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Titans have had the Bills number the last 2 seasons. I'm betting the team will be hungry for some payback.

They tried to make him into a run stuffing DT which he hasn't done well despite his size. He's a penetration style DT. And he's great at that.

Aaron Rogers...

He certainly seems like an outlier in what is otherwise a very athletic Bills o-line.

Didn't Kujo have the knees of a 70 year old, retired powerlifter?

I've been most impressed with his willingness to self-evaluate, and evolve. A lot of head guys (I'm looking at you Rex) are far too stubborn and/or egotistical to change. It seems like McDermott really looks at himself critically and makes adjustments to his game.

I hear that he milks cats.

Not sure if I'd call it a weakness, but certainly a big question mark is the ability for the coordinators to show flexibility/creativity. This defense now has a few pieces that don't necessarily fall into the normal Frazier/McDermott style defense that we've seen so far in Buffalo. Miller, Bernard, Elam, Settle. These are different types of guys that would allow a DC to get creative. Is Frazier willing to do that, or is he a conservative guy who is set in his ways? The offense now has personnel to run 2 tight end sets, empty backfield with Cook motioning out wide, etc. Will Dorsey be creative, or will he feel the need to be Daboll 2.0 since they had success in the past? McDermott, to me, has shown a growth mindset (willingness to self-evaluate and change) so I'm not so worried about him. I don't know if Dorsey and Frazier have the same mentality.

This is exactly how I see things in the AFCE right now. I hope the Bills org isn't overlooking the division the way many on this board are. There are no easy games in the NFL. We lost to the damn Jaguars last year.

So intrigued by Benford. Bills coaching staff is elite when it comes to developing the secondary. I can't wait to see what they can get out of him.

Exactly. Wind, rain, snow all increase the chances of a bad throw/interception/fumble. No QB "likes" this type of weather. Yet if one QB has been practicing in this bad weather for a few days, maybe he has an advantage that Josh is alluding to here.

Especially if you link the story to a Facebook post so people can do their "own research."

This thread is about what I expected when I clicked. Mostly classy, respectful comments by people that make me proud to be part of Bills Mafia. Sprinkled with a few snarky, mean spirited comments by a few people who, for some reason, seem to have a psychological need to be contrarian or rude.

Seeing Kaiir pull out his notebook of his own negative plays so he knows what he needs to work on was super impressive. That screams "process" to me. Not having the interviews is a big part of what throws off mock drafts and draft pundits, I think.

"Statistically?" The Bills likely will not be better. Not many defense in NFL history have been better "statistically." But they are better set up to make a stop or a big play when going up against the elite offenses they'll see in the playoffs. In that way they should be better. And that's what matters to me. Though during the season, I think they're still going to be a top defense. More physical and fast than last year. Statistically, they'll take a step back.

They're starting a new 4 TE offense. One in line. One in the slot and 2 out wide. No one runs routes outside of the hash marks. Then Lamar just runs with the ball.

I just want to say thank you for not wording the first sentence, "One draft does not a trend make." Can't stand when people use that phrasing.

Thank you for putting so much work into this. An impressive list, to be sure. Illustrates how scouting is such an inexact science. You just can't quantify the psychological aspect of a prospect.

Aren't we supposed to pick a DB from Pitt in the 6th? This feels strange.

If I remember correctly, people laughed when the Pats drafted Logan Mankins in the 1st as well. He became a pro-bowler. But the Pats had Dante Scarnecchia (one of the best oline coaches in NFL history) at the time. Scarnecchia isn't there anymore.

Agreed. I'd add that Brady doesn't win all of those superbowls without belichick's defense backing him up. (Not saying Brady wouldn't have won any) James White turns 59 in August.

I'm sure the Bills doctors didn't clear Booth. He's clearly the superior CB. But the injury concerns...

That is a completely dishonest interpretation of what I wrote. I was trying to be civil in this discussion with you. I didn't say that at all if you read my statement.

I hear what you're saying, but the NFL is littered with probowl RBs who were drafted after round 1. CBs? Not really. If you want a probowl caliber CB, they come primarily in round 1. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule, but the chances of a really good CB after round 1 go way down. That's not the case with RB. It would be awesome to have a dynamic RB on this team. I just don't want, or think we have, to spend a round 1 pick to get one.

Kyler Gordon being invited tells me the NFL knows something that most draft guru's don't. I feel that most have Gordon as a 2nd round guy (early second round to be sure). Certainly, I never see him listed among the top 4 CBs.