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Actually it was during that scene where he seemed to allude to the effect that his injuries have had on his play... but I didn't hear what he said. Anyone? If you're talking about the "cut scenes" I really respect the organizations decision to not show those. To me that specific aspect of Hard Knocks is a tasteless exploitation. I'm not sure what NIL money has to do with McDermott's ability to connect. I agree that the team generally doesn't seem very affected by his speeches. It's funny that there were comments at the top of the topic about the quality of McDermott's speech. Relative to his own speaking abilities, it was better than average. But he's a poor speaker so the bar is low. I believe his anecdote in episode 2 about the coach who threw a chair through the window was partly an attempt to mitigate the fact that he can't inspire his players through speech. On the plus side, it also shows that he understands his limitations which in and of itself, is a show of wisdom. I agree with your first sentence. Your second sentence is an interesting question. Speech is a very powerful tool when used judiciously. While Marv never won a Super Bowl, he did take his team to 4 straight and his former players have his messaging and philosophies imprinted in their minds till they die. I doubt McDermott's players will remember much of anything he said. I know I can be moved by a great speech and conversely, I often cringe when listening to people who try to, but can't deliver a message intended to move or motivate others. Emotion definitely has a place in pro football and all things being equal, a coach who can inspire with words has an advantage over one who cannot.

Is Cole Bishop our new Kaiir Elam? Sure is looking like it. Hasn’t been healthy and when he does play, he hasn’t been anything spectacular.

Ciarlo sure is a small dude, but had some nice plays. That Chicago game was as bad as it was live, just a fugly performance

I also think he's a lock for the practice squad. Flashing repeatedly. Looking forward to seeing him in the next preseason game

It's usually pretty easy to figure out. When is the guy playing in the PS? Early in the game or at the end?

Sweden has oil? Care to tell us where it is? I think Finland, Denmark and Iceland also would like to know where their oil is. What is unique about our population? Apart from great looks, of course.

According to whom? We don't know what the development plans and expectations were for Olofoshio when they selected him in Round 5 last year. No one knows how long or how short his rope is with the team. It seems a pretty common practice around here for Day 3 Drafted players to be led to the gallows by posters after only one season if they haven't made an immediate impact as Rookies. When it's unlikely that they will, being Day 3 Picks. I'll never forget multiple respected posters on this board calling for Khalil Shakir to be cut for Andy Isabella after his Rookie year bc "what has Shakir done to earn a roster spot?". Long story short, he could be cut. But he could just as easily be given more than one season to see if he develops. It all depends on what they're seeing with him behind the scenes.

but this is year 3 of one cut down date from 90 to 53.

Crazier that the Navy put David Robinson on a submarine. He served on the USS Buffalo btw.

Yeah, then the next part where Brady asked Beane if Cook smiled when signing his contract, and Beane replied "I made him!"😁

Many here are in panic mode though this group overreacts as a general rule, so no surprise there. After last year the Bills recognized the need to improve the defense and they acted accordingly. They added 6 draft picks and 3 prominent free agents to the defensive side and added Ryan Nielsen and Jason Rebrovich to the defensive coaching staff. I expect the defense to be both different and better this year. How much better is anyone's guess. They're not gonna show anything ahead of the Ravens game. Also not mentioned in this topic is that the game can't be properly evaluated without combining it with the joint practice... which was a very under-covered event. There was precious little video or reporting of the joint practice and it's easily arguable that the Bills placed more importance on the practice than the game. As for the game, it looked like the Bills weren't prepared to play football and it's almost miraculous that no one was injured because you shouldn't even step onto a football field if you aren't ready to play. It's the responsibility of the coaches to make sure the players are prepared and they weren't. They were mistake-prone and lacked intensity and awareness. They looked tired and sloppy. I think McDermott was measured in his criticism of the team because he knew that the team wasn't prepared to play. It happens, especially in the preseason. All of that said, they did avoid injuries which is a huge plus... and it's too early (and too late) to hit the panic button or talk about wholesale changes. The foundation for this season has already been poured.

I liked the part where Cook got the slow clap after he walked on the practice field after signing his contract.

You are correct, I misremembered what he said. However, being the most challenging position to learn doesn't give me a lot of warm fuzzies that it's going to be fixed soon. Bishop has missed so much off-season time in his first two years that it has to have stunted his development. They brought in Forrest and he's apparently lost. They drafted Hancock and McDermott has already said they are trying not to overload him. Even if they brought in Simmons (which I don't think they will), how quickly can he pick up what they are trying to do? That doesn't concern you tremendously?

Legend is somebody hit it with a '74 LTD. They mounted the head and ate the rest.

I say yes cut em and take a flyer on graham mertz who was drafted by Houston who has established starter and back up. Stat line looked decent and he seemed a bit of a gamer too. If he gets along with Josh that would be my move. Why didn’t they draft the kid? Other needs and they wanted to see the Mitch and Mike white battle. I believe they have wanted to move on from trubisky all offseason and might realize now that Mike white ain’t the answer. how this works for the season is a bit tricky but can be managed. Maybe the flyer ain’t ready to get you through two games. Have a vet on the PS (gonna want them in the room anyway) and then call them up twice. Could also start the flyer and if he doesn’t work out after a game or two then call up the vet. If Josh is out more than 5 games you might consider tanking the season anyway. that’s my thesis and suggestion for how to do it after you get him on cut down day.

For the same reason they drafted Max Hairston... somewhere along the way over the last two years the Bills realized that they needed better and faster athletes on defense. Yes, the best case scenario. At this point there's a lot of wishing and hoping. No surprise here... they don't really have many options. Plan A is to try to light a fire under Bishop's ass. They're hoping that they don't have to resort to plan B. I don't think it's bizarre at all. It has been commented on numerous times how much more honest and less coddling McDermott has been this year. It looks to me like he's made the decision to not insulate players from criticism but rather allow them to feel the pressure to perform that all pros should feel. A 2nd round pick who's falling short of expectations should feel pressure. At this level and at these stakes, if a person can't handle pressure then they're not going to succeed. Coaches should be setting expectations and standards, not protecting players who are underperforming. As I said in another thread, Parcells and Coughlin were a-holes most of the time. And they each won 2 Super Bowls.

⬆️ The Friggin King! 😂

No its oil is in addition to the uniqueness of its population. It ain’t the 3rd world.

They aren't sitting in zone. They are playing a ton of man coverage and blitzing a lot. You "soft zone" complainers don't even know what you are looking at.

The tenures of those who wore it are noticably short until Josh. To a surprising extent.

This league had its chance. It chose LGBTQPLUS activism over merit, skill, and entertainment.

Good. Let it be a big nothingburger as far as I'm concerned.

Diggs was very good at finding spots to “sit in”. Fantastic route runner. Worked phenomenally early on, but against top tier defenses, he struggled to excel.

I'm dumbfounded by the whole discussion. We have no idea what we have w/ Bishop yet. McDermott is doing his thing & trying to motivate, and I think he's trying in his own way to acknowledge the concern that the fanbase has about the position.