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Yea Roman was a tough big QB who could teach JA17 how to throw a screen pass. Reminds me of Big Ben. I wonder if he ever makes HOF.
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On 4/19/2024 at 1:45 PM, Virgil said:
Can someone please walk me through this desire two use to high picks on a wide receiver? We currently have 4 pass catchers we are comfortable with, and opportunities at other positions. I am fully on board with receiver in the first two rounds, but only the one. Who is this second receiver going to replace on the field. 1st rounder, Samuel, Shakir, Kincaid, Knox. You could also argue Shorter gets a crack.
I’d much rather see us try to get someone that can push for the FS, RG, HB2, and DL depth than a 6th pass catcher
Totally agree Virg. We need Verse, Latu or Chops to pressure Mahomey. We’re not getting elite WR at 28, but we can get Legette or Coleman in 2nd. I see Shakir, Samuels and Shorter getting 500+ each.
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30 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:
Fair enough
I guess, any of those guys (along with Newton) would be playing no more than 40-50% of the snaps. On the edge Von, Rousseau and Epenesa will play a lot. Jonathan and Toohill will play some too. On the interior, Ed O, Daquan, Austin Johnson and Deshawn Williams will all play. Obviously, a 1st will play quite a bit but the point being, they’ll be fine either way. Could they be better? Sure.
On the boundary, they are lacking 2 starters and 200 targets. Those guys are going to play, at minimum, 80% of the snaps. They’re going to have the ball thrown to them, A LOT. When Allen is the reason that you win or lose, you need to support him so that he doesn’t have to keep doing it all by himself.
Good points but I don’t see us getting an elite WR at 28, but we have a better chance of getting Verse, Latu or Chops. I would take one of them if the top 3 WRs are gone. Anyone available at 28 wouldn’t be the difference maker we need. It depends how the draft falls. Should be interesting.
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1 hour ago, Kirby Jackson said:
So we are prioritizing a rotational DL above a #1 (and #2 for that matter) WR? The Bills still have about 200 targets unaccounted for and no boundary WRs (except Hollins & Shorter). Sorry, I don’t see it. As far as needs right now, I see it as:
WR1
WR2
everything else
I know that is the consensus here but Mahomey hopes our D stays same or gets worse. Their D is approaching elite and ours scares nobody. We need Verse, Latu or Chop. One of these will make Mahomey throw a pick or two. At 28, we don’t get an elite WR, and I don’t see us selling the ranch to get one.
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10 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:
I'm not worried about the D as long as Milano comes back healthy.
As far as leaders, I recall when we traded for Rasul Douglas he was praised by MANY of his Packers teammates as being a strong leader. I expect him to naturally step up. Bernard in his second year running the defense is a natural guy to step up. Edwards has won 2 Super Bowls. Rapp has a ring. Lots of experience there.
I think what we miss out on as far as the steady leadership we had will be offset by fresher legs.
One other thing I think that's going to be unpopular. We lost former team captains in Morse, Diggs, Poyer, Hyde, Matakevich ect...but that's not always a bad thing. Just because someone is a leader doesn't mean they lend the right kind of leadership or leadership that can get you to the next level. This was an evolution that needed to happen.
Agree!! Change over is good in an organization that didn’t meet goals.
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6 minutes ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:
The questions on defense might be overblown. Both safety spots are really the only positions with significant change. While Hyde and Poyer were great in their time with the team, there is no denying they were both old last season by safety standards. Not out of the question that we are not losing much at all by moving on from both in the grand scheme of things.
As @Kirby Jackson noted, the defense in particular has played a lot of games in the McDermott/Allen era without key defensive pieces for long stretches. Losing Floyd, Hyde and Poyer likely doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things.
I get concerned about the defense in the postseason every year though.
Gotta do D line in first, then get Legette and/or Coleman. Jets look tough but we’ll win division. Just need a couple more plays to get by KC. We can beat any NFC team. Any questions?
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1 hour ago, Low Positive said:
Relieved? I read on this message board today that Josh Allen is about to demand a trade to the Rams after the 2025 season due to the details of his contract and his hatred of Sean McDermott. Josh Allen has never given any indication of being unhappy playing in Buffalo and he went to bat for McDermott, but that doesn't stop fans from speculating that he hates it there. But Bills fans are a unique bunch. They play out every scenario, identify the worst possible outcome, and then convince themselves that the worst outcome is inevitable. I think that most of it is an inferiority complex derived from living in WNY, but it rubs off on fans who have never lived a day of their life in Buffalo. I think that we are unique in this. Nobody in Green Bay (a city much smaller and more isolated than Buffalo) is discussing Jordan Love's coming trade demand to the Niners and no one in Cincinnati is playing out Joe Burrow trade demand scenarios to Miami if the Bengals don't win a super bowl in the next few years. And that's with Jordan Love being from Bakersfield and Joe Burrow having said that Cincinnati is "boring."
FWIW, I'm still pissed off at Diggs for this stunt, Beane for giving in to his demands, and the entire Bills organization for allowing it to get to that point. Josh needs to learn how to deal with diva WRs because all of the great ones act like that. So if he's relieved, he better not get too comfortable because if whoever we draft becomes as good as Diggs, he will start acting like a diva. It's only a matter of time.
Ok, let’s list great WRs that were/are not divas. I got nothing.
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Forget about moving up. Just nab Verse or Latu at 28. Then get either Legette or Coleman in the 2nd. I really think Coleman would be a beast with JA17 throwing him the tater 🥔.
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On 4/12/2024 at 12:37 AM, LeGOATski said:
But with a better logo
A better red charging Buffalo over the falls!!
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5 hours ago, No_Matter_What said:
Well Stef, I get your point, you want to win more than anybody else, so why exactly you basically disappeared in all of our last 3 playoff exits?
I’m good enuff, smart enuff, and doggone people don’t like me.
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1 hour ago, 26TrapDraw said:
Lemme ask this question:
do you think Beane Traded Diggs because he told Beane Josh doesn’t work hard enough and doesn’t have what it takes to win the superbowl ? FYI don’t agree with that but could that be what got him traded?
More likely he told Beane “I’ve been go to guy around here. I see the wall handwriting next year that I’ll be second fiddle which will hurt my pride. I’d rather be second fiddle somewhere else. Help me please.”
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32 minutes ago, turbo044 said:
Yep - that was me I think. I believe trading up to 5/6 cost too much, so I think Beane Monitors Thomas II and if he falls to the late teens, he tries to trade #28 and a 2025 2nd to move up and grab him. If Thomas II goes earlier than 15, he does something like this mock draft I just did.
#28 McConkey
Trade #60, #133 and #160 to PHI for #50
#50 Legette (note: Coleman and Polk arestill available too if Beane prefers either). Perhaps, if it played out this way, Beane wouldn't trade up and just wait to see who last to #60
I think our best chance is 11 or 12 with Denver and Minny to get one of the top 3. The teams in the teens either need WRs or wouldn’t want to help us. In the 20s, Philly or Minny might be potential trade partners. Also, we can move back and get Legette and Coleman. Both of them, along with Kincaid, Shakir, Samuel and Shorter, would make our offense scary.
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7 hours ago, Udubalum07 said:
I don't think there is any doubt in my mind that they could win it this year. The team was 3 dropped passes where if one of those was completed, one off balanced throw to an open receiver and a missed routine fg away from beating this year's super bowl winner.
We gain big pieces back on defense, and I truly don't think the receiver losses hurt them all that much. Better injury luck and hit on a receiver in the draft and I think they are in good shape.
You had me at good shape. Hey it’s likely our WR group will be better. Cmon man, our 1 and 2 were mediocre the last 6 games. I’m real excited about Justin Shorter. He’s got plenty of bull dawg.
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12 minutes ago, mushypeaches said:
Excellent write-up by the OP
I agree that we do have an opportunity to be better next year - both with the young guys getting more targets, but also with an offseason to implement Brady's full scheme.
I also think that there's a big opportunity to get more speed into the equation as well - something that we've missed since we had McKenzie. I'd like to see more motion, jet sweeps, all that fun stuff that I think really wasn't there last year. I think Samuel adds a dimension of that unpredictability so hopefully we get more of an infusion of that in the draft too.
Definitely need more screens to keep D off balance.
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1 hour ago, juno999 said:
I think McD is a pretty good coach. Has he made mistakes? Yes. The Bills have had some injuries the last 2 seasons which have not helped. Teams that win the SB usually have some luck regarding injuries. I don't think the Bills roster has been as good as needed. Not enough high draft picks on offense. Too many high picks on defense. Too much FA money on defense. Not enough FA money on offense. I think the team's roster philosophy is flawed. You have Allen and Diggs on offense and now 1 season with Kincaid. Get more wideouts for Allen who can get open and catch the F'n ball. Why is this so hard?
Coach should get some credit for snatching the AFCE from the Fins with the wins down the stretch.
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16 minutes ago, Beck Water said:
"No" on the chicken dinner.
On the JAGs, maybe you should. Dawson Knox just took a $6.5M salary cut in exchange for future guarantees
That took him from being the #5 paid TE in average value, right behind Kittle and Kelsey, to being maybe 17 or 18 in average value this season. This past season, he was something like 37th in receiving YPG. Now I don't think Knox is "JAG", but since football is a game of results, those are in fact "JAG" numbers, and those plus the salary haircut don't argue "dude other teams want to give up first round draft capital for.
I'm not sure who you meant by Jackson, if you meant Dane, he's a FA and has already signed with the Panthers.
Oh, Geesh now I'm shaking since Beane was involved in drafting Fat Kelvin.
You’re right. I don’t deserve chicken dinner. I was just toying with the idea of getting into top 10 back in January. Now I’m intrigued about how to get into 10-20 range to get either Verse or Latu for some must needed rush on Mahomey. With the haircut for Knox it seems Bills wanna keep him, but his contract now is more attractive to package to move up. Maybe Shakir, Shorter or Isabella, and Knox, to move up to get a difference maker on D. With that, I win the chicken dinner.
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40 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:
Sure. Because the lasting image of Tom Brady in big games isn't taking what the defense gives him in crunch time. It's not setting up game winning field goals or red zone TD's....... it's those deep TD passes to prevent defense's from tightening up on him in the red zone.
How have Mahomes last two SB wins ended? With a PI call and a short TD pass........both in deep in opponents territory. Not with hoping to complete the longest air yards pass of the season to a particular receiver(as would have been the case with Shakir).
You can disagree with it all you want but the play wasn't there to be had. The coverage was good and the pressure from Jones should have told Allen to take the first down. But he threw it anyway.
I love having Josh Allen as my QB. And if he just provides tons of fun moments over the next 8-10 years that's fine with me. I'm not a finish-line fan trying to get one SB win before I die. This is entertainment. Jim Kelly had greater flaws and I loved having him as QB too. But if the question is if Josh Allen is doing everything he can to secure a SB win..........I know that answer has been no.
Good points Bdb. Who’s more like the Goat with prep, study, dedication, execution and situational decision making — Mahomey or JA17?
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3 hours ago, Bob Jones said:
You seem to be implying that JA never makes a bad throw, or never makes a bad decision on where to go with his throws, which is nonsense. He certainly has *some room* for improvements.
Agree. Better WRs would help him improve too.
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40 minutes ago, Bob Jones said:
Unless this question is put to JA17 in say, July, AND he answers it honestly, there’s no possible way anybody knows the answer to this question.
OK, maaaayyyyyybeee his Mom or Dad would know, or some other close family member, but even that’s not a sure thing.
I definitely think he has some room for improvement, but I’m not sure that doing anything in the offseason will help him make better decisions as to where/who to throw the ball to in the season.
Doubt there’s a correlation between his offseason and WR drops and route running and speed and contested catches.
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13 minutes ago, Beck Water said:
Congratulations! You've become this year's Lucky Winner of the "I believe these guys on our roster are JAGS, thus we should trade them...and because they are JAGS, other teams will be salivating to swap our late 1st for their top-10 1st!"
The Bills used two 2nd round picks to move from #12 to #7 for Allen. They had previously used Cordy Glenn (who played 2 more years for Cincy) to move from #21 to #12. Are you honestly suggesting that as we stand today, teams would see Knox and Jackson as better than a LT and 2 2nd round picks?
As we stand today, no, because we got Samuel now. I don’t think those two are seen as JAGS. At 28, I don’t think we should go WR. I would like to see us move up for Turner, Verse or Latu. Get a WR in round 2. BTW, do I still win a chicken dinner?
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1 hour ago, oldmanfan said:
Somewhere between picks 4-8 Roger walks up to the microphone and announces: We have a trade. Buffalo has traded (a small boatload of picks) to (team to be named) and is now on the clock. And we get one of the top 3 rated WRs in the draft.
Beane and McD have said they need to get more explosive. And they’ll do that by getting more explosive with their moves to draft an explosive WR for Josh.
No way old man. At 28, Roger will step to the mic and say the Buffalo Bills have selected Troy Franklin, WR, University of Oregon.
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1 hour ago, gonzo1105 said:
I think the Henry tank is on E so I’m not as scared of it
And not much thread left on those tires and he’s leaking oil and gears are slipping and his shocks are shot, but don’t get in his way if you’re under 220 lbs.
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If any of the top WRs are there at 20-27, Beane better make a move. The 20-27 teams (Steelers, Fins, Eagles, Tex, Boys, Pack, Bucs, Cards) have other needs and might be willing to fall back to 28 for a 4th. Gotta get a Metcalf type.
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54 minutes ago, Success said:
Sounds good to me.
Much better than "it's hard to win in this league" or something like that.
I believe this coach can get us there. I’m sure that coaches for SF (taking ball in OT), BLT, HOU, MIA, etc. etc. were criticized for mistakes in the big games since they were losers. KC coach stepped into off-season with all the glory and no criticism. It happens every year with the guy holding the Lombardi hardware.
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Breaking News: Matt Ryan Retires
in The Stadium Wall
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Similar to Jim Kelly in many ways, but Jim had a much better supporting cast. It’s interesting that Ryan lost to Pats since he was from there.