MJS

Why not 26?

1. Bills record? 10-7 Do they win the AFC East? Yes 2. If they make the playoffs, how far do they go? Divisional Round 3. What players win awards or are All-Pro or Pro Bowl selections? Pro Bowl: Josh Allen, Dion Dawkins, and Terrel Bernard Offense: 4. Josh's stats - Passing Yards (4,100), Passing TDs (32), INTs (11), Rushing yards (600), Rushing TDs (9). 5. Team Leader rushing and how many yards? James Cook (900) 6. Team leading receiver and how many yards? Khalil Shakir (1,000) 7. Team leader in TDs (not named Allen) and how many? Dalton Kincaid (10) 8. Offense MVP not named Allen. Dalton Kincaid 9. Biggest surprise on offense. Shakir with 1,000 yards 10. Biggest disappointment on offense. Mack Hollins and MVS don't contribute. 11. Offense ROY. Keon Coleman 12. Most improved player on offense. Khalil Shakir 13. Total points scored for the season. 459 Defense: 14. Team leading tackler and with how many. Terrel Bernard (140 total) 15. Team sack leader with how many. Gregory Rousseau (11) 16. Team takeaway leader (fumbles and Ints) Terrel Bernard (6) 17. Defense MVP. Terrel Bernard 18. Defense ROY. Cole Bishop 19. Defense biggest surprise. Rousseau with double digit sacks. 20. Defense Most Improved. Von Miller 21. Defense biggest disappointment. Dorian Williams poor coverage. 22. Will Milano return this season and if so will he be effective? Yes and yes. 23. Points allowed by the defense. 320. Special teams: 24. Will Bass last the season? Yes Practice Squad 25. Which initial PS player will have the biggest impact on the team this year? Kingsley Jonathan Other 26. Any other prediction you care to mention? Dolphins and Jets also get 10 wins, but Bills win the division from tie breakers.

What a hit. I remember seeing that live. I couldn't believe he came back in the game. And he got rocked a few more times in that game as well.

He's a good coach, but McDermott is better and eats his lunch all the time. The Dolphins also play poorly against other good teams.

The Bills drafted Jake Fromm in 2020. He was a 5th round draft pick. For every great QB who was a backup once, there are hundreds of backups who wash out of the league. You don't know they are great until they become a starter and play well.

You are pointing out exceptions. Most teams are cooked if their starting QBs go down for significant time. There are a few, rare examples where that didn't happen and everyone points to those rare instances. That being said, just like any position, you should have as good of a backup as you can, but there are constraints to that. The best backups go to teams where they think they might have a chance to start games, and also the ones that give them the most money.

10 seems like a realistic number.

Popularity is at an all time high. The entire nation is shoveling money toward the NFL. Players get paid way more. Coaches get paid way more. Owners make way more money. The game is safer. I'm struggling to think of what's worse.

There are better ways to leave work early...

Jackson may have two MVP's, but one of them is a complete joke. Players and media love Jackson, but ask any coach who they'd rather have and I bet most, if not all, would take Allen. And the fans see it too. They see right through the media narrative and notice that Jackson is much less dynamic as a passer. Allen is just as lethal as a runner, but a far better passer. It's not close, in my opinion. Plus, Allen plays his best ball in the playoffs while Jackson plays his worst.

I'm not really sure that is the case without adding more edge rushers. It comes down to Rousseau taking a big step and Miller proving he has something left in the tank.

I explain this team this way: a really good team that keeps getting beat by the BEST team in the NFL (the KC Chiefs). It's really as simple as that. McDermott and Allen are good. Reid and Mahomes are perhaps the best coach/QB combo in the history of the league. The Bills need to stay relatively healthy and bring their A game against them in the playoffs.

But they would have kept him (maybe with a restructure) if they thought he could step in and start at either center or guard and be better than McGovern or Edwards respectively. They had confidence in those two, which allowed them to move on from Bates and Morse.

Teams are more likely to target their own cuts because they already know the scheme, playbook, etc. Plus they are often draft picks or UDFA's that they want to continue to develop. And players are more likely to accept because they are already comfortable with the organization, their teammates, dont need to move, etc. Its a win/win.

That's how it usually is.

Per NFL.com: RB Frank Gore Jr. is being signed to the practice squad, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per a source. WR KJ Hamler (practice squad), per Pelissero. WR Jalen Virgil (practice squad), per Pelissero.

They even traded away Ryan Bates. They made a conscious decision to go this route, and it wasn't because they felt they were getting worse. Still, we have to see how it goes.

Hence why he got drafted in the 5th round despite excellent physical ability and metrics. You take risks like that in the 5th. High risk, high reward.

Better: RB, CB, TE, DT Same: OL, QB Worse: LB, DE, S, WR I think the OL is roughly similar, but I think it is good and we have a great pipeline of young olinemen developing. Oline is going to be a strength for years. WR is worse merely because we don't have a #1, but by the end Diggs, Davis, Harty, and Sherfield objectively SUCKED. So, the change needed to happen. I'm glad we rebuilt there, but it will require further investment for sure. A lot hinges on Rousseau's ability to put it all together, stay healthy, and be the dominant force that he is capable of. Also, can Dorian Williams fill in for Milano and be better in coverage? He is great when he plays downhill, but his coverage instincts are poor. And will the safeties be at least fine? Luckily, McDermott always gets the most out of the secondary, so I think they will be fine eventually. Lastly, can the receivers get separation and make plays, and can Kincaid take the next step and be an elite TE? There are so many questions this year. Some of those questions will be answered positively, and probably some negatively.

A reach in the 5th round? There is no such thing. And he was projected to be a 5th round draft pick and graded as a "good backup with the potential to develop into starter." So, not a reach at all. https://www.nfl.com/prospects/justin-shorter/32005348-4f65-1252-2fb4-216da3af656d Besides, he may be back on the practice squad. We'll see.

Yeah, I didn't think we would. I wondered if Kingsley Jonathan would because Eric Washington is DC for the Bears, so maybe he would have wanted him.

He has slowly been upgrading teams. Now he is with a good one!

I respect that. I do think it is a bit of an overreaction. But hey, we all have our things that annoy us.

Why so serious?

I bet he'll be back. I doubt he gets claimed, but we'll see.