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Ending a playoff drought takes time Youth Taylor Gabriel Jersey , effort, and a considerable amount of luck. It’s physically taxing, and beyond emotionally overbearing. But when it finally reaches it’s merciful end, it’s the greatest feeling and reward of all. Before last January, that was the experience and thought process for the Buffalo Bills. An organization mired in perpetual mediocrity for most of the 21st century finally broke though with a playoff berth for the first time since 1999. An event forever crystallized in time in western New York. Now, the Bills are preparing to take one step back by having patience in developing a rookie quarterback in Josh Allen, to make the future as consistently special as that distinct playoff moment. To break down what to expect from Buffalo in the 2018 NFL season, Erik Turner of Cover 1 and The Athletic Buffalo joined me on the latest WCG Radio. We discussed when Allen could eventually thrive, how the Bills need to keep improving on paper, where the Bears and Mitchell Trubisky have an advantage over them (mostly everywhere), and looked forward to a highly anticipated Labor Day.iTunes (Subscribe http://www.authenticschicagobears.com/ch...ong-jersey , rate five stars, and review!)It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3. Robert ZeglinskiBlogTalk RadioOn this episode of WCG RadioCover 1 and The Athletic Buffalo’s Erik Turner joins the show to preview the 2018 Bills. Second year of the Sean McDermott era: aftermath of ending a playoff droughtDrafting Josh Allen: a controversial move. When could he shine?What Allen has to do to have a successful rookie season. When does he start?How Tremaine Edmunds projects in Buffalo’s defenseOne underrated area people don’t talk enough about on the Bills roster (secondary for days!)One area that could be the team’s Achilles Heel (the quarterback has to stay upright)Staying competitive amidst the end of the Patriots run: you don’t, you wait it outFree agency review (Star Lotulelei paid handsomely)Draft review (Harrison Phillips’ impact)Bears-Bills preview: Chicago should have a complete advantage ... on paperFInding a breather in the last weekend free of pro football Former Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd has filed a lawsuit against famed orthopedist Dr. James Andrews and several other parties for alleged negligence during a 2016 knee surgery that caused career-ending complications, seeking at least $180 million for potentially lost earnings.Brad Sohn, an attorney for Floyd, confirmed Tuesday the complaint was filed in Orlando, Florida, in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court for Orange County. Sohn said he believes the case can be made for damages exceeding $200 million, when projecting career contract values for the NFL's premier defensive tackles.Floyd carried that potential Youth Eric Kush Jersey , but he played in only 44 games, the last on Sept. 11, 2016."He's trying to figure out what's next for him in life," Sohn said. "That's not an easy thing, because he had no interest in ceasing to play football."Floyd was drafted by the Vikings out of Florida with the 23rd overall pick in 2013, and he became a full-time starter in his second season. Floyd missed three games in 2015 for cartilage cleanup in his left knee, which continued to bother him the following training camp after the Vikings exercised the fifth-year option on his contract. After playing in the 2016 season opener, Floyd needed a similar arthroscopic operation on the right knee.During that surgery, Sohn said, doctors determined a more comprehensive procedure was necessary to help stimulate regrowth of Floyd's cartilage. After drilling into the knee bone, a post-operation pain blocker was injected into the nerve.Floyd's leg never fully recovered enough to be able to return to the field. He was placed on the non-football injury list before the 2017 season http://www.authenticschicagobears.com/ch...han-jersey , after which his rookie contract expired."Sharrif is never going to play football again because of permanent nerve and muscle damage in and around his right knee and right lower leg. That was directly caused, we allege, from the nerve block," Sohn said. "The only reason it was even arguably necessary is because a far more significant surgery was performed than what had been represented to Sharrif. They told him he'd go in for a routine scope and be out a few weeks, and then they did a really complex procedure and required a significant pain intervention that ended his career."Andrews, two surgical fellows, an anesthesiologist, the hospital and the organizations associated with the doctors are named as defendants in the case. The Associated Press left a message Tuesday night with the Florida-based Andrews Institute seeking comment.