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Let’s check with PFF before we decide if we can complain about our fullback. ?. FWIW, he did get a good deal for a FB: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/contracts/fullback/

I feel you. I remember the Dolphins dominance against us in the ‘70s and ‘80s—that was pretty bad too—but I really loathe the Pats.

Scrap heap of available OTs from Walterfootball (just using them because their list looks more comprehensive than others I found): https://walterfootball.com/freeagents2019OT.php Injuries this late in the year suck that's why you hope your practice squad has players stashed there who can step in and put in a yeoman's effort. Can't expect much at all. Gotta be realistic.

Sure Hauschka has had some recent issues but give the guy a chance and let’s see if he still has the mental and physical skillset to get back on track. I’m not the astute X’s and O’s football guy a lot of you guys are (no sarcasm intended at all—I respect lots of you)—but I look at kickers like relievers in MLB—they run hot and cold—a guy who is demoted after blowing up in the bottom of the 9th can get his mojo back and guys who are released get back into form with new teams. We won two games solely BECAUSE of the performance of opposing kickers—let’s be honest here—the missed FGs are easy for some to use as a scapegoat but put blame where it lays—with the guys calling the plays and making those decisions. The missed FGs wouldn’t have even been an issue if the game plan had been better.

And, he did a nice job of blocking on the QB sweep TD. He’s a “pro’s pro” and I’m glad I finally get to see it ... and appreciate it (and I hope Singletary is soaking it all up).

The “process” gives me hope—we have a positive football culture and the roster McBeane wanted looks like one that will make this an enjoyable year for us—it’s nice to have hope. Even if it was “only” the Jets and even though Mosley went out, it was a win with 17 unanswered points in the second half after four first half TOs—our guys showed character—grit and poise. And, we’re so lucky to have Hauschka (Jets saved a few million but the real cost...).

We all wanted a TE and another WR for Josh Allen (in fact after the first two picks some people were upset we hadn’t give him any weapons yet—i.e., DK who obviously plummeted for a reason with many WRs we assumed would go much later than him leapfrogging and by a lot). When I saw the Dawson (“Fort”) Knox pick I was initially bummed because I was hoping they’d have moved up for Warring but assuming they wanted to do that the cost most have been too steep (and probably a lot more so with Sternberger) and they clearly must have Knox close on their board or perhaps ahead. Not knowing much much about Dawson, I decided to check on the other TEs who were still available and who I thought we may have been able wait to the fourth without trading up: Caleb Smith, Foster Moreau, Isaac Nauta. When I checked their draft scouting reports (because I don’t profess to be any sort of expert in player personnel) I found that each one of the TEs left after Knox had at least one pretty big deficiency with their game. Then when I went back and checked “Fort Knox”—I noticed his was clearly the cleanest scouting report (sure, somewhat raw and underused but he has a more complete skill set and certainly a higher ceiling than those who would have been there if we waited until four). Though I’m NOT saying any of these reports are the do all, end all, the legit ones do have more insight than many of us do and it’s something that helped me to put the pick in perspective. Seems like after Fort Knox the drop off at TE was real. And, BTW, FWIW, CBS graded the Knox pick as an “A” and Sternberger was graded a “B” and his scouting report wasn’t as well-rounded as Knox (Singletary was a B+). And Drafttek has Knox a mere four OVERALL spots below Sternberger and he's ranked as the next TE after him. I’m one who until this offseason lacked faith in the Process but I’m slowly changing my mind. BTW—does anyone know why Kelvin Harmon has dropped so far—pre-draft I would have liked him in the 3rd.

Better value left at WR. Need to trade back into 2nd to get value or wait and hope we hit. TEs left are less value now. We can get one in 3rd or even 4th.

I know what happened to Mike Quick .. he just announced the Eagles pick in the second round. ?

Trade back in later for Risner! Take a TE in 3 or 4.

Not OL—Oliver and trade back up for Risner.

Ferrell and Jones in top 6 = happy Bills’ fans!

Revisit the magic by checking out the NFL.COM official draft profile of Adolphus Washington (aka "he coulda been a contender!") He has a sophisticated array of moves. From a quickness perspective, there are not a lot of guys who can block him." -- Mike Mayock http://www.nfl.com/draft/2011/profiles/adolphus-washington?id=2555235

OJ.

TE later, I’m a believer in Oliver: check this out (sorry if it’s already been posted elsewhere, lots of threads out there) https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.catscratchreader.com/platform/amp/2019/2/8/18213548/ed-oliver-was-a-disruptive-defensive-tackle-in-college-and-he-should-be-treated-as-such-in-the-nfl

Look to the Sports Books. It’s estimated that $6.5 billion will bet on the game (I know that includes bets on the spread, money line, O/U, props, etc). Regardless of how the bets are broken down, billions of dollars will be bet on the point spread. The spread this morning is merely NE -2.5 (and has been holding steady at that number). If NE wins per the expectations and predictions of most people (which will likely translate closely to the bets placed in the betting community), they’ll be covering easily which means Sports Books will take a hit (not sure if they can off load the amount of action they’d need to cover themselves). I think the Sports Books might be a little more in tune than I am with my subjective belief that the team I despise most seem like a shoe in to win by a mere FG. Based on most of the predictions I see, NE -2.5 is a bet I should jump all over. However, when a line looks too good to be true I’ve learned the hard way that it is. FYI—Over the past 11 years, the underdog has covered the spread nine times, and won the game outright eight times. Food for thought.

Credit McBeane for cutting KB (though it should have been sooner) but let’s not forget what it cost us to get him ... and it’s not like they didn’t know the player. FWIW.

As I recall, after the 2017 draft, the word on the street was that McD ran the draft. So, if let’s make sure he gets credit. That said, I agree with the other posters that Mahomes wouldn’t be faring much better than Allen behind this o-line and with this supporting cast (perhaps slightly better because he could sat last year behind Taylor). For that, we can credit Beane.

Allen starting with the o-line we have (and had in the preseason) scares me. If McBeane knew Allen would be starting at some point this season (let alone week two) he should have gotten him o-line help. I’m not too sharp but it seems pretty basic. And, let’s not even get started about the piss poor WRs. I’m scared we’re going to ruin our franchise QB.

Use a VPN when streaming and don’t download anything only stream it and never distribute content. End users are not the targets the gov’t lacks the resources to go after the millions and millions of people doing this—it’s the distributors and the businesses that sell those preloaded set top boxes that they go after (the gov’t needs to prioritize the use of its limited investigative and prosecutorial resources). Why do you think Amazon sells so many Fire Sticks? They know damn well what most people are doing with them or they’d manufacture them with safeguards to stop it.

NFLN mentioned Elway spent a lot of time with Josh Allen and if Denver is targeting QB that means 3 QBs in top 3 picks which means Giants could get Chubb or Barkley at 5 which is what they want at 2. So trade makes sense for them based on flow of top 3 picks.

Which GM made that trade and played a pivotal role (though not officially GM) in the Sheppard for Hughes trade?

Thank you for setting the record straight. Enough with the Whaley blame game. He never had a real chance to run the team (FO never gave him a chance--Rex was the icing on the cake).

Fine with trade and knew there’d be growing pains. But, one thing that bugs me is the 20/20 hindsight about his extension. At the time it wa clearly a BIG signing. However, it wasn’t viewed as being a Dan Snyder-esque folly, though there were concerns about his brief suspension, based on his performance to date at the time, comimg off a 10 sack 1st team All Pro season, the deal was seen as a contract in line with the natural progression for a player who the experts believed Dareus was, a talented young DT who would be a force for years to come (and it was the first big DT contract post-Suh). While some may have expressed concerns, it was not viewed as it is now with the always perfect 20/20 hindsight. Clearly, turned out wrong but Whaley was in line with the view of the majority when he made the deal. Found some articles from 2015 about the extension: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000525009/article/marcell-dareus-bills-reach-sixyear-100m-extension http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/09/10/bills-marcell-dareus-agree-to-six-year-contract-extension/ https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/9/10/9114609/marcell-dareus-contract-extension-buffalo-bills-pass-rush

Amen! Can't ignore the impact of pressure--look at the annointed one in NE and you'll see a common denominator with most of his losses ... pressure followed by more pressure. And, Denison did nothing in the second half to to help him. Anyone who can't give TT a pass for last night with what he was subjected has no credibility. He's not the future of our franchise but give the guy a friggin' break. Lucky he's not on the IR--I almost felt as sorry for TT as I did for Tuel that night in Cleveland!