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It seems unlikely that they're going to do anything with Tre's contract until he is healthy and back to 100%

You do realize that the OP was just copying and pasting the content from the original Bill Barnwell ESPN article. Barnwell has been writing these kinds of pre-season articles for several years. He takes a defined statistical historical approach towards predicting rising & falling teams for the upcoming season. It's not meant to be comprehensive of all the variables, but as math & stats folks do, he's trying to incorporate those that he believes to be most significant or contributing to potential big changes in W-L record. It's not for everyone, but I think it nicely rounds out all the things that fans are looking for from national publications & sites

Successful NFL QB's & head coaches, just like any other strong Type A personality, are wired to want the pressure, to need the pressure, and to thrive on the pressure. They fully recognize the burden of their responsibilities, which are magnified many times over any other positions. That's why they get the big bucks The fan component of that, is relatively miniscule, especially in comparison to what these folks inherently feel, and often times put on themselves Josh knows it, understands it, loves it, and can't wait to deliver a Super Bowl to Buffalo

Tremaine Edmunds... I'll see my way out now

Independent of the Watson decision, I actually applaud the Browns for recognizing that Baker was never going to be more than a middle tier QB and cutting bait before they just up and gave him a second contract. That's some actual strategic level thinking, and also realizing that despite his #1 draft status, that once you have the guy in the building, he's essentially a sunk cost and you don't waste time and energy throwing good money after bad

You're probably on to something there. I'd forgotten about this, but I remember one of those pre-game "round table" segments from last year. Might even have been pre-season Chris Brown's mike wasn't working properly, but Sal spouted out some hot take, and well, all of a sudden the mike came back on and we heard Chris Brown mutter "Jesus f***ing Christ" So that fits the narrative of there potentially being some professional bad blood between those two

Sal's voice and overall shtick are tolerable in small doses, i.e. updates from the sideline and regular call in segments, but the thought of him hosting a show for 3 hours would be a rough listen. Plus, he's become a little bit too much of a jock-sniffer from having close access to the team over the past few years

My god, if you're complaining about coverage units in the pre-season having a few challenges, you might need to do some critical thinking about a couple of things: The players that aren't playing in the game that might just might be really good at special teams. I heard there were a few of those in that group last week The players that are playing in the game that aren't making the team The fact that it's pre-season

James Cook = 1988 Thurman Thomas

Watching the team run the ball in limited pre-season action so far - it's amazing to see what Kromer is already bringing to the table. I feel like the addition of him to the team (or finally jettisoning Bobby Johnson) is going to make a huge difference for this team. If we have a balanced non-Josh rushing attack, this team is nearly unstoppable

I don't think OJ Howard is going anywhere, but Tommy Sweeney might just as well get fitted now for a Giants jersey. I get that the locker room loves Sweeney, but at some point, they guy has to show that he can actually play. We're not keeping 3 TE's. OJ has a cost-prohibitive contract, and Morris has also flashed more long-term potential than Sweeney as well.

I don't think it's ridiculous to ask the guy to make some actual plays on the field. I get all the talk about his leadership, the coordination, and how his speed and physical talent makes it tough on opposing passing defenses. Seemingly, that's how the coaching staff values Edmunds, and that doesn't always lend itself to stats, or him always being at the spot on the field where the ball is being thrown. But if he's the athlete that he's supposed to be, I expect to see what I say from Cornelius Bennett 30+ years ago. Chasing ball-carriers down from behind, instead of always being caught in the wash of OL getting to the second level. Plugging the gap and shedding blockers, instead of being muscled out of the play Actually getting in the neighborhood of the QB on the few times he's allowed to rush the passer Taking some chances and stepping into passing lanes instead of just positioning himself to make the tackle So yeah, I get that what he does bring elevates the play of the entire defense. But I'm NOT dishing out dollar #1 for a second contract without seeing him be better in all the areas I described above. I don't think it's irrational to ask that out of what he brings to the table physically. Otherwise, I'm willing to watch Bernard or even Spector play the position for a rookie contract salary in 2023

I bought tickets for 6 games (4 home, 2 road) shortly after they went on sale to the public in May Nearly all of them have doubled in price since then. I can't remember that ever happening, but it's certainly indicative of demand to see the Bills this year, wherever they're playing. If they get home field advantage this year, playoff tickets are going to be insane. I might venture $1000 minimum for the AFC championship

Ummm, that's some fairly revisionist history regarding Alex Smith He played in KC for 5 seasons (2013-2017) and compiled a 50-26 record. They made the playoffs 3 of those years, and their best season with him at QB was 11-5 During that same timeframe, Tom Brady was 60-16 Peyton Manning's last 5 seasons, he was 55-16 I get the comparison somewhat, but Mac Jones hasn't shown even the physical ability that Alex Smith had in his career. There's a reason why he was the #1 overall pick in 2005 To me, Mac Jones is more like a Chad Pennington - cerebral, accurate, but you knew what his ceiling was going to be VERY early on in his career Chad Pennington - 44-37 record, 102 TD's, 64 INT's, 66% completions, and went 2-4 in the playoffs for teams that were usually good but never great

DOOOOOOOOOOMED!!!!!!

Yeah, the 2022 Bills won't go anywhere without a guy that played 6 years in the league, scored 7 TD's and averaged 11.2 YPC. He barely sniffs the field with this team unless it's on special teams

I think that this says a lot about the Bills approach to team-building. Don't devote all of your resources into one or two specific areas at the detriment of other position groups. Draft, develop, retain, and value depth Have a cohesive short-term and long-term vision Once McBeane weeded out all the baggage, you really can't say that we're weak or bottom of the league at any position groups. That plus a Top 5 QB, is how championships are won

I was not quite old enough to have watched and appreciated all of the football that was played in the 1980's But I don't remember ever thinking that Joe Klecko was a dominating HOF type player. Yes, he did a lot of the dirty work that helped free up Gastineau and got a lot of sacks in his own right, but Hall of Fame? Nah. Hall of Very Good - sure, why not And just for S&G, I looked up career AV on Pro Football Reference just now: Joe Klecko - 91 Fred Smerlas - 104 And no one's really ever been banging the drum for old Freddy to get in

That's already more fight than any of the Pats put up against us in last year's playoffs

It was more to see what happened with Watson than anything else. But god help me, I lived in Jacksonville for 2 years. I went to one game and that was only with free tickets. Never again

The Giants will be starting Tommy Sweeney at TE at some point this year

I think that with this week being at home that we'll see more starters than this past week, then let them rest for Week 3

Zay Jones The Jax homer announcers were practically self-fellating themselves over his potential during the first pre-season game. Plus, I've heard of him

I'm sure that he's not much of a turd blossom as folks like Jay Cutler or Jeff George, but I would say the bigger mitigating factor is the $20M salary cap figure that he's currently carrying and the fact that it's now less than 4 weeks until Week 1. The ship has sailed for anyone trading anything worthwhile for him when they could just wait for the Niners to blink and issue his release once healthy

I'm sure that he was intimately involved in working with the manufacturer on the recipe, ingredients, packaging, taste-testing, production, marketing, pricing, distribution, and transportation processes. He's also at each of the stores where it's currently being sold, is ringing up each purchase and collecting carts in the parking lot too. And he takes criticism of all his efforts here extremely personally, so he's monitoring this specific thread and his twitter feed for any negative comments too