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If we did that every offseason I feel like you'd feel that way most of the time: 2017: Loss Gilmore, Gillislee, Woods, Goodwin, Graham, & Coleman. (Plus traded Sammy & Darby) Added: Tre White, Poyer, Hyde, Dawkins, Hauschka, Milano, Wright, Holmes, & Corey Brown Mind you that hindsight looks amazing with White, Poyer, Hauschka, Dawkins, Milano, & Hyde and that they hit a home run all over but at the time no one saw Tre or Poyer especially being to the level they were and Dawkins/Milano playing really well as they found their footing. I don't disagree that some of our losses especially O-line wise and the WR corp feels even worse then last year somehow. I hated them not even keeping Deonte Thompson

The Talking Proud thing set the entire city and region back by 30 years which we are just recovering from. It should burned and never seen again. Additionally their current uni set is pretty close to their 1980 unis minus a change here or there.

I read his work and respected it highly. However your twitter/social presence does have an effect on how your viewed etc.. Personally I could separate the two and at times agreed with TG at others disagreed. At the same point his tweets on Bennett when a charity event itself was being run certainly crossed a professional line for someone in his spot IMO. In today's climate and environment where outrage is everyone and your watched on your every move he may have crossed one too many lines on it. I actually think he is better off doing work outside of TBN he had great work before rejoining anyway.

I am one of those in the "this team is 5-11 6-10" camp so I am not drinking the coolaid. I freely would admit I expect the team to regress this year due to luck swinging against them and in general an offense that won't do enough to support a potentially decent defense. That said some of his remarks are straight pot shots and scream of a someone who only looks at numbers to analyze everything and nothing else matters when building a roster. Saying a team mistakenly made the playoffs is about as dumb as it gets. Culture is a major competent to the success of any org regardless of sports. Incredibly talented organizations have fallen despite the talent they had because the culture destroyed any chance of success. Outside of Marrone this franchise has lacked a clear concise culture from its coach and in total from owner to coach going back to the days of John Butler. It really f*ckin mattered they made the playoffs given the pressure and decisions made during the drought and the weight it lifted. It shifted the expectations finally from just making the playoffs to winning consistently long term. I've read a lot of Silva's stuff and he basically believes the Bills should've sold off everything last year to rebuild to bottom out at like 2-14. Ask the Browns how that's gone for years and where they stand. Drafting QB's is the biggest gamble period. The Bills at least took a shot at a guy, they have $100 million in cap, and a good amount of picks in 2019 to build with Allen long term. The majority of major NFL media understand all of this and have praised what McBeane are building. You have no guarantees in sports but the plan is there in plain sight which is vastly different compared to years and years before. Like I said their certainly is valid criticism for the current roster I have no clue why the heck we didn't resign even Deonte Thompson at WR but I am just one opinion and voice. I wish analyst's like Silva would do less interjection of their personnel view on building a roster/team and actually analyze even if it is different from their beliefs. He seems to want to dissent for the sake of dissenting. On twitter he is blocking anyone who disagrees even if their argument has any fact because he is set in his ways.

Hey just wondering if anyone has an inside scoop on camp. Usually by now I feel like they announce the dates and everything and we still have nothing.

Not only that the amount of hair brained suggestions people make would make me have a dwindling patience. The two year reign of "There is something about Jeff Tuel, I've watch football for 40 years and this kid has it" by various callers in Cheektowaga and else where would've forced me into retirement.

I like the show enough but Murph absolutely has a more pro Bills vibe then his previous radio show before the Bills partnered with WGR. I think he was willing to be more objective back then he can't now with the parternship between the Bills and WGR. FYI thats the norm across all teams from what I've seen. My buddy is a huge Cowboys fan and their show is very "state radio" controlled message that really won't dip into the weeds much.

1. Allen wins the job week 1 and puts up a season like Wentz year 1. Some good some bad with potential to be great. 2. Benjamin breaks 1000 yards and the Bills resign him for 4 years 12 million 3. Defense improves to 14th in the league led my a great secondary and solid LB corp. The D-line is improved and not walked over anymore but still lack a true pass rusher to make the unit special. Bonus: Bills go 6-10 but beat NE on MNF.

This is something I referenced in the original post. If the offense struggles and the D is always on the field 35 mins with poor field position we could see a D statistically not much better play on the field.

Good point. Just feels really out of place either way given the circumstances of the event. And on a side note at what point if someone is convicted of something and they pay their debt to society are they allowed to function? Are they allowed to go to normal things like this or are they suppose to hide away at all costs? (All of this meant as a true question not in anyway snark. My mother hates Mike Vick and felt he should never have been allowed to return, I said he paid his time and if he chooses to return its his right)

Yeah its a bummer because they've lost a lot of good producers but makes sense.

Whether your religious or not the biblical verse about throwing the first stone at those with sin is pretty true here. So many people are willing to judge from their glass house without any regard to their own life. Not saying Bennett isn't a jerk for what occurred but talk about awful rhetoric and time/place by Tim Graham.

I think you have some valid points with the d-line. Unless Hughes turns back up or Shaq finds his thing they aren't elite. I do think they can be productive which this coaching staff is good with. LB corp potentially could be dominant in another year or two, this year will take some time but the talent is there at 2 of the 3 spots. Overall if they are even just in the middle defense wise in ypg its good with me.

OH I haven't been a believer in Baltimore's offense since they let their top 3 starters go in Rice, Boldin, & Smith in successive years. Their offensive line is solid it will probably being a boring a$$ game in the trenches. If Buffalo's QB can find anyway to hit a few deep buffalo should win.

OK so I am not here to say the Bills defense will suck or be a bad unit. In fact I think they could Top 10ish in the league and looking back on the season see a formidable unit with its best days to come. With that said I have seen a lottt of posters assuming all ready this defense is going to be great with some going as far as Top 5. I love the enthusiasm but we need to take the reality pill a little also. Consider: -The Bills have not one but two rookie LB's they basically are playing full time. Milano may not be a rookie and got some seasoning but he himself will still need time to adjust to his role. Assuming Edmunds week 1 will just step in without any mistakes and be lights out is a dangerous bet. I think he could win DROY but the kid will need some games to establish himself and learn the flow. I think Edmunds will rock long term and by mid season be showing his potential but slow down on his immediate impact also. -The front 7 is injecting potentially three new starters (Edmunds, Murphy, Star) who also will need time as a unit to grow as a group. Could they start the season on a tear? Sure, they also could need a few weeks to adjust and have issues as they find their way. In no way will this unit struggle against the run like last year I think they will hold their own pretty well, but ascending from bottom 30 to Top 5 is a heck of a leap for a line. -The secondary while it should be good and could be great is relying on two starters (Vontae Davis & Philip Gaines) who have injury histories. I think Davis history is overstated still exists, but Gaines absolutely has issues. If everyone is healthy that is a major difference in coverage compared to what it looks like if either is out. -The Bills defense can still be better but the first half of the schedule especially faces some teams where holding them to 24 pts or less should be seen as a victory. The Chargers, Pats, Packers, Vikings, & Texans (potentially) all offer explosive offenses where just the defense keeping it within a score would be success. Additionally all of these teams have good to great offensive lines, plus a team like Baltimore is returning a guy like Marshall Yanda to the lineup. Remember Seattle's defense started building back in 2011, it wasn't until 2013 which they had their coming out party a full 2 years later. -The Bills offense will probably have issues moving the ball so the defense will have to be on the field a lot and at points in rough field placement. They managed decently with this last year, but even so it still takes a toll on the defense after a while. Like I said I think this Bills defense actually will be pretty decent and I could see them absolutely near the Top 10. The 2013 defense for Buffalo isn't as highly regarded as 2014 but it finished 10th in ypg after being 22nd the year earlier. Our defense finished 26th last year so jumping in the Top 10 range would be a giant improvement alone. It's rare that teams leap rather then take a step first. A modest improvement this season that sees our defense mold into the unit it wants to be by the end of the season would be great in my eyes.

The defense I am not concerned with. Its the offense which I fear can barely put up 10 pts and they lose 14-10 or some craptastic game like that which makes you want to stab your eyes like 2 years ago. Your drinking the koolaid a little but also underplaying it may take a few weeks for all of the pieces to mesh together also. Even if they allow 21 pts I don't think the defense necessarily did bad especially given the offense will most likely not be on the field much so they will have a lot of drives to stop.

Wentz first season for as decent as he was he plateaued and hit the typical rookie wall. People reallyyyy need to slow down expectations for a rookie. It is incredibly rare a guy comes in and things go well enough to be .500 let alone playoffs. McCarron playing well enough would be more believable if we had better WR's and the O line was more known.

That's where I am. I want to just see the defense and Edmunds look like a Top 10 unit while Allen shows potential to truly by into. The rest of gravy.

I agree we will be around 5-7 wins but the defense does not have the holes some say which is frustrating because if they actually researched they'd see our D has the potential to be Top 10ish. The D line is solid enough to not get run over anymore, the LB core is fine assuming Edmunds is the real deal, and the secondary is the strength of the team. IDK just gets tiring at points that analysts are so lazy. I wouldn't be surprised if heading into next year the narrative is "Buffalo's defense has a lot of talent if the offense can just take enough of a step they are for real"

Certainly is possible. I have the Bills somewhere between 5-7 wins, if its 6 or 5 especially I could absolutely see the Browns having more then us.

Assuming Allen is the guy this is the best chance while he is on a rookie contract to be able to spend to put guys around him. You will have to overpay but the Eagles did with Alshon Jefferey and it worked out fine.

Yes and No. Yes because I see them doing what the Rams did with Goff adding some OL and for sure another solid WR. The defense is relatively set minus perhaps another pass rusher or LB at this point. So I think you will see smart but aggressive signing for targeted players like Hyde, Star, & Murphy the past two years. For insistence a guy like Randall Cobb who is potentially available in 2019 would be a nice guy to pair with Benjamin, hopefully Zay, and another drafted WR. That will cost some dough though. Bradin Cooks is another who is a FA in 2019 who could do well. Either way they will spend money on what they want. No because I don't think you will see a spending spree like the Bills did in 2015 offseason which hurt this team down the road to now. This group is too smart to make that mistake and they've showed it so far. Beane told Terry when he took the job he would have the cap cleaned in 2 years. Well 2019 its clean they aren't going to spend 80 million of it and wreck it. Truthfully I am more concerend with a well rounded WR corp then a true #1. Those only really happen through the draft and you need some luck. BUT having Diggs, Benjamin, hopefully an improved Zay, and a new drafted WR would make me pretty happy in 2019.

Bledsoe against the Texans (forgot the season) ran out of bounds on 4th down rather then throwing. It was the final play for the Bills if they didn't convert and my dad and I were quite puzzled.

2014 game was there and it was best ever

I had seasons and sit routinely in the 100s. If you are above row 20 the view is fine and you will see everything. Closer the get the more intense the experience although you lose some sight line. In general New Era Field has been routinely in the Top 3 sight lines to watch an NFL game so you will have a good seat regardless.