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I wouldn't be surprised if Pegula went cheapo and continued to exploit the willing Chris Brown. My wife and I sometimes listen to the WGR feed over the internet just for old time's sake. We did it more frequently when Van was around. As a Bay Area resident I"m not a huge fan of Papa's work. He's super knowledgable but he's grown a bit pompous and self-important. Also, he tries showing off too much of his football knowledge during the play by play. He overly describes in real time and clutters up the call with unnecessary ornamentation.. As an example, "The former walk-on from South Carolina makes the catch down the sideline against trips coverage for the first down!" would be his call DURING (not after) the play. JMO.

I think proper grammar would be "all your drone are belong to us."

Agreed. Very clickbaity.

True. He's already 3 years older than Tremaine Edmunds.

You think Ty Johnson will be aheadof Ray Davis on the depth chart?

Triple Yahtzee. It's a privilege that he's the QB of our favorite football team and it's a privilege to watch him play football.

As long as we're sharpshooting, grammar and spelling are not the same thing. It's alright. I've already called dispatch.

What was his gauntlet time?

LB looks like the strongest unit on the team and it seems they're not going to allow injuries at this position to change the course of this season as it did last season.

I can't argue with your take but I will say that people generally have the opportunity to redeem themselves and I think Jimbo has. Moreover I'm sympathetic to his misfortunes. Chad on the other hand...

WE GOT BRIAN THOMPSON JR!!!?!?!?!??!!!!

The anticipation of this launch has me stoked!!!

According to Buscaglia in The Athletic: "The Bills have all of their original picks through the first four rounds. On top of that, they have Minnesota’s 2025 2nd (Stefon Diggs deal), what is likely Chicago’s 2025 4th (draft-day trade for the Bears to select Austin Booker), and a projected fourth-round compensatory pick for Gabe Davis signing elsewhere. That would give the Bills seven picks within the first four rounds and the first 135 overall of the draft." My buddy used to buy Smokin' Joe's cigarettes on the reservation for half the cost of smokes at a regular convenience store. He was fond of saying that they were "so cheap, he couldn't afford not to buy them."

I recall hearing how difficult it was on the Collier family when he presided over the downslide of that Bills dynasty. Buffalo is a tough town. I'm glad that Collier resurrected his career and reputation after leaving the Bills. By all accounts he was a very decent person and excellent football coach. RIP.

So many (rhetorical) questions: Will polite friends even bring this up in conversation? To what degree will Jimbo get asked about this in his daily conversations? Will some friends and acquaintances actually go so far as to give him "flack" for this? Then separately: Does Jimbo feel any responsibility for the person his nephew has become? Should Jimbo feel any responsibility for the person his nephew has become? How many of you are uncles or significant elders to a younger person? How much responsibility do you feel for how that younger person has turned out? I also try not rushing to judgement but my first reaction is not that there's been "wrongful accusations in the past." My first reaction is that "Chad Kelly has a terrible track record and it's really hard to give him any benefit of the doubt." BTW I see now that the Argos have suspended him for the preseason and half the regular season.

Claypool will be gone at the first sign of trouble. There's no way he's not on a short leash.

Buffalo Bill, I don't quite grasp the concept. The excerpt above doesn't express to me the intention of your proposal. edit: In what way(s) would this create a different type of thread? Is the intention to cut down on the number of threads or the number of responses to a thread? What is the benefit of implementing this? Can you re-word for slow learners like myself? Thank you.

I agree with you (as usual) that the Bills addressing of WR this offseason has been a bit underwhelming and I've been trying to feel better about it. Not directed at you but posters here complain generally that we didn't do enough in that regard and that we should have traded up/not traded down/drafted a different player. That said I believe most of us were onboard with the 2 trade downs and thrilled with the acquisition of a 3rd rounder. So I'm interested to know which WRs some of the posters would have preferred the Bills to draft instead of Cole Bishop at #60 or instead of DeWayne Carter at #95? BTW I peaked at the remaining free agent WRs and the list is not very exciting... it's too bad the market didn't wait until June 1st. Tyler Boyd Michael Thomas Hunter Renfrow Zay Jones Mecole Hardman Marquez Valdes-Scantling Corey Davis Julio Jones Russell Gage Allen Robinson Alex Erickson Lynn Bowden Scotty Miller Jalen Guyton Randall Cobb Sterling Shepard Robbie Chosen Richie James Jakeem Grant

I generally agree with the doctrine that it's best to draft BPA than for need but as we all know there's no team that ignores need. As you suggest there is a time and place (a round and pick) for when to draft certain positions. However that blanket rule ignores the reality, texture, and nuance of the draft. I think we'd all agree that the best drafters and the best draft picks can come from breaking those rules and recognizing the exceptions to those rules. Regarding the players in question, DeWayne Carter and Ray Davis, it's interesting to look at the context of their picks In the case of Carter, there were 9 DTs taken in the first 54 picks. The next DT taken was when the Bills took Carter at 95. That triggered another run on DTs, at 97, 105, 109, and 116. That tells me that the Bills valuation was pretty sound. Unlike you and some others, I and some others like Carter and particularly envision him being a valuable addition to the pass rush. Oliver disappeared against the Chiefs and I think that Carter's selection took that into consideration. Interior pressure is important. Regarding Davis, he was the 8th RB taken (#128) and part of a run that started with Jaylen Wright at #120 and that ended with 5 RBs later with Braelon Allen at #134. Again his valuation seems correct and while I don't recall your feelings about Davis, I very much like the player and believe that like Carter, he fills a glaring hole on the roster... a dependable RB who has no weaknesses, never fumbles or drops passes, and can be counted on to get at least as many yards as a play is designed to gain. I could be very wrong but I wouldn't be surprised if he had 200 touches this year and like others, hope very much that he significantly reduces the number of plays where Josh Allen is the designated runner. You can't hit a home run for an elite difference maker with every draft pick. Yes. Firstly let's not pretend that it's gonna be difficult to replace Gabriel Davis. Secondly Diggs mentally checked out in the last half of the season. There's good documentation that he was not being bracketed by defenses and good documentation that he was taking himself out of games. And there's no disputing that there were several clutch, difference-making plays where he simply dropped perfectly-thrown balls. I agree that it's not a given that Diggs won't be missed but by the same token, I don't think it's a compelling argument to say that he'll be sorely missed either. The greater point is that good organizations can have solid drafts which incrementally improve the team and I really like this draft. I pretty much love every pick they made except for the rugby player, and I can understand that pick even though I don't like it.

He's probably better than Trent Richardson but not by much.

In addition to the mention of Jeff Saturday (31.50") here are the arm lengths compared to the last 4 All Pro Centers: SVPG: 31.375" Jason Kelce: 32.50" Frank Ragnow 33.125" Creed Humphrey 32.25" Corey Linsley 32" Also keep in mind that the top center prospect in the 2022 draft, Tyler Linderbaum of the Ravens, has played up to expectations (2023 Pro Bowl) and should have a long and decorated career. Linderbaum has an arm length of 31.125" If SVPG doesn't succeed as an NFL center, it won't be because of his arm length. Also SVPG was First Team All-SEC center and won the award for best blocker in the SEC. I'm no O-line expert but it looks like it's not far-fetched that he have a good NFL career. Here is a nice All-22 breakdown of SVPG:

I compared Solomon to Dumervil upthread... the reason being that both have disproportionately long arms. The tale of the tape:

And my complete list of 25 receivers, below:

Forty times are meaningless.