Logic

I wonder what the signing of a guy like Jones vs, say, Sam Young, who has started a bunch of games in the NFL, means. Does it mean that they have faith in Connor McDermott or De'ondre Wesley to be a capable swing tackle? Does it mean that they envision Ford at RT once the injured guards return, which will push Nsekhe back to swing, thus not necessitating any major additions at tackle? I can't help but read into what this signing might mean...

I hear ya. I'm only repeating what I've read repeatedly from multiple different beat reporters, TBD members, and analysts that have been to Bills practices. I know the book on him coming out of college was that he wouldn't be a part of you passing game. However, based on the amount of work he's been getting the passing game so far through camp and the amount of plays he's made within that framework, I'm suggesting that he may pleasantly surprise us all and may prove the doubts about his receiving ability to be ill-founded. As for less than ideal athleticism? I don't see that at all. Less than ideal speed and size? Sure. But he's got outrageous lateral agility and stop-and-start ability. Guess we'll all see in a few nights, eh?

Someone else already mentioned that he's shown some good flashes and spent time with the ones. One thing that person did NOT mention is that out of the three main running backs, Singeltary's been the most involved -- and has made the most plays -- in the passing game. Don't be surprised if he winds up the 3rd down back and/or winds up having a Kamara-like involvement in the offense.

You poked fun "at his wife" by insinuating that he wasn't tough because he tore a quad. It's fine, maybe class and humor aren't your strong suit. I'm sure you have plenty of other strengths.

Poking fun at a player tearing a muscle is just such a gas. You should probably be a standup comedian!

Right. Because tearing your quad is an indication that you're not tough. GTFO with that garbage.

I'll wait to see if this continues once Feliciano, Long, and Morse return to health. It may not be permanent. If it turns out that the Bills drafted a mauling, tone-setting right guard with All-Pro potential with this year's 2nd round pick rather than a good right tackle, then so be it. There are worse things than drafting a highly talented offensive lineman with an early round pick. Oh, and one more thing: Anyone saying that the Cody Ford pick was a bad one is being silly. He hasn't played an NFL down yet, he's played guard for ONE day so far at a time when the o-line is hit hard by injury, and you want to call him a bad pick? Can the season just start already?

When ya gotta go, ya gotta go.

Well those certainly are words. But anyway, if you want to play video game football with current NFL rosters, it's literally the only option. That's why people still play. Not that hard to figure out.

Madden 20 is broken. I've been playing this game for 20 years, and this is the most frustrated/dejected I've ever felt after my first day playing it. I played two online games and then frustratedly turned the game off. I refuse to play it again until there are some serious patches/updates, because there's too much wrong with it right now for it to be at all enjoyable. The physics are whack, the tackling is piss poor causing plays where running backs break like 10 tackles on the way to the end zone, the zone coverage is awful, and basic things like challening plays are still broken. Most egregious? At the end of my second game, I was down 1 point with the ball in field goal range. There were 10 seconds left in the game, and my opponent called a timeout. The screen said "timeout" and went to the play call screen, but the clock didn't stop, and the game ended without me even having a chance to kick the ball. That's right, a timeout at the end of the game didn't actually stop the clock. Basic stuff. The game is broken.

I just felt that with Beasley on the roster, Ray Ray's skillset would be redundant. I felt the Bills were looking for a "size, catch radius" option to complement the smurf corps. Looks like I was wrong. All they seem to care about with their receivers is "can you gain separation?" and "can you catch the ball?". With that in mind, they don't seem to view having guys with size as being particularly necessary. The only place I see this POTENTIALLY being an issue is in the red zone. But you know what? The Patriots don't seem to have a problem converting in the red zone, and they don't do it with big WRs. I realize we don't have Tom Brady behind center, but we DO run the Patriots offense, more or less.

Its funny: While most Bills fans' attention has been on Duke Williams and David Sills at the WR position, two guys NO ONE was paying attention to or cared about or expected anything from -- McCloud and Roberts -- have been turning heads. You just never know. Roberts contributing in the passing game is awesome, because as the primary kick returner, his roster spot was pretty much guaranteed. There have been plenty of return specialists over the years (the majority, I'd say), who don't contribute at all on offense. Roberts doing so would just be great. As for McCloud, well...everybody who thought he'd come into year two bulked up, quicker, with better technique, and ready to steal a roster spot, raise your hand. Nobody? That's what I thought.

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But can he play center if Morse is hurt?

I have to ask....what was the reaction from the Giants fans when they passed on BOTH those guys and took Daniel Jones? And then what was their reaction again when the Giants second 1st round pick was a space-eating DT? ?

Well first of all, Dawkins is NOT taking reps at guard. He has taken 100% of his reps at LT. Second of all, trading for a left tackle does not do anything to help the problem of an injured center.

So because you're worried about the health of our center....you want to trade for an offensive tackle, and then move our already-good starting left tackle to guard? I...um...huh.

It's funny you say that. On draft night, there were rumors of the Bills trading up to 3 to take Quinnen Williams, and I was REALLY hoping it wouldn't happen. I wanted Oliver instead. There was just something about the two of them that made me think Oliver would be the better and more dominant player. And this was BEFORE the Bills drafted Oliver, so it's not just Bills bias. When I looked at Williams -- and I know this probably isn't fair to him -- I saw Dareus. Same type of career at the same college, same"aw shucks, I just like to have fun" demeanor, same pre-draft hype. All I could see when I looked at Williams was that damn boat captain's hat. I still think Oliver will have the more productive career.

Not to be a stickler, but I don't think Frazier ever said that Levi Wallace is the "unquestioned" starter. He said that Wallace earned the starting job last season, and is currently the INCUMBENT starter. "Unquestioned" and "incumbent" are quite different. Frazier certainly didn't say "Wallace will be our starter this year for sure" or imply that in any way. He simply stated that as of this moment right now, Wallace is the starter. I think people are reading too much finality into Frazier's statement.

Thanks for the transcription. Greatly appreciated. We'll see how Josh Allen does ON the field in the coming months, but he already does a great job OFF the field in the way he carries himself, his interactions with fans, his humility, etc.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

Corey Thompson getting reps with the 1s? Woah.

Love this. Kyle is on a very short list for all-time greatest Bills, in my opinion. You can't hold the lack of success the team had during his playing tenure against him. In terms of excellence on and off the field and representing the team and community with class, it doesn't get much better than Meatball.