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49ers have 10 of their 22 starters graded in the top 10 at their positions. Including Feliciano as the second highest graded guard in the league. That front office certainly seems to know what they are doing.

Look at today, 49ers have three turnovers in 22 minutes, trailing a team they have outgained 2-1.

Kadarius Toney inactive today. What a surprise.

If our WR's are so terrible, we should be at the bottom of the league in passing stats, and we're not.

Spotrac says he could get $13.5 AAV in Free Agency. If he does that Diggs will probably have his agent speed dialing Beane.

Don't forget Shakir, I think he can be Beasley 2.0.

Not sure in this day and age you can pay two top tier WR's & a top tier QB. At least one of the WR's is going to have to be on a rookie contract.

I suspect Bieniemy will get an interview if he is interested. He has a couple of rings, just saying.

At least in 2023 - there is limited correlation between how much money you spend on the wide receiver room and how your team is performing. Of the 10 teams who spend more [2023 cap hit] than the Bills on WR, it looks like 5 of the 10 will not make the playoffs. 49 er's are 20th, spending $10MM less than the Bills, Ravens are 24th in WR spending, they spend half of what the Bills do on WR's. I say do whatever you can in the draft to get a top wideout [esp with elite speed that can take the top off defenses].

Unfortunately my son and I were in Nashville for the original forward lateral, and we both said, Bills better have their heads on swivels. Fortunately the forward lateral was obvious even to the refs last night.

Saw that, also noted both teams have key players who were once Bills.

Here's the league's glove policy. Approved Glove Color (h) Gloves, wrappings, elbow pads, and other items worn on the arms below or over the jersey sleeves by interior offensive linemen (excluding tight ends) which are of a color different from that which is mandatorily reported to the League office by the club before July 1 each year. Such reported color must be white or other official color of the applicable team, and, once reported, must not be changed throughout that same season. Players at other positions (non-interior linemen) also may wear gloves provided they are a solid white, solid black, or a solid color that is an official color of the applicable club. Gloves may also be a tri-color combination of black, white, and one (1) official color of the applicable club. Gloves may also be a bi-color combination of black or white with one (1) official color of the applicable team. Clubs are not required to designate to the League office by July 1, the color of gloves that will be worn by their non-interior linemen.

Who was coming off a mini-bye, Bills had a short week, and a 5 hour plane ride. A study a couple of years ago showed the Bills with like a 25% win percentage when they traveled to the West Coast, and the short week compounds that.

With Ty Johnson questionable this week, is this an opportunity for a Fournette practice squad elevation? Thinking like we did last week vs. Parsons, go run-heavy to neutralize Khalil and also to attack their personnel change on the interior DL?

With Mack tonight - daresay we will see more of the same?

Had a career year in 2020, got paid, hasn't played up to the contract since.

Wondering if any of us thought that we would have one of the top CB units in the league like we do. Beane scooped up Douglas to plug and play for the injured Tre White, Taron has upped his game, and Benford has been a pleasant surprise as the #2 corner.

Yikes, can't have Dawkins have a let down game with Mack lining up opposite him. Mack will probably be out to prove Buffalo should have drafted him right out of college. Esp since Sammy W. worked out so well.

But McNally by that time had been coaching in the league for 23 years. Maybe something got lost in translation or the passing of time.

Apparently a bit of both. He was listed before the game as Ill and limited on Wednesday before the game, and got rolled up on early in the game Sunday, and was seen in the tent for a couple of plays.

O line coach that year was the revered Mouse McNally. His asst was Frank Verducci, who was also the TE coach.

Samuel is their best CB, he will make Diggs work. Shakir may have a big day as their nickel corner Bassey is bottom quarter of the league. Would feel better if neither Knox or Kincaid were limited today. Suspect the game plan will have them helping Dawkins/Spencer depending on where Mack lines up. They have a decent tight end in Everett, so getting Hyde back would be helpful; but Micah seems fragile of late and we will need him more for the Fish. Rapp worries me a bit and the league seems to be serious about rough play lately.

Being optimistic here, his 21 day window ends on 1/9, ? can he be activated for the playoffs if he's not on the active roster or PS for the last regular season game.

That's been the conventional wisdom about why GD leads the WR room in snaps. Looking at PFF, which grades players on run blocking, Diggs and Shakir are both graded higher as run blockers. Interestingly Diggs and Shakir are also rated higher in run blocking than either Kincaid or Knox. FWIW

Meanwhile - anyone notice that PFF Team of the Week, RG is Jon Feliciano. SMH