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And I’m going the IR route rather than straight cut because of just that — the ability to have DiMarco’s presence/leadership still in the room.

...anybody else think that perhaps DiMarco is headed to IR and Gilliam will make the 53? Apparently DiMarco hasn’t practiced all camp and Gilliam has looked good, both on ST and in limited offensive reps. Are guys on IR allowed to attend meetings? And I’m referring to team meetings, not those of the high level business variety.

Well, I’m already on record here with my 12-win (at least) prediction, although I didn’t specify the losses in detail. I’m actually leaning towards 13-3 but didn’t want to be greedy. Losses to KC, SF, and one AFCE game (either Fish or Pats***).

Who knows how this will all turn out, but I take it as a good sign that the day after Bass won the job he was perfect at camp.

Based upon what Duke did when he “got his chance” in the playoffs last season, he’s lucky he is still on the training camp roster. How would you justify keeping Duke over Hodgins — a man who dropped a total of THREE passes over his entire college career and plays the “big man” role?

An ass whooping...that’s what’s coming.

Funny thread. Singletary proved last season that he can be a top level producer in both the running and passing game. Moss hasn’t played a down of NFL football. Yes, I know there are fumble issues but until that recurs I agree with a 70/30 split projection.

So Jetsy...

Oh, I already hammered the o8.5 wins...that’s a no-brainer.

This is really closer to the truth, I think, for a good many beat reporters. Some put in the work to learn their craft — I put WGR’s Sal, Joe B., and a few others in that category — but many of them truly have no better credentials or experience to “report” on training camp than any of us. That’s why it is typically a bad idea to take these camp reports as gospel unless everyone is saying the same thing.

So excited to see how they get Davis involved. This offense has a variety of options and weapons we have not seen in a very long time. Not going to overreact to a down Josh Allen day. It sounds like he still made some plays, and based upon Frazier’s recent comments I’d bet the defense was turning it up a notch as well.

Yeah, I mean I’ve found Thad’s tweets this year to be more even-handed than I felt they were in the past. He did say Josh was “fantastic” during the scrimmage. We don’t like for anybody to have a bad or “off” day but it happens.

McD and Beane have gone full stealth mode this camp. I like it. They are in it to get every advantage possible.

In 2019 the Bills had six “tests” — NE*** twice, Baltimore, Dallas, Pittsburgh, and Houston. They won two and lost four, with a still incomplete roster. More importantly (to me), every game was within their grasp. Fear over not being tested should not be a concern; this team knows they belong.

Recall, a few months ago I called to complain about not receiving the “ST Max Free” email and the rep gave me $100 off for three months to offset the cost. Well, with that promotion expiring I called again today. Requested “customer loyalty” and got a nice gentleman named Paul. He told me ST Max is already on my account for no charge, and gave me another $45/mo discount for the next 12 months. Was on the phone for a total of about 10 minutes.

Agreed. Daboll wants week-to-week flexibility. Three TEs are making this roster.

This is where the stuff we don't see really comes into play. Recall, it was Webb who supposedly "ran" the practices in Florida this summer and was mentioned as being future coaching material. I could see McD wanting to keep a guy like that in the mix. But that said, it's still a bit of a longshot.

Yep, I get it...I wouldn’t be surprised if they drop one to the Pats***.

Correct. They’re not going to keep guys around for Jets game planning they already know are gone...

Of course, I get it — my point is simply that there isn’t one glaring area you look at as a weakness.

I expect cuts to be made this week. You’re not required to keep everyone until the 5th at 4 pm, that’s just the deadline.

If this year’s D shows they are better against the run (which I expect) it’s an incredibly tough ask for opposing offenses. As for Buffalo’s O, I use last year as the floor with the addition of Diggs, Moss, a healthy Kroft, and an additional year of growth/experience for Josh. The running game should be better (Moss > Gore), the passing game should be better...yes, I know teams will have a plan but I like our chances.

I think cutdown day is the afternoon of the 5th...next Saturday.

So far, McD has done a good job of not allowing that to happen. I don’t think the Bills will lose a couple they “should have” won, I just think there will be a couple of hard fought games against good teams that may not go our way. Tell me — as an opposing coach, what exactly do you look at when you have to play the Bills and think “oh good, we can really take advantage of that?” The Bills are a beast for any team to handle. You think other teams are just counting on a couple of errant Josh Allen throws? Last year the Bills proved to themselves they belong in the conversation. This year they take the next step.

BBFS is difficult to overcome, but we can do it.