Matt_In_NH

Beane counting his chickens before they hatch?

Do you know the cap implications of that?

I can never get enough of Sneaky Joe saying "defense shmefense", "why would you run the ball when you average more yards per play passing than rushing" and other ridiculous things like "I think the D cook contract would have been terrible at the beginning of FA but since they were in TC that was good because "What else could they do with the money"". I listen to Marino's podcast its a little dry but good content. I find cover1 hard to listen to but it is also good content wise. Might check out Fina.....I also listen to Sal more than I want to but he is the best on WGR even though he is a homer. Not a fan of Glabb and Brown but I do listen occasionally...I like Tasker, he just shoots from the hip but I get the feeling I am talking to my buddy....he does have real experience to draw on which he does.

Weak PI

Just realized when Neal and Rapp are in the field we have siran wrap!

Supposedly the bills made an offer.

I did not agree with everythng he said but he is a very strong debater/quick on his feet and makes his points very well.

At this point you have to consider Elam a disappointment but also that the book only has the first chapter written. Hopefully as the season goes he is able to grow into that spot. A guy with his traits should easily beat out Jackson and Benford. The constant handsy/grabby play I am sure is not taught but he wont stop with that.

Updates prior Preseason Game 3 Pushing for a spot: Cam Cline, Kingsley Jonathan, Andy Isabella Bubble guys: Baylon Spector, Cam Lewis, Shaq Lawson, Damien Harris, Khalil Shakir Trade candidates: Epenesa, Basham, other DE's if a team is willing to pay something. Shakir. I think Beane will be exploring anything if someone is will to provide a pick or possbly a backup tackle. I do think there could be some minor surprise cuts that both mitigate a risk and reduce cap. But I dont really see that happening. Looking at Spotrac I am surprised they guaranteed Dean Marlowe $252K and Barkley $235K when it was likely those guys would not make it.

I thought he had a JAGish camp? At least that is what I have heard. They guy I have heard played up some is Cam Kline. I definitely think they could trade Basham if an offer was there. I hear Shaq is in danger but down the stretch last year the guy was pretty solid.

I hope he gets better at OT with age rather than wiser

In terms of DVOA and offensive/defensive rankings the Bills have to be near historic highs over the last three years in the regular season. Often a team with a great offense gives up more yards...not true with the Bills. That just shines a brighter light on the playoff results. 2019: Houston...the Bills were barely a playoff team, I think they were 50/50 to win that game and it went to OT, they lost 2020: This team was not on KC's level and they lost to them in the championship game 2021: The staff botched 2021/13 seconds. Another OT loss. 2022: IMHO The Bills were not ready for the field conditions and this contributed heavily to the slow start they never recovered from. I do also think there was supreme mental/emotional exhaustion that set in. I know what some may say but two playoff losses have been in OT which is a crap shoot, both times they played good enough on the road to make it to OT but then lost. There is some luck (or unluck) with that. The reality is the NFC has less good teams, the king of the league year in and year out is KC right now and they happen to be in the Bills conference. I don't think the staff is incompetent but they have had some bad moments in key spots, that needs to stop. The simple reality is every year not winning the SB is a disappointment right now. Fans will find a reason why the staff/organization has failed if they don't win the SB, it just comes with the territory.

I agree Morse is staying on the team but I don't understand the bolded. Every NFL team gets to have a 48 active player if its an 8th OL which most teams including the Bills take full advantage of. Bates is a versatile backup but it does not change how many OL the Bills carry or activate on gameday

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And it Kyle Shanahan who gets nobody QB's to produce routinely.

If you want to solve the cap problem this year without taking from future cap, Morse is a cut target...I floated that a while back and got lambasted even though like you I figure he sticks this year. If he was to get cut we know why.....I do wonder if they opt to keep some surprise guys over some who are schedule for a couple million to save here and there a little bit. They don't have to and probably won't.

Based on some fans..."OLINE SHMOLINE"

This is exactly my point of making the thread....the Bills have some knobs to turn but not as many as years past and ones you may not want to turn.

Cutting down turnovers should be his goal and he has stated that publicly. The key is doing that while still being Superman which is not an easy task. People blaming the OL should listen to the all 22 review by Joe Marino for a different perspective and how josh contributes to the pressure.

The bills have 17

A Milano trade? That is definitely part of it....there are not a lot of target in the top 51 that result in big savings though....it gets better if you spread it over two years but that just makes next year a little worse

They need space this year. Something has to happen

A restructure would just move money from this year to next year and maybe one more if they do they void year thing. You can’t just make it an easy cut the guy has an agent and they know that game and he has certain guarantees already. If you want something from the player they want a committment. Yeah I noticed that too. At some point you have to get younger and cheaper. I think this should happen. It will be easy if they win the Super Bowl. Otherwise this place will be all chicken littles.

I agree....however they have to agree on a contract.....look at what DT's are getting. If they cant get to a reasonable number you may be stuck dealing with Tre or Dawkins which most in this thread don't like. I agree with them, I would not want to extend either right now.

At this point they need to generate space for guys they currently have. No team has zero holes.