Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

I'd love to see evidence of any team doing this? I can't recall seeing that happen. In the 2nd half in the last two minutes of the game, yes,, of If they were inside the Miami 10, then yes, makes sense. But you're taking alot of risk in giving Miami a lot more time to run run plays. They could lose 10 on an offensive holding penalty, then next play a defensive holding so automatic 1st down. By taking timeouts, you give the team time to run more plays, more time to potentially score. Give me examples as I can't recall a team calling a time out in the fist half when the other team is driving deep, key here 1st half and driving deep.

Most of the game?? Think that's an overstatement. You could argue he was off in the 1st half, but the 2nd half, he was damm good. He also was smart with the runs, don't recall him getting hit on any of them.

Hope you're not referring to the one in the end zone and catch/no catch on the last drive?? Neither of those were easy catches. Could they have been made, sure but far from easy, in particular the one in the end zone.

Either way he's not likely going to be active unless either Barkley or Allen were to get hurt. Wonder if ther's any type of $$ advantage if you're in concussion protocol maybe consdiered active for some type of bonus $$ where if inactive he doesn't get paid. So they agreed to keep him that status??

So when are the invites going out? Do you have my latest address??

Excluding signing bonuses, pretty sure players get 17 checks a year.

When you compare state tax rates, the differences really aren't that big when looking at some of the states with teams. Half of your checks are based on road games anyway. Thought players salaries are based only on regular season so pre-season games don't count. Excluding Florida and Texas who have no state income tax, the remaining states really not that huge of a difference to sign or not sign with team due to worrying about state tax. A guy making $3mil a year may pay around 3% more to play in NY than any state except Florida and Texas, since half the games are out of state, that's a difference of paying about $50,000 a year more in taxes. You can easily pay more than that much more to buy a comparable house in some other state. I also believe many NFL come from more small towns so from that perspective Buffalo may be more appealing. I recall around 6 years when the Bills signed Mario Williams the DE from a rural part of NC, he was happy to be able to go hunting near by. Cal 13.3% Minn 9.85% NJ 8.97% DC 8.95% NY 8.82% Wis 7.65% NC 5.70%

Back in training camp and even prior to the draft his accuracy better when he was working with that QB guru. Then the regular season starts and he reverts back, what happened, likely panic. As he gains experience as they say, "the game will slow down for him" Once that happens think the accuracy will improve some. Will he become Drew Brees or Brady accurate, not likely, but his arm strength size, speed, and athleticism makes up for some of that too and maybe he become s a top 15 top of guy. Put a good defense out there with him and you can win and go pretty far without a top 5 QB.

Personally I think they can use that more than the 2nd shutdown corner. Add a better rush and whoever is your #2 corner all of a sudden looks better.

I think he can become their #3 guy with some more experience or a good #4 guy when you want to spread the defense on certain plays. He may be more of a "gimmick" guy as far as NFL WR's go and that's not a bad thing to have on your roster.

Changing schemes every year is not good for overall growth either.

Way too many posts from people wanting/ thinking the team needs all pro's across the board. You can't afford that. Two very good LB's which the Bills seem to have can make the third guy look much better Just like 2 good lineman will make the weakest look like he should be in the Pro Bowl.

I can see for the Bills to get to the next level needing five to six new starters on offense 3 lineman, #1 & #3 WR, new RB, and maybe if they can find a #1 TE though I think that may more come from the draft, next season he's still the backup Defensively ideally a pass rushing DE who needs to be double teamed, a LB to replace Lorax, but again could be a mid level pick who becomes the starter in 2020 and a CB Two good lineman and 1 good WR thru free agency and a CB (but not as another thread suggested Ramsey) the rest thru the draft. Also some short term mid range salary FA for depth And I'd use my #1 pick on WR or DE

Based on your logic, Doug Marone must be the 2nd coming of God. In his first year he took Jax within one quarter of one game from the super Bowl. And with a vastly inferior QB than Andrew Luck. If only we had kept Marrone as coach imagine how many SB we'd have won by now.

Wonder if people in NE are mad that they are getting the Bills Fish game as opposed to the likely better, Indy Jax game. Understand why, they wanted to a game involving two AFC east games, but if I lived there, would probably rather see the other one.

I agree with all the fives and most of the fours, though to be honest, I'd give Marrone another year. Hard to fire a guy who was less than one quarter of football away from last years SB. Could put more of the blame there on Tom C for not getting a better QB. And barring a complete late season flop, I'd give Garrett another season too. If you're going to fire a head coach, you also better have an idea that you can find a better replacement as opposed to re-cycling someone else's failure.

Seems hard for any running back to flop in the NFL I'd imagine QB's have the most busts, and thinking of the top of my head, can't recall many RB busts, then again they don't get all the publicity to start with, so the busts likely go under the radar.

Well this sucks for my fantasy team!

Love for Buffalo?? I don't recall a single thing he did or said that showed that?? What things are you talking about?

Oh God!! I've been hearing about Kaizen's for the past 25 years at work, now I'm hearing about them here too! I think the true translation of Kaizen is common sense, but hire some expert who uses big words and charges high consulting fees and you're onto something big!

Yes I understand the rule, but don't like it. Hey this thread was started by someone complaining about a rule he feels should be changed, personally I think this should also be changed. And if I were given the power to only change one rule, I'd change the play being dead once the ball crosses the goal line before I'd worry about fumbling out of the end zone, if for know other reason that it seems to happen more often.

Yeah I've seen that one too, is rather unfair, they need to come up with something better.

I think all endzone rules are kind of strange. A player dives head first untouched (no one touched him) into the end zone and as he hits the ground loses the ball, it's still a TD where as if that happened on the 20, it's a fumble. Or extends the ball over the goal line then it gets knocked out of his hand still a TD.

While I agree Mayfield is the best to date, I just think he may have the lowest ceiling. One of these types that once defenses see him some more, there may be little improvement after year two or so?? Alot of his game in college was improvising on broken plays, eventually defense will figure that out.

Think he's better suited for college as the roster turns over every four years. Even then he struggles with people it seems