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If you didn't believe it after last year you never will. Get well Kim and prayers to the entire Pegula family.

We're not down on him. But you also can't ignore his dip in performance w/o Von. Remember when you draft a player in the last 10-12 picks of the first round, you're not getting 1st round talent. Every year there's usually only 12-18 true 1st round grades. I can live with 10-11 sacks over the next 2 seasons as long as Von gets 12+. If you want elite pass rushers you'll have to pay big bucks. Especially with how terrible our DE scouts are.

Hey don't laugh. Being a Bills Fan increases blood pressure, stress, blood sugar, heart murmurs, alcoholism 🤪 etc. It's probably well documented.

And I can live with him and those numbers as my DE2. But in a couple years when Von is likely gone, don't be surprised to see those double digits disappear. We failed miserably on AJ & Boogie so as much as this makes me nauseous, we'll have to keep drafting 1 per year or hope more cap$ gets freed up. I wish we could afford Chris Jones in a year but I know that's not realistic.

Why do I want to rotate bad players. Get these guys in better shape so your top front 4 can play 70% of the time. What is this NBA load management? I don't see olineman getting rotated like hockey shifts.

Well I hope you're right. He's the only remaining young DE I have any faith in. And I'd be lying if I didn't say his performance post Von injury was weak. I'm expecting a minimum of 10 sacks. Especially if Von plays most of the season. AJE & Boogie are future cuts. There's nothing remarkable there to work with.

I'd have no problem Cole mentoring Shakir for a season as long as Shakir's targets gradually increase. I think Smoke, Crowder and McKenzie are all gone. Make Gabe your WR4 for his last 2 years. Then draft 2 WR's this season and 2 next season.

If they don't hurry up and wrap a good OL around him, he will never develop as a pocket passer nor will he have the longevity.

Terry shouldn't have to explain anything to anyone. He almost lost his wife. His daughter jumped in and saved her just like Denny did for Damar. What a crazy year....

Tremaine is going to do nothing to extend Josh's career.

I'm just grateful for heros like Kelly & Jessica. After what happened to Damar we're all just blessed Kim and Damar are improving. I guess in the journey that is life, that's all that mattered in 2022.

These are the 3 biggest positional changes that need to be made immediately. We only have 6 picks and even with a ton of contract restructuring, Beane will be lucky to squeeze out 18-20M to play with in FA. The first 3 picks need to be any combination of one WR, one G/C and one RT.

1. RT, Brown needs to be a backup only. 2. RG, Bates will be replacing Saffold at LG so we'll need RG who can transition to C when Morse leaves. 3. WR2, not going to be Davis or Shakir. Josh deserves better with Diggs approaching 30. Other areas of need include power RB, S, DT, TE2.

McKenzie got his opportunity and frankly didn't make the most of it. Shakir got lost in the McD rookie vortex and saw very few targets. I don't see us keeping McKenzie, Beasley or Smoke. We need to allow our young players to sink or swim as we continue the search for a legit WR2.

I think with expectations down and no crowd distractions the team was focused and had fun playing. I'll say 2020 and the conference championship appearance.

I meant to say the playoff DVOA over the last 4 years.

Just go out and find a capable 7th rounder or udfa who you have to pay nothing to for 5 years. Why waste 3-6 M/ yr on a qb who's likely not going to play. Use that cap elsewhere. We don't need Keenum, Trubisky or Darnold. Find your Purdy....

Some of the greatest qbs in history understood the value of shorter passes and checkdowns. It's how you get defenses out of cover2 shell. Josh will have to eat some of his ego and practice this. So on a different note will the Bills exercise their 5th year on Gabe?

As a collective it all was just too much. We were predicted to waltz thru the regular season and win it all. Then stuff started happening. All the drama experienced, all the injuries and new OC, all the national TV games throwing off our routine. Every week we're favored by 8-14 points. It was bound to eventually take it's toll and it finally did with Damar. I'm not making excuses for an embarrassing home playoff game in what's "supposed" to be our weather, but eventually the bubble from everything was bound to burst.

Tremaine should never again be asked to blitz the qb. He just doesn't have the vision or instincts. I'd argue Milano is our ONLY reliable blitzer. Tremaine's value remains the middle of the field in coverage and mop up tackles. This is his wheelhouse and will get you the occassional deflection.

Let's go ahead and combine #4 & #10. Josh shouldn't believe in his OL anymore. Brown & Saffold were awful. Dawkins seemed to regress some. Bates & Morse are decent but hardly great. You shouldn't be surprised if your run game is weak or your elite qb is constantly running for his life. That's the result of a 27th ranked OL. And McB are to blame for that. They've had 5 years to do better. Half this draft better be OL/ WR. Points 1-3 just validate how status qou this organization runs. I'd love to see the "playoff" DVOA of our defense these last 4 years. Dorsey enables Josh so of course he's going to want to keep him. And McDermott enables Leslie to run a failed playoff defensive scheme. I guarantee you both Dorsey & Frazier will be gone next January if the Bills exit early again. This is the only way Sean keeps his job. As for the rest I agree there will be no big fa signings. Maybe one lower tier olineman. I only sign Edmunds if he agrees to 12M. Anything more and I let him walk. I'm letting Devin go and trying to sign Perine cheap as a power back. The last power back was Gore who was old as rust. Spencer goes permanently to backup status. Bernard & Spector were just bad picks. If this organization is serious about going to the next level, it's going to have to look in the mirror and be prepared to make big adjustments.

Who the hell said I wanted a DE. Read my short post very carefully. It says WR/ OL.

We need a Chase/ Waddle young speed wr on a 5 yr rookie contract. Players like Hopkins or Allen don't interest me anymore.

Yup, unfortunately none of those 5 players look elite. Jury still out on Elam & Rousseau? 2 olineman in AJE & Basham's spot would look real nice right now.

Trust me Chaos it's more important than you think. After your QB, coaching, game management and strategy are probably your 2nd most important area. Establishing a dominant OL to protect your #1 investment is 3rd. We got the first one right but have failed in the next two.