That Aud Smell

I think your definition of “offence” is too narrow. But the point above is well-taken.

I was in Florida around this time last year for a little vacation. I watched both the Panthers and Lightning games - both wins. One of them involved an OT goal by Lybushkin (?) - a goal that prompted Rob Ray to laugh in spite of himself (like a right jolly old elf). That was fun.

The fault here is in the reader, not the creator. At least I'm getting to a point where I can sense that I'm missing a subtle PA joke. Also: Gold, Jerry!

I was just riffing off @shrader calling for battery replacement in an alarm. *chirp* I took @atoq's suggestions as satirical. (Or am I now missing your joke?)

[smoke alarm chirping noise]

Interesting. I'd heard as well that this draft is just lousy with good WR prospects. I'd presumed that meant that the Bills would look to get big value at the end of Round 1. But maybe it means they feel they can wait until Round 2 or 3. I think they should be drafting two of them (WRs), anyway.

Two of the more accurate mock drafters out there (according to The Huddle Report anyway) - Matthew Jones (Fantasy Pros) and Eddie Brown (San Diego Tribune) - have the Bills going Edge in Round 1, rather than WR. Jones predicts Braswell out of Alabama. Brown predicts Robinson out of Penn State.

Another tie to the 4 Humours! This one must have something to do with one of the two forms of "bile" (or what they thought was bile 500 years ago or whatever). One of the forms of "bile" would tie into being choleric. "Words. Words. Words." - Hamlet

One thing seems certain: The Bills will need to release Tre White. Cap hit of $16M, but dead money of only $4M. Perhaps he'd re-sign here after being released? I'm not sure a restructure would even make sense. Total bummer, since he's one of my all-time favourite Bills.

https://billswire.usatoday.com/lists/buffalo-bills-offseason-needs-2024-brandon-beane-stefon-diggs-nfl/ DT DaQuan Jones, LB Leonard Floyd, DE Jordan Phillips, DE Shaq Lawson, DE A.J. Epenesa, DT Tim Settle, DT Linval Joseph, DT Poona Ford, S Micah Hyde, S Taylor Rapp, and CB Dane Jackson are among the Bills’ unrestricted free agents.

ALSO: We don't yet know what the 2024 cap will be.

These are good questions! I have no real idea how the NFL cap works. I hear all the time that it's "not real." I think that overstates matters a bit. Chickens do eventually come home to roost. Here's a screenshot of a chart that Pro Football Focus published in late January. The first red number is cap space. The second red number is "effective cap space." The third number is "active cap spending." The fourth number is "dead money." https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-salary-cap-tracker-2024-offseason-free-agency-all-32-nfl-teams-ranked-cap-space

Also, I have no idea why the letters STA entered into our GIF service return such an interesting group of images (in motion).

I await good news on the WR acquisition front. No more of this Deonte Harty b.s. either.

See ya, 2023!

Less than sanguine, for sure. And this team could use a player who's truly bilious. I always enjoyed references to the auld quack science surrounding "the four humours" (blood, "phlegm" (not what we would call phlegm today), and ... 2 kinds of bile (yellow and ... something else)).

I'm linking it here, since it's difficult for me to come up with a decent 50 cent word unless inspired to do so.

There's a difference between being derivative and being an aggregator that judiciously deploys content you've learned along the way.

Nah - @PASabreFan drops those gems all on his own, afaict. It's why he swooned when someone characterized the power play as execrable. Still counts.

I see this take a lot. It makes me squint my eyes and think: "Find Josh his first-ballot-HOF, position-transforming tight end" (or other catcher of footballs). Okey dokey.

I'll agree with you on the coaching front -- clear advantage to the Chiefs there. I haven't taken a look at the cap issues the team will confront -- but that must be true, I'm sure. That said, I have a sneaking suspicion that, on balance, the Bills' roster will be as good or even slightly better next year. They will take steps back in some places, but should be able to get better in others. One thing that they likely won't repeat is the overall health that the offence enjoyed in 2023. That was remarkable. I guess the injuries on the defence sort of balanced things out in that regard.