Sue Robinson."
It's almost like the criminal case will drag out until his career is over. A bit hard for me to understand how the league can pretend to care about its image but let that guy on the field.
https://www.footballguys.com/article/2025-rashee-rice-jordan-addison-legal-updates
"We're busy, Man"-
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9 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:
Eh they're probably both depending on gravity around six four and a half six five
Probably 325-335 depending on the day
But Dawkins has longer arms
Dion like most left tackles is a massive individual
His calves are like twice the size of Cybo's. It's like man, don't get calf cramps Dion they'd be extra with calves like that.
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9 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:
According to the CBA is that even legal
Can a rookie second round pick get a fully guaranteed contract?
Apparently so, since the Texans just did it.
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1 hour ago, balln said:
I find this interesting actually
beanes an emotional dude. It is what it is. Starting to come through more and more as time goes on. In the beginning it’s endearing and welcomed change of vigor
but with each passing year of not getting it done (beating chiefs or getting to a Super Bowl) he’s starting to be too emotional
and that’s my biggest gripe with this org. They’re too culture centrric. Everybody believes. And loves each other. It affects their draft picks and priorities in offseason. And it affects their contracts.
I think Beane is open to fair criticism but it's not because of "culture".
The criticism that Beane had under-resourced the WR position in the draft up through 2024 is fair IMO. I also think it's a fair point that our offense is our strength, so invest in it rather than continually searching for a top defense we haven't managed to achieve. A couple more plays on offense get us there. Potentially a couple better players make those plays.
The fact is, a number of Beane's attempts to put the Bills over the top have not provided decent return on investment. Von Miller is the biggest example, but I don't think they got what they expected with Emmanuel Sanders or Amari Cooper either.But I don't think the issue is the Bills "culture" or "signing for culture". It's more taking a big risk to sign a undeniably great, but 33 yr old DE to a big contract and pinning your Superbowl hopes that he will work out.
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1 hour ago, H2o said:
PFF is the journalism equivalent of hotdog water.
Example: he tags Beane as "sensitive" saying PFF "had to" change the way they grade free agent signings because Beane called them up to complain about the way they graded the Matt Khalil signing.
He's got to be talking about the Carolina Panthers signing Matt Kalil in 2017.
Beane was not the GM who signed Matt Kalil. He was assistant GM and probably had some involvement - but also absolutely no "skin in the game" for how the Panthers got "graded" by PFF for that signing since he must have known he was on his way to Buffalo.
Dave Gettleman was that GM.
Now I don't know how Gettleman runs things, but in general, assistants do not take it upon themselves to call up a company their organization does business with and threaten them. They might make that call- but only at the behest of the actual GM.
The other thing is: PFF "sells" themselves as being objective and analytic-based in their grading. So if they changed it in response to customer pressure, what does that say about PFF?-
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40 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:
Why is every Bills radio or podcast guy 60+ with a gray beard? Would love to start something on here with a new generation
Bills radio needs a breath of fresh air, no disrespect intended
We should start a TSW pod!!!
Anthony Prohaska and the Cover1 guys say "Hi"
Whether you like them or not, separate issue, but they're not 60+ and don't have grey beards
Matt Parrino and Ryan Talbot more fluff and less technical but also not 60+ with grey beards
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17 hours ago, SinceThe70s said:
Seems to me like they are weighing clicks over anything else.
And that, my friends, is the bottom line.
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19 minutes ago, Big Turk said:
I'm being fully honest.
I also walk between 17-20K steps a day on my walking pad while working at my stand up desk.
I'm curious about that walking pad/stand up desk setup
Since it's peak off-season, can you say more?
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On 6/23/2025 at 1:48 PM, Big Turk said:
I had both hips replaced and I am pretty much functioning normally including working out and lifting weights, etc...
Are there any limitations with the shoulder replacement or have they got those up to almost being back to normal?
I know they claim a person can return to golf, tennis, swimming, and "light" weight training
I dunno about "almost being back to normal" for an athlete
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1 hour ago, Big Turk said:
That's really sad...it is crazy how much of a toll football takes on these athletes as the years go on, even for younger guys like Brees.
He said if he wants to play catch with his kids in the backyard, he has to throw with his left hand because his right arm "no longer works".
Said he didn't want to retire but he was left no other choice and if he could still be out there playing he would be.
Also said the Dolphins medical team was spot on in their assessment of his injuries but that the surgeon gave him a window of time that allowed him to still play with the surgery he did.
https://www.marca.com/en/nfl/new-orleans-saints/2025/06/22/685733f0e2704eeea68b45bf.html
The thing is, I think if you asked most of these guys who had a moderate degree of success in the league or better ..... .they would tell you they don't regret a minute of it
Many of us have significant injuries that either hinder or prevent some activities from something outside our control..an accident while driving or at our "little jobs", without the adrenaline rush and glory that is sports at a high level
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17 hours ago, Lafromboise said:
I just came across this YouTube short. Didn't think he was regarded like that. Just wanted to share
He's not talking about his route running ability, but his ability to release and get off the line. Stevie was amazing there, to the point where I heard the coaches didn't want him to practice their release drills. It was like "whatever you do, we can't improve on it and we don't want to tamper with it"
Stevie was not a precise route runner. He excelled in Chan Gailey's offense where Chan taught "beat your man, get to the spot", not so much in SFO or SDG where the expectation was to run an exact route.
6 hours ago, hondo in seattle said:I swear on some of those deep passes, Fitz didn't throw to designed spot as much as he threw it up for grabs and trusted/hoped Stevie would find a way to get under it.
That's how it looked, but a good bit of it was the receiver having options, and needing to be on the same page as the QB (and give the QB good body language) about what he was going to do.
We've seen that with Josh a few times. There was one notable play where he was actually penalized for "intentional grounding" when it seemed quite obvious to the announcers and most people in the stadium that it was an option route and the receiver and he weren't on the same page. One of the film guys even diagrammed the route options and what Josh expected and why.-
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8 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:
I have not checked but I think fitz may have played in a true West Coast system his first couple years in St Louis
Didn't really play much but I think he was in one early
But the west coast verbiage system is very distinct... And it's a mouthful... A college kid who has been reading plays off of big boards on the sideline for years has a super hard time adjusting to something like that... I think Josh being in the EP has really helped them because he doesn't have to do as much thinking as say Jon gruden quarterback
They called the offense "Air Coryell". Steve Fairchild and then Greg Olson were the OCs. It was the descendent of the "Greatest Show on Turf" offense Martz took to two Superbowls.
In its successful implementation, it was built o a vertical passing game opened up by a strong run game (though Marshall Faulk had a lot of receiving yards). In their SB year, Isaac Bruce and Torrey Holt both rocked 15 Y/R The QB had to know exactly where he was gonna go with the ball and be willing to stand in the pocket and take a hit to get it there.
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They say a good prosecuting attorney can persuade a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. Seems unfair to @Ham Sandwich but I sure wish the Texas prosecuting attorney would cook up some Rice.