GunnerBill
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7 hours ago, Coach Tuesday said:
Amazing that the Bears turned it around so fast. Their o line was bottom 3 not too long ago.
I am not accepting the Bears as a top 5 offensive line with Braxton Jones still slated to start at left tackle. They do look decent LG to RT but LT remains the most important spot and Jones is a bottom 5 starting LT.
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Damar Hamlin. For the second year in a row against the odds watch him win a starting job.
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3 hours ago, Richard Noggin said:
And if Cook has another productive, explosive season similar to 2024, I won't be angry or disappointed if the Bills meet his demands. But I DO think at that point it will already be too late, and he'll be priced out of Beane's comfort level.
*I'd take Cook over Harris 8 times out of 10, easily. Harris is just not very dangerous, despite being well-rounded and physical. Just doesn't get up field with much urgency. Kind of Cook's opposite.
Yea Cook is better than Harris. Not even close. The reason for the comparison is I was trying to find an example, even in these days of devalued running backs, of a team letting a guy walk after 3 consecutive 1,000 yard seasons - which I imagined to be extremely rare. I think it is but it just happened with Harris. That is the only one I could come up with though.
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34 minutes ago, HappyDays said:
The counterargument is Aaron Donald, another undersized DT with short arms who still managed to produce at a Hall of Fame level for entire seasons. I don't know how well known this is but Donald had an all-time work ethic. He retired somewhat early specifically because he didn't want to put in the grueling work required for his body type anymore.
I'm not going to say Oliver is lazy, but I also don't think he is committing quite as much as he could to reaching his full potential.
I don't think he was fully committed first part of last year. That is what it looked like. He wasn't on it.
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38 minutes ago, Simon said:
It's not an excuse, it's the reality of an undersized DT who has to work harder to beat bigger players.
Increased exertion leads to more injuries and if the guy wants to be healthy and ready to go down the stretch and in the postseason, this is how he's going to have to approach the rest of his career.
I'm still not persuaded.
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10 minutes ago, Simon said:
You might as well get used to it.
The only way he's going to keep that frame healthy for later in the season when it really counts is by pacing himself earlier in the season.
And imo, it's exactly the right way to play it.
Meh. Maybe. I'm not sure. I think that might be looking for an excuse where he just didn't play well.
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5 minutes ago, uticaclub said:9 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:
He isn’t great at creating his own opportunities. Football is a team sport, but the truly elite players can be individual gamewreckers and we have yet to see that out of Oliver with any consistency.
Not sure what went on with the formatting but that is @uticaclub's comment. I'm not sure it is quite right though. Ed creates a ton of his own opportunities. His underlying analytics in terms of pass rush win rates and pressures are in that second half of the top 10 territory. His issue actually is finishing. He is not an elite finisher. Maybe that is just the result of the shorter arms, I think a bit of it is that real killer instinct... but he moves QBs off their spot a ton. He doesn't turn that into enough wrecked plays. Too much game inconveniencer and not game wrecker compared to the very top level elite guys. But he is still a really good player. The only Bills defender I think is better right now is probably Benford.
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9 minutes ago, uticaclub said:
Who do you have Oliver head of in rankings?
2024 was not Ed's best year. I'm a huge fan of him, possibly the biggest on this board, and think he generally is undervalued by most Bills fans (and some neutral observers) but his performance for 2/3s of 2024 was below par. No question. He did turn it on down the stretch but he really underperformed by his standards for a fair chunk of last season.
On that basis I wouldn't make a case for him over anyone in the top 10. I thought he was slighted not being in the top ten last year, but he doesn't have an argument for it this year. I would, however, still have him over everyone outside the top 10 - both in the "honourable mentions" and "also received votes" category (with Ed himself in the latter) with the possible exception of Kobie Turner, who is a stud, but isn't really a defensive tackle. He is a 3-4 defensive end. If he played for the Bills he'd be a guy who played mainly as a big end 5T and then reduced down into a 3T in pass rush situations.
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9 minutes ago, JGMcD2 said:
My guess is Allen doesn’t even crack the Top 5. Players don’t think he’s as good as others for some reason, and then he embarrasses them weekly.
I think he will this year. Top 3 IMO.
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21 hours ago, Just Jack said:
I'm just waiting for the sex tape to drop.....
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12 hours ago, GoBills808 said:
I think commanders are going to miss the playoffs tbh
Yea that wouldn't shock me either. At best they are scrambling for the 6th or 7th seed and I could easily see them missing out. I'm not as big of a fan of their offseason as some seem to be. They've upgraded at offensive tackle and corner opposite Lattimore but they are weaker up front on the defensive line and unless Deebo can rediscover his best (and I'm sceptical) they are a one man band at wide receiver. Ertz played 17 games last year for the first time in his career, chances of him staying as healthy again I'd say slim... and then teams have a year of film on Jayden Daniels. If he regresses even slightly the offense could look quite pedestrian quite quickly.
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1 hour ago, BillsFanForever19 said:
It wouldn't remotely shock me if Brown made it and Benford didn't. Fair or not, Brown got way more attention for his strong play last year than Benford did.
Wouldn't shock me either. I think Benford is a top 100 player in the NFL. But the players are not always the best judges of their peers and name value plays a big part on these lists.
Personally I think it will be Josh, Dion and Jimbo and that's it.
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2 hours ago, Richard Noggin said:
See, I'd still (probably) argue against the Bills agreeing to the kind of contract I'm afraid Cook would demand. He's dynamic, no doubt, and a weapon with the ball in his hands. He looks really good in Brady/Kromer's rushing attack. A threat to take it to the house from anywhere on the field.
My main reluctance is more philosophical with respect to roster construction: only way an RB should make WR money is if he's a 3-down beast who pass blocks and has reliable hands. The holes in Cook's game would need to be plugged to sell me on a top-3ish (for now) RB contract. And by that point he's gonna have other suitors. A team on a rookie QB contract could justify signing a guy like Cook, and it would be smart. Denver, Washington, Minnesota, etc.
The Steelers just let Najee Harris walk after 4 consecutive 1,000 yard seasons but he currently averages a full yard per carry less than Cook. If Cook goes for 1,000 yards again at a healthy ypc and the Bills still let him walk it would be pretty unusual by NFL standards. Although I agree with you philosophically about the positional spend.
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2 hours ago, Maine-iac said:
I haven't researched it but I've been told the Eagles played a lot of coverage we play, they just did it better. I'm really hoping as much for our additions in the secondary as I am for additions on the line.
They ran a lot of coverages the Bills normally play, yep. The Bills' issue the round prior was partly the Bills didn't play a lot of coverages the Bills play. We surprised KC with a pretty un-Billsy defensive gameplan in the regular season to man up more. It worked. We tried it again in the AFCCG and Andy Reid had adjusted and just picked it apart. By finding ways to isolate Worthy in particular and Hollywood a bit on our weaker links 1v1 - especially first half. We switched back to more of our standard D in the second half and we did slow them down a bit more and hold them to a FG at the end when it really mattered, but the damage was done to an extent.
We have also never had a defensive front dominate KC the way Philly's did in the Superbowl and we have never had the benefit of Andy Reid and Pat Mahomes melting down the way they did that first half. It's as poor a half as Reid has called in a long time. That is what used to happen to him in the playoffs in Philadelphia. Things would start unravelling and he'd panic as a playcaller. His QB did not help either.
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Running Backs tend to make it at a higher rate than their actual importance in the league because it is still a "name" position. But Jimbo is really good and congrats to him.
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43 minutes ago, Logic said:
It comes down to this:
Do you believe that the Bills' problem are deep and systemic, and no amount of personnel turnover will fix them?
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Do you believe that the Bills' formula is good enough to get them to the doorstep of the Super Bowl every year, and they keep being just a play or two away from getting there?
If you believe the former, then you probably agree with this article. If you believe the latter, then you probably don't agree with the article. If you believe the former, you likely want some combination of Beane and McDermott gone, and you want a shiny new head coach and/or GM. If you believe the latter, you just keep trying to add talent and "keep trying to kick the door down", as one NFL executive put it to Beane last year.
Which side are you on? That's the big question.I believe the latter but still think there is some merit to the opinion in the article. The Bills have again focussed their offseason effort on the Dline. That is something they have tried a few times without it paying off. Will it this time? Who knows?
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12 hours ago, Einstein said:
Goodness gracious. Some fans would defend Hitler if he was in a Bills jersey.
Hitler, no. But Stalin had some good ideas, if you ignore the genocide.....
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I think where I agree is the Bills have pursued the same "pour resources in the defensive line" strategy multiple times under Beane's leadership. This is at least the THIRD major re-tooling of that group of his GMship (and you might even argue the 4th).
I would submit that the others have failed because many of those big investments have not worked out as intended for one reason or another. Murphy, Star, Addison, AJE, Boogie, Settle, Jefferson, Von Miller etc...
Whereas basically the only investments in the secondary came in the draft (though granted, one was our first round pick) and some bottom end FA safeties and at receiver two mid to lower end FAs.
In that sense, I see the point. This is the Bills doing the same as they have done before. I am very hopeful on Sanders and optimistic for Jackson. But let's see.
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8 minutes ago, Mikie2times said:
He’s not just a combine athlete. He might not be refined, but that is what a good head on his shoulders could do (if he ever has that).
Meh. I disagree. I think he is just an athlete not a football player.
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30 minutes ago, Mikie2times said:
I don’t know what you’re saying. He’s 6”4 240 pounds and ran a 4.4 not looking just like stop watch guy in the process.
Sorry my post should have a full stop after "combo."
He has pure size/speed. But the other things you need for football talent are sadly lacking.
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27 minutes ago, FireChans said:
Yeah a lot has been overstated on Claypool’s talent.
He looks the part with very good size, strength and speed. That’s what got him drafted. But he was never viewed as an elite “receiving” talent. He was quite raw in college.
At this level, looking the part isn’t enough to be consistently productive. Combine that with his mental issues, and now this latest injury, he is probably done in the NFL. Guys don’t get unlimited chances, which is why it’s important not to waste the few you do get being a knucklehead.
Because if you do eventually get your head on straight and get an unlucky injury, you may never get another chance.
Remember the season ender in 2023 where Rapp intercepted Tua because Claypool ran completely the wrong route. I said when he came out he is a big fast guy who runs well in straight lines and is a weapon after the catch. But his releases were terrible, his cuts sloppy, his overall route running below par and his hands aren't brilliant either. I thought someone might try and convert him into a receiving tight end / H-Back at some point.
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14 hours ago, Mikie2times said:
He has only failed because of personal issues. Everybody agrees his physical talent is that of a #1 WR, he’s unquestionably more physically talented than anybody on our roster at WR.
Physical talent, sure. If you just mean the size/speed combo. Football talent? Disagree.
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21 hours ago, Avisan said:
Come forward? Bruh.
Not just my opinion, also the stance of NYS law, which provides up to 12 weeks and thankfully provides protections against employers who think as you do. Having the opinion that any state in this country provides too much parental leave is certainly one of the opinions of all time, and is of course your right as an American to have, as we celebrate the birth of our nation.
In the UK it is 2 weeks statutory paternity leave for the father and then up to another 2 weeks unpaid.
The Government has just announced a review though because I believe that is one of the least generous systems in Europe.
Even as someone who doesn't have and doesn't want kids I can't imagine why anyone would object to fathers having time off with their newborn children in 2025. It's not 1950.
I actually get much more annoyed by the next 16 years or so of "sorry I can't do that meeting that is literally my job but doesn't finish until 6pm because I have to collect my kid from choir/football practice." My view on that is if it is your job and you have reasonable notice (i.e. you know a couple of days in advance) then it is your responsibility to make arrangements. And as the quid pro quo for that whenever your kid is taken ill at school or falls off a climbing frame or whatever else and you need to leave work at the drop of a hat to deal with an emergency I will say "yep, go, we will cover."
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15 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said:
It’s likely speculation Ravens/Bills vs. the Eagles. I dont see the Chiefs getting to the dance this year. They may not even win their division as they finally have competition in Denver and LA. Its amazing what happens when you get a winning HC like Payton or Harbaugh.
I just dont see the Rams, Bucs getting to the SB. Maybe Detroit.
Chiefs will win the West. I think they are better this year than last.
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Agree. I'd take Meinerz at RG over O'Cyrus and the Bills' starters at the other four spots.