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31 minutes ago, 17islongenough said:22 minutes ago, DaVinci said:
" try to play" doesn't sound good. Just sit out until you can play.
Pure speculation on my part, but Kincaid is a legitimate threat when he's in there. More than Hawes and Knox. My thinking is if he plays it plays out one of two ways. 1) He's mainly in there to draw coverage and be a decoy or 2) He gives a legitimate shot at playing and injures himself further.
In either event, it really doesn't seem like the reward outweighs the risk.
Also, completely unrelated. The reasoning behind user names often fascinates me. So, @17islongenough, does your username reference the drought...or do you have some inside info about Josh Allen?
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1 hour ago, Simon said:
I honestly think that 90% of it is simply about personal experience.
A lot of folks haven't been lucky enough to spend a lot of time on a field and learn what really counts. It doesn't make them stupid; it's just that the more experience you have working any particular complex problem, the more you come to understand what's actually important in those complexities and what's just tlts on a bull.
It's like an accountant from Raleigh looking to buy a tractor; he doesn't have much experience so the first thing he's going to look at is the paint job. When the reality is that even some farmbilly from the red clay hills of Central Caroline has been elbows deep often enough to know from experience what's important, no matter how big a rube he might be!
It's not just spending time on the field. It's the complete refocus of what's important in people's mindsets.
IMO, it's a direct result of fantasy football mindset. If a guy doesn't show up on the stat sheet, fans view him as worthless. Praise will be heaped on James Cook for his great season (and he deserves it) but will advocate for cutting Reggie Gilliam, who has cleared many paths for him.
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3 hours ago, Special K said:
I don't mean the tush-push runs, or the scramble plays that come naturally during the game.....I'm talking about the QB sweeps and counters that usually lead to 3 to 5 yards, and 3 to 5 Defensive players taking big shots on Allen.
I know he's able to absorb a lot of these hits, and they don't really faze him, but it would be nice to be able to save those plays for the Playoffs.
This is why you don't lose games to sorry teams like the Falcons and Fins....they could be 10-2 and a lock to make the Playoffs....and putting their Franchise QB at risk could be saved until January instead of starting in late November.
That and...with bad weather around the bend we are going to have to use Cook a ton too. It's nice that Ray Davis finally showed a pulse because we need to make sure Cook isn't spent by the WC game or we are toast
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47 minutes ago, Simon said:
I don't know how good/bad the 'Bama offense typically is but that Georgia D looks like it's about 2 series away from starting to actually hurt some people.
Georgia defense? Oh, you mean the 2029 Philadelphia Eagles defense.
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1 minute ago, nuklz2594 said:
kincaid with big knee brace is concerning. imo...kromer should be OC.
Just wondering...why? IMO he's fine doing what he is. He's been an OC before and it didn't go well.
To me it would be exactly like the Babich promotion but on the other side of the ball. Babich is a phenomenal coach by all accounts. He's had a lot of success with whatever position group he's been assigned to. He just doesn't have the skill to call a game as a coordinator. Same with Kromer. Some guys aren't meant for the big chair.
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5 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:
I agree with the basic premise. The injuries have been hard to overcome. Some of the injured players, to be honest, are barely missed. But guys like Oliver and Bosa are different because their backups don't come close to them.
I also think that the roster wasn't all that great to begin with. So losing key guys becomes especially problematic.
But I believe as well that there have been games when the offensive game plan was just plain bad. Brady doesn't seem to know how to scheme a downfield passing game (and, yes, I do cut him some slack given the WRs he has to work with). And some of his play designs seem unimaginative and his play calls predictable.
On the defense side, I have some complaints about the coaching, too. Some games we stayed mostly in 4-2 despite being gashed on the ground. It seemed like moving to 4-3 with Shaq on the field would have been a better decision. And other games we just didn't tackle well or maintain gap integrity - which means our players haven't been coached up well enough to execute at a high enough level.
I'm not ready to tar and feather Beane or our coaches just yet. But I'm not giving them any medals either. Still, I like @T master's positivity - it's a refreshing and much-needed counterbalance to some of the over-the-top criticisms on the board.
I agree with most of your points, especially when it comes to Brady. Also, when you mention the defensive alignment.
Where I differ is in the tackling and gap integrity being a coaching issue. Week to week, NFL coaches do not go over fundamentals such as tackling. Gap integrity is talked about, sure. But a lot of that falls on the players. It's like when people want to say the team comes out flat and that's a coaching issue. These are grown men that have played at a very high level their whole life. They don't need or at least shouldn't need some coach to teach them how to tackle, or stay in their gaps or be amped up at game time.
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17 hours ago, GoBills808 said:
7th in the NFL in terms of EPA/sack vs league avg
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that pass pro grade i have no idea what to make of that. it hasnt been good to my eye
I don't know. Maybe it's just my age showing, but the eye test is still the most important and accurate way to evaluate. And the eye test hasn't been pretty this year.
When you start getting all these advanced metrics and the stats within the stats (which almost always eliminate context) they start contradicting themselves.
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8 hours ago, BigAl2526 said:
Since Buffalo put Slay on the "reserved did not report" list, I wonder if they will release him after Buffalo plays Philadelphia. There is no reason for Buffalo to keep him there indefinitely besides spite. At the same time, I don't especially want to help a future opponent.
If this was the Slay of 3-4 years ago that may make some sense. Of course, if he was still that same player he wouldn't be on the waiver wire from Pittsburgh.
The guy isn't that player anymore. In fact, he's been such a shell of himself, it would actually make more sense to let him go, sign with Philly and abuse him in a few weeks when we play the Eagles
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I think this is a game where AJE actually does well. He can be disruptive.
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2 hours ago, Mark Vader said:
Why wouldn't the injury be real?
Because everything has to be a conspiracy these days.
2 hours ago, Shortchaz said:Woah, these sorts of comments might lead to Brady looking bad.
Seriously, if Brady can't get the offense in stride against this defense he should be fired, publicly ridiculed and there should be some shapes cut into his yard.
21 minutes ago, QLBillsFan said:Yes correct.. because the Bills coaches would rather lose and play Bernard than Shaq? The promise makes no sense ..
Hi. Welcome to the board. Making sense here is highly discouraged. People have old hot takes to stick by.
2 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:What kind of weird foot ailment pops up randomly off the field that requires you to be out of practice and then full to the next day?
Did this guy have a hang nail surgery or something?
I think what we see on a lot of these guys is they get banged up the week before and play through the game. Then, when the adrenaline wears off and few few days go by the full presentation of the injury presents itself. We hear about it when the Bills go back to practice and we see a surprise player got injured. Many times it's assumed that the injury happened in practice...but I'd bet more than not it's just that the first practice of the week is when the first injury report is due
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2 hours ago, I Am The Liquor said:
Just wait until we get Gilmore back! 🤣
Sammy Watkins, Robert Woods, and Ronald Darby are sitting by the phone.
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1 minute ago, BillsFanForever19 said:
He's a Safety?
That's a confusing move. We lose Ja'Marcus Ingram and are now down to just 3 Boundary CB's, and are one injury away from Dane Jackson - and they fill that spot with a player at a different position.
Odd.
Glad to see that they put Slay on the "Did Not Report" list. Let him rot there. I kinda hope they go after his bonus money too (and they can).
Maybe they are picturing a 3 safety look with Poyer in the box more. IIRC, they ran that look a few years ago and it helped the run defense.
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24 minutes ago, Steptide said:
We went from SLAY to SAVAGE. These names for real 😅
Just wait. Beane is soooo gonna make Fetch happen.
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He's already at Slay's house laughing.
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1 minute ago, Walking Tall said:
If he was drafted as a development project, and I’m not saying he was, is idiotic. This team is trying to compete for a championship NOW. Draft players you think can contribute to that. Worry about the future next year.Joe B repeated many times that the Jackson pick was always more about 2026 than it was this year. I do believe he's correct, as Beane has many times picked for needs that are projected 2 years in advance.
On the one hand, I agree that pick could have been used wiser to help this year. There is no argument there. What I would offer is that with both Bosa and AJE scheduled to be free agents, it wasn't the worst plan. Honestly, had he stayed healthy and had a couple nice plays to help us this year as well...that would have been terrific.
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On the one hand, it's not really applicable because those teams are not this team. Different teams, different years.
On the other hand, the Bills have often gotten smacked on defense on the first couple drives before they make adjustments.
A fast start by Cincinnati wouldn't shock me. As long as we can keep up out of the gate we should be ok.
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28 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:
Totally different levels of tampering by Miami. I dont think Beane should've done anything outside of the rules, but I also think that type of thing does happen more often than an OWNER calling a HEAD COACH to all meet FACE-TO-FACE with a PLAYER under contract with a different team regarding a way to push him off his current team, join the ownership ranks, and then come back as player/owner.
A GM talking to an agent about a number of players and then casually asking "So I take it your guy Slay is looking to get his way back to Philly?" without even mentioning Buffalo being interested could probably fly under all the radar.
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?
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3 minutes ago, stlbills13 said:
Anything to keep Beane from drafting in the 3rd round 😁
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.
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7 minutes ago, stlbills13 said:
I know it's bad business for player and agent relationships but I'd let Slay brew for a while on this one. Not saying he can't eventually get his way but make him sit another week or two.
The one thing I don't buy is "teams are not allowed to talk to the player or agent during the waiver period". Tampering happens hourly in the NFL and all sports. There are ways around that. I don't mind getting Slay but the whole idea that we had no idea what would happen is BS
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.
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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!
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18 minutes ago, Casey D said:
This is kind of silly isn't it. Last game was over two years ago at Cincinnati. Game was 21-7 at halftime. Bengals scored three points in second half in 24-18 win. Really different teams now.
People are scarred from the 2022 playoff game (in January 2023 at home. Bills were emotionally spent after all the weather issues that year and, of course, what happened to Hamlin. And after the game Burrow was smoking cigars and acting like an a-hole, so the PTSD is understandable. Hopefully players that were on the team then remember. But this Bengals defense is a shadow of what it was two years ago, and none of this is predictive of what will happen Sunday IMO. But I could be wrong. 😎
This is a reasonable take with sound logic.
12 minutes ago, Mikie2times said:It’s not a prediction post, the Bengals are certainly different. I don’t think the Bengals offense is materially worse and despite a week to prepare for all three games, we couldn’t force an incomplete pass. So yes, it will be interesting to see how the first drive goes from my perspective.
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.
3 minutes ago, Dan Darragh said:He's played the Bills exactly twice (excluding the Damar game)
True. But he's got that really cool spinning throw he made in warm ups.
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15 minutes ago, T master said:
I think in the Bills first game he must have infected the team with what ever it is he has that has caused his injuries because the Bills just can't seem to keep any one healthy this season .
I would tend to agree, but our issues started in TC. Maybe we infected him?
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He'll be back. They always come back
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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.
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Potential weather for the Bengals game
in The Stadium Wall
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Just enough to encourage the zebras to keep their flags in their pockets and make it off the field as quickly as possible. Good chance to get a bit physical on Chase and Higgins.