They were second that year, not fourth. http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamdef2014
The Bills D was 26th this past season: http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamdef
LOL. So true!
Yeah, this is about right even though it feels all too familiar for us. You do need corners, and that's not debatable. I have no opinion on the player because I know absolutely nothing about him.
That about sums it up. I'm just PO'd about the third rounder, which i don't call a "third" but rather the 91st pick. The pats and a number of other teams believe that this draft is about 75-80 legit starting prospects deep. I feel the Bills should have gotten a late second given the 17-slot swap. Oh well.
But the person who makes that trade is more likely to be gone because of unmet expectations. Delayed gratification amounts to career suicide in a short term business like the nfl. If mcdermott has two losing seasons, he will be gone. Bank on it.
You are missing my point. Does the random chiefs fan enjoy the regular season more than the random bills fan? I would argue that over the last decade and a half, the life of a chiefs fan has been happier regardless of super bowl appearances. And what do the patriots have to do with this? Explain your last question.
I watch a lot more than you suspect. Probably far more. But carry on.
He's not elite and never will be. He will not do enough to help the team beat the pats in a playoff game. But he's precise enough and smart enough to lead his team to victory 11 weeks out of 16 in any given nfl season. After 17 non playoff years, i'll take that.
Actually, i'm practically always a koolaid drinker on draft night. Not this time, although i think the fact that davis and ross went off the board was the driver of the trade.
Yep. Shocking that they only got a very late 3rd plus a discounted first (from a good team too) for 17 spots. Sf got more Chi than we got factoring in draft slots, discounts, and expected records next season. Oh well.