Richard Noggin

How is Ryan Bates a weakness at backup C?! Is it because he's listed only at RG in some arbitrary, cookie-cutter offseason content generated without any authentic analysis? Even IF Bates wins the RG job, he should still be the primary backup to Morse. We'd have Torrence, and maybe Edwards and/or Boettger, to step into the RG spot. Bates can legitimately back up ALL 5 spots. Even IF he's a starter. I think his greatest value is as the 6th man.

The ESPN content is designed solely to generate clicks and engagement; it is not a serious analysis derived from a deep dive. Obviously.

Totally fair. Now, if he does in fact remain healthy all year, THEN what do we think the floor and ceiling are for reasonable expectations?

Don't know what you're suggesting with that first line; and what you're admitting in the 2nd is obvious and nowhere close to what you had previously claimed.

Wait, you're increasingly pleased by your own perception/prediction of declining Bills fan satisfaction with team leadership, and looking forward to it getting worse? What a loser mentality. I'm happy when the team succeeds. I TRY to keep my own ego separate from my fandom. How foolish, to seek ego-validation instead of selfless celebration.

The NASCAR 4-DE package employed by the Giants was only possible if they were stout against the run and otherwise fundamentally sound when fielding more conventional D-line groupings. We remember the pass-rushing sub-package but not the early down base package. So it goes.

Your contributions to this thread are transcendent. Appreciate you.

It's also lame, or even cowardly, to predict that a top defense will statistically decline YoY. Because that's a likely outcome. Historically, team defensive rankings are fairly inconsistent YoY when compared to offense. So the quoted poster could likely be right without actually proving or knowing anything.

You're being hyperbolic and partisan. You aren't able to see the Bills objectively; it's all ego and polarized opinion and opposing "sides" with you. Imagine treating sports as a platform for tribal debate. So joyless and narcissistic. Consider focusing on the actual sport and all its variable, quantum chessboard violence. Open yourself to the possibilities of fluid uncertainty. Celebrate and dissect what actually happens, rather than your own narrative/prediction of what WILL happen. To do so, one must be willing and able to remove one's head entirely from one's own backside.

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I agree with #1 for sure, #2 maybe a little, and #3 for sure based on 2022 on-field issues/inconsistencies. The difficulty in this debate, to paraphrase one of my favorite late-20th century US authors, is the subjectivity in: What We Talk About When We Talk About #2 WRs. Is it about an up-and-comer with all-around flashes of #1 potential? Is it about a positional (boundary) prototype of traits and skills? Or is it simply about a reliable receiving target (x, y, z, TE...whatever) who sees the 2nd most targets and produces? What we're really talking about with the Bills, of course, is if Gabe Davis is an acceptable starting #2 BOUNDARY receiver. Can he effectively hurt a defense that rolls coverage to the other side, i.e., win 1-on-1s and catch the damned ball. The problem is: we've seen him succeed in spectacular ways, and we've seen him struggle in ugly ways. None of us really KNOWS how Davis will produce in 2023. But maybe someone else steps up and into the functional, statistical #2 receiving role from a different alignment/position. Was my original point.

I have decent season tickets, but I do NOT anticipate extending them beyond 2025. Anything's possible, but there is only so much I can pay.

I think EVERY highlighted play shows Floyd aligned at 9T or even wider. Erik utters the phrase, "wide alignment," repeatedly. So obviously that's where Floyd flourishes. Can really use his speed, length, and flexibility. The Bills weren't really much of a "wide-9" defensive front under Frazier, right? Love this new weapon.

Precursor to a 3-month PIP (performance improvement plan) for the corporate crowd.

Processing speed is mentioned specifically, though. That's not a preparation thing exactly.

I, too, will miss him. But the only colors the Bills showed by not wanting to extend an undersized RB with great lateral agility but no speed and below average pass catching were prudence and vision. Singletary has some undeniable cutback juice. But he also has a documented lack of consistent up-field explosion (his 2nd offseason training program, I think, will google later, was openly devoted to converting his lateral elusiveness into actual yards gained). He admitted on record then that his mindset needed an adjustment to focus more on using his skills to move forward (paraphrasing). That's troubling. As a testament to Singletary's growth mindset, I think we saw glimpses of that rookie explosion in years 3 and 4, but it was eventually obvious to just about any objective observer last season that James Cook is a much more dynamic offensive threat. Even Moss had a couple prior moments that flashed elements (physicality/pass catching) lacking in Devin's game. His Houston deal is totally reasonable for a guy of his skillset, but he has limitations and inconsistencies that make him VERY replaceable.

I don't have quite enough evidence to offer my unqualified assessment of Dorsey's play-calling, yet, but Daboll was SO bad at marrying the pass and the run and putting defensive players (esp. pass rushers) on their heels throughout a game. Just NO sequencing. It was always so deliberate and pre-meditated with him. He installed and built upon a really nice scheme of passing concepts, but often, to my eye, failed to keep things balanced in a way that helps offensive linemen, for example, do their jobs well.

Thank you for this. Hilarious. While he DID have a career day against NE man coverage, including some truly great catches, this highlight reel doesn't quite have the shine it once teased. Should have included a reel of him against Miami in that week 17 laugher to drive the point home.

Just scrolled up to see you really DID thumbs-down me! Woulda been WAY cooler, and more authentic, without the explanation...

It's interesting that posters here don't usually just say, "Find it yourself, loser!" then boo you relentlessly. Guess I prefer the gameday stadium experience.

It's awfully positive up there ⬆️; almost...too positive

Ken Dorsey never gets the recognition he deserves smh

Sure seems like modern offenses spend less and less time attacking the parts of the field most impacted by ILB play?