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I found the ones above. You can take this a reason to be scared for our secondary. TJ sanders immediately beats his man and Dart is able to get a TD....

Ill try to find some film for you but there has been quite a few flashes from our DL investments (Landon Jackson much less). TJ sanders did his move from attacking the B gap to getting pressure on the other A gap without there being a stunt. Walker has a great rep from the bears game where he reads the pin down and swims to make the play not be successful.

I have Solomon on the 53 again. Hes flashed in pass rush and plays ST (contributions that DE don't often make as much). I wouldnt trust him if i think theres any possibility of a run play but like him for his role so far. I do appreciate the overall analysis with regard to their experience. Something to keep an eye on but I think they often gravitate to players with more experience (senior bowl has always been a source of talent for example).

Dallas in 2023 is a very first good example. You also named a KC games. those also happened (i dont disagree the playoff point). This thread turned into the defense has never been good. Thats silly. I agree with that simple statement. And your final statement. Thats not what was said. The simple statement that WAS said is "but Beane (so far) hasn't been able to build a good defense either with the draft and FA." Thats categorically false. Yall like to say this place isnt hospitable people who have anything negative to say. This thread has become super hostile to someone who corrected a very overly negative comment.

So you dont consider #1 in points and scoring "good". Do your thoughts about "padding stats" apply to 2019 as well? What about the other years with a top 10 defense for points and yards (again more than half the time). If you were to say he hasnt made an elite defense that gives you nothing in the playoffs then I wouldnt care. But that wouldnt fit your narrative. To say he hasnt put a "good" defense on the field is just silly. You clearly dont think there are more than 1-2 good defenses in any given year if you dont think he has put a good one out there.

What are you talking about. Beane more often than not has a top 10 defenses in terms of yards and points. In 2021 they were #1 in points and yards (top 5 in TOs too). In 2019 they were #2 and #3 in points and yards. Just wow we are now a vibe based football community.

So youre still on board for Edgemunds? lol. His ineffectiveness at the blitz is why i thought moving him to edge was silly.

I do think McD hasnt been shy with run blitzes in the past because they are so small. I think i remember this particularly being a strategy against the Ravens in like 2019. I agree about concerns with the new line starting out against the Ravens. I really wanted that game after the suspension were up. Hoecht in particular plays a physical style that would be good against the Ravens. Hoping Sanders and Walker really get their anchors sorted cause Ravens will def try to play bully ball.

There are some pretty obvious reasons why not to do that though. Good QBs are very good at beating the blitz cause they can sniff it out and there are less players in coverage. This is why the Eagles didnt blitz once against Mahomes. Additionally, when the Bengals were able to to styme the Chiefs in the second half of the 2022 AFC Championship game, it was because they only sent 3 man pressures. All that said the bill have been sending more pressure and playing more man both at the end of last season and this preseason. We just arent very good at it (yet).

Last year, I was interested to see what happened at WR and def thought it could go sideways. But considering how the offense flourished and we returned almost everyone but Cooper and Hollins, I was not on these borders pounding for huge WR investment this past offseason. Basically didnt really think WR was a problem cause we demonstrated extremely efficient offense without using them heavily. I expected we could replace what those dudes did with UFA. Feeling pretty good that happened (and maybe more) with the emergence of Shavers, development of Coleman, and signing of Palmer. Safety though was really concerning this offseason (I felt more confident after they got Bishop last year, but worried about growth after what we saw year 1). Was really hoping Forrest or Hancock would start along side an improved Bishop. Seems more likely we wont get any of that (though odds are a lot more even than a lot of the doom and gloomers would say).

Why not PUP!!!? Hes already on PUP and he can return (or end his year part way through the season whenever the deadline). Why change his status when his current status keeps him off the 53 but lets him come back if necessary. Tre white 2022 was pup the whole time til he came back. Didnt hit the 53 until activated.

I think he’s just saying it’s too early to tell this season. I think that’s a very fair interpretation of the data so far. Posters are saying we need a new defensive philosophy based off last years results and this preseason. In a funny term of events we have done more new things in preseason and at the end of last season. The change has already started it’s been super rocky. There’s seemingly a plan to continue using more man coverage but it might not be refined until late in the season. That seems especially true while we wait for Hairston to get back up to speed. But all the hand wringing on defensive philosophy during a preseason game is strange. McD said he does less than zero game planning. Not sure how anyone can speak to defensive philosophy when there’s no game planning.

Then why not just PUP SVG? That’s original method for keeping someone with an injury off the 53 but getting them back later. The 2 IR spots are sorta new. The problem with PUP is they can’t practice all preseason cause they are injured. But SVG qualifies for that (cause he’s still on the PUP now). So why IR him?

I say yes cut em and take a flyer on graham mertz who was drafted by Houston who has established starter and back up. Stat line looked decent and he seemed a bit of a gamer too. If he gets along with Josh that would be my move. Why didn’t they draft the kid? Other needs and they wanted to see the Mitch and Mike white battle. I believe they have wanted to move on from trubisky all offseason and might realize now that Mike white ain’t the answer. how this works for the season is a bit tricky but can be managed. Maybe the flyer ain’t ready to get you through two games. Have a vet on the PS (gonna want them in the room anyway) and then call them up twice. Could also start the flyer and if he doesn’t work out after a game or two then call up the vet. If Josh is out more than 5 games you might consider tanking the season anyway. that’s my thesis and suggestion for how to do it after you get him on cut down day.

I am not defending Hamlin. I was pointing out the games we truly got throttled were when Rapp was out. Not saying his above average even. Just that when he’s not in it gets super ugly. That’s indirectly saying Hamlin was not good. Hoping for bishop to improve but it don’t look great at the moment.

Why would they do that rather than PUP? There are only 2 IR designated to return that you can use prior to 53 man cut down. PUP seems like the right move no?

Are you aware that Rapp was out for all those games (he left the ravens game in the first half and the second half is where we almost blew it)? I think you might because of the next line, but wasnt sure cause in the first line you said you thought Rapp starting was a joke. Seems like Rapp could potentially hold down the fort (though he has lapses at times and is not fleet of foot).

It was more just to complete the list of a previous poster with Round 3. These are not his standouts in any way and Im not trying to say all my assessments are true. Rather its how i see it. I disagree that Josh Allen is his resume. Taron Johnson, Spencer Brown, and Christian Benford are all considered top 10 at their position (top 5 by many but we can hopefully agree on top 10, otherwise provide your list). Rounded out with Oliver, Groot, Shakir, Cook, Edmunds, and Wyatt Teller. Thats a lot of talent he drafted (only one top 10 pick in there too). Dont know what to say if you think those are JAGs. Maybe go look at Veach and Roseman and their hit rate. Theirs is a bit better imo but not "wow, what wizards how do they do it". Does he get to add Executive of the Year to his resume? Did he get that just for Josh Allen?

Agree, but it was less of/not a problem in previous years as Mister Defense suggests. I think the inability to disguise coverage after losing Poyer and Hyde really hurt us last year. Thats also probably related to our playoff struggles as well. Our strength in previous years was other teams not knowing what coverage we would be in and hesitating to figure it out post snap. However, good QBs and coordinators in the playoffs likely could figure out our post snap tendencies and not even care about our pre snap alignment. Combine that with inadequate pass rush and a good QB can hit his drop verify coverage with post snap check (ignoring pre snap alignment) and sling it. Greener QBs are not gonna be able to do that as well.

You can disagree with some of the characterization On Singeltary, lol that below average starters get multiple contracts in the league, thats a silly take. Knox contract is immaterial to this discussion on the DRAFT Zack Moss is a miss imo (included all for posterity) I dont know what you mean about worst LB depth charts in the league? not at the top? You think that its a slight on Dorian that hes not beating out Milano this year? Lets see how that take ages. I hope he starts next year so you can mail in the season. How many Top 5 player at their positions should Beane have drafted by now? How does he compare to his peers (pretty close to Veach from my quick look). Youre arguing that someone named executive of the year and is still on his same team is bad at drafting. I want more out of the first couple rounds too but this is wild. Clearly im biased for thinking he might be good.

Beane doesnt get to have Josh as a claim to fame? He nailed the most important position with a player that was almost universally panned. So you panning him now isnt gonna get you much. You also left off Spencer Brown, who is top 5 at his position, from this list. How many top 5 players at their position should he have at this point?

Now do the rest of day 2 since you brought it up. Spencer Brown (top 5 at position) Devin Singeltary (Average Starter) Dawson Knox (Above Average Starter) Zack Moss (Above Average Backup) Terrel Bernard (Above average Green Dot Starter) Dorian Williams (Above Average Backup, likely starter next year) Dewayne Carter (Below Average Backup > still time) Landon Jackson (way too early to tell) Doing pretty good in this round with a top 5 player and multiple starters. I also wish he would do better in round 1 and 2 but the reality is he hit at the most important position on a bet that was universally panned. Combined with very good day 3 drafting results in Beane being one of the top 5 drafters in the league (as documented by multiple metrics). Pretty much what I said in the other thread lol. Ive been watching too much cover 1.

im so confused how they picked bishop over DeJean when DeJean went before the Bills picked Bishop.

I dont care about preseason but will also be disappointed if nothing is different in the regular season.

Correct they were not playing to win yesterday.