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Dont Stop Billeiving

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  1. I'm usually an optimistic Bills fan, super disappointed, but feel good about the way Josh played and a lot of the young talent on offense in particular...but hard not to feel like Creed Humphrey and Trent McDuffie being in KC will always haunt me given how easily they could have been cornerstones in Buffalo. I cringe a bit every time I hear their names. 

     

    Underrated takeaway from the game...Mahomes will get all the accolades, but I don't think the Chiefs win that game without Pacheco. He runs different. Helped prolong so many of their drives and put points on the board instead of punts. 

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  2. 1 minute ago, GunnerBill said:

     

    By my board:

     

    1. Myles Murphy, Edge, Clemson

    2. Joey Porter Jnr, CB, Penn St

    3. Brian Branch, S, Alabama

    4. Jordan Addison, WR, USC

    5. JSN, WR, Ohio State

    6. Trenton Simpson, LB, Clemson

    7. Dalton Kincaid, TE, Utah

    8. Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU

    9. Anton Harrison, OT, Oklahoma

    10. Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee

    11. Antonio Johnson, S, Texas A&M

    12. Drew Sanders, LB, Arkansas

     

    But Nolan Smith (who I am lower than most on) is an all but certainty to go, as is Mayer who is my #13 and Deonte Banks who is my #14.

    Good stuff as always man...I notice no Zay Flowers on this shortlist, is that down to his small size/catch radius? I don't think he tested as well as his tape would have suggested either. Guessing you wouldn't be happy with Flowers at 27 then?

  3. McDonald's a solid player, elite bend and motor. Bills were interested in him I think. Good fit for the Jets scheme, but seems a bit reach-y. Possible they panicked after the Steelers stole Jones from them. 

     

    Would have taken Nolan Smith instead who's got those same traits, but offers significantly more as a run defender. 

  4. Texans just took their Allen/Edmunds shot to get their future captains on offense and defense. Not sure how much they had to give up but just impressed that the Texans have a clear strategy, wonder when we need to start taking them a bit more seriously...

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  5. A lot has been made about Stroud's cognitive testing which I agree is a concern, but the other potential red flag for me is it's highly doubtful he'll ever have better WRs in the NFL than he did at OSU. Brian Hartline doesn't miss, it's insane!

  6. 1 minute ago, CookieG said:

    A quick mention...for those in Buffalo who are fans of the old Buffalo Central Terminal.  20 years ago, Union Station in KC was in about the shape that the BCT is in now.  They spent a chunk to renovate it and brought in some modern tenants. 

     

    Its a show piece of the city now.

    This x 1000, hope we can do the same! So much potential with the Central Terminal!

  7. 5 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

     

    Pass blocking grades were somewhat better aside from Bates.  Saffold and Brown need to be replaced.  Move Bates back to LG.

     

    Dawkins - 80.4

    Saffold - 50.2

    Morse - 70.1

    Bates - 61.5

    Brown - 53.4

    Definitely agree with this, one of the more underrated factors in why the offensive line struggled IMO was the signing of Saffold and the subsequent displacement of Bates from LG to RG. I see what they were trying to do because of Saffold's history at that spot, but think it's easy to see with hindsight that it was the wrong call and wonder how things may have worked out differently with Bates at LG (his best position and with already established chemistry with Dawkins and Morse) and a different FA/draft pick at RG. 

     

    Hoping that after this offseason, the 2023 offensive line could look something like this:

     

    LT- Dion Dawkins

    LG- Ryan Bates

    C- Mitch Morse

    RG- Andrew Vorhees (Day 2 pick out of USC, athletic and powerful run blocker with the versatility to play every spot except center)

    RT- Andre Dillard (FA signing) or Terence Steele (offer sheet as he's an RFA), somewhat established right tackles in this league that wouldn't cost the moon but could provide more steady play for us in the short term while Spencer Brown hopefully develops further and serves as the swing tackle. 

     

    With this reshuffled offensive line, I think Josh wouldn't be running for his life nearly as much and our run game would be more consistently productive. The changes/upgrades also don't eat up an unrealistic amount of cap space and by using a Day 2 pick on Vorhees (could see him being 2nd or 3rd round depending on his combine), we still have our first rounder to hopefully add a genuine WR 2 to the offense. 

     

    Links for the new players: 

    https://thedraftnetwork.com/sr-prospect/andrew-vorhees-52b8ed3b-e751-4935-8255-b90c2fce9da5/

     

    https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/andre-dillard-29057/

     

    https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/terence-steele-48236/

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  8. Greg Tompsett from Cover 1 was on Locked On Bills last week and said that Beane and the front office have structured a lot of these contracts with a lot of forward thinking to the point where he could easily maneuver the cap to create another $40-50 million in cap space after this season. Very happy Knox got paid and based on what GT said, there should be no issues with re-signing Ed Oliver and extending Gabe Davis when needed.

     

    We won't be a team that has much 'organic' cap space each year due to the QB contract and overall talent on our roster, but basically Josh Allen and others can restructure their contracts several times over to create space when we need it. What a time we're living in. 

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