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If Savage sees the field this year, can we finally put to rest all the breathless commentary about how complex Sean's defense is?

He won't get sacks but he's great at setting the edge and helping with the worst run defense this team has had in years.

He bumped 30 threads in 1 hour this evening Easier than ever to track him - bc absolutely no one responds to his posts. Good work to all who ignore and block the troll who’s totally here for “discussion.”

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My buddy is a die hard Packers fan and said Savage was good for them up to 2023 before he left. So no, I don't think this is like Elam at all. If you listened to McDermott's Friday presser that's obvious. He clearly really wanted Ingram back on the team.

He has nickel experience and the speed for it. Jordan Hancock is also a great athlete and if needed in a playoff game he has the ability to play outside cb and nickel. He did both at Ohio St.

This is very well put. Not to mention he could obviously change his mind in a couple weeks and the depth could obviously help. There's only upside in keeping him. Plus it has nothing to do with spite. The bills are under no obligation to help another team. That's silly

There absolutely is a reason to keep him on the list besides spite... When you claim a player on waivers, you take on the contract of the team that waived him (in this case, the Steelers). Had Slay not been claimed, he would then become a Free Agent and that contract would remain on the Steelers books. But since we claimed him, The Steelers are now free and clear of contractual obligations. It works the same way for us. If we waive him and he goes unclaimed, we are stuck paying him the remainder of that contract for the rest of the year. Considering the Bills and the Eagles were the only teams to put in a claim originally before all this mess - there's no way any team claims him if we waive him. Every other team in the league knows he won't report to any team but the Eagles. And bc of that, the Eagles know that they don't need to put in a claim. They can just sign him and pay week to week vet minimum. If we cut him, we would be stuck still paying for him for the rest of the season. Literally the only way to prevent that is to put him on that list and keep him there, unless he reports. Also, by putting him on that list and keeping him there, we also could recoup a 5 game prorated amount from his 8.9m signing bonus. So not only could we not have to pay the contract we're currently on the hook for, we could stand to make money out of him being there that we could use for others. Long story short, this is the only move. It's not just spite. We'd actually be pretty stupid to waive him.

I defended him multiple times. I've compared him to Sean Jones and Charles Mann from the late 80s and early 90s. With Bosa out it's time for him to take this game over. I'm talking 2-3 sacks, multiple pressures, and causing constant havoc. He has the ability and has flashed the ability. He's 25 now and it's time to be a big time pass rusher. He played at an extremely high level vs KC so I expect the same here, and a little more. On a side note, we traded up for TJ Sanders and he's fully healthy. He flashed a lot in camp reportedly and looked to be turning a corner vs Pittsburgh. The ascension of these two is massive for this game and going forward is extremely important.

Same is true of that guy we sent to Dallas for a 6th.

Can't make a diamond without a lot of pressure I think this team is ready for the playoff push

Love to see the hope here. Of course, I don't actually share it this week, against an opponent who just proves to be a bad matchup. Cinci runs it better lately than they get credit for, and we know of course how they throw it with Burrow back in the fold. Two-dimensional offenses like theirs have the ability to exploit McD's defense (and NFL defenses in general). Without a talented pass rush, it's really difficult to stop such teams.

As a matchup dime defender and ST contributor yes.

Reading through the thoughts of the people here I see a lot of things... I agree with some don't agree with others I do think the Rams are the best coached team in the NFL.. and this is a very disparity year so I think that gives them a leg up in the NFC Talent-wise I don't think they are the best in NFL The AFC will be a mixed bag till the seedings are set... Crazy year Seriously bills could go on the road and make a giants like Run if they had to... Not back on the pass rush but backed on our offensive line and controlling the line of scrimmage

Obviously I’m not running on them but everytime I see that titans field it looks great. I’d think they’d all be closer to that or real grass

He did have two interceptions including a pick 6 and a sack last year with a couple of tackles for a loss That's pretty good for a fifth corner Mind you cam and jamarcus are my guys so I'm going to have their back but I've always liked this skill set and he's a good kid and a hard worker But his stats last year with some playing time were definitely not practice squad level

I don't see a reason to release Slay after we play the Eagles on the 28th. We could see them again in the Super Bowl, however unlikely that may be. And we shouldn't give them any resources they can use to beat us at any point when we still might play them again. Can you imagine losing the Super Bowl to the Eagles on a Darius Slay interception because we decided "nah, he's not that important to Philadelphia and the chances we both make the Super Bowl are tiny, let's just be nice and let him go where he wants." I'd be okay with releasing Slay and letting him go to the Eagles after it's assured there is zero chance we will see the Eagles again this year. If we don't qualify for the playoffs or are eliminated before the Eagles are.

Buffalo will be getting Jackson and Hoecht back next season, but both will be question marks. With Jackson it is both a question of health (his history of multiple injuries) and his ability to transition to the pro game. With Hoecht it is a question of the time it will take to rehab from a ruptured Achilles tendon. Bosa and Epenesa will be free agents. I'd love for Buffalo to re-sign Bosa, but that will depend on Bosa's asking price and cap management. Epenesa is a useful roster member. I'm guessing he'll want a healthy pay raise in his next contract. I'm not sure how much of a pay raise his play deserves given Buffalo's tight cap. Only Rousseau and Solomon are both healthy and under contract after the season. Buffalo pretty much has to add a defensive end in the off season, whether via draft or free agency, if not more than one. The problem is it will be just about impossible to ad one that is elite. An elite player in free agency takes more money than Buffalo is likely to allocate to the position. The upcoming draft doesn't seem to have a lot in the way of high end bendy and quick defensive ends. There are more guys that play with power, but there aren't many Joey Bosas. There are more like Jackson whose skillset may or may not translate, but they aren't going to be elite.

Yes. Rosenhaus is a players agent. There's no emotion in anything he does. He's a reptile, a pragmatist. He represents Greg Rousseau and Jordan Poyer. He couldn't care less about the outcome but he's certainly happy to have his name in the news. All true. And even if Beane knew what the slimy play was, why should he go along with it? Phaq Slay, Phag the Steelers, and Phaq the Eagles. Not on our watch. The Bills have been bitten in the playoffs due to a lack of CB depth. They had the opportunity to improve at the position and worst case, prevent the Eagles, who we play in 3 weeks and could face in the Super Bowl, of a player they covet and know how to use. Exactly. It's preposterous to think this, as it's preposterous to think that McDermott and Beane are at odds. There's a nuclear stupid bomb that's hit this topic. I didn't have to hear what the player said. I couldn't care less. To the player: You're not entitled to dictate the terms of your employment. You made a slimy play and you lost. Eat it. As I said before (actually any 3 pages of a 40 page topic captures all that needs to be said but seeing as we're going around in circles, I have just as much right as anyone), the people who hate Beane so much that they can't even think straight anymore would have a field day in 3 weeks if Slay picked off Josh for the Eagles. "We could have claimed him! He was on waivers! Wah! Wah! Wah!

Sure hope so!! But unlikely as it’s a $$$ grab.. you mean like when the Bills had to play on the concrete in London? Because the soccer team wouldn’t let them play on the grass?? Unreal that the NFL and Pegs allowed it. But yeah $$$$ grab.

When they can “convince” the host city/country to pay or no game, why would the NFL consider any other alternative?

This defense has played excellent for the last 6 quarters. The year we finally do this, is the year our defense takes the big step. This team has made us look very bad in the past. If we can stop Cincinnati, I think the sky is the limit. Im very excited to see how our defense holds up this week.