colin

didn't he have an 1100 and change SAT? that's not very bright and way way below what people who don't even get accepted into stanford score.

even tho i expect to see it, it's still eerie how absolutely little effort and motion required from him to lace a dart on those routes. a 15 yard in might as well be a 30 yard in.

for security! said another way: he's an enabler who is willing to look the other way in the pursuit of victory.

it makes sense metcalf is in an ad for a product called quick. if there were a product called say nabisco arm strength, allen would have that on lock.

so, this could be random or it could be some knucklehead wanted a piece of him, or even someone he knew. there is also the chance he was up to some dirty and it blew back on him. this reminds me of travis henry, who was behind some kind of low level criminal syndicate (think he was bank rolling it) and went away for a long while. what is interesting about that one to me is he signed a 25mm contract, and was running some kind of crime ring that couldn't feasibly make him 5% of that a year. i no longer will sponsor him for a Field's medal. there was that RB for the ravens who looked like he was a robot made out of muscles, he got fined and went away for some kind of conspiracy charge, but i think got off fairly light and came back. there was tamarik vanover (SP) who played cfl ball, and then was on the cheifs like 20 years ago. monster return guy. he was some kind of kingpin for a stolen vehicle ring or some such, and he got popped. and i once read an article about about marvin harrison, consummate pro and i think a hall of fame WR, and a super bowl champion. there was some long form article about how he was (SI maybe?) basically a street king in philly, had detail shops and such to wash his illegit operations and was known to enforce his own code on people (evidently he was a very skilled boxer). i'd love to see the athletic or someone do a big piece on all the nfl (and other sports i guess, i just don't follow any of em) guys who were career criminals and so on.

he's been ok, but more than anything we need some super star play makers on D. one of our DEs needs to work out, one of our LBs, and ill stick w tre at CB. if oliver does as well, we then start to have the nucleus of a championship team.

if he has a security detail, how did they not claim the weapon and show their papers? the blurb i read on this is that the weapon was like just sitting in his car. could you imagine paying someone money to protect you and they just leave a pre 84 ban fully auto weapon in your car? that's like hiring a personal physician who just leaves a crate of oxy's in your bathroom and the cops find them. im even starting to question if clark did his due dilly on the background of his security contractors! the humanity.

ya, i'd say decent to solid is a good qb, in any other position it would be more than acceptable, but in the nfl today qb is so important you want simply the best one you can get, even at the expense of other parts of the team. i think tua's ceiling is around dalton, and less than alex smith (who i think some people under rate). i also think there are more chances he doesn't reach that plateau than does

obv it's early, but i think an nfl qb needs a great body (physical gifts) a great head (smarts, learning, processing) and a ton of moxy (toughness, confidence, a green light, being a leader). I think TUA had a lot of all 3 on bama at the college level (being on a super team like that just has a different requirement from a qb) but is lacking anything special in all 3 at the pro level. obv he might turn it around, but i really doubt it because i think he's much closer to a finished product who doesn't have enough extra to tap into. he might end up being a career decent to solid bq (andy dalton, less than alex smith) but i don't see him being on the level of allen, mayfield, jackson at all.

im cool w his stance, but he's choosing the wrong hill to die on. one thing i've learned from old school guys vs everyone under the age of 40 today, back then (mostly before my time) people got up to stuff, did dirt, and had crazy opinions and such that would get them cancelled today, but they tended not to air these things. I've heard stories about guys working together where one guy would be some kind of che type communist and the other some kind of crypto fascist, and they'd have various arguments and so on, but it was kept behind the curtain and no one bladed anyone on anything. I think social media was the death of private life for people in the public eye, and many people outside of it.

ive been telling anyone who will listen, and most people who won't, that Josh is FavrElway. the (sometimes massive) lapses in his game early was a function of him getting too amped and in many cases just not having his feet anywhere close to right. even his two less than standard playoff games last season were a result of him being a touch too antsy at times, and that's with bad weather and banged up WRs. in my life i've never seen a guy do things like stiff arm a DT and then deliver a bullet for a good gain like Josh allen.

i can see who doesn't have little kids in this thread. Sky is the name of the original (one of two now, iirc) female dog on the Paw Patrol. Scoff if you will, but the guys who started that up (company called spin masters) are billionaires.

IMO this is the stuff that people often miss. A GM who always makes good picks and signings, but can't stack the chips up right to get contracts that allow for replacing hurt guys, resigning talent, and staying out of cap jail will end up being an ex GM. i remember pats playd someone, i think the rams, in the super bowl, and there were like six or 7 ex browns on the two teams. basically a farm team. Not to mention, if a GM can't get good coaches, well all the talent won't get you over the hump. the same thing applies to head coaches, we get wrapped up in game day management, and play calling, but how one organizes the practice week so that you have guys able to execute a good plan (you can't just call plays you don't practice because they would work in madden), how you allot time and reps to back ups so they are ready, and what you can get built up over the course of the year so that come playoffs your team has money in the bank on some go to stuff is generally unseen, but really counts.

at this point i've almost lost interest if we get ertz or not, but the meme's and replies in this thread show me i'll never lose interest i the discussion. CHARGERS NEVER PULL OUT, COME ON!!

interesting stats, i think smith was good and mahomes is great, but of course ried and that squad is a big tail wind. wrt allen vs pat last year, i don't think your take is that controversial, i mean that's basically how MVP voting went. do many people argue it?

Honestly, if this just lead to both teams doing what they've done for a little while, which is falling apart in the playoffs in spite of solid QB play, it would make both front offices look clever. I'd say the best move if it's on the table.

well, anyone who followed mccoach in philly or carolina knows he likes his coverage to be sound and dependable, and his line to be deep, fresh, and agile mobile and hostile. they have thrown the kitchen sink at the DL since they (he and bean) got here. first pick of the last 3 drafts have been DL, and a few more above that, as well as some bigger FA contracts. it will pay off at some point, I think by game 10 or so of the 2021 season. one thing i think we can take to the bank, if we have a D like 2 years ago and an O like last year, the chip is ours to lose.

i've taken a dump on knox plenty of times, as it stands right now he's simply not an effective player from the tight end position. an average NFL starting TE would have been a huge help in the KC game, an above average TE and above average nfl RB in that game mighta given us a snowballs chance of winning that game. part of knox's problem tho, is he is a great individual athlete who came out raw and has essentially been the best TE on the roster the whole time he's been on the team. that's a problem schematically and for his development. dabol must go back to his NE roots and have our O take better advantage of the opponents weaknesses and mix in some more quick hitting plays where targets underneath get the ball quickly, or our RBs get good carries into passing Ds. imo he's a bit in love w Josh's limitless talent and we put the whole team on his shoulders too much. if knox can show some consistency, i think dabo will do his part and we can play the game from an advantage position much more.

i share the frustration w other bills fans w our run D and the often general lack of physicality, but star was a high pick, and rated as one of the top talents on most draft boards, and our HC who was his DC in carolina did opt to go get him, so it kinda makes sense that he can play football. i hope he and our new rookies set the tone as a bigger more fisticuffs inspiring DL this year.

i agree with the thrust of you post, but would like to add that diggs rarely has circus catches because he does all the little things up to and as the ball is in the air so well he makes the play easier for himself, and harder for defenders. it's a pleasure to watch. I suppose the downside of that is because he is not huge or super fast he can be "taken out" with outstanding double coverage (contrast that with terrell owens, who ran every route at full speed and often looked like he might fall over out of his breaks. it lead to him dropping some balls because of how hard he was working, but it made him more or less uncoverable). The upside is that he's super reliable, and if he's dinged up or as he gets older, smooth precise play is the last thing to fade for a WR (besides height obviously), so he can be a top producer for a while.

LOOOOOL, that was awesome!

imo allen's largest flaw at the moment as a qb is his nerves. like favre before him, he plays with such juice that at times he can get tight or force things, we saw that in the KC games and the houston game in the prior playoffs. crowd noise will play into that, but it kinda seems like he's a bit more in control (for the most part) on the road, likely because he doesn't put the same pressure on himself to perform for the home audience. if he has full control of his mental and physical being on the pitch in year 4, it is going to be something else to watch.

i hope he shapes up and plays better, but the FO didn't draft moss w a 3rd after drafting singletary w a 3rd the year before because they think motor can't be improved upon. you can say the same for AJE. all those guys are on notice. good for the team tho.

I think this guy is actually correct that Groot didn't get a lot of shine from any kind of one on one pass rush, or dipping and bending around to the passer. The thing is, our dl last year has a near the top pass rush win rate, and we didn't disrupt the passer anywhere nearly enough. St some point, somebody has to finish the play. Imo, that's what both of our first two picks show ab ability to do, Groot with what looks like the greater upside and pass rush, boogie with being stout and cleaning up the run and such. Big long with a sick get off and good instinct (cuz he barely knows how to play the position at this point in his career) are some serious traits for a DE, and I think he can ride that, along w the strong depth we have at dl (even though no one really stands out) giving him lessons, competition, and perhaps most importantly physical and mental relief as he rotates in.

its' a crap shoot, but i agree w people who say boogie is going to pay dividends earlier than groot. if all of that potential can be put into practice, groot could end up being a good player i think. my main hope is that both of these guys can be used to steal away angles between gaps so our LBs are just heat seaking instead of sifting through blocks