billsfan89

PFF has been gushing about the Bills defensive acquisitions. They really liked the Hoecht acquisition and think Bosa even if he just gives the Bills 10-12 games those games will be a big positive. They also think the draft depth and Larry O acquisition make the defensive line fairly deep.

He’s likely gonna be a niche role player but they have Gilliam as a good blocking fullback so I don’t think they will use Hawes as a fullback. I would be interested to see if they flex Knox into the backfield sometimes. Knox isn’t as good a blocker as Gilliam would be out the backfield but Knox is a solid blocker and a much better receiver than Hawes likely is at this point.

He never had a big contract with the Ravens so he took the money in a business decision. Can’t blame him as that was his only big bite at the apple. He still was a good player with the Jets even made an All Pro in 2022 with them.

I know plenty of Steelers fans in their 30's and 40's so it isn't quite as dying off a fanbase as you mentioned. But I do agree that under 30 Steelers fans aren't as common as they used to be. The 2000's and early 2010's era built off the "mystique" of the 1970's era. The Steelers played in 3 Super Bowls from 2005-2010 and won 2 of them. So I don't think the fanbase is running on fumes from the 1970's. I will say that the Steelers "mystique" that was built during the 70's and further cemented with the Big Ben era is starting to dwindle since Big Ben's decline and retirement. The Steelers haven't won a playoff game since 2016 and they were last really a threat in 2017 when they got a bye but got bounced by the Sacksonville Jags. Then in 2020 they had a good record but faded down the stretch and were never really a threat. Since 2018 they have been relevant for one year in 2020 and even that year they faded down the stretch and got bounced early. So it's getting late early for the Steelers so to speak as larger non-local fan bases will eventually age out if you just don't have a competitive sphere. Even Dallas despite a marketing machine and back to back "Good" QB's in Romo and Dak still have declined nationwide because they haven't made any deep playoff runs since the 90's.

Martin was a stable reliable punter. He didn't have many booming kicks but he also didn't have many shanks either. He also was solid at pinning teams in deep when punting from beyond the Bills 40. Bills just need one of these guys to come in and not screw things up. I thought the Bills would have spent a late round pick on a punter but they clearly liked what they had.

I do think given how Brady values not only a traditional running game but also running backs that can catch the ball well I think Beane is going to be willing to pay a good price for Cook but he's not gonna overpay for him either. 12-12.5 seems like a fair we are willing to pay you but not over pay you type number.

I think the "sweet spot" for the CFBP is 6 teams. It allows for the top 2 ranked teams to really have a good incentive to get a bye and a home playoff game to get into the National Championship while still having a wide enough field where you don't feel like no enough teams make it.

Dumervil had 105.5 career sacks, 2 time first team All-Pro, 5 time Pro-Bowler, he was the NFL sacks leader in 2009, and played for 13 years. Dumervil was a borderline hall of famer (not quite at that level but his resume wasn't far off compared to a lot of Hall of Fame Players). If Solomon is that kind of find in the mid-rounds that's a pick that could win this team a Super Bowl.

Interesting enough I also like Hoecht in that flex role across the defense. Solomon I don't know too much about as far as a fit in that way but I think he's got some pass rush upside and is less of a power rusher than some of the other DE's on the roster.

Jackson is a 3rd round rookie, he's gonna be in line to get those Smoot snaps but if Solomon proves to be having a better camp/pre-season he could jump him.

With Hoecht suspended there's gonna by some time for Jackson or Solomon to slot into that "Dwyane Smoot" back end DE rotation role.

Wouldn't draft picks be exactly what you need? Cheap cost controlled talent? This is your first round pick too, your best asset in the draft a player that if you do need some pass rush help might be able to make a big difference or at least provide something positive for a desperate defense and develop into a key player? Why spend the 17th overall pick on a player to just not invest in them?

If other teams don’t do this then why are the Bengals hell bent on it?

Josh deserved the win but dam what a great MVP race this was in hindsight. Lamar and Josh put together seasons that in most years would be MVP's by a mile but credit to Lamar he put up an amazing season to put the thing in doubt also Barkley had an amazing RB year that got him into the conversation and Burrow's stats were also incredible.

Didn't Davis have to sell a minority stake in the team to be able to afford to keep up more? I'm sure the move to Vegas helped but I do think they got some liquidity by selling 15-20% of the team at a good evaluation.