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Nothing about Bosa on search of X. You’d think there would be something there if it was anything.

If your first two concerns occur, we won’t have to worry about Bass because we’ll need to score TD’s, not FG’s. It’s going to be a lot on our Front 7 to stop their running attack so we can play coverage, especially if we’re down Benford. We’ll also need Taron to lock up Flowers. Then shade Safety help to our outside corners. I’d also expect a lot of pressure looks if we can get them into passing downs to try and force the ball out quick. Lamar is better as a passer, but he also throws into huge windows due to their run game. Cant get sucked up with RPO’s and/or give him time in the pocket. I think Bosa, Rousseau and Epenesa should be solid at keeping him hemmed in. We don’t have Von out there to loop 20 yards behind the QB anymore. Then it’s up to the DT’s to get pressure up the middle.. that’s the key for this Defense all season, imo. It’s why they drafted two pass rushers at DT to add to Oliver.

I’m kinda there with you on Benford. We paid him and he needs to be on the field. We haven’t had him in our last two elimination games.

Ingram & Strong, just like we all envisioned after extending Benford, bringing in Tre and drafting a RD1 Corner. This team is obsessed with cluster injuries. Like it’s a communicable disease passed within the position rooms.

He’s also making this point that we couldn’t stop Lamar aside from the turnovers, like that should validate Lamar… We know. Our defense could barely stop anybody unless they forced turnovers (rookie QB’s & bad QB’s aside). So the fact Lamar came in and faced the worst Defense we’ve ever had under McDermott, and still couldn’t get it done, in part because of his own mistakes, says everything we need to know about him in the postseason. Sure, it wasn’t all his fault. And he played a great second half. But the point is.. you don’t look at Allen or Mahomes in the postseason and say they were part of the reason they lost. Usually they play great or well/clean enough. Lamar is always (part) of the reason the Ravens lose in the playoffs. As for Burrow (the other of the Big 4).. well, he hasn’t been there enough, and when he was.. don’t get me started on how his defense and FG kicker carried him to the Super Bowl. Must be nice…

Yes.. “They can’t beat the Chiefs” ”Lamar struggles in the playoffs”

Lamar absolutely has a playoff issue narrative. Even ESPN goes there when discussing him vs Allen and Mahomes.

It’s simply perspective. Allen has been great in both the regular season and postseason in recent years. Mahomes has been meh, but is lights out against our trash bag playoff defense when it matters. Lamar is typically the most statistically dominant regular season QB but falters in the playoffs. I can’t put the guy who falters in the playoffs over the guy that is great in the regular season and doesnt choke in the postseason. Lamar has had the best roster in the AFC 3 years in a row. And he is part of the reason they haven’t made the Super Bowl.

Eagles have like half the Top 100 and the #1 player… who isn’t Jalen Hurts. It’s always fun when people try to sneak him into the Allen, Lamar, Mahomes, Burrow group.

Leave him on the PS

We are. We don’t know if the FO is. They should, as Rapp/Peppers would be a pretty good duo and then we can bring Bishop along slowly for when he inevitably will have to play for one of them. But we don’t know that the staff has interest, and if we do, we don’t know if Peppers would come here without us being able to give him a starting guarantee.

Least of the issues …but still an issue. He turned it over twice, one time in FG range, that we ran back into scoring position for us. That against an absolute trash Bills Defense last year that’s only hope to stop anyone was to force turnovers.

Ravens, for probably the 3rd or 4th year in a row come into the season with the best roster in the AFC. Bills OL should be able to create running lanes and give JA time to throw against the Ravens Defense. Biggest dynamic in that regard is can this Offense make a jump with improvements from Kincaid & Coleman, along with the addition of Palmer. While there’s isn’t a superstar alongside Allen, there’s an elite OL with a strong trio of RB’s and (imo) TE’s & WR’s that will be very difficult defend with 4 to 5 pass catchers on any given play that can beat their man in various ways. On Defense, we typically play Lamar well, but there’s alot of unknowns heading into Week 1. I think our starting DL could give them problems, but we’re going to be heavily reliant on Epenesa and young guys in the rotation. Milano & Bernard, from all reports, should be a strength and they’ll be needed to diagnose the run, play option and help with the TE passing game. 3/5ths of our Secondary is rock solid, but who knows what we’re going to get out of Bishop and CB2. Home field will be big. Last home opener at the stadium. With so much continuity on Offense, I expect us to put up points. But with so much uncertainty on Defense, along with showing nothing in preseason, I have no idea what to expect from that side of the ball.

Seeing the eyeball emojis and wink faces from random Bills content creators on X. No idea if it’s just speculation or someone, somewhere knowing something.

McDermott’s Defense utilizes alot of undersized, speed/quickness players. Not saying that’s what happened here, but it’s likely a contributing factor to the point you made.

Not playing this game with “Elam busted so will Hairston”. Fact is we have a Top 12 CB1 and a RD1 CB just drafted. Theres not much more you can ask of from your team at Corner than that. No, if Kincaid doesn’t develop, they are average. Knox himself is an average TE. Kincaid has shown LaPorta/McBride flashes, but yes.. its potential. The floor is an average room. The WR’s are question marks, sure. I like this group, but I get why people need to see it to believe it. Allen went off last year and this years WR room has way more of a ceiling than last years. The DL is full of potential that needs to be realized. It’s not a bad group unless it proves to be one. Some outlets have us with a Top 5 DL in the league.. I won’t go that far, as it’s all potential, but like I said.. we’ll see. “What if” What if everyone gets hurt? What if this and that.. it is what it is. But on paper, Bernard/Milano could be an elite duo. Safety, ok, whatever. It’s a solid guy in Rapp and then potential in Bishop. You might be the only person on the planet who would think the Bills trading for Parsons wouldn’t make us Super Bowl favorites. Thats not a team too far away to pull the trigger.

Im ok with not making the move for Parsons but you’re going to have to explain this statement to me. Best QB in the NFL (argue w a wall) Elite OL Above Average RB Room Average TE Room with potential We’ll see what the WR Room is Same for DL, but tons of investment Top Tier Pair of LB’s Top Tier Slot Corner Top 12ish CB1 and a RD1 Pick at CB2 We’ll see about S How is that “not close to good enough” for a team that was just in the AFC Championship Game and lost by a ball placement and/or dropped pass?

At some point this is who we are under Beane and McDermott. Fact is, that big swing was there. I’m sure the Cowboys would’ve loved to send him out of conference. And we couldn’t/wouldn’t pull it off. Now, Parsons is elite at rushing the passer, but he’s not Garrett, Bosa, Crosby.. those guys set the edge too. But.. at what he does, and what we’ve lacked.. it was a logical move. That we wouldn’t or couldn’t make. And it’s because, at least to those who follow our roster building.. we prioritize building the most complete, deep roster of B+/A- talent, instead of getting Josh that wingman. And the hope is that philosophy gets us to the playoffs every year and at some point we eventually break through because (imo) we have the best player in the league at QB. That’s clearly our philosophy. The move was there to be made and we couldn’t or wouldn’t.

We all love extending homegrown guys, but this past years extension class needs to perform. Im not convinced any of them are future game changers. I have hope they all have an extra gear, and in Benford’s case, stops missing games in the playoffs.. but they were all relatively easy to get done (Cook aside) because they aren’t top tier players. …Which is the makeup of our team and why we don’t have a Parsons wingman for Josh. Team is LOADED with B+/A- guys… as much as any team in the league. But we don’t have at A+ guys to go with Josh. Bengals do with Chase, Hendrickson and Higgins. Ravens do with Henry and Hamilton. Chiefs do with Jones (previously add Kelce and before that, add both of them and Tyreek). So when we couldn’t or wouldn’t make the move for Parsons to match/beat Green Bay’s offer.. it’s not because we’re paying a QB. It’s because Beane has assembled a roster loaded with B+/A- talent around Josh and that isn’t cheap either. Guys have to make a jump though if we ever want to win a Super Bowl. That starts with the extension class of ‘25.

Seems the locker room is pretty excited to have him back, but I guess you know more than guys like Dion Dawkins and Taron Johnson.

Fwiw, stepping back from the trade shock and seeing that they got Kenny Clark back…. Id be willing to give Jerry a “wait and see” on this trade if I’m a Dallas fan. Their Defense was going to be an issue this year up the middle and adding Clark now immediately helps solve that issue. Now we’ll have to see if they can get off the field on 3rd and 6, but they shouldn’t get run all over like in past years with Parsons. 47M is so much money for a non-QB. Two first round picks, even if late, gives them a ton of draft ammo in draft classes expected to be stronger than recent years. Also… I think in the modern NFL passing game, stopping the run and getting pressure from DT’s is more valuable than an elite pass rusher. Myles Garrett, Nick Bosa, Maxx Crosby etc are all good against the run too. Parsons is a pure pass rusher. I can see why Beane wouldn’t offer two 1sts, that contract and Ed Oliver. I would have, because we do have EDGE setters in Rousseau and Hoecht, along with recent investment at DT with Sanders and Walker, but I get it from the Cowboys perspective and I don’t really fault Beane for not making a better offer (assuming the Cowboys would rather trade him out of conference)… but we also don’t have a run stuffing DT to package, so maybe it was never a consideration.

I think I saw they got back two 1sts

At least he didn’t come to the AFC.. Id probably break my phone if the Ravens or Chiefs got him.

Yes, but I’d rather make the deal heavier on draft picks. Adding Parsons to the existing DL core would be the hope for me. Bernard would be hard to move because we don’t have much behind him. Shakir would be the piece I’d move, and platoon Samuel & Moore, with Keon sliding down to big slot at times. Probably not popular, but I’d do it.

I’d go to 3 1sts and Samuel if I’m Beane. Add in Epenesa if they want a pass rusher back too. If we could have a core DL of Parsons, Rousseau, Hoecht, Oliver, Sanders and Walker for Josh Allen’s prime window.. I don’t care about those picks at all. Confident we could address any other positions we need to add to on Day 2 and Day 3 of the upcoming drafts. Add in Joey Bosa and Matt Milano in the Front 7 for this year and (if) they stay healthy… could be absolutely dominant.