BigDingus

Oh right, I forgot he was only 95 last year. I'd still consider him a top 100 player, but missing those games means it's unlikely he'd make it this go around. I still think Hyde is viewed as the better of the 2 safeties overall, so he has to make it if Poyer does right?

On paper, sounds nice. But rarely doss the 3 RB rotation turn out that great for any of them. None get significant enough reps, one guy inevitably gets buried (sometimes just inactive on game day), & it's just hard to get somebody in rhythm. Not necessarily against it, only that it's been kind of underwhelming most the time.

Allen, Diggs, White, Poyer & Hyde all should make it. I haven't seen any of the list yet, so just my guess before I look.

At least it was an EARNED nickname given by fans & wasn't self-made like so many others. Yeah, he doesn't like it, but it was awarded for a reason 😁

Let's not sell Bernard short either. That was a sweet scoop & run for a TD.

Guess we can kiss the Super Bowl goodbye... 😢 But seriously, best of luck to him going forward.

I don't understand why are so many fans get bent out of shape over the mere suggestion Elam may not be as far along in his development at this stage as we may have wished... So what? I haven't seen anybody saying "he has no potential!" or "he's a bust," only that adjusting to this new system may take time. Again, so what? No need for people to act like anyone even mentioning this is a hater or wishing failure upon Elam. Just look at 1st rd CB's from the last several drafts: 2021: Jaycee Horn, Panthers - Day 1 starter (injured in week 3, IR for season) Patrick Surtain II, Broncos - Ronald Darby's Backup (replaced him in week 2 as starter when Darby got injured) Caleb Farley, Titans - Backup (injured in week 6, IR for season) Greg Newsome II, Browns - Day 1 starter Eric Stokes, Packers - Backup (became starter from week 5 onward) 2020: Jeff Okudah, Lions - Injured, started week 2 before placed on IR end of season (then injured in 2021 home opener & IR'd again) CJ Henderson, Jaguars - Day 1 starter (struggled with injuries & traded to Panthers early in 2021 season) AJ Terrell, Falcons - COVID list until week 3, started 14 games Damon Arnette, Raiders - Day 1 starter (then out of the league after 2 years of legal troubles & injuries) Noah Igbinoghene, Dolphins - Backup (played all 16 games but only started 2) Jeff Gladney, Vikings - Starter from week 2 onwards 2019: Deandre Baker, Giants - Day 1 starter (waived start of next season due to arrest, out of the league) 2018: Denzel Ward, Browns - Day 1 starter (All-Rookie team, Pro Bowler 2018 & 2021) Jaire Alexander, Packers - Backup (started 11 games, Pro Bowler in 2020) Mike Hughes, Vikings - Backup (started 2 games, bounced between 3 teams since) ********************* Out of all the CB's taken in round 1, only 6 have started week 1, and you have to go back to Josh Allen's rookie season to find a single one of them that even made a Pro Bowl. On top of that, 2 of the 6 guys who started are out of the league (Deandre Baker & Damon Arnette), and 2 haven't done much due to injuries (CJ Henderson & Jaycee Horn). Only Denzel Ward (2018) & Greg Newsome II (2021) were week 1 starters & still starting going into the following year. Most had to takeover starting spots either through competition or replacement due to injury. Others saw play time but couldn't usurp the CBs ahead of them (like Igbinoghene for Miami). ********************** TL;DR - Elam not just tearing it up in camp or dominating NFL WR's out the gate is OK. If he's not a week 1 starter, it's OK! If he struggles as a rookie, it's OK! He will have plenty of time to adjust & can be great anyway. 👍

"The Beaner?" Now that's a risky nickname if I've ever seen one 😅

Also nice to see defense not playing so far back on 3rd/4th down. Get burnt too often giving too much space to opposing receivers, & it leads to conversions even in 3rd/4th & long situations.

Diggs is pretty safe & knows how to protect himself, so I wouldn't be against it. Also, that would certainly shore up the tendency of our returners to drop & fumble away punts. Diggs has about as sure hands as one could possibly want.

Could be, but he's a 1st round CB just like Tre. Most of the time you expect those players to be starting or pushing to start right off the bat. And since there's currently a missing #1 CB slot to fill, that's one more space to fill. Coaches would likely be wanting him to contribute pretty quickly. McDermott was the same guy who got rid of young Ronald Darby right off the bat before he ever played a game for him, just because he was mostly a man coverage guy. Didn't give him any time to "successfully fail," or try to fit him into a new system. Again, I think Elam will end up being good. I'm just not naively thinking all the talk about his struggles were created out of thin air.

Before the draft, there was a thread where people argued we should use a 2nd or 3rd on him 😅 Thankfully us fans aren't running the show. But hey, maybe some GM out there spends too much time on message boards too! We're not going to punt anyway, so let's get a 1st or 2nd out of it!

I don't disagree at all. There's no part of me that thinks he's not going to be a good player. I just think there's been enough discussion around his struggles in this system during camp that pretending they're untrue is just wishful thinking.

Chicago's safety kicked an XP today. That's the fun stuff I like to see. Aside from that, Darnold vs Mayfield in Carolina, Wentz looked solid for Washington, & Mitch threw a TD. Good on them 👍

Barkley looked pretty solid overall. One INT, but it hit the WR in the hands. Sure looked a hell of a lot better than Keenum. Edit: 18/24 - 224 yards - 9.3 avg - 1 INT - 86.1 passer rating

We also beat them in the playoffs the year before. None of it really matters regarding THIS SEASON though. Also, Colts aren't the measuring stick all teams must gauge their SB aspirations against either. We lost to the Jags last year, still came 13 seconds away from another AFCC appearance.

I know we all don't want it to be true, but Elam's struggles have been reported pretty consistently since camp started. Can't put any stock into some unknown guy at a wedding's take, but there's enough smoke around the subject in general that it's at least partially true imo. Then again, that doesn't mean the Bills don't plan to use him much this season either... only that Elam has a lot of work to do.

You didn't just say that seriously, right? Making conclusions about a SB run based on the 1st preseason game & without starters?

Ah, the cope is strong with them!

Tbf, a lot of the reactions were completely understandable. Remember, this was going on 17 years of a playoff drought, so people were in a completely different headspace. Also, I only skimmed the first few pages, but a lot of the reactions made sense... a lot of people claiming it was "tank time," which was most certainly what we APPEARED to be doing 🤣

I still don't think Darby being a "man coverage guy" really means he couldn't have been successful here. He was still very young in his NFL career. Even Kaiir Elam is known for being primarily a man coverage guy, & it's constantly highlighted as his strength. That didn't stop this group from drafting him anyway. Not saying trading him was a bad move or that he was such a huge loss, only that he still would've been useful regardless & green enough to develop new tools.

Honestly hope he's ok & that he makes a healthy return quickly. Don't want any excuses when we whoop up on the Jets. Also just hate to see young QB's go down in general. Hurt when it was Josh, hurt when it was EJ, hurt when it was Losman... Even if they ended up garbage, the injuries kill all the excitement going into each game.

Sadly, it was things like this that made me doubt if McDermott's regime could successfully identify or develop any QB, Josh included. Thank sweet baby Jesus Josh's own determination & work ethic overcame the odds 😅

Best QB ever period - Nate Peterman. Fixed.

It was a blessing in disguise. Offense looked much better with Daboll upstairs. Hoping Dorsey continues calling plays like that as well.