Kirby Jackson

Oh I disagree completely. I thInk teams are looking at the progress of Josh from last year to this year and giving A LOT of credit to Daboll and Dorsey. Allen is by no means a finished product but he’s light years ahead of where he was at this time last year. The key word is “progress.” The coaches are responsible for (and receive credit for) improvement.

Just to be clear here the ONLY job that teams can’t block guys from is HC. You CAN block a guy from going from QB coach to OC for example. A move from position coach to coordinator is considered a lateral move within the NFL.

He’s already being linked to the one job that is open: https://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffalo-bills/2019/12/brian-daboll-in-buffalo-is-a-guys-name-that-weve-heard-for-panthers-next-hc-says-charlotte-sports-radio-host.html

Nonetheless, the Bills don’t have to let teams interview him for coordinator positions. Teams block guys all the time. If the Bills feel he’s crucial to Josh’s development they should (and will) hold firm on Dorsey. They can even hand him more money to keep him happy. I think Frazier and Daboll are going to get interviews. I don’t know if either will be hired but they will be considered.

Why wouldn’t the Bills just block teams from interviewing Dorsey for a coordinator position?

In terms of Shaq he was really coming on last year. It just went a little under the radar. He seems to still be ascending. Shaq is liked in the locker room and raises the floor. I’d have no issue paying him the exact same $9M that they are scheduled to pay Murphy. I think that the Bills would like to bring him back but it will need to make sense for both sides. I’m fine getting rid of Smith and Kroft. Sweeney can fill the Smith role imo to some degree. Smith is a good blocker. Kroft is just too much for a guy that’s always hurt. You can’t pay $6.6M to your #2 TE. There are a bunch of guys that you can get for a third of the price. Someone like Lance Kendricks is an example of a FA that could come cheap as a #2 TE.

This is an unpopular opinion but true. Beane did a good job of re-tooling with the guys that he wanted and bit the bullet to do it. They were never in cap trouble though. They were totally fine. He thought that the money was better spent elsewhere. That’s different than “they were in cap jail and were forced to release guys.”

You save $7.2M in cap space by cutting him. They structured his contract this way so that they could get out of it. This is standard in the NFL. It’s the same thing with Kroft. You sign some guys with injury history and give yourself an out if they don’t produce commensurate with their salary. You don’t pay a guy $9M for the production of a $2M player. Hand the savings to Shaq and either upgrade Murphy with a big time signing or replace his production with a mid-round pick. Yes, of course

From my perspective you can get what he gives you for WAY less money. It’s probably an “either/or” and I’d much rather have Shaq. You can either sign a premium guy at the position or draft a guy. There’s no reason to pay Trent Murphy $9M.

If the Bills release Murphy and Kroft it opens another $12.2M in cap space. Those feel like pretty easy decisions IMO.

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I’d rather see Yeldon get those snaps. Get him the ball in the flat.

It is what it is...

Kenyan Drake was the FA in my head.

I mean maybe but there’s no way that the Bills are going into next year and counting on a guy that has played 1 year of organized football. If he contributes, great but they will be adding another RB to the room.

That was his tinder name when he would try to hook up with coeds. I mean no college girl in an SEC town is going to recognize Lane Kiffin ?

If we are thinking RB at that point I’d rather Dobbins or Swift. I want more explosion. I’d consider Etienne too.

Taylor has more carries than Gore

Just to be clear, this is a party that 49er fans are throwing for 49er fans that came to the game. You’d think if you came all of this way you wouldn’t back out over a couple hundred for a ticket. If I’m going on the road, I’m going to the game. This is such a weak move by SF fans.

Obviously there are some MASSIVE games this weekend. I figured at some point there will he threads on these games so I’m starting one. Also, I saw this tweet and found it HILARIOUS: Imagine traveling 2,275 miles to watch a game at Dave & Busters!! This is the type of lunacy that may cause me to find a new team. Thank God I never have to worry about that with the Bills.

100% agree It’s WAY more important to treat players well than it is to try to save a couple of million dollars. Your reputation matters in this league.

Ha ha, he is special. He’s such an a-hole. At the same time he’s a good coach and he will recruit there. This can’t possibly be like any regular hiring. He’s not going to go to Ole Miss and quietly be .500 for 4 years and get fired. It is going to be fireworks. They are talking about it on Gameday now.

Go stick ole’ Joey Freshwater in Oxford with an open checkbook and no rules and see what happens. Its like a reality show.

FWIW, the college sub-forum always has a lot of good discussion. It’s interesting because we have a bunch of different fan bases represented. You get to hear perspective on other teams from those that are way more informed on them. Additionally, it’s a great place to hear about draft prospects. We can read all we want about these kids but it’s always interesting to hear what those who followed closest think. As an example at some point I’m sure we will have @BillfromNYC and @BillsFanCRNA discussing the differences between the 3 Alabama WRs. I think that the Bills go WR in round 1 and I think all 3 Bama guys go in that round. To me, I know basically what each of them does well but my knowledge is very surface level. I’d love to hear them talking about what separates them from each other.

I have a good friend that played CB there. He’s one of the guys that I split my Pelicans season tickets with. We were at the game Thursday and he said it’s a done deal. I hadn’t even heard the rumors at that point. Kiffin and Ole Miss is a match made in heaven. They are either going to be the next great SEC West Program or it’s going to be an absolute tire fire. Either way, I am on board for it!!