Bill from NYC
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They will now have Bill O'Brien and Doug Marrone on their staff, two coaches that we Bills Fans are quite familiar with. These two were coaching together for a short time at Alabama and were both quite unpopular with the fans. It is even widely speculated that Saban politely ushered them both out the door. Marrone was the offensive line coach for the Crimson Tide and certainly the less popular of the two. O'Brien had a good W/L record, but he did have the misfortune of following Lane Kiffen and Steve Sarkisian as offensive coordinator, both clearly superior offensive minds and both better coaches.
I am a very small (and fairly successful) bettor, making only a dozen bets per season, perhaps fewer. I think that betting against Boston College will be a good chance to make a few dollars, but this of course is JMO. If I could pick winners year after year I never would have busted my a$$ working, believe me. Still, I suspect that these two might be a disaster.
Again, JMO
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3 hours ago, JimBob2232 said:
Personally id like to see the conference championships mean something and be a gate to making the playoffs...
This makes sense, it really does, but; it would probably tend to eliminate some superior teams.
Jmo.
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All of the people around us, they say
Can they be that close
Just let me state for the record
We're giving love in a family doseWe are family
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
I got all my sisters with me-
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14 hours ago, JimBob2232 said:
NCAA is dead...
should have been 6. Winner of Big10, Pac10, SEC, ACC and PAC12, and highest ranked P5. 2 Byes.
or if 8...Winner of Big10, Pac10, SEC, ACC and PAC12, and highest ranked P5 and 2 at large bids.
But now they have gone crazy.
I think that with all of these extra games, conference championship games should be eliminated. It is not a popular opinion.
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Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?
Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day
The sun is up, the sky is blue
It's beautiful and so are you
Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?
Dear Prudence, open up your eyes -
Whatcha tryin' to do to my heart
Whatcha tryin' to do to my heart
You go around, tellin' lies, and now you wanna compromise
Whatcha tryin' to do to my heart
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10 minutes ago, Lafromboise said:
Jarius Byrd would of been good in this defense
I was actually more fond of Da'Norris Seracy.
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2 minutes ago, Logic said:
I have to give you credit (shudder). You called the de-valuation of the safety market a while back. I hate it when you're right.He said the same thing about runnung backs, possibly 10 years ago.
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1 hour ago, MPL said:
I might be paraphrasing here, but I think Gilmore's wife said she would rather die than ever return to Buffalo.
He too looked suicidal when we drafted him.
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Tell me lies later, come and see me
I'll be around for a while
I am lonely but you can free me
All in the way that you smile
Tell me why
Tell me why
Is it hard to make arrangements with yourself
When you're old enough to repay
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2 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:
No that doesn’t sound better because it still isn’t true. Being honest would sound better. He didn’t think Tre was more important than Mahomes. He thought, what many at the time thought, that the 2018 draft was THE draft to find a QB. He drafted an all-pro corner, used the extra 3rd to move up to get a WR that didn’t work out, and gained a 1st in 2018 to ensure that he would get a QB. He thought, “an all-pro corner, an extra top 100 pick and a 2018 1st to use to secure my QB is better than a toolsy raw QB prospect out of Texas Tech or a sexual predator out of Clemson.”
I know that you’re trying to use revisionist history to alter the memory of some but Watson was widely regarded as the top QB in that draft with Trubisky as his competition for that spot. Mahomes was a late riser with great skills but a style that hadn’t translated to the league at that point. But go ahead and keep making up facts and trying to pass them off as truths.
If you wanted Mahomes, no one will begrudge you. Just don’t be disingenuous and mislead people to fit your narrative. The Bills got their QB the next year, and, with the exception of Mahomes, he is the top QB in the league. The trade worked out fine. Not for nothing, but the draft value charts that NFL teams use, show that the Bills received a premium from the Chiefs to go to that spot. Again, let’s deal in facts. This place is so much better when people are truthful.
First of all, I am not trying to sway anyone to agree with me. I come here to talk about the Bills and football. I don't necessarily care whether or not you agree with my takes, and I'm quite certain that the feeling is mutual. That said, let's explore that trade a bit more, shall we?
When McDermott made this trade, Beane was not there. Do you really think that McDermott was sure of Josh Allen being there for them in 2018? I make the case that they lucked into Josh. In that same draft (2018) they also traded up for Tre Edmunds. Good move?
And if you think that the Bills received adequate compensation for the #10 pick, let's just agree to disagree. Going down 17 spots from a top 10 pick? For what they received? I don't think so. And really, it is up to professionals to recognize the best QB in football, not me and you. We are just fans with opinions enjoying ourselves, no?
So you see? There is no need to be accusatory or hostile. Not every fan has to support and/or every dumb move, or even not so dumb move that the Bills make. We are fans, not cultish followers.
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32 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:
NIL was absolutely a factor in him walking away. That and the modern college athlete in general.
"I want to be clear that wasn't the reason, but some of those events certainly contributed," Saban said of his decision to retire. "I was really disappointed in the way that the players acted after the game. You gotta win with class. You gotta lose with class. We had our opportunities to win the game and we didn't do it, and then showing your ass and being frustrated and throwing helmets and doing that stuff ... that's not who we are and what we've promoted in our program."
"Saban also talked about how the way the college football landscape is changing influenced his decision. He estimated that "maybe 70 or 80% of the players you talk to" wanted to know about their playing time for the upcoming season and how much they would be making in NIL money."
Agreed. My point was that NIL was not the only reason.
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5 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:
Well said!! That’s kind of my goal for a number 2 QB. I would have preferred Tyrod but he likely comes with a bigger number. Trubisky is fine to hold down the fort for a month. I didn’t think much of Kyle Allen. This feels like a definite upgrade and raises the floor for the team.
Last year, the Bills entered week 18 with a chance to be the 2 seed or miss the playoffs (at least I think that was still the case going into week 18). The point being, a month where you go 1-3 vs. 2-2 can be the difference in the season ending or having a shot at the Super Bowl. When you have Josh Allen, I think backup QB is important. You can’t blow the season if he misses a few weeks.
No he wasn’t. We get it, you don’t believe DBs matter. Don’t just make stuff up though. Mahomes was picked 10th. Tre White was picked 27. The Bills received a 3rd and an additional 1st in that trade.
You are correct. My choice of words was wrong. Hey, I'm sorry.
McDermott thought that Tre was more important than Mahomes, despite the fact that the Bills were in desperate need of a quarterback. Does that sound better to you? Also, if you think that we were given adequate compensation for that trade, I suggest letting your wife do the negotiating when you shop for a new car.
Peace.
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14 hours ago, Beast said:
Probably my favorite Bill over the past 20 something seasons but it had to happen.
I’ll always love the guy.
Did you like him more than Jason Peters?
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10 hours ago, Success said:
Wasn't he picked ahead of Mahomes?
He's gotta be good...So was Tre White.
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You say that once you knew for sure
But now you're walkin' into shore to wonder*
The more you learn the less you know
The more you move the more you go to nowhere*
You ask a bird as she flies by
Just where she's at she says, where the wind blows*
Ask her by that what she means
She says she doesn't know
But as she flew away she seemed to say
The wind is love is the wind
Wind is my love
Who knows the wind
Who knows my love
Where blows the wind
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23 minutes ago, Sweats said:
I'm telling you, i could have been the GM of this franchise in the garbage early 2000's teams and i wouldn't have done any worse, i can tell you that. In fact, a 3 toothed hobo could have done a better job.
A 12 year old kid with a copy of the old Pro Football Weekly would have done a better job than Marv Levy as GM.
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If you ever feel lonesome
And you're down in San Antone
Beg, steal or borrow two nickels or a dime
To call me on the phoneAnd I'll meet you at Alamo Mission
We can say our prayers
The Holy Ghost and the Virgin Mother
Will heal us as we kneel thereIn the moonlight, in the midnight
In the moonlight, midnight moonlight
In the moonlight, in the midnight
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8 hours ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:
Well that sucks, I wonder if he wanted out. He’s a starting caliber player.
McDermott is looking for extra picks so he can trade up for a corner.
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On 2/27/2024 at 11:55 AM, BADOLBILZ said:
We domesticated dogs for our defense and to help hunt and kill prey. Not for cuddling. They've become wonderful pets but people just need to understand the caliber of weapon they are exposing others too. Which is largely dependent on the breed. If you want to own more potentially dangerous dogs keep them under lock and key and if they get out and hurt someone understand that it's the same as you hurting that person and you should expect to be prosecuted accordingly.
The above says it all imo.
Yes, I have seen gentle pit bulls. In fact, one of THE nicest dogs I ever saw was a Pit/Rotweiller mix. He was black and white and weighed WELL OVER 100 pounds, perhaps 150. He was staring at me in an outdoor, upstate brewery. I asked the owners if he was going to attack me and she said, "no, he wants to kss you." I had a few IPAs in me and called him over. He was just SO friendly. The owners told me that he wouldn't even protect their house and that he loves everybody. I believed them.
The thing is, this dog had a head the size of an engine block. He could have fit my thigh in his mouth. So, as you say; owners with dogs this size should be held fully accountable if God forbid the dog has a bad day.
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1 minute ago, ScorpionZero said:
R1:28
ADP
Demeioun Robinson
Penn State
EDGE
GRADE
A
R2:60
ADP
Braden Fiske
Florida State
DL
GRADE
A
R3:99
ADP
Cole Bishop
Utah
S
GRADE
A
R4:128
ADP
Javon Baker
UCF
WR
GRADE
A
R5:158
ADP
Jordan Jefferson
LSU
DL
GRADE
A
R5:161
ADP
Javon Solomon
Troy
EDGE
GRADE
B
R6:197
ADP
Isaac Guerendo
Louisville
RB
GRADE
D
R6:201
ADP
Tip Reiman
Illinois
TE
GRADE
D
R6:205
ADP
Kitan Oladapo
Oregon State
S
GRADE
A
R7:245
ADP
Jacob Cowing
Arizona
Did you steal that horrible draft list from McDermott?
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38 minutes ago, Punching Bag said:
Bama coach did not recommend him to his buddy in New England. He took Mac Jones instead. Not sure if he was recommended by Nick Saban.
Tua was drafted at #6 in 2020. New England had the 23rd pick that year and they traded the pick (down).
NE drafted Mac Jones at #15 in 2021.
I really don't know where you are going with the above post.
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8 minutes ago, wppete said:
Possibly the worst trade of all time. The amount of money and assets traded for him was insane and he did absolutely nothing for denver.
Maybe the 2nd worst?
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And I was walking down the street one day
A pretty lady looked at me
And said her diamond watch had stopped cold dead
And I saidDoes anybody really know what time it is?
(Care) Does anybody really care?
(About time) You know, I can't imagine why
(Oh no, no) We've all got time enough to cry
Lyrical Response
in Off the Wall
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Hold me up to all whom you've deceived
Promises you break you still believe
And all your weight
It falls on me, it brings me down
And all your weight
It brings me down, it brings down
And all your weight
It falls on me, it brings me down
And all your weight
It falls on me, it falls on me