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I would assume that @GunnerBill will change his tune shortly since he's hard at work OBJECTIVELY watching the All-22 and will surely see this By the way Gunner... this right here was your original portrayal of what happened on the play. You've clearly backtracked in this thread alone while not admitting it because there's no other way to interpret this post than that you're saying Von lucked into a sack while Groot and Ed did all the work. You're being ridiculous.

Not only was Von the reason the sack happened. He was also the only player on that side of the ball to contain Kyler after Oliver stunts inside. Without Von doing what he did, the entire right side of the field is open for Murray to run or pass. And Von didn't just benefit from the QB tripping... he caused it. Do you seriously not see that? It's plain as day. You seem overly sensitive about this issue and that sensitivity is clearly blinding you.

Okay Gunner... look at this play again How on Earth are you looking at this as Kyler being forced up because of Groot and Ed and not Von? Kyler is clearly seeing the pressure from Von who's overpowering the Tackle and pushing him directly towards him. THAT'S the primary reason Murray moves up in the pocket and Miller's force of the Tackle into the pocket is what causes the QB to trip. I don't even understand why you bring up Oliver as a factor when he's 5 yards away from Murray as he hits his back foot and never even really comes close to the QB. Groot may have won his rep and we can all acknowledge that 11 guys play on both sides of the football and a successful play is usually a testament to more than just one player, but it's quite obvious it's Von's pressure that causes Kyler to step up in the pocket and Miller's force on the Tackle that causes the Tackle to trip. How old are you Gunner? Maybe it's that age that you need glasses.

Okay... you might not trust them... doesn't change you being wrong. Even your initial assessment of the sack was wrong. And it's so obviously wrong when you actually watch the clip.

The Cover_1 crew also gave Von credit for that sack on their film room episode yesterday. They also noted pressure he put on Kyler on the final 4th down play. You're wrong. And that's okay. It happens.

Wow... this is kinda small of you

Uhhhh... no. Was that a dream you had? Here's the rep Joe Marino did his All-22 review today... he said this might have been his favorite game from Von Miller as a Bill. Boy... You're batting 1000

Groot gets all the attention and deservedly so, but he already basically exceeded what he did for the entire season last year in one game. When Von was on the field, you noticed him. 1 sack and 1 TFL as his impact plays aside, he was consistently a menace in the backfield. And anyone who doesn't want to give him credit for that sack should go watch the play again because he bull rushed the Tackle right into Murray, which caused it. I was pretty confused at the amount of people saying things like "he has something like a 5% chance to do anything this season." Who knows what his sack production is for the rest of the season, but barring injury, he clearly looks like he'll be a net positive for our DL. Hope the Von doubters find that Crow tasty

Link?

Inactives?

I'm literally going to bed right now knowing so many Bills fans are at this moment getting up and getting ready to pre game. Go Bills!!!

how much?

how much?

Let's be honest... this game was fine for us. I know Worthy scored twice... but was it any indication of anything spectacular? Did he do anything else? Ravens losing is likely best for Buffalo. KC is running away with the West

I hope so. I just drafted him as a starting WR in fantasy. Also got Josh Allen and Dalton Kincaid

You guys are right. Throw Roman Harper out and use the 5 other guys. Probably better to leave him out and just keep the lesser known guys McDermott clearly had a hand in. 7 if you include Hyde & Poyer.

He had 4 interceptions, a forced fumble, 10 passes defensed and a TD. You could make the argument another year was better for him, but which year? I would say maybe his 2nd year... but he didn't make the Pro Bowl that year. I guess I don't look at a safety getting over 100 tackles as a positive thing, though... so if tackles are the measurement, no it was not one of his better years

Didn't say McDermott made him... but in his age 32 season Harper had the most interceptions of his career in his 1st year in Carolina. 2nd most passes defensed... one shy of his previous best.

Go take a peak in the Lewis Cine thread

I'm seeing weird skepticism about McDermott's ability to develop Safeties in the Lewis Cine conversation. Let's deep dive into how successful McDermott has actually been coaching Safeties in the NFL and getting the most out of them... We all know about Poyer and Hyde. Anyone not giving McDermott credit for those 2 can just stop reading because you're clearly just being silly. Quinten Mikell (Philadelphia) and Kurt Coleman (Carolina) became Pro Bowl Safeties under McDermott at a time when the Pro Bowl meant a little something. Coleman was actually productive and successful with McDermott in Philadelphia, not as good when the parted ways, and then a 7 interception pro bowler when they were reunited in Carolina. Mike Mitchell (Carolina) went to Carolina in 2013 from Oakland on a 1 year contract worth 1 million dollars and had his best year in the NFL by far under McDermott as DC, helping him to get a 5 year, $25 million deal with the Steelers, where he never matched that success or even came close to it. Nate Allen was drafted in the 2nd round by the Eagles in 2010, started as a rookie, and had 3 interceptions, 8 passes defensed, 1 forced fumble and 2 sacks in his rookie year. Haruki Nakamura went from backup nobody with the Ravens to legitimate contributing starter under McDermott with Carolina for one season... the only season of his brief career he intercepted any passes in the NFL... and he got 2. (EDIT: Brought up Roman Harper, but got rid of him from the post after some good observations) I understand the worry right now about our Safeties,but I feel like if there's any position we should give McDermott the benefit of the doubt on, it's that one.

https://www.nfl.com/schedules/sunday-night-football/ https://www.nfl.com/schedules/monday-night-football/ I just looked at both... kinda surprised how bad SNF is compared to MNF for once.

I scrolled through and was expecting someone else to post about this, but no one did... guess I will... I understand the skepticism and criticism of Cine flaming out after having a healthy year last year, but Joe Marino on Locked on Bills covered the Cine signing on his podcast this morning. He said tthat it was primarily a "fit" thing for Cine with the Vikings. Guess who the Vikings Flores as of February 2023?????? Brian Flores Now... first of all, there's the issue that Cine was drafted in 2022 with whatever D the Vikings at the time had in mind. He had a lost year due to his injury. In comes Flores in 2023 for Cine's de facto rookie year. Apparently (I'm going by what Joe Marino said in his podcast), Flores runs a hyper aggressively unique defense to the NFL that's really blitz heavy and Cine isn't the best Safety fit in that system. Also--and I think this is Marino making an educated guess, but it would make sense based off recent history--it sounds like there may have just been some general friction between Cine and Flores. Would that surprise anyone with the way he handled Tua? So I think people looking at this signing with anything other than optimism really confuses me. This is especially considering McDermott's success working with secondary players, especially Safeties... You guys already mentioned Poyer and Hyde. He's had success working with Safeties going all the way back to Philadelphia, though. Quinten Mikell (Philadelphia) and Kurt Coleman (Carolina) became Pro Bowl Safeties under McDermott at a time when the Pro Bowl meant a little something. Mike Mitchell (Carolina) went to Carolina in 2013 from Oakland on a 1 year contract worth 1 million dollars and had his best year in the NFL by far under McDermott as DC, helping him to get a 5 year, $25 million deal with the Steelers, where he never matched that success or even came close to it. Those 3 guys are Safeties. There's also, of course, Josh Norman and his development into being an All-Pro and Defensive Player of the Year candidate in 2015. I understand questioning McDermott on a lot of things. He's done pretty darn well earning the benefit of the doubt as far as secondary development. It's fine to be excited about seeing what Cine can turn into under our HC. I am.

When and how did Hardy get hurt? Did McDermott say anything about that after the game? This must be a real injury and not the IR stash we did last year with Shorter because Hardy balled out this offseason.

Burrow is way overrated by the general media and public. It's like the fact that he's injury prone is just dismissed. Best ability and all...

This is real: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5715301/2024/08/21/buffalo-bills-practice-cole-bishop-mike-edwards-tyler-bass?source=user-shared-article The Tyler Bass struggles continue The Bills might have a brewing problem with kicker Tyler Bass. Against the Steelers, Bass nailed all three of his attempts, which was a much-needed confidence boost, even if the attempts were only from 27, 26 and 31. The internal hope had to be that it was the start of Bass turning it around as they near the regular season. Things have not gone according to plan. Over the last two practices, Bass has made 8 of his 14 attempts in team drills, which is not ideal but doesn’t sound as bad as when you dig deeper into those numbers. Bass went a perfect 3-for-3 from under 35 yards, with hits from 33, 28 and 33 yards out. But when Bass tried from 40 yards or longer, he was only 5-of-11. He went 3-of-6 on those kicks on Tuesday and 2-of-5 on Wednesday. The makes were from 43, 47, 44, 40 and 48 yards. The misses were from 47, 47, 44, 42, 42 and 40 yards. Bass did not attempt a single field goal that was at least 50 yards long. On both days, general manager Brandon Beane went on the field around 30-40 yards directly behind Bass to get a good view of each kick. The struggles have not been new, having persisted most of training camp. And now only two weeks out of the regular season, the Bills have the dilemma of what to do with a struggling kicker who has a dead cap hit of $4.32 million this year if they cut him, with an extra $3 plus million in dead cap added to 2025 if that’s the route they take. The Bills will likely have to keep Bass because of his contract. But with all these struggles, unless things change, don’t be surprised if they prioritize signing a kicker to the practice squad in a week.