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Predict the Division Winner: AFC North
BillsFanSD replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
This is a tough one. I went with Baltimore, but Pittsburgh is solid too, and I could even see Cleveland putting a run together if things break right for them. -
Predict the division winner: NFC South
BillsFanSD replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I went with the Saints. I don't have much confidence in Brady away from Belichick. -
Predict the Division Winner: AFC West
BillsFanSD replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Chiefs. Probably the easiest division to predict in the NFL. -
I'm glad we open against the Jets and Dolphis -- two inferior teams that we should beat even as we're working out the kinks from no preseason. We should get a pretty good sense on whether the offense has significantly improved relative to last year fairly quickly.
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I feel bad for Hauschka because he was never really the same after getting cheap-shotted, but it was time to move on.
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Result - voting for Josh Allen top 10 plays
BillsFanSD replied to Hapless Bills Fan's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I would have reversed the top two plays, but very nice. -
Jake Fromm: Controversial comments
BillsFanSD replied to Elite Poster's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
That apology is good enough for me and about what this warranted. If his teammates are okay with this (big if), then this is over as far as I'm concerned. I'll feel differently if I hear otherwise from his teammates. -
Sure, I hated Bryan Cox back in the day, but the guy brought some real flavor to an intense rivalry. Considering all the nondescript squads we've lived through until recently, I look back fondly on the characters of the SB era, including guys like Cox and Marino who were fun to hate. It's not like we didn't have any big personalities on our side of the field.
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I basically agree with this ranking, but unlike a bunch of other folks I think the Bills are closer to the Ravens than they are to the Steelers/Broncos.
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I was slightly bummed when we took Epenesa over Dobbins, but getting Moss in the third just goes to show why Beane is the GM and I'm not. I far prefer Epenesa + Moss to Dobbins + whatever DE we would have drafted in round three. If you include Diggs -- and I'm not sure how can't include him since he cost us our first round pick -- I think this draft is a pretty solid A. Obviously things will different three years from now with the benefit of hindsight. Diggs -- Legitimate #1 WR who doesn't need to be developed or adjust to the NFL. Should be a game-altering weapon from Week 1. Instantly makes Brown and Beasley better. Diggs contributes so much more in the current window than anybody we would have drafted at #22 that it makes that trade look like a steal for us. Epenesa -- Consistently disruptive throughout his career in a power conference. His ceiling isn't as high as more athletic guys, but his floor is very high, making this a safe, low-variance pick. I expect that he'll have a long career as a key contributor to a DL rotation. I also expect that he'll be more productive for us than he would for a lot of other teams, since he doesn't have to be "the guy" here. Epenesa strikes me as a Phil Hansen type who can exploit all the attention that his teammates get. Moss -- I love this pick. If you were to genetically engineer the perfect guy to split carries with Singletary, Moss is what you would come up with. As much as I like Singletary, it would not surprise me in the slightest if Moss emerges as the lead back with 60%-65% of the carries. The only negative associated with this pick is that RBs with his running style tend to have short careers in the NFL, but our focus should be on the upcoming 3-4 year window. Not to be too mercenary about it, but I'm not too worried about what happens after Moss plays out his rookie deal. Think about where we were two years ago. An ultra-raw rookie QB. Our leading receiver was a rookie UDFA. An aging Shady in the backfield. Arguably only one lineman who had any business starting for an NFL team. Jason Croom was our most reliable TE. All of those problems are fixed to varying degrees. Our WRs and RBs are outstanding IMO. The line isn't perfect by any means, but it's solid across the board (well, RT maybe) and we have quality depth. There's reason for optimism at TE. It's all up to Allen now. Davis -- Good size, good speed, needs development. I read someplace that his route tree is actually better than what shows up on tape, and of course it isn't his fault if the offense he played in was a little gimmicky. But really I don't know anything about Davis besides what I've read in the past 24 hours. I do know that I love that Beane continued to add competition at this position. I really don't see Foster or Duke as good depth players, and I would like upgrades there. Fromm -- I can't make up my mind on this pick. "Game manager" sounds like exactly what you're looking for in a backup QB. But you can't fix arm strength, and I worry that Fromm will end up being a very rich man's Nathan Peterman. I guess if he develops into Trent Edwards only with more leadership, that would be a success. I believe Beane when he says that Fromm was BPA by a good margin, and I trust this front office to know what they're doing. Bass -- Obviously I know next to nothing about this player, but I know that this team needs to improve at PK. Hodgins, Jackson -- No opinion, except I like Hodgins' size and hands. I'm honestly surprised we even made these picks and didn't trade them away at some point. If either of these players make the roster, that would be great. It's really hard to imagine seven rookies making our team though. The first three picks (including Diggs) were great and addressed clear needs. The rest of the picks were logical, with no head-scratchers or weird reaches. They won't all pan out, but I understand what Beane was thinking with each of them. Looks good to me.
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2020 NFL Draft Rounds 4-7 discussion
BillsFanSD replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
K works for me. -
2020 NFL Draft Rounds 4-7 discussion
BillsFanSD replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
So basically he's exactly the opposite of Allen. -
RD 2, Pick 54: DE AJ Epenesa, University of Iowa
BillsFanSD replied to SDS's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Not who I would have picked, but he was generally considered a first round pick and fell to us late in round two at an area of need. I'm happy. -
2020 NFL Draft: Round 1 discussion
BillsFanSD replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I loved the Diggs trade regardless, but I'm super-loving it now that I see how the draft went. -
This is exactly how I'm looking at it. There are almost certainly some WRs in this class who will be better than Diggs. But a) we don't know who they are and b) the probability that we actually select one of those guys is under 50-50 and c) they won't be as good as Diggs now and d) Diggs is a sure thing who instantly improves our offense across the board. I'm very happy with this trade.
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We are looking at Melvin Gordon according to this tweet
BillsFanSD replied to Buffalo03's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Also a QB who can bust up defenses with legs. -
I like this trade a lot. Despite living in Viking country, I admittedly haven't watched a lot of their games, so I'm relying on Beane evaluating Diggs accurately. But a late 1st and an assortment of Day Three picks who probably weren't making our roster anyway is a very reasonable price to pay for a #1 WR, especially considering that he should immediately make Brown and Beasley and Knox better too. Glad the team is in "win now" mode. Let's get it done.
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I'm going to the Vegas game no matter when it is and no matter what the ticket prices are. I don't even care about coronavirus -- it won't be the first time I've gotten sick watching the Bills.
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We have more draft picks than spots available on the roster. This is the perfect year to trade up, not down.
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Well deserved.
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Redskins and Tua at pick 2 - Smokescreen or real?
BillsFanSD replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I hope this happens so I can laugh at the Redskins and Dolphins simultaneously.