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Does this make you jealous and if so, in what specific way? No kidding. The "Close your eyes McDermott haters…he’s a top 10 HC" topic is up to 27 pages and the "I'm really starting to love this WR room. We quietly got better" topic is up to 25 pages... I haven't even clicked on either because I already know who is saying what, what arguments are being made and who's got their panties in a bunch. Javon Solomon becomes the best homegrown pass rusher since the Bills drafted Bruce Smith in 1985.

One thing that hasn't been mentioned and should be is that Torrence had an insanely low number of sacks and pressures allowed as well as penalties during his time at Florida. Playing in the SEC he played at a very high and mistake-free level. I have a hard time believing that he won't continue to ascend as an elite player.

Not sure if La'el Collins has come up in this discussion but he's a guy who could make a positive impact on the O-line from a depth perspective. This guy was an upper-echelon NFL player before his injury 2 years ago.

I wonder what percentage of male sorn ptars actually enjoy their jobs.

I'm not disputing your observation but what is it based on?

With regard to the new kickoff rules, there's no "tape" to watch and no other leagues using remotely similar rules. Kickoffs are a great and vast unknown. People are imagining and hypothesizing about what they'll look like but no one actually knows. I agree with those who see potential for Hardy as a nickel back. But I also agree that he could be an excellent returner. Aside from specialists (long snapper, kicker, punter, returns) there have been players as pointed out earlier but if you're confining it to this year, I think just Mack Hollins. As has been pointed out upthread, with the cap crunch the luxury of allocating a high percentage of cap space to special teams is gone for the moment. It'll be interesting to see how much McBeane allocate in future years or if they've modified their cap allocations permanently.

Or to default to his endearing defense mechanism, "Go Bills!" I agree with @Beck Water that Aaron Rodgers is fundamentally an intelligent person. My theory on the stupid things Rodgers says and does is that (like most high-profile celebrities) he's probably surrounded by "yes men" who avoid contesting his views and probably reinforce them. Essentially he lives in an echo chamber which insulates him from a rigorous examination of his opinions. Lacking any checks and balances, he's prone to offering his half-baked opinions for public consumption.

@Weatherman called him a 1st round draft prospect... not a first rounder. So your sharpshooting is off the mark. As far as my comment about "matter of degree" which you seem to be trying to sharpshoot as well... are you saying that the criticism of the Coleman pick isn't more than normal for the team's first draft pick? Because that's what I'm saying. That's certainly what I'm hoping for. But I'm not pretending to know how it'll all turn out.

It's a matter of degree. The negativity surrounding this pick is higher than normal... perhaps even Josh Allen level.

LOL... yes, it's not a QB-driven league. I'm almost afraid to ask but who was backing up Garber? Rob Johnson made it a specialty to run out of bounds for a loss (saddling his O-line with a sack against) rather than throwing the ball away for an incomplete pass. Flutie on the other hand...

Who needs an actual article??? Didn't you see the bullet points???

You forgot Offensive Coordinator! They might not have a choice...

Kollman is slow to write-off Coleman. Plenty of people here are predicting his selection was a mistake. They might not be writing him off but they're predicting that he'll bust.

Yep. And his former New England teammate Ty Law needs to get his JD too. Then they can become partners again... The Lawyer and Law Firm. Yeah it was but the last game of that season against New England... ouch. LMFAO.

You said "it's a waste of time pining after another team's punter." When you make a negative value judgement about an activity it implies that the individual shouldn't be doing it.

There are several people who have posted in this topic that have claimed that "once a kicker allows self-doubt to creep into his game, that it's all over." My subjective recall from having watched football for decades is that the above assertion is not true. There are kickers who have gone through slumps who have persevered and elevated their games, and gone on to long and successful careers. Each case is different and I'm hopeful that Bass will rebound. I do wish however that the Bills bring in another kicker to compete with him. I've never believed in the coddling/insulating "protect his fragile psyche" approach to improving player performance.

Is it more of a waste of time than telling people that they shouldn't?

Yes, this is the above bullet point that jumped off the page at me. I agree with the bolded. I understand those that are a bit bothered by Beane allowing access to Dunne. What I don't understand are the handful of people here who have stated that they would deny Dunne access... that are more upset with Dunne than the Bills are...

One thing I seem to recall is that unlike most QBs, Rodgers had very poor attendance for most OTAs. Typically your QB is "all-in" and sets the bar for attendance at voluntary activities because he is the highest-paid player on the team and the tone-setter.

I understand fully what you're saying Doc. I'm just lamenting that the NFL bows to the god of PR instead of justice (due process, innocent until proven guilty). For the sake of clarity and not argument, it's not that I don't believe or disagree with you. It's that I believe that the NFL Personal Conduct Policy (in-and-of itself) is poorly-written and inconsistently applied. I appreciate and understand your clear explanation... particularly citing the Reggie Bush case. Thank you.

Fair enough. I haven't seen those proclamations but I trust your knowledge of the situation. But if McDermott said "Ed Oliver" and Beane said "Christian Wilkins", who's gonna get their way? You may treat it as a rhetorical question if you wish.

Vontae Davis' name has come up a few times in this thread. He died just a few months ago... still no cause of death released. Not long ago he did an ad for FanDuel... cashing in on his infamous retirement:

The spelling and grammar everywhere are jarring. I'm not convinced that there's enough editing going on at the Buffalo News or the Rochester D&C. And ProFootballTalk has a very low standard for spelling and grammar... shameful for an enterprise that makes as much money as they do. Florio's no better than many of the corporations he rails against. Actually AI-generated stuff is very excellent with spelling. AI is used in the medical and legal fields and media outlets should make more use of it in order to better edit their products.

I'll believe it when I see it. And why would the "NFL Personal Conduct Policy" not cite or repeat verbatim the applicable sections of the CBA if they directly apply to this policy? Where I work we have governing documents with the US Dept of Labor, the EEOC, the state Department of Industrial Relations, the CBA, and our state and local standards. I just don't believe it's anything but arbitrary, Beck Water.