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  1. 3 hours ago, boyst said:

    I agree and that's why I think we'd be better off with Thompson on the line 

     

    Rushing the passer is difficult. It's not simply see ball get ball.  HIs tracking to the quarterback was off. He would be better as an off the line backer playing as a spy to rush the passer. 

     

    Too lazy to get into the nuances of it for those curious why. Just going to say that he doesn't have a nose for it, or the dog that it would take to get in there and be nasty. 

    Interesting. Have a recommended link or video that might get into it a little bit?

  2. 5 hours ago, BearNorth said:

    I think that describes Landon Jackson, even looks the part.  6-6 264. Texarkana, TX, don't get much more redneck that that.

     

    Yep, hes going to force feed a lot of ppl crow around here... unfortunately i do not think it'll really be this year, but hes built for playing ball.  big nasty, physical, super human strength (I had to crop it to fit on TBD, but its him).  the dude is really raw, but hes as hard of a worker as you can find, all the drive to do it, and all the talent.

    Elite genetics, younger brother is a Freshman LB at Texas.

     

     

    Hes super raw, when he got to LSU he didnt look like he belonged in D-2, let alone the SEC! Had to be one of, if not THE most improved dude in college ball across his 4 years at school. Its amazing how different his game got, kid loves ball, loves smashing and the physicality.  This dude will grind non-stop until he gets there.  Hes raw for the NFL, but he will adjust.

     

    Relentless Work ethic/drive + Elite Size/Strength + Serious Athlete (not just strong) + Genetics + Studious w/ film

     

    Dont believe me? I don't blame you, hes barely dressed this year. But this is just him behind the curve from HS imo, ton of untapped talent, you will get 100% to his ceiling -- no matter what that ends up being.

     

    (Sorry link looks weird, its NFL Film Room on Youtube, but I had to link it from Google homepage, as YT is blocked at work)

    Heres him dominating & outsmarting the #4 Overall Pick last year - LT Will Campbell (New England) several times in 2024

     

    Link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

    https://share.google/FyzoNo5C7LNdk0bhq

     

    Rewatching it "Dominating" is a bit hyperbolic, (but I'll leave it for criticism LOL) early on Campbell clamps him up a good amount, but you can absolutely see as the game progresses, Landon starts figuring him out. Tons of pressures, disruptive in run game. Smacks Nussmeier hard AF (@60second mark & 1:10 mark).  See a decent amount of reps from 2pt stance 

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  3. 55 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said:

    The Athletic Football show, the show today was about the 10 people/entities that are changing the NFL this season (very Bills-centric... the very first thing they talk about is Jackson Hawes and they spend a lot of time talking about it)...

    Is this "The Players and Coaches Defining The 2025 NFL Season" episode?  Going to wrap up work checking this one out.  Man if this is true, it is absolutely BAFFLINGGGGGG decision to wait this long into the season to take over the defense!  Infuriating, and at the same time would be a crazy welcome relief.

     

    We've invested over and over and over on that side, just continuously pouring in... and next to no progress to show for it.  If last week is our new floor (not insane - ton of young inexperienced out there), hell, even if thats our new ceiling, I'd sign up for that right now.  Very interesting, and I guess I'm ready to be hurt again

    54 minutes ago, BillytheKid said:

    It is definitely important. Since McDermott took over play calling the last 10 quarters of football played by the Bills they have given up 3 points in the 2nd half. 
     

    9 points to Carolina and 21 points to What everyone thought was the best offense in the league. 8 of those came because KC converted a 4th and 17 after Hoecht went out. 
     

    So they are giving up an average of 13.3 ppg with McDermott calling the defense which would rank first in the NFL.

     

    Mcdermott needs to call the defense for sure and if Williams can play that position then by all means do it. Only big difference is he isn’t going to have the bull rush that Hoecht had because of the weight difference. 

    Time to pound some chicken wings and hit up Hoechts connect 🤣

     

    But seriously I could see him bringing some juice to the team in that role.  Hes really physical, and maybe not the most cerebral guy we have on the defense.  Its probably a fun role for someone like that too.  I'd do heinous things to recreate that Hoecht energy we saw the last 2 weeks.  If we can get even 60% of that out of a high draft pick, that would be fantastic!!  I probably need a reality check though.

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  4. 2 hours ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

    Shakir has made some massive catches. Especially ones for 1st downs. You just know with the ball in his hands he is going to get to the marker no matter what. I would argue that he is massively underutilized. I think he is a perennial 1000 yard receiver on a passing game designed around his skill set. Brady just doesn’t know how to do that. 

     

     

    I think he'd need a true #1 on the field with him to pull it off.  Could very well be wrong.  Dont see him get the volume of catches you'd like to see over the middle/underneath.  I miss Cole Beasley!  Absolutely not crapping on Khalil either, I love what he brings

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  5. 48 minutes ago, Walking Tall said:

    They probably would have traded that pick to KC and let them draft Jefferson.

    Crying about a dude with 4.17 speed, in an Andy Reid offense, with 250 yards lol absolutely rent free, and a simpleton take

     

    He hadnt done s*** for them. Same with Coleman here. 

     

    250yds with Reid in KC. In a year where all their WRs were out and he had ALL the opportunity in the world to eat... with mahomes as his QB btw.

     

    What do you think he has if hes in Buffalo? 127yds? Boy what an epic failure 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

  6. 22 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

    More and more what I am starting to believe is this team has enough at the WR spot and is just misusing them.

     

    There is no way you can tell me all of the following players under Brady who have shown the ability to get deep and make plays downfield before and after they have been here just suddenly forgot how to play WR and do that here:

     

    • Stefon Diggs (had a phenomenal start to season under Dorsey with multiple 100+ yard games then went mostly silent under Brady)
    • MVS (couldn't utilize his deep speed or chose not to then goes to NO after being cut and has multiple weeks in a row I am watching in game updates of him catching 50+ yard TD passes)
    • Elijah Moore (always productive even with revolving trashcans throwing to him over his career, 4.3 speed, open a LOT in this offense downfield)
    • Josh Palmer (saw plenty of highlights with Herbert targeting and connecting on deep balls with him)
    • Gabe Davis (one of the best deep ball WR's in the NFL)

     

    Probably some others...

     

    Some of this is intentional as Brady prioritizes ball-control, clock-control offense where you take layups over and over again, minimize TOs, run the ball down the other teams throats and then rely on a handful of Allen plays a game to usually win comfortably. 

     

    I believe this is also intentional on the way McD wants to play because it limits our TOs, we are super efficient at scoring points and TDs, it limits the opponent possessions meaning they have to score more efficiently than they typically do to keep up and we also are good at taking the ball away many times which further limits their possessions. 

     

    All that is good and makes logical sense. But this STILL doesn't excuse the complete ignoring all too often of using what you have to attack the intermediate areas of the field to throw a barrage of short passes. 

     

    Take this example in the Chiefs game: 

     

    Moore is WIDE OPEN in the deep middle and if Allen hits him in stride it's at least another 5-10 yards on top of that.  What happens? He checks it down to Hawes, who is equally open, but the pass goes awry and it's incomplete...and it's not this one example I am harping on to be clear...Allen was awesome in the Chiefs game. It's the Bills intentionally choose not to make themselves more versatile too often when they don't need to, almost as if they take pride in telling the D "here is what we are going to do, now come and stop us." Most times they can't, but sometimes they can and I don't think they have properly developed their answer to when that happens in critical moments and they are far too slow to shift to it when it DOES happen in those moments. 

     

    My thoughts are that Moore needs to be playing a bigger role in this offense and Coleman needs to be playing a lesser one. Palmer needs to be getting some of these type of routes (which, to be fair, he started to in the ATL game before getting hurt). Currently it seems the only person they use on these outside of Moore every so often, is Kincaid, which is great, but it's like c'mon...let's open it up a little here when we need to.  I mean even Samuel showed he has the ability in the Broncos playoff game where he took a deep over to the house and smoke DPOY Surtain...

     

    Maybe they are saving it for the playoffs when they need it, but IMO at this point, I think it's mismanaging who they ALREADY HAVE at WR more than them needing another WR that is the bigger problem.

     

    Bills seemingly favoring the bigger WRs that help them in run blocking and trying to prevent giving "tells" to the other team that we are passing by bringing in Moore and Samuel instead of Coleman and Shavers but at some point you have to be willing to give up a little in what you do amazingly well to add to the passing game.

     

    I like this play design! Samuel takes top of. Shakir draws some attention out in the flat, nothing crazy but it made the LBs freeze a bit. Hawes brings some attention forward.

     

    All that left Moore wide open and woulda been in space with his speed 

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  7. Everything is cyclical!  League has really started shifting back to running dominant in ~2021 (may be off a year?).  Browns, Pats, Colts, Titans all had subpar QB play and doubled down on running the ball well to compensate.  They were all teams we were better then that year, but I didnt want any of them in playoffs because of bad matchups.

     

    We were high flying air assault with the best of them... good - great at stopping pass. Tre Edmunds great in pass game, awful vs run.  Those teams got further/did better than their talent suggested... they were bad matchups for a league that had went extra light w/ dfeenses to prevent/limit the pass game, while sacrificing in run defense!

     

    Everyone else with subpar QB play saw this, and it started to catch on and more and more teams went that way.... now its almost in full effect. But guess what, within 3 years, i bet we start to transition again! When we got Brandon Spikes, he was pretty worthless on most downs after being a dominant player for years.... Spikes would be coveted again if he came out now. Leo Channel was a throwback coming out. People loved his college gme, but thought it wouldnt bring much value in NFL.  Chiefs were ahead of the curve though (knowingly or unknowingly).

    1 minute ago, Gregg said:

    Cook has been the Bills best player this year and that includes 17. There are a lot of great backs in this league with Barkley, Henry, Taylor, Robinson to name a few. Cook is right there with them and now in the conversation for best RB in the league. In just 8 games this year Cook has 153 carries for 867 yards with 7 TDs and an average per carry of 5.7 yards. The Bills still have 9 games to play. If he stays healthy the stats he will put up this year will be outstanding. I don't know if he will get 2,000 yards but he will be close. 

    Gibbs is best RB in league IMO.  Great OL hes running behind too

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  8. 3 hours ago, buffaloboyinATL said:

    Now that Mathis has been added to the active roster, I am excited to see how he develops.  He has a really high ceiling (former second round pick by the Commanders) but his development has been slowed by injuries. (calf)/meniscus)  He has been called up twice, and now appears to be signed to the 53.  

     

    In his last year at 'Bama (2021) Mathis had 53 tackles, 9 sacks and 12 TFL's and was named 2nd team all-SEC. This kid has a lot of upside.

     

    https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/phidarian-mathis/4653

     

    Piggybacking off this, I really wish we'd find the Aaron Kromer of DL Coaches and back a brinks truck up to his house. 

     

    Im not a doomer, but I do not believe we are good at developing young DL. We have some good players, but with the resources poured in we should be getting more.

     

    For example: imagine if we poured all the DL draft picks into the OL instead? I feel like we'd have 2 full OL's, one in top 3, and full 2nd string group in the top 15 across the league.

     

    Hyperbole a bit, but seriously I believe that. Obv no reason to do that, but damn we need a DL Kromer. Wish I knew who that is

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  9. 21 minutes ago, ClosetFan said:

    Speaking of perspective:People seem to get twisted in knots about how the team is managed. Just keep in mind that these are just a bunch of millionaires tossing a ball around for your entertainment. It has no impact on your life.

    My wife said this yesterday to me. Listen, its true, but I dont like it lol

     

    I cant grasp the words for what this team means to me. It was planted in my soul quite literally at birth. Some of my first memories, I was 3yrs old, were from those Super Bowls.

     

    I dont remember the games, but I remember the electricity around them.  I was 3yrs-7yrs for that SB run.

     

    Ive seen how juiced up this town and fanbase gets for an AFCCG, and its a drug. Then I remember I was born in an environment even more intoxicating than what ive seen as an adult. Seriously, some of my first blips of memories are my dad and his friends crying at the end of, what I believe is the first 2 SBs.

     

    My family gave me this disease. I want a Chip for me, my family that brought me into this, the community, and now Josh. I put that man on a pedestal, ill never have a new favorite football (or sports) player in my life. 

     

    Winning a ring in the future without Josh would hurt me to my core! I want to see him win one here. Or at the least, see him win one somewhere else, but only if hes like 40, and some scenario he cant help sends him to a contender lol

     

    So yes, its just billionaire toys but damn its a big piece of all of us

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  10. 9 minutes ago, billsbackto81 said:

    Burrow is a extremely accurate passer of the football and has above average anticipation. When you've played most of your career with elite talent, especially those you have chemistry with, you're gonna look really good.

     

    Not mobile and his pocket awareness is suspect. He's not gonna carry a team with mediocre offensive talent. 

    Burrow is just super-Flacco really. Ain't a knock

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  11. 4 hours ago, All_Pro_Bills said:

    The Jets won and are in offical "tank" mode for the overall 1. Seattle got our WR for a price we could have afforded.

    Jerry Jones should fire himself this morning. They are not making the playoffs. He's just pretended to do something for optics and pissed away prime picks for what I'm guesing is at best a 7-9-1 record.

    The Jets moves stocked the team with picks. It looks like ownership and Glenn went into 2025 as a season to assess the team and make whatever changes needed.

    The Bills doing nothing was a disappointment but maybe the Patriots where an even bigger disappointment? 60 million in cap space and a QB on a rookie deal and no extra help. When and if they hit a slump or a rash of injuries it will bite them in the backside. They could have made things tougher on the Bills by making a few additions and are going to regret it at the end of the season.

    Pats def could've made a move and I'd be frustrated if I was a fan... however, maybe they realistically know, anything they do this year is icing on the cake....

     

    keep your cap in good shape going into next season, all your best picks, and have an easier time making a real run next year.

     

    Its a bit flawed because this year is so wide open... but they can continue evaluating and really have their pick of the litter at multiple positions next year. Theyre going to be a tough f'n team to deal with, at least until Maye is off his rookie deal!!

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  12. 14 hours ago, Willie West said:

    Arch Manning will be a Jet.

    Maybe in 2027, but 0 chance he comes out this year. There was 0 chance before the season started, and theres even less of a chance with how it's gone so far.

     

    Dude was definitely hurt to start the year, and grinding through, I have no doubt. Shoulder injury it looks like. His play is picking up, but I can't see him going in even first 2 rounds if he comes out now... could slide further than 3rd rd

     

    His plan, from the guidance of Peyton/Eli/Arch Sr/Cooper has been to do it the right way, think long term, and be thorough. That is evident from him redshirting as freshman, and then not transferring last year despite being behind Ewers. He could've started and made a boatload in NIL, and he took the patient long term approach.

     

    He needs more college reps. Period. Also, I could 100% see some Eli type shenanigans when he comes out, and hardball a team like the Jets into not picking him... and I honestly dont blame him.

     

    The jets/browns have had endless #1 overall - top 3 overall QBs taken, and none have worked out... 15 years. No team is that bad at drafting.

     

    The organization has NO CLUE how to properly foster and develop a QB period. We've seen them castoff guys to go on and have success elsewhere. Lord knows how msny others they just ruined, that would've been successful in another organization.

     

    If im a Manning, I am not allowing him to g2 these QB Destruction Factories.

     

    Chicago - no (they might be ok, but 2 years out).

     

    Jets - **** no!

     

    Titans - a softer no, but im trying to avoid it, not with that ownership.

     

    Arizona - avoid at all costs. Horrible/clueless/greedy owner.

     

    Hes going to have to go somewhere bad, but im moving hell on earth, to avoid NYJ & CLE. Hard no's.

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  13. 14 hours ago, TBBills Fan said:

    Simple question. 

     

    Which team "won" trade deadline day?

     

    I'll allow you to include trades that came in prior to today but during the season as evidence for your "winner"

     

    For me, you gotta give it to the Jets. They aren't going anywhere this year or probably next year and here is what they gave up and now have, including their picks

     

    They have in just the first two rounds of the next two drafts

    2026 draft

    2 1st round picks

    2 2nd round picks 

    2027 draft

    3 1st round picks 

    1 2nd round pick. 

    8 top 64 picks the next 2 drafts already

     

    They also got AD Mitchell and Mazzie Smith on cost controlled rookie deals which gives room for growth and time to evaluate

     

    Add in their 3rd round picks that's 10 top 100 picks the next 2 years

     

    They gave up Sauce and Williams.  Williams is a beast Sauce is a bit over rated in my opinion. 

     

    I don't know about the cap ramifications, but both are on big money deals. 

     

    That's a ***** ton of ammo which would give a competent front office a ton of options of how they want to build their team. 

     

    The good news for us, the jets aren't competent, and have stockpiled in the past only to find themselves tearing it down again

     

    But from an acquiring assets prospective, the fact they are garbage this year and probably next year means they are gonna have some real valuable ammo to play with 

     

    I think 2nd place goes to Seattle, one move that will probably really help given all consideration with little given up

     

    Dallas not surprising made odd decisions 

     

    What say you?

     

    Selling like this tells me Douglas (i think hes GM?) thinks he had job security, right?

     

    Do we think he actually does? How they handle this will determine their next 5 - 10+ years... you cant let a guy use half those picks in 2026, and then move on to new GM in 2027

     

    IF YOU LET THIS GM MAKE PICKS IN '26, YOU 1,000% HAVE TO SEE IT THROUGH AND LET HIM AT IT AGAIN IN 2027!!!

     

    If youre Jets FO, are you willing to commit to that for 2+ more years. Realistically, atleast 3 more seasons, because you have to see how the 2027 picks turn out (along with '26).

     

    Doing all this gutting of team, then making a GM change, after '26 draft/before 2027 would be the most incompetent Jetsy thing ever!!!

     

    If you were them do you commit to this guy through then, or do you go get a new GM and or possibly (but less likely) HC at the end of this season?

     

    Hope owner thought this through!

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  14. 10 hours ago, The Cincinnati Kid said:

    The defense would have to respect his straight line speed. It’s not the worst idea for a team that lacks speed in general. 3 plays a game?

    I literally dont see the problem, totally agree. This board has to put on a spit bib talking about Worthy, and then poo-poos on this, like he cant run straight the same way 😂 

     

    Seriously though, we need a guy to take the top off a defense to open things up underneath. You cant tell me a defense seeing a CB line up at WR, wouldn't get *serious attention and gravity from DB's!!! If they dont want to respect it, ill take my chances hucking the ball out to him.

     

    Im talking situationally like above. 2 - 3 times a game. I actually love this 

    10 hours ago, buffblue said:

    Maybe we can try Deone Walker out at quarterback too! He'd be a handful to stop on RPO's

    Anybody else see that huge mofo from Utah i believe (??) get a few screens his way.

     

    Not the dude from BAMA Caden Proctor, we've all seen that, im pretty sure it was Utah Univ lol

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  15. 5 minutes ago, CircleTheWagons99 said:

     

    I could get on board with this with the way we want to play football. Its scary to think what we look like if Cook is dinged up. Hes good in pass game.

     

    Help keep Cook fresh long term & in games. We want to be run first identity? Than do it. Lions have a nice 1-2 with Gibbs and Montgomery! Pick an identity and get better at it

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  16. 3 minutes ago, CirclnWagons said:

    Deebo?? Seriously? Trying to sign Deebo today is like when Arnold finally found a turbo man doll only to find out it’s the Spanish speaking version. Just wait till he shows up 30lbs overweight and ruptures his bicep signing his new deal. No thanks 

    CAN WE GET A SPOILER ALERT AROUND HERE?!? Wowwww

     

     

     

    (Jk lol)

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  17. 25 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

    Reportedly got two firsts for him which is absolutely insane…I think he’s been pretty mediocre.  Did the jets eat some of his contract? I’m so confused lol 

    AD Mitchell as a sweetener too. Hes done nothing so probably not, but maybe a mild indication on Garrett Wilson availability 

  18. 35 minutes ago, MiltonWaddams said:

    Slot receiver versus outside receiver. They can absolutely co-exist and once Hunter is healthy, all three plus Etienne and Strange are top-tier offensive weapons.

    Meyers isn't a slot. I guess he can be, but isn't where hes been taking his snaps. There's a post in here too that shows his stats have been much better from the outside than previously in slot too

  19. 8 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

     

    Read up on what Charles Haley used to do to guys in the locker room, and he's still alive and somehow beloved.

    Yeah this behavior would be too far to be an acceptable add to the team. The whole thing sounds like cocaine behavior. Im genuinely shocked he wasn't beaten (no pun intended) into a hospital bed.

     

    If this is exactly what CW was doing, I have a hard time imagining he wouldn't have been beaten into a coma. I could be wrong, if Haley wasn't in the 80's, I guess its possible Watson wasn't in 2025. Its unimaginable to picture any team having that kind of restraint.

     

    Pure speculation, but I cant even remotely imagine CW's was on par with Haley.  Haley doing this in 2025 would lead almost certainly land him in jail or hospital (rightfully so). I dont think any team let alone Raiders could've swept this under the rug, at the same time all 53 on that roster have kept it from leaking.

     

    If its that bad, its a no from me, and id imagine the whole franchise... id be shocked if it was anything in the same ballpark.

  20. 18 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

    He certainly did not r*** anyone but he definitely is a serial line stepper and groper going back to college 

     

    In an NFL locker room with all alpha males it was prolly kinda funny at first cus they thought it was a joke but then they realized it's who he is

    Agreed. I just cant see many players caring enough about it to turn their nose up at a chance to get over the hump. I get its not all rainbows and unicorns, but I have a hard time imagining the lockeroom here being so against it, they veto him signing a deal.

     

    I think **if**they believe it helps them, its a non issue. Maybe they think he doesn't move the needle for them, and thats a different story all together. But if he helps, I think lockeroom let's it go in pursuit of the real prize.

     

    Id imagine the team is salivating at what they were able to do to Mahomes Sunday... and they've all seen the TB/KC SB, as well as PHI/KC SB. that feeling had to hit like crackkkkkkk!!!

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