Rocky Landing

I thought we were winning the offseason?

My first thought was that this was a seven-year-old thread that had gotten bumped up.

I misspoke, btw- I meant Dawkins to LT, and it does go under the heading of "bold prediction." But, I suspect that McD will try a lot of different O-line combinations in preseason (as, IIRC, he did last year), and that Nsekhe will excel at LT. We know, ostensibly, that Dawkins is a talented linesman, but poor on the right side (as is Nsekhe) and was sold as a guard in the draft. Doc pointed out earlier that Spain has played the bulk of his career on the left side. Perhaps he is an unknown quantity on the right. Either way, we seem to be fairly stacked at talent on the left, with a lot of unknowns on the right.

It would be pretty weird to change the entire defensive scheme base on one draft acquisition.

My bold prediction, which I think is shared by others, is that Dawkins moves to RG, Nsekhe to LT, and Spain to RG. I think the biggest ? is RT.

It strikes me that Beane has engineered FA to give us the best option for drafting BPA-- offense, or defense. Going into FA, our defense wasn't rife with holes, but our offense was. Neither side of the ball is now without its needs, but we certainly have a much more balanced roster than we endured for all of last season. I agree with John from Riverside's view of trading down in the first round, and trading up later-- unless an elite talent drops to nine, which is absolutely possible. But, I think the bottom line is that Beane has set us up to grab the BPA at almost any position.

He was especially bad in the shotgun, and misfired several snaps at crucial moments.

Nsekhe says himself that he is less effective on the right side. Dawkins has shown himself as such. I'm wondering if they don't move Dawkins in to LG (which, I believe, was his position at the draft), and Nsekhe at LT? Could we see Nsekhe, Dawkins, Morse, Spain, Waddle/TBD? Also, I'm not sure we can assume Nsekhe or Long offer a whole lot of versatility. Long was apparently a train wreck at center.

Thank god we will be going into preseason without some lousy quarterback competition. I can't even remember the last time that happened.

I don't know, maybe they could give them different numbers, or something?...

I even wrote a limerick about it, at the time: A Buffalo Bills player named Williams and Williams, and Williams, and Williams all said to each other don't sweat it, my brother Mediocrity will still make us millions Cynical times, back then. Cynical times...

I think at one point within the last ten years, we had something like seven, or eight players with the last name "Williams" on the roster, at once.

I love what they've done in FA, but replacing Ivory with Gore is a head scratcher.

For me, it's a question of loyalty. Burfect, and Suh are defined by their play- dirty. But, neither of them ever elbow-dropped one of our guys. That being said, Gronk did apologize... but still: one of our guys!

If Tre's "showboating" actions "pissed Gronk off," without even coming close to drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty (which is the case), that would be considered really good cornerback play. Quite the stretch to find fault with Tre on that one.

I was surprised to see that PFF rated him as "average." I thought it would have been something more along the lines of "horrible."

Dawkins LG.

I make no apologies for my cynicism.

Nsekhe has stated that he is much better on the left side and not very comfortable on the right side. Is that the case with Dawkins? Was Dawkins also not listed as a guard in the draft?

I do hope that this doesn't inspire Brady* to retire. I want to see him decline on the field, and I believe this is the year that happens. I want that signature pout to be the last we ever see of him.

Wow. That chick in the blue shirt looks just like Tom Brady*.

This is exactly the way I felt before his elbow drop on Tre White. Maybe I still would, had he done it to someone on another team. But, as it was, I have no forgiveness in my heart for him.

I had assumed the OP meant that we would lose the Super Bowl, like we did every other time we were there. Because, as Bills fans, even in our optimism, we can be pessimistic.

LT- Nsekhe LG- Spain C- Morse RG- Dawkins RT- Waddle Depth: Feliciano Bodine Long Hot take on Dawkins, I know.

From what I've read, and heard about Nsekhe, if he doesn't make the left side, he won't be a starter.