Logic

Leonard Floyd had 9 sacks last year and Groot had 8 sacks despite missing four games. Not exactly the Purple People Eaters, but I don't know that I'd call it "lackluster".

Not sure if anyone has said this yet, but... In football (and probably other sports), it has become increasingly common for coaches, GMs, and broadcasters, when referring to an injury, to simply state the body part. Like: "He's gonna be out a while. He's got a knee". Or "we expect he'll miss some time, it's an ankle". Just strikes me funny is all.

Using logic would not have led me to the conclusion that you reached. Fans being disappointed because the optimism of a player failed to reach fruition is not the same as said players' words/actions being a "detriment to the team". I think you're reaching. If anything, I think having a player with boundless optimism and a great attitude are a net POSITIVE to the team but, at the very least, I don't view it as a negative, and certainly not a detriment. Agree to disagree.

I don't agree with that at all. I'd be curious to know what instances you can cite that lead you to that conclusion.

I'd bet that Rousseau Floyd Epenesa Jonathan Is your four-man depth chart on the 53-man roster to start the season. Shaq Lawson will be on the practice squad. Once Von is ready to return from PUP, if no other roster spot has opened up, it'll be "happy trails" to Jonathan.

Von Miller is a relentlessly optimistic person. He is far more optimistic than he is realistic. Anyone who still gives credence to his predictions and proclamations -- whether it be his own returns from injuries or the Bills' signing of players -- is setting themselves up for disappointment.

Smart move. Re-injury of ACLs is a real risk for players that rush back too quickly. Protect Von from himself. We need him November, December, and January (and hopefully February), not September and October.

Good. Players that rush back from ACL injuries are significantly more statistically likely to re-injure themselves. Would rather have him miss the first four games of the season than get seriously hurt again and basically be done as a Buffalo Bill.

I'd bet $100 he'll be on the practice squad. Keep in mind: With recent practice squad changes, NFL rosters are essentially 69 players now, not 53.

It's important to remember as these cuts are announced that with practice squad rules being changed in recent years and the number of practice squad players being increased to 16, NFL teams essentially have 69 (...nice) man rosters these days, not 53. It's all about who you think you can get through to the practice squad and who you can't. I'd bet money that the Bills didn't feel they could get Van Demark through waivers (and he's been the better player this offseason, anyway), but they COULD get Quessenberry through. I'd bet on him winding up on the practice squad. With that said, I do still expect an outside waiver add at OT for the 53 man roster. But it's important to remember all the practice squad, PUP, and IR shenanigans that teams pull during cutdown day, and I think that may apply to Quessenberry.

It's gonna be like a 6th that can turn into a 5th based on playing time, I bet. The "we could've had Creed Humphrey!" takes will never die...

Since 2018, the Buffalo Bills have been the 4th winningest franchise in the NFL. Since 2019, the year after Allen's "redshirt, learn on the job" year, the Bills are the 2nd winningest franchise in the NFL. What better metric is there to measure a GM on than how many wins his franchise has during his tenure? Particularly when said franchise was mired in a historic drought of ineptitude and struggle immediately prior to his arrival? Yes, the Bills lack AFC Championship banners and Lombardis during Beane's tenure. I could easily argue that that's due more to coaching (13 seconds, to name just one) than roster building. Either way, the Bills have won a lot of football games under Brandon Beane, and have won three division titles in a row after failing to win a single one for two decades running. If you want to use "recent history" as a metric, the fact remains that the Bills have been the fourth winningest team since 2018 and the second winningest team since 2019. They've been very good.

Are you kidding me?! Canada Gooses are the envy of all ornithology! Majestic! Barrel-chested! Don't you remember when that plane had to land on the river in New York 'cause Canada Gooses flew into the engine? It's 'cause Canada Gooses likely had intel that there was a pedophile or two on board and took matters into their own hands. As they should!

Yeah. Honestly, the one I took the most from -- because what do agents really know about talent evaluation? -- was the "GM you trust the most" vote, in which Beane tied for first. I think that being among the top two most trusted GMs in the league by player agents is a great and important thing. At the end of the day, it's the agents negotiating the players' deals with the teams, and having a GM with a great and trustworthy reputation can only mean good things for the Bills' ability to sign and re-sign players in the future.

I just read an article on The Athletic where NFL agents were surveyed on a number of questions. https://theathletic.com/4804587/2023/08/28/nfl-agent-survey-taylor-rodgers-goodell/ When it came to questions about GMs, Brandon Beane was mentioned favorably several times. I pasted the pertinent graphics below. Thought this was pretty interesting. At least from the perspective of agents, there is a lot of respect for the Bills Gm. He was voted top five in several categories, and tied for first in the question of "whom do you trust the most?".

I feel like Cam Lewis has more utility to this team than Kaiir Elam, given that the former can play two positions and is a standout special teamer, and the latter is 4th string at his position and is not a standout special teamer. I'm not predicting that they cut Elam, but it certainly wouldn't surprise me if they traded him and Lewis made the team.

I see what you're saying, but... It's very possible that Benford is the second best outside corner on the roster. If anyone's getting traded, in my mind, it's Kaiir Elam. I'd think he would have value to teams that play more man coverage.

If McGovern's injury is long term at all, then David Edwards just went from "could he be traded?" to "roster lock" in my eyes.

Would that message be "we'd like to see what Josh Allen looks like in a sling"?

I am not one to always say "I wish the Bills would've done that" when a players gets traded, but in this case.... I wish the Bills would've done that. I think McDermott and co would've stood a darn good chance of helping Simmons "become the best version of himself", and if not, they'd have only surrendered a 7th. Oh well.

Both. They haven't earned the right to sit out a game. They could use the work. Go out, play clean, disciplined football, drive the ball down and score a time or two (and show some pride and gap integrity and tackling acumen on defense), THEN you can sit and make jokes on the sideline.

Good.

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