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7 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:
OMG how slow is Douglas??
Ha, I won't lie I am a tad bit nervous about the secondary given how easily the starting offense is moving down the field at every practice. But part of me just doesn't even care... The offense having the ability to flat out steamroll teams up and down the field is going to be the most important factor to a potential championship run.
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Rookie getting the 1st team reps:
The competition is wide open.
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38 minutes ago, NeverOutNick said:
Seems like Hollins is a lock at this point. Hopefully it’s a fair competition between MVS and Claypool and I’m hoping Claypool, having the more upside to be special wins. MVS is what he is. He’ll have an occasional deep catch but drops too many catchable balls to ever be reliable.
I think MVS is a lock too because we gave him guaranteed money. We will almost certainly keep 6 WRs though so there is room for both. I wouldn't count out Hamler or Shavers either. Joe Buscaglia said they each got a couple 1st team reps yesterday and that the team is very intentional about assigning 1st team reps. Hamler as a kick returner could be lethal so that alone might give him an edge in the competition.
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27 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:
I don't understand why you're skeptical. The Rams have been doing it for years. Last season, their top five receivers were Puka Nacua WR, Cooper Kupp WR, Tyler Higbee TE, Tutu Atwell WR, Demarcus Robinson WR, which is a hardly a list of stud talent.
Yes, Nacua put up big numbers, but he was fifth round rookie. Does anyone really think that he dominated because he has superior talent? Of course not. He dominated because he was operating in a good system that employed the same concepts that we're talking about here. Kupp, too. Those guys aren't studs - they're the right guys for the system they run out there.
I'm not saying it's going to work; we'll only know that once we see it in action. But I'm not skeptical - it's the way the league is heading.
Rather than arguing over the merits of the WRs you listed versus ours, I'll say I'm mainly skeptical because I'm not convinced that Joe Brady is anywhere close to Sean McVay. So like I said at the end of my post I would love for Brady to prove me wrong. I feel pretty confident that I know how each of our skill players will perform this year, for better or worse. I'm less confident that I know how Brady will perform, again for better or worse. I won't be totally shocked if he turns out to be a top 8ish offensive mind. I need to see it first though.
I also don't want to be the guy that drags arguments from other threads into this one, so I'll leave it at that.
For what it's worth I can see the vision. Almost all of our primary skill players on offense can be moved all around the formation. I can envision an offensive mastermind turning that into something very difficult to defend, even in the absence of one player that can take over games. Just need to see it.
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I'm certainly skeptical of the concept but it's the philosophy they have to live with based on the personnel. The coaching staff and the fanbase at large have all latched onto this idea that logically boils down to "having no true #1 creates more efficency." I definitely need to see it to believe it. At the very least I am confident that the complementary players we have can play their respective roles well. I am just not convinced by this idea that the whole will be greater than the parts, not until proven otherwise on Sundays. I'd love to be wrong and for Brady to turn out to be an offensive mastermind capable of making the concept work.
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1 hour ago, HappyDays said:
Updates from Matt Parrino:
A few more updates:
QuoteBig changes for today were safety Mike Edwards with the first-team defense over Damar Hamlin and Dawuane Smoot getting some runs with the 1s. I still didn't feel like Smoot popped much. I'll continue to watch him closely over the next few days. I wasn't overly impressed with Javon Soloman today as I zeroed in on him a bit more. He got swallowed up while rushing against backup tight end Tre' McKitty on one play, which is discouraging. I feel if he can't win with speed it'll be a challenge for him, but no pads yet so deep breath. Edwards had a great stop on a pass to James Cook while being held by David Edwards. Nice pursuit.
QuoteMack Hollins showed up today and had a couple big time grabs. He had one from Allen and 2 from Trubisky. The best one came later in practice that went down the right sideline and may have gone for a touchdown in a game. Hollins is looming as a legitimate guy for this offense. Joe Brady raved about him today and said he's his favorite person he's ever known. Hyperbole for sure, but that's high praise from the OC. He's tough and he has great blocking.
QuoteI think Kameron Cline has been my favorite depth edge rusher of camp so far. He had a really nice rush today against Ryan VanDemark. Smoot did have what would have been a close sack on a rush against RVDM, but he didn't flash much during his first team reps for me. DeWayne Carter moved up to the second team today and recorded a sack working against La'el Collins.
QuoteCollins looked terrible today at tackle. I think his only chance to make the roster is at guard but I'll give an updated take when we see 1-on-1s and the pads come on. His feet are a mess out wide and any speed around the edge and he's toast.
QuoteDamar Hamlin recorded a sack on Trubisky blitzing off the edge on one play.
QuoteWatch out now for rookie English sensation Travis Clayton. I thought he held his own really well today on the third team working at right tackle. He shut down a blitzing safety on one play, which stood out because he's still picking up the details of the game. Great footwork on the play and he looks so athletic.
QuoteTe'Cory Couch and Keni-H Lovely keep making plays. Both had pass breakups on the day.
QuoteGreg Rousseau had a pass breakup and Ed Oliver had what would have been a TFL on a James Cook. Mid-season form for those two.
QuoteI haven't been very impressed with Casey Toohill early. He got shut down on a rush today by rookie tackle Tylan Grable, which is good for the youngster but a troubling sign for Toohill. The issue here is I think the Bills really want to use him on special teams because of his size and speed. Something I'm watching closely in the preseason.
QuoteTrubisky connected on a touchdown to Quintin Morris late in practice. Cam Lewis went down on the play but returned later on.
Dawson Knox had a couple catches but one troubling drop on the day.
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5 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:
when they signed him it felt like they finally realized the importance of filling roles w actual talent instead of forcing a guy like mckenzie into the offense
Yeah clearly they have wanted that explosive gadget player in the offense but the likes of McKenzie and Harty weren't going to get it done so Beane finally just relented and spent mid-tier money at the position.
4 minutes ago, RyanC883 said:do we know if Van Pran-Granger got any play with Allen?
No he has been stuck on the 3rd team behind Will Clapp. Probably still a roster lock as a 5th rounder but feels like he'll be a regular member of the inactive list.
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I loved the Samuel signing but I was getting a bit nervous that his name hadn't really been mentioned in OTAs. Glad to see the vision for his role in the offense is coming into focus. He's a true x-factor the likes of which we've never had in the Josh Allen era.
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Updates from Matt Parrino:
QuoteRough day of exchanges for Allen and McGovern. So the first thing they did after practice ended was work on it. I had at least two bad exchanges and Allen with a fumble on one play where it appeared Dion Dawkins was pushed into him by a rush from AJ Epenesa.
QuoteCurtis Samuel was absolutely brilliant today. He had at least 4 catches by my count and two were of the highlight reel variety. The first came on a play where Kaiir Elam was blitzing off the edge, which forced Allen to evade the pocket. He immediately locked on to Samuel who was crossing over the middle and put a dart on him for a big gain. The second was a beautiful quick deep ball near the hash marks on the right side. Cam Lewis had good coverage but it didn't matter. I was on the other end of the field but Samuel made sick grab on nice throw falling to ground and popped up and ran in for TD.
QuoteSamuel was all over the formation today. He was in the backfield on a few plays, in the slot, and out on the boundary. I think we'll see a lot of 11 with Samuel and Keon out wide and Shakir in the slot.
QuoteRay Davis had some run with the first team today and on his first carry he fumbled it on a pitch from Allen. McDermott looked frustrated although Davis had a few more opportunities the rest of the day. I thought he ran well and his best one might have gone for monster game in between Torrence and Brown.
QuoteTy Johnson still looks like RB2 from where I'm standing, though. Great day with a lot of juice.
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This is the first practice all offseason we've heard Samuel's name come up a lot. Good to see. We need him to be a major contributor in this offense.
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Training Camp 7/26
in The Stadium Wall
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It's known that he was dealing with an elbow injury that affected his mechanics for the last half of the season. Presumably he's fully healthy now and back to his usual throwing motion.