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Remember the year we were Super Bowl favorites? We rolled into LA with Allen, prime Diggs and Von. All 3 played like impact players. Team looked like a juggernaut. Then Diggs faded and disappears in the Playoffs. He’s gone. Von gets hurt. Hasn’t been the same since. Who do we keep losing to in recent contending years? KC (2) and CIN (1). CIN Impact Players: Burrow, Chase, Higgins KC Impact Players: Mahomes, Kelce, Jones, Hill Mahomes, Kelce, Jones, Snead Who does KC roll into ‘24 with this year? Mahomes, Kelce, Jones We should always be at 3 impact players. That seems to be a consensus number of what you need to lead your team into the games where it matters. Who can you count on to step up in the clutch. We enter this year with: Allen. ?. ?. Kincaid is a guy we can reasonably hope becomes an impact player. So where does the third impact player come from? Not sure I see any DT’s or EDGE rushers out there for us that fit the bill. Same goes for CB. Maybe Simmons at S? But that’s not a position I’d advocate paying big money at, especially for an older player. And can a S really take over a game? All roads lead to WR1. The Bills, who haven’t been able to get over the hump, could draft around 28 and or slightly move up for a Tier 2 WR. And that’s fine.. maybe this time it works. Maybe they double up with a vet or in RD2 and we have a really nice WR room, albeit without a true game wrecker. Or maybe we finally get that guy to join Allen and potentially Kincaid. To give us that 3rd impact player. A trade for an Aiyuk level receiver or packaging up picks for Nabers would signal a massive shift from building a roster with no holes, above average talent everywhere and plenty of depth (who haven’t been able to win when it matters) to a team with guys coming at you that can truly take over a game. There’s risk involved if doing this through the draft, but the Big 3 all seem to be consensus Top 5 picks in any other draft. Of course, the other option is fielding a competitive team this year, while playing it safe with the intention of going big fish hunting in FA next year. So.. which way Beane? Because at some point.. Josh Allen needs 2 other impact players riding with him. A luxury that has helped propel Mahomes over him year in/year out. The obvious way to get there this year is by going all out to address WR1.

Because he drafted Josh Allen. That’s the simple answer. He also is a decent GM when it comes to drafting, free agency and player relations. Good face of the franchise who represents well on shows like McAfee. That stuff matters. Is he the best GM, no.. but he’s up there. He’s made two really bad moves lately… Diggs extension/WR evaluation as a whole and Von’s restructure. I don’t fault him for the signing. It was really only a 3 year deal that we could’ve gotten out of already if not for the restructure. Von looked like Von before the injury … bad luck there. Diggs extension. Maybe things were all good when it was signed, but Diggs has been a malcontent for most of his career. It’s not hard to envision things going off the rails, especially if his play began to decline.. which we knew likely would happen given his age and extension years. Not sure Beane could ever foresee his QB & WR falling out though.. I don’t think that’s something any GM plans for. However, the WR room evaluation as a whole in recent years has been poor, putting it mildly. He needs to redeem himself, starting now.

If we’re comparing the team we see in September vs the team we saw last half of the season.. no, probably not many downgrades this coming season. Josh Allen being allowed to take over games carried us… again. OL: I have the utmost faith in Kromer. He’s one of the best OL coaches in this league. Morse is good, but did have trouble anchoring against certain players & certain alignments. I expect Torrence and Brown to really become a strong tandem on the right side. DL: It’s really an unknown. I like our top 3 DT’s more than last year. Jones fully healed with Oliver and we have more size & physicality than last years rotation in Johnson. EDGE is dependent upon Von, but Floyd became a complete non-factor last half of the year anyway. LB: Massive upgrade with Milano coming back, year 3 of Bernard and Year 2 of Williams. CB: Douglas, Benford and Johnson is a very good group, and I’m probably higher on Elam than some. Think a new coach should help him. S: Slight downgrade on paper from what Hyde/Poyer were, but think Edwards could flourish here and Rapp came on strong down the stretch before the injury. RB: We’re solid there QB: Allen speaks for himself and we probably upgraded at backup. TE: One of the best rooms in the NFL and I think many expect Kincaid to become a household name this year. WR: TBD. There are plenty of ways that this years room could be better than last years. We shall see… Impact Players: As has been the case in Allen’s career, it doesn’t look like enough. Two years ago we entered the season with Allen, Diggs and Von (pre-injury). That’s where we need to be every year. This year… Allen. Maybe Kincaid. Which is why WR1 could really use an impact player via Draft or Trade.

This is quite a broad brush you’re painting with. The vast majority of this fanbase is vocal in their love of Jordan Poyer.

Is this a parody account?

DK and one of Legette/Worthy/Mitchell outside with Shakir, Samuel, Cook and Kincaid working underneath. No one is stopping that.

Poyer - 99% of us LOVE Gabe - Fans will give him a standing ovation next time we see him Morse - (See above for Gabe) Tre - People in the stands will probably cry next time they see him in person if the team recognizes him, which they will Singletary - Fans were all rooting for this year Edmunds and Diggs are the two that we’ve dumped on.. One because he just wasn’t worth his contract projection, but no real ill will from fans. The fan reaction to Diggs is different for a reason .. and plenty are still wishing him well. And yea.. we all hope Houston somehow becomes a train wreck, why on earth would we not?

Do we have anymore updates on Bills wishing him well? I know Dawkins has. Former Bill, Cole Beasley has. I do see Hamlin as, maybe, the only current Bill commenting on Diggs farewell IG post (in contrast to many of them commenting on Gabe’s) Anyone else.. Thought maybe we’d see something from Gabe now being AFC South rivals. Seems like crickets.

They were clearly “we can’t get Diggs the ball enough traditionally so let’s manufacture touches so he doesn’t get mad” play calls.

I, for one, will not miss WR screens to Diggs where he stutter steps backwards for no reason and gains 3 yards.

I think this surely had something to do with it. Whatever happened around the Cinci game, bled over into last year .. and then when Allen is able to keep picking his OC’s and one of them - the one we now have - clearly didn’t view getting Diggs the ball as a priority.. here we are. 1) Something outside football happened that fractured the chemistry between Allen/Diggs. I don’t know that for a fact, but there are too many rumors & signs of that occurring. 2) Usage, combined with playoff stagnation. His production dropping like a rock and we still get bounced in the Divisional. He can point the finger at himself for this happening as well, but I’m not sure he has that kind of self reflection. “It’s everyone else’s fault” vibes are heavy with Diggs.

This is where I lean with him. Upgrade outside WR1 & WR2, put Samuel in the Slot and I think Shakir is a fantastic piece to rotate inside & outside in the Emmanuel Sanders/Gabe Davis role back when our Offense really started to take off.

Completely agree with this. Set at QB, TE and OL.. and honestly, I’m tired of podcasters whining about McGovern at C. He translates well there and can someone remind me why we wouldn’t trust Aaron Kromer with his vision for this OL? They like Van Demark and Anderson as depth guys who have been in the system and just signed La’el Collins. We have RB1 & RB2 and can find a RB3, or upgrade at RB2 whenever. Defense looks fine. Not great. Not bad. DL hinges on Von being something more than a body, linebacker looks great.. corner room starters are very good, Elam as depth and we have adequate Safeties. WR is the glaring hole.. need to upgrade the talent level and do that twice. Two draft picks or a pick and a vet. However they attack it.. the major focus needs to be there. Take care of that and we can start looking at upgrading rotational DT & DE and/or adding to the S, RB & DB room.

Further to your point re: KC.. If you tell me Kincaid is going to be Kelce, then sure.. let’s surround Allen with a bunch of B level WR’s. He changes everything about that Offense. Mahomes has had “that guy” .. the guy we keep hoping to find for Allen .. every year he’s been in the league. Someone who is so elite that you literally cannot take them away in big games. He’s always had 1.. and for a few years, 2 of them.

I can’t lie when I say it’s kinda funny to watch Texans fans go from thinking they own the league to slowly realizing they gave up a potential Top 40 pick for a malcontent aging WR that’s now a rental & not comp pick eligible.

This isn’t revisionist history, as I’ve said this while he was here… Diggs isn’t a (pick the term) “freakazoid”. He never was. It’s why he never steps up in the big moments. He can be taken away. Jeremy & Joe in the morning want to act like it’s normal that a WR1 becomes a decoy all the time in big games. “Diggs walked so Gabe could run against KC”… Ok, one game.. What about the rest? Jefferson getting locked up repeatedly by Snead, even if he has some help shaded at times? Chase? Hill? Diggs was always elite because he made himself elite through hard work and his mentality. He doesn’t have elite traits. Kincaid could be one.. he has above average speed, size & athleticism mixed with spatial awareness that only some guys (Kelce) seem to possess. Rousseau has the elite traits but he hasn’t ascended to that level yet. Oliver is a good player, but I fear he lacks the size to ever be a “freakazoid”.. and perhaps that’s why he is able to be held down in big moments. Milano.. I could go either way on. Linebacker is so undervalued that I just don’t know if I view any guy at that position in that sense. I could be talked into Spencer Brown still having that potential based on how raw he still is along with his traits. Josh Allen - Certified freak Potential.. Kincaid, Brown and Rousseau Honorable mention.. Cook - If he can remember how to catch

Great point. Why have we lost to KC in the playoffs? Allen & Mahomes cancel each other out. Chris Jones has made big plays in every game and Kelce (Hill before the trade) always step up their game. Who on our Defense has consistently stepped up in the postseason? Who on our Offense has consistently stepped up in the postseason? The answer to both of those questions is nobody. A play here, a big game there, but Josh Allen hasn’t had anyone on this team that year in/year out, he goes into the postseason knowing he’s got dudes ready to ball out. That has to change.

Maybe we knew the Texans would clown themselves by giving us a potential Top 40 pick next year while simultaneously ripping up the best part of the contract they inherited.

I still legitimately have no idea what Shakir is tbh.

I’m just saying.. if we could get some JA videos in the next few weeks, that would be great.

You can choose one of these groups to roll into 2024 with… Go.

But he had no guaranteed money left on the old one. Clearly that has to be his line of thinking.

Maybe for Pick 47

That, to me, would’ve been the W. If he doesn’t live up to the deal, they can cut him at any point. If it goes well, you have a good WR on an 18M per year to year deal. Team has full control. Give up a potential Top 40 pick next year for some late Day 3’s and a rental doesn’t hit the same.