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This shows Dane Jackson at about 23% separation prevented, and Rasul Douglas at about 71% separation prevented. Huge upgrade. Benford is actually one of the best in the league at just over 80% separation prevented. He and Douglas make a really nice tandem.

As of yesterday they had physicals scheduled but I'm not sure what happened after that. I'm trying to find out.

Yeah the design of the play and the concept all make sense and show a good understanding of how to beat Tampa's principles. But you are still allowing an opportunity for the defense to execute it right and beat the play call, with no backup plan if that happens. Allen in the past has won plays even when the defense executed their side perfectly, often times for TDs. So for me, with Allen as the QB I always want that backup option built in on 4th down. If the play calls for him to release the ball as soon as he takes the snap, you've essentially left it up to chance and eliminated any second opportunity for him to create something out of nothing. That's a play call you make on 4th down if Tua is your QB. Not Josh Allen. JMO of course.

The coverage adjustment happened after the snap when Allen's arm was already in motion to throw the ball... And film study on Tampa's defense is what led them to run that exact play... Did you actually read the snippet I posted? You're just plain wrong on this one. That's what happens when you start with a narrative and then try to fit the facts around it. Take it up with the former QB that wrote that article if you don't believe me.

I know you're on some kind of weird anti-Josh Allen crusade over the past few weeks, but that play was not arm arrogance and was not Allen's fault at all. It was essentially a designed one read play that Tampa Bay had to execute perfectly to defend, and they did. Jim Kubiak broke it down (article is behind a paywall): https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nfl/bills/jim-kubiak-hey-ken-dorsey-more-up-tempo-and-three-and-four-wide-receiver-sets/article_fb83e8f2-7657-11ee-a15b-b789b4ae1667.html So what I didn't like about this play call is you essentially take the ball out of your best player's hands on 4th down. No different than a goalline fade as far as how much of a role Allen has on the play. Why are we removing his playmaking ability from the equation entirely? Dorsey had an excellent game plan and excellent play designs for the most part but he nearly screwed it up with goofy play calls to end our first two drives.

I was just told Suh and Ioannidis will both be made official after their physicals. Not sure yet if it will be active roster or PS for them.

He has been rehabbing from a back injury.

I was told yes it is possible we sign both. Presumably (my guess, not from my source) we would put Elam on IR and then cut one of Settle or Ford if we want to add both. Or maybe Ioannidis starts on the PS.

I have a source. Others on here will vouch for me.

At DT, they are targeting Ndamukong Suh or Matt Ioannidis. Medical work is being done on both.

Medical work is being done on Ndamukong Suh and Matt Ioannidis.

Elam has had a bone bruise since the last week of training camp that hasn't quite healed. Beane's comments today about his nagging ankle injury, that's what he is referring to.

Packers fan/beat reporter reactions:

Packers fans are upset and PFF grades him very high.

What makes you say that? He is PFF's 12th graded CB in coverage this year. He's played 100% of defensive snaps for Green Bay this year.

Packers podcaster.

Excellent acquisition! I'm guessing we will extend him. His cap hit is $4.4m this year, $11.6m next year, then a bunch of void years. FWIW he has a 75.2 PFF grade this year.

That's a fake account

It's just not going to happen unfortunately. Like a lot of bad teams the Raiders are unwilling to face the reality of what they need to do to become competitive again.

McDermott's scheme is different when he has an island CB1. When he knows a third of the field is taken away by one guy, it changes everything he can do in the back 7. The reason he's been blitzing so much lately is he has no faith that our coverage will hold up. So if we're assuming Tre is done and Elam is a bust (both reasonable assumptions), getting that caliber of player is still a huge need for our defense, arguably the biggest need on the entire team.