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Just now, The Wiz said:
Why wouldn't it? Only 6 teams play on a National holiday so I would consider that primetime regardless if it's at 1pm or 8pm.
I mean it’s special for sure, but just wondering if it qualifies as primetime. Or if we could wind up with 6 night games plus the thanksgiving game? Not sure how the NFL classifies some of these specialty games
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Yea does playing on Thanksgiving at 1 pm count towards the max of 6 primetime games that can be scheduled?
3 minutes ago, The Wiz said:Detroit is Thanksgiving.
Also, who cares if it's primetime or not.
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10 hours ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:
A lot will be made of how the Rams are 5-0 in season openers since McVay got there, if we get that opening night game.Of those 5 opponents none of them finished the year with more than 6 wins…I will like our chances
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Basham is a funny player because he is pretty athletic (9.38 RAS) despite definitely carrying a little extra weight. He is also much stubbier 6’3’’, sub 33 inch arms than the outside pass rushers we normally prefer like AJE and Groot.
He is definitely an effort and diagnosis player, he isn’t great at winning initially off the edge but is pretty good at diagnosing the play after structure starts to break and going to where the play is going to be.
Last year when they drafted him they mentioned him playing a little on the inside as well. If he can convert some of his body fat to muscle and keep his weight he may be able to handle it inside in pass rushing scenarios.
Im actually pretty hopeful for him this year, though I agree with others who have said they see him as potentially good but likely not great pass rusher.
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Do the schedule makers want to give the Bills the season opening game two years in a row? 2022…and 2023 😄
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35 minutes ago, MAJBobby said:
So Schoen did have a trade worked out. Hmmmmm.
If Bradbury wants to play on a one year deal so he can cash in next year when Free Agency opens, signing with Buffalo would be a great opportunity.Gets a chance at a SB, gets to just be one piece in an excellent defense where he won’t have to be the guy in the secondary, and it was McDermotts defense that he started off in Carolina that led to his first big contract.
I still think he goes elsewhere for more money, even just on a one year deal. But he could do a lot worse than signing with us this late in the offseason.
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5 minutes ago, Greg S said:
Just took at look at the Rams home schedule
Seahawks - without Russell Wilson. I doubt this is the week 1 matchup.
49ers - possible as its a rematch of last years playoff game.
Cardinals - possible for the same reason
Panthers - no
Falcons - no
Cowboys - possible, Cowboys always bring strong ratings.
Raiders - possible, Raiders are a good team who will get there share of primetime games.
Broncos - possible. Russell Wilson with a strong Broncos team.
Bills - possible. Josh Allen and the Bills are really good and a fun team to watch now.
You cant rule out Bills at Rams for week 1 but as you can see their are plenty of other options the league can choose from for the opening game of the year.
Cowboys always have the inside track though they were the opener last year so maybe we will get a breakIf I had to guess it would be the Broncos, NFL likes the star QB in new situation storyline and Russ is formerly of the NFC West
The Bills are probably second most likely after the Broncos imo
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We are going to beat the **** out of the Titans
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At Baltimore just feels like a MNF game to me.
Bills/GB will probably be a 4:25 Fox game if I had to guess and Bills/Chiefs an early season CBS 4:25 game
At LAR for the season opener and at Cinci for another Sunday night game
The Amazon game I’d guess would be with Browns or Miami
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Beane was on One Bills Live right after the draft and they asked him about adding other Free Agents and Beane basically said they don’t have room with the top 53 cap at the moment.
Im sure if they want a player bad enough they would make a move but with Tre trending towards week 1, Elam and Dane, I would be surprised if they brought Bradberry in.
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I hope he is second Deebo!
Realistically, he is slap fighting Taiwan Jones for a roster spot
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6 hours ago, BearNorth said:
Just found this article. Pretty interesting stuff, also explains why Stout went well ahead of Araiza. Also answers some of my question about analytics and punting.
Stout rarely has touchbacks, nearly twice as good as the average NFL punter.
I think what I learned from that article is we should try to get Drew Hartlaub (PSU #37) who just signed as a UDFA with the Panthers. Dude saved three of Stout’s punts from going into the end zone in those handful of examples-
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Tannehill sucks and Malik probably should learn to do the opposite of many of the things he does.
I get that he didn’t sign a contract that said “I will mentor the next guy” and none of us would want be training our replacement at our job. But the NFL is a different animal. And if you want to stick in the league as much as possible you have to be willing to embrace those roles. looking forward to the Titans implosion this year!
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11 minutes ago, newcam2012 said:
I'd be shocked if he gets close to those stats. McCaffrey was the undisputed number 1 RB, high 1st round draft choice, and the focal point of their offense. No way Cook is any of these.
I mean John Stewart had 198 carries that year and Cam Newton had 139. Maybe it will be less but I think less than 12 touches a game is possible for Cook but we won’t know until the season -
1 hour ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:
5 or 6 games into the season, Cook will take over as the starter.
He's so much better than Motor "Hands of Stone" Singletary
Chris McCaffrey had just shy of 200 touches (117 rushes, 80 catches) his rookie year. I’d say that is probably what we could expect for Cook-
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6 hours ago, Last Guy on the Bench said:
Was watching all of Shakir's plays in this Nevada game. Seems like he has a little delay (sometimes even a hitch) at the snap before he starts every route? You can see the other receivers getting off the line into their routes before he does. It's not a quickness thing - to my untrained eye it looks like he kind of stands there or gathers himself at the snap before he leaves the LOS (or wherever he is starting).
Any WR experts see the same thing? Is this normal? I don't know much about route running (my big accomplishment this year was finally learning what stacking was - thanks YouTube). Anyway, even if it is an issue, seems like an easy thing to correct.
In any case, he had some great plays in this game. A couple of wow catches and a nice punt return. Worth a watch regardless. I'm excited to see him in action this preseason.
Yea he does have a hitch, it was pointed out by some of the draft evaluators as well and may be part of the reason - along with the 29 inch arms - he dropped to round 5.
I think the hitch can be coached out of him and really let his 97th percentile 1.49 ten yard split shine
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2 hours ago, StHustle said:
So 13 names but he lied and said 14 to add an extra Bills pick?
lol counting isn’t my strong suit, I added the name I forgot thanks for pointing it out!-
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In case anyone is wondering, the list as seen when I paused the video was:
MJ Emerson CB Miss St -BROWNS
Luke Fortner C UK - JAGS
Bryan Cook S Cincinnati - CHIEFS
Zakoby McClain LB Auburn - RAVENS
James Cook RB Georgia - BILLS
Wan’Dale Robinson WR UK - GIANTS
Nik Bonitto EDGE OK - BRONCOS
Perrion Winfrey DL OK - BROWNS
Channing Tindall LB Georgia - DOLPHINS
Deangelo Malone LB W.Kentucky-FALCONS
Tyrion Davis-Price RB LSU - 9ers
Marcus Jones CB Houston - PATS
Terrel Bernard LB Baylor - BILLS
So Shakir wasn’t on that list though he said he was and he said that he loves him. Bills still had 2 on there (Cook and Bernard) and I guess Shakir was an honorable mention.
EDIT: forgot to type one:
Matthew Butler DT - UTenn- RAIDERS
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14 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:
I posted this in another thread but I heard two yesterday from a pretty reliable source:
- Seaon opener in LA
- Thanksgiving night at home vs. GB
Obviously, there has been a lot of talk about LA but hadn’t heard about GB on Thanksgiving. I think that the assumption has been the Lions. We will see I guess…
Im not sure Highmark’s bathrooms could handle a Thanksgiving night game-
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Max prime time games that can scheduled is 5 per league rules. A sixth can be flexed but that wouldn’t be on the initial schedule.
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Cook for me. If used right, he can be our version of Deebo because he is as effective in the backfield as he is out wide. The type of running back that fits in perfectly in our high flying passing attack.
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6 hours ago, gobills404 said:
Hurts to say it but the chiefs by far. All of their picks (except for cook) were slam dunks imo. Hopefully I end looking like an idiot for saying that.
The ont thing about that is they had so many chances to have a good draft because they traded away their all-pro receiver. So not sure how much of a net gain it was for them.-
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Definitely came out of the draft with some interesting pieces this year.
I said in another thread that I was overall disappointed in the offense. Elam should fortify the one weakness on our defense so that’s good.
Cook, if used correctly, could be a defense busting chess piece. However, I envision his best usage being someone who can flip the 2TE system we hear we are going to run from a heavy running formation to a speed receiving formation.
Unfortunately, for a team we expect to go 2TE a good amount, out TE2 will have to emerge from OJ Howard (unproductive and coming off major injuries), Tommy Sweeney (not a good player), Quentin Morris and Jalyn Wydermyer (two UDFAs). Would have been nice to inject some real talent behind Knox in round 3 rather than a backup linebacker. But McD gets what he wants for defense first and foremost.
I do love Shakir and think he will be our starting slot receiver by the playoffs, he is really good. I share your concern that we didn’t give ourselves even a lottery ticket by drafting a late rounder WR with some outside ability like Westin, Kevin Austin, Connor Tanner. Their are FAs out there still but would have been nice to try to build our WR depth.
I have a feeling Tenuta’s father, a long time football coach, has connections to this regime and so like with Prohl a few years ago the Bills draft them as a tip of the cap to a friend. Though I don’t know that, just speculation.
Overall another draft is in the books, our roster is better now than before the draft which can’t be said for some other teams. And I am excited and hopeful that our first 6 picks make a real impact.
I just hope between now and next years draft McDermott realizes he has to put a premium on drafting playmakers and protection for our best player - Josh Allen, even if it means having a hole or two on the defense.
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To be honest, it was a bit of an underwhelming draft for me. The success of the draft will all fall on Elam’s shoulders. If he becomes the next Tre, it will be a success. He has the tools to get there.
However, I feel like we did not do much to help the offense with only 2 of our 8 picks being playmakers for Josh. As much as we as a fan base like to say how deep our team is, we are quickly getting thin at a few important positions.
At WR, Steph and Gabe are the only players really built to run on the outside. Crowder, McKenzie, Hodgins, Stephenson and even Shakir (who I think will be a great WR for us) are built best for the slot. Kumerow can play outside but definitely not ideal.
We are supposedly going to be running a lot of 2TE sets with Dorsey. Yet we have Knox who we hopefully resign, OJ Howard who is a 1 year rental and has not been good lately, and Tommy Sweeney who was not good and whose contract ends after this season. We have Quinton Morris and now Wydermyer as UDFAs but would have been nice to draft someone more talented if we plan on lots of 12 personnel going into the future.
As a Bills fan, I will be hoping and praying that all of our picks become studs. But I feel like we can do a lot more in the future to make sure our most important player - Josh - is protected and given enough playmakers to maximize his otherworldly talent.
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Buffalo Bills 2022 Schedule
in The Stadium Wall
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So that means our schedule has the most rest built into it in the AFC?