dave mcbride

LOL.

Gaines was one of the worst CBs in the league last year.

The Eagles are 169-112-1 since 2000. They have 11 winning seasons, two 8-8 seasons, and 10 playoff appearances. The Bills are ... well, you know.

More to the point, trades are about the FUTURE, not the past, and Watkins projects as a superstar provided he's healthy. He is 24, and I can't think of one player who was permanently debilitated by the injury he suffered. Matthews projects as 10.5-11.5 ypc JAG playing in the slot.

Are you saying they wouldn't have wanted to keep him if he stayed healthy this year and had 85 catches for 1450 yards and 13 TDs? Because he's certainly capable of that.

They could have franchised him.

He did reach his potential in 2015, where for an 8 game stretch he was arguably the best WR in the league. The injury he suffered isn't career ending, and he just turned 24 years old.

Has there ever been a player who hasn't come back from this? This is an honest question. The players I think of immediately with this injury are Kevin Durant and Julio Jones.

If we're going to play this game, Darby 2015 was a LOT better than Gaines in 2014. He's simply more talented, although he struggled last season. He's going to be playing for a very good defensive coach now, though, so perhaps he'll rebound quickly.

Yup. These were toss-ins. The trades were for the picks.

"But this long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead. "--John Maynard Keynes

This is context-free. Matthews is not a game breaker, he can't beat people over the top, has average hands, and isn't particularly explosive. He appears to be a solid route runner. He is not terrible. He is simply garden-variety. That's great for a #2 or #3, but not a #1, and the Bills no longer have a real #1. Watkins is ten times the talent he is, and moreover Matthews reportedly has a knee issue. I strongly suspect that both of these guys were toss-ins, for either cap, upcoming UDFA status, or roster reasons. The real trades were for the picks.

Matthews is a #1 when he is on a terrible receiving corps like Philly's - that is, by default. To be fair, he'll be a number one here because Boldin (who I love) is probably running a 4.9 40 right now and they have no one else. As I said elsewhere, in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. No one wants McCoy's contract.

Check out Matthews' injury status right now. Seriously. He's also in the final year of his contract. Um ... huh? That's not an argument.

That tank indicates that you're tanking well. I'm going Italian tank: http://www.qattara.it/20-07%20Fst_files/20-07%20Fst%2001.jpg

Top CB?? Gaines was HORRIBLE last season.

The Bills now have no outside deep receiving threat, and they have a qb who specializes in the long ball. that was a three year blip, and he at least had 2 winning seasons. I'm talking over this millennium.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-jordan-matthews-knee-issue-may-be-more-than-tendinitis

Different regime. The one in place now is good - and better than the one the Bills have. Jordan Matthews is a semi-rich man's David Nelson. He is not good, but as I say above, someone has to catch the passes, and since Nelson Aguilar can't catch, Matthews is the beneficiary by default. https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-jordan-matthews-knee-issue-may-be-more-than-tendinitis

yeah, really.

interesting.

How about being one of the worst rated CBs in the NFL last year by both PFF and PFR?

Now this is the sort of reaction we all know and love here. Baghdad Bob lives! (Gaines sucked last year, btw, and he has had a lot of injuries.)

Darby can play. Matthews isn't good. Let me ask you this: which organization is consistently better, Buffalo or Philly? I think we both know the answer to that.

That appears to be correct, sadly.