dave mcbride

Yeah, agreed. I also think that Darnold is an upgrade from Bridgewater, who is never going to get any better than he currently is. Bridgewater will never be anything more than a better-than-average backup (meaning he's still pretty valuable!), but Darnold promises more than that. It's still an open question whether he pans out, but he has a lot more upside than Bridgewater. Moreover, Ruhle can't have another losing season or the sharks will start circling.

I am not sure of the substantive point you are trying to make (other than snark). The Bills hired a SB-caliber DC and have gone to the playoffs in 3 of the past 4 seasons after going 17 straight years of not making the playoffs. Also, Joe Douglas worked in the Ravens personnel department for 16 years and was the VP of player personnel with the Eagles when they built a juggernaut beginning in 2016. The Eagles had the best roster in the league in 2017.

Things can turn on a dime with the right management. They were 1-15 in 1996 under Kotite, and then Parcells came in and changed the culture. They had only 3 losing seasons over the next 15 years, 7 playoff appearances, and 3 championship game appearances. They may have that now. I like their coach a lot, and Joe Douglas knows what he's doing.

He literally had the greatest season by a Bills receiver in franchise history, and I include Moulds’ 1998 season here. He is also likely the primary reason why Allen’s completion percentage skyrocketed upward — he is practically always open. Talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth!

Ask your friend about the parade of horribles since Jeff Garcia. As I said in one of my other posts in this thread, too many fans think the only two categories are “great” and “sucks!”

Yup. Austin has had a bad career despite hanging around for a long time. There was so much buzz about him too the year he came out.

Stefon Diggs is without a doubt an elite talent. It’s not even arguable. He has literally been one of the most uncoversble receivers in the league a few years running, and the advance stats prove it.

Why do you think he goes undrafted?

I don’t think he’s great; I think he’s good. There is a big range between “great” and “sucks,” although a lot of fans seem unaware of this. I think Shanahan obviously wants what he thinks is a better option, but my point is that Garappolo would represent a significant upgrade for the Pats. He is very good playing in tight-end driven offenses, and NE has the personnel for that now. Garappolo isn’t going to win a super bowl by himself, but in the right situation can be positive piece of the puzzle. You have to admit that he’s a lot better of an option than Newton. In my view, NE is likely to make the playoffs with him at the helm given the roster and their superior coaching. That’s obviously bad for the Bills because it autmatically means two very difficult divisional games for them.

That’s missing my point. I do think that if Mac Jones is there, there is a solid chance they take him. However, at 15, I just know if anyone will be available. I don’t know if the Niners want Jones or Lance. That’s the big question. If Jones, I wonder if any of the QBs get out of the top 10.

I’m old enough to remember when paul poszluzny was considered injury prone by bills fans. Then he went to Jax and played for a decade while only missing 8 or so games. NFL injuries are random and capricious. there is absolutely a zero percent chance russell wilson plays for the pats next season. Ze-Ro. It’s an implausible scenario.

No, wilson is not an option. He is going number 2 overall. And I sincerely doubt watson ends up in NE given Kraft’s own “happy endings” issues. That seems completely implausible to me, and anyway watson is going to probably be suspended.

Ask your niner friend fans about the team’s record with him and without him.

They aren’t plausible, so I don’t factor them in. JG is their best option at this point, particularly given BB’s age.

The Pats are a great organization with a good roster now. With Garappolo, they are a 10-12 win team and represent a real threat. They won 7 last season with a joke of a roster. I totally disagree with you about his game.

Garappolo is a legit good player. The mocking on this site is entering know-nothing territory. The last thing I want to see is him playing for NE next season.

AFL founder Lamar Hunt said that the origin of the Chargers name came from the charge card business, which was an innovation in the 50s/early 1960s. Barron Hilton (son of Conrad Hilton), the first owner, had just started the Carte Blanche charge card business. Hilton denied it, but the legend is a powerful one. Anyway, it appears that the Spanos family may have taken the team name a little too much to heart! (Another interesting aside: Trump reportedly loathed Barron Hilton with a passion (both were in the real estate and hotel business), yet his son is named Barron. Go figure.)

He had more than one good season. You have to factor him in as a kick returner when judging him. He was an amazing returner for the Vikings. Talent-wise, he was absolutely elite even if the numbers weren't there. A lot of those fake jet sweeps to him opened up big plays for others too given that he was so dangerous on that play. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HarvPe00.htm

I do think he starts out by stressing that what is effectively your position dominates the nfl, and for good reason. He then shifts to contrarians arguing otherwise, and frankly i was more interested in their views because the conventional wisdom—which I agree with—is old hat at this point. He could have done something with the interesting argument that you should only keep rbs for their first four years by adding that, as you say, there’s an opportunity cost with this approach (i.e., drafting an o-lineman in the first instead who might be be a steady 10-year contributor for you).

Um, Sammy produced pretty darn well in a Roman offense with Tyrod throwing the ball - in 13 games in 2015, he had 1047 yards, 17.9 ypc, and 9 tds. His one elite season was under greg roman with tyrod throwing the ball.

Did you see the Mark Gaughan column? Good piece. https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/first-round-running-back-for-bills-what-history-and-analytics-say-about-the-idea/article_aa5d29a6-8e3e-11eb-97a7-5775771608b4.html That’s what the Gaughan column today focuses on.

I like Tyrod, but Jackson is 10 times better than Tyrod. And as I said above, homogeneity sucks. The NFL's problem is that everyone runs a version of the same offense -- except for a couple of teams, most conspicuously the Ravens. I sincerely love the fact that there's a team not running a generic pro-style offense that's actually effective. To reiterate, sameness is boring.

One qualifying factor is that in 2019, 9 of their 14 wins were blowouts. In 2020, 8 of their 11 wins were blowouts. Point is, when they win, they tend to win big. That definitely reduces the number of pass attempts. I do realize they throw it less than other teams as a matter of policy, so I'm not discounting that. Totally agree with this. I love the fact that the Ravens win in an entirely different way than other teams. Homogeneity sucks.

We shall see. I am in agreement with you about Tua, although I think the most serious problem for him is the hip injury, which clearly impacted his play last year (as film analysis showed). I have no idea whether it'll be 100 percent again.

He didn't "blow" in his final year at USC. He had a moderately decent second NFL season too. To be sure, the numbers/production overall aren't great so far. But he's only 23. I'd reserve judgment. He has real talent.