https://emorywilhite.substack.com/p/the-buffalo-bills-under-concept

Note: when referring to the defense "open" or "closed" concept this refers to whether the middle of the field is open or closed; that is, whether there is a safety playing the middle of the field "closed" or not ("open").

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Nearly eight months since he writhed in pain on the grass at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Palmer is still recovering from an injury that derailed his first season in Buffalo.

"It was probably one of the most difficult things I’ve had to deal with in my entire football career," Palmer told The Buffalo News. "The injury was very hard."Palmer's left ankle buckled as Falcons nickel cornerback Dee Alford, whom the Bills signed as a free agent this offseason, dragged the receiver to the ground. There was more to the injury than Palmer expected. He declined to reveal specifics, but the tackle caused other issues in his left leg. 

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/hof/hofm_QB.htm

The Buffalo Bills have made a transaction on June 1 — signing of wide receiver Mac Dalena.

He entered the NFL as a Kansas City Chiefs undrafted free agent signing in 2025 after a collegiate career at Fresno State. He spent time on the Seattle Seahawks practice squad a season ago and was a member of the New York Jets earlier this calendar year. ”

“Dalena spent five years at Fresno State — though he never registered a reception in his sophomore season — and finished his time with the Bulldogs having made 126 receptions for 1,761 yards with 13 receiving scores. As a senior in 2024, he caught 64 passes for 1,065 yards and eight touchdowns.

Last year, in two preseason games for the Chiefs, Dalena caught two passes for nine yards.

At the 2025 Fresno State Pro Day, Dalena measured in at 5’9 5/8” and 180 pounds with 9 1/4” hands. He ran 4.43 with a 1.56 10-yard split in the 40-yard dash. Those would fall into the 73rd percentile and 41st percentile at the receiver position, respectively. Dalena also had a 38.5” vertical (68th), 125” broad jump (73rd), and a three-cone of 6.89 seconds (62nd).

Dalena’s athleticism makes him a semi-intriguing early June acquisition before minicamp and training camp in July.

Cornerback Daryl Porter Jr. was released as the corresponding move to the Dalena signing.”

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Please let me know if you want to get together for the home opener this year. It doesn’t matter if you’ve gone to 1, 25 or if you have never attended one. Everyone’s welcome! Even if you don’t plan on going inside for the game.

With regards to this topic, I do not have any interest in people who are going and plan to het together elsewhere. Enjoy yourself, be safe, but do not talk about it in this topic.

I don’t want to officially speak for others, but I believe me, Jay Rosen, and Guffalo are definitely carrying on the tradition. 

Who else?

1. 60+ yard field goals = 4 points
2.  One foot in bounds = catch
3. Red zone penalties revert to half the distance to the goal. 
4. The "Tush Push" is eliminated.
5. No punting inside the opponent’s 50-yard line.
6. Overtime: 3 alternating attempts per team from the 5 yard line.
 
7. Point aftertouchdown options:
- 1 point – Kick from the 33-yard line
- 2 points – Ball on the 2-yard line
- 3 points – Ball on the 8-yard line

Season starts Friday, March 27.

While I see what he can do when on the field, staying on the field has been a huge opportunity for him.  I’m curious to see how it was structured and if the Packers gave themselves an out.  

However, who else has Beane added to the roster that really fits great vs very good? I bet you will struggle to come up with any names. 

Do you have any?

6’7” 305, that a big DE which in much needed in a 3-4 scheme. Maybe this can pay dividends.

Thoughts?

Bills get: WR Justin Jefferson

Vikings get: 2027 1st, 2nd, and 4th rounder

                     2028 3rd and 5th rounder

Here's the article this came from:

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bills-vikings-massive-trade-pitch-225131883.html

Has anyone been to Soldier Field?  Is it a dump?
 

https://www.nfl.com/news/bears-potential-move-indiana-step-forward-effort-build-stadium-illinois-lingers

“I got to live through what I’m now getting tested on in the CBA,” he said of his new career path. “Being up and down on a roster, being put on IR, negotiating contracts. I hope I can help a younger person that’s on a similar journey.”

https://nypost.com/2026/06/03/sports/former-nfler-nathan-peterman-goes-from-player-to-agent-in-new-path/

How the hell did he play 6 years on an NFL team? I wish him luck. Maybe he’ll be the Tom Brady of agents. 

Note: 49ers is not an acceptable answer.

QB - #17 Josh Allen - 99

HB - #4 James Cook - 93

LT - #73 Dion Dawkins - 88

LEDG - #50 Gregory Rousseau - 88

WR - #2 D.J. Moore - 85

RT - #79 Spencer Brown - 85

CB - #47 Christian Benford - 83

MIKE - #8 Terrel Bernard - 83

DT - #91 Ed Oliver - 82

WR - #10 Khalil Shakir - 82

C - #66 Connor McGovern - 81

TE - #86 Dalton Kincaid - 81

FS - #24 Cole Bishop - 80

FS - #22 Geno Stone - 79

REDG - #2 Bradley Chubb - 78

CB - #31 Maxwell Hairston - 78

REDG - #51 Mike Danna - 77

LG - #63 Austin Corbett - 76

TE - #88 Dawson Knox - 76

WR - #5 Josh Palmer - 76

P - #19 Mitch Wishnowsky - 76

SS - #35 C.J. Gardner-Johnson - 75

WR - #0 Keon Coleman - 75

C - #79 Lloyd Cushenberry III - 75

REDG - #55 Michael Hoecht - 75

RG - #64 O'Cyrus Torrence - 75

HB - #22 Ray Davis - 75

WILL - #42 Dorian Williams - 74

HB - #26 Ty Johnson - 74

K - #2 Tyler Bass - 74

FS - #3 Damar Hamlin - 73

CB - #20 Dee Alford - 73

REDG - #94 Landon Jackson - 73

DT - #98 T.J. Sanders - 73

WR - #16 Mecole Hardman - 73

DT - #96 Deone Walker - 72

CB - #43 Dorian Strong - 72

WR - #5 Trent Sherfield - 72

LS - #69 Reid Ferguson - 71

DT - #90 DeWayne Carter - 70

SS - #37 Jordan Hancock - 70

LEDG - #56 Javon Solomon - 69

MIKE - #44 Joe Andreessen - 69

DT - #72 Phidarian Mathis - 69

FS - #28 Sam Franklin - 69

WR - #14 Tyrell Shavers - 69

TE - #85 Jackson Hawes - 68

RG - #70 Alec Anderson - 66

C - #62 Sedrick Van Pran-Granger - 66

TE - #84 Shane Zylstra - 66

RT - #77 Chase Lundt - 65

FB - #43 Ben VanSumeren - 64

WILL - #35 Jimmy Ciarlo - 64

LT - #68 Tylan Grable - 63

TE - #83 Keleki Latu - 62

QB - #8 Kyle Allen - 60

QB - #17 Shane Buechele - 52

As we open a brand new stadium, we look back at the opening season for Rich Stadium.  An absolute palace compared to the dilapidated War Memorial Stadium on Best Street in downtown Buffalo. Simpson led the League in rushing the previous year and Lou Saban kept adding bruising OL to bolster the rushing game. Side notes: I was in my seat in time to see Herb Mul-key return the initial KO in preseason for a TD because my uncle was a cop and his buddies in OP opened a path allowing us to race to the stadium and I celebrated my 18th birthday attending the Eagles game vs Roman Gabriel -yes, I’m very old.. with the Electric Company, we turned on the Juice! I’ll never forget how excited Van Miller got when Juice was hemmed in deep in the backfield vs the Colts only to see OJ slip, dip and scoot 70+ yards for a TD! Rookie QB Joe Ferguson had replaced Dennis Shaw and we went on a tear culminating in 3000 rushing yards and OJ’s 2003 yard season!

Enjoy!

Our week 7 game -our 1st ever MNF game. My dad -still with us at 93, took me to this one as well!

This might be as complimentary as Chris has ever been to Josh - and that is really saying something.

I didn't realize that Eric played with Jim in Buffalo. I'd guess Eric was a star whereas Jim was a nobody then.

And as we all guessed, Jim is a Rex Ryan disciple and he admitted it. Rex just lost it when he came to the Bills and lost the drive to work hard any more. It explains that Leonhard is going to be a player-coach in the way of letting them express fully of their views and he's try to guide and leverage their strength. And that matches what we have heard from the OTAs that those defensive players are excited that they are going to do what they do best.

I also liked Eric asking Jim the question of how to prepare for Allen and Joe Brady as the opponent. Unfortunately he didn't reveal too much there other than the motion and formation stuff. I'm pretty sure Jim spelled the beans on what Denver thought of Allen, especially on maximizing his weakness -- maybe the long ball accuracy is something Jim brought up to Allen as well. 

5 years retired from football (theoretically HOF eligible)

Not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame 

Not on the Bills wall of Fame. 

My initial answer was Kyle Williams. But I feel that it's only a matter of time before his name goes up on the wall. 

For 20+ years on TBD I have been a very positive poster. The last two years or so, completely negative, almost always at McD. Totally against who I am in normal life. Then over the last few months, outside of a few McD driven thread, basically right back to who I used to be. I even started to wonder myself if I was just turning into a bit of a bitter a-hole? That didn't flush with life where I was still light hearted with most things. But this singular issue was far more consuming then I could have known. Also knowing how many people feel different than I do on this subject, perhaps even some feeling just as strongly about his departure as I did regarding his tenure here.

I'm trying to think back if anything in this journey as a fan is even close to being as divisive to our fan base as this? The obvious one that comes to mind is Johnson and Flutie. Which I recall feeling much more neutral about, but I don't recall the message boards at the time. I'm also not a Buffalo native, so I don't have a local pulse from that time frame.

So the broader question is, is this the most divisive topic you have encountered in your time as a fan? If not, what would you say was? I'm also curious if others felt like me where they had this intensely negative view on a singular aspect of this team and it was sort of hurting them as far as being a fan. Can people relate to what I said, either about McD and how you felt or about another situation in Bills history that maybe felt similar? 

Big shoutout to the Pats for having the 14th best shot at the Super Bowl according to FPI. Looks like another fluke isn’t projected.