vincec

No one was getting that punt off.

Yeah, that's the other half of it. Usually when you spread it out with 4 or 5 WRs you hope guys come open quickly vs single coverage or soft zones. It didn't happen.

I don't think Miami's DL is as good as Pittsburgh's. Maybe no one's is.

I mean that the Steelers have a great DL and they didn't really have a game plan to handle them besides hoping for the best with multiple unfavorable 1v1 matchups.

Agree. He is not a man v man corner back. Needs to be in zone most of the time.

They all got handles. Morse too. They were not put in a situation to succeed.

Well who would you throw against? White?

And two of the catches were of the circus variety so White was fine.

Two turnovers didn't help either. Steelers made most of the big plays, no question. That tends to happen when you put the opponent under constant duress.

So whiskey either way?

I understand how everyone feels, but getting injured isn’t really his fault. I’m sure he didn’t plan it. Plus he’s just a rotational guy with a limited skill set. Some people seem to really overestimate his impact, IMO. The Bills run D was exactly all everything two years ago when he was on the team. I really don’t think his absence is the end of the world.

I understand the head scratching regarding TE, but my biggest concern is that despite bringing in numerous FAs and draft picks, the starting OL is the same as last season, and they got manhandled in the AFC championship game.

Speculating, it looks like Phillips and McKenzie will probably to go short term IR given what we know about their injuries and the fact that they kept 5 DTs and 7 WRs. That would open up 2 spots on the roster. Per Joe B, one is for Ferguson. I suspect the other is a TE since they only have two on the roster and Sweeney has been a constant injury concern. So, Hollister would make sense to me.

Destiny?

😂 … and here are some initial reactions from TBD.

Maybe you’re right, but after watching teams repeatedly target and often take advantage of Wallace last season, I was hoping that they would look for an upgrade.

They need another good CB. I assume they’re scouring the cuts from around the league for options.

This is apparently true but I don’t really get it. McKenzie was fine on those sweeps and gadget plays and Brieda didn’t show much out of the backfield in the preseason.

Apparently he’s hell in the QB room though.

You can’t have all stars at every position. Even the best teams have weaknesses in the salary cap era.

This is a great example of why it’s impossible to compare across eras. I think you just try to evaluate each teams relative position within their own era and compare that way. I mean, if the teams actually played each other then I have no doubt that the current team would win because of improvements in the athletes and advances in game strategy.

It’s crazy. Christie is the best clutch kicker the Bills have ever had and probably the best overall. Bass is promising and all but he’s going into his second season and has a lot to prove in his career before I’d take him over Christie.

After listening to the PC, this sounds right to me too. The interesting thing is that he’s in a battle to make the team and will now probably miss the rest of preseason. So, does he make the team or not? I assume they’re going to give Butler a long look next week so that he can make his case.

I really haven’t seen anything from Brieda that would lead me to believe that they would cut a core ST player for him. Same with Obada WRT Johnson.

For me the question is do they think Obada is likely to get even better? If so then it’s probably worth keeping Obada, cutting Addison, and living with him for one season while he continues to grow. On the other hand, if they think Obada is probably close to his maximum then they are probably better off keeping Addison, cutting Obada and just replacing him with somebody else next season as Addison continues to decline.