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  1. WEEK OPP   dSNAP TKL AST SCK FF FR INT PD TD
    1 at BAL   38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2 vs LAC   38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3 at MIN   24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

     

    The stats likely don't tell the whole story.  But 24 plays...  Role player.  Kyle played 44 plays and had a tackle and a sack.  Harrison Phillips played 23 plays, no stats.  MIN was not running often, and Star is likely part of the run stuffing package.

  2. Option 1: Call any of the businesses that have tickets - see if they can send you four (or six).

    Option 2: Show up 20 minutes early and wait for 6 extra tickets where you are waiting for the shuttle service.  I've never tried this, but it's likely to work out.  Tickets come in blocks of four, so often people have extra.

     

    Try option 1.  If I'm in the area of a Safelite Autoglass early next week I'll pick up 4 extra tickets (or 6 if I can) and send them to you. If interested in that, direct message me by clicking on my "R" icon and send me details.

  3. There are really two extremes, depending on what you are after.

    1. Home opener.  Good weather.  Loud fans.

    2. December 30th - Experience a snow game if you are lucky.  Tickets may be cheap and stadium may not be full.  Or else this is when they will clinch the AFC and get home field advantage throughout the playoffs.  Hard to say.  (no it's not).

     

    Most memorable game for me was against the Jets in November 1988.  Clinched AFC East and goalposts came down.  I went with a pile of college buddies and we all had free tickets in the 3rd row at the 20 yard line.

     

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  4. 21 hours ago, H2o said:

    AJ has enough arm strength and the guy is pretty accurate. I still think Allen beats him out in camp, but he will get a fair shake here and he's better than Peterman.

     

    I was not super impressed with the video of AJ's top 10 plays at Alabama.  A couple were under thrown and most we fairly simple lob passes to a streaking wide receiver.  In Cincinnati he played with Eifert, Green, Sanu, Jones, and Bernard.  Peterman likely could have impressed with that squad. All three QBs have a reasonable chance to start week one.

  5. White for #4, or White for Josh Allen, or White for 12, 53, 56.  However you want to think about it - it's all about the same.

    In hindsight, if things worked out about the same, it would have been White for 22, 53, 56, and 63 because we would have taken Allen at 4 and Edmunds at 12.

    I think I'd take White over those four picks, but the Bills probably would have found a gem or two in those four picks.

     

  6. The more game videos I watch, the more I believe Allen will be good sooner rather than later.

     

    Senior Bowl Stats (North)

     

    Passing

      C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT
    Josh Allen 9/13 158 12.2 2 0
    Tanner Lee 8/19 86 4.5 0 1
    Baker Mayfield 3/7 9 1.3 0 0
    TEAM 20/39 253 6.5 2 1

     

    Rushing
      CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
    Kalen Ballage 10 57 5.7 0 16
    Akrum Wadley 8 38 4.8 0 15
    Jaylen Samuels 10 37 3.7 0 8
    Josh Allen 5 19 3.8 0 12
    Dimitri Flowers 1 6 6.0 0 6
    Baker Mayfield 1 -4 -4.0 0 0
    Tanner Lee 1 -6 -6.0 0 0
    TEAM 36 147 4.1 0 16
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  7. Thanks for posting!

     

    + Great feet

    + Ability to shed would-be sackers

    + Ability to throw on the run going left or right

    + Ability to throw accurately while off-balance

    + Can play under center or in shot-gun

     

    - Maddening in-accuracy on deep throws and simple swing passes

    - A couple "Bad" interceptions, where he just seemed to not see defenders - including an interception on a screen pass

    - Did not anticipate pressure to be ready with a "check-down" option

     

    Should be an interesting couple next years!  I really hope he develops, because there is obviously something to this kid.

  8. Save McCoy, I feel like we lost three or four of our best offensive players this year.  Our offense was ranked very low last year (29th in yards and 22nd in points).  This year, we have maybe one or two proven lineman, no reliable WRs, and no proven QBs.  I suspect we will fall off a bit or stay even with last year's rankings.  Sometimes an OC or QB change makes all the difference.  Can McCarren be a difference maker like Watson or Garoppolo last year?  I'm hoping for the best, but not expecting it.

     

    On defense we should be much better than our 26th ranking. FA and this draft class filled a couple needed holes.

     

    I predict 7 wins.

     

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  9. On 3/16/2018 at 7:37 AM, Thurman#1 said:

    We have so many holes. We wouldn't have so many if they hadn't traded guys like Sammy and Cordy (who'd have looked mighty good across from Dawkins) and so on exactly to gain ammo for a tradeup. They created those holes because they knew we absolutely needed a QB and that there was only one effective way to maximize our chances of getting a good one.

     

     

    Trading Sammy last year gives us fewer holes this year, either at QB or perhaps another position.  Sammy is now playing for the Chiefs (3yr/$45M).  We've basically got KB and Star and a little extra draft capital instead of Sammy.

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  10. Follow me here...

    2017 - One first round pick.  Trade their first round pick for a later pick and a 2018 first rounder. CHECK!

    2018 - Two first round picks.  Trade both of their first round picks for later picks and 2019 first rounders.  RESULT: likely 4 second rounders.

    2019 - Three first round picks.  Trade three of their first round picks for later picks and 2020 first rounders.  RESULT: likely 1 late first rounder, 3 second rounders.

    2020 - Four first round picks.  Trade four of their first round picks for later picks and 2021 first rounders. RESULT: likely 2 late first rounders, 3 seconds rounders.

    Thereafter - Five first round picks.  Trade the worst four of their first round picks for later picks and subsequent year first rounders. RESULT: likely top 10 pick, late first rounder, 4 second rounders.

     

    Net result - 2021 and forever after - 

    • Nearly always a top 10 pick.
    • Pick 1 or 2 or 3 in the draft about every 5 years.
    • Nearly always an additional pick or sometimes two later in the first round.
    • Nearly always two or three additional picks in the second or third round.

    Seems worth it to me, when the short-term trade-off is that you get multiple quality players like T.White or Dawkins instead of a single quality player like Lattimore.  Long term, it seems that they would be at a competitive advantage annually.

     

    So I guess I'm for the trade-down. Every year.

     

  11. Would I have liked to have Watkins, Darius, Ragland, Seymore, and Darby against the Jags for the playoff game?  Yes.  Especially Darius and Watkins.

    Would we have made the playoffs with those good players on the roster?  Not sure.

    Forgot trade for KB.

     

    In hindsight, I'll take the playoff appearance as well as KB and the stock pile of draft picks going into next year.

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