MarlinTheMagician

Would like to see a few today. Hope they play well. Getting them in the flow a little would be a nice insurance policy for later on. Shavers as Coleman, Hamler as Shakir or what they envisioned for Samuel.

It is all three, Josh, GM, Coach. McD takes so much heat, some deserved, but he is widely recognized as a top coach in the NFL and deservedly so. Despite some sketchy decisions and poor clock management, he created a culture of winning, making the players feel cared for and part of something, and providing a great fit with our GM. Ask the Jets how it is when GM and coach are not on the same page. Not good! We are very fortunate to have all three.

On Cook, I don't think it is foregone that he's gone. I think it is a question of price to pay vs cost to replace. Taking a 2d or 3rd rounder to complement Davis costs us a potential starter elsewhere, so if the price was right I could envision Beane cooking up a second contract. If the market is greater than the cost to replace in draft capital and salary slot as weighed by Beane, the Cook will have to take the show on the road.

According to studies (says AI) athletes that tear their achilles don't return to baseline performance until three years from an achilles tear. (if ever) There is statistically meaningful improvement in year 2, but recovery of performance typically takes three years. Tre will be 31 years at year 3, love to see him end his career a Bill as a depth player. Win a ring, live happily ever after.

2023 Kincaid Torrence Dorian Williams And I think 2024 may be his best of these three drafts, too early to tell. We are loaded with young talent. Thank you Mr. Beane!

Shavers!

I am looking forward to the Bills lifetime franchise record to be above .500. I think it is 24 games under. Josh can make that up in 3-4 years. Would be unbelievable. But this year -- all good. We will be better in December too.

Bills 28 Hawks 17

Not one! But Jaydin Daniels has six! Braelon Allen and our boy Keon each have one, no others.

If he performs well, I hope we sign him. I would much rather pay him $15 million than a top of the market guy $28 million. Draft another receiver at the top of the draft and let Coleman, Shakir and the rookie learn from Coop. When he is done, we are still set and Josh is like 31. Top of the draft meaning our first two rounds - not the entire draft.

Was looking at Spotrac and the Browns when we got Cooper. Here is a trade I would propose: Bass plus a (reasonable) pick that Cleveland will take; for Dustin Hopkins. Hopkins makes like $5 million, so trading Bass would reduce the cap hit. Cleveland can get him right or cut him - they are doing this deal for the pick.

I have to admit, I am pleasantly surprised with Rapp. I saw him as a reckless, unguided missile last year. Davonte was even crying about that. This year - much more guided. Rooting for him.

I have never seen such unity on this board. Beautiful thing. Add my "no thank you" to the pile.

For those that remember or have heard it from their parents, Lofton was 33 years old when the Bills signed him, and he had a 1,000 yard receiving year when he was 35.

Hamler would be fun - get some separation. Would we really miss not having MVD tonight?

I do think our receiver group will be fine when healthy (Shakir makes them all better), but I would like to see Shavers and Hamler over Scantling and Hollins -- at least for a big enough sample of reps to see what they do. Hollins is at least a good blocker and special teamer, but Scantling -- ugh.

Completely agree with the OP - the last six years have been a golden age for Bills fans. Would a Super Bowl be icing on the cake? Of course. But this roster is loaded with young talent, Josh is only 28, and the future could not be brighter. Plus, I think as it plays out the season will show the present is plenty bright, I can remember many, many years we would have killed for 3-2 after five. We lost to two good teams on the road and have had our share of injuries. Sky is not falling on this group.

Belichek is over-rated. Without Brady, I don't even think he is .500 lifetime. McDermott has a long future in front of him, and could end up the better coach in the end!

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.