jrober38

I think Devin Singletary is better than any of their backs.

I'd go OL in the 1st and then WR in the 2nd. I think that maximizes value based off our needs and the identity we're trying to go for. Then in free agency I'd spend money that will make that side of the ball elite. Sign a corner, find an edge who can rush the passer, resign Lawson, etc, and make ours the best defense in the NFL. The defense is what's going to carry this team for the next year or two while Josh continues developing. Spend the money there, and draft offense who will grow with Josh at QB. Then in 2-3 years, provided Josh has worked out, begin swinging the pendulum and begin allocating more of our spending on the offense, with the hope that it's become good enough to replace the need for an elite defense. This would require Josh to be a bonafide top 10 QB. If he's not that, cut bait, draft another young guy on a rookie deal for 5 years and keep riding that defense and running game.

I assume Yeldon just walks into Gore's role, which I don't think is a bad thing. He's 26, has minimal wear on his tires, and essentially just took a year off. He should be fresh next year and I think he'll have a lot more juice than we saw from Gore. Another complimentary back would be useful. Either someone really big or someone with high end receiving ability, who could even be moved around and put in the backfield or slot with Singletary also on the field. I agree we need another receiver. Not sure it needs to be in the 1st round though. This is an insanely talent WR draft and guys will drop due to there being so much supply at the position. I bet 1st round talents fall into the second round as teams prioritize other positions with only a couple good players. Upgrading the line is a must. It was better this year, but if we can turn it into a real strength where we just dominate the line of scrimmage, that would make this team so dangerous because we could control the clock, shorten the game, and limit the number of opportunities opponents get against our defense which was 2nd in the NFL this year in points allowed per drive. With how good our defense is, we should be playing exactly how the 49ers played yesterday and the Seahawks played when Russell Wilson was breaking into the league. Dominate on defense, and run the ball down the oppositions throat all game. Then take your shots at passing off play action when the defense brings 8 men into the box.

I don't think he's very good. I think he leaves way too many plays on the field with his horrible downfield accuracy. I think Devin Singletary is going to be a star in the NFL. I think he should be the focal point of the offense next year and be getting 15 carries a game and 40-45 catches out of the backfield.

True. I feel like the last time I checked rushing attempts per game was mid season and I feel like they were right up there with Baltimore. I stand fully corrected. I guess I'd like us run it with our running backs as much as they do. This year we only ran it with our backs 22 times a game with our backs which isn't enough in my opinion. Ideally I think our backs touch it 28-30 times a game and Allen adds in 4-6 runs.

The Bills have all the pieces in place to replicate what San Fran is doing. With a stronger commitment to running the ball, and a continued effort to keep the defense as one of the best in the NFL the Bills could be an elite football team next year. I think they need to ask Allen to do a lot less, run the ball more with their backs, and continue to upgrade both lines.

I can't see why anyone would view Phillip Rivers as a capable starting QB at this point in his career. I think he's going to have a very cool market in free agency, and unless he wants to compete for a starting gig he probably won't be in the NFL next year. I see very few teams who will be interested in adding him.

I agree. The Bills share a heck of a lot more similarities with the 49ers than they do the Chiefs. Continue upgrading the defense, upgrade the offensive line, add another running back and run it 40 times a game like the 49ers do.

Something being true doesn't make it an excuse. It's just reality. If you look up the effects and stages of CTE, Hernandez's brain was so damaged that it would have barely been functioning by the time most of this happened. Effects of stage 4 CTE include: loss of memory, paranoia, aggression, explosivity, loss of attention and concentration, executive dysfunction, etc. A lot of the stuff with Hernandez started before hand, but I think it would have been severely compounded by the deterioration of the functionality of his brain. I think the CTE would have made his behaviour and decision making worse given how bad it was.

He's incredible. His deep ball accuracy is unbelievable.

I'm pretty sure it was reported he had Stage 4 CTE at the time of his death. I think the headline was he had the most severe case of CTE ever studied in a person his age.

What about all the other stats? Wilson was significantly better across the board. It makes no sense to compare one of the best QBs in the NFL in 2013 to one of the worst in 2019 and claim they were similar. This is why I'm looking at averages. I don't really care about totals. Allen threw for 6.7 YPA this year (25th in the NFL). In 2013, Wilson threw for 8.2 YPA (4th in the NFL). The yards were similar, but Seattle's passing offense was significantly more efficient than ours was this year. They threw the ball less, for more yards.

The Seahawks rushed for 6.25% more yards per game than we did, 2013 vs 2019. Wilson's completion percentage was 4.3 points better which is 7.3% better. His QB Rating was 18% better. His QBR was 45% better. His TD% was 49% better. His YPA was 22% better. But yeah, they were similar. Totally.

No, he literally had the worst completion percentage in the NFL among starting QBs. If you break it down by team (I can't find any stats for when the drops occurred and who the QB was), the Bills improve to 29th in the NFL in adjusted completion percentage. If you want to celebrate 29th in the NFL as some sort of sign Josh's accuracy isn't an issue relative to his peers, I don't know what to tell you. 29th in the league is horrible anyway you slice it.

The Bills were 29th in the NFL when you adjust for drops. The only teams worse than us were the Bengals, Browns and Lions.

The Bills were 8th in the NFL in rush yards this year at 128 yards a game. The Seahawks were 4th in 2013 at 136 yards a game. Not exactly a big difference.

He literally had the worst completion percentage in the NFL among starting QBs.

All of Wilson's stats are 10-20% better than Allen's. His QB Rating is 16 points better, QBR 20 points better, YPA 20% better, TD% 50% better, completion % 4.3 points better, etc. Allen was an elite passer his second year in the NFL. Allen was bottom 10 in every category. This comparison is absurd.

Their numbers passing aren't even remotely similar.

LSU and it's not even close. Chase is going to be a top 10 WR in the NFL.

Every throw is right on the money. It's college, but he doesn't miss.

Lawrence looking like a deer in the headlights for what seems like the last 3 hours. I'm going to bed in anticipation that my baby will be up by 6. Ugh.

Bad call. Just a smaller guy getting out muscled by a bigger receiver.

I agree. Burrow is a stud. He's a gamer, is incredibly accurate, and is lethal throwing down the field.

Kendrick has been beat like a drum all night.