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  1. On 10/31/2024 at 8:39 PM, Chugga said:

    I know it’s a tale as old as time, but one of my biggest pet peeves as a Bills fan is the fact that the two groups of players listed in the subject of this topic are discussed in totally different terms.

     

    I’ve watched games where Wilson has been silent (or drops balls), Hall has been stuffed, Sauce can’t tackle and these guys are viewed as all pro talent regardless of any of their faults.  Don’t get me wrong I’m not saying they aren’t talented players.  Williams in particular is a beast but Benford since he was a rookie has been absolutely lights out when healthy and you can’t find an analyst in the world that will put Benford in the same conversation as Sauce.  The Jets tried to manufacture a 1,000 yard season for Hall (they failed) and yet general consensus is Hall is a top 5 RB in the league.  Cook coasted to 1,100 yards that same season.

     

    Am I the crazy one?  Are these average talents and I’m just wearing homer goggles?  Because I swear what I see on Sunday out of Shakir & Benford in particular is insanely high quality play.

    Each one of the jets players listed is significantly superior. The difference is the Bills have a much better team overall and don't have a cancer at QB. Cook isn't Cook on the Jets.

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  2. On 10/28/2024 at 5:08 PM, GoBills808 said:

    I was very ready for him to go tbh

     

    I appreciate his play here for the most part. But he was never really that bonafide stud wideout he imagined himself to be if we are being totally honest

     

    He excelled at a particular skill set (great hands, dynamic route runner, short area quickness) and maximized his talent for sure but he was never Adams, never Hill, never Jefferson or Hopkins or even Chase...he's basically terry mclaurin just playing w Josh Allen imo

    Ridiculous nonsense.

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  3. 22 hours ago, CountDorkula said:

    Again and that’s the GMs fault for not staggering the release of those players, putting the team in said cap hell and not finding young talent via FA or The draft. 

    "Again" what? Not sure if you were reading what i was saying, but I laid the blame for the result of the season at Beane's feet. I said it's not unexpected for there to be rebuilding years, but they're always going to lie about it when they have a top QB. The Patriots had rebuild years, Baltimore has, KC will too.

  4. 40 minutes ago, Turk71 said:

    If your expectation as GM with Josh Allen in his 7th year at qb is anything less than competing for a SB you're doing it wrong...

    Beane is entirely to blame for the Diggs massive cap hit fiasco (that cost the team this entire season according to you). The extension was unnecessary, ill-timed, and poorly constructed. 

    That's totally silly. every GM knows that he's going to have years with more ammunition than others. It's not a question of desire, it's a reality of the facts of roster construction. You can't lose two starting safeties, your starting center, basically the entire WR room and all of your RB depth, all while mired in cap hell, and expect that you're going to be stronger than you were the year before when you weren't good enough to get it done. It's just not an expectation that's based in reality.

    Are they going to give it all on Sunday to try? Sure, maybe. Will they be optimally equipped to do so? Absolutely not.

  5. 47 minutes ago, Turk71 said:

    It's embarrassing that this is Allen's wr room.

    They give him trash receivers to throw to and expect to compete for a SB.

    Incompetence.

    I have no idea why anyone thinks this is the expectation. Is it because that's what they told you? As soon as they took that massive cap hit to dump Diggs and then did nothing to replace him, they told you it was a rebuilding year. After they turned over most of the defense and did little to replace the huge pieces they lost, they told you it was a rebuilding year. If you bought the company line that they're doing everything they can every day to win the big one, that's on you.

    I said it after the draft. Beane is looking to 2025 and 2026. He'll get a small window then to try again. This year? 1% chance.

  6. 6 hours ago, 78thealltimegreat said:

    You think Shakir is a deep threat? Show me the last deep ball Josh connected with him on. I’ll wait. And as more MVS once again was he even active this evening?

    I don't think he is, he is. He's just also a complete receiver who's more valuable on higher percentage plays, so he gets used all over.

    Of course he just nabbed a 52 yarder, but also:
    https://www.buffalobills.com/video/josh-allen-s-accuracy-is-immaculate-on-21-yard-seed-to-shakir-bills-at-dolphins
    https://www.buffalobills.com/video/khalil-shakir-with-a-spectacular-catch-for-a-33-yard-gain-bills-vs-dolphins


    Let me know if you need any more help.

  7. Just now, 78thealltimegreat said:

    No he isn’t he broke free after Allen made a play only he makes other then that Shakir is an underneath receiver. Oh and MVS did he actually play tonight? 

    You don't define a WR by one play. Have you seriously never watched him play? He runs a 4.43 and has an elite level composite speed RAS, and he's ultra successful at go routes. He's not a 1 trick pony where he's just a deep threat guy, but he absolutely has that skill set.

    As for MVS, him not producing tonight doesn't change my statement. He's known aroudn the league as a deep-ball specialist and has been for years.

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  8. Just now, 78thealltimegreat said:

    That’s the thing LA his system relies on the backs being heavily involved in the passing game and that has happened but the problem is without any legit down the field threats safeties can just crowd the line and take away those outs the backs.

    We just don’t have the personnel to challenge teams deep something we all knew was a major problem and Beane thinking he was smart by half never addressed cause that is not Keons game. 

    Shakir is a deep threat and it's also MVS' specialty.

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  9. 11 hours ago, Magox said:


    You also thought paying Spencer Brown was a bad idea.

    Thought? I still think it's still a bad idea, and always will . I never like paying a guy as a top player hoping he'll turn into one. If I'm going to spend that money, I want a sure thing. Even if he becomes the best RT in the league, I'll still hate the decision.

    You're the one advocating paying a player 20x what he currently makes. If this team doesn't end up being good enough to win a Super Bowl with the talent currently on roster, you want to cull $20M worth of players and think we'll be in a better position? That's a hard pass from me.

    We are currently spending 11.9M this year in cap on

    Douglas
    Benford
    Ingram
    Hamlin

    Rapp
    Bishop
    Lewis

    Johnson by himself is 8.5M (5th highest on the team)
    Elam at 3.7M(9th Highest) and Edwards at 2.8M(17th Highest) are currently dead weight that are more than 50% of the cap we're spending on everyone who's currently playing.

    I think doubling our starting budget on Benford would be bananas. I have complete confidence McD could replace him for less than the money spent on Elam, Edwards and Benford's current deal when the time comes. As it stands, you have him through next season. add 3-4 young DBs tot he roster between now and 2026 and you'll be fine.

  10. I wouldn't. Of all the things that McDermott and Beane do, their best attribute is getting insane value from players in the secondary. We have guys like Benford, Hamlin, Rapp, Lewis, Ingram all playing amazing ball for this club and no one wanted them. I have total faith that they'll be able to get very high level play from late round, UDFA, and cheap FA players on the back end.

    Let someone else break the bank for a CB and scoop a 3rd round comp pick.

    3 hours ago, boyst said:

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    Gotta figure out Douglas, too

    Douglas is gonna be 31 next year. If he wants to play for 4 or 5M, great. If not, you let him walk.

  11. 20 hours ago, Sweats said:

    If JA doesn't get an MVP or never hoists the Lombardi, we can all agree that he will at least be a first ballot Hall of Famer anyways, he is currently the most electric player in the NFL and is a player that everyone tunes in to watch every week and, in my eyes, that puts him miles above any player in the league right now.

     

    I don't think Mahomo generates the buzz of excitement every week that JA does IMO

    He will if he plays another 5 years at the same level. Mahomes could have retired last February and would be a unanimous first ballot.

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  12. I like him a lot. Good coach in a tough spot.

    We've seen coaching legends look like the game has passed them by as soon as they get turbulence at QB. What's going on this year with typically scrubby QBs having significant success (Darnold, Fields, Willis, and maybe Dalton?) is wild. Maybe you get one of those stories a year. Is it all coaching, or are these QBs just getting hot enough?

    Miami planned on winning last year and just like us they had to part ways with a lot of their core in the offseason. They haven't been able to handle it nearly as well. The season is still young, and if they can pivot, the narrative will change. Against us? Not likely, but enough to be respectable? I wouldn't bet too much against it.

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