DrDawkinstein

Do we ever show up psyched for games? Feels more like its always "low positive". Get pushed around in the beginning, then hope we find some traction, get a fluke TO on Defense, and Josh pulls a rabbit out of his hat. Real interested in how this McD v Vrable series plays out over this season and over the years.

Yeah, I had the whole list of TE contracts pulled up on Spotrac when I posted that. I get that contracts always go up over time, along with the cap. Knox signed at $15M/yr but has been knocked down to $9M/yr in order to keep his job. Kincaid has been good, but certainly not elite even when healthy. I could get comfortable at $12M/yr. But if we didnt want to pay Cook $15M/yr no way Kincaid should get that. He isnt in the Andrews/Njoku/Hockenson tier. I can

Rookie contract. Those townhouses by the stadium a bunch of players live in have like 9ft ceilings at most.

The option question is a no-brainer. Of course you pick it up. At only $8M, even more so. Then see how it plays out for an extension. I believe he has earned, and is worthy, of a second contract. Just dont make the Knox mistake again. No need to pay these guys $15M+. Should be more like an $8M-10M average.

Yeah, I mentioned yesterday I was seeing a lot of "smoke" online about this, but it's all just random people posting stuff in comments. Nothing of actual substance. Wishful thinking and echo-chamber type stuff. Even if there was a rift, we'd likely never know with the way they keep stuff locked down, and the respect they have for each other. This will be one of those things that the mob comments about until one of the big talking heads picks up on it and mentions it in a tweet, and then all those same people will use that as "proof" of its existence.

This was silly when people were trying to make this argument over the summer. It's even sillier now. And for the record, Ty has a fumble this year. On only 25 rushes and 16 receptions. So do that math to get to his average rate vs Jimbo.

We'll bill your HMO

But, is he... worth it? side note to Beane: going forward, pick more players who contribute to National Championships. This aint rocket surgery

Yes, so is Gremlins

DeMeco Ryan's defense forced an immediate 3 and out on the Chiefs opening possession, and Spag's D forced the Texans to punt after 7 plays on their opening possession. Somehow both those D Coaches were able to come in with enough data gathered ahead of time to be aggressive and force punts. Something, something, hard to win in the NFL, bend but dont break...

Worse than Coleman's issues. He was given a chance to take a big role last year with injuries and the first practice where he was to be #1 WR he NO SHOWED and posted on social media from a casino. Huge head case, worse than George Pickens. BIG NO.

Yep, The Bengals are cocky against the Bills as it is, then he has some hold over from his Miami days. Agreed, he can get f#$^ed. We got the last laugh tho.

Yeah, I remember specifically the videos from the 2021 draft when he was coming up on the 2nd pick and considering double-dipping at DE back to back, he's like "am I really doing this?" and doing the clark griswold "this is crazy! this is crazy!" reference, and the rest of his staff is standing there watching him like 🤷‍♂️ Just pick Creed Humphreys and move on.

Yeah, for all I know it could be Gaine and Gray putting together bad boards, but from what Ive seen in "Draft War Room" videos the decision making and "getting cute" is all Beane.

Gaine went to Houston and is back after BOB got fired. Gray never left. Shoen surprisingly didnt take many/any guys with him. Maybe that's a FO thing that works differently than Coaching.

I love seeing JP make big plays for us just because of how much he truly loves being a Buffalo Bill.

There is a lot of "smoke" online today about a growing rift between McD and Beane, exacerbated by the Ingram/Slay situation. As much as I have bagged on McD and want him replaced, I could see making a move at GM first. Beane has been very good, with his Marketing background he is good at getting all the contracts done. But with that background, he lacks the "eye for talent" skills that a scout-based GM would have. I think Brian Gaine and Terrance Gray could be good potential promotion candidates that do have a scouting/personnel background. But man, it would be McD's last scapegoat lever to pull. If they replaced Beane, McD BETTER perform.

Theyre fine, and Bears fans are fine. This is still a HUGE step forward for that team. Given it's year 1 with Johnson, they'll have the patience to come back next year if things dont work out. But having a legit coach, and seeing what he's done for Caleb's development is enough to get them through to next year. A playoff appearance would be amazing, but not the end of the world if they miss. Even the loss yesterday, it wasnt a blow out, it wasnt a roll over and die game, it was a well and heard fought battle with an established division rival. Easier to take.

Oh that's right, he had that neck injury right?

Wont be an issue going forward. This is just a result of our 2 stars (Josh and Jimbo) feeling the pressure to press and make even more plays since it's all on the two of them. Just like hero-ball Josh. Cook will calm down and protect the ball better again.

Keep an eye on NFL Network's schedule. Looks like they still have some unassigned slots this week that may end up being our game. Could see us airing on Wednesday. https://www.nfl.com/network/schedule/1765152000

I thought the Nickel was going to be Hancock's future spot, but looks like they're working him in at Safety. Maybe Dorian Strong when he comes back next year?

Hopefully Josh doesnt have to go spend some years in Miami before we figure out how to build a team around him and coax him back!

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.