dave mcbride

What, no Ty Johnson reference? (They've already cut off their Taron Johnson in the run-up to the new stadium's opening too.)

That's actually really good money for effectively your first job out of college. It's more than starting associates at Kravath, Swaine, and Moore make ($225,000 a year to start out).

The only proper response to this is the beer mug icon!

More than a month -- 37 days from the time of the injury to McGovern and the opener.

Laremy Tunsil -- torn triceps. That'll put him out for most of the year and possibly the entire year. Just signed a big extension too. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49574125/commanders-star-lt-laremy-tunsil-triceps-surgery

This is probably a terrible prediction from me, but I have a weird hunch that the Colts are going to get lucky on the injury front and challenge for that division. The roster overall is quite good at every level and Steichen is a good coach. I can also see Daniel Jones having a (recent) Sam Darnold or mid-career Kirk Cousins kind of season. He was actually pretty good last year, and his numbers from last season bear that out. That said, Alec Pierce is still recovering from March ankle surgery and hasn't practiced yet ...

There is tons of great stuff out there by artists who have no expectations of ever becoming "big" -- akin to 80s indie music in terms of aspirations. But they can sell out large clubs quickly in places like NYC where I live. Check out Ty Segall and his various bands; his 2025, "Possession," is one of the best rock records I've heard by anyone in a while. He's from Southern California.

What happened to CJGJ?

This is an abjectly terrible piece — one in which the writer doesn’t even have the courage of his own (uninformed) convictions.

From The Athletic: Buscaglia: I know some people were curious as to why the Bills went out of their way to pay Torrence, and most of that is stemming from his lack of awards given or some other metrics out there. I can only speak to what I see, what I study, and what those around him say, but in setting up their offensive line for the long run, I think this could be an outstanding contract for them for several reasons. Graham: The guy started from the moment he arrived in Buffalo as the 59th overall pick in 2023. He has played every game. He’s a machine. Buscaglia: Torrence has shown me to be a consistently improving player on film since he entered the league. He went from an above-average starter as a rookie, to a good starter in his second season, and then to an ascending player and one of their best starters on the entire team in 2025. He took a massive leap in the second half of the 2025 season, which is why getting him done now before everyone else realizes the leaps he’s made is very smart. On top of that, he’s still only in his age-26 season, and there is a very real chance he makes another jump forward. Left tackle Dion Dawkins’ future is an unknown past this year, so having Torrence takes a variable out. Plus, with how the league is trending and its overall emphasis on interior pressure and the run game, having great guards is that much more important. Make no mistake, Torrence is on the precipice of becoming a great NFL guard, which is why they did the deal.

Just saw an athletic story about the contract saying he played every snap last year.

One thing to add about Torrence: I am not 100 percent certain about this, but I don’t think he has missed even a snap due to injury in three years. I also recall him playing well in the postseason this year vs Jax and Denver.

He DID have the players to run it perfectly in 2013, and the Panthers led the league with 59 sacks. They were in my opinion the best defense in the league that year when factoring in everything. (Interestingly, the Bills beat them early on because of a truly shaky PI call on Kuechly that overturned an INT on the Bills’ final possession.) Of course, their big sack guy, 6th rounder Greg Hardy, was genuinely psychotic. Not a culture guy! https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2013.htm

Kind of a weak take. Size and reach are as much a function of vertical leap and wingspan. While Hairston is 40th percentile in height, he's 67th percentile in wingspan and 89th in vertical jumping (39.5"). https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/maxwell-hairston

I mean, the defensive results vindicate McDermott's approach: Over the last 7 seasons, the Bills finished in the top half of fewest points allowed every year, and their average ranking over that time is 7th. I would not be surprised if they were the best in the league in this category over that time given that they really had no major down years. In terms of offensive yardage/points-defensive yardage/points differential, in the past seven seasons they never finished worse than 10th and averaged 4th. Again, that has to be the best in the league over a long stretch.