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    Why the Josh Allen hate (draft reaction)?

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    25 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

     

    He wouldn't have been. The Cardinals were heartbroken we took him and begrudgingly settled on Rosen. They never wanted him and were all in on Allen. They thought he was theirs until we moved up. They didn't even give Rosen a second year with the team and moved on from him as soon as they could. It's weird they even Drafted him at all with how upset they were.

     

    Apparently, they were also trying to move up and thought they had a deal that would have gotten in front of us. Thank God Beane was able to beat them out.

     

    https://cardswire.usatoday.com/2018/05/02/cardinals-reportedly-wanted-josh-allen-had-deal-in-place-to-draft-him/

    It was Buffalo who had a deal in place with the Broncos at 5, not the Cardinals. But Chubb was on the board so they turned the Bills offer down (which did include a future first rounder and the 12th pick).

    The Bills called the Colts, but their OL Quentin Nelson was on the board, so then they tried Tampa. Tampa fielded calls from both the Cardinals and the Bills, but the Cardinals were firm in what they were willing to part with and that didn’t include a future first rounder or a 2nd round pick. Tampa tried to fleece the Bills for both 2nds AND a future first but Beane balked. He said something to the effect of “just because I have the capital doesn’t mean I’m giving it away.” Both clubs ultimately came to an agreement on both 2nd rounders (which was an overpay) and the deal was made.
     

    If only Beane knew that Arizona wasn’t willing to part with a 2nd (or first), he could’ve played his hand differently and held onto those picks. I read an article about how it all went down shortly after that draft and still remember the details. I just wish he hadn’t traded up again for Edmunds, Leonard and Warner (who they really liked) went later and were both better football players. 
     

    Oh and I hated the Allen pick. I said shortly after on this board that “it was like having our choice of Aaron Rodgers or JP Losman and we went for Losman.” But like with all Bills draft picks I was going to sit back and give him a chance. Never happier to be so wrong on my assessment!

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    Seven Nation Army on Gamedays

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    12 hours ago, djp14150 said:

    History lesson 
     

    the song was nothing…

     

    then a European soccer team in Belgium adopted the song as its fight song and then it went to Italy, Italy adopted it on its World Cup run in 2006 , caught on and has been adopted around sports

    https://www.npr.org/2018/07/11/626288758/american-anthem-world-cup-white-stripes-seven-nation-army

    https://deadspin.com/how-the-song-seven-nation-army-conquered-the-sports-w-5875933

     

     

    links are sone of many 

     

    Interesting story of how it came to be. It was the same song that rose to number one on Billboard’s alternative rock chart, fizzled out after three weeks, and was mostly an afterthought until a bar in Belgium played it. This perfectly encapsulates the copycat nature of society. One European soccer club uses the song, then another uses it, then it makes its way back to the states where it was created, and they get wind of what others were doing and then they use it. One by one. I’m in agreement, Buffalo needs their own anthem, not one that’s played out and heard in sporting venues all over. 

    Ravens/Chiefs Game Thread (Keep the Bills stuff out of here, please)

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    8 hours ago, BuffaloRebound said:

    McDuffie is a fantastic Corner.  Chiefs leap-frogging us and then Bills ending up with Elam really unfortunate.  At least McBeane knocked it out of the park with the remaining picks.  

    I do hate when people keep bringing this up as if 1) the Bills were definitely picking McDuffie and 2) Elam was the only corner worth anything left on the board. Better corners than Elam went later, that was just a missed evaluation (as of this moment). As a matter of fact, with Tyrique Woolen’s size and speed, I’m surprised Beane didn’t pull the trigger on him in the 5th. Of course that’d mean we wouldn’t have Shakir since Beane burned a 4th rounder to trade up for Elam.
    We could’ve stayed pat at the pick, or traded down and got Cam Taylor-Britt in the 2nd, another corner the Bills were supposedly high on who has been a starter off the bus for the Bengals. The crime is trading up and picking the wrong player, not getting leapfrogged. I wish Beane would stop trading up for non-QBs.

     

     

    Greg Cosell - “I don’t think they have a number 1 WR”

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    I thought a 4 year $96M extension was a bit much for a player who’s nearing 30. WRs, like RBs, are known to drop off a cliff shortly after 30, so it seems a bit shortsighted to have a WR who’s 33/34 years old on the cap at over $24M/yr. Actually I believe that number is closer to $30M/yr since he’s already been restructured once. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.

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    Super Bowl LVIII: Niners Vs. Swifts

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    1 hour ago, Niagara Dude said:

    Worse part about the Chiefs going back to the Super Bowl is thinking they will have 28 mllion in cap space to get even better next season and we again missed our shot.  Not only are we getting outcoached but KC front office has been crushing the draft and just filling that team with so many great young players meanwhile Beanne has us in Cap Jail locked into crazy deals for guys getting older and are no longer playing at a high level . White & Miller because of injuries and Diggs just getting old

    It does seem like we’re playing catch up. We’re just now going through our “we need to shed contracts off the books and get a bunch of cheap, young talent in here.” KC did that last year AND won the Super Bowl on top of it. Main difference is we don’t have a Tyreek Hill level talent we can trade for a bounty. There’s not much that separates the Bills and KC, but they’ve always been one step ahead of us. 

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