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32 minutes ago, Peter said:

 

I would rather have Cordy Glenn than any offensive linemen that we have on our team.  The Bengals got a steal.  At the same time, we saw Dawkins abused in games . . . unlike we EVER saw with Cordy.

 

So yes, I would rather have Cordy.

 

As for weapons, we made NO attempt to bring back Goodwin or Woods (and this bit about Woods would never have signed with us is revisionist history).  At the same time, if we had chosen Mahomes with our own pick, we could have what we gave up to trade up for Josh to improve our offensive talent.

 

I have not even mentioned how the Bills braintrust thought it was a good idea to ask one of our few pro bowl guys to take a pay cut in the last year of his contract when we had the space and knew (or should have known) that protecting a young QB is instrumental in a young QBs success.

 

As for Whaley, I am not a huge fan as a GM for a variety of reasons (although not a bad evaluator of talent).  Nevertheless, talent costs money. We are going to learn that lesson again this year when we have to (over)pay for free agents.  By the way, some would say that this brain trust overpaid for Star and Trent Murphy. The only difference is that it was McBeane who got the check book out rather than Whaley.

I don’t know exactly where to start.

Cordy isn’t anything special he’s slightly better than Dawkins.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/nfl/players/cordy-glenn/7045

Here Cordy is rated in the 60’s missed 3 games this year and cap hit 11 mil.

 

Here Dawkins is rated in the 30’s missed no games and His cap hit is 950k

https://www.profootballfocus.com/nfl/players/dion-dawkins/11818

 

 

Goodwin was given every opportunity here, but he was solely focused on the Olympics why should a team commit on him if he is uncommitted to them?

 

Woods we should have kept, probably would have to if we could have afforded him, unfortunately the cap cellar Whaley placed us in was just to big of a hole to dig out and be able to field a team and pay woods what he was worth and looking for.

 

Mahomes is what he is after a year of bench setting behind Smith, tutelage from Reid, and all the skilled players he has. He wouldn’t have been the same here. We have no te, we, and to a large extent run game that have the capabilities of what Reid has in KC.

 

Once again we were in cap cellar did you see what we had to work with.

 

Talent does cost money, however paying extraordinary fees for Clay, Shady, Marcell is ridiculous. 

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6 hours ago, Elite Poster said:

"Doesn’t it seem like a lot of the #Bills released or traded players are in the PLAYOFFS ? ?????

#weneedtotakenotes #BillsMafia 
#nfl #playoffs #rethinkthings"

 

He said this on Twitter. Kind of surprising, the former Bills have been almost 100% super positive until the news about Reich was made public. 

 

Personally, we need at least a playoff appearance next year and honestly a win. Then I'll be 100% sold and would be ok with extending McDermott. 

I live under a rock. What's the news about Reich?

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6 hours ago, Elite Poster said:

"Doesn’t it seem like a lot of the #Bills released or traded players are in the PLAYOFFS ? ?????

#weneedtotakenotes #BillsMafia 
#nfl #playoffs #rethinkthings"

 

He said this on Twitter. Kind of surprising, the former Bills have been almost 100% super positive until the news about Reich was made public. 

 

Personally, we need at least a playoff appearance next year and honestly a win. Then I'll be 100% sold and would be ok with extending McDermott. 

What news about Reich?

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49 minutes ago, teef said:

I agree, but I was more referring to the nostalgia that surrounds that cast. I grew up with that team and loved every second of it. But when it comes to input with this current staff, the old guys need to let go. Even Bruce Smith was goongnon about not hiring Reich. Enough. They absolutely have the right to criticize the team, but be ready for some blow back. We all love them for what they’ve done, but now they’re fans like us. 

Fans like us, just with a bit more credibility:) but nonetheless thanks for clarifying

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7 minutes ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

Fans like us, just with a bit more credibility:) but nonetheless thanks for clarifying

please don't get me wrong.  i love the old regime, but when andre's comments come of as that of another upset fan, he puts himself out there with us commoners...internet anger and all.

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8 hours ago, Elite Poster said:

 Personally, we need at least a playoff appearance next year and honestly a win. Then I'll be 100% sold and would be ok with extending McDermott. 

 

Year 3, agreed, particularly since he made the playoffs last season.  Throw Beane in there too since Beane came in on McD's coattails. The drafts of his (Beane's) office have been dicey at best.  If not for happenstance positives (aka low percentage moves) like Wallace, Beane's moves have been unimpressive.  His biggest moves, trading for Benjamin, big contrat for average-at-best Lotulolei, have been swings-and-misses.  The Draft has been some of each with him having given up a lot to get Allen.  A pile of day-3 picks this season isn't the same as the draft opportunity we had last season.  

 

The sole exception will be if Allen makes enormous strides in his passing game next season to the extent that he becomes an above-average passer, that will likely stay criticism of McBeane even if they don't make the playoffs.  If Allen can't at least double his passing TD production while minimizing his INTs, while simultaneously making enormous leaps in Red Zone play, methinks that the natives will become restless and reasonably so.  

 

Supporting your statement, the schedule is favorable based upon this year's outcomes, so there shouldn't be a lot for them to hide behind there.  There isn't one team on the schedule besides the Pats that won more than 10 games and only two that won 10, Baltimore and Dallas.  

 

 

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9 hours ago, LSHMEAB said:

What is "turn it around?" You talking playoffs? Hell, even 9-7 and a wild card loss is fine. These are not unrealistic expectations in year 3. I've seen the teardown. I want to see some construction.


My bottom line is still in the hunt going into week 17.

 

Anything less and seats get extremely hot if in fact they have seats left at all.

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9 hours ago, NewEra said:

Who is he even talking about?  Sammy?  Dude missed 1-2 the season and they had the best record in the AFC.  Shows how great HE is.  Nice fumble resterday . Darby? No, he’s hurt.  Dareus?  No, his defense got worse with him.  

 

Yet somehow the coaches that can get their teams to the playoffs seem to think they're good enough to have on their team(s).

 

Sammy also had a bunch of nice catches.  6 catches for 62 yards on 8 targets in a playoff game  ain't too shabby. 10 less yards than Tyreek Hill on 5 less targets.

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11 hours ago, eSJayDee said:

In hindsight, our handling of the WR certainly was ass-backward.  Having Woods on our team now would certainly bolster our WR corp and would've been a bargain relative to what we paid for the production we got from his replacement(s).  I never could understand how we let Robey-Coleman get away.

 

It has been said he wanted to play out west where he played in college, that was the rumor when he hit the free agent market.

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It's a fair assessment.  Hogan, Ragland, Woods, Watkins, Peters, Bradham… Then there's coaching talent like Reich, Schwartz and Lynn that also managed to get away and do better for themselves...  At this rate, Josh Allen will be backing up Dak Prescott for the cowboys next super bowl run.

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11 hours ago, GreggTX said:

They can't afford to hit the snooze button and just leave Allen unchallenged for the starting job after next year or we'll end up like the Dolphins with Tannehill -- maybe in the playoffs once in a while, but not really a threat.

 

So, the plan is to not give the developing, top ten pick QB all of the first team reps throughout training camp and preseason so he can form bonds and timing patterns with all the new offensive weapons we're hopefully bringing in?  Instead we're going to waste starting reps and potentially a draft pick on another QB?  Do you honestly think any other QB on the roster, or any other QB we would draft in a reasonable round could dethrone Allen as the starter?  If they don't, all you've done is take away development from him.

 

...of course this is the point where you insist even a seventh round QB could take the starting job from Allen, and I roll my eyes and rightfully discard everything you've said.

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2 hours ago, reddogblitz said:

 

Yet somehow the coaches that can get their teams to the playoffs seem to think they're good enough to have on their team(s).

 

Sammy also had a bunch of nice catches.  6 catches for 62 yards on 8 targets in a playoff game  ain't too shabby. 10 less yards than Tyreek Hill on 5 less targets.

Playoff teams make mistakes too.    

 

He’s a good player, but it’s their mistake imo..  If they win the super bowl, it will be money well spent.  If they don’t win the title, the money would’ve been better spent on defense.  They need it.  Time will tell.

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33 minutes ago, NewEra said:

Playoff teams make mistakes too.    

 

He’s a good player, but it’s their mistake imo..  If they win the super bowl, it will be money well spent.  If they don’t win the title, the money would’ve been better spent on defense.  They need it.  Time will tell.

 

agree to disagree.

 

as I see it, Sammy is a stallion.  You need stallions to win. 

 

i wouldn't mind dumping him if we had someone better or could get someone better. 

 

2 years later and we're still waiting.  We still don't have anyone 1/2 as good even if Sammy only plays 8 games per.

 

i don't get this attitude that if a dude's not Jerry Rice we'd rather just suck along with the likes of Deonte Thompson, McKenzie, Zay, Felton, and Ray Ray.  Which one of these guys or any Bills WR the last 2 years start for any of the team that played this weekend?  How many would even make their taxi squad?

 

Sammy was the second most productive WR on a team that advanced to AFC Championship game today.  Top guy had 10 more yards.

 

But he's not good enough for the Bills?  OK.

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14 minutes ago, reddogblitz said:

 

agree to disagree.

 

as I see it, Sammy is a stallion.  You need stallions to win. 

 

i wouldn't mind dumping him if we had someone better or could get someone better. 

 

2 years later and we're still waiting.  We still don't have anyone 1/2 as good even if Sammy only plays 8 games per.

 

i don't get this attitude that if a dude's not Jerry Rice we'd rather just suck along with the likes of Deonte Thompson, McKenzie, Zay, Felton, and Ray Ray.  Which one of these guys or any Bills WR the last 2 years start for any of the team that played this weekend?  How many would even make their taxi squad?

 

Sammy was the second most productive WR on a team that advanced to AFC Championship game today.  Top guy had 10 more yards.

 

But he's not good enough for the Bills?  OK.

 If I’m going to overpay I want a good return in my investment.  Being available to contribute is what I value most.  It’s not his fault he’s always hurt......but.....he’s always hurt.  The chiefs were in position where they could sit his out several games to make sure he’s available for the playoffs.  Not many teams have that luxury.  And we’ll see if that defense has enough talent to win the super bowl.

 

he’s a good player. He’s just not what I’d want to invest huge money into based on his inability to stay healthy while only producing sporadically 

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16 hours ago, GreggTX said:

We need to challenge and possibly win the AFCE next year. Anything less than 10 or 11 wins would be a real problem and (I'll get flamed for this) with Allen's accuracy issues, I just don't see it happening. We may win more games (7 or 8), but Allen's arm is our ceiling. They can't afford to hit the snooze button and just leave Allen unchallenged for the starting job after next year or we'll end up like the Dolphins with Tannehill -- maybe in the playoffs once in a while, but not really a threat.

Our QB group is set with the re-signing of Derek Anderson and Barkley.  And both of them are *NOT* going to challenge Allen for the starting gig. 

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18 hours ago, LSHMEAB said:

He's just saying what many of us are thinking. They made the decision to go full rebuild so we've dealt with many growing pains.

 

This season is make or break for McBeane IMO. They drafted their QB who will be in his second season in the same system and have 90 mil in cap space. Hope and excuses will run dry if next season is anything like 2018. 

It is very much make or break; if we get steam rolled or are in an uncompetitive mindset and get manhandled it won’t last long.  I can see how it’s growing pains for McDermott as well never winning a game where he has trailed and going 0-4 against Belichek it’s like Paul Johnson against Georgia.  Although, in all honesty kind of surprised we didn’t try to bring in Johnson as a running game consultant or analyst a position Juan Castillo had held.  

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5 hours ago, reddogblitz said:

 

agree to disagree.

 

as I see it, Sammy is a stallion.  You need stallions to win. 

 

i wouldn't mind dumping him if we had someone better or could get someone better. 

 

2 years later and we're still waiting.  We still don't have anyone 1/2 as good even if Sammy only plays 8 games per.

 

i don't get this attitude that if a dude's not Jerry Rice we'd rather just suck along with the likes of Deonte Thompson, McKenzie, Zay, Felton, and Ray Ray.  Which one of these guys or any Bills WR the last 2 years start for any of the team that played this weekend?  How many would even make their taxi squad?

 

Sammy was the second most productive WR on a team that advanced to AFC Championship game today.  Top guy had 10 more yards.

 

But he's not good enough for the Bills?  OK.

He was the fourth offensive option on that team. 16 million a year for the fourth option????? He was no stud he’s playing solely in a complimentary role when he decides his foot doesn’t hurt too much to play.

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18 hours ago, vorpma said:

Really, nobody out there who is a former Bill is setting the world on fire! Bill Polian once said the Bills fail as an organization because they keep fab favorites. Seems TBD members really get emotionally attached to some; there is a reason Doug Whaley is now in the XFL!

 

Championships aren't all built by setting the world on fire.  They depend upon having a bunch of guys who are good to very good players.

 

I don't think this is about "fan favorites" or "emotional attachment".  It's about strategy and tactics.

 

McDermott and Beane were hired on the premise that the strategy of a tear-down-and-rebuild was required for long term success. 

 

In addition to moving on from high-profile players who were struggling to see the field such as Sammy Watkins, Marcel Dareus, or Cordy Glenn, or who wanted a payday such as Gilmore, their tactics were to move on from homegrown, moderately priced talent they assessed as "JAG" or who didn't "fit the scheme" (such as Darby, Woods, Goodwin, Ragland, Zach Brown, etc).

 

Time will tell whether or not their strategy and their tactics will pay off.  Some of us are enthused and hopeful.  Others of us are more cautious, because we see "warning signs" in the talent (or lack thereof) that Beane brought in.

 

It's no surprise that many of the players we moved on from are contributing on teams who played this past weekend.  It's also no surprise that some of the players who struggled to see the field with us such as Glenn, had their surgery, healed up, and played well.  Others are more of a mixed-bag, like Dareus who contributed last year when the team was winning and made "business decisions" again this year.

 

Then when you factor in players the previous regime moved on from because they weren't a "scheme fit" for previous coaches like Nigel Bradham or Chris Hogan, and, well, it's frustrating when we lack depth or enough talent at many of the positions they play. 

Anyway, Reed has a point that if you put together a team of ex-Bills in the league, you could have a pretty good team - except at perhaps the most important position (QB).

And if the Bills are in fact going to achieve long-term success, they need to be able to identify the talented players and emerging talents on their team and hang on to them, not let them move on just as they're coming into their own. 

 

 

 

 

 

5 hours ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

What is the news about Reich that the OP is referring to???

 

I think the news that several prominent former players lobbied for the team to consider Frank Reich as HC, I believe after Marrone walked.

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10 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Championships aren't all built by setting the world on fire.  They depend upon having a bunch of guys who are good to very good players.

 

I don't think this is about "fan favorites" or "emotional attachment".  It's about strategy and tactics.

 

McDermott and Beane were hired on the premise that the strategy of a tear-down-and-rebuild was required for long term success. 

 

In addition to moving on from high-profile players who were struggling to see the field such as Sammy Watkins, Marcel Dareus, or Cordy Glenn, or who wanted a payday such as Gilmore, their tactics were to move on from homegrown, moderately priced talent they assessed as "JAG" or who didn't "fit the scheme" (such as Darby, Woods, Goodwin, Ragland, Zach Brown, etc).

 

Time will tell whether or not their strategy and their tactics will pay off.  Some of us are enthused and hopeful.  Others of us are more cautious, because we see "warning signs" in the talent (or lack thereof) that Beane brought in.

 

It's no surprise that many of the players we moved on from are contributing on teams who played this past weekend.  It's also no surprise that some of the players who struggled to see the field with us such as Glenn, had their surgery, healed up, and played well.  Others are more of a mixed-bag, like Dareus who contributed last year when the team was winning and made "business decisions" again this year.

 

Then when you factor in players the previous regime moved on from because they weren't a "scheme fit" for previous coaches like Nigel Bradham or Chris Hogan, and, well, it's frustrating when we lack depth or enough talent at many of the positions they play. 

Anyway, Reed has a point that if you put together a team of ex-Bills in the league, you could have a pretty good team - except at perhaps the most important position (QB).

And if the Bills are in fact going to achieve long-term success, they need to be able to identify the talented players and emerging talents on their team and hang on to them, not let them move on just as they're coming into their own. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think the news that several prominent former players lobbied for the team to consider Frank Reich as HC, I believe after Marrone walked.

Thanks Hap, great post!  Showing why both sides have merit in this discussion. This is even in the running for "of the day" consideration--I'll let you know how it turns out! :thumbsup:

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10 hours ago, reddogblitz said:

If we're talking Bills in general (like I am) there's Jason Peters.

 

That was 10 year ago.  A different ownership and regime entirely. 

 

6 hours ago, reddogblitz said:

agree to disagree.

 

as I see it, Sammy is a stallion.  You need stallions to win. 

 

i wouldn't mind dumping him if we had someone better or could get someone better. 

 

2 years later and we're still waiting.  We still don't have anyone 1/2 as good even if Sammy only plays 8 games per.

 

i don't get this attitude that if a dude's not Jerry Rice we'd rather just suck along with the likes of Deonte Thompson, McKenzie, Zay, Felton, and Ray Ray.  Which one of these guys or any Bills WR the last 2 years start for any of the team that played this weekend?  How many would even make their taxi squad?

 

Sammy was the second most productive WR on a team that advanced to AFC Championship game today.  Top guy had 10 more yards.

 

But he's not good enough for the Bills?  OK.

 

An injured stallion who can't run on race day doesn't mean much.  And judging by the fact that he was healthy last year and still couldn't even crack 1,000 yards on a pass-happy offense says the Bills made the correct decision in trading him for a 2nd rounder.

 

As for having someone 1/2 as good or better, looks like they already do: Foster.

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21 hours ago, LSHMEAB said:

He's just saying what many of us are thinking. They made the decision to go full rebuild so we've dealt with many growing pains.

 

This season is make or break for McBeane IMO. They drafted their QB who will be in his second season in the same system and have 90 mil in cap space. Hope and excuses will run dry if next season is anything like 2018. 

 

There is always the injury bug excuse!

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4 hours ago, Doc said:

 

That was 10 year ago.  A different ownership and regime entirely. 

 

 

Yes, but it is a disturbing trend which continues to this day was kindof my point.  Back then we dumped a guy that was LT on SB team last year back then and with this group we dumped more guys that are on SB teams.

 

Again, how can these winning teams win with these guys when we decided they aren't good enough or cost too much (yet the other guys can pay them)?

 

We seem to keep making the same mistakes.

 

In 2014 - 2016 we had 3 WRs (Watkins, Woods, Hogan) on our squad that will be playing in the conference championship game this weekend and our WR squad is lame.  We also had Harvin.  We also had a top 1/3 of the league in scoring offense.

 

This team will never have a good offense or a good QB until we get serious about the WR (and TE) position.  Hoping that happens this off season.

 

 

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1 hour ago, reddogblitz said:

Yes, but it is a disturbing trend which continues to this day was kindof my point.  Back then we dumped a guy that was LT on SB team last year back then and with this group we dumped more guys that are on SB teams.

 

Again, how can these winning teams win with these guys when we decided they aren't good enough or cost too much (yet the other guys can pay them)?

 

We seem to keep making the same mistakes.

 

In 2014 - 2016 we had 3 WRs (Watkins, Woods, Hogan) on our squad that will be playing in the conference championship game this weekend and our WR squad is lame.  We also had Harvin.  We also had a top 1/3 of the league in scoring offense.

 

This team will never have a good offense or a good QB until we get serious about the WR (and TE) position.  Hoping that happens this off season.

 

There are many reasons why there are Bills players on other teams.  One major one is cap mismanagement.  Others are poor attitude, poor performance, injury issues or poor scheme fit and getting rid of these guys.

 

As for WR specifically, Hogan is JAG and no one gave a ***** about him until the Cheaters came calling, not unlike Gillislee (another JAG) and wouldn't have made much of a difference to the receiving corps.  Watkins falls under poor attitude/performance/injury and he was scheduled to be paid a ton the following (this) year and the Bills weren't going to pay it because he didn't merit it and figured they'd get something for him while they could.  Woods got a better opportunity elsewhere and wasn't coming back.  They were right about Sammy, could do nothing about Woods, and Hogan is no one to even talk about. 

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On 1/13/2019 at 1:28 PM, H2o said:

Nope, but there would have been more cocaine and hookers to go around. :thumbsup:

From what I heard they had plenty of their own.

15 hours ago, #34fan said:

It's a fair assessment.  Hogan, Ragland, Woods, Watkins, Peters, Bradham… Then there's coaching talent like Reich, Schwartz and Lynn that also managed to get away and do better for themselves...  At this rate, Josh Allen will be backing up Dak Prescott for the cowboys next super bowl run.

If Josh Allen went to Dallas then Dak wouldnt be starting for long.

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13 hours ago, reddogblitz said:

 

agree to disagree.

 

as I see it, Sammy is a stallion.  You need stallions to win. 

 

i wouldn't mind dumping him if we had someone better or could get someone better. 

 

2 years later and we're still waiting.  We still don't have anyone 1/2 as good even if Sammy only plays 8 games per.

 

i don't get this attitude that if a dude's not Jerry Rice we'd rather just suck along with the likes of Deonte Thompson, McKenzie, Zay, Felton, and Ray Ray.  Which one of these guys or any Bills WR the last 2 years start for any of the team that played this weekend?  How many would even make their taxi squad?

 

Sammy was the second most productive WR on a team that advanced to AFC Championship game today.  Top guy had 10 more yards.

 

But he's not good enough for the Bills?  OK.

He cant be a Stallion.  If a stallion breakes its foot you put it down.

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1 hour ago, Doc said:

Hogan is JAG and no one gave a ***** about him until the Cheaters came calling,

 

Tom Brady is JAG and no one gave a ***** about him until the Cheaters came calling,

 

Billy Bellyache, the greatest football mind since Amos Alonzo Stagg (or so I hear) says he IS good enough.

 

Who am I supposed to believe, him, or Doc?

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19 minutes ago, reddogblitz said:

Tom Brady is JAG and no one gave a ***** about him until the Cheaters came calling,

 

Billy Bellyache, the greatest football mind since Amos Alonzo Stagg (or so I hear) says he IS good enough.

 

Who am I supposed to believe, him, or Doc?

 

The Cheaters got lucky with Brady.  Had they had any inkling, they wouldn't have passed him even once, never mind 6 times.

 

And Hogan sticks around because he's white. ;)

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On 1/13/2019 at 2:02 PM, NewEra said:

Who is he even talking about?  Sammy?  Dude missed 1-2 the season and they had the best record in the AFC.  Shows how great HE is.  Nice fumble resterday . Darby? No, he’s hurt.  Dareus?  No, his defense got worse with him.  

 

Yep, those guys.

 

The guys that never sniffed the playoffs while in Buffalo. 

 

Yes, those guys.

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