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Yes, if you NEED more of an apples to appleS COMPARISON to feel BETTER about YOURSELF: Atlanta Falcons & San Francisco 49ers (2024-2025 Season): Both teams forfeited fifth-round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft for violating anti-tampering rules by contacting players/coaches not yet free to negotiate. Point is it's AGAINST the rules and you NEVER really know what the league will come out with for punishment. Was SLAY worth the RISK of losing ANYTHING?

And if Beane tampered, there's a chance that 3rd round pick may have been his first selection of the draft. A draft we need to have picks to fill in the many holes we do have and will be opened after the year. Tampering for a washed up CB really wasn't worth the risk.

Just curious, would you feel the same had Beane tampered, been caught and had the Bills punished by being losing day 1 or day 2 draft picks like what happened with Miami a couple years back? Really, if there was any "tampering" it should have come from Slay or his agent leaking that he would really only go to a certain place or retire. Rosenhaus misplayed this more than anyone and it's going to cost his client game checks.

Congratulations. You hit almost every square in the "I really am just regurgitating what other people say and have no idea what I'm actually referring to" bingo board. Really a spectacular job!

This is a reasonable take with sound logic. I think that offense is worse. They still have a crap OL. They still have some nice targets to throw to. But Joe Mixon of a few years ago > Chase Brown. I don't think we need to focus on the run as much this go around. True. But he's got that really cool spinning throw he made in warm ups.

I would tend to agree, but our issues started in TC. Maybe we infected him?

He'll be back. They always come back

This, IMO is not a bad look for Beane at all. A player was on waivers and he claimed him. He can't help that Slay had his heart set on Philadelphia. And from what I see, a team can't contact the player or agent and tamper while a guy is on waivers. Y'all would have lost it if Beane did that and it cost the Bills a day two pick. Slay wanted to play the system and got played. And even if his agent tries to play hardball and not deal with the Bills next year as "punishment"...it's a poor look on the agent. If the Bills are high bidder for a player he represents, he would be leaving money for himself and his client on the table. Dumb move. If the Eagles wanted Slay bad enough, they should have given something up at the deadline for him. Maybe they tried and he wasn't available then. But in any event he can report to Buffalo and play ball ..or sit home. Bills should easily be able to recoup his pay if he doesn't report.

More important, every play they turn around and hand him the ball it's on less time they are throwing to Chase or Higgins. I HOPE they try and run the ball

Agree. At some point in a HC's career they pretty much graduate from having to take a coordinator position. I believe, it's only happened once before. Off the top of my head the only guy I can think of that took that step down was Gary Kubiak. And I believe that had some to do with health issues. Once a guy coaches a team to a Super Bowl win, doors fly open. From being a talking head on pregame shows, to consultant jobs with teams.

And if he does play, how long before he's in the blue tent. The don't call him Dalton Firstaid for nothing.

Right now, I have Rams vs Broncos. Lot of time left and things can change. I think 8-10 teams have a realistic shot

Maybe. But we might put 35 on their defense by halftime too

Jackson has had an injury plagued year

No. And that's not a negative about the Bills. There's just way too much parity in the NFL this year. Yeah, but see....4 years ago....

You are seriously underestimating the chances of Josh Rosen coming back and leading the team that originally drafted him.. Arizona...to Super Bowl Glory. There will be Hallmark movies made about it

That's why I said "help" and not "heal".

It would. Helps our pass game as well. That defense is completely different when he's not there. This would be huge for us

I agree with all your points, except the bolded. If McDaniel gets canned, he will, IMO prove to be a horrendous OC on his own. He basically brought Shanny's system with him and added speed. Once teams figured out how to limit the offense, he has had no idea how to evolve. He frequently gets locked into one mindset when calling plays and often abandons the run, despite his most dangerous offensive weapon being his RB. Not ideal when our best offensive player this year is our RB, and we tend to play more than a few games in bad weather every year. Add to that the Shannahan system he would likey run isn't really what Josh excels at. It's more designed for mediocre QBs with weaker yet accurate passing styles. Tua, Purdy, Mac Jones. Guy that get the ball out and don't go off script. That's not Allen and I frankly don't think McDaniel has the ability to tailor an offense around him.

Shouldn't be an automatic win, period. Their defense is legit good and Judkins is a superstar in the making at RB. If the Browns come in and play sound defense and pound the rock, they very well could win that game. Definitely a team we need to score early on and force Sanders or whoever is taking snaps that day have to throw to come back.

I think if either the long term coaches from that division are canned it will seal McDaniel's fate in Miami. Ross cannot resist big names. And truthfully, a Tomlin or Harbaugh is probably needed to reset the culture down there. Refocus guys from the club scene to the football field.

That's probably the closest thing to the truth in this thread. Seems a lot of weeks we have an either/or and not a both. Though I will add this about play time and such. McDermott values guys being in the right place in the defense at the right time. I don't know who is supposed to be where at what point so I can't say who does it better, but that is valued with this coach.

I'm so glad there may be a happy ending here

He's coordinated a defense ONE season...20 years ago. And then double down with Daboll? This HAS to be satire.

Why would we want that? Tomlin has less time as a DC than Babich.