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It’s not. Trump does quite a few things I’m not a fan of, but he does the few things I find important.. Lower business taxes & regulation, stricter border control & deportations (for the most part), pushback against gender/racial identity politics & employing people in positions like Rubio, RFK & Bhattacharya that I genuinely think are great at what they’re doing.

I certainly understand minimizing the Baltimore game if we lose. We, and they, will be entirely different teams come January. But for once, can this team get the 1 seed. It’s so massive. And we have the best schedule (on paper) that we’ve ever had to get it this year. Losing a head to head against Baltimore could be the difference. Conversely, if we win that game.. We’re far and away the favorites to get the 1 seed.

I think that Bears game took a toll on everyone. Theres been almost zero positivity in the fanbase since that game. Throw in a new soft tissue injury every day at practice and this has been a longggg preseason. On paper, this team is much, MUCH better than last year. Palmer > Cooper Keon > Rookie Keon/Hollins Shakir = Shakir Add in some combination of Moore, Samuel, Shavers, Shenault as depth.. and in Moore, we have a guy who can actually have big games as a depth WR4. OL is exactly the same and it was a Top 3 OL last year with a developing Torrence. Same above average RB room. TE room essentially the same, but with the hope Kincaid isn’t playing hurt most of the year and has his Year 3 breakout. Our DL is so much more talented, with such a higher ceiling than last year .. especially when Hoecht gets back. Our back 7 was meh last year and that was without a healthy Milano. CB2/S2 are still an issue.. but they were an issue last year. This team is far more talented than last year. But like I said .. it’s been a longggg preseason without much good news aside from Keon & Shavers having a good camp. Cook holdout, injuries, backups getting destroyed in preseason games. It’s taking a toll and the regular season needs to get here asap.

Terry Pegula could have made much more money moving the team to Austin, Texas. The anti-Pegula contingent want to live in a world that doesn’t exist.. and apparently want that world to have Josh Allen Quarterbacking the Texas Bills.

Chiefs are typically the healthiest team. 1) They get the one seed quite a bit 2) Who are their injury prone players? I can tell you ours.. Samuel, Kincaid, Bernard, Milano, Benford, Tre, Taron, Rapp, Bishop. Is it shocking that we’ve been down corners, linebackers and safeties in the postseason? I will say Von at 32 looked to be the difference maker that changed our defense. Thats just horrible luck. Chiefs just extended Chris Jones at age 30 last year. First time I can think of them taking on an aging player with a large financial commitment.

Seems like Parsons will have to force his way out. If he gives an inkling he’s willing to play this year, Jones won’t move him.

This is what we call “misleading with statistics” -Fails to mention Bills play weaker teams in the Wild Card every year -Fails to mention 31 & 40 points were given up by the Chiefs … in Super Bowls -Fails to mention Chiefs held Bengals to 20 and Ravens to 10 in AFC Championship Games I could go on..

Don’t care. Terry Pegula saved the Bills and gives Beane a blank check to do any, and everything, to put a team out there than can win a Super Bowl. One of the better owners in the entire NFL yet some in this fanbase want to whine about how rich he is… well, that’s how we still have the Bills in Buffalo.

Might be time to get in the trade market for a CB2. We can’t go into the season with Dane Jackson out there. And I doubt the staff would trust Ingram/Strong. They say you can’t predict injuries… but you kind of can. And our back 7 is very predictive of injury. Hope Tre is ok and all this talk is premature.

Moore has some filthy tape in the preseason games but all we see is a couple drops on short passes because our backup QB’s didn’t see him wide open downfield and/or couldn’t get it to him.

Yea, it wont happen.. but I’d do it. More than happy to move two vet contracts off the books to make room this year and part ways with three years of picks in the 28-32 range for Parsons. Beane has this roster pretty well stacked absent that elite player to go with Allen. Would give us Parsons, Rousseau, Hoecht, Oliver, Sanders, Bernard, Benford, Hairston, Dawkins, Brown, Torrence(?), Cook, Keon, Shakir, Palmer and potentially Kincaid(?) as his second window supporting cast. In that build, I just don’t see where we’re down bad giving up the next 3 years of RD1 Picks. Unless Keon or Palmer are busts, every other position we would be needing to address in the next 3 years can be found at a high level on Day Two. (LB, IOL, S)

I saw a rumor account float AJ Epenesa, Curtis Samuel and 3 1st Round Picks for Micah Parsons. And honestly, (it won’t happen) but I’d do that. Parsons, Rousseau and Hoecht would be a monster trio for the foreseeable future. We’ve already spent a ton of draft capital in surround Ed with DT’s. Our two outside CB spots are theoretically locked down with Benford/Hairston. I’m assuming we extend one of McGovern or Torrence which gives us 3 strong pillars of an OL with Josh, Cook long term and Palmer, Shakir and Coleman all long term. If all goes well, add Kincaid. So for the next 3 years, if your Beane evaluating this, he’s thinking we will only really need to be addressing IOL, LB, Safety & WR in terms of expiring contracts and question marks. All positions that high end talent can be found on Day Two.

Eventually the Democrats need to pivot. This isn’t sustainable. Their net -4M in voters to the Republicans in the past few years and are losing support in every Gen Z male demo. Young white men registering as Republicans in unprecedented numbers, along with 5-10% increases for R’s in the black and hispanic young male demo and a massive surge amongst young Muslim men. The Democrats are quite literally becoming branded as solely the party of single white women and black women. Men - Republican Married Women - Republican Working Class - Republican The only person not doubling down on this doom spiral for Dems is Gavin Newsom, but it remains to be seen if that soulless political demon can garner support in the Rust Belt and Southern/Sun Belt states. If he can’t, he’s unelectable. But at least, given his sociopathic tendencies, he’s able to separate from the suicide pact every other prominent Dem seems to have in appealing solely to activists, single white women and black folks.

Are we capable of doing a mid season trade for a Safety? Every talking head seems to think it’s take half a season to ramp up the ability to play Safety in McDermott’s Defense. Any other position, sure.. but Safety has this extra layer of complexity to it at all times.

Elijah Moore should make this team because this is about the third time I’ve seen a clip of him working the DB silly for a huge gain, potential long TD and our backup QB doesn’t see him or can’t get it to him.

Call me crazy, but I’m starting to buy into our Top 3. Maybe that all comes crashing down in a couple weeks against Baltimore, but I’m buying into the hope that Coleman is going to be a weapon and that Palmer has another gear with a change of scenery. I also think Kincaid either breaks out this year or is a dud. I don’t really see any in-between.

Let’s say, best case scenario.. Bishop pulls a Bernard and becomes a plus level Safety. Does anyone trust Rapp/Bishop to stay healthy all season? Due to Rapp’s play style and Bishop’s injury history since entering the league, we must have one of the most brittle Safety duos in the league. Which is why Hamlin catches so much heat, fairly or unfairly. Hes been a pseudo-starter in this Defense. I can see them not bringing in a Simmons because they believe in Bishop, but whether it’s Hancock and/or one of these depth/rotation trades we’ve seen yesterday, I think we need to think strongly about upgrading Safety depth when our depth there is constantly tested.

If our pass rush sucks this year, something drastic needs to be done. In reality, we’ve had a decent pass rush most years in terms of pressure rate, but like everyone else on that side of the ball they fold and/or get hurt in the playoffs. Bosa - Jones - Oliver - Rousseau On paper, that’s a Top 10 DL Add in Hoecht and Epenesa as our DE3 and DE4, and I’d contend from what Hoecht has shown, that’s pretty strong as well. Issue then becomes, do the rookies Jackson, Sanders and Walker give us anything? And does Carter have any second year juice whatsoever. Ogunjobi seems like vet insurance for Week 7 if the answer above is no. When healthy, off-suspension, I think we have 4 plus guys in Bosa, Rousseau, Oliver and Hoecht. Then a lot of unknown with Jones at his age and a bunch of rookies/second year players. Given the investment, this Defense better have the pass rush juice of former years that you spoke of.

Agreed. It’s absolutely fair to point out, last year aside, we’ve had really good regular season defenses. The Playoffs, specifically against Mahomes (and a Burrow game) have been where this defense turns into an absolute joke. Not even just a joke… one of the worst Playoff Defenses of the modern era against Mahomes. So we either need to change the coaching, change the roster and/or change the scheme. We brought in a couple new coaches but McDermott/Babich are still at the forefront. So we shall see there. We brought in a ton of young players, but who knows if that pays dividends yet. If Bosa stays healthy, I do think that’s the single biggest move we made this offseason. So there’s the scheme. It has to change. It just doesn’t work when it matters. Maybe our FO thinks it will if we stay healthy, but we haven’t and keep running it back with the same Back 7 guys who are injury prone, so…

It’s not a gotcha post. I’m legitimately asking.. Theres a reason we can defend Lamar. He’s not the pocket passer other elite QBs are, I don’t care how often the media tries to tell us he is. And he makes mistakes the others don’t in high leverage moments. Thats why we can beat him with this Defense. He has traits that line up with the types of bad/mediocre QBs we tend to dominate, even though I do consider him with his athletic ability, a Top 4 QB with Allen, Mahomes and Burrow.

When is the last time this Defense looked good against a Good QB/Good Offense not led by Lamar Jackson? Honest Question. Maybe for a half against Goff & the Lions? A few regular season games against Mahomes, but then he does whatever he wants against us in the Playoffs. Stafford torched us last year. In the Playoffs, we’ve beaten dregs like Skylar Thompson, rookie Bo Nix, Mac Jones. Josh Allen had to be Player of WC Weekend to stave off Old Man Rivers a few years back.

From all reports out of practices, the Bills are going to be running a more aggressive/attacking Defense. Bend, don’t break works against bad/mediocre QB play, but gets shredded by Burrow and Mahomes. Notice I didn’t say Lamar, because as much as the media wants to force it down our throats, he’s not the surgeon Burrow, Allen and Mahomes are in the pocket. Which is why our defense stands a chance against him in big moments. That, along with his tendency to make a few mistakes in big games. We can say “well, we haven’t been healthy”… ok for 4-5 years this has been an issue in the playoffs and we keep rostering injury prone guys like Rapp, Bishop, Milano, Bernard, Johnson.. add Benford to the list if he doesn’t have a clean year. So either change the identity or keep banging your head against the wall. I’ll withhold judgment until I see this team, with its new investments and supposed new identity. But I’m running out of patience if it’s the same ish, different year.

Yea, I saw that. And have no idea of the Bills made an offer - it certainly hasnt been reported anywhere. But the Packers absolutely have. Its been reported by multiple outlets.

I’m stuck on Rousseau still becoming a thing at DE and I think the idea should be to pair him with an elite guy, not replace him with one. I’m certainly not sending out Rousseau plus a 1st for Hendrickson.

Depth/Rotational Player level trades all over the place today.