MarlinTheMagician

Very much like the idea of Davis being given a chance to see what he has in the tank. I now live in NYC, and Jets fans here thought he was pretty good in his time there, even though the stats were meh.

I would like to see Trubisky get a couple of series with the starters to familiarize himself with them in game action. If we need him for a couple games (fingers crossed not, of course), could pay some dividends.

Let's go Tre!

Allen is a young man. We could take four soul crushers in a row from them. 3rd-4th inning of Allen vs. Mahomes. I'll tell ya - for our squad, Coleman over Worth all day.

Way to go Marv!! 99 years, but I bet the fire still burns bright inside. Well done old-timer! Forever, a Bills head coach.

I think match-ups are the key. Ours will be better than last year. Diggs either quit on the team or had declining talent due to age - he was simply no good in the second half last year. And even if he goes off in Houston, it does not mean he would have excelled here. You may have seen the video clip of Josh the other day addressing exactly what you are talking about - scramble drills need to be a winning play for us. I believe we will not only be better, but much better than we were last year when a play breaks down. It is where Coleman's size - the ability to box out and to go up and get it - should really shine, especially with the spatial awareness that comes from his basketball background. And I think Shakir, Samuel and Kincaid will all run the scramble drill extremely well in that they are smart players thet will work to open space. And I think they will do it much better than Diggs and Davis did it last year even if we count on nothing from Coleman (but Coleman will give us a lot on the scramble, IMHO).

The OP's post was too much for me to wade through in detail, but I agree with the headline. I think that quietly, and contrary to conventional wisdom, we have not just a better group, but a materially better group than we had last year. Kincaid and Shakir will not be the same players they were last year, and they were already pretty damn good. Coleman and Samuel are solid adds. And Diggs is little to no loss at this point IMHO. Whether due to decline in talent or attitude, he was pretty useless to us in the second half. Samuel and Coleman will not be useless. Far from it. We are materially better.

I just think extending him at the earliest possible time will prove to be the cheapest. I think we may have a window with the multi-billion dollar DirecTV verdict. The players may see some of their money at risk - a flat or downish cap is a bit of a risk - the Bills should capitalise on any such fear and spend like the cap will NOT be affected by the verdict (as I don't think it will, but I am hopeful it is a risk agents may handicap for).

Madden was a pretty good coach 50 years ago. Made a fortune out of making noises in the broadcast booth -- "he comes around the end and 'wham'! That takes charisma, but not genius. Game has changed tremendously in 50 years. The athletes are very different. If this was ever true, I don't believe it has any truth today. It is a match-up game now. You need lots of different athletic types to stress the defense much more than you need one Fred Biletnikoff, I believe. I think we have seen Allen's final right of passage. Without a true #1 they will rely on him to distribute the ball effectively and elevate his receiver group. Diggs came here a #1 receiver. I think there is a very good chance Shakir, Kincaid, Samuel or Coleman will leave here -- someday -- as a validated #1 in the eyes of the league and its followers. If so, that will be in significant part due to Josh's greatness (which is considerable!) Let's go - I got a feelin' about this particular team. Let 'em hunt! I think this is as good a team as we have ever fielded. We will see how this post ages, I know. As of today I am feeling pretty confident.

I like this offseason a lot. Our offense has no holes. And I think is much improved over last year. Diggs was poor in the second half, and Father Time says his career can't be trending up. Davis couldn't separate. Diversifying the offense makes sense to me. We have more ballast in the middle of the line. And Offense was much better under Brady -- I expect the improvement to continue. Defensively, as much as I loved Poyer and Hyde, I don't expect any drop-off of from what they gave us last year - and a tick up is certainly possible. Safety aside, from our remaining starters in Chiefs game, the D returns Milano, Bedford, Bernard, a healthy Rasul Douglas (who was injured vs. Chiefs and played very slow that day), a healthy Daquan Jones and a healthier Von Miller. Add our draft picks and the D stands to be much improved. We are losing one game in the division - on the road vs. either Fish or Jets. And I can see us going 7-4 on the others without too much strain. So put it in ink - Bills are winning 12 (could be better).

I don't think it ever gets cheaper - I would be working now on locking him up until he is 38 years old.

Allen is now, I believe, the 11th highest paid QB in the NFL and behind the likes of Kirk Cousins, Lawrence and Jalen Hurts. He is $12 million below market. Great job by Beane stepping up when he did. That $12 million nets us at least two starters. Interested in thoughts on when we should we extend Allen. Seems there is no time like the present!

Fairly or not I credit him with Dawkins and Milano as well. I consider them elite. There are some pretty big names left off your list too - Torrence, Kincaid, Benford and Bernard to name 4. I think our team would be MUCH less without those four players. I think they are all "potentially elite" and difference makers right now.

Solid A, couple misses deprive him of the "+". Couple points: 1. I feel he takes it all very much to heart and is striving to get better all the time, his own worst critic. Love that. 2. I think it is underrated how important the fit with his HC is - and Beane's and McD's is perfect. Great working relationship that makes it all go (plus Josh). I live in NY -- Jets fans are (gang) green with envy over our front office. I remember the dumb old days here, just like the Jets today. Good riddance!

What is final WR room? Usually keep six, so feels to me like: 1. Coleman 2. Shakir 3. Samuel 4. Hollins 5. Scantling 6. Claypool That leaves some meaningfully high draft picks (and perhaps talent) on the outside looking in. Shorter, Hamler, and Isabella for starters. And Shavers. Does anyone have.a different view? Interested in the Board's thoughts on two things: 1. Hamler in particular seems like a potentially valuable player if he can stay healthy. Don't really have another guy like him. Could he knock out one of the "big receivers" like Scantling, Hollins or Claypool? Having the four "bigs" of Coleman, Hollins, Scantling and Claypool seems a little redundant - keeping Hamler over one of those would make it 3 bigs and 3 smaller, shiftier players. 2. I also have no idea what Shorter or Shavers really bring - but they seem to be directly competing with Hollins/Scantling/Claypool for back-up "big receiver" roles. Do they have a path?