Hapless Bills Fan

LOL I think that's actually Josh and Brittney's dog "Sky Allen" as the screensaver on the phone he pulls out

Oooooh, that was bad

Maybe he was in Miami (or Florida somewhere) to train with some of the guys

I don't know, why don't you tell us? Those data are publicly available

Got to agree there. Even Zay Jones, while not what the Bills hoped, is still in the league and just signed a 3rd (2nd really, I guess) contract.

Yeah, that was a debacle. He was the backup for what, 30 minutes?

I noticed that too. 2019 > 2020 >> 2021. Dunno if his leg was still bothering him or incompletely healed, or if the ribs messed him up, or what. I find Allen's rushing highlights both exhilarating and terrifying

I don't remember an excuse that they "didn't have time to scout QB", but a couple of points - 1) the scouting process starts way earlier than January. Starts in the previous spring with watching lots of tape and deciding which QB they will focus on during the fall, then scouting them in person as well as more tape 2) it seemed pretty clear that Whaley and his staff were the lamest of lame ducks after McDermott was hired. And plainly put, McDermott wasn't going to hitch his wagon to a QB selected by a lame duck scouting staff/GM (or to snippits of leaked information from the Panthers, for that matter). You're correct that the roster had plenty of talent in 2016 and that McDermott/Beane in part created the 2018 salary cap situation they have complained of.

C'mon Man McDermott hired Zay Jones college coach to be the Bills WR coach. He wanted his guy. Unclear how much credit Whaley gets for that draft. The rumor is McDermott may have used Panthers scouting info, and that Whaley built the board but McDermott made the picks. Be that as it may, Whaley was (and probably is) a decent talent evaluator IMO. Building a team, salary cap management etc - maybe not so much.

Oh and this

Well then here ya go, Friend! Have some more of it! One of the cool things about the 4 year compliation you posted is that I was watching and thinking "oh, they missed the Renegade deep throw to John Brown...oh they missed this, oh, they missed that...." a lot of highlights they didn't have room for!

case in point 2019 highlights

Of course with Rousseau, the Bills were wagering maybe they got a guy who woulda gone top 15 if he played and just needed some seasoning. Basham I’m not sure of their logic, like Epenesa. Just have to hope 1 of the 2 pans out. I would have preferred Humphrey for sure esp if they thought he could play guard

I had very high hopes for Sweeney coming out of his draft but basically, This. It's not an anomaly that our run game improved when we made Sweeney inactive and started using Tommy Doyle to block as TE2

Doing what? This I remember at one point it was reported that Marcell Dareus had left the team to go into some kind of rehab Then IIRC he was pictured night-clubbing on Chippewa in his Captain's Hat and it turned out he'd visited with Bruce Smith for a bit No rehab, no focused effort As you say - at some point a person is responsible for their choices and actions A lot of these guys come from rough backgrounds and have a lot of loss and trauma around them as they are growing up and afterwards. I don't say that to minimize MD's tragedies but just to put in perspective

Did the Bills sign FA on offense and use draft picks on offense, sure But it’s like 2 brothers where parents give one a Rolex and one a Timex. They both were given watches, but the investment is a little different between the two

TBH when you get a play where an OLman doesn't come out of his stance, it's typically IMO a communication breakdown where he didn't get the snap count, and there are lots of places where the communication can break down. I could be wrong, maybe someone has PFF's take on it, but I thought at guard Williams was decent in pass protection and couldn't get 'er done in the run game. That's sort of the Anti-Saffold where he was all-pro level in the run game and struggled in pass protection.

Went last time with Morse, Knox and Doyle, don't think that's a problem.

FWIW, the person who provided the stat here (I believe they said it was from the Joe Marino Locked on Bills podcast) said it was 8th highest in the league. I would assume it was higher prior to Tre White's injury and lower afterwards. The highest man-% team in the league was 40-something IIRC. I'll see if I can find the post where the guy talked about it, later on. Anyway the point is, the Bills are thought of as a heavy zone-coverage team but actually do play man on 1 out of 3 snaps and are top-10 in use of man coverage. I thought that was interesting. Obviously agree with your valid points about "designed confusion" and how the disguise improves the success of all coverage, provided the pass rush gets home. As stated elsewhere, I have no quarrel with the Bills use of a mild trade-up and a late 1st round pick for a CB. CB do fall into the "high 2nd contract" premium player class as witnessed by the fact Tre currently has the highest cap hit on the Bills and will be 4th next season, after QB, WR, and Edge; the caveat "if he develops as they hope" applies to all first round picks, including QB, WR, Edge and DT. But I also agree about the possible negative impact from overall lack of offensive investment year after year. I don't think it matters if we don't spend a 1st on offense this year or last year. But it matters if the overall investment, in FA & high draft picks, is lower on the offensive side of the ball, and so far it is LOPsided. I'm especially worried about the line.

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I don't know what they plan going forward, but a note that Gilliam got 20% of the snaps the last 2 reg season games and 34% against NE in the playoffs, 25% vs KC. That argues a guy they were starting to depend upon more at the end of the season. Didn't we use a fullback in our run game when Kromer was here before? Boobie Dixon and Jerome Felton?

I"m surprised myself. I could be wrong but I doubt it's because of controversy. He deleted his twitter and stopped his fan callouts and stuff. My best guess would be it's a combination of price point and perceived value, with maybe some pickiness mixed in. I double Beasley wants to take a 1 yr contract at or near vet minimum. Teams around the league may perceive his value as lower due to declining stats in several categories. Then there may be some teams that have offered, and Beasley doesn't want to play for that QB or OC. Miami paid the big bucks to sign Tyreek Hill, regarded as the best slot in the league by some and Man, can he rack up the YAC Chargers have Keenan Allen, regarded as the best slot in the league by more. Bengals have Tyler Boyd, who they're paying $10M this season at age 27. Not sure why they'd need an aging Beas Stefanski has traditionally operated a run-first offense, unclear how it will change with Watson

The Bills reportedly played man 34% of the defensive snaps last season - 8th in the league. Hard to see them adding Elam and playing less.

Assume you mean "traded up"?