IDBillzFan Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 14 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: More conspiracy theories here than on PPP..... Cannon is a cancer survivor. Hightower has a new baby. Bellicheck* is truly a mastermind to create those scenarios so they could justifiably opt out and help tank the season. Bellicheck* probably made Hightower get pregnant. Hell, he may have been the one to impregnate Hightower's girlfriend...THAT is how diabolical he is. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 14 minutes ago, H2o said: With Cam playing QB they will still win too many games to get the #1 pick. They will easily win at least 5-7 which will put them between #5-#16 in the draft order. Carolina, Jacksonville, Washington, and Detroit are who my money would be on for that top spot. I still think they beat the jets and dolphins. Lot of young QBs on that list too - BB tends to hurt those kinds of teams. LAR, Arizona, Denver, LAC. I don't think they'll have a historic defense again, but even with the losses, they should be a capable group within the top maybe 10-15 in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgotBILLStopay Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Florida Bills Fanatic said: As much as people want to believe that Belicheat always has some well conceived diabolical plan, the most likely scenario is that these players or their immediate families have some existing health issue that poses too much risk for them to consider playing. In addition, these specific players have made a considerable amount of money in their careers and probably don't feel financial pressure to take the risk. Until the opt out time period is over, I won't be speculating about any advantages or disadvantages that may be created with the Bills. Delaying the settlement till Newton was signed was intentional. I never said Hightower opting out was engineered by Belichik. All I said was that getting 8 mill off the 2020 books was not all bad news from the Pats point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Hearing Patrick Chung is opting out as well, but cant find a link or source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) Lol wow. Another one out. They have to be regretting signing Cam Newton at this point. This is shaping up very nicely for the Bills. They will be garbage in 2020 but not bad enough to get a top QB in the draft. Edited July 28, 2020 by Process 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Goat Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 /season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 That's a lot of coke money he's forfeiting. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) Now we will see what Gilmore is like for real. Over half of that #1 defense is now gone. Edited July 28, 2020 by H2o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, H2o said: Now we will see what Gilmore is like for real. Over half of that #1 defense is now gone. Diggs is gonna eat! Same with John Brown. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Riv Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Worst case is the season gets called off in the middle of it due to COVID concerns... As I look forward to beating the Pats, its really not a big issue. We shouldn't look at beating them on the way to a SB any different than they looked at beating us. If we're better than them, why make a big deal of winning games we SHOULD win. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkScrewHill Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 4 hours ago, Stank_Nasty said: I’m not a big fan of this. Just setting up that huge asterisk next to your name after we win a division title this year..... that we were gonna win anyways People remember that the Redskins won the super Bowl in 1987 .. the fact that they did so in a strike shortened season is rarely noted and nobody implies it diminishes the achievement anymore .. maybe for a year or 2 they may, but then it is just team X won the SuperBowl 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 38 minutes ago, H2o said: Now we will see what Gilmore is like for real. Over half of that #1 defense is now gone. Gilmore will still be good as will McCourty. The rest of them? Questions to be answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Wow with Chung also opting out, their defense from last year has been gutted. Their offense will take a lateral step at best. This is definitely our year, please don't screw it up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I asked this in another thread, but with NYJ shipping PBers faster than Amazon & the biblical exodus going on in NE#, are we currently odds on favorites for Tampa in February? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: I asked this in another thread, but with NYJ shipping PBers faster than Amazon & the biblical exodus going on in NE#, are we currently odds on favorites for Tampa in February? I would think the Chiefs and Ravens have something to say about that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Well, Pats fans are going to be a handful this year. Every loss they will attribute to players sitting out and they will give the Bills a hard time for winning the division. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, MJS said: Well, Pats fans are going to be a handful this year. Every loss they will attribute to players sitting out and they will give the Bills a hard time for winning the division. It may be slim pickins to even find any? When the bandwagon gets a flat tire this season, watch how many hangers-on jump off for greener pastures elsewhere... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Riv Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, MJS said: Well, Pats fans are going to be a handful this year. Every loss they will attribute to players sitting out and they will give the Bills a hard time for winning the division. We need to win it first, just think how they'll be if we don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I would dive right into the Patriots' conspiracy stuff, thinking its an easy ploy to get the franchise QB..... But these players are losing a lot of $ doing this. I cant imagine they really care that Belichick can maybe draft his QB of the future next Spring. Now if these guys pop up as paid consultants for Bob Kraft at their NFL salaries, then I will have a problem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Well, they are up to 6 opting out. It’s opt out watch added to COVID watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 5 hours ago, thebandit27 said: It’s so opportunistic for NE****** Opt out. All of you. We’ll play the season with a taxi squad, go 0-16, and draft Trevor Lawrence. Belichick has way too much pride to go 0 and 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: Belichick has way too much pride to go 0 and 16 Plus he's going up against teams that are legitimately great at being terrible like Jacksonville. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 No big deal. If anybody can coach up scrub LBs to be good, it’s Belichick. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 6 hours ago, thebandit27 said: It’s so opportunistic for NE****** Opt out. All of you. We’ll play the season with a taxi squad, go 0-16, and draft Trevor Lawrence. Yup....the tank is on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Georgia Bill Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 This season may come down to who can field the most qualified players with some degree of consistency. Some surprises will pop up, players or groups of players who test positive and get scrubbed from some games. It will throw a real wild-card into the "expected" outcomes. Imagine five or six top players testing positive days before the Super Bowl, with the associated gyrations in point spreads. Or the controversy, when teams get accused of playing individuals who had tested positive. Should be interesting - IF the NFL can make it through the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 9 hours ago, OZBILLS said: Wait until we start opting out. I'm not dancing for joy yet Neither am I. These SOBs are losing their top players AFTER losing Brady. I DON"T want them to get Trevor Lawrence. The kid has as much talent and potential coming out of college as did Andrew Luck and/or John Elway. 3 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: Belichick has way too much pride to go 0 and 16 I don't expect to see 16 games, do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 9 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Come on Gilmore. I'd rather watch him get embarrassed by Brown/Diggs instead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZBILLS Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I have no confidence in a full season. Not without a bubble. Even then it's unfeasible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st&ten Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I'm sure the Pats can fill the holes enough to be competitive. As much as I despise Belichick, I don't think his ego would allow him to tank. I wouldn't doubt that he already has his eye on several QB's in the next draft class. Heck, there probably won't be a college season & he'll sign some kid just a year removed from high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff1954 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) Don’t think there’s any conspiracy. These players have all won, all earned more money than most people ever dream of, have legitimate reasons not to play the season and/or just decided they don’t want to risk getting ill to play a season for a team that is in decline because of the age of players and a step backwards or three in quarterback play. Who knows? A couple of them may have been iffy about playing a normal season. Edited July 29, 2020 by Jeff1954 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 8 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: Belichick has way too much pride to go 0 and 16 Can coaches opt out of the season? Right now Kraft is handing out Massage coupons and dropping unmarked Bags of cash around the lockerroom. They brought in Cam to show the league and everyone else that they are serious about this season while they 'retool' during the unknown season. Seriously though, this could end up being similar to the scrub season and have teams looking to warm bodies to fill roster spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 23 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Hightower has opted out of the season as well as starting RT Marcus Cannon. They also lost LB Elandon Roberts to FA. also two other Pats players Danny vitale and one of their backup guards have opted out. interesting Who the ***** really wants to play for the hoodie... Looks like no one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 8:40 AM, Call_Of_Ktulu said: There has to be a rule somewhere that for every 3 players that opt out on your team you get a 3rd rd comp pick. Shhh! The 'Not Funny Thread Police' will hear you! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCBillsBeliever Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 8:58 AM, YoloinOhio said: That's like saying, "Hey, I have a bee allergy... I'll sign up to be a beekeeper..." Brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Belicheat is low, but I don't buy him telling players to opt out. too much of a Tin Foil hat comment from Schefty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyBills Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 1 minute ago, ROCBillsBeliever said: That's like saying, "Hey, I have a bee allergy... I'll sign up to be a beekeeper..." Brilliant! I disagree, if he's safe and the league has vigilant testing, he'll be fine imo. The issue is the guys who will hit a club , party , and act wreckless can jeopardize everybody. Testing is key but if he does his part, mask , washing hands , sacrifice a social life for football, should be fine. These guys love this game, it's therapy to alot of em. Respect to him. Helluva player too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSpeed Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Wait...so WHEN we win the superbowl this year it will mean nothing because the Patriots players decided they didn't want to play? Give me the asterisk and the superbowl. Never seems to bother Patriot fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyBills Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: Belicheat is low, but I don't buy him telling players to opt out. too much of a Tin Foil hat comment from Schefty No chance in H E double hockey sticks any Coach/GM is going to urge guys not to play. No way tanking is even a thought for Belichick. If anyone thinks that's the case , they're delusional . Why even sign Cam then? Why not start stidham? I think it has some to do with D leader Devin Mccourty saying a cpl days ago , he sees guys acting wreckless and in the club and was pissed. I'm sure he was referring to teammates. They'll still go at least 6-10 -9-7 And these Pats players have rings , $ and are mostly vets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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