DrDawkinstein

Ha, yep. It's going to be the most annoying part of the whole thing. The show will be "fine". But Bills fans will lose any shred of perspective they had left. While the rest of the country moves on with their lives, the same way we all did for every other episode/season of Hard Knocks that no one really cared about, our board here will have 100 page threads debating any little move that upsets our sensitive nature. "I saw James Cook set his water bottle down too hard! He's an unhappy cancer! Teach that kid a lesson and trade him now!"

oh wow

It wasnt the camera that made him say something dumb or make a bad decision. He was doing that either way. The camera played no part in the outcome, it merely exposed him. If that's the case at OBD, better we know about it. (But I dont expect that).

Some players have Netflix crews following them around. Other players have Amazon crews following them around. A couple of guys are being profiled on NFL Films. The team has their Marketing film crew making commercials and shorts. Then there is the team's Social Media team running around with phones and shooting skits. The players are doing their own social media clips/skits for their podcasts. One more crew, of mostly installed motionless cameras, isnt that big a deal nowadays.

Interesting point. Over the recent past, for sure. But I believe Hard Knocks started with the SB Ravens team. That would have to be up there. edit: Just checked the list HK started with the 2001 Ravens, fresh off their 2000 SB season. They had the 2010 Jets who made a deep playoff run. And the 2020 Rams who went on to win the Super Bowl

Yes, if no team volunteers, the NFL will pick a team. There were some rules before regarding teams that made the previous playoffs cant be forced, but I think those have changed. They havent needed to get that far much because typically if no one else wants to, Jerry Jones volunteers the Cowboys because it keeps his brand growing. To answer @Doc Brown's question. There are lots of reasons besides it being a distraction. More so along the lines of exposing coaching/staff and decisions. See: Joe Schoen and the Barkley saga last year, that is why they killed the Offseason version. Most of these teams like to run a tight-knit, closed door operation. Doesnt mean it's a distraction to the players/coaches.

This is not a distraction to these Gen Z players who are used to having a camera in their face, most of the time their own camera. That whole "distraction" argument stopped being valid a decade ago.

Rex was MADE for Hard Knocks. Probably better on HK than he was as an actual coach.

Finally! Love it! About time.

Oh I get the motivation, and that it will drive the change whether I like it or not. And just like everything else, the endless pursuit of any additional dollar (when they are already making Trillions) will only ruin the product in the long run. Enjoy it while we have it, I guess. Disagree that it doesnt water it down tho. Anything additional will water it down. And we're already to the point of crappy teams making it in.

Oh lord, please no. This constant expansion of playoffs just ruins sports. It weakens the value of the regular season. And then we get boring, blowout, almost unwatchable early playoff games. See: college football. I want the best vs the best in the playoffs. We dont need half the league making the playoffs. If anything, I say let LESS teams into the playoffs. (I do agree with the sentiment on the 1-bye tho) Yep. That is exactly what Louis Riddick pointed out this morning. If you go to this reseeding model, then the only way to have it be fair is if you change scheduling so everyone in a conference plays everyone in that conference. Which instantly eliminates all the historic and beloved Division rivalries. Hard pass.

Good. This idea that the Rules Committee and Owners Meetings must make changes every year is a bit too much. There isnt much broken with the NFL right now. Especially when you compare its success to all the other pro sports leagues. Messing with the playoffs can really affect the league. It waters down Division rivalries, complicated scheduling, etc. They dont need a lottery for the draft. They dont need to reseed playoffs.

I mean, it's really been 95% rehashing old Tremaine Edmunds jokes in a slow offseason.

Maybe. But it was an immediate observable improvement when Bernard took over the position. Better instincts, more being in the right place at the right time, more picking the right hole to meet the runner...

I dont agree with Badol's overall sentiment either, Beane has made plenty of good picks, even some he traded up for. But Edmunds was a failed pick. For a 1st round pick that we traded up for, he never produced anything close to that level. It's a failed pick because he didnt deserve a 2nd contract and Beane let him walk. The fact the Bears were dumb enough to sign him to big money doesnt change that. As a matter of fact, most fans in Chicago will tell you they got screwed on that signing. Especially when they realize they let Roquan Smith walk just to replace him with Edmunds.

Dont get me wrong, I love Beane. I have a "Big Baller Beane" shirt that is my lucky Tshirt and I wear it all the time. It's just offseason discussion. I was more daydreaming about what it could have looked like with Warner and Milano on the field. Not trying to bash the Edmunds pick. I wonder if that pick puts us over the top against KC in any of the playoff games? The challenges Beane would have had to keep everyone and get everyone paid? Who else would we have let walk in order to divert that money to Warner? Maybe Ed?

Moved up to draft Edmunds over him. Warner and Milano next to each other... What could have been...

You can only be on the list for 15 years in a row, then they drop you off.

Really interested to see how this gets structured and how fast they can get out. I'd guess there's a ripcord after year 3. Giants managed to get an out at year 2 into Jones' contract.

No one. The cap has been going up by $25M every year, and will only keep increasing with streaming money. A short-term, $15M/yr avg contract isnt changing the dynamic for any team. We just gave role players like Shakir and Rousseau $15-20M/yr. What players on our roster are you referring to as "high priced"? Maybe Knox? Is that a huge loss if we ditch him and his $15M/yr deal? Here are our top hits. Which player are we really worried about losing? Maybe re-signing guys like Dave Edwards and OCyrus Torrence. But there are a number of guys on this list that are cooked and on their way out. Milano, D Jones, heck, this team is taking a $9M hit on Curtis frickin Samuel. There is plenty of money to go around to re-sign Cook, McGovern, Edwards, Torrence and others. We have a bunch of new rookies on the DL, so we have a handful of years before we have to pay anyone there.

Kinda bummed because thinking back, the times I have noticed Morris have only been good plays, and we dont see him make any stand-out bad plays. But then I remember his role as TE3 and Special Teams and have to think that's not too hard to replace.

I believe he is the taker.

His acting is so bad in this it all but proves the WGR thing wasnt staged.

And to that point, there are only 3-4 games we even have to wait for season end to know about. We can tell opponents and home/away for the next 4, 8, etc years right now based on the Divisional rotation. The only games we need to wait on are the few that deal with those opponents who placed the same in their Division. (1st place team plays other 1st place teams, 2nd place team plays other 2nd place teams, etc)

The regular season, maybe. But most likely, the real last game at the Ralph will be a playoff game. Hopefully the AFC Championship. And hopefully a win.