DrDawkinstein

Eh, immediate contributions taper off as you go up in rounds. 3rd rounders are often 2nd year potentials. We already had Bosa, Rousseau, and Epenesa at DE. This was always going to be rotation at best. The guys who should be immediately contributing are Hairston, and then Sanders. Luckily, Walker has stepped up. Quite. Those 10 starts were shaky at best and people were calling him a bust right away. Bernard looked HORRIBLE that preseason after Edmunds left, his 2nd year, but stepped up once the season began. Point is, there's still hope. (I never liked him as a prospect, but I'm also not writing him off yet because Ive been wrong plenty of times before)

We said the same about Spencer Brown and Terrel Bernard so I'll give him a year or so.

Is he done for the year? Did he ever really begin? This kid is a classic Beane dev project. We'll see in a year or two.

Not sure why Rosenhaus would care. He doesnt lose any money. His 12 year vet just sits home for the holidays by his own choice.

Top notch capitalizing, padawan

Totally different levels of tampering by Miami. I dont think Beane should've done anything outside of the rules, but I also think that type of thing does happen more often than an OWNER calling a HEAD COACH to all meet FACE-TO-FACE with a PLAYER under contract with a different team regarding a way to push him off his current team, join the ownership ranks, and then come back as player/owner. A GM talking to an agent about a number of players and then casually asking "So I take it your guy Slay is looking to get his way back to Philly?" without even mentioning Buffalo being interested could probably fly under all the radar.

I dont really buy that keeping his rights will harm the Bills' relationships with players and agents. We played within the rules of the system. We didnt even bend let alone break a rule. If the players/agents want to feel some type of way about it, take it up with the NFLPA and CBA.

I understand the arguments made against these contracts, even back at the time of signing before the benefit of hindsight. However... what else was Beane supposed to do. Besides maybe "draft better", which even then could be argued since that list has a couple of 5th rounders and a 3rd rounder that turned into starters. We couldnt let that core walk. Sure they arent All-Pros like we'd all love them to be, but for as disappointing as some of them have been, letting them walk and creating even more holes would have been worse. I dont think drafting or re-signing any of these guys is the issue, as much as not drafting other talent to go around them Better DL drafting would make Rousseau and Bernard, and probably even Benford, look better. Better WR drafting would make Shakir better by not being the main focus as a small slot receiver.

The offense is not much different and may even be BETTER than when we've faced them in the past. It's still Burrow, Chase, and Higgins, but now they have a couple of decent RBs and have been adding to the OL. Burrow was still putting up ridiculous numbers last year, and the O is still functioning at a high level whether it's Burrow or Flacco at the helm. It will still be another tough day for our Defense, which has somehow managed to regress over the last couple of years. The best thing we have going for us is the change off of Lou Anarumo and that Defense still sucking. Gonna have to be a shoot out between Josh and Joe, which on one had is great because Josh loves that stuff and usually comes out on top, but on the other hand McD hates that and will try to "limit possessions" and likely neuter our Offense from keeping pace. We'll see. Where's Gene Tundo when we need him?!?!

Yeah, I'm sure Rosenhaus represents at least one other player on the Bills Beane couldve called him about, and then slid in "So how does Slay feel about driving up the 90?"

Aaron Quinn at least provides the CBA verbiage as evidence. According to that, Beane couldnt contact Slay/Rosenhaus until Slay cleared waivers. If the 2nd guy has anything to cite besides just saying "wrong" then it would help if posted it.

35 years old with $120M in career earnings, a gorgeous wife and handful of kids at home. He might as well hang out for the holidays. Good for him.

They very well may end up hiring Joe Brady.

This may be the one and only way kids have it better in schools than in the 90s when I was in school. Back then, we still had all the old ratchety teachers that had started teaching in the 60s/70s. Then in the early 00s, they pushed them all into retirement and hired all these young, cute, nutjobs...

No biggie...

Looking like a total botch job. Wonder if Beane is feeling the heat in his seat and making these dumb moves out of desperation. Beane's predication for these old, washed up players who have one toe in retirement is ridiculous.

Sorry bout the injury dude

None of this is tampering if it happened while he was on the wire, right? Or else we're all wrong for saying Beane shouldve talked to his agent and known better. If he doesnt want to play in Buffalo, fine. He can not report, go on the did not report list, and sit home for the holidays. What's the problem?

Define tampering here?

What did Philly do to make the Steelers release him?

Good for Ingram, going to a Defensive HC who knows what he's doing. As much as I'm trying to not bag on Beane here, it's looking like another botch-job from the Front Office.

There's a lot of anger and assumed feeling by Slay here my man. He wanted out after not being active. Hoped to go to Philly. If not, he gets to spend the holidays with his kids. I havent seen any word of him being upset or throwing a tantrum. Dumb on Beane to take the chance, but that's the game. I'd keep his rights and let him sit home too.

Sure, but the mindset is the same. "I only want to play for 1 team" I'm not necessarily blaming or bashing Beane here, I think it was a good idea to snag him and keep him off the Eagles if just for our upcoming game, but there had to be some hints. Slay's wife was posting Philly stuff all morning yesterday.

RIP Vontae Davis

While he doesnt have any Championships, he does have a proven (and recent) track record of building and legitimizing programs. His work at FAU and Ole Miss is undeniable. Plus, he's apparently hilarious in the SEC Head Coach group text, which I am still willing to pay money to join.