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Saint Doug saying cutting Fournette gives the Jags a better chance to win is hilarious as the team continues to gut their defense and embark on an unapologetic tank job.

John Brown made two mistakes in that game. I'm not disputing that. Brown has proven himself in this league, however, and his stats last season bear that out. Duke only caught 4/10 targets against the Texans. The potential TD catch would not have been "spectacular" -- the ball was in his hands and the DB broke it up. Duke was out there to be the "contested catch" guy and in his biggest moment he didn't do the job. He's not elite in anything, and if he isn't going to do the one thing he is supposed to excel at why keep him around when there are now other options such as Gabriel Davis and Isaiah Hodgins?

Ugh, I don't know why I respond to your posts, but here goes. Schedule toughness is a red herring. The Bills will be favored in nearly every game they play this season. They have more continuity than just about every other team in the league -- more important this year than ever before. Allen has a year more of growth and experience. Stefon Diggs. Zack Moss instead of Frank Gore. Upgrades on the DL -- Addison and Jefferson for Lawson and Phillips. For you to say you "can't see" any more than 9 wins just reeks of a defeatist attitude.

Is he though? I mean, good placekickers have to get their start somewhere, and it's not like he wasn't productive in college. Is there something about him that makes you think he is a bust risk other than simply being a rookie? He seems level-headed and is clearly talented. I don't know what makes some kickers "blow up" -- it is most likely a mental toughness issue because they all know how to kick. I'm excited the Bills took this chance on a guy who might be really good for a long time rather than taking a relatively "safe" route with Hauschka.

I was thinking short, regional spat of indigestion.

That guy is always stealing my stuff.

I think both of these guys can easily break away for TDs in the 30-40 yard range. They’re just not going to hit the 75-yard home runs. They are remarkably similar in style, I think, but Moss brings that extra bit of nastiness in that he likes to hit people. I can easily envision a scenario pretty early this season in which there is absolutely no drop off when one replaces the other. If I’m Daboll I don’t want to be too predictable that when Moss comes in it’s a short yardage play, for example.

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***.