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The Bills thought enough of Codrington that they traded for him when they'd actually drafted a guy, and cut that guy ahead of him so....

Totally not a fan - who are they trying to look like, the Lions or something? But it's just a uniform

I'm right there with you. I think he's a lunkhead, but he's a solid coach. He was totally done wrong by his GM's player personnel moves (example: trading AJ Brown to Philly, who helped carry them to the SB)

He seems to be regarded as a Strong Safety, meaning better playing in the box and against the run

Unknown but mostly no. Here's how it breaks down: The Pats have $4.5M of amortized signing bonus on the books for Peppers ($4.5M at $1.5M per year). That stays with the Pats, no matter what. But according to Spotrac (and not included in that $4.5M) the Pats owe him $2.5M in guaranteed 2025 salary. If Spotrac is correct, then in theory another team signing could provide the Patriots with a minimum of $1.255M salary relief (vet minimum for 8 yr vet) up to $2.5M IF Peppers does not have language in his contract which allows him to double-dip. That's not a contract detail that usually trickles out to the fans.

I expect this is similar to some of the stuff McDermott and Beane did when they took over in 2017. They moved on from a bunch of players who were good (Gilmore, in FA) or could play (Ron Darby, 2015 2nd round pick - started for us 2 years and was still starting in the league last year at age 30). In some cases it was because they didn't fit what McDermott wanted to do defensively; in others it was because they had trade value and Beane wanted to stockpile picks; in some cases it was because they weren't "culture fits" Obviously Peppers has no trade value or they wouldn't have cut him, but my guess is, he either doesn't fit the culture or defensive scheme for Vrabel

FWIW that's the exact opposite of how Gunner Bill sees him in the post above yours.

Yep. Don Beebe used to wear a T-shirt that said "White Flash"

Shavers played ST in 2 of his 3 games for the Bills last season. He didn't against the Colts, but that's because the starting WR were Shakir, Hollins, and Samuel and he was "next man up"

That's because the best of them are actually found on the Cornerback Tree at Football Acres You-Pick'Em Farm.

That's actually one of my biggest NFL "Damn, was I wrong!" confessions. After 2014 when Marrone ditched the Bills, I really wanted them to hire Hue Jackson as HC. Instead we got Sexy Rexy and we know how that went, but Truth is that Jackson sucked as an NFL HC. Which is why I got my fine seat on the sofa.

The Jaguars are paying $5.7M to not have him on the team.

OK. Here is the AI overview of the accident: "Kansas City Chiefs WR Rashee Rice was sentenced in July 2025 to five years of deferred probation and 30 days in jail for a high-speed crash he caused on March 30, 2024, in Dallas, where he pleaded guilty to two felony charges. He was racing at nearly 120 mph in his Lamborghini, leading to a six-vehicle pileup that injured multiple people and resulted in a $115,000 restitution payment to the victims. Rice also faced and settled a $1 million civil lawsuit from the injured parties." https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39929910/affidavit-chiefs-rashee-rice-drove-119-mph-six-car-crash "Rice's Lamborghini Urus reached 119 mph 4.5 seconds before the collision, according to the affidavit. A Corvette driven by SMU wide receiver Teddy Knox was traveling 116 mph 7.5 seconds before the chain-reaction collision before slowing to 91 1.5 seconds before the crash. The crash on the North Central Expressway (U.S. Route 75) left at least seven people with injuries. The two cars "made multiple aggressive maneuvers to get through traffic," the affidavit said. Rice and four other men were seen leaving the scene of the crash without seeing if any of the injured needed help. Rice is facing one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury, according to police." According to several sources, 7 people were injured, significantly enough that the court required restitution payments and a $1M lawsuit was settled. I find your analogy between driving 120 mph, racing another car on the highway, causing a 6 car pile-up with 7 injuries, then leaving the scene of the accident with "driving 1 mph over the speed limit" to be.....inapt. And I'll just leave it at that. Exactly. The players cede to the NFL the right to judge and discipline them for things that occur outside of football. Article 46 of the CBA allows the Commissioner to impose punishment for "conduct detrimental to the integrity of, or public confidence in, the game of football". Each player contract has a clause acknowledging this power. So what our employers can do is besides the point; we didn't sign a contract or agree to work under a CBA that allows this. In other words, the NFL has jurisdiction here. You're entitled to your opinion, and I'm entitled to think that imposing the same punishment for a high-speed reckless public drag race that injured 7 people vs. taking a supplement without vetting all the ingredients is absurd. The jurisdiction is there, and the analogy to "driving 1 mph over the speed limit" is absurd.

Poyer is on the practice squad. Players on the practice squad are generally only on the field if all of the better athletes are unavailable. Cam Lewis was also only on the field when the better athletes were unable to go. Ditto AJ Klein - he only saw the field when the LBs ahead of him were injured. Who exactly are these available better athletes at the position he was playing, that he kept off the field? Levi Wallace was a starter, so you got me there. But I'm curious as to the identity of the superior athletes you feel he was played ahead of. Dean Marlowe? Jaquan Johnson? Siran Neal? Who are these proven veterans, better than Poyer, who are lining up to sign to our practice squad?

I had that observation and comment myself. Take the wrong supplement: 6 games Drive dangerously, damned near kill people, then leave the scene: 6 games Make It Make Sense

With this, I can't argue. Last year with Hyde, it was "OK, they're trying to jump-start Bishop." But if you're continually jump starting your car, there's quite likely something wrong.

Edmunds, despite some of the views here, was a contributing player from his rookie year. He wasn't the Luke Kuechly McDermott hoped for, but he was a capable NFL player. A better analogy would be 2nd rounder Cody Ford, drafted as a RT. He didn't hold his position down as a RT, so they kept moving him around the line hoping he'd be good enough somewhere until after 3 years, they gave up. Or Kaiir Elam, who was hoped to be getting it after his 2nd year when he showed flashes, but sucked last season. IMO, a justified criticism of Beane's personnel strategy isn't so much poor drafting, as it is sticking with a guy a year too long when he isn't playing up to expectations. I guess you could refer to moving on late from a draft pick who doesn't pan out as a "type I error", and moving on froman actual capable player too early as a "type II error. Beane and Co are 100% "type II averse" guys. This may actually be McDermott - he's been quoted several times as saying players really take a step in their 3rd season. The problem with that as a player development philosophy, is it basically assumes the team will only get 2 good years out of a 4 year contract. You Do You, Boo. No one on the field for the Bills is "out of position all the time". The Bills 11th on points was their worst D since 2020. You simply don't field a top-3rd D in the NFL with players who are "out of position all the time". Are there mistakes, Sure, but the problem with a mentally quick guy who physically doesn't have it is he can understand where he should be, and be there, and still not close the deal.

All this, but also, I think they use camp as a barometer for what leadership is already in the room. Bernard, for example, took over the LB room immediately. It was his room, and he was willing to get in anyone's face when they weren't doing their job. Guy could have 5" and 105 lbs on him, Terrel Bernard don't care. Rapp can barely control himself. Hamlin doesn't seem like a "get in your face" kind of guy. If Bishop was behind the scenes in camp seeing things the way he needs to see them and ready to lead the room, Poyer be home on the sofa now.

No. No, he isn't. I'm not saying Hamlin is great but he's serviceable, and Poyer just isn't. His mind is willing but his body can't get him there. It's like AJ Klein, when the Bills brought him in in 2020, he was 29 yrs old and after some teething pains when he took over for Milano he played well and even took home "defensive player of the week" honors. But by 2022 he had fallen off considerably, and by 2023 at age 32 he was cooked. He understood what he was seeing, he knew where he was supposed to be, he simply couldn't get there.

He's this year's Micah Hyde, there to get in the head of Bishop and provide vet leadership to the other safeties. It doesn't help the guys in the room to watch film obsessively if they don't have the top-level knowledge of what they're looking for. Poyer >> Hamlin in his instincts, but No. Last year it was to be seen that his mind was willing but his body didn't answer the bell. Instincts only take you so far.

Practice squad, perhaps?

"We all" doesn't seem to include a number of people here. Yes

A lot of our local media seemed to favor keeping him. 4 pm EST although at the end, the NFL often runs a backlog processing things

I wanted to "bump" this because these data are very important for people to understand. The point still stands that for a successful team, the relevant comparators are probably other successful teams, not all 32 teams. Overall it supports the point I've been making for years based on my own data mining - the chances of landing a capable NFL player - not a star, not a legend, just a guy who can "do his job" on the roster - is something like 50% in the 1st 20 picks of the first round, falls to 30% bottom of the 1st/top of the 2nd, 20% through the 3rd round, and 15% ish or less after that.

Yeah, it's hard to know what went on with Motor. He played out his rookie deal on the Bills with 3000+ yds which is value for a 3rd rounder. On the other hand, the Bills clearly weren't overall happy with him or they wouldn't have drafted Moss and then used a 2nd on James Cook in the last year of that deal. I do have to say overall during his tenure here, the OCs committment to the run game is best described as "tenuous" or perhaps "nonexistant". Hard to tell which came first there - the lack of quality player personnel to depend upon in the run game, or the poor design and execution of run plays to fit with the skills of the players. You would have a more reasoned opinion there than I could. I could be mistaken, but I didn't think they were grooming them for the same roles? Or was Strong playing boundary? I thought they had Strong playing nickel and dime back.