D. L. Hot-Flamethrower
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Just now, FireChans said:
Broncos, Pats, Jets.
And, at the end of the day it mattered not as we won the division and got the 2 home games. What mattered at the end of the day was receivers not making plays when they were there and would've impacted the last game. And, many of us said so back in the Spring when DeAndre Hopkins was available to go get him. That is not Josh's error that is on McBeane.
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Just now, Mark Vader said:
I've said this before, do not trust Beane with what he initially says, because most of the time he will do the opposite.
You're correct, thanks for reminding me. It could just be he setting the table to be outpaced by the market.
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Beane said he'd be crazy not sign Gabe Davis with the caveat at the right price. However, I feel like Beane's value of Davis is probably higher than it should be.
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4 hours ago, Captain Caveman said:
I'm not sure if I'm totally ready to talk about next season, but I'm pretty sure I don't have the stomach to talk about this season, so here it is. Everyone is aware that we have a fair number of big decisions coming that will most likely see us move on from a number of players who have been considered "core" for a while now.
So who do you think is moving on, and how do you see us filling in the roster?Here is what I see as being likely -
Gone - Hyde, Davis, Floyd, Jones
These contracts are up, Hyde is not the same player he was and I honestly hope he will retire with the health issues he's faced. Davis I expect will earn more on the market than the Bills will (and should) spend. I would expect we will have some big holes to fill on the D line as well with Leonard Floyd and DaQuan Jones both having expiring contracts and having played well enough to earn more than we can likely pay.
Big Question Marks - Poyer, White, Morse, Epenesa
I am kind of expecting Poyer to move on, I know he has another year left but he didn't seem to be the same player this year and if he does play I think the Bills should look to upgrade / improve. With Tre White, I don't know if anyone is expecting him to be ready to start the season, and whenever he is ready to play I don't think most are expecting him to regain his form. Again, he might be our CB2, or might be depth (or moved to safety?) but depending on cap considerations I could see them moving on completely. Mitch Morse is going into the last year of his contract, is going to be 32 and everyone knows about the concussions. He may play out the contract, but I believe it's important. that we have a worthy successor going into next season. AJ Epenesa has played through his rookie contract, and may have played well enough to earn a contract paying him well somewhere, but based on his production I'd be surprised if it's here.
Other Question Marks - Milano, Rapp, Knox, Diggs
Matt Milano's injury could be hard to come back from. I'd be surprised if he's not ready to go, but I think we need to be better prepared at backup LB going into next season. Is Taylor Rapp going to re-sign here? He was a backup, but I could see the Bills offering him a contract and making him a longer term replacement at one of the 2 open safetly positions - the question will be how much $ is he looking for and what can we afford with our cap situation. Which brings me to Knox - I have heard some people mention that the Bills could save some cap space this year by cutting him. I'm not sure of the details, but it's an interesting thought to consider. And lastly, Stefon Diggs. I don't think there's any chance he's gone next year, but I do think the Bills need to be looking very carefully into the future at WR, and not just at WR2 / Gabe Davis Replacement. Diggs may be getting to the point in his career (based on age and the 2nd half of this season where it just wasn't hapenning for him) where he's more of a WR2 and needs another great receiver to take some pressure off him.
So - in terms of positions of need, I see S, WR, DL, CB, LB and possibly TE, with several positions needing to replace starters and in some cases needing multiple reinforcements.
In terms of draft capital, we likely have 10 picks coming, but weighted towards the back of the draft.
First round: Own pick.
Second round: Own pick.
Third round: (likely 3rd round compensatory pick for Tremaine Edmunds)
Fourth round: Own pick.
Fifth round: Own pick. Pick from Green Bay.
Sixth round: Own pick. Pick from Los Angeles Rams. Pick from Houston Texans.
Seventh round: Own pick.
I think your priorities look correct except I'd move WR ahead of S. Looks pretty good otherwise.
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I thought I'd heard it all. The ends that people go to blame Josh is close to unrivaled in Sports. What I can't understand is how people can't see that this is a team that is mostly pretty mediocre both staff and talent wise other than the QB. He should be the least prioritized problem this team has, all he can do is move closer to perfection. It's confusing to me that some think when he plays the Chiefs the context is so neutral all he has to do is play a little better and we're golden. I ask you Allen critics when? when will you hold the rest of structure around the QB responsible and demand improvements.
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1 minute ago, Bills said:
A lot of those turnovers are the fault of his receivers. Not saying Allen doesn’t deserve criticism for his bone headed decisions, but more of it should be placed on those guys.
That my friend is very debatable in the playoffs. His team and his coaching staff hasn't been good enough
1 minute ago, FireChans said:Josh’s turnovers led to key losses in the regular season, which cost us the chance to rest players in week 18 or potentially get a bye, which led to increased player injuries and an eventual playoff exit. Josh did not have any turnovers this postseason, but while AJ Klein was trying to cover Travis Kelce, all I could think about is the offense turning it over twice in 30 seconds against the Broncos with 1 min left in the half and Josh throwing 3 picks to Jordan Whitehead.
You're kidding right? extrapolating out that way and ignoring that we were the number 2 seed playing at home is suspect
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On 1/22/2024 at 7:53 PM, HomeskillitMoorman said:
Not really a huge deal for them. It would be great if someone hired their DC away, that tandem of Taylor/Anarumo is a solid part of why they're good .
Anarumo is overrated. He seems to have Bills #, but league wide his defense was 30th this year and in his career has averaged 25.5 rank in yards and bottom 10 in scoring D. Callahan and Taylor are underrated as they were able to win with Browning (who no one wanted) and not just Burrow.
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23 minutes ago, boyst said:
Wins > INT's
Wins are a team stat not an individual stat and you know it
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NOT!!!! another narrative debunked. Playoff performance all time
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9 minutes ago, thebandit27 said:
So, TBD, it’s been a while.
No, I don’t expect that most of you have missed me, and yes, I’m glad to see that the board has gone on just fine without my bluster.
For those of you that asked and never got an answer: I’ve been around. I’ve lurked a bit, thought a lot, but mostly it’s been business as usual as a Bills fan. I still watch every NFL game every week, and my Bills passion hasn’t changed one single solitary iota. But this post isn’t about me, it’s about you.
All of you.
See, some of you reached out to ask where I’ve been, and a few even asked me why I left (thanks for the concern from all of you—yes, I’m doing well and the family is happy, healthy, and grateful). It started simply enough: I was tired. Tired of spending more time than I should typing the same thoughts over and over to an audience that didn’t routinely bring out the best in me (a fault that lies with me, not you, dear reader). Then, at some point (I can’t exactly say when), I realized something. Something big. Something life-changing.
I don’t need this.
Not to say that TBD, the Bills, or Bills Mafia aren’t great. They are. I love the Bills. I love Bills Mafia. More today than I ever have before. And being a part of this community gave me a platform to express thoughts and share ideas that I never would’ve otherwise explored. But…
The time away showed me that I don’t need the platform. I don’t need people to validate my thoughts, rants, ramblings, tirades, shtick, or whatever you want to call it. I’m enough without it. And that brings me to the reason for this post: I want to share that one final thought with all of you.
You’re enough. Right now. Right where you are.
You don’t need outsiders telling you who you are, what you represent, what you deserve. You don’t need a Bills’ victory over the nemesis, you don’t need our QB (the best in the world—yeah, I said it) to win MVP, and no, you don’t need a Super Bowl.
You. Are. Enough.
Look, I know how it sounds. Like some happy nonsense oh-well-it’s-okay-if-we-lose-sad-sack-crappola. Yeah, I used to think so too. When T-Bass’ kick sailed wide right, I was crushed, just like all of you. But it’s a different kind of crushed now. I’m sad for the team, not because of the team. I want these kids to win for them, not for me. Because I know who I am, I know who made me, and I’m never going to let the result of a sporting event affect how I view myself in the grander scheme of things.
And neither should you. You’re not a punch line, and you’re not a victim. You’re Bills Mafia. You chose this, you LOVE this, and no matter what you or anyone else may say, you wouldn’t give it up for anything else in the world.
And neither will I.
And I have good news: there’s no worst nightmare left. The worst thing that could ever happen to us as fans has already happened many times over. Be not afraid. We’re in this thing together; to the bitter end. Because being a Bills’ fan isn’t about winning games, breaking records, or breaking tables. Heck, it’s not even about football—football is just the setting; the arena. Being a Bills’ fan is about being a community. It’s about having each other’s backs, and letting each other know that I don’t care how hard we get hit, or how many times we get knocked down. I’ll keep picking you up as long as I know you will do the same for the rest of us.
And that, my Bills Mafia brethren, is enough for me. And I implore you all: let it be enough for you, too.
Bandit, signing off.
I'm just glad to hear you're doing well. Had all kinds of thoughts going through my head when you disappeared at the end of 2021 (it was Covid time you know!). Always enjoyed your commentary, as I considered you my favorite poster.
I hope you stick your head back in on occasion just for fun. Myself, well I've started dismissing myself from the board for periods (usually after the draft until start of the season), and posting more infrequently. Others, such as Yolo have taken time off as well. Great to hear from you and my best to you, stay well my friend! Are you still lifting?
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6 minutes ago, phypon said:
Beane: "I have to evolve as a gm, Sean has to evolve as a head coach". Really? are they on a 20 year plan? Also, sounds like Brady is gone by the tone.
Really, I didn't see the PC, but that would shock me.
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3 minutes ago, PepeSilvia said:
Just like he “firmly believed” that Gabe Davis was a #2
That's a problem when you believe your #2 is a #1 and your #4 is a number #2
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Just now, Warriorspikes51 said:
What do you mean? As in them existing together and Bill being DC?Well, I think firing McD is<1%, but I also wonder if Pegula hiring BB is any greater than that. But, you raise another interesting thought, because BB may not get a HC job.
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Special Teams Smiley gone
Receivers coach Henry gone
Babich gets promoted by title, McD stays involved on D but becomes more HC again.
Interesting thought experiment. Is it more likely Pegula hires Belichick or fires McDermott?
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The board choked last night, I couldn't get on until.....well you know. Great Forum and appreciate what you're trying to do here.
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I'm constantly surprised by reasonable and intelligent people not realizing NFL football is an organization sport and not even just a team sport. To slice it down to QB play, and the amount of context needed to adequately judge that is complicated .Yet people do it constantly and it is mind blowing. I'm not talking about media either, they are theatre for the most part, although they do impact the narrative unfairly. The notion that you can look at Brock Purdy or someone like him with his 120 QB rating and still not see the context of the situation that is lacking, well I don't get it. QB wins, especially in the playoffs is exactly like that. Dan Marino lost his only Super Bowl appearance. i hated playing him because I knew they were never out of the game. He hardly sniffed any playoff success, not because of his play, it was his organization the Dolphins not being strong enough. The Bills lose at this level of the season, not because of Josh Allen. He is the strength, he is plenty good enough to win a Super Bowl with. They lose because the rest of it isn't good enough. I chose not to worry about whether our strengths are great enough.
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1 minute ago, UKBillFan said:
Saw you post on here after I asked. I doubt any franchise will give what the Bills would ask for for Josh, so they'll have to run him back and see what happens.
What an awful thing, running it back with Josh Allen.
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2 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:
I laid out a specific plan in a thread a month and a half ago.
Basically, if you can't get a good enough haul for him, you keep him. If you could, for example, trade him to chicago for all their firsts this year and next, you'd reset the cap clock for the QB position, thereby making it easier to rid ourselves of dead weight like Miller, Knox and White, and you'd have ample high picks to restock the cabinet in a hurry.
So to solve the problem , you would get rid of the strength of the team in the hopes of getting the number 1 QB in football instead of the number 2. I think there are much easier and better ways. Your analysis and problem solving skills are questionable at best in my opinion.
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13 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:
And the dirty little thing that no one wants to talk about here is that our "MVP" QB cost us dearly in at least TWO of those games (Jets and Patriots)
If thats you feelings, what would you do about it? Trade him, Cut him? Tell him to play better?
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4 minutes ago, HappyDays said:
This only worked because McDermott chose to start Klein. Like I said before the game it should have been Dodson and Williams. When Williams was on the field we made a couple stops. We needed someone that could run laterally. Huge error by McDermott. I know you aren't going to agree with that but surely you can see that Klein was picked on all night.
We went way to long with AJ chasing Kelce before we made any adjustment. Even given the injuries, McD said the D, starting with him, didn't do enough. He's correct of course.
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18 minutes ago, LarryMadman said:
No he didn't the QB played out of his mind and wouldnt let the team lose.
McDummie cant coach out of his mind as he is incapable of that.
People forget why we were even in the game.
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32 minutes ago, What a Tuel said:
Talk about dumb stuff?
27-24 - Josh Allen and offense 4 plays 7 yards (fake punt)
27-24 - Defense causes fumble - touchback
27-24 - Josh Allen and offense 3 plays -2 yards
27-24 - Defense forces Chiefs punt
27-24 - Josh Allen and offense drive down the field and come away with zero points
27-24 - Defense allows first down to end the game
But sure. The defense lost us the game.
So many opportunities for Josh to put this one away. He fell short. He will get back up and we will be in the thick of it next year.
Tuel rhymes with f_ _ l. I'm not going to bother arguing with someone who takes such a narrow view. Have a nice life.
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1 minute ago, PetermansRedemption said:
Unless you are putting the 2025 first rounder on the table, I can’t see them being able to get much higher than they currently are. Trading into the top 10 would be super pricey. I also wouldn’t mind trading 2024 and 2025 firsts to do it.
I am usually not one for putting a future first on the table. But this year, it’s time to swing for the fences. Trade into the top 10, grab the top WR (outside of Harrison who would be a pipe dream), and finally give Allen another legit WR threat.
Yeah, I don't think we need add depth, we need the best outside playmaker we can get our hands on.
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One of those really top receivers like Harrison, Nabers etc. Trades need to be considered (including those 10 picks). As long as we get a young safety somewhere, I think we need to do what needs to be done to add playmakers.
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The WR#2 Market (Spotrac Breakdown and Comparison)
in The Stadium Wall
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It could be sure. I still think the error of ways was not getting another top guy like Deandre Hopkins when he was out there. All those other guys don't look so bad with him in there.