Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

Yeah it's kind of like Beane saying, "What injury, to who, first we've heard of it"

So the higher a guy is drafted, they get a bigger contract which means the agent also gets a little bigger cut. So can't see agents really pushing for this unless they know their client isn't going to fair well in this process. Can't imagine someone wouldn't "break rank" and then they get drafted higher and get the bigger $$'s

His uncles, neighbors, girlfriend, blind, son works at High Mark. He does face painting there.

I think you're being a little harsh with the word spineless!

Personally if it were up to me, I'd go after Hendrickson before McLaurin, but likely cost more too. But also think Bengals and Mike Brown are more likely to do something stupid too.

True but next week can't a team claim him for their PS. Just like the Bills usually sign one or two players cut from some other team to their PS. Often players will choose the team they feel they have the best chance of sticking with or even getting called up. Maybe that is the Bills, or could it be some other team with a real weak secondary??

But will another team grab him up next Tuesday if we cut him? I suppose nobody else wanted him today, so maybe no one wants him next week either?? If that's their plan, may be best to not play him Saturday so nobody sees him

So I have to assume Howard hurt himself signing his contract?? What's odd about it? All it says to me was Bass is healthy to kick now. And if they were going to cut Davis for beating Allen, they'd have cut him on Friday/Saturday when he actually beat Allen, not three days later when the tape of it comes out. Have to question, what chance does a guy have of making the 53 when he's only signed 56 days before final cutdown day?

He also stated something that based on the results of how the starters played in the scrimmage, he didn't feel they needed to play Sunday.

Actually it reminded me more of the Super Bowl era teams where they went 0-5 in preseason, got blown out too, Levy even made a public apology for the team, then regular season started and went back the the SB again! Don't let facts get in the way of a good rant!

I kind of wonder if every year McD likes them to lay and egg in pre-season to give him something to yell about and to fire up the players themselves.

Agree with you there too, but do think there's also a better chance you'd see Shenault take snaps at WR than Codrington taping snaps at CB Maybe, but think he's less or a terrible receiver that Codrington is a terrible CB

Well spent about 40 minutes chatting with Abby who I fantasize was this cute 20 something little Asian girl. After all the back and forth I got $30 off of ST with Redzone and $42 off my YTTV bill for the next three months. The first offer was access to all these great offers Google has for me to spend more money on, then gave me the $30 off ST. I then asked for $10 off my YTTV bill for a year which she said no too, but after another 10 minutes instead offered me the $42 off for 3 months so took that. I felt like I was dealing with DTV again except there, could call them on the phone. I suppose in a way chatting was better as did allow me to fantasize and didn't even charge me for that.

To me the difference is the Bills have more versatility in the secondary with guys like Lewis, Hancock so they don't need Codrington to play at all, only return. While at WR the Bills don't have that much versatility or maybe not anyone with Shenault's speed so for those reasons I give him the edge. I could see Shenault taking snaps at WR in a game, doubt you'd see that from Codrington on defense.

As long as ticket sale are included in season tickets,, it's not going anywhere. Right now too with 9/8 regular season home game schedule the extra home game for the conference that year with only 8 balances things out

I question too if Bishop should even have played , was he really ready physically, then put him out there with 10 other backups isn't a fair test. I suspect if he were a 3 or 4 year vet, just coming off the injury, he wouldn't have played.

Everything I've been reading makes it sound like the likeliest to be cut or traded is VDM. I suppose if Beane can get a significantly better return with one of the other names traded, things could change there too. Sounds like Lundt is more versicle as can play tackle and some guard. Maybe CVPG gets put on IR, but then who is their backup center? Think the other Edwards may also have a better chance of making the roster if they need depth inside than VDM as been stated, he's tackle only. The only big advantage VDM has is experience which does count for something.

One of the arguments for not giving Cook big $$ is he was never a 3 own back. But that also works in his favor as for a guy his age, he doesn't have the wear and tear on him that many other RB's have. So he could have a longer high level career than others. Like you said even low use in College too.

So I left Rochester around 18 years ago, don't think Pittsford Dairy was there then, plus I lived northwest of city so didn't get out that was very often. For the 30+ years I was there Abbotts was #1, so do question which one is better. Personally I liked Schalers better than Abbotts as was a bit "fluffier" it seemed. But Abbotts was the most talked about.

Recall in the SB era, early 90's the Bills went 0-5 in preseason (yes 5 pre-0season games back then, 6 if your team played in College All Star game)) and they went back tot the SB again!

Hawes will make the roster for his blocking and from everything said, he can catch the ball, just don't expect him to run much with it afterwards, but as a #3 TE there for blocking, that's fine. Thew other WR who had a good day again is Wilkerson. I like Walker, think next season he will take Jones place as has the size for it. Overall, as far as the rookies go, they all need time to learn. I think it would make more sense to keep Shenault over Coddington as either one you're keeping for the return capabilities, not their respective positional play. But the Bills have a number a players in the secondary that can fill multiple roles, Lewis, Hancock, even Hoecht at LB or DE. Think I'm leaving out someone who can play LB or S too?? But at WR they really don't have as much versatility and not sure anyone has the speed that Shenault has so in that sense, he actually brings a unique role to the team.

Good story from the Athletic about JJ the astute GM that he is: Jerry Jones is a successful businessman, obviously. Yet he seems to misunderstand a simple concept about how salary negotiations work in the NFL: The longer you wait, the more you pay. Numerous downsides accompany his approach to negotiations, with costs including: Practice time: Where do I start? Almost every Cowboys star — from Michael Irvin in 1992 to CeeDee Lamb in 2024 — has held out during training camp and missed valuable offseason reps. Wins: In 1993, Emmitt Smith missed the Cowboys' first two regular season games, both losses, before a contract was finalized. In 2024, Lamb returned from a holdout to catch 54 percent of his targets, well below his career average of nearly 70, as Dallas started 1-2. But the most obvious cost is cash, and that is particularly true in the current case of Micah Parsons. Eligible for an extension since last offseason, Parsons was willing to wait — and Jones was happy to oblige. But when your 26-year-old superstar edge's next deal will likely reset the market, there's a tax on time. If history is any indication, Jones and the Cowboys will meet Parsons' demands. After the 2023 season, the number to beat had been Nick Bosa's $34 million average. But they waited, sidelining Parsons' deal as Justin Jefferson ($35 million), Maxx Crosby ($35.5 million), Myles Garrett ($40 million) and Ja'Marr Chase ($40.25 million) each set the bar higher. Signing Parsons today could cost $41 million per year. If the Cowboys had locked up their young star in early 2024, they could have saved roughly $6 million per year while letting new defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus work with his best player throughout this training camp. Instead, they may continue to be without Parsons through Week 1 due to his unmet demands, which recently included a trade request. Part of the problem, as The Athletic's Jon Machota recently explained, is that Jones believes he and Parsons had a deal done back in March ... but Parsons’ agent wasn’t involved, and nothing was signed. 💬 Jon: "The team believed those conversations were negotiations and that it had a deal, multiple league sources said. But Parsons believed the talks were just conversations, writing that he told the Cowboys that his agent would reach out, 'thinking this would get things done.' "When Parsons’ agent attempted to start negotiations, Parsons wrote, the Cowboys declined to engage with him and told the pass rusher that they believed they already had a deal." A resolution seems unlikely any time soon, as Jones has refused to speak with Parsons' agent, thus halting negotiations. Yup, they're not even talking. Meanwhile, the price — whether it's practice time, wins or money — only goes up. But hey, you're reading about the Cowboys. That's also valuable to Jones.

Since it was reported yesterday, he was hurt, does that mean he took an injury settlement?

Could be though I'd bet more on one of the two is signed and I'd lean toward McGovern.. Will be a bit surprised if both only because they also have a fair amount of O-line backups on 1st contracts too. Think you need one of them to move up to starter.

Actually my bet is Oliver is gone next year unless he takes a big pay cut. An extension for Cook could be structured that the cap hit for this year is very little and the big $$ kicks in next year when Oliver and Samuel are gone and maybe even Knox. If some of the rookies and 2nd year folks look OK, could see some big changes next season. Free agents like McGovern, Edwards could be gone, or at least one of them. Same with D line, many young 1st contracts available.