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Where did he say that? I thought I read somewhere that she’s always been his high school sweetheart.

Diggs was certainly more present initially after the trade but those days are gone. He was kind of unfairly called out here, considering all the teammates who weren’t in attendance, BUT people don’t show up to these things to root for the back end of the roster. They want to see the superstars. It’s not a problem if Diggs doesn’t attend, of course, I don’t think Von Miller or Tre White were there either, but after a tumultuous end to the season it would be nice to see him around and having fun with the guys. But oh well.

Aside from spending time with Josh playing catch when the trade first happened, Diggs has always been on his own in the offseason. He’s not around the team until it’s mandatory, even in team building activities like Hyde’s home run derby.

If you guys read the article, someone on the Eagles side nixed the trade. Ertz wouldn’t say who, but Howie Rosenman is likely the culprit. Also, the second quote in the OP’s post belongs to Frank Reich. Should be edited to reflect that because right now it reads as Ertz’s words.

Which starters have they traded for draft picks?

Unless the Cardinals are roster purging - and I haven’t seen anything that would suggest they are - why would they let Simmons go for a 6th and weaken their team? Same principle applies to those who want to get rid of Oliver. Doesn’t make much sense from a competitive standpoint if the return is pennies on the dollar.

Not saying Spector will win the job, but I was impressed with him last preseason. Seemed like he was everywhere and was much more a presence than his fellow rookie LB Bernard. I remember some were even joking to start him over Tremaine… or maybe those weren’t jokes. Anyway, whoever emerges at MLB, I don’t think the drop off from Tremaine will be canyon-like.

Belichick’s career record without Tom Brady: 79-87 (47.6%) Tom Brady’s career record without Belichick: 37-20 (65%)

If he has a good year, I’d guess Oliver would sign in the $17M/yr range. Just like Edmunds before him, I don’t see the Bills offering that kind of second contract.

Reports were that he very rarely drops a pass, but has instances where he double clutches, or doesn’t catch it clean, so it calls into question his hands. The biggest knock about his catch percentage was his contested catch rate. I don’t have the percentage in front of me, but it was abysmal. From memory I want to say it was like 6/20 (30%).

Love Doyle’s athleticism. I think he needs to get stronger as well, but due to his ACL recovery it’ll likely be another year before he can really focus on strengthening his sets. I don’t know how much he’ll play as an in-line TE now that Kincaid is in the fold. Not that those two are anywhere close to similar, of course, but every snap Doyle takes as a TE means less for Knox and Kincaid and I’m not sure that excites Dorsey, other than in heavy personnel on the goal line or on 3rd/4th and 1. For the Bills sake Doyle will need to be serviceable. We don’t have much behind the starters… and we’re struggling there 😄

Can’t vote for a TE until I see Josh start to look their way more often.

By this logic it’s too early to say that tight end has improved, because what evidence do we have that Kincaid is better than Morris? All we have is the paper to judge and on paper the IOL is better than last year. Yeah Edwards has been a guard in the league. The other poster was asking if he could kick out to tackle.

Edwards has the height, weight, arm length, and all that jazz, but he’s a marginal athlete. Only put up 16 reps on the bench too, so I’m not sure he could even be more than a Quessenberry. I share your same concerns regarding tackle, both sides. Dion has above average spurts, followed by average ones. Spencer’s struggles are well documented. Someone from inside will have to kick outside. A media member asked if Torrence could play out there and Beane of course said he’d start on the inside. Wouldn’t it be great if our 2nd round pick somehow defied his athletic limitations and beat out Spencer?

Bates is a better player than Saffold right now and yes, he was better than him last year. It wasn’t just a one year fluke with Saffold, he’s been in decline. To assume McGovern could be just as bad in pass protection… I mean, I don’t know. It’s possible, sure, but I’d say much more unlikely. McGovern received a contract within the first few days of free agency. Saffold is still a free agent. If the league valued Rodger as highly as you do, or thought his career and body of work as a pro bowler meant something, he would’ve been signed by this point. It’s always a “what have you done for me lately?” league, no evaluator dwells on the past. As the saying goes, contracts aren’t awarded based on what you’ve done, they’re awarded based on what you potentially can do moving forward. But anyway, even if McGovern flops, Bates at LG is an upgrade over Saffold, which would then leave the rookie or Edwards at RG. And in that scenario the IOL is still more solid on paper than last year.

@KDIGGZWho was the better guard for the Bills last season? Ryan Bates or Rodger Saffold? A) If you answer Saffold, you will lose all credibility and it isn’t worth more discussion. B) If you answer Bates, you effectively contradict many of your points of argument. C) If you try to argue they were the same caliber player, not only would you be disproven by OL metrics, but you’d also contradict your points in regards to Saffold’s body of work and history of pro bowls, seeing as how Bates hasn’t been nominated to one. I don’t like groupthink myself, I like to form my own opinions like you, so in that respect I can appreciate taking an opposing POV. But you also have to admit when an argument is faulty.

Is it also your assertion that Saffold was a better guard than Bates was last year, simply because he has the better body of work over his career? And named to pro bowls? I want you to see the ridiculousness of your argument.

This is true. I have no idea if Torrence would be a better LG than what Saffold gave us last season, but if I was a betting man… The argument was mostly about the interior being better than what we have been, not Saffold versus Torrence. We’re talking about Bates potentially going to the bench and I don’t think many here would argue that Bates wasn’t a better guard than Saffold was last year. Oh and Bates has never been to the pro bowl. 😱 In totality the IOL is stronger than last year, despite what the stubborn naysayers choose to believe.

You get no arguments from me about the tackles, but your view of the OL is undoubtedly stuck on Saffold’s past accomplishments versus the player he was and has been the last few years. I didn’t know when he came to the Bills that Titan fans were celebrating his exit. He’s not the player he once was and that’s a fact. It’s also a fact that McGovern was a better player than Saffold was last year… or do you dispute this as well? I refuse to believe your stance is simply: Saffold has been named to the pro bowl multiple times, therefore he’s better than McGovern has ever been, including the last season the two took the field (?)

You act as though guards can’t be interchanged, that Torrence would never play LG. He may not, Bills may like him better on the right, especially because they’ve already told McGovern he’ll be at left, but we also know the coaches train for positional flexibility, so I included Torrence in my argument because it is possible he finds himself on the left at some point. Saffold’s best years are way beyond him. There’s a reason he’s still a free agent, he isn’t good. And I also think we can stop using the pro bowl as a means to justify a player’s talent. It’s a popularity contest, nothing more. Most are deserving, don’t get me wrong, but you also have guys nominated that shouldn’t have any business being nominated. To say McGovern will be WORSE than what Saffold gave us last year is just being a contrarian and argumentative. Or perhaps you don’t realize just how bad of a guard Saffold was…

To say the IOL hasn’t improved, that would suggest you believe that McGovern and the 2nd rookie Torrence are on par with Rodger Saffold, that neither is an upgrade. Is this true?

Career extensions are also aided by Goodell’s desire to legislate physicality out of the game. Some of the penalties that follow are frustrating for the fans, but always beneficial for the players.

There’s certainly great depth on the interior now. Bates is an average guard, but a worthy starter. Interested to see how it all plays out.

Maybe should’ve taken a flyer on a DT. That Clark dude is huge.

Yeah Beane said they had an offensive player who was right there with their evaluation of Dorian and it was back and forth. He gave the impression that he would’ve taken that player over Dorian, but that he went “a little bit before.” I went back and looked at the picks and it was either a RB or WR that he was talking about. There was a run on both. I’m glad it wasn’t another 3rd round RB.