HappyDays

Forgot how much I hate QBs that look to dump the ball off on 3rd down.

I hate to say it but he doesn't look good. The Giants are targeting him.

Getting a little worried about Tre. This is his first time covering in a non-favorable environment and he is struggling a bit.

Bosa wrecked that drive.

I don't need to see Bosa after this drive. He looks real good.

White beat cleanly by Wandale Robinson. Not great. I still worry about his quick transitions, not sure he can ever get back to his old self.

Milano looking his old self. Just stay healthy

Not sure if this means anything but I guess it's promising?

Also worth mentioning that that KC offense was seen as the weakest of the Mahomes era and scored just 24.1 PPG in the regular season, and looked somewhere between lackluster and putrid in their other two postseason games. Against us they instead spent the entire 1st half marching down the field at will except one time when Mahomes handed us the ball for free. So yeah it's hard to ignore all of that because of one great individual play made by Jordan Phillips on their final series. My standard for this season, for the massive disparity between defensive vs offensive investments to be worth it, is for the Bills defense to hold KC to less than 24 points in our inevitable playoff matchup. Other defenses have managed that feat and without the benefit of having an all-world QB on the other side sustaining drives through sheer force of will. So if all of those investments combined with a defensive head coach isn't enough for us to perform to that bare minimum standard, then really what is the point of keeping this regime around?

It really depends on Caleb Williams. The reports on him throughout the offseason have not been great, and that's after a rookie season where he showed little to no progress from week 1 to week 18. It's gonna be tough sledding in that division if their QB play is bottom tier. Good news for Ben Johnson is he has no ties to Caleb Williams so if they have to move on from him he'll get a fresh start with the QB of his choice in 2026. Other than that I agree their team looks like one that could be much better than expected, but you can't hide awful QB play if it comes to that.

Dolphins players are fighting each other at a joint practice with the Bears.

I just want all the defensive investments from this offseason to mean something when it matters. If it's same old same old in the playoffs this year, then what was the point? With all that investment and a defensive head coach, we really should expect a top 5 defense.

I would of course take those players over Cook, but for this offense stylistically I actually prefer Cook's skill set over the grind it out power skill set. I think the hammer type of back is good for an offense that doesn't have a QB because their goal is to prolong drives and shorten the game. For our Josh Allen led offense I want a RB that can pick up explosive plays and score a TD from anywhere on the field.

This is a pleasant surprise: He was #96 last year.

Damn worst case scenario for Slater confirmed: I'm no doctor but I'm pretty sure that's even worse than an ACL tear. He can probably play in 2026 but might not be himself, it isn't a clean recovery like an ACL tear.

Holding in is directly written into the contract the league signs with the NFLPA. So Cook is in fact well within his contractual terms to behave in this way. He is even contractually allowed to sit out games, at the expense of his game checks of course. You don't have to like it but you're wrong that he's violating his contract.

This and the injury to Slater make me very thankful our last training camp practice was today. Teams are losing cornerstone players possibly for the season.

I watched him walk step for step with Hollywood Brown in the AFCCG and then break up an on target pass. I watched him do the same with DeAndre Hopkins in the regular season matchup. And again against Amon-Ra St. Brown, with coverage tight enough to force a fumble after the catch. I think the whole "zone only" narrative is completely overblown. He can cover and he's very physical. In a way I think that perceptions about our scheme actually makes people discount him, rather than the other way around.

If you think McDermott is a terrible coach and that our pass rush sucks, you can't also believe that Benford's success is a result of scheme. His analytics are favorable because he is flat out a very good player. And no I don't think he's a top 3 CB but absolutely top 10. FWIW Aaron Schatz of DVOA fame had him 4th last year and PFF had him 5th. Not that I inherently trust either of those websites but that tells you it is not just "in the mind of Bills fans."

That just isn't true. A lot of analytics and film study guys say he is underrated. He just doesn't get a lot of national recognition for some reason.

That comment was misinterpreted by the media. He was saying it in the sense that he expects all players to practice, but he followed it up by saying it remained to be seen if Cook would be out there.