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Smells Like Teen Spirit would be a good one..

You're over selling this narrative. A lot of those snaps were when players like Casey Rogers and Zion Logue were on the field. The top 4 DTs and top 4 EDGEs are what actually matter. I would bet by the time the season starts that will be Oliver/Jones/Sanders/Walker and Rousseau/Bosa/Epenesa/Hoecht (probably Solomon until Hoecht comes back which will be a notable weak link). Those players as a whole performed very well yesterday. I do remain concerned that the coverage will not be good enough for the pass rush to matter, and that includes the coverage scheme and play calling as much as it does coverage talent, but that's a different conversation. On the whole I feel really good about the talent Beane added to the DL this season. A lot of it will depend on Bosa staying healthy.

He doubled down in his podcast and went even further, stating that he was the best Bills player on the field.

Exactly

Im not concerned based on one vanilla preseason game with limited reps for higher end guys. But this fanbase is far beyond giving McDermott a pass. His Defense has been THE biggest reason we haven’t gotten to the Super Bowl and it’s the same issues every year. Last year we got the bonus of a bad regular season defense plus the bad postseason defense.

I’ve heard chicks dig the long bow, or something like that….. I enjoy classical or soft jazz as background music. It’s better than having the TV running all the time, which I can be guilty of. Side note: Our son played second violin in middle school. There was no first violin, but he was where he belonged. It did not break my heart when he gave it up.

Heh. I haven't dialed up since 2000. Crazy that people still do.

Yea, I’m not thinking any of these guys are going to be Chris Jones or Micah Parsons this year, but I do think the addition of Sanders, Walker, Hoecht and Bosa drastically increases the talent & potential around Oliver and Rousseau. That increase in surrounding talent has me hoping Rousseau and Oliver can take another step when they’re not the only guys the other team is worried about on passing downs.

Do many on here play?

By the end of of the regular season, Rapp and Bishop need to stay healthy and play well and we need Hairston to be a plus player.

I get what you guys are saying, I'm a known McD doubter, especially when it comes to playoff time. But the Giants played their starting QB and are trying different things with bringing Dart along yesterday. We started Trubisky, then moved to White, and our situation is very different. I'd also argue that coaching/playcalling IS the difference in the postseason, and that's been the problem. But whatevs, preseason game 1 down.

I would agree if struggling to get to the QB plus a weakness at 3rd and long weren't issues which have occured on numerous occasions during competitive games.

Agreed. He had a good game as well

In my Christopher Walken voice " You make me laugh"

While I tend/want to believe this is true, I don’t have a lot of confidence. Groot and Oliver are low sack guys, Sanders and Walker are rookies, Hoecht is sitting out six guys and Bosa has struggled staying healthy. Here’s hoping the DL is a strength this year!

I was saying I wish he had a generational hof caliber guy but at the same time I expect big things from this group. I think overall this should be his best WR group I see both sides regarding Beane, I mean Gabe was his WR2 for a cpl years and he's a FA in August,pretty unbelievable but this was the 2nd highest scoring O last year, so I understand why he isn't desperate to get that elite talent , also , he did go and get Diggs while 17 was developing

Hawes is ahead of him because of his blocking. That will be the TE3's primary job this year. His drop yesterday was brutal but he also had several blocking reps that looked like this: Davidson needed to catch every pass in his vicinity to have even a small of chance of making the roster.

If Lundt is good enough to make the team, then they are going to trade VandeMark. They had RVD at RT yesterday because that is his weak spot and I would say he held up only okay there. He is much more natural at Left Tackle but its extremely hard to make a team year after year when you can only play 1 out of 5 OL Positions. If Lundt can play both he'll make the team and RVD will be traded for another team that is desperate for O line help.

My favorite player on the team! Anyway, to Shavers….he just looks the part when he’s on the field. I hope the Bills not only keep him but give him a legitimate chance to be a difference maker. I think he’s up to the task.

I remember when Bob Gibson gave up that double in Spring training. The Cardinals were stupid not to cut him but they lucked out.

Do we call you Two Times Jimmy Two Times, or do you prefer Jimmy Four Times?

Same brother. He was in my top 8 WRs in last years stacked draft. Was psyched to see him fall to 3rd round for us

Giants’ defense probably didn’t gameplan much either and held the Bills to 1-9. its preseason but something to monitor. I would like to see more individual plays made on the defensive side. If we are relying on coaching/playcalling to make up the difference, it’s a tough ask to maintain in the postseason.

I agree, as you had mentioned in a separate thread I think SVPG to IR or cut is more likely than Lundt being released.

NYG attempted 50 passes….with zero sacks by the Bills D. That is frankly pathetic.