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  1. 6 hours ago, colin said:

    Leonhard vs MCD.

     

    MCD was a try hard guy who never made it on the highest level and valued a complicated scheme that tried to be all things all the time and a good guy mentality that fought really hard but prized knowing all his adjustments and reads to execute said scheme over raw talent and winner mentality.

     

    Leonhard was a try hard guy who used grit and determination to go from undrafted to having a 10 year NFL career.  He had success coaching d in Wisconsin and Denver with an aggressive scheme that moves guys around and puts them in a downhill posture with elements of playing offense on defense.

     

    Both played safety.  The make up of our secondary reflects their philosophies very clearly.

    Lets hope this 3x4 will be less suseptible to long runs than the Mike Pettine/Res Ryan 3-4.  Of course, at least Lernard will have 11 guys out there (lets hope)  I guess it was Rex brother who had 10 out there multiple plays in that last year.

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  2. 1 hour ago, Low Positive said:

    They looked plenty. Elway was scared to take Josh, because he had taken a tall, inaccurate, big-armed QB from a small school just two drafts before that (Paxton Lynch), who had been a king-sized bust.

    Yup, I remember that.  They failed to measure the man Josh was going to be.  The Bills saw that......

  3. 18 hours ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said:

    I can’t see him winning us any games. This is the time to draft and develop young QB’s. If Allen goes down it’s over anyway 

     

    HIs job is to get through a game or two until Josh could return.  If he went 1-1 in two games, he did his job.    Nobody expects he would complete a SB run.                                               

  4. 4 hours ago, NeverOutNick said:

    It’s a pipe dream and I 100% agree it’s not enough for that. In my fantasy land Tate falls to the teens and we trade up for him using Dawkins like we did Cordy Glenn in 2018. It would take huge balls to do it but I think this is the most value we can get for the beloved Dawkins as he’s starting to decline 

    Tate is to slow to be              a #1 draft pick.  4.5s in the 40

  5. 3 hours ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

    When you are big you are open when you are not open. 

    Elite speed(Tyreek) and elite route running(Diggs) is just as rare as size. I mean think about it. For every Tyreek there are at least 5 great WRs that have had elite size (Hopkins, Adams, Jefferson, Evans, Metcalf, Brown to name a few). It's far easier to get a big WR that can produce than to find someone with world-class speed that also can play football. 

    As for route running that is more complex. Diggs was elite. Lots of WRs can be amazing route runners without top end speed or size. 

    Scheme gets guys open too.

    One of defining characteristics of the McDermott era is lack of size across the entire roster with notable exceptions (Josh, Brown, Edmunds, Benford). Beane started to change that with bigger DL draft last year. 

    Its a big man's game. Time to add size at WR, edge, and LB. 

    Colleman was supposed to be the size wr guy

  6. On 2/19/2026 at 10:57 AM, I'm Spartacus said:

    So...the end of the US vs. Sweden hockey game (we won in ot), cameras scanned the crowd, and wouldn't you know, there is someone waiving a Buffalo Bills flag! Bills fans from everywhere are so cool.

    I saw it too.....

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  7. 2 hours ago, Just Jack said:

     

    There will be two pre-season games in the new stadium, for them to figure out any issues that may come up. Plus, it may be the first time in a long time that a pre-season game is sold out/attended for Buffalo. 

    Preseasons usually are about 30K folks......not sure I agree there will be a full house for a practice game.  At least not real fans of football.  I watch for the game, not the venue.

  8. 8 hours ago, Gregg said:

    My guess for the Bills is Pats at Bills week 1 on SNF. New place opens up in primetime against a divisional rival.

    I(f things don't go smoothly in the first game from a facility point of view, Buffalo will get a national black eye.  Have seen it before.  Better if the first national exposure is a little later in the season.

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  9. 52 minutes ago, BVBILLS said:

    This would be really cool, but I think Bean is too conservative to do a trade like this. With so many holes in the roster and the cap situation.

    BB went a got Diggs.  But, the Cap realities are not something Bean can change so maybe not dooable.  Diggs had several years left on his existing contract when Bean traded for him I recall.

  10. Actually, its not Beans job to hire the  coordinators, its Brady's call.  Bean may help, but, Brady has to assemble the staff.

    On that topic, I am hoping Davis Webb is on the OC interview list.  He has a history here, and as been around...currently on staff at Denver.  As for Jim Lonyard, a DC candidate, he has been a 3-4 guy.  He was here.  He was a heady player.  changing the D back and forth from 4-3 to 3-4 means personal won't match position needs and the D will step back as a retooling will happen.  We have been through this before.....to many times.  I am not a believer in the 3-4, and if Brady wants to go that direction, might was well see if Mike Pettine is still around.  He was the master of the 3-4 when he was here.  I think the 4-3 is a better look in todays NFL, and would like to see a veteran coach show up in that slot with that system in mind.  The loss of the O line coach is serious, and there is an heir apparent on staff.  But, back in the day there was a local guy who made it big in the NFL coaching ranks for that slot...named Kugler.  I have no idea where he is not, but worth a look I suppose. All in all, I think its good the Bills are moving on now.  the two big challenges in the next few months are cap management, and the draft.  Lots of decisions to be made.  and, with the megabuck QB 17 now on the roster, dollars will be hard to come by and free agents few.  So, the draft has to produce a half a dozen guys who can contribute.

     

  11. 5 hours ago, frostbitmic said:

    No, I don't have faith in Beane and think he'll hire Daboll ... Which would mean another coaching search in 28 or 29.

    Actually, Marv Levy succeeded w the Bills after a failed HC gig with the Chiefs.   I think Daboll's 4 years w the Giants was a great training ground, and there are a lot of worse hires under consideration.  I would not bet against Daboll succeeding.  Daboll would need a great D coordinator, and likely would not retain the current staff on that side of the ball.  But,  Daboll and perhaps Brady would be fine on the O side of things.  Dark horse for the O coordinator in this situation is Davis Webb, who has history w Daboll and Allen.

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  12. 11 hours ago, Bills Fan in MD said:

    I have no idea who will be the defensive coordinator of the Bills, but whoever it is will need to come in on day 1 with a plan not only for implementing a new defense, but also working with Beane to figure out personnel.  The defense right now is mostly a bunch of guys who were specifically picked with McDermott's scheme in mind.  I know that most teams pick players to match their system, but McDermott was as particular as any coach I've ever seen.  I honestly don't know who could best pull it off, but the new DC needs to be ready to hit the ground running.  

    Rex was the same way.  His 3-4 d required personnel to man the assigned positions.  McD always wanted the older more experienced guys and was slow to get his guys on the starting team if they were rookies.  He would push some of them...Milano and Bishop come to mind, and those guys did turn into the kind of players we needed.  But, it was year 2 or 3.  I recall Milano splitting time with was it Humber? As a rookie.

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