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Perfect time to get Allen some reps with his new weapons without the worry of him taking a hit. Give him all the reps you want in this controlled environment and let him sit out the actual games where stupid things can happen.

Keon Coleman is so slow, he starts his pre-game warmups the night before.

I don't expect him to get double digit sacks this season. That's a lot for a guy his age and coming off the season he just had. He probably shouldn't have been out there as early as he was last season, if at all. But, while I don't see him getting to double digits, 8 would be a pretty good season.

People would see real quick just how many problems Allen masks on this team. We wouldn't be a Playoff team with Cousins.

Hopefully he finished signing before the ink in the pen ran out.....

It's Mini Camp. On top of that, the media has only been able to see 1 practice a week while not being allowed at the rest of them. So, we honestly don't know whether these offensive struggles are just a coincidence to be happening on those media days or if they have been plaguing us all camp. That said, it is frustrating as a fan to hear week after week on every media day about just how bad the offense looks. I believe the very first practice the media was there they said the offense looked good. After that, though, it's been pretty bleak. Obviously, we have to take it with a grain of salt because as stated, it is just Mini Camp and the media has only seen 4 practices total. That said, if the offense has been struggling day in and day out, it hasn't gone unnoticed by Beane. If the WRs are as bad as being reported, I would fully expect Beane to be watching the wire through Training Camp to see what vets might shake free or come available for trade. While we don't have a ton of cap space, we do have a little bit to play with if need be. Guess we'll have to wait and see what happens. We'll know a lot more in a month or so when camp starts and we can watch every practice for ourselves to see where things are at. The biggest thing I took out of today was Milano being back in the mix. That is great news heading into camp. Now we just need to find a way to survive the next month or so with nobody getting injured or arrested before they report to SJF.

I sincerely look forward to that point in the season all of the clowns out there that said " Allen is only good because Diggs in on the team and carries him" to all of a sudden start saying "Allen is only good because he has so many weapons around him and it's only because of all the help he has that he's any good". I sincerely hope this happens because it will be hysterical. Look, I don't know if this committee strategy on offense is going to work or not and help us get that elusive Super Bow win, but regardless, I fully expect Allen to make chicken salad out of whatever ingredients he is given because he's just that good. He's carried this offense on his back ever since he's been here and I expect this year to be no different. It may look a lot different, but because Allen is that dude, he will will this team to have success on offense even if he ends up doing even more of it on his own. Many don't remember that they neutered him early in the season last year and told him not to run. It wasn't until they realized at 6-6 that Allen and his legs are what make him special and different that everyone else. They let him loose and all of a sudden, everything opened back up. If they let Josh be Josh from game one on this season, if the pieces on offense can just help him out a little bit, he could have a career year if everything works as they are hoping it does. If the committee approach doesn't go well, I fully expect us to be heading into next year's draft again looking for WR1. PS. I get a kick out of all the comments saying how much worse we are going to be on defense as well because we lost Tre, Hyde, Poyer, etc. The don't realize that Tre has missed way more games the last 2 years than he's played and Hyde and Poyer, while very smart players, had lost probably more than a step and just couldn't run anymore. They have no idea who TB is and just how much he's solidified the MLB position/ Not to mention, we hope that Milano is 100% ready to go after missing most of the season last year and he's one of the best off ball LBs in the league. If there is a side of the ball I'm not worried about overall during the regular season next year, it's the defense if we can stay healthy. Now, late game situations/playoffs, that's a different story because McDermott hasn't proven he can be trusted in this situations on defense. But if we can stay healthy, and of course that is a big if, I think we'll have a top 10 defense yet again this season.

Even though they are just OTAs, it's nice to have some football to see and talk about again. I just wish the media could get new content every day! They only have 1 practice a week to get content, but I need my football fix! I just wish we had more coverage every day as to what is happening in these sessions, specifically the team sessions, like we can get from training camp. Yes, I know.....that may seem crazy and obsessive to some, but I just love this stuff so much.

Honestly, there is a lot that you can carry over from the last few years. We've been one of the highest scoring teams in the league over the past several seasons so if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Concepts like mesh, pin and pull, duo, etc should stay, but where I think expanding and adding to these concepts is very important. It seemed like there were too many times last year we would just spam these same concepts over and over because they were the only things that were working. The problem is, teams figured this out and we had no counter punch. That's why I think many in this board started to hate these concepts. It just got to the point they were relied on too much. However, these are core concepts that absolutely have a place in our offense. What I want to see, though, are some of the concepts we've gotten away from since Daboll left make a return. I miss the jet sweeps, the constant motion and eye candy, the misdirection, push passes, etc. I know the type of WR we have now has changed and we don't have a lot of those gadget guys anymore, but there is still a place for this. But perhaps the biggest thing we need to find a way to do is to bring back the slant pass into this offense. It has been virtually absent from our offense for years now so much to a point where it's a joke when they actually use it and it works. I know it's not Allen's favorite pass to throw, but with the focus on bigger WRs in the offense, a slant is one of the biggest weapons you can use. Same with back shoulder throws. Finally, I believe this offense will run a lot through Kincaid and making sure you continue to use him up the seams and on deep overs. While they didn't do this early in the season, they did it late in the year with great success. I said it when he was drafted and he did nothing last year to show I might be wrong.....I truly believe he can be the next great TE in this league. Everyone was raving about LaPorta and the season he had last season, and he was very good, but it was mainly because they chose to feature him early and often whereas our coaching staff chose to incorporate Kincaid slower than was necessary. However, I expect him to be featured early and often this season and, providing everyone is healthy, I think he is going to explode this year. As for the defense, while several of the faces may change, I don't expect to see much different than what we've been accustomed to. While we did play a bit more cover 1 and cover 3, and did get out of that 2 deep shell more last season, and while I do expect that to continue, this defense is what it is and they pay their system for better or worse. What could help is honestly just staying healthy. Injuries over the last couple seasons have slowed this defense and taken away what it is designed to do, so health rather than concepts might be more important. This defense relies on getting pressure from the front 4. So, can Oliver pick up where he left off? Can Von get back to form now another season removed from injury? Can Groot stay healthy all season and become a more dominant and consistent player? Can AJ, Solomon, and some of the new depth contribute to a sustained pass rush? Can Jones stay healthy and dominate for an entire season? Can Milano come back to his all pro form? Can TB stay healthy and build on his breakout season? I really am not concerned about the new faces on the back end. They will be just fine. To me, it's not about a change in philosophy necessarily, but rather health. If we get beat up again, we're going to be in trouble no matter what we want to run. But hey..... go out and score 30+ and make teams keep up. If we do that, we'll win more than we lose for sure.

I think people are missing the point of what I was saying. What I was trying to say is that Coleman was not a guy they had singled out as someone they absolutely had to have above every other player on their board. Like in past years, they traded up to ensure they got the guy they really wanted. However, in this case, they actually traded down twice with teams that wanted a WR. So, if they absolutely wanted Coleman over everyone else, they would have just picked him. Instead, I think they just had him in a bucket with a bunch of other guys and if he would have been picked ahead of them, they would have been just as happy with any other player in that same bucket. I am not saying they didn't want him. I am saying they didn't prioritize him as being head and shoulders above anyone else they had in the same bucket.

Sounds like Coleman was not a guy they really wanted or had to have. I mean, that was pretty obvious from the fact that they traded down twice and then picked him. He was in a bucket with a bunch of guys. He talked about the tiers of WRs and said there was a clear top tier, then made it sound like there was a pretty big drop off to the end of round 1 and round 2 before getting to the 2nd tier. To me, this means even a guy like BTJ who everyone had rated fairly highly, was in this tier 2 group and not in the tier 1 group because if he was, I believe they would have done everything they could have to move up the handful of spots it would have taken to get him. So, guys like Worthy and Legette were probably all in the tier 2 bucket with Coleman and a few other guys and they just took the one that was there. Frustrating for someone like me who did have several guys above Coleman who in this scenario I would have had more as a late tier 2, top of tier 3 kind of player. But regardless, I think they are really hoping to win by having Josh play point guard this year and just get it to the open guy no matter who it is or what position it is. It's a bold strategy that could pay off if it works, but if it doesn't, it's yet another season of not fully committing to building around Allen and just forcing him to make everyone around him better rather than getting Allen the most weapons possible to unlock even another level for Allen in his career.

I was thinking more like $80 million per year over the next 10 years all fully guaranteed. I mean, you have to pay a premium for the most accurate QB in the league.

The Bills are going into this season without a true #1 WR. However, I would make the case that you could see WR2 production out of like 2 to 3 guys which is a bit different. I fully expect Kincaid to lead this team in targets and I think he will be completely up to it. I really believe he is a star in the making. Will this approach work? I don't know. I will say that with Allen, he's always shown a willingness to just go to the open guy. So, if this is the philosophy of the whole team, and all the WRs buy into the whole being better than the sum of the parts, then it could work and could make this offense even more difficult to defend than when Diggs always had to be the first read. If you can scheme up plays, all designed to feature different players and different times out of different formations and alignments, the defense will have a tough time just trying to focus their attention in one place. I sincerely hope this approach works. Obviously, I want us to have a successful season and win the Super Bowl, but if we show that we can win this approach, it will save us from having to pay one WR $30 million plus in the next couple years. And with star WRs salaries spiking, that number could be even bigger down the road. That said, this works only if the WRs you have are truly unselfish. Obviously everyone is looking for that big payday some day, but if you have a bunch of guys catching 55-60 balls for 800 yards and nobody gets featured, I just hope these guys are OK with not seeing the huge pay day down the road. Could be a bit tricky, but I really do hope this approach works. Otherwise, we might be heading into next year's draft with the same goal as we had with this one.....trying to find WR1.

Maybe I am in the minority, but I am much more frustrated with other players on their team over the years like Kelce and Hill. Sure, Mahomes is the QB and he has been pretty good at times against us, but to me, those other guys have hurt us a heck of a lot more. I would make the argument our own coaches have hurt us more than Mahomes has. Don't get me wrong, I still respect the stuff he's been able to do, but many times, at least against our defense, he's throwing to guys running wide open a lot of the time.

A lot of people on here have been on the Justin Shorter train and think he could potentially be the next guy to come out of nowhere and contribute. Some are still on the Isabella and Shavers trains as well. I hope you are all right and they do come out of nowhere and surprise. I said a while ago that I will be conducting the train for KJ Hamler until he gets hurt. Obviously that has been the thing holding him back since he entered the league. But, if you watch the tape of when he actually was healthy and did play, he offers things this WR room just doesn't have. But, obviously, it's on him and his body to stay healthy. I think if he can, he can definitely help us in a limited role.....10-15 snaps a game. He's a very talented dude. And you know what? I hope I am right too!