harmonkillebrew

Oliver was double-teamed all day. No having Daquan hurt. Phillips on a bum shoulder also hurt. Settle was a disappointment. I'd re-sign Oliver to a team friendly deal if possible.

Under-investment in the Offense, relying on Josh to float everyone. WRs - relied on Gabe, Knox and McKenzie to take the next step. They didn't. Brought back Beasely and Smoke when we realized it. RBs - Cook has potential, but motor has never been the complement Josh needs Oline - Brought in a washed up Saffold and generally a bunch of linemen that are better run blockers than pass blockers Coach - Dorsey made sense to replace Daboll, but we need to bring in someone with real experience and a track record This offseason needs to focus on surrounding Josh with better players/coaches

I think Dorsey has got to go. Josh regressed under him and the play calling was pretty unimaginative and poor situationally. Bring in a real offensive mind with experience that will help Josh and the rest of the O take the next step.

Who was Morse's backup at C. Van Rotten? Bates? I feel like we've had decent C play when Morse has gone down. Plus, with his concussion history, guy should retire and we can use his cap elsewhere.

We gotta rehaul the Oline. Guys aren't getting it done anymore. Protect the franchise.

We took a big chance that Gabe and McKenzie would take the next step being thrust into starting roles. Everyone bought the Gabe hype after that KC game. But it was so bad they coaxed Beasely and Smoke off the couch mid-season. Simms is right on. Bills need to invest in Josh's weapons. Need to sign a few higher end veteran WRs and draft a WR in the 1st. Draft some interior Online and maybe bring in a vet RT to compete with Spencer Brown, who has been horrible in pass protection. Most teams build around their franchise QB. We've done the opposite in recent years.

Bengals get a lot of mileage out of their grievance over the coin flip and such. But the Bills should have been sitting home last week as the #1 seed (rather than fighting the pesky Fish) and then be facing the Jags at home. Our reward for the traumatic Damar situation was vacating any chance at the #1 seed, which we were at the time. We could have used that rest, but I've never heard anyone cite that nor heard any players ever complain

Reminds of JP for sure. cocky, big arm, mobile, crap mechanics and questionable pocket awareness. However, he's got Andy Reid and Alex Smith to learn from. We'll see if the Chiefs can develop him better than the Bills could JP

can't you do trades with a player agreement to restructure?

Just to add fuel to the fire.... This is why you don't let your lame duck GM run your draft. Kansas City Chiefs: Alex Smith vs. Patrick Mahomes Andy Reid is absolutely clear in saying Alex Smith is his guy. And I believe him. I've been one of Alex Smith's biggest fans. But it was Reid who brilliantly traded up to grab Mahomes as his quarterback of the future. Have you seen the rookie this preseason? It's like he was built in a quarterback factory, with skills that turn heads and drop jaws. And he's a great guy and leader. Alex Smith is the quarterback -- for now. But what happens if the reigning AFC West champions get off to a slow start in the regular season? What happens if Tyreek Hill is not being utilized as a downfield threat? What happens if the red-zone offense stalls? What happens if Smith looks like the scuffling quarterback he was in Kansas City's last real game, a frustrating home playoff loss to Pittsburgh? You know what everyone will be thinking ...

Saying "tank" is alot easier, but means the same. It's a strategic decision to win less games now for future gain. Nothing wrong with that so long as you do it right and don't sacrifice your organizational culture in the process. The Bills are doing it well so far by denying it to kingdom come. Then Boldin went and retired adding fuel to the fire that we're a lost cause.

All about trade offs. Is it worth foregoing your passion (and $2M) to play for the Bills? Not this team, not this year - so he realized. Edit: but how utterly demoralizing for the team, and embarasing for the coaches/FO to have a HOF player get a taste and change his mind. He did the right thing trying to soften the blow.

Probably depends on how desperate they are. If it's a contender and their starting RB goes down, they might give up a high pick

yeah, same basic idea. Trade him before he's gone - Watkins leaves as a FA, Shady retires (or gets cut). Applying the Watkins rationale to Shady, let's trade him to the Bengals for Jeremy Hill and a 3rd.

Shady will be too old by the time we're competing again. Dareus should still be serviceable. Get what we can for Shady before he hits the wall (basically the same argument for trading Watkins). Who are contenders that need a RB? Baltimore? Philly? KC? Someone will give up a high pick

Bills are a dumpster fire this year. Why would Boldin want to waste his time with this team on a 1 year contract? I always thought this signing was odd given the reality of our competitiveness. Just one more straw on the Bills are tanking it pile. And that's ok with me

I'd do a straight up trade for Bortles. Seems like Blake might be a better fit for what we're trying to run

Role player on short-line packages perhaps?

Interesting comparison. I think McD is more on the discipline side than Jauron, but yeah, the reliance on role players and character over talent feels eerily similar. Couldn't quite place it. I had been excited for McD to apply a little more Coughlin-style discipline to our talent base and see what could be salvaged from the Whaley/Rex mess, but instead we've jettisoned serious talent - mostly the speedy type- and brought in steady, unexciting vets. The speed on our D has decreased significantly. Our WR corps as well. This feels like a bend but don't break type of D and an O focused on ball possession. Predict lots of 13-10 squeakers, with a few blowouts when facing a solid O, while we limp home to a 6-10 record.

Giving Watkins a huge contract would have been an error given the combo of production, injury and scheme (current QB). But the Bills had two years left to see through their investment (if they had picked up the option), so cutting ties at this point was premature. Now, had they gotten a king's ransom I would be OK with it. But we didn't. We got a 2nd and a backup CB and then had to throw in our 6th to finalize. Appreciate the idea, hate the execution.

First you have to draft one. EJ was our only top round QB pick since 2004. Even in 2004, rather than try to move up for Big Ben we moved back into the late 1st for Losman

But at this point you don't know who you're going to draft. Whoever they are they could and likely won't pan out. So you have to hedge that unkown against the current players that you can evaluate based on real NFL action. That's where Gaines comes in. I don't have the info on him, you hope OBD does. QB is another story. We already had the picks to move up for a QB. These extra picks just give us the options for adding depth/talent at other positions.

He's the key to this trade. If we can get two quality starters, plus 2 top picks than its worth it. But at the moment, both guys (Matthews and Gaines) were competing to start, while Darby and Watkins were unquestioned starters and top of the club (and league) at their respective positions, particularly given their age. Filling that talent gap with a 2nd and 3rd round pick doesn't seem like great value

Good point. Watkins brought out Taylor's deep ball strength. We have no one now that can do that. The possession, west-coast offense passing game that is Bolding/Matthews/Jones is not Taylor. Makes me think the new regime wants Taylor to fail and have all intentions of positioning for a new QB next year. Otherwise, they, like past regimes, don't know the roster they inherited

Yeah, me too. I believe we ended up with enough cap to franchise Gilmore. Why we didn't (let alone re-sign him) if we were just going to use a 1st on a guy that has pretty much no chance at being as good. Otherwise we got solid value to fill needs with our 1st three picks, but could have added alot more depth without the trade ups. 2 1st next year is great. Hopefully Whaley will be gone by then and McD and his guys will have full control to make the right calls