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The Bills defense under McD went a long way to prove that stats don’t really matter in terms of getting the the SB. Sure we feasted on most teams but when it mattered most, in playoff elimination games, McD’s defense suuuuucked. How many times did Allen walk off the field with a lead only for the McDefense to crap the bed? I don’t care what the stats show, when it came to crunch time I had ZERO faith that the defense would hold a lead and we all had to pray there was enough time for Josh to get one more shot. Josh had to play near perfect in the playoffs, and for the most part he did, and we still didn’t make it to the SB. As for Alford being punt returner, they will call up Dortch for the first 3 games and then by then either Glass Kincaid or Oliver will be injured so we can activate him. I;’m being sarcastic but there’s a bit of truth there.

One Republic is a solid band. Not everyone’s cup of tea but they’ve been around for 25 years and have a number of hits. That being said, how you don’t have the Goo Goo Dolls opening the new stadium is mind f’n boggling. I’m not even a huge fan but that’s a slam dunk and they whiffed

In no world is Houston competing for the #1 seed. Yeah, they have a good defense but you need a good to great QB and Stroud sucks. Period. He’s completely over rated by TBD but in terms of self confidence the guy is #1. It’s the first game of the season. Relax.

Eh Week 1 is always a crap shoot. It tells you very little about what the rest of the season will look like. Of course I would like to win and expect to, but I think the #1 priority against a hard hitting defense is to make sure Josh comes out of it uninjured. Brady needs to implement a game plan that gets the ball out of Josh’s hands quickly and minimizes the chance of Super Josh showing up, holding the ball forever looking for the deep shot. I hope we see efficient Josh from a couple years ago who came out on fire, on time, and distributing the ball all over the place. I just don’t want to see a game where he thinks he needs to do it all himself which could lead to getting pummeled.

He got caught in an internet hooker sting. Yeah he could have high priced call girls but he likes the thrill of the trailer park trash. The criminal tool is 100% the phone he used to set up the meet. The worst thing is the embarrassment of his family and a close second is the extra billion he will have to give the wife in the eventual divorce. The top 10 richest women in the world are all the result of divorcing rich men.

It’s 100% an IR stash and you could see this coming from the first pre season game. Those who are bellyaching about it need to wake TF up, every single team does it and that’s why no one complains. We did it with multiple players last year too. Grable and Samuel come to mind.

Bass has always had a slice to his kicks. That’s why that 52 yarder that started left squeaked through the uprights and why he tends to suck from the right hash. It’s just another variable he has to consider when lining up for a kick that other kickers whose kicks fly true don’t. I’m rooting for Bass-O-Matic but every kick is an adventure. I don’t think Beane is going to make a move unless he misses a few that costs us games, unfortunately.

It’s an interesting thought exercise about Josh being able to elevate receivers. I think he can and has as long as that receiver can get separation/open. I think it’s pretty well established that anticipatory throws are not Josh’s strong point. So guys who he can see get open (separation) rack up good numbers - Bease, Brown, Diggs, Shakir, Kincaid (when he’s actually playing). That’s why I still don’t know what Beane was thinking with Coleman. The guy has never been a separator and isn’t going to turn into one. Palmer can get open, it’s just a matter of can he stay on the field. I think the odds are against it considering his history but maybe with a lighter load he will provide some production. I think we are going to be throwing to the RBs a lot more with Carmichael here so I don’t expect anyone to have a blow out year including Moore. Targets are going to be well spread around

I love Tre. I hope he signs to the PS just for his personality and when we win a ring he gets one. He’s not going to be on the active roster.

I was on Team Clean House, but I can understand why Pegula kept Beane and not McD. He should have waited on the “promotion” because that’s what has got sand in the vaginas of so many TBDers and fans in general. The pitch forks are out for Beane and it’s because we have one of the best QBs in NFL history and we haven’t made a Super Bowl yet. I get it. Terry made the call that McD was the issue and I think it was the right call. I love McD. Next to Marv he will always have my respect and I hope I run into him some day. We’ve hard from several players, the most recent being McGovern, that Brady is a “breath of fresh air”. Obviously the “process” was getting stale and after 8 years (6 of HF Josh) of defensive failures in the playoffs, a change needed to be made at HC. The whole team sucked against Cinci and with the circumstances of that year I don’t blame anyone. I think Beane has done an excellent job so far this off season. I’m not excusing his past mistakes, I like the moves so far. Moore was a good move, we weren’t paying Pierce and he’s a better fit than Pittman. We were never getting Crosby, Hendrickson is an injured over paid DE who is Bosa 2.0, neither stops the run. Chubb was an excellent pickup at a reasonable contract. He had more sacks than Groot last year! Traded for Moore, re signed McGoven at a bargain rate, replaced Johnson with Dee Alford, Knox took a pay cut, Bass took a pay cut, Bradley Chubb at a reasonable contract, signed CJG which is HUGE for a D that has been run over in the playoffs repeatedly, also signed Geno Stone who has 14 picks at safety in the last 3 years. Too many fans are just on an anti-Beane rant and can’t look at the moves objectively. Again, I wanted him gone, but I can’t complain about this off season so far. And for those people who think it’s a make or break year you are kidding yourselves. Beane/Brady have 2 years minimum and then we will re assess. Expectations-reality equals disappointment.

The cap hit the Eagles would take if they traded Brown is astronomical. If it’s before June 1st it’s a 44 million dead cap hit this year. Only way that happens if the Pats* or another team throw a boatload of picks for him. It’s going to take a lot more than a first. I don’t think he’s getting traded.

Zero percent chance Diggs is a Bill and why would we want him? He never showed up in the playoffs, we have enough of those guys. His production with Brady as OC plummeted. Forget his off the field stuff and beef with Josh, the guys just isn’t good anymore. I hope the Pats* spend a crap ton on WRs this offseason. Maye has been figured out, I expect a big regression from him next year. Everyone talking about his deep ball - that nearly disappeared the second half of the season. He’s been figured out.

No they don’t. The issue with PEDs and tendons is the muscle grows faster than the tendon can strengthen, potentially leading to injury. Hoecht isn’t going to be back in July, that’s just his mentality which is good but should be reigned back by the training staff. There’s a big difference between a weekend warrior getting back in the gym after an Achilles tear and professional athlete being ready to play in a game. The explosive force that repaired tendon is exposed to in a professional athlete is magnitudes greater than an average joe. So there is significant risk of re-injury that can only be mitigated with a slow, steady recovery. I wouldn’t expect to see Hoecht playing at his previous level until 12-18 months after the injury. That doesn’t mean he can’t get on the field earlier, but mentally it will take some time to trust that leg again.

Who’s better than Marino in Bills podcasting? I don’t always agree with him but he always backs up his opinions with the reasoning behind them. More often than not he’s right, but like anyone in this space he has his misses as well. I find his discussions of the opposing teams weaknesses very informative. I don’t watch every team all the time so to have someone be able to break that down and give his opinion on how to attack it is something I enjoy. Doesn’t mean he’s always right but I think he’s got a good feel for all the teams considering the other pods he does that don’t have to do with the Bills. As for Walker, he definitely didn’t want him in the draft and he’s stated Walker is playing better than he thought he would. I’m not as impressed with Walker as many seem to be. For every splash play he made he got blown out of his assignment 3 times. Joe was correct in that because of his height, he tends to play too high and can get pushed around. I think this will be a big off season for him. He has the potential to be a game wrecker if he can put on some lower body weight and learn to stay low so he doesn’t get out leveraged. Tough for a guy that tall.

We need new blood at WR, not some washed up guy we are going to over pay for. Metcalf? Hell no. AJ Brown? Maybe 4 years ago. Evans? He isn’t leaving Tampa. Jefferson is a pipe dream. What receiver has gotten better under Brady? I can only think of Mac Hollins who had a good year for us. Here’s a list of those who got worse or did nothing - Samuel, Palmer, Keon, Moore, Hardman, Diggs, Cooper (hurt). Cooks gets open but can’t catch. Great. Shakir has been reduced to a screen merchant when he’s got a lot more potential. Shavers is a nice #5 WR. Hurray. Unless Brady was held back by McD, I’m a little concerned with Brady’s ability to scheme open recievers.