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Agreed, plus i'd hope that MD realizes that this is hurting his future market value. even if we find a sucker partner to take his contract on, he's not going to get another contract like this one

Im sure the Bills will do whatever makes the most cap sense - get rid of Dareus in whatever way minimizes the long term damage he's done, but as soon as possible within that constraint, because it's not worth the risk of his attitude becoming a contagion

and salary caps

I've been really happy with the evolution of the D this year. They're generating a lot of pressure with the front 4 against QBs who get the ball out pretty quick, and are still blanketing the receivers. I'm actually looking forward to Sunday - i think you might be right, this could be the coming out party

This is where I am. Nice to get my Sunday afternoons back so early in the season but this team isn't built to overcome adversity, or, you know, score points against NFL level competition. We'll still have a couple highpoints, maybe beat Miami or something, but i told myself a long time ago, if the product is boring Jauron like football, there is zero reason to watch. It's the season for fall colors, hiking, apple picking, seriously, why waste more time watching run run pass punt? Having said that, i'm not sure I have any faith that the new regime will spend their 379 draft picks wisely, but i guess tune in again this time next year to see!

I guess we know why he's such a smug jerk. Whaley gave him a contract that makes him essentially immune to discipline. What could possibly go wrong? I'm coming around to the idea of just cutting him and take the hit this year and next if need be. It's hard to imagine him having a miraculous turn around and becoming a productive positive player for the Bills.

Hmm, i did not know that. Do they have to have him practice with the team? does he have to practice with the starters? what flexibility does management have in this situation to mitigate the damage he continues to do? edit: this is probably dumb but what if they put him on the practice squad? what are the implications for the salary cap in that case if someone else claims him? Or is he not eligible for the PS any more? I'm glad my employees don't have a NFL contract!

So, if Dareus can't really be cut, and nobody in the NFL is stupid enough to trade for him and assume that moronic contract, why not just sit him? Don't dress him, tell him not to bother coming to the stadium on Sunday. I've been saying this for a year now, he doesn't really help the Bills. he sometimes turns in a good performance, but that doesn't make up for the distraction he causes, and he's going to be gone as soon as it's feasible to do so from a contract perspective. At this point it isn't even about teaching him a lesson, as he's shown that he's not capable or concerned enough to absorb it. I manage a team of technical professionals, and have had people like MD before. Sometimes, particularly if they are politically connected in the Firm, the best I can do is just avoid giving them any important work, and minimize their negative impact on the larger team. Gleason's column is directionally correct. The Bills aren't going anywhere this year, but they can start to instill the correct culture for long term success. There isn't really a scenario where MD fits the long term plans, he's not going to change, and he's only going to be a cancer. Sit MD, send him home. He can collect a check and sit home and get high to his heart's content, whatever he wants to do, just stay the hell away from the rest of the team. Then, the very second it makes sense to cut him, do so. In the meantime, if some team is dumb enough to trade for him, be willing to give him away for a box of drywall screws.

I know the narrative is that Ragland was a bad fit for the system, but I'm just not seeing that he showed anything to make us think that was the issue, rather than that he's just not a quality NFL LB. I'm a huge bama fan and was ready to buy a ragland jersey after the bills drafted him, but sometimes they just dont turn out like you want/expect. I'm glad they got a 4th in return, we're washing the stink of whaley and rex from this team for sure.

Jalen Hurts. Might come out this year but probably not.

Yeah i think most of his defenders here and otherwise are more impressed with Kaep's political stances than his ability to play QB in the NFL. Kaep thinks he's worth $6m a year, no team is going to pay him that. If he was a good QB, sure, but he isn't. That's why gabbert has a gig, he was willing to work for $1m a year

yeah, though he was somewhat worse about the captain obvious observations. "it's a bad time to throw and interception" versus the good time to throw and interception of course

not reading the whole thread but this is the answer. tank this year (unintentionally of course!) use picks to maneuver to wherever we need to be in the draft to pick whomever the best QB is, a year of seasoning then 2020. This pretty much has to be the plan. Who knows, maybe we wont be terrible this year, but 1st year coach, new schemes, lost some players, looks pretty grim.

Foster or Howard in Rd 1 is fine. I'm a huge Alabama fan, I'd lean towards Howard, but Foster will be a great long term addition. I'd like to think him and ragland could do what they did a couple years ago. nobody will be running for 200 yards against them!

yeah the amount of mental gymnastics it takes to put CB on the same tier as QB in terms of NFL success is pretty remarkable. I have an idea, let's get a good coach (maybe?) and a good QB (again, maybe? hard to tell the latter without the former) and see what happens

Yup. The Bills believe that picking CBs in the first round is a recipe for success, and based on their record who could blame them. oh wait

came here to post this.. by halloween i pick a team to cheer for, as often as not it's the giants as I live in the capital region and it's easier to fit in doing that lol

I agree. Good for him, while everyone else is clutching their pearls and pissing themselves about the Pats, this guy is saying...i expect to win

No, ESPN still makes huge money, tops of all cable networks, but it's headed the wrong way. it's hemorrhaging paying subscribers, which will eventually catch up with them. as soon as they turned ESPN Mag into HuffPo, The Magazine, i lost all interest and stopped my insider sub

Not for nothing but didn't BP think that Billy Jo Hobert was JK's heir apparent? Or was that Butler?

pretty much this. do their best to slow the pats down, maybe get lucky on a dropped pass or two, keep the pressure up on the other side of the ball, long drives, and try to take the game into the 4th quarter. I think McD is going to play generally conservative ball but use the talent we have, and like someone else said, cant make any worse a show than sexy rexy did against the pats

Or, the alternative view, i think that the NFL as a property has probably peaked in value. Someone might overpay for rights, but not on an ongoing basis. I'm watching the TV ratings and they're still high, but down 8% last year. It'll be interesting to see if the trend continues. There's a lot of competition for eyeballs out there, not everyone wants to spend 2.5 hours every sunday watching commercials for 30 minutes of football

yes but can he get run over by miami RBs? that's a really important qualification for bills D players

I'd be ok seeing him back, and it's not a knock on a guy trying to maximize his income, but once someone overestimates their own market value...particularly if they're looking for double what the market will bear, then that's a problem with their ability to adequately parse reality. That's not just a salary issue, it tends to pop up elsewhere too