Jerome007

It was so awfully obvious that a player could have told him or someone on the sideline yell at him. It cost them a trip to the Superbowl. Cheatriots play well, awesome coaching TBH, but again a huge mistake by the opponents gift them a win. Crazy!

Not AS critical, but there are a LOT of holes to fill, and that will take quite a few loaded contracts. Just like the Bills were in cap hell in 2018 and will be in cap heaven in 2019, it can also quickly switch the other way around.

I don't think anyone is saying having Star or some good DT is a bad thing! Just that in a salary cap sport, overpaying for a player is not a good deal for the team overall.

YESSSSS Though this year, seems to me Brady has become a (super) manager type QB. It's actually the supporting cast, certainly including the superior coaching and schemes, that does the grunt of the winning.

It says in the story "Incognito was so freaked out when he learned about the post on Feb. 22, he hopped in a car with his dad, brother and dog and drove north from Scottsdale, Arizona, for two hours to meet an FBI agent at a safe house" Didn't I read on here of Richie losing his mind at his father's funeral last offseason? Or do I need to get checked in as well? Edit: Ha! I now realize it was on Feb 22, so before his dad died. How come it only makes the news now?

I want him to play and lose. Like I want the Allen led Bills to beat them twice a year... before Father Time does it, which is coming soon. I'd really prefer the Bills to be beat a "full on Brady-Belichick" team then a diminished one. You want to hear the damn excuses? I respect Brady and co. Just think Belichick, for all his HUGE talent, is a serious cheater. See the stats in the playoffs? 20-3 at home, 3-4 on the road. Or this year, 3-5 on the road. Is it that they cannot pick signals or spy as well? Their crowd is not that noisy or such a factor.

Don't see the difference? They are MEN not teens or boys. His momma is a lawyer wasn't she? And the NFL, while certainly not fully transparent by any means, is still quite a public place with a spotlight on it 80% of the times, including most practices, journalists in the locker room, etc. And you can actually request a trade and still work in the NFL, at your craft. Unlike in most work places or schools. Big differences to me indeed. The main question here if this story is true: how come we know this, and how come RI knows this?

Did Castillo had an assistant? He was never mentioned if he does exist.

Foles has seemed weak at times, but he also has played great last year and WON A SUPERBOWL, what you ask of a QB! In 2013 he was awesome: 27 TDs to only 2 INTs, 119.2 rating. Those are AMAZING stats! So to say Wentz has proven himself while not Foles is disingenuous. He won the big one and had a year of dominance even if 5 years ago. BTW I too would pick Wentz, but it's not as easy as a choice as some of guys make it out to be. One thing is sure: Foles can't get no respect LOL Yes he is a form of Flacco to me. But superior game managers like him are precious, and he has been clutch too. A good fit for many teams.

I actually didn't know there was a position of ASSISTANT OLine coach. I thought too they would go for Dave DeGuglielmo, and maybe they did try. How come the Colts let him go after such good results? Just because he's not one of the coach's hires? Wow.

Being a top contender might take more years, but turning a 6-10 to a 10-6 season can be as soon as NEXT YEAR. Good additions to the OLine and receiver corp, a few lucky bounces, no major injury bug, better play calling, more experience for Allen& Daboll, etc. All possible, and realistic too. This weekend we've also seen GREAT coaching. Sad to say, but Billichick rules them all. Brady has become a super manager QB. He does so little but audibles, reads well, makes few mistakes, is very alert, but overall lots of little passes, sweeps, checkdowns, he hasn't to be Mr Hero. Bill is a damn genius in all phases. The Cheats have next to no weaknesses but not much in superstars defensive & offensive players like in the other playoff teams, yet they keep winning. Contrary to some on here, I'm not in the fire everyone crowd ha ha. And realize McD was only a 2nd year guy, but he'll need to get better for sure as well, not just the players.

Yeah reading through the thread I'm now totally on the side that there enough holidays already. Simpler way is the Saturday option or start earlier. I have my kids on that weekend but have to bring them back to the ex, school and all the next morning, etc. The SB finishes around 10PM. Add the driving etc. They won't be in bed till 11PM. Just start the damn match earlier! What's the point anyway? Ratings are that much higher later in the day? BTW I'd split the two conference matches: one on Saturday, the other on Sunday. Football is intense. 7+ hours of football in a day is too much unless you like the life of a couch potato.

That rookie QB is quite good. And Shady maybe is near as good as he was, we don't know, we couldn't tell! So of course the Bills need better players across the board, especially on offense. But a better OLine makes everyone look better and gives Daboll more plays too.

While I think I'm quite clear the OLine matters a LOT or I would not have started this thread, it's like for any other positions: all 32 teams are vying for top guys. They are not lined up in a shelf somewhere just ready to be signed. Some teams are already settled in that area, some have no cap space, etc. So in that sense the Bills are poised to get some, as Beane as publicly said it is the priority this offseason, and finally the Bills have cap space to play with. But for all his good intentions, it could happen that Beane doesn't sign much big names on the OLine nor draft anyone good. They have to be available and sign here instead of with another team! Hopefully, he can solve this issue as what a difference it would make! I've said this in another thread but Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (RG) of the Chiefs could be available for a trade. He has missed close to 10 games with a broken leg. He could have played yesterday but he didn't. He's paid 8M per season and obviously his much cheaper replacement has been doing the job. He'd be much closer to home playing with the Bills and has so many side projects that it could matter.

He seems so coachable too. The right combination of willingness to learn & better himself with great inner confidence.

Again the media is all about the QBs and "skill players" after wins but did you see the dominance of the OLines yesterday? Mahomes had so many pass attempts when he had tons of time, a clean line of vision, etc. And the Rams OLine totally whooped the Dallas D. It wasn't that the Cowboys defense played bad, were out of sync or outschemed. They were simply pushed around like if they were a weak front 7. Crazy dominance. The Chiefs have so many offensive weapons, Mahones can run around and escape the rush, and the SCHEMES are amazing. The plays are so varied, so well designed, that the OLine could look better than it is, IDK. Awesome coaching in any case. But the Rams, that was a straight mugging. In any case, I can just picture Josh and the Bills O with a great line like that *drools* Nobody would be saying McCoy is done if he had been running behind that line - or we would know if he indeed slowed down as there was no way to tell, he had no holes.

Solder is the counter-example. Seriously, from the outside, signing a proven star LT and then selecting a freak RB at #2 overall in the draft, while having Eli, Beckham,etc. it sure sounded a great plan to build a top level offense. Talk about backfiring! Well, that RB is for real, but the rest didn't work. You can't fault the intent or plan though. Goes to show how hard it can be to build a great team! Still I too think simply 2 significant improvement at the OLine, with Josh in his 2nd year, Daboll having figured up his roster, all that can lead to instant significant improvements, even it doesn't fix most issues.

I have written this before and will do again: the OLine will only improve if Beane focuses on it AND according to who's available. Good OLinemen are in demand and most signed. There are not stocked somewhere just ready to be signed. And those available will be courted by a dozen teams. The Chiefs have kept on winning without a hitch when Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (RG) went down with a broken leg. I don't think he's been back to playing yet though he should be recovered now. As he's paid 8M a year they could want to trade him if the offer is right and the Bills happen to have cap space. Who else out there could be available?

Sunday is THE day associated with pro football but yeah, the Superbowl on a Saturday or earlier in the day would make sense. Ends quite late for people in EST, especially kids.

No. I meant competition for the #2 & 3 spots. No doubt for me Josh is #1. If no one ousts Barkley or Anderson, I'm fine with it too. But competition is good! (Well unless it takes away all these reps with the #1 team away from Allen like last offseason...)

That one was not a dig though, more a compliment to a past teammate. And way too late for Richie now and he's better getting help than playing football but he was sorely missed this year. THE difference in the run game and McCoy's production. At least his recent dig is way out of the season so no biggie but yeah no good can come out of that, for him or the team.

Well in a way I hope there is competition still next year but yes it's a good thing. Remember all the talk on here of how McD , Daboll & the Bills brass couldn't develop a young QB? IDK how good or not they are at this, but I cringed at the knee-jerk statements because of the Bills past when this staff is new. So far they seem to be doing a good job, for sure.

As this is real life, who stays and who goes depends on the new guys that come in through FA and the draft. ALL teams want better OLinemen so it's not like they are on a shelf just ready to be picked up. Beane's offseason moves will have way more impact than the next OL coach hiring. I still say "just" two good additions to the line will make the rest of the guys better and make quite an impact. Losing Richie was huge (ask Shady...), and losing Woods also hurt though not as bad. Of course 3-4-5 better players would be best but again, real life. At least McD is saying straight up this the #1 area to address during this offseason.

In the NFL Top 100 players, as supposedly selected by the other players, he came in at #2 behind Brady last year. I'm not even sure he cracks the Top 10 this year. Still an awesome player but like you mention, what does it take to keep him happy????

Why I fully agree is that by adding some real talent (just like you mentioned) makes the other borderline players improve by default. So while a complete overhaul would likely be better it is not NEEDED. At least the guys that remain on for next year have real NFL game experience, know the systems and coaches, etc. It's actually quite encouraging how easily the Bills O can be improved. Allen will most likely be better (if not injured!!!!), more chemistry with the other players, no off-season time wasted with the 3rd stringers, Daboll knows him, etc.