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Just fell to my knees in a Wegmans

Uh, yes? He's a second-year safety that would be rostered on the vast majority of teams in the league.

Man, are you sure some of y'all are actually fans of this team? It's one thing to discuss things that make the matchup tough and reasons why we could lose, but acting as though we're a drought-era team that can't hang with the mighty Ravens and not one of the best teams in football year after year is WILD.

Friendly reminder that the Bills are a very good team that other top teams do not like going up against. We usually win against them in the regular seaaon.

He played snaps that counted last season. He was fine. Did he piss in your Cheerios or something?

Where does this stuff come from with you folks? Andreessen is a very good athlete, and made a ton of fast physical plays last preseason. His main sin so far is not dropping back deep enough in his zones, which has very little to do with athleticism and very much to do with comfort and experience. If you're gonna trash talk our own players, at least do so with some kind of basis in reality.

Yeah, the three big returns all involved Shenault failing his assignment in some way iirc.

No, but when healthy, he's extremely good. His season-long health is a question mark, but his in-game impact for Week 1 shouldn't be in doubt here.

Special would be overstating it. Lacks the physical ability to be special. Knows how to play football, though.

I actually agree about Dane looking rough, with the amount of experience he has in the league you would hope for a better showing from him against edge-of-roster or non-roster talent. He looked like he belonged and made a couple of "NFL" plays, which is... NOT quite what you want from a dude a couple injuries away from a start when he's up against well-below-starter talent.

Good football player, may or may not have NFL talent but clearly knows how to play the game. Players like him are always fascinating to me, they demonstrate how much of a physical specimen you have to be in order to play in the NFL. He's a very large, insanely athletic dude by normal-person standards and there's a good chance he just can't hack it against NFL 1s and 2s.

Ciarlo is a football player, good instincts. Not sure he has NFL roster physical talent but definitely knows how to play the game. Ditto on Frank Gore Jr., may not ever make a 53 man roster to begin a season but will likely be a practice squad mainstay. Shavers' one-handed TD grab was sick, worth trying to find a highlight clip of. Some good plays from Walker, and Bishop looked solid early. Buccs' TD celebration was elite, handspring into full flip. Very impressive. Shenault with some major ST errors, which you don't like to see. Hardy abused by fellow likely cut candidates. Carter a non-factor against same. Dane Jackson does not stand out physically against backups, he knows the system but if he's anywhere near a starting slot due to injury we're in trouble for that game.

And if the Bills win?

He's listed at what, 6'2 and 225 lbs.? Toward the low end of weight for a modern linebacker but still quite a large human being

When has McDermott ever said he is a defensive genius?