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Yeah heaven forbid the Bills had that option in the Jacksonville game last season. The highlight package I linked above features one intermediate and deep pass after another converted into big YAC. Your narrative is simply false. Deebo had a 1998 Eric Moulds kinda' receiving season in 2021............but with hundreds of rushing yards added in as well.

It's not about the players. Nobody was lamenting them cutting John Brown specifically.......he was in decline........as was Sanders of course.......but the issue was replacing speed from 2019-2020 seasons.......with a lack of it. It was a mistake because they weren't as successful in the regular season. They had a golden opportunity to gain home field advantage throughout the playoffs.........and totally f*cking blew it in a stretch of 3 losses in 5 games where they scored 15, 10 and 9 points. So they ended up on the road in the divisional round.........after playing the game at home in 2020.........and subsequently didn't advance as far as they had in 2020. Maybe you think they can run back the desperation mode offense that they went into after the Monday night debacle at home versus NE...........but running Josh Allen 10 times per game for 20 games to keep the defense on its heels is not a sustainable full season plan.

I'm sorry, but your argument makes no sense. Watch his highlights. They look nothing like you are describing.

The top 3 possibilities that drafting Breece Hall in round 1 open up: 1. Taking the ball out of Josh Allen's hands more. 2. Keeping the RB's as a group from getting into a rhythm by dividing carries even further. 3. Potentially lowering the production per play from the alternative of handing it off to the very productive Devin Singletary. I understand that Hall tested well but he didn't have a better college career rushing the football than Devin Singletary and neither were exceptional pass catchers. Singletary's NFL career 4.7 yards per carry is not going to be easy to substantially upgrade from. For reference, the revered Johnathon Taylor has a career 5.3 ypc.........just a half yard per carry more.........and that's a high end result. The odds are actually much greater that Hall will produce less ypc than Singletary..........because most highly drafted RB's do.

I'm sure that RB's can be tempting.........that's what low hanging fruit does.......but actually pulling the trigger when you know it's probably going to make you look stupid in a few years is another matter. Common sense has to reign. Most hilarious example of a Bills GM not being willing to pull that trigger on a RB was John Butler in 1996 when he declared he would be "dancing and wiggling'" if Texas A&M star RB Leeland McElroy surprisingly fell to the Bills pick. McElroy did fall to the Bills pick. Butler instead chose the less high profile WR Eric Moulds. McElroy went a few picks later and was a bust.

Sometimes the best lessons you can learn are from incompetent bosses. I will believe Beane learned nothing from observing Dave Gettlenutz antiquated ways and uses a 1st round chip on a runnin'bak when I see it.

I will reiterate: Depth of average reception (aka ybr): Diggs 8.7 Samuel 8.3 YAC per reception Diggs 3.2 Samuel 10 So about the same depth but more than 3x the YAC. Samuel is just difficult to bring down after at the catch.........Diggs is difficult to stop until the catch point........but not good enough to be above average at it in the Bills offense(league average YAC is 3.4). Calling more screens to a guy like McKenzie........who is your 4th or 5th best receiver and only a threat to catch shorter passes........can help but isn't much of a solution. There is no element of surprise......they can squat on his routes.........and he isn't a contact balance runner and he doesn't have elite speed. The reason why the screens they threw to John Brown were so successful was because teams had to respect him getting over the top of the defense.

No, I'm 100% correct. The Chiefs have prioritized speed because of their style of offense and their "day 1" confidence in Mahomes making accurate throws. The Bills play a different style and the offense was originally designed to prevent Allen from making mistakes. Last year their lack of YAC talent burned them. As I said at the time.........sacrificing speed for Emmanuel Sanders was a mistake. They didn't use it a lot but John Brown had a few great WR screen plays in key moments.......game breakers versus the Ravens and Seahawks........it can be part of the Bills offense but it won't be Stef Diggs or Gabe Davis doing it..........that's not their game.

Oh I understand the Bills offense. But the players they have had really aren't cut out to be YAC guys either. They've focused on route runners and for a while they really didn't want Allen throwing the ball over the middle that much. As you said......lot's of comebacks and sideline routes that really helped keep Allen out of trouble as he developed. That approach worked but also pummeled the receiving corps in 2020........all the passes caught flat footed, followed by body slams from opposing DB's took a toll on the Bills WR corps in 2020. Last season, their passing attack was much less effective. Teams took advantage of the Bills not having YAC talent..........prime example was the Jaguars game where they were DYING for someone to catch a short pass and do something with it and found no takers. As a result Allen's yards per pass attempt fell from a very good 7.9 in 2020 to a not-good, Tyrod-Taylor-esque 6.8 in 2021. You see.......there is a lot of space between "not having YAC in mind" and being the absolute worst YAC team in the NFL. It's inexcusable when you have a QB who can make throws that are impossible for all but 2-3 other QB's. I think we can all agree that any limitations that they have tried to work around should no longer apply to Josh Allen. He seemed to find his deep ball command late last year........he worked hard on accuracy on in-breaking routes........he can be trusted to use all parts of the field and throw with enough command to lead receivers safely and actually "design plays with YAC in mind". It's time to integrate some YAC talent into the equation that can do that.

Would be nice to get Greg Rousseau-like production. Rousseau hit a rookie wall as a pass rusher.........the difference between his play early in the season in KC when he had that great interception.......versus in the playoffs was literally enough to decide both games. But that's exactly why it's foolish to rely on rookies to address your biggest needs on a championship roster. Fans expecting 20 games of contest changing play from pick #25 are asking A WHOLE LOT more of the pick than they can reasonably expect. And that shouldn't be the objective of a 1st round pick..........that should be too find a long term asset at a position you would have to pay $20M-$30M aav to get on the open market 3-5 years down the road. Franchise building blocks. But Rousseau was actually also really good.........almost the exception.........he lead all NFL defensive lineman in total run stops despite only playing 49% of his teams snaps.

Correct, Tight End University. Sometimes referred to as "College". I think Dawson is the one in the blue jacket.

Diggs had 8.7 ybc.......11.9 total ypc 1200 yards receiving Deebo had 8.3 ybc......18.2 total ypc 1400 yards receiving (also the 365 yards rushing on 6.2 ypc) So about the same depth of target at the catch point on average. Just WAY more YAC.

Yeah the Niners would first have to see Davis as the less risky but still high ceiling WR option for their veteran contending team and young QB. As opposed to whomever is left at pick 10. And also that Deebo would prefer not to go to another Shanahan type system.......or a losing organization with a young, unproven QB situation. We really don't know what's going on there because it doesn't make a lot of sense that he wouldn't just sign back with SF if they promised not to use him like a RB the way they did in the second half of 2021. If he were willing to play out his deal elsewhere and still contend for a SB.........playing with Josh Allen would be appealing. It will be very interesting to see if guys like Deebo, AJ Brown and McClauren can leverage their dissatisfaction into new deals or if teams draw the line on these 3 year vets.

Yeah it's a given that they will get a first rounder in 2023 out of the deal...........that's the whole point of moving back for the Giants. The only reason that #25 + 2023 #1 + Edmunds has a chance in hell of being enough to move that far up is the perception of some that the 2023 first round will be much better than the 2022 version and that the Giants want that capital in case they have to trade picks to move up and draft a QB in what promises to be a much better QB draft. Edmunds alone doesn't move the needle much in a trade.........even if it turns out that Schoen was his biggest champion within the Bills.

10-6 Nice sweep of Cleveland with a 10-2 win. Big game for LeMahieu......3-3.........though one was aided by a bonehead play by Mercado. Pitching continues to be the story. Cole looked good. Almost another shutout. Their fan-fighting antics yesterday seemed to have an impact on Cleveland........Mercado and Straw were a mess today.

If Deebo is willing to play out this season without a new contract.............Gabe Davis for Deebo? Who says no? Niners would get a guy who many anticipate to break out like Samuel did last season..........and get him for two seasons. Bills get one season of a PROVEN star player in his walk year who flips the narrative about their league worst YAC ability. Case in point........Stef Diggs had 3.2 YAC/R last season........Deebo had 10 YAC/R. If it's a match made in heaven then maybe they actually do retain Deebo and just keep shuttling vet min/rookies at WR3-WR4 for the next few years. They could still later address a long term WR2 alternative with a Davis-style vertical option in the draft. Then if they traded up with the Giants they maybe turn that pick into Evan Neal and get around to doing what they said was priority #1.........protecting Josh Allen.

I could see them trading up with the Giants and sending them Edmunds and the Bills also getting Bradberry in what would be a salary swap with upside for the Giants. Maybe Schoen thinks Martindale could make much better use of Edmunds. But I can't see the Bills trading their 2022 and 2023 #1's to move up to draft another off-ball LB..........that would be impossibly stupid. Instead, if they trade Edmunds I can see them drafting a replacement in rounds 2-4 and then maybe bringing back AJ Klein cheap as veteran insurance.

The fan aspect is just an eyeroll. Where was Sam Wyche to point out that throwing things on the field is a Cleveland fan thing. The story there is players gotta' keep their ***** together. Rookie mistake from a young outfielder literally climbing the wall to get at a supposed "heckler"........which of course is a relative term in "outrage" culture. Fans will always be fans and the alcohol they consume impairs their judgement but in the big picture puts big money in the players pockets..........so they need to understand that you don't ever go after the fans........and if you do........there will be repercussions for initiating a riot and you will get fined.

Ronaldo's looks like a victim's sketch of Nazi prison guard. It's bad and incredibly creepy at the same time.

Nice walk-off win..........but once again this game was all about "Hialeah Lightning".......Nasty Nestor.

OJ doesn't know much about who is on what NFL team.......but he seems to like attending other pro sports games.

Time to move on to 2023 32. Quentin Johnston WR TCU 64. Jalen Rivers OT Miami 96. MJ Sherman LB GA 138. Darnell Washington TE GA 178. Malcom Greene S Clemson 218. Deuce Vaughn RB Kansas St

Yep. Davis needed to win. Ralph liked to win.........but he was satisfied with simply making a buck. The next 6 years of Bills football was probably the worst such stretch in franchise history.........-135 point differential average per season. Meanwhile, with the burden of being commissioner removed, Davis was able to focus his energy on his team and they dominated. I have a hard time getting behind the notion that the Lamonica trade entirely flipped the fortunes of the two teams............it was more just an example of a better football organization getting one over on a lesser one.

The backup QB was always the most popular guy in town back when it was a run and stop the run game. If fan popularity mattered Frank Reich would have been the starting QB on opening day of 1990. And 1991. And 1993. Only his prolonged exposure in 1994 reminded people that he lacked the talent for the job. As you may have noted I pointed out the JP Losman comp for Lamonica...........they both had second seasons with exciting plays and finishes that gave fans hope...........but then they sucked in subsequent seasons. Lamonica was a 40% passer in his last two season in Buffalo. I'm not saying the trade didn't work out terribly.......it's the second most lopsided exchange in Bills history.........but they had him for 4 years and he didn't play well enough......or they didn't get him to play well enough. Either way. Add in the rumors about him having an affair with a teammate's wife and it was understandable that both sides needed a change of scenery and his trade value was not going to be good after what he did in 1965 and 1966. The Raiders weren't floundering on the field they were a rising second place team....8-5 in 1965 and 8-5 in 1966........and the 1966 Bills were two years removed from their peak of 1964 and were aging out and finished 9-4 and weren't making good personnel decisions. The financial issues you are talking about are irrelevant to the discussion. Davis was workhorse of the AFL partnership. Were you not aware that he also served as commissioner? The league NEEDED Al Davis. Ralph did what was in his best interest.

8-6 after 4-1 win over Cleveland. Judge 2 HR's. Takeaway.........pitching is getting ridiculous in MLB. Michael King comes out of pen and strikes out 8 in 3 innings.......last 7 straight. Of all the changes that baseball could make the one I'd like the most would be going to a smaller, round strike zone. Ball is round.......bat is round.......but strike zone is a square or rectangle and anything that touches the outside edge, no matter how negligibly.......is a strike..........so the zone is actually much bigger than that box. And the very corners are extremely difficult pitches to hit AT ALL let alone at 98 and moving like a wiffle ball. As a result of the big strike zone full of unhittable areas........pitchers are able to throw tons of absurd breaking pitches that wouldn't be worthwhile if they had to have better command. Make the zone round and subsequently smaller...........see more balls in play. THEN if there are too many HR's worry about moving the fence back or raising the walls.