Rocky Landing

I'm pretty much in the minority in this opinion, but I've always loved watching the preseason games. You get a first look at the rookies, some of whom you'll never see again. You get to see some of the dark horse players that you've been rooting for in the offseason, some of whom you'll never see again. You get to see some of the camp battles we've been following in real time. And it's all so much less stressful than a regular season game! GO BILLS!

Promises, promises...

Nope. Secured control of the ball, and took several steps. Doesn't matter if the ball moved once he hit the ground. He maintained control the entire time.

Maybe that was Mahomes' way of saying, "what'ya just standing there for...?" to his center?

For the sake of accuracy, we should be calling them NJJ, rather than NYJ.

Love real grass. Love the idea of an 18 game reg season. I'd also like to go back to two wildcards, and two teams with first-round byes per division. And cheaper beer sold in the stands.

Never drink, and drive, and speed.

If Tyreek hill were 23 at the time of the injury, he would not be the same player after the injury he sustained, and would have a zero percent chance of playing the following season. But, he's 32 years old. His career is over.

Beat me to it. Loved him as a Bill, though. I was disappointed he was wearing those black and gold boxers, and not the blue and red.

The designation of "execs, coaches, and scouts" certainly gives these opinions pieces more cred. But, for players to make it onto these lists, they still have to be put in positions to succeed, or even stand out. McDermott was consistently in the bottom fourth of blitz %, and his bend-don't-break philosophy doesn't do much for a player's stat line. Defensively, we're entering a new era with a dramatically different scheme, without McD. I suspect/hope that there are going to be some Bills defensive players who are going to start turning some more heads this season. Offensively, having the #1 QB, #7 RB (should have been higher), and a couple honorable mentions for the top ten really isn't bad. And I don't care that we don't have a top 10 O-lineman. Our O-line was ranked sixth in the league last season. All that being said, it would be nice to have a top ten WR to pair with our #1 QB, and #7 RB... GO BILLS!

I could see him on the 53, definitely. My own thoughts on the '26 WR room is that Moore, and Shakir are locks. Coleman is close to a lock, and Skyler Bell, unless he turns out to be someone different then they thought, will very likely be on the 53. (I'm also assuming that Shavers goes to IR) That leaves a TC competition for the #5WR position. That's a tricky role position to fill, and often goes to a WR that much of the fanbase doesn't really want, in lieu of some dark horse candidate they think could "break out." WR5 has to be low cost, but fairly versatile-- special teams, downfield blocking, redzone threat/decoy, reliable backup, etc. More often than not, that translates to an older journeyman that does little to inspire the fanbase, but has been around long enough to have a broad knowledge base, and still has some gas in the tank. And a team like the Bills, with JA17 at QB, would be very attractive to the better players in that talent pool. Right now, I'd think that competition is a choice between Palmer, Hardman Jr, and Sherfield. If Cooks is still in decent shape, he'd be right in that competition.

Happy Fourth of July! May we all continue to fight for what we believe in.

I've always been an SJ13 fan. He made the game fun to watch, even during the drought. He certainly sounds high on Keon, and what he says in this interview follows right in line with the high praise he's been getting from Brady. Gives one hope! GO BILLS!!!

Super Bowl LXI Champions.

It's noteworthy that Barnwell's four "ground rules," include "The focus is on elite players and a team's top five contributors." It would be a lot of work to aggregate all of the receiving contributions for a team's entire season-- certainly a lot more math than Barnwell's willing to do. But in this context, The Bills were averaging ten different receivers per game. I don't know the stat for that type of target distribution, but Allen's was certainly higher than most, and I also suspect that he (and Brady) spread that distribution more evenly than most. That certainly makes sense, given the nature of our receiving corp, and it was the basis of Brady's passing scheme-- rather than having a handful of elite players that are hard to cover, make defenses account for every receiving option on the field. It got us to the playoffs with a pedestrian group of starting receivers. One could certainly make an argument that the Bill's top five receiving options are better than 29th, but not much better. I wonder how the Bills' receivers would stack up as a group of ten, instead of five? Knox had a quietly great season in '25, and Ty Johnson, while he wasn't nearly as utilized in '25, made some of the best receptions of the '24 season. Further down the depth chart, guys like Hawes, and Davis, while obviously not getting a ton of targets, have shown themselves to have reliable hands, and have made clutch catches in key moments. Then again, I am a consummate homer, and I refuse to get all mopey about our '26 prospects this time of year. GO BILLS.

I don't think rookies should be in the conversation about "breakout players." That's not breaking out-- it's breaking in.

I feel like Beane is pretty straight up with players in these uncomfortable situations. I would guess that Beane will entertain trade offers, and if he gets a good, or adequate one, he'll trade him. If not, Davis will likely occupy the same role as last season. If that's the case, I'm sure Beane would be up front about his intentions, and Davis should be good with that.

Late Nate, and it isn't close. Astonishing he was made the starter.

Speak for yourself. A three-and-a-half hour excuse to ignore my in-laws on Christmas day? That's GOLD! Thank you NFL!

For so many reasons, this season's going to be a nail-biter!

I would like to see McD end up in some drainage pond like Cleveland, and see if he can build another winning culture. That is what he’s good at.

This is an absolutely fair take.

Now let's talk about Dick Jauron!

I don't know if it was mentioned, but the look on KC Concepcion's face when he got picked by the Browns at #24 was almost heartbreaking. I think he was hoping to be a Bill.

Seems more likely they'll be reaching for one at 26.