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I did this exercise a month or two ago looking at 2026 and where the holes are. Unfortunately they now feel larger and more pronounced for what needs help or upgrade in 2026. Anyway in my eyes this is where I see the team in terms of having starters and not at this point: Offense QB: Josh RB: Cook & Davis WR1: ? Slot: Shakir WR2: Palmer WR3: WR4: Shavers TE1: Kincaid TE2: Hawes (Knox cut for cap) Offensive Line: Returns in full unless they make moves for cap Defense LDE: Groot DT: Oliver DT: Walker RDE: ? (crickets) WB: Bernard (this does not mean they do not draft or bring in a FA but with him being captain I can't see him not starting at this moment) MLB: ? SLB: ? (Maybe Dorian Williams but I think they know they need a lot of a talent added even with him in the fold) CB1: Benford CB2: Hairston NCB: ? (Taron has been awful and can save money in cap cut, I can see them using Cam Lewis here as spot starter if needed) SS: ? FS: Bishop The offense needs are pretty well known as they badly need a stud or two quality WRs on the outside. In a way that side of the ball is easier given the rest of the lineup is far more ready to go. The defense though is yikes regardless of injuries this year there are just so many holes they have. Bosa has not been bad as a DE but he was meant as a rotational piece the same with Hoecht who was injured. I can see them possibly bringing Bosa back at a cheaper price, but we are back to square one of needing another DE or platooning the position. Linebacker honestly might be worse as the league has shifted to larger LBs again with teams running the ball more. Milano is old hurt and undersized he will sadly go, Bernard has been atrocious this year and also hurt. I understand Bernard has been their captain but pragmatically they need two new starters here. The secondary thanks to youth has moved back to being a strength when healthy. Taron Johnson I expect to see cut due to has cap hit and poor play, but overall CB is not looking bad at all. With the right addition at SS the secondary could become a true area of dominance again. The Bills will have upwards of 40-50 mil in cap space once moves are made and possibly more if they restructure Josh or Oliver. They will also have 7 drafts picks although their 6th is a 7th next year. On paper they have upwards of seven spots open, but realistically it probably is closer to 5 as LB they probably sign a solid vet at MLB and then platoon with a rookie/vet with Dorian Williams & the same at DE where they add a productive one year vet like Bosa while I am sure Beane bets on Landon Jackson to develop. My guess at WR is Beane tries to trade for a proven talent and drafts another WR in rounds 2-4 with the idea they step possibly move into WR2 role down the road that Palmer is in. The biggest issue at WR will end up being a lot of teams want guys this offseason so it will be crowded in the market. People can say what they want about Coleman and getting more of a chance, but decisions have been made and he is quickly fading from the picture.

I was just looking at their drafts, yes he's traded a lot of firsts. 2 1s for Goff, 2 1s for Stafford, 2 1s for Jalen Ramsey. But boy he is a fan of having a lot of picks despite the 1s hes traded. 2024 10 picks, 2023 14 picks, 2022 8 picks, 2021 9 picks. If you look at the games played by these picks, its a lot. Probably why they are in a good cap situation. A lot of guys on cheap rookie contracts. The trade he made with Atlanta, moving out of the first, got him a 2nd and a 7th last year, and the 2026 first round pick, he moved up how many spots. Currently the 26th pick in the first round of the 25 draft he turned in the 11th pick in 26 draft and he got picks in return, not giving up picks.

McDaniels may not be a good head coach but he is a heck of an offensive coordinator.

NFL teams all rely on their QBs. I’m not convinced that any NFL in history has built it in to their offensive identity to have their QB break a tackle from a free rushing LB.

This may be the case, but he's also having trouble because of the way defenses are playing against us. The things that make Josh Allen special are his ability to escape pressure, his ability to scramble, and his ability to make throws other QBs simply can't. Instead of being 11 on 11, it's almost like giving the offense an extra player. Now since defenses don't need to respect our WRs, they only need to play Cover 1 with a single-high safety. That gives the defense an extra man to play around with, instead of dedicating him into a deep zone. And since we don't have anyone who threatens downfield, defenses can also press closer on routes and crowd more guys into the box. In other words, our lack of talent at WR is giving coordinators an extra guy that can blitz or spy, and giving Allen less space to scramble around.

It really is an indictment on Beanes team building that he keeps having to bring back old re-treads like Philips, Gabe, Poyer, and Lawson. Guys that can't cut it on other teams come back here and get meaningful snaps, or even become our starters.

Don't most teams with great QBs? Yesterday, the Chiefs lose if Mahomes doesn't roll right, evade a rush, and complete a miracle pass to Noah Gray. They even needed some help from the refs on that play to save their season.

I’m like 50% sure that’s McD’s burner FWIW

So you’re saying no, he wasn’t a patriot from your perspective? You agree with Trump?

Other than a few times on the golf course or when he was dying in his hospital bed, I never saw my FIL when he was not wearing a tie. That was as expected as pants for him. I however, had physical therapy for my shoulder today. The comfortable pants I wore to PT may also be clothes I sleep in on a regular basis, but as far as you know they are not the same ones I slept in last night. You may assume that what I wore to my session and what I slept in last night were different garments. Just sayin’.

UPDATE 2: All announcers have been put in. I am surprised Joe Davis and Greg Olsen aren't in Carolina but that's Fox for ya

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The tone-deaf US Department of Transportation:

Deep fried is great! Smoked even better, but I don’t have the equipment for that big of a turkey. Enjoy it!

Enter Jon Gruden

This is absolutely unacceptable.

Excellent drafting. Excellent coaching.

Maybe im confused but I thought the steelers OC was Arthur Smith ?

Yes, in his mind for sure, but in my mind was questionable. Did Haliburton make billions? Did they convince America about WMD, yes. Did they use 9 11 as a patriotic song, yes. Was Saddam guilty, not about what they said. Cheney and many got richer, the military complex got richer. Canada actually refused to send in troops. The war was used for political reasons. For much of his life, yes, then manipulated for $$$ so, in the end no. But then lots of supporters were not as well. Regime change is not necessarily patriotic. But the balance...they had congressional approval. Did he love his country, with out question. He did follow the constitution and the law. So today's prez gets richer, family gets richer from people he cozied up to like Saudis, he creates wars with Venezuela, has ties to Russia. Ignores historic laws, No Congressional approval, works for less than half the citizens, disrespect his citizens and the constitution. So no.

After watching some film tj Sanders is still a problem vs the run but he definitely flashed as a pass rusher a couple times. McDermott has to stop messing around with him outside and let him rush at 3 tech on passing downs because there is talent there On a side note. If Jordan Phillips wants to give that pathetic effort and get pushed 10 yds back then just retire bro. Everyone knows you're taking plays off and he's way better than that. Show some frickin heart. We need you Jordan Phillips is one of my favorite players but he really made me upset watching the film.

Nate Scheelhaase (passing game coordinator) will be an interesting name down the road.

Dion Dawkins apparently doesn't care anymore, and Spencer Brown finished the last game with his arm in a sling. Our O-Line has always struggled with TJ Watt and the Steelers pass rushers, even when we were good. Joe Brady is always slow to adjust, so he's probably just now figuring out now that he should have kept in an extra blocker or two against the Texans. Maybe he will make that change for this game. But then we have less options in the pass game, and we know how awesome our receivers are at getting open. Not sure who is still standing on the defense. One-handed Joey Bosa. The other starting DE who never gets any pressure anyway. I think Cole Bishop and Deone Walker haven't gotten hurt yet. I had to look up who the Steelers starting RB is, so I could get a heads-up on the next guy to get 100+ yards and 2 touchdowns rushing against us.

Thats for defense… which anyone with eyes has seen has underperformed this year (davis III has been meh at best most of the year not the solid 2 we expected) the difference is the Pats O went from like last in the NFL in every measurable category the last what 3 years? To a top 8 O in yards and Points per game.. thus a playoff team and fringe contender THIS year.. If I looked it up right they are 5th

We've seen it for much longer than just this season tbh Daboll was guilty of this too

Agree with your post but may not be Josh's decision alone. Know he's got a wife too who I'm sure would push for LA where she can further her career than here in Buffalo.