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13 hours ago, Turk71 said:

I was pretty cranky that day. Turns out it was a great contract for the team and Beane did a great job. Hope he turns out to be a good player. My complaint about Long being the highest paid o lineman and Bodine and Ducasse next in line was more about the lack of talent on the Bills line. Last year's fa pickups were uninspiring to say the least and I was concerned this year would be more of the same. If they are gonna spend for talent in fa I am hoping the line is a major focus. 

 

so you are go ahead and disagree with me on the internet and then take in information exchanged in the discussion and reevaluate?

 

this is not the internet i grew up with.  can't even get into a flame war over a signing i won't remember in 4 weeks anymore.

 

i guess it's back to yelling at stop signs for me.

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The fact that there was no signing bonus makes this an outstanding signing by Buffalo.  There were reasons why Long struggled at center for the Jets.  I wouldn't write him off because he couldn't execute a shotgun snap with a torn ligament in his finger.  Bring him in.  Let him compete.  If he can't, you tell him goodbye, and there is zero cap issue.

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The only thing this signing tells me is that the Bills know there is gonna be a ton of competition for the top OL free agents.  So might as well grab a guy now who at worst is your primary backup interior lineman.  Realistically, Bills will be lucky to land 1 of the top free agents like Paradis, Morse or the RT from Carolina.  In a perfect world, Bills sign a top flight OL and a top flight Offensive skill position player in free agency.  Then back that up in the draft with another top flight OL and offensive skill position player with their top 2 picks.  

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On 2/13/2019 at 1:46 PM, Logic said:


I love the fact that the Long signing actually motivated a couple of Jets fans to come over and post their opinions.

As I see it, the Jets' below average GM overspent on an injury prone player who is average to good when healthy, watched him get injured, saw that he wouldn't necessarily be a good fit with the scheme Gase wants to run, and had to cut their losses. The Bills have now signed him to a much more reasonable contract with the hopes that he can return to health and, thus, effective play. Time will tell. 

And now, a live look at new Jets coach Adam Gase:

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He wasn't below average on Washington. His only below average season was in NY. Let's hope a return to good health and a better scheme fit help him return to his previously high level of play. As has been mentioned, he represents an upgrade over what the Bills had, at the very least.

Prompted Jets fans to come over here? Lol, I will be happy to read the posts complaining about his play next season

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13 hours ago, BuffaloRebound said:

The only thing this signing tells me is that the Bills know there is gonna be a ton of competition for the top OL free agents.  So might as well grab a guy now who at worst is your primary backup interior lineman.  Realistically, Bills will be lucky to land 1 of the top free agents like Paradis, Morse or the RT from Carolina.  In a perfect world, Bills sign a top flight OL and a top flight Offensive skill position player in free agency.  Then back that up in the draft with another top flight OL and offensive skill position player with their top 2 picks.  

I will be surprised if OBD goes offense with their first two picks

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5 hours ago, Bleedingreennc said:

Spam? You must not understand what spam is

We understand spam (it’s a crappy meat product in a can) and trolls (creepy green things living under a bridge). Spamming trolls apply figuratively and literally to EVERY Jets fan. What’s not to understand?

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13 hours ago, Bleedingreennc said:

Prompted Jets fans to come over here? Lol, I will be happy to read the posts complaining about his play next season

When he’s sitting on the bench as up, and getting paid not nearly what you guys sign him for? 

 

Weird flex, but okay. 

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8 hours ago, ndirish1978 said:

I'll never understand why fans of other teams create accounts here just to talk smack. At least people like @Ice bowl 67 come in and ask pertinent questions and are cordial. Seems like a waste of time.

 

Ice bowl isn't cordial. He/she is condescending.

 

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10 hours ago, ndirish1978 said:

I'll never understand why fans of other teams create accounts here just to talk smack. At least people like @Ice bowl 67 come in and ask pertinent questions and are cordial. Seems like a waste of time.

Yeah, I don’t understand it either. I’ve never created an account on a Pats or Jests board to talk smack or get them riled up. They must be seeking attention in anyway or form they can get it, even if it’s negative. 

 

Plus, the Jests are just the mutant brother of the giants they keep locked up in the basement.

 

 

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Could be in store for a nice bounce back year and Bills got him on the cheap of that is the case. Dude must have been a pretty good player to get that contract from the Jets...

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On 2/17/2019 at 9:20 PM, ndirish1978 said:

I'll never understand why fans of other teams create accounts here just to talk smack. At least people like @Ice bowl 67 come in and ask pertinent questions and are cordial. Seems like a waste of time.

I don’t come here to talk smack. I come here for opposing views. It’s not my problem that you don’t like it

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39 minutes ago, Bleedingreennc said:

I don’t come here to talk smack. I come here for opposing views. It’s not my problem that you don’t like it

 

If that's really your purpose, perhaps you should take a moment to check yourself and see how you come off to others. It appears you lack self-awareness. You're on another team's message board acting pissy with people because they aren't pleased to see you. I can see you going to someone's house for a group dinner and complaining to the host that they didn't plan the meal around your gluten-intolerant, vegan diet.

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2 hours ago, ndirish1978 said:

 

If that's really your purpose, perhaps you should take a moment to check yourself and see how you come off to others. It appears you lack self-awareness. You're on another team's message board acting pissy with people because they aren't pleased to see you. I can see you going to someone's house for a group dinner and complaining to the host that they didn't plan the meal around your gluten-intolerant, vegan diet.

 

He is doing that on purpose for the host - does not want to release a lot (more) gas!

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3 hours ago, Bleedingreennc said:

I don’t come here to talk smack. I come here for opposing views. It’s not my problem that you don’t like it

I'm just taking this as you're a Jets fan and thought Spencer Long was not good. I've never noticed you trolling here. I'm sure you have watched this guy more than the Bills fans here have.

 

Some people get all worked up when you question a new player, signing or other move.

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1 hour ago, The Drought said:

I'm just taking this as you're a Jets fan and thought Spencer Long was not good. I've never noticed you trolling here. I'm sure you have watched this guy more than the Bills fans here have.

 

Some people get all worked up when you question a new player, signing or other move.

Just basing off his play with us last season. For all I know it could be the way our coaching staff played him, who knows. I just don’t think it’s a good signing.

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Anybody still complaining about this signing needs to watch his Jets highlight video that somebody posted earlier in this thread. In what was supposedly "a terrible season that got him cast off the Jets", he sure put together some nice tape. Of course it only shows the good plays, but it looks a lot better than any highlight plays from Ducasse, Miller, or Teller. He really moves well.

 

Now he did look much better at Guard than Center, but the guy can play. I see him starting at OG for us and having a solid season, I think we get a Center somewhere else.

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Long was just on Sirius NFL - did anyone catch it?  

 

Stupid work got in my way.  

 

It's like, yeah everyone, I know this conference call was scheduled for 2:30 by ME, but look at Sirius for goodness sake, there's a Bills player on!!! :beer: 

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The long contract is so damn good, at worst he's going to end up a versatile backup that we can dump after 1 season.  We can still address the C position with a higher profile FA (Morse, Paradis) or draft one and have Long at the G or have him backup both C and G positions and dump Bodine for a modest dead cap of like 500k

 

Bills have been good at grabbing guys willing to take a team friendly deal and betting on themselves being able to use their opportunities here to be awarded more.  Trent Murphy and Long are perfect examples.  I hope we are able to do another type contract with Jason Verrett, CB from the chargers who's been really unlucky with injuries, back to back seasons with season ending knee surgery and then Achilles in training camp this season.  It goes to show what the LAC think of the guy because they want to retain him even though he hasn't played in 2 full years

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