NeverOutNick

Has that LB, Howard, played yet? I can’t watch right now here in Florida but I liked the way he played last week

I’m going to do some more in depth watching these next couple preseason games but because we play a lot of nickel and not a lot of base 4-3 sets and because outside of Milano the rest of the LBs we have are jags I doubt we keep so many especially since we use a lot of offensive guys on STs so we don’t need to keep subpar LBs. That being said I was impressed with Howard over any of the other LBs in that first preseason game. Very instinctive. I hope Beane and McDermott don’t keep players like Bernard and Shorter over guys who have proved more on the field and in practice. It’s ok to cut your losses and get the best actual fits for our team

Totally get it. I watch a lot of lions and they have something special going on with Campbell and Goff has turned a corner and is a top 3 QB in the NFC. That d is going to be pretty good this year too. Just a gut call but I put $100 on a lions vs Bills SB this year and if it happens I’ll have my SB ticket paid for in Vegas baby lol

1. Chiefs 2. Bengals 3. Bills 4. Eagles 5. 9ers Lions, Jets, Ravens those are basically the 8 teams I think have a chance to win the Super Bowl.

Absolutely LOVE the Beane extension and HATE the McDermott extension. Not sure why they had to be a package deal on this. McD was definitely in my mind on a prove it deal this year. Offensive minded coaches would’ve been drooling to get to be the HC of a Josh Allen led franchise I am thoroughly hoping my gut is wrong but McD seems to have petered out on his ceiling with this team. I want him to be successful because he’s a great human being and an amazing leader but when it comes to in game decisions he leaves me lacking. A great offensive minded HC that could keep developing Allen into the someday best QB ever would be ideal because that’s the talent we have with Josh and I don’t want it to be capped off with mediocrity around him. Here’s hoping my gut is wrong and McD and Dorsey have a next level of creativity to make this the perennial Super Bowl team we know it can be

Thank you for this thread! Glad to see Josh is looking like healthy Josh again

Lions all day! Would love to have a Bills vs Lions Super Bowl. 2 franchises that desperately need a W. Plus my best friend is a diehard lions fan from Michigan

If our Bills weren’t the already cursed Bills who lost 4 straight super bowls, “lost” because of the music city miracle, 13 seconds away from being the Super Bowl favorites in the classic KC fiasco then I may be a little worried. But this may just be the icing on the cake for finally getting us over the SB hump…Go Josh and Go Bills! I may actually buy my first madden game in the past 10 years

Although I don’t agree with him on our O line movement because we did make some quality adds, he’s not wrong on how we prioritize d line over adding more weapons for Josh. I think we had a great offseason but D hop would swing the needle way more than any other free agent move we’ve made this offseason because he’s a true offensive game changer. Hopefully Kincaid is that guy to help Diggs out

Beane really is the ultimate strategist/poker player. Dude knows how to stack the deck to give his coaches everything they need. If McDermott can’t do it with this crew he has no leg to stand on. I can’t find a weakness on this team besides maybe a 1b WR but hopefully if we don’t nab Hopkins on a 1 year prove it deal then Kincaid can be that guy. Great job Beane! Bills Super Bowl here we come. Calling it Bills over Lions this year. Bet has been placed

Hoping this Ed Oliver extension is the cap space saving cherry on top move that lands us D. Hop! Super Bowl or bust 2024 🥳

Honestly thought we may actually get a solid year of production out of Ed because he was playing for another contract but now… I hope Beane is right on this one because imo “potential” doesn’t deserve a contract even close to sniffing proven elite DTs like Q. Williams and Chris Jones. Ed needs to show up now that’s he’s got his money

I absolutely loved Simmons coming out of Clemson and think he could do well filling the role for us…I’d hope McDermott could get the most out of him because he really is pretty special athletically. Totally on board with getting him and said a couple months ago we should trade a package deal for him and Hopkins for Oliver and a draft pick

I watched a lot of David coming out of Nebraska, he was born to be a LBer. I hope this kid is even, David Lite. If so I’ll be ecstatic with him leading the D

Agreed. If we were going to spend on a LB it would’ve been on Roquan Smith. That dude is one of the few LBers in the league actually worth the money. I think Lavonte was the short term answer but now that we have Rapp I have a feeling we’re going to see some pretty unique hybrid defenses from our boy McDermott this year

Wait were in KC again for the 27th straight year 🤦🏻‍♂️

I like the lions so I’m cool with that. Ibrahim is a nice back. They have a good RB group with Gibbs, Montgomery and him

I absolutely love the dedication to the OL in this draft and free agency

Max Duggan to back up the franchise 🤔

You’re better with O line than me. Are Ryan Hayes and Jarrett Patterson in the top 25 left on your board? I’m good with Vorhees redshirting for us but having someone compete with Brown would be nice too (Hayes)

100% would’ve loved to take him over shorter but I get it with all the character questions

I agree he’s not really a fit when we have Hines and Cook but I honestly like him more than Cook. Just shows how RBs are overvalued Any of these guys are good with me

With 2 amazing picks to start the draft and then 2 underwhelming selections, I’m hoping we finish with a couple guys I like in Deuce Vaughn and Max Duggan or with more O line depth like centers Wypler or Patterson

He’s a big tough dude for sure just a little underwhelming because there were WRs on the board that could separate better than Shorter (Hutchison, Boutte, Perry, Washington). Hoping for the best here since the bills brought him in for a visit and private workout and seem to like him but in the back of mind I’m like man I wish they gave this pick up for Hopkins lol

top of my head these are a few guys I’d be good with taking after the trade Luke Wypler AT Perry Xavier Hutchison Parker Washington Kayshon Boutte Jaelyn Duncan Ryan Hayes