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I don't do autographs. But I wouldn't be disrespectful either. Hate the opinion ball you want, but I hold no bad feelings for Brady. It's not his fault that Buffalo absolutely refused to field a competitive team for much of his duration there. And don't give me the "he's a cheater" BS either because had the same situations played out except he played in Buffalo this board would defend him against everything until their dying breath. And that "swarmy cocky" attitude people love to bash on...would play very will in Orchard Park. Y'all would have embraced him even more for it. Those victory Monday videos he posted on social media would have been replayed here with tons of people loving them. Guy had a heck of a career and was the most successful QB to ever play. He can't hurt you anymore, people. Late the hate go.

His rookie year was a wash. Had a feeling it would be when they drafted him because he had work to do to learn this style of defense. Benford was more ready to step in. This was the talk right after the draft and it was a good take. Last year all reports were he looked great in camp, was spending most of his time with the first team...and then Benford shot past him the final week of PS to start. Seemed peculiar at the time but as it turns out Elam was playing with an ankle injury...which ended up costing him a good chunk of the season. I think he's got more to offer than we have seen so far. When he came back from IR last year he looked good....not great by any means...but definitely worth being rostered. He needs snaps, though. Tough to see him getting them with Douglas, Benford and Johnson as the top 3 CBs unless injury hits. But more experience on the field in game action would definitely help him. I'm not holding my breath that he turns into Revis 2.0...but it wouldn't shock me to see him take steps forward this year either.

That the team that traded for Kadarius Toney? Signed Kelvin Benjamin after the Bills cut him? Just had a WR act like the freeway was the Indianapolis 500? Had a "Super Fan" convicted of bank robberies to fund his travels? Like I get it their team won the Super Bowl so the air where they are is pretty thin and all...but every team takes a swing on a guy like Claypool once in a while. No franchise, fan bases or signings are perfect all the time.

As I often say. We don't know what we don't know. I would venture a guess that his mind is made up. And from there, the Bills organization has made up their mind as well. So what could the hold up be on an announcement? Doctors. Medical clarification. Making sure he can not only get on the field, but walk off it. I guessed earlier in the season and my guess remains the same. Buffalo has a loose agreement in place with Hyde. If he returns, Buffalo will welcome him back. If he doesn't return a spot on the coaching staff either this year or next season has been offered. And if he does come back, I'm hoping it's more of a backup, leadership role rather than close to 100% of the snaps he's seen in the past. Though I like Hyde and wish him nothing but the best...he was noticably slower last year. And how many games did he come out of injured? IMO he's past prime of a guy that's able to be depended on for 17 games. His best role would be spot duty and passing that knowledge bon IMO.

I like that the ability to be a bit heavier gives the Bills the option to be more gameplan specific as well. Perfect example from last year was the Dallas game. How do you eliminate their best player of defense? Pound the ball. How do you take advantage bof the light LBers they trotted out? Pound the ball. At some point most teams will adjust and it will open passing lanes. Dallas did not...so Cook has a career day. Bills win big. Joe Brady's philosophy is simple. He's stated it in his PCs numerous times. His philosophy is simply: "What do we need to do to win this game?" Having a WR like Coleman paired with speed like Samuel, a mismatch like Kincaid and a solid ground game gives him the tools to do just that.

Whoa whoa whoa...slow down. Doesn't there first need to be a poll about that? Now we may need a poll about if the board has had enough discussion to warrant a poll about if a poll is needed. I mean, what are we...savages?

I believe there needs to be a poll about if a poll is warranted. Possibly a follow up poll about what the poll options should be if in fact there is a poll.

My definition of a "drought era" guy has always been a guy that played the majority nof his career in that period. For example, Kyle Williams to me is "drought era". Sure, he got that 1 playoff game at the tail end...but the bulk of his work was done on bad teams. So he is always my first pick in these discussions. Second pick, I'm open to a lot of different guys there. What the hey, give me Marshawn Lynch. Sure, he went on to bigger and better games. But not with the Bills. With the Bills he was firmly "Drought Era".

Ulofoshio's description really is right in the mold for what Beane likes in the young LBers he drafts. I'd say he has a type. If Solomon is even half of as productive winning his pass rushing snaps as Huff was last year...that's a solid pick. If Carter can be the primary backup to Oliver and rotate in consistently and Bishop is playing a lot I see some upside in both. For me, it's not about if Bishop or Carter start, but how many snaps can they eat up during a game. If Bishop does end up starting in that near 100% of the defensive snaps at safety role that Hyde and Poyer often would, great. If Carter can get 40% of the snaps at DT behind Oliver...huge plus. I think Davis is going to have a nice role as well. Possibly will be "the guy" in the next 2 years when Cook comes up for a new deal. I think Cook carries the load again this year and we see more of a split the following year as they transition. Kind of like it was during Motor's last season here.

I think a major discourse over the Bills WR room this off season is simply differing preference on what people believe they "should" have and what we "could" have, so to speak. People get locked into their thought process of having "fast" WRs, or at least one guy that's 6'4" or a dominant type guy. Nothing wrong with thinking any of that, of course. I think there are a lot of pluses to a more "spread the ball" philosophy as long as your QB is good at identifying mismatches and exploit them. Yes, a WR like Diggs has been in the past is a huge plus. It does open things up. But during his time here we were very fortunate that he never missed time (aside from when he would pull himself out of games, of course) and left a vacuum of targets unaccounted for. I also am of the thought that with guys like that, you have to get them their targets. And sometimes that leads to tunnel vision and comes at the cost of lost downs. I'm really interested in seeing what this group can be. We have some mismatches on the field. We need Allen to find those. Now, should they bring in a "big name" Alpha type guy, so be it. But I'm good with what we have right now. We will move the ball.

That's always an odd thing to hope for to me. He's on the roster now. I would figure the "hope" is that he gets the message that he's close to washing out of the league, matures and shows out. The obsession in this day and age to root for others to fail (especially those on a team you support) is kinda mind numbing to me.

What if I told you that since 2020 when he entered the league, Claypool has more catches, yards and TDs then OBJ?

The games I know off hand he was inactive for were right before and after the trade and I believe he had some knee issues as well. Not 100% sure if that was the cause of any inactives, though. Jokes aside, I agree that the signing isn't a terrible bone. I actually think this may be exactly the team and location he needs at this point. Close knit team. No real distractions. A lot of solid leadership. Coaches that coach and support the players. Contrast that with South Beach. A HC that wants to joke and be buddies. A locker room with quite a few players with odd attitudes (Ramsey, Wilkins, Tyreek ect). And of course the distractions and nightlife of Miami right in his back yard. Best case he knows this may be his last opportunity and we see him focus and grow. Guy put up 800+ yards each of his first 2 seasons. Let's not pretend he doesn't have talent. Worst case he flakes yet again and he's on the waiver wire and Bills aren't (likely) out much.

What has been sticking out to me in all the number changes and new guys numbers announced...23 is still unassigned to my knowledge. Now maybe it's nothing but coincidence. Or maybe the number is on hold pending an announcement from Micah Hyde at his charity softball game. 🤷🏼‍♂️

I do hate his haircut. And his face. And his voice. His family is no sparkling duck either.