Da webster guy

McShay is good at marketing himself but the dude is definitely not a Cosell or Kiper in terms of understanding individual team needs and systems. I've found the guy to be pretty useless.

Star is average at best since 2014. He has played a lot of snaps in this league (mileage) AND he hasn't played a live snap in a very long time so yes you can have both things working against you. (rust, age, ability to maintain skills, fitness etc) You say we missed HIM last year, I say we missed a legit 1 tech, not necessarily him and his $50M deal. I trust McD and Leslie, hope Star comes back and has a tremendous season for us, but I agree with the poster who said he was never more than an average dude for us so lets not get carried away with the notion that he's going to significantly elevate this defense. Sincerely hope I'm wrong.

A lot of smart football minds in Buffalo felt Sanders was worth over $2M more per year than John Brown, who has three 1000 yard receiving seasons and had a ton of chemistry with Josh and the team in general. It seems crazy to me because Smoke was so sure-handed and always seemed open, even doubled as our #1 WR two years ago, but I trust the talent e v a l guys we have so I'm on board with Sanders.

I would imagine he is working hard on punt and kick returns to compete for the void Andre Roberts left. Ive watched his highlights recently, his burst and change of direction is impressive. Seems sure handed. Fearless dude.

Yeah I agree. Since when has this cat been above average EVER? Much less taking a full year off, has a lot of miles on him, hasn't played a live snap in well over a year. If he's been training like a freak and focused, maybe he meets expectations but I feel like we've generally been overestimating the guy since he's been gone. I make that mistake with my ex girlfriends, and then when I see em again I'm like "uhhhhh, yeah so I mustve been remembering only the good stuff...."

JB signed for $3.75M w Raiders, does his agent suck or did we not want him at all? Hard to believe Daboll and Josh would support paying an older receiver $2.25M more than Smoke, plus don't we have dead money in there too? Im baffled by this move. Two years of chemistry w Josh, a multiple 1000 yd NFL proven receiver and we let him walk because we dont think he's worth $3.75M? This has to be injury concern. There's no other explanation.

He had better be way cheaper. If Smoke ends up signing somewhere for anywhere near the same as Sanders then it's likely going to be looked at as another Robert Woods type mistake down the road. Unless it was the trainers and docs that felt JB wasn't worth betting on healthwise for some reason, then I get it.

Singletary was awesome his rookie year. Look at his ypc its elite. His drop vs KC was a killer but he wasnt the reason we lost. And even with Moss out he only got six carries, which was Daboll outthinking himself. Go watch Moss highlights from this year, he was a rook with no real camp and zero preseason but he looks great all things considered. Both our runners are good. Beane isnt spending capital on a 3rd one with a nice prospect like Williams pushing for the 3rd spot. Aaaaaand just for fun go watch Christian Wade rugby highlights because they're awesome.

perfect title imagine smug Bill and Henry Anderson trying to justify some cheapshot play in a press conference. The two sleaziest guys left in the NFL now on the same team. a team with no qb so in other words a team that sucks.

Two years ago Singletary had elite ypc 5plus yards on over 200 touches. He was tied with Derrick Henry. We have the skill to run the ball, we just didn't prioritize it last year. Vs the Chiefs Daboll only fed Singletary 6 times all game (Moss was out). It's part of the reason why we had so much trouble with the pass rush that day, Clark and the rest of the D line feasted knowing we were slinging the ball virtually every play.

Yeah there were a few weeks there back when Klein looked awful and we didn't have much going on defense that Jefferson was winning almost every snap. He seemed like a steal at the time. No doubt he will catch on with another team he put down some pretty good film this season. Losing John Brown will probably be OK but if Diggs gets hurts we will really miss JB.

Teller is payback for us Fleecing Indy all those years ago in the Kelvin Sheppard Jerry Hughes deal. We burn a low pick on the guy who would still be under his rookie deal and happens to be grading out as an elite guard.

His pocket presence and body adjustments are unteachable and he seemed to get better each year. Thats what stands out to me on the rewatch, you can see him frustrating the crap out of the pass rushers. Some qb's like Mayfield have basically the same move every time, drop back check your first read, if it's not there roll out to your right and buy time for your targets to free up. Throw on the run near the sideline. Repeat. Josh is flat out unpredictable, he goes anywhere the pressure dictates and has an insane ability to sense pressure. If he had a mediocre arm he'd still be a good qb simply based on that ability alone.

Coaches out-thinking themselves is the most frustrating thing in sports. I felt bad for our offensive linemen vs KC, getting asked to pass block for an entire game. The offense is supposed to make it difficult to disguise run or pass whenever possible. McKenzie was a huge asset in that regard. He DID score a much needed TD in the 4th quarter there, but it was too little, too late. Coach Daboll is an excellent OC, I'd love to hear his take on why McKenzie only touched the ball three times all game.

Yup. Bring back Jauron, Donahoe and Peterman. Agree. Dude is great. Would fit in nicely here, much more productive than Watt anyway. Word is Bengals are gonna tag him tho.....

This may not be true but one thing that is true with Watt, the cameras follow him everywhere, he's a media hog whether he likes it or not. Remember the Houston playoff game, the network made the entire game about JJ as if the guy was still an elite player. It was kind of nauseating, my only strike against Romo as an announcer, he and Nance were droning on and on nonstop about the guy. Personally, I can't stand that kind of hype for any player, making them seem bigger than the team, or the game. If its a slow regular season game OK I guess, but that was an exciting overtime playoff game with a lot on the line for both teams and all we got to see and hear was JJ on the sidelines, JJ's reaction to every play, JJ's limited snaps blah blah. Ask any Browns fan about OBJ, they can't stand it either. I was hoping we were going to land him but dreading reading about him and his injuries every day for the next two years. Would rather have Bud Dupree or Von who can still dominate a game.

He was better than TJ Watt in the games I saw him. Reminded me of the good version of Clowney, pretty much unblockable. Knock on him was consistency but he was a huge reason Pitt went 11 straight and then tanked when he and Bush were out. We have a 2 year window before Josh money kicks in, lets make a hard run now, if we are willing to pay old slow oft injured TJ Watt big money lets offer Dupree at least the same.

Nice info GB. Hard to say what positions are prioritized until free agency moves are completed, but I get the sense that Milano may be a goner in which case we are one Tremaine Edmunds injury away from officially sucking on defense, regardless of what happens with the Dline. Beaner is famous for saying drafting for need will set you back, but he's not picking a LT, QB, WR, RB or safety in the early rounds. We have a 2 year window until Josh hits our cap for $35+ million per year which is going to drastically reduce our ability to sign top free agents or retain our key guys, we need rooks that can come in and contribute right away so they need to be smart AND instinctive players.

Knox is the GM's nightmare because you traded UP to get him, he's a great guy and hard worker, but the ONE thing he has never shown is consistent hands and that might cost you a championship someday. Such a great athlete, has made some amazing grabs, but for us to sit here and say "Oh he just needs to keep practicing catching the football" is naive. The dude owns a jugs machine and has caught 10,000 passes in practice. Gotta consider his hand eye genetics might not be adequate for a reliable NFL pass catcher.

I'm starting to wonder about the rotational approach McD seems to love. I'd rather have 4 studs that play most of the time than 8 average guys. Its hard to blame Beaner for the Dline he put together considering Jefferson, Butler and Addison all had stretches where they were playing very well. If I had to keep one of the three I'd take Jefferson simply because my foggy memory seems to recall him balling out more than the others. I like the OP's general idea, maybe not as extreme like cutting Jerry who is starting to become like the Tom Brady of edge guys, but the concept of cutting Murphy, Butler and Addison to add one monster like KC did with Clark is appealing. Also we need some leaps from Eppy and Big Ed next year, these dudes were our first picks the past two years come on boys you have the talent lets keep getting better we need ya ! KC has one more year until Mahomes 50M blows their team up. We have two more before Josh's cap hit will take a toll, lets go Bills!

Dude almost won the MVP. They should have voted he and Devin as Co/MVP's for wrecking that game. Score 10 points at home, beat KC and win the Lombardi, boy that was tough order for Brady. The nice thing is we have a very good GM or I could see another 1st round RB pick happening.

Wow I had no idea he was undrafted. Dude is a beast. Bengals must be kicking themselves.

If only we drafted Wyatt Teller, a top NFL guard now, when he was sitting there in the 5th round.... Oh wait....We did. Highest-Graded Players of 2020: 1. Aaron Rodgers - 94.9 2. Wyatt Teller - 93.8 3. Patrick Mahomes - 93.0 3. Travis Kelce - 93.0 Hey whatever, maybe he was hurt too much and didn't have his technique down. Either way we let an elite player go for almost nothing, that sucks. Indy still saying that about Jerry Hughes 10 years later. The one thing Beane has shown us is that he will make aggressive trades and personnel moves, and that the roster has improved each year. No need to doubt the guy now. Beane: “This is not going to be a a free agency where we can be as aggressive. We’ve been aggressive with that because we built up the resources,” he said. “I would not anticipate any blockbuster moves of the Stef Diggs type or some of the moves we made the year before in free agency. It’s really gonna be plugging some holes depending on who we lose. And then the onus is on us to have a strong draft.” Also remember we don't have a 4th round pick this year because of Diggs trade, so hopefully we draft well and retain the guys we like. Another massive advantage we have to look forward to is the return of our head coach, OC and DC AGAIN next year. Josh still cap friendly for the next two seasons even if he signs this offseason.

I get the feeling the bucs are a 500 team next year. Evans, AB, Gronk all old timers. Either way their front 4 is badass and they stopped Mahomes n Rogers

He's awesome. Tampa played the 2018 draft well, trading back with us to 12 from 7, picked up a pair of 2nd round picks and still got Vita Vea who was a monster in there for these playoffs.