GunnerBill

They would have a discussion with him, I'm sure. But I don't think they ever offered Tremaine an actual deal. They talked, but they were far enough apart that there was never a deal on the table.

Which is exactly why my priority is to get them as many losses as possible as soon as possible.

I have gone back and forth. I should want the Chiefs to win because I think the Ravens are a bigger threat for the 1 seed if the Bills were to stumble down the stretch. However, I want the Chiefs ended. I think they will lose this game and if they do they are likely coming to Buffalo at best 3-5. There is a real chance to get them out of the post season and that psychological block there is in our players' minds about making a run is removed. I'm confident we can beat Baltimore in January to go to the Superbowl if that is what it takes. It won't be easy but we can get it done, we have shown we can beat them in the playoffs. If the Bills can go into those playoffs with home advantage and the Chiefs not even in the tournament you better believe the confidence levels inside that building will take a jump.

Cybo is off to his best start as a pro. He was good vs the Jets and very good vs Miami. I do wonder whether that plays him off the Bills if it continues. I think if you are paying both tackles you need to circumspect with the interior. I'd pay my center before I'd pay my guards.

Oh yea Ramsey gets in. And deserves to as well. Cam Jordan I think will get in but he feels like one of those guys that is a multiple semi finalist before he makes it. Like I can see it being his 5th or 6th time on the shortlist before he is in. I'd be surprised if Hunter makes it based on what he has done to this point. But if he went on another few seasons piling up stats then the weight of numbers might give him a case.

The personnel plays in. I acknowledge that. But Leslie Frazier is just a darn good football coach. He isn't flashy. He doesn't talk himself up. But he is super smart and he can coach football.

I was trying to simplify. I was going to get into shading and the difference between a 4i and a 5tech but this was beginners class 😂

Basically. You don't get many true 0 techs these days, even in teams running 3-4 style Ds but yea, in principle. 2 tech essentially has the responsibility of playing both the A gap and the B gap. Rex used to like a lot of two gapping IDL looks.

The primary focus of this regime has been on defensive line.

Yes. It was a LOT better under Frazier. Frazier 2017 - 17th 2018 - 8th 2019 - 7th 2020 - 13th 2021 - 1st 2022 - 7th McDermott 2023 - 19th Babich 2024 - 29th 2025 (incomplete) - 23rd It's true that I don't think the talent not is what it was at Leslie's peak here... but Frazier was never the problem. There are just a bunch of fans who want blitz happy defenses and loads of man coverage and Leslie is never gonna give you that. But he is a really good DC and I guarantee even with this group he'd be performing a lot better.

Yes, it essentially refers to which gap you play in. A 1 tech plays in the A gap (between a center and a guard) and a 3 tech the B gap (between a guard and a tackle).

I think it is going to be a slight down class (especially CB, WR, OT, pass rushing DE).... ahead of a class in 2027 that looks long range forecast special. Linebacker, safety and defensive ends that don't really pop as pass rushers are where I can see there being some guys. Running back too possibly.

Maybe. Again I'm a huge Evans fan, he was the guy I'd have drafted in 2014, love him and always have. Nobody would have heard of Johnny Manziel if Mike Evans wasn't an Aggie. I just, a bit like my point on Mack, don't think at any point in his NFL career I would say "he is the best player in the league at his position." And for first ballot guys that really would be my criteria. I would put Mike Evans in for sure, 2nd or 3rd year of eligibility. I'm not saying he should have a long wait. But I'd lean against first ballot if I were a voter.

Yea I agree. I think some of the third down play calling and the concepts on those downs against Miami in particular were bonkers. I don't have a ton of trust in Bobby Babich. There is an Assistant Head Coach out on the Pacific Coast Id take back in a HEARTBEAT.

It should be. Definitely a risk he is running.

Oh he will get in. But I don't think he has ever truly been the best player in the league at his position. He had some nice years, his overall resume gets him in. But no way a first ballot guy. I personally maintain he is and has been slightly overrated most of his career.

If Khalil Mack goes in on the first ballot they should shut the thing down.

Oh I am a huge Mike Evans fan. And he is a slam dunk HOFer. Just not sure he will go in first ballot.

Agree on all this. Bitonio, Hayward and Evans get in but are not first ballot guys. Von Miller goes in first ballot. Saquon and Nelson get in though also probably not first ballot. I actually think Lane Johnson could be a first ballot guy if I was moving someone up.

100% right on Lamar. On the Ravens front 4 - they were down their best player on that line in Madubuike - but you are right they just don't feel that talented up there compared to some of their past teams - particularly off the edge. Oweh has never been anything more than a situational rusher and their starters are mid round draft picks. I made the comment in my observations about their depth. And that's a real concern right across the board on defense. It's what we need to remember when we talk about the different way rosters are built. A team like the Bills doesn't have a Kyle Hamilton or a Roquan Smith - but our depth has already been tested and shown up in some spots. Down Madukuike and Van Noy the Ravens D looked underpowered. The secondary did at least step up a bit as the game went on, but they just couldn't stop the run at all and the Lions imposed their will on the ground. This is the third season running the Ravens defense has started slow. The last two years they have rounded into form post Thanksgiving. It remains to be seem if they do this time. Offensive line wise, I think they will be fine and that was just a rough night. Their guards are a bit questionable but Stanley and Rosengarten are usually solid and they were dreadful last night. So I'm willing to put that down to a bad day and move on, but bears watching.

I know you are being facetious but I don't think this looks like being a good corner class, no. Safety looks better but I'd be shocked if the Bills went safety in round 1.

In the summer I had Hurts 5 and Herbert 6 and right now I'd keep them in that order.

See I don't see that we do have better control. The one play I think it might change is the run they called on 2nd down with Achane. Maybe they feel they have to pass there. And so of course there is a chance that play goes differently. But there is a chance they throw it into the endzone, which they did two passes later. Whichever way around the Bills defense had to make a play to stop them.

It is worth saying now that the entire league has played 3 games that the Bills are 9th in total defense (which is officially measured by yards). They are 20th in points given up and 23rd on 3rd down. I expect the soft schedule to help improve those rankings over the next few weeks, but at the same time I think it gives you a sense of what this defense's issue is: They are vulnerable to long drives - they either get you off the field early or you can rumble right on down.

No. I don't think it is crazy. I just don't know that I think it was any more likely than it was the way the Bills played it. Was it possible for them to get a stop, sure. It was either way. But they didn't do it. I'm not sure why they were more likely to do it with a running clock. Would that have stopped Tua escaping on 3rd down?