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Stats... That Miami playoff game shouldn't have even been close against a 20th-ranked Dolphins defense. The Fins sacked Josh Allen 7x, he threw two INTs, and had 3x fumbles! Why? because the Bills...just... kept... throwing! THIS is the reason that Buffalo desperately needs a strong run game. The final score was 34-31. Sure, put it all on the QB! Problems? Dorsey, run game, O line. In the Bengals playoff game, the Buffalo offense scored a miserable 10 points and lost 27-10. It wasn't as close as the score suggests. Again, it was all on QB Josh Allen. The Buffalo run game went 19 rushes for 64 yards and Allen had 6 of those rushes... pathetic! Meanwhile, the Bengals rushed 34 times for 172 yards. Cincinnati had the 21st-ranked pass rush win rate in 2022 at 37% and Allen was under constant pressure. Problems? Dorsey, run game, O line. Division foe stratagy. Find a way to get in the face of the Buffalo QB...and they got nothing else!

As good as the 2023 Buffalo Bills offense might be there are some real questions about the 2023 offense going forward. In my view, the biggest question going forward has to be Bills OC, Ken Dorsey. Will the Bills ever build a decent run game to take the pressure off the QB when needed? The Buffalo QB should never again be the teams leading rusher in a game. That stuff needs to stop. I was hoping that was gone with Daboll. Also, I really was kind of thinking that Buffalo would make a trade for the Charger's RB Austin Ekeler. An RB who puts up numbers very similar to the guy everyone wanted in CMC. But then, is that Buffalo offensive line improved enough to actually open holes for the RBs this season? The Bills moved on from Singletary who was pretty darn good with a 4.6 YPC AVG... considering he was being hit in the backfield so often. New Buffalo RB Damien Harris lost the starting job in NE and his YPC AVG has been declining from 5.0 to 4.6, and last season 4.4. Can he stay healthy? The Jet's defense which was ranked #4 overall in 2022 should be improved as should the offense with QB Aaron Rodgers. If they can beat Buffalo with a scrub at QB... They drafted a DE early and went O-line with the next two. The Dolphins also split with Buffalo and then almost beat Buffalo in a playoff game 34-31 with 7th-round Skylar Thompson at QB... talk about a scrub. Miami should not have been in either of those last two games and yet could have won both. Disconcerting... That team has even more speed on offense now. That Dolphin defense got better with the new DC Vic Fangio along with Jalen Ramsey. Ex-Titan LB David Long. Miami went 9-8 with a 20th-ranked defense last year. The Patriots should have an actual offense this season... with an actual offensive coordinator in former OC Bill O'Brien. Rather than what they had last season in their old DC calling the offensive plays...what a joke! Still, they went 8-9 with that clown show. The Patriots should be improved. The Buffalo offense seemed to fall off a cliff at the end of last season in the playoffs... the defense actually had excuses with so many injuries. A lot comes down to how improved that Buffalo offensive line is this season and if they can run the ball when needed. Lastly, I can't figure out if McD calling the defense will be better or worse. Who will play Mike? I'm not as optimistic as some here.

I do believe that only Klein and Dodson are listed as MLB. The first has 10 years exp and the latter 3 years. They might be swapped out depending on the situation, down. Just a thought.

Indeed...He had him rated as the #9 out of his top 150 players.

For now. Just remember that this is his first stint at GM and he has made some mistakes no question. Also, he stepped into the job needing to hire a completely new scouting staff and get them up to speed quickly. I look at Beane as being a better GM mostly because he didn't have a battle-tested QB in Jim Kelly who started his rookie year in the USFL. Two seasons under Mouse Davis teaching him the run-and-shoot offense. Josh was a true rookie and out of a small college too. Unlike Kelly who went to the U. Plus, Polian already had an HoF pass rusher in Bruce Smith on the team and was able to use a #1 pick on Will Wolford. So when they went to the playoffs so quickly as the roster was built because they were so bad and were able to use some early draft picks. Back-to-back 2-14 seasons and the next 4-12 with Polian as GM. Brandon Beane hasn't had those early draft picks to be able to make the team better. Look what the Jets have done with some early draft picks vs late-round picks... a huge difference. Beane has had to work so much harder to build a playoff team. I'm giving Beane the nod. Now let's hope he builds a team good enough to overcome the Chiefs, and Bengals and get the team the AFC Championship...several times.

This! I'm not going to worry about it either as these men have a plan. You don't build a top 5 defense year after year and not know what you are doing. Are Bills fans expecting a Ray Lewis in the 3rd round? The top LBer in this year's draft was Jack Campbell at #18 to Detroit. If the Bills somehow had drafted him you can bet that some would be complaining about it. Yes, he is a developmental project that will be regulated to start on special teams...deal with it.

No. 91 - Dorian Williams, LB, Tulane The Bills selected Williams midway through the third round, which is quite the surprise when looking back at the stage he and his teammates Tulane were at a year ago. The Green Wave finished the 2021 season with a 2-12 record doing a complete 180 in 2022, going 12-2 and winning the Cotton Bowl over the talented USC Trojans. Williams was a major reason why, as he did a little bit of everything. Along with posting a career-high 17 tackles in that 46-45 win over USC, he led Tulane in tackles (131), sacks (five), was second in passes defended (seven), had two interceptions and forced two fumbles. "He's a tackle machine, he's very athletic," Beane said. He has his elite closing speed to thank, something he showed flashes of when he tied for the fourth-fastest 40 time among linebackers at the combine with a 4.49. This kind of 4-4 speed while rushing toward the quarterback or forcing running backs to cut it back inside could be a major reason why Beane said he'll be starting out at outside linebacker. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/bills-day-2-draft-recap-buffalo-selects-tackle-machine-for-defense-immovable-object-for-offense/ar-AA1avpBj?cvid=9c026ab8824e4a6f90ae7dcf1e36ce6b&ocid=winp2fptaskbar&ei=

Projected rounds 3-4. Judging by the way other teams seem to gobble up players Buffalo is looking at I don't see why they wouldn't grab a guy they like. He was the Cotton Bowl Defensive MVP with 17 tackles in the win over USC. https://www.nfl.com/prospects/dorian-williams/32005749-4c24-3940-708f-17c023a4d993

Good stuff, protect the franchise!

NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah had Dalton Kincade #9 out of his top 150 players in this year's draft. Chris Simms had him as a top-15 pick and thought he would be a top-10 pick. Imagine a 250lb Cole Beasley in the slot that won't go down after the initial contact. Plus, his catch percentage is off the charts..as in he catches everything!

From 6-10 in 2018...to 10-6 in 2019...to 13-3 in 2020...to 11-6 in 2021...to 13-3 in 2022. This GM has built a team that has been on the verge of a Super Bowl for several years. Taken the AFC East crown three seasons in a row. Buffalo has one of the very best QBs, WRs, and defenses in the NFL. SI grades Brandon Beane as the very best GM in the league...think I'll side with their view on the subject! https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news/buffalo-gm-brandon-beane-rank-best

Just think for a min... if this kid is anything like KC TE Travis Kelce...what that will do for Josh Allen and that Buffalo passing offense. Also, think of the history of the Dallas Cowboy's long list of top TEs and Buffalo went up and grabbed this kid away from them...simply awesome! Now the Bills will look to fill other positions and their needs with the remaining draft.

The draft is far from over...just relax.

Skip Bayless @RealSkipBayless · Follow NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I WAS ONE PICK AWAY FROM DALTON KINCAID -- AND BUFFALO LEAP-FROGGED MY COWBOYS AND STOLE HIM RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER JERRY'S UPTURNED NOSE. DEVASTATING.

Buffalo got an offensive weapon for Josh and screwed the Cowboys at the same time...what could be better!

He didn't call the offensive plays in Green Bay as HC Matt LaFleur called them. I do believe his last stint as OC who called the offensive plays was with Jacksonville...where his ole bud St Doug fired him. EDIT: Oh, BTW Hackett called the offensive plays in Denver. Then after going 3-6, he had Klint Kubiak (the passing game coordinator) call the offensive plays. Meanwhile, it was noted that at some point during last season, QB Russell Wilson was calling plays from the Seattle playbook. This season should be interesting.

I doubt the Jets win the division with Rodgers at QB mostly because who is calling the plays? Nathaniel Hackett? Look what happened in Denver with Hackster as HC, it was a joke. The Jet's defense will be good and the offense not so much. Both Tua and Rodgers contemplated retirement this offseason and what is the saying?..."if you are thinking about retirement you've already retired".

I'm really torn here as a 2nd or 3rd round pick in the draft may just turn out great. My thoughts go back to the end of the 2021 season as I watched Allen rip that Patriot's defense apart when he had time in the pocket. The end of the 2022 season when he didn't have time in the pocket against the Bengals with their not-so-great pass rush. (21st) The Chiefs were in their SB against the Bucs as they had Mahomes running around like a chicken with its head cut off versus this past SB against the fearsome Eagles defense (#1 pass rush win rate) that didn't get one sack on Mahomes because of a rebuilt KC offensive line. Build that freaking Buffalo O line into a top 5 unit and they might just find that the current receivers and RBs are good enough. If anything I'd be more inclined to trade a #2 pick with the Chargers for RB Austin Ekeler, 915 yards rushing and 722 yards receiving, 1637 total yards, and 18 TDs. A player like this might keep Josh Allen in the pocket. I'm really hoping that this year the Bills finally invest a bunch of picks into the O line in the draft as it looks like just a bunch of jags in free agency.

Sammy Watkins for sure. The kid made most of his plays, yards from screens...exactly how many screen plays did the Buffalo Bills throw at that time?

Many teams are still running a style of the WCO and how many QB's have won SBs, MVPs in that scheme. The GOAT is Brady no question...left NE and went to TB and won another SB.

Not if the Bills get someone like Creed Humphrey.

Rumor has it that it might be for a new center with that first and a trade-up in the second for an ILB.

Yep, Can't Hackett didn't call the offensive plays in GB, LaFleur called them. There is a solid reason why Denver's offense was such a clusterfluck last year with Hackster as HC. However, it is very true that Rodgers does like Hackett. I really do hope that ole Nate does call the offensive plays for the Jets should Rodgers end up there...or not. Should be comical. Something tells me that he might end up in SF. I mean, where would you rather be the QB?

Okay, I'd have to say the most unpopular opinion right now is going after Charger RB Austin Ekeler. I say this because this board went nuts talking about RB Christian McCaffery who signed with the 49ers. Nobody is talking about Ekeler. I've read that it would take a 3rd round pick and pay the guy almost double what he is currently getting paid. Around 12 mill per. Considering that CmC is getting 16 mill per and Kamara is getting 15 mill per. This kid has been healthier than CmC along with putting up some Thurman Thomas-type all-purpose numbers for the Chargers. 204 rushes for 915 yards, 13 Tds. Receiving 107 receptions for 722 yards, 5 TDS. That's 1637 all-purpose yards and 18 TDs. That's with an 84%.3 catch percentage. Ekeler was an undrafted free agent in 2017. in 2020 he signed a 4 year 24.5 million dollar contract that will allow him to be a free agent next season. He is currently unhappy with his current contact and I don't blame the guy as he is way underpaid considering what other top pass-catching top RBs are making. For some reason, the Chargers don't want to pay the guy what he is worth as he has outplayed his current contract and he knows it. If he plays out his current contract with the Chargers I kinda doubt he will want to stay with them after this season. HoF star QB Jim Kelly has stated he thinks that the Bills need to help Josh Allen with a top RB. Ekeler would certainly fit the Bill.

Buffalo has 18 personnel in the scouting department besides Beane with 11 scouts. You would think that someone would have a better understanding of the D & O line players, pass rushers and RBs, and WRs. Beane knows his stuff...with that trade for Stephon Diggs...BOOM a late #1 pick for a superstar WR! Great trade, great GM that built a perennially mediocre team into a contender! 13-3, oof! Beane hasn't had those early draft picks fall to him by having a bad team. The 80's-90's Bills, and Buffalo had back-to-back 2-14 teams draft, Bruce Smith and Will Wolford. Who has the Buffalo scouts hit a home run with? QB Josh Allen. (Grand slam) TE Dawson Knox. K Tyler Bass. Tremaine Edmunds. OG Wyatt Teller (who they traded away) Gabe Davis (maybe this season)? Singletary wasn't that bad and would have been better with some better O-line players. 4.6 YPC AVG might have been better had the team actually run more. Then it might be wise to hire some ex-top positional coaches and ask to gather some expertise from them. Such as ex-Buffalo Bills O line coach Jim McNally...who currently happens to be a consultant for the Cincinnati Bengals 2012-now. (you know, the coach who took an undrafted rookie free agent TE and coached him into an all-pro, pro bowl LT named Jason Peters.) Or hire whoever is scouting for the Chiefs, or Eagles because those teams know what they are looking at when it comes to RB, and O line. The Eagles and that D line, Haason Reddick, (FA from none other than Carolina). 5 forced fumbles, 16 sacks, and 26 QB hits.