<![CDATA[0xbt: June 2019]]> https://0xbt.net/blog/archive/liny195/1559347200/1561939200?offset=30 https://0xbt.net/blog/view/68098/i-think-it%E2%80%99s-safe-to-say-that-by-this-point Wed, 05 Jun 2019 03:44:17 +0000 https://0xbt.net/blog/view/68098/i-think-it%E2%80%99s-safe-to-say-that-by-this-point <![CDATA[I think it’s safe to say that by this point]]>  Womens Cordarrelle Patterson Jersey , everybody who follows football already has an opinion, one way or another, about Tom Brady. As he gets ready to play in his ninth Super Bowl, odds are that you either already think he’s the greatest quarterback of all time or you don’t. You’re either in awe of what he has been able to accomplish throughout his career or you think he gets more credit than he deserves, the beneficiary of an otherworldly coach and an efficient system.And you’re going to feel the exact same way come Monday morning.Maybe I’m wrong on this one; maybe there are a whole slew of people who are sitting on the fence regarding Tommy B and what he has done as a player, and the outcome of Sunday’s game will finally get them off that fence and into one camp. But if those people do exist, we’ll never know, because apparently they all have much more important things to do than post their opinions on comment threads and social media.There has been a lot of talk this week about what Super Bowl LIII will do for Brady’s legacy, or how it will impact the Patriots, or what it means big picture, blah blah blah. It’s almost exclusively a ratings grab, as the storylines are all played out by this point http://www.patriotslockerroom.com/authentic-patrick-chung-jersey , but it’s interesting nonetheless to note that there’s still the notion that anybody, anywhere, is going to feel differently about Tom Brady and the Patriots once the final whistle of the Super Bowl sounds. It might be fun to talk about, and getting together with like-minded folks to perpetuate confirmation bias is 90% of what sports is all about, but if we were ever able to pull of the rose-colored blinders of impenetrable sports fan hypocrisy that we all wear like a badge of honor, we’d have no choice to acknowledge that one of two things is going to happen this Sunday:If the Patriots win the Super Bowl, the GOATers are going to double down on their narrative that the debate isn’t even close, that Tommy B has done more than any other player in NFL history. The anti-Pats crowd will likely point to the refs, or the defense, or luck, or whatever else it is that they believe is primarily responsible for the almost 20 years of success the Patriots have enjoyed this century.If the Patriots lose the Super Bowl, the anti-Pats crowd is going to double down on their narrative that Brady isn’t great because not only did he just lose back-to-back Super Bowls Stephen Gostkowski Jersey , he also has four losses, tied with for most all-time by a starter. GOATs don’t lose when it matters most, and Brady lost. The GOATers will still say he’s the best, that he made it to an unprecedented nine Super Bowls, and were it not for a few plays and bounces (because we all know that this game is going to come down to a few plays and bounces), Brady would have his sixth.We’re all in one camp or another, and we aren’t going anywhere. Maybe if Tom Brady goes on to win three or four more, there may be a few stragglers who reluctantly pull up their stakes from the Camp Hater and make their way over to GOATsville. And maybe if he loses on Sunday, some of the more reluctant Brady fans will gleefully jump ship and go back to the other side where they’re happiest. But for the rest of us, this game isn’t going to move the needle one way or another on how Tom Brady will be portrayed when he finally retires in 15-20 years. He’s either the greatest or he isn’t, full stop, and pretending that anyone will think differently as a result of this game isn’t overly honest.That’s not going to stop folks from talking about it Womens Duke Dawson Jersey , though, is it? So if you like getting down in the mud and mixing it up with the other side, then have at it; sports is a hobby, recreation, and something we follow for fun (my therapist says if I repeat that 25 times a day I have a decent chance of living past 50). But if you don’t, no need to feel bad about sitting all of this out and just appreciating the game. Your mind is already made up, so no need tothink about it any further. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady wasn’t feeling his best this week and he added a cut to his right thumb during Sunday’s game against the Jets.Brady got it taken care of by the training staff and went on to turn in a strong game in New England’s 27-3 win. Brady was 20-of-31 for 283 yards and two touchdowns while moving past Peyton Manning for the most career passing yards in the regular season and postseason.All that came after Brady was limited in practice by a knee injury on Thursday and missed practice altogether with an illness entering the picture on Friday.“I’d prefer to be healthy and practicing all the time,” Brady said, via NBC Sports Boston. “It just wasn’t the case. Just get back at it right now and try to feel as good as I can next week.”One of Brady’s touchdown passes went to Rob Gronkowski in Gronk’s first appearance since Week Nine. Brady said “it’s great for our offense” to have Gronkowski back in action and they’ll hope everyone remains in place to face the Vikings next Sunday.
 
 
]]> liny https://0xbt.net/blog/view/68095/white-chris-herndon-jerseys Wed, 05 Jun 2019 02:54:11 +0000 https://0xbt.net/blog/view/68095/white-chris-herndon-jerseys <![CDATA[White Chris Herndon Jerseys]]> FLORHAM PARK White Chris Herndon Jerseys , N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets‘ starting QB is TBD for Sunday.Sam Darnold and Josh McCown were both limited at practice for the second straight day, leaving it uncertain who will be under center at Tennessee.Coach Todd Bowles said Thursday that Darnold, McCown and Davis Webb each had snaps and ran the offense during drills. "We'll see who's the healthiest," Bowles said. "All of them are taking reps right now and we'll make that decision as the week goes."It would appear the choice will come down to either Darnold or McCown, especially since Webb hasn't yet taken a regular-season snap in the NFL and was on the practice squad until Darnold was hurt.Darnold has missed the past two games with a strain in his right foot. He showed progress Wednesday by participating in team drills for the first time since being injured against Miami on Nov. 4. Bowles said Darnold had no soreness in the foot Thursday, and wouldn't rule out starting the rookie even if he's limited Friday."I'll see how he feels, how it goes and how he looks in practice," Bowles said, "and I'll make that determination."McCown is dealing with a sore hand and back. His right hand was cut when he banged it on a helmet during the Jets' loss last Sunday to New England. McCown played through it, though, and could be in line for his third straight start if Darnold isn't ready to play.Bowles didn't seem overly concerned about the quarterback situation and whether it puts the Jets in a tough situation by having two of them limited at practice at this point in the practice week."No," Bowles said simply, "we're good."New York got some positive news on the injury front with wide receiver Robby Anderson (ankle) and running back Trenton Cannon (hamstring) both returning to practice on a limited basis after sitting out Wednesday. Wide receiver Quincy Enunwa (ankle) had a full practice a day after being limited.Andre Roberts, New York's primary returner on special teams, was limited with a foot issue — a new injury Thursday."He was sore," Bowles said. "He was nicked up a little bit, so we kind of held him back some."On defense, it appears safety Marcus Maye will miss his second straight game with shoulder and thumb injuries. He didn't practice again Thursday and Bowles acknowledged "it doesn't look good" for the second-year player's chances of playing.Linebacker Jordan Jenkins (shoulder) had a full practice a day after being limited. We have the 49th prospect on the GGN Big Board! And the winner is Deionte Thompson, S, Alabama! With Thompson taking the 49th spot, our crowd sourced Big Board now looks like this:Nick Bosa,..."We have the 49th prospect on the GGN Big Board! And the winner is Deionte Thompson, S, Alabama! With Thompson taking the 49th spot, our crowd sourced Big Board now looks like this:Nick Bosa, Edge Chris Herndon Jerseys 2019 , Ohio StateQuinnen Williams, DL, AlabamaJosh Allen, Edge, KentuckyJonah Williams, OT, AlabamaClelin Ferrell, Edge, ClemsonRashan Gary, Edge, MichiganEd Oliver, DT, HoustonDevin White, LB, LSUGreedy Williams, CB, LSUDwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio StateD.K. Metcalf, WR, MississippiT.J. Hockenson, TE, IowaJawaan Taylor, OT, FloridaKyler Murray, QB White Trenton Cannon Jerseys , OklahomaN’Keal Harry, WR, Arizona StateJachai Polite, Edge, FloridaMontez Sweat, Edge, Mississippi StateAndre Dillard, OT, Washington StateBrian Burns, Edge, Florida StateCody Ford, OT, OklahomaGarrett Bradbury, OC, North Carolina StateNoah Fant, TE, IowaByron Murphy, CB, WashingtonChristian Wilkins, DT, ClemsonDevin Bush, LB, MichiganGreg Little, OT, MississippiMarquise Brown, WR Trenton Cannon Jerseys 2019 , OklahomaDexter Lawrence, DT, ClemsonJosh Jacobs, RB, AlabamaDeandre Baker, CB, GeorgiaA.J. Brown, WR, MississippiDrew Lock, QB, MissouriHakeem Butler, WR, Iowa StateJeffery Simmons, DT, Mississippi StateDalton Risner, OL, Kansas StateKelvin Harmon, WR, North Carolina StateIrv Smith, Jr., TE, AlabamaNasir Adderley, S, DelawareChris Lindstrom, OG, Boston CollegeElgton Jenkins White Jamal Adams Jerseys , C, MississippiJerry Tillery, DL, Notre DameChase Winovich, Edge, MichiganAmani Oruwariye, CB Penn StateErik McCoy, C, Texas A&MJJ Arcega-Whiteside, WR, StanfordRock Ya-Sin, CB, TempleDeebo Samuel, WR, South CarolinaDaniel Jones, QB, DukeDeionte Thompson, S, Alabama?From now until mid April I’ll be putting up a daily poll asking GGN to vote on the best available player from a rolling list of 15 candidates. The idea here is to build a generic Big Board reflecting the community’s view of this year’s draft class regardless of the Jets’ (or any other team’s) particular needs. So for instance, the Jets do not need a QB this year, but that should not prevent you from placing a QB high on the Big Board. Each day we will close the previous day’s poll and the candidate with the most votes will be added to the GGN Big Board. In the event of a tie vote the tie will be broken by surname in alphabetical order. By the time the draft rolls around we should have enough players on our Big Board to cover two rounds of the draft.In the event I have made an egregious omission and a name you think should be on the poll is not there you can write in candidates in the comments section. If a player gets support in the comments section I’ll add him to the next day’s poll.Try not to get overly frustrated if your guy isn’t being voted to the top of the board. We all have different views and what we’re looking for here is a composite of the best players in the community’s collective mind. Your views may or may not coincide with the community’s, and either way that’s OK.So let’s get to it. Today we vote for the #50 prospect on the 2019 crowd sourced GGN Big Board. Who will it be? Vote early, vote often, and let’s hear who you think are the best players in this draft.]]> liny https://0xbt.net/blog/view/67972/jets-week-5-game-ball-isaiah-crowell Mon, 03 Jun 2019 02:32:13 +0000 https://0xbt.net/blog/view/67972/jets-week-5-game-ball-isaiah-crowell <![CDATA[Jets Week 5 Game Ball: Isaiah Crowell]]>  The Jets won on Sunday Dennis Byrd Jerseys Stitched , which means it is our happy duty to award a game ball.There were plenty of standout performances which would merit game ball consideration on most weeks, including those of Robby Anderson and Leonard Williams. I think the pick is pretty easy for this game, though.Isaiah Crowell set a new Jets franchise record with 219 rushing yards. He needed only 15 carries to get those yards Youth Mark Gastineau Jerseys , leaving him with a ridiculous 14.6 yard average per carry. He became just the fourth player in NFL history to exceed 200 yards in a single game with 15 or fewer carries.The Jets have been quite open that they believe the key to success on offense is through running the football. They don’t want to put too much on the plate of their rookie quarterback, which requires rushing the football effectively.Things went according to plan this week, mainly because of Crowell. He gets my game ball as a result.Who gets yours?New York Jets Flight Connections 09/30/18 Happy gameday everybody! Enjoy these links on what will likely be my Flight Connections swan song!Rich Cimini: Rookie growing pains or larger issue for Jets' sputtering offense?Jets Blog- ESPNMatt Stypulkoski: 7 key matchups that will define Jets vs. JaguarsBrian Costello: Even the Jets are having a rough time with new QB rulesNY Jets: JetLife Episode 4Brian Costello: All that stands between the Jets and early spiral is a Super Bowl threatMike Vaccaro: What clash with Jaguars can teach us about the JetsAl Iannazzone: Jets Mark Gastineau Jerseys Stitched , Sam Darnold to face ferocious Jaguars defense Al Iannazzone: Jaguars' ferocious defense has been tough on quarterbacksAl Iannazzone: Jets-Jaguars preview: Jets are prepared for Fournette, and pretty much everything elseRich Cimini: One-on-one with Jets QB Sam Darnold: Pizza, Will Ferrell Youth Sam Darnold Jerseys , no surfingNY Jets: Is There a Seismic Shift Underway in the AFC East?Andy Vasquez: How Jets' Sam Darnold will deal with Jacksonville Jaguars defense]]> liny https://0xbt.net/blog/view/67971/stephon-gilmore-jersey Mon, 03 Jun 2019 02:13:22 +0000 https://0xbt.net/blog/view/67971/stephon-gilmore-jersey <![CDATA[Stephon Gilmore Jersey]]> COSTA MESA Stephon Gilmore Jersey , Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers have signed kicker Nick Rose ahead of Sunday’s AFC playoff game against New England.Rose is expected to handle kickoffs for the divisional-round game. Michael Badgley has made 20 of 22 field goals during the regular season and playoffs but only 15 percent of his kickoffs have resulted in touchbacks (9 of 60), a league low. Rose had a 71 percent touchback rate (32 of 47) in 10 games with the Redskins and Chargers last season.Patriots kick returner Cordarrelle Patterson averaged nearly 29 yards per return during the regular season, third in the league.Rose was with the Chargers for two games last season. He was 1 of 3 on field goals and 5 of 6 on extra points.The Chargers waived running back Troymaine Pope to make room for Rose.Dez Bryant to the Patriots makes way too much sense to happen The Patriots should sign Dez Bryant. It couldn’t be more obvious.Which is why it’s not going to happen.If there’s one thing that has been consistent about the Patriots’ trades, draft picks, and acquisitions over the years Womens Montee Ball Jersey , it’s that there has been no consistency whatsoever and more often than not nobody has any idea what’s going on over at One Patriot Place. Bill Belichick makes the moves that he thinks is best for the team, and that’s all there is to it. Every prediction, every mock draft, every ideal trade partner...they almost always end up completely useless as the Patriots zig when we all think they are going to zag. With very few exceptions, when the peanut gallery thinks the Patriots should do something http://www.patriotslockerroom.com/authentic-troy-niklas-jersey , it’s all but a certainty that they will not be doing that thing.The Patriots are very thin at receiver. They just released Kenny Britt. Julian Edelman will miss a quarter of the season. They could use someone to come in to give the offense a layer that they just don’t have right now - perhaps an athletic, versatile veteran who has had some issues both on and off the field as of late and who would do well to come to a team known for rehabbing troubled players. Maybe someone who recently said that Tom Brady is his favorite player, is looking to play for a contender, and will likely sign a low-money, incentive laden deal in order to show the rest of the league that he’s still got it. Someone like...oh Ja'Whaun Bentley Jersey , I don’t know...Dez Bryant?To be honest, I’m not the biggest Bryant fan in the world. He has trouble getting separation, his route tree is a bit limited, and he clearly has shown himself to be difficult at times. But I also think that New England has absolutely nothing to lose bringing him in on a one year prove it deal, as he’s a physical force that defenses absolutely have to account for even if all he does is run a Go Route on ever single snap. And Bryant has everything to gain signing that one year prove it deal; he could get a legit shot at a Super Bowl and show the league that he can be a team player and make a difference in an offense.The move makes all the sense in the world. It’s a move that anyone would make in Bill Belichick’s position. But since this is the Patriots Womens Phillip Dorsett Jersey , and a surefire way to ensure a move never happens is to predict that move, we should all probably just stop talking about it now. Because it’s not happening.EDITOR’S NOTE: When the Patriots sign Bryant early next week after the Panthers game, feel free to give me all the credit. I’m wrong about everything, so this article just put things back on the right track.]]> liny https://0xbt.net/blog/view/67958/bj-hill-jerseys-2019 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 01:44:11 +0000 https://0xbt.net/blog/view/67958/bj-hill-jerseys-2019 <![CDATA[B.J. Hill Jerseys 2019]]> The Giants’ newest receiver says his new teammates came in ready to work"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015 B.J. Hill Jerseys 2019 , Week 17New York Giants NewsNew Giants’ wide receiver Golden Tate likes what he has seen so farNew,20commentsThe Giants’ newest receiver says his new teammates came in ready to workEDTShareTweetShareShareNew Giants’ wide receiver Golden Tate likes what he has seen so farRaj Mehta-USA TODAY SportsPretty much every fan of the New York Giants would have been shocked if you had told them at the start of the 2019 off-season that the Giants’ top free agent acquisition would be a wide receiver. Most assumed that the Giants would be spending their money on the offensive line. But that is just what happened when the Giants signed Golden Tate to help fill out their receiving corps and give Eli Manning another weapon in the passing game.Tate was one of the players to speak with the media in the round of press conferences that marked the opening of the Giants’ off-season program, and he offered insights as a veteran player joining a young locker room. On being a Giant“It’s been fun,” Tate said when asked what his first week as a Giant has been. He added, “Really just trying to focus on how to get to my locker, how to get to the cafeteria, where to park, all the things that will hopefully become natural in a few weeks. It’s been great. You can already tell we have a really, really good, solid locker room. Speaking for receivers, who I’ve spent most of my time with working out and in meetings, those guys have done a phenomenal job of welcoming me, trying to help me with any guidance I need, with living situations, or understanding the material that we have so far. It’s been great. I just look forward to keep building relationships with these guys, because these are the guys I’ll be spending most of my time with over the next four years. We have high expectations for our group individually. We’re just going to work.”Tate has only been in the Giants’ facilities for four days White Kyle Lauletta Jerseys , but he says that a camaraderie is already forming in the locker room.“Just speaking with the receivers, those guys just absolutely welcomed me in. Sometimes, you deal with envy and instant competition within the group. Everyone in the locker room I would introduce myself and right away I’m having chats with guys that lasted two or three minutes, because we didn’t have enough time. You can see the guys who want to be here, the guys who want to win, and that’s important. That’s just what I can sense after four days.”On Saquon BarkleyWhile the Giants signed Tate shortly after trading Beckham, he can’t be called a replacement. Tate won’t be the engine that makes the Giants’ offense run — that will be running back Saquon Barkley. And after getting to be around the reigning rookie of the year, Tate is impressed.Though where most would be impressed with Barkley the athlete, Tate seems more impressed with Barkley the competitor.“I get caught staring at that dude, I’m not going to lie to you,” Tate said. “This dude is, just over the last four days, over the top competitive, and I love it. I’m talking about -- we’re doing broad jumps, he’s over there, ‘How much you broad jump? Oh Kyle Lauletta Jerseys 2019 , I got you.’ Bench press, ‘Oh Russ, what did you do here? Oh, I killed that.’ We were playing Connect Four yesterday, and he beat me in five tries. I haven’t played in a while. I wanted a rematch, and he beat me again. You can see that guy is competitive with everything. It reminds me of a young me. It’s either you’re competing, or you’re not competing in everything you do. You can just see it. Hopefully, that catches on to other guys. We’re a team full of competitors. I think it’s great, healthy competition that he’s bringing, and that’s what you want. The guy is obviously a phenomenal talent. I think he has the potential to be one of the best backs to ever play the game. He’s bringing the mentality and the mindset that a championship type organization needs.”The Giants’ players careIt is still just the start of the Giants’ off-season program. There are still weeks of OTAs to go before we even get to mini-camp, let alone training camp. But while it will take time for the team to get into “football shape”, Tate says that the receiver room is already in shape. “Yeah, I would say that’s usually the case, especially in April [that players always come in wanting to work] but looking at the work ethic and just hearing about what guys were doing before April, what they were doing to get better to come in and give themselves the best chance to compete at a high level. You can tell, for instance White Evan Engram Jerseys , (WR) Cody Latimer, one of the guys I was sitting next to, and he’s just absolutely worked his ass off this offseason trying to get back. You can just see it in his eyes. Before he does a set of exercises or reps in the weight room, or after he gets done, he’s like, ‘I’m not playing this year, I’m ready.’ You can see that fire. Some people you can just see the fire, and that’s what you can see with him, and a few other guys. (Sterling Shepard) Shep came in in tip-top shape, seems like he’s in tip-top shape, (WR) Russell Shepard has been awesome. If you ever get to talk to him, he is hilarious. Guys are just working. You can tell that they didn’t start working out just on Monday, which tells your ‘give a crap level’ is high.” Good morning, New York Giants fans!Baker Mayfield vs. Saquon Barkley: Who's NFL's offensive rookie of year? | ESPNESPN makes the case for each player. Barkley told ESPN that he would pick himself for Rookie of the Year, because “if you ask my peers that played against me or coaches that played against me and schemed against me who was the Rookie of the Year, I think they would say me.”Identifying The Next Crop of Bridge QBs - The Draft NetworkEli Manning is on this list. Read through it. I honestly don’t think the other quarterbacks named are better.One thing each NFC team can do to earn spot in Super Bowl LIV | NFL.comGregg Rosenthal says the answer is “Say goodbye to Eli Manning.” My question — what available quarterback is taking the Giants to the Super Bowl in 2019? Yes Evan Engram Jerseys 2019 , the Giants need to transition from Manning. Let’s not kid ourselves, though. It’s not like the simple act of replacing Manning will make the Giants better.Super Bowl 2019: Saquon Barkley, not Odell Beckham, is Giants’ best player, says ex-NFL star | nj.comReggie Bush says so, which apparently makes this news. It shouldn’t be, though. The fact that Barkley was the Giants’ best and most important player was obvious a few weeks into the 2018 season. As Manning said, the offense runs through Barkley — the team’s best player.Sean Payton handling Saints’ loss to Rams with ice cream, Netflix | SBNation.comYes, I think we can all sympathize.Chiefs' Andy Reid picks familiar face in Steve Spagnuolo | Yahoo SportsWe know the Chiefs hired ex-Giant Steve Spagnuolo as their defensive coordinator. This is why.NFL says concussions down 29 percent in regular seasonNEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is encouraged by progress made in reducing concussions while stressing there is much more work to be done.Nick Foles to Giants? Eagles' Chris Long hates the ideaAll of Philly probably agrees with Long.Big payday near, Ja'Wuan James will see how much Dolphins value him | ESPNWith the Giants likely in the market for a right tackle, James might be a name to pay attention to.NFL likely to consider judgment challenge with penalty disincentive2019 NFL draft - Todd McShay's Top 32 prospect rankings and grades]]> liny https://0xbt.net/blog/view/67957/east-rutherford Mon, 03 Jun 2019 01:23:39 +0000 https://0xbt.net/blog/view/67957/east-rutherford <![CDATA[EAST RUTHERFORD]]>  http://www.thebillslockerroom.com/authentic-ryan-groy-jersey , N.J. (AP) — The locker room was eerily quiet as New York Jets players got dressed, packed their bags and headed for the exits.Their 41-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday was as ugly as it gets. And it further cast doubts on the future of coach Todd Bowles."Everything that could've gone wrong," Bowles said, "went wrong." The hot seat under Bowles reached a boiling point as the Jets (3-7) got completely manhandled by a Bills team that was led by Matt Barkley , who hadn't started in nearly two years, and entered with a league-low 96 points and had two touchdowns in its previous four games.New York has now lost four in a row heading into its bye-week break. Whether Bowles will still be in charge when the Jets play again on Nov. 25 against New England seems immediately uncertain. But the coach spoke like a man approaching things like business as usual."We're going to take a long, hard look at everything this week, coaches and players," Bowles said. "We're going to try like hell to win our last six games."This loss, and the way it went down, could give owner Christopher Johnson pause when evaluating the future. It has seemed like a forgone conclusion to many that Bowles would not be back after the season. This latest loss, though, had many wondering if the coach will be back after Sunday.Johnson declined comment to reporters after the game when asked if he was considering a change.Many of the players insisted that the struggles can be attributed to lots of people, not just Bowles."T-Bowles is not the problem Eddie Yarbrough Jerseys 2019 ," safety Jamal Adams said. "I'm going to ride with T-Bowles until the end. I don't care what the fans say. It's T-Bowles. I'm going to support my coach through thick and thin."Well, consider this the thinnest of thin.New York started 39-year-old Josh McCown in place of injured rookie Sam Darnold, but he couldn't prevent a brutal loss in front of a frustrated fan base that booed lustily throughout.McCown was 17 of 34 for 135 yards with two interceptions, and the Jets finished with just 199 total yards."That's the first time I felt like somebody really smacked us," cornerback Morris Claiborne said, "and we didn't do nothing about it."Barkley sparked Buffalo's bumbling offense with two touchdown passes, including one to offensive tackle Dion Dawkins, LeSean McCoy broke out of a season-long slump with 113 yards rushing and a pair of TD runs, and the Bills (3-7) were in control before many fans had settled into their seats.On Barkley's first play, he launched a 47-yard pass to Robert Foster. On the next play, Barkley handed off to LeSean McCoy, who scored his first touchdown of the season with a 28-yard run that gave Buffalo a 7-0 lead 49 seconds in."Honestly, we didn't expect to come out there like that," Adams said. "We didn't expect this game to go like that. We didn't come out there and execute."Barkley and the Bills took a 14-0 lead midway through the opening quarter on a fluky play. On third-and-7 from the 11 White Jordan Mills Jerseys , Zay Jones caught a pass and took it 10 yards before fumbling as he reached for the goal line. Tight end Jason Croom recovered in the end zone for a touchdown that was upheld by video review.The 14-play, 73-play drive was prolonged by a fake punt on fourth-and-6 from the Bills 47 when the ball was snapped directly to tight end Logan Thomas, a quarterback at Virginia Tech. Thomas then completed a 19-yard pass to Foster for the first down."I don't feel like anybody quit," Claiborne said. "I just feel like the way the game went, it was their day coaching and their day playing."Perhaps the biggest sign of that came midway through the second quarter when Dawkins lined up as an eligible receiver on first-and-goal from the 7. Barkley, of course, found the 6-foot-5, 320-pound lineman wide open for a touchdown."We got our (butts) kicked," Adams said. "It's as simple as that."The boos from the frustrated fans at MetLife Stadium got louder at that point, and eventually turned into chants of "Bye Bye Todd!"Claiborne said he didn't hear those, but insisted he is standing by his coach."I have Todd's back, 100 percent," Claiborne said. "He's a guy who definitely knows football, knows what he's talking about and knows how to coach his players. … I have nothing but love for him. Where we're at is where we're at right now. We're trying to win with who we've got right now Jordan Mills Jerseys 2019 , period, point blank." The Buffalo Bills made what they thought was a big splash in free agency when the team signed tight end Charles Clay to a five-year, $38 million contract with $24.5 million guaranteed during the 2015 off-season. The results, especially during the 2018 season, have been underwhelming. In four seasons in Western New York, Clay has caught 178 passes for 1,822 yards with nine touchdowns, numbers that mirror his four years with the Miami Dolphins (161 receptions for 1,809 yards with 14 touchdowns). Last year, Clay regressed big-time, catching 21 passes (on only 36 targets) for 184 yards and no touchdowns—the first season where Clay was held without a touchdown catch. It was his lowest catch output since 2012, his second year in the league, and it represented a career-low in receiving yards. Clay did miss three games due to injury and has missed ten games over the last four years in Buffalo. Prior to the 2018 season, Clay had been targeted at least 70 times in each of the last five seasons. With a base salary of $4.5 million and a cap hit of $9 million White Lorenzo Alexander Jerseys , the Bills are paying a lot of money for a player who underachieved in 2018, but the Bills could move on from Clay’s contract and be on the hook for only $4.5 million. So, could the Bills move on from Clay before the 2019 season? Internally, there are two other tight ends under team control heading into the 2019 season: Jason Croom and Logan Thomas.Croom actually led Buffalo’s tight ends in receptions (22), yards (259), and touchdowns (one) last year, appearing in 15 games (three starts). Croom, 24, was more than serviceable in the blocking game, and he was more than capable in his route-running. Croom, who was a wide receiver at the University of Tennessee, was a pre-season breakout candidate last year, and should have an even bigger role in Brian Daboll’s offense in 2019—especially with how Croom (6-foot-5) can present match-up problems to the opposition. Croom would make a logical replacement for Clay if the Bills decide to part ways with the veteran. Thomas, 27 Lorenzo Alexander Jerseys 2019 , caught 12 passes (17 targets) for 77 yards in 12 games (three starts). The former collegiate quarterback at Virginia Tech has oozed potential, but that potential has yet to translate onto the field as Thomas has struggled in the blocking sector. A restricted free agent, Thomas appears unlikely to head into the season as the favorite to win the starting tight-end job. While Clay is the more established tight end, he also costs more than his productivity merits. With Josh Allen entering his second year, he will need all of the offensive weapons he can get, and at this stage of their careers, Croom appears to be the best internal bet to start at tight end in 2019. For a Bills team that needs to get more out of their tight ends, it would make sense for the Bills to release Clay and give Croom a chance to show what he can bring to the offense.]]> liny