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Really coming along! Thanks for sharing. 👍

Does Barron have a comment?

That community note is awesome.

I do actually agree with everything you are saying but I also feel like people just love passing stats. If we don't have a WR with big numbers they lose their minds. Just like every time we lose in the playoffs they want to invest more in the offense to "outscore" every body. There is not really a pick in this years draft I have major problems with.

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Trevor Lawrence does kind of look like Mark Arm, doesn't he? But I think he looks more like a horse.

Kincaid is the primary receiving TE, Knox is the primarily blocking TE. Kincaid will get 800 yards receiving while Knox will get about 500 yards. Getting 1300 yards out of the TE position and good Knox blocking will help the offense immensely, he is overpaid but that is not going to be fixed this year.

I think the issue is multiple things. 1. they have thrown countless resources at the DE position. Draft, FA. They’ve definitely taken their shots there. 2. The bigger issue to me is the issue that McDermott loves his rotational DLine philosophy too much. It absolutely take away from the need to have a stud pass rusher imo. Even if they did have one on the team, McDermott would still rotate him in and out because he’s an idiot.

Surprised that the BOC show wasn't at 8 but it'll at least be dusk.

"X" were always known as LA punk band, but "The Have Nots" is a straight forward rocker with witty lyrics. And here is one of the writers of the song, John Doe, at age 64.

You preparing for the war B-man?

Childish. MAGA is your vessel for feeling relevant.

The original discussion was a top 32 receiver. If you subtract TEs and go with just receivers, then Claypool was 29th in 2020 and 31st in 2021, and Samuel was 31st in 2020. But that's just nit-picking and granted, it was a while ago for both of them. But, it at least shows that they have the ability to do it. Over the last 5 years, the 32nd WR in yards in the NFL has averaged: 67 receptions for 848 yards and 5 TDs. Last year, Shakir had 39 receptions for 611 yards and 2 TDs. If you prorate his receptions up to the average of the 32nd WR (67 receptions), Shakir would have 67 receptions for 1,050 yards and 3.5 TDs. Now prorating stats is not a predictor, of course, but having a more focal point in the offense from the start of the season and all of the targets left by Diggs and Davis, might not Khalil be able to add 237 yards (that's 14 yards/game) and a couple of TDs over the season? For the first 7 games last year, he only averaged a 26% snap count---his snap count for the entire season ended up being 52%. He only saw 5 total targets in the first 6 games last year. He'll see a lot more playing time this year. And he had an 86.7% catch percentage last season (that's pretty impressive). And with Kincaid most likely being the #1 target this year (and again, from the start of the season, and all the free targets), do you not think that he can add 175 yards (that's 10 yards/game) and 3 TDs to his totals from last year? With those meager improvements in stats from Shakir and Kincaid, we would have two top 32 receiving yard players---without even discussing the opportunities for Coleman, Samuel, and Claypool. Now, I'm not saying you don't want better than say your top two targets at 31st and 32nd in yards, just pointing out that it wouldn't take much to at least be at that level. And, just FYI, over the last 10 games of last season: Diggs and Davis combined for 734 yards and 3 TDs on a 78.8% snap count (Diggs averaged 42 yards/game and had only 1 TD over the last 10 games-including playoffs---it's not like he was playing like a #1 receiver last year). Shakir and Kincaid combined for 900 yards and 5 TDs on a 61.5% snap count And just to see what it would take for Kincaid to not just take another step, but actually be a top TE (what he has to shoot for): Over the last 5 years, the top three TEs in the league averaged 91 receptions for 1,089 yards and 6 TDs. Dalton had 73 receptions for 673 yards and 2 TDs. Can we expect an extra 400 yards (that would be a jump from 40 yards/game to about 64 yards/game on average) and 4 more TDs from him? Hopefully, at least at some point---doesn't seem outrageous, but, yes, it still remains to be seen. Now, if he could just up his yards/reception from 9.2 last year to about 12 this year (and add 4 more TDs across the season), he would be in the elite TE range. And I think the low yards/reception was more about the Bills offense last year, rather than any flaw with Kincaid. I could be wrong again about the overall receiving corps (I did think we would be fine last year---at least Samuel, Claypool, MVS, Hollins are more proven in the league than Harty and Sherfield were). But I have a lot of confidence in Kincaid and Shakir after last season. I have always liked Samuel as a player and we'll finally see him with a top QB. I like the talk about Claypool at this point, but not "counting" on him by any means yet. And Knox is a pretty darn good TE #2. So, I think a lot is riding on Coleman. If he can come in and contribute solidly this year (not as a #1, but maybe #3 or #4 in targets/receptions), I think we'll be really solid actually. If he's not ready this season (there doesn't seem to be any indications of that, at least yet), and Claypool and MVS don't pan out either, then yes, we could be very thin. But, even though there is no apparent/proven elite playmaker in the receiving corps, we did get bigger, stronger, faster, better hands, better red zone targets...so it's not all bad. I wonder if a lot of this discussion really resides on how confident someone feels about Coleman as a player/pick at this point. People wanted a high draft pick WR---Keon was pick #33. The Bills obviously liked him more than 3 of the guys drafted above him (Worthy, Pearsall, Legette). The only other realistic option was to go up and get Brian Thompson Jr. If the Bills had done that would that have made a difference for people in any way? Or did it have to be a true #1 veteran WR? But then, those aren't easy to come by either. I mean, when Gabriel Davis got the second best WR FA contract... I'm just not sure how much else the Bills could have realistically done this year. I don't think you sell out that big in the draft for a top-3 WR, we didn't have a ton of cap space, and if you want to trade for someone, first you actually need a partner, and then you need the money and compensation. And with the way the end of last year played out (and his lack of production in the playoffs), I actually think Diggs was addition by subtraction at this stage. Basically, through trade or FA, the only actual proven #1 WRs that were available to this point were: Calvin Ridley, Keenan Allen, and Diontae Johnson. Not sure that Ridley and Johnson fit the Bills DNA for a start, and Allen is 32 years old and was carrying a 23.1 million cap hit for 2024. And with a lot of the other available guys (Jeudy, Mooney, Moore, etc.), you would be projecting just as much with them as you would be with Shakir or Samuel, imo. Or, basically, it wouldn't be a guarantee that they would be better than what we already have to put us over the top or whatever. Am I looking through rose-colored, homer glasses? Maybe, but I don't know, I have a good feeling about this group as it currently stands, especially in lieu of the limitations the team had putting the group together. Plus, it will be a different offense than we ran the last few years. I believe (just my opinion) they are going for a more ball-control offense, probably like a 54/46 run/pass ratio. Look, the way defenses have tried to stop Josh is with cover zero and to make him be patient marching the ball down the field on long drives (don't give up the big pass plays). The only way to open that up is with the run game and underneath passes. With a better run game and a more old-New England style pass game, we will force teams out of that defense, or we'll just march down the field on them in small chunks. The skill players we have now are much more suited to that style of play. And with a better run game, you aren't asking Josh to put everything on his back (either as a runner or in the pass game). We just lost two All-Pro safeties. Are you really saying adding another WR (after Coleman had already been picked) was more important than adding a safety that should be able to start early? With the way the Bills rotate the D-line, that 2nd 3T will probably see around a 45% snap count this year (basically a co-starter). Maybe you could say a RB wasn't needed, but hopefully Ray Davis will prove you wrong there. Again, if he is on the field like 30-40% this year, that's important snaps, and as I said I believe there will be a bigger focus on the running attack this year. Were you really sold with Ty Johnson as your #2 RB? All three of those players will see WAY more playing time than a 3rd or 4th round WR would (unless that pick was so good that as a rookie he could beat out all but one or two of Shakir, Samuel, Coleman, Claypool, MVS, Hollins). Honestly, what is the likelihood of that? Yes, it was a deep WR class, but we are talking about the 12th WR in the draft (instead of Cole Bishop), the 17th WR in the draft (for Carter), or the 22nd WR (instead of Ray Davis). How deep is deep? There is no guarantee that those players would help much this year. To put a face to it, the next WR picked after each of those Bills picked were Malachi Corley (western Kentucky), Luke Mcaffrey (Rice), and Jacob Cowing (Arizona). I know people hate long posts...sorry...and thanks if you actually read the whole thing.

Does the argument that you keep drafting until you get the desired level of play from that position also apply to DE? I know the board would lose it's mind if we had drafted a DE in the first. I very much feel like people love stats, especially passing stats. Over and over again teams have won SB's with WR's who names are barely remembered 2 or 3 years later. Elite QB's and TE's are a rinse and repeat recipe.

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With KC comments about using DB Reid (believe that’s the spelling) so they could avoid injury to kicker and have another tackler I am not against the bills trying to find someone. if they keep this kickoff going forward it might create a hybrid special teamer kicker/gunner

Usain bolt has accomplished more athletically than hill

I'm seeing speculation that Knox may be given the chance to handle kickoff. Theorizing that BUF wants a bruising kicker that can tackle. 🤷‍♂️

When I read the article two things struck me first the authors comments about Lawrence's development. I do, however, remember thinking this at the time: He’s going to need to be reprogrammed from Clemson’s RPO-heavy, simplistic passing game and be taught an NFL passing game from the ground up, conceptually. 2nd comment made was: He’s not even the best quarterback in the AFC South — that would be the Texans’ C.J. Stroud, last year’s No. 2 pick and Offensive Rookie of the Year. To me Stroud is still a bit of a TBD. Yes he played better last year, but there have been a number of rookie wonders over the years, lets see how he looks this year and even the year after that.

I agree. Its definitely an N sound g silent. No G in choice #1 I love a fresh gnocchi. My college roommate would make it homemade with fresh spinach it was Divine

That’s pretty cool!

Awesome heck yeah 🙂 I also saw Neil on his one person show at the Rady Shell at the Embarcadero last year too . It was my birthday present. lol I never figured he would be touring again so quickly. Crazy Horse OMG I'm so jelly I missed seeing him here on this tour and as I have stated after reading the reviews Im sick about it. Now I need to search YouTube. But I promise no spoilers. I'm a couch tourer FTW ENJOY!!!!

Last week I was in ST Kitts over the Memorial Day Weekend. While at the swimup pool bar I met a Bills fan from New Hampshire (If I recall correctly, there were several Mai Tis). She was wearing the Standing Buffalo with the 1960 date.