Da webster guy

wow. then i must be an idiot because he pointed out some interesting things i had never known before, like how a cover 2 can be disguised using the strongside LB and a DE dropping while the safeties come up and switch to man coverage. never knew the LB and free safety communicated that much pre snap and can actually change the defensive call all the way up to the hike. also i really enjoy how he breaks down options the qb has not only with hot reads, blitz pickups etc, but also clock management stuff at the end of the periods. he's my kind of broadcast guy.

Or you can embrace the cool format and have fun watching college bowl games with your family and friends. Set up a big bracket, get some good food and drinks, and enjoy the games. Its what we call enjoying WHAT IS in my house, you should try it. It's a lot more fun than mocking it and saying it's stupid (also a free life lesson for you)

Interesting post from the Frankish Reich. I would have guessed far less than 50% would be hits but it does seem about even. This makes me feel a little better, on the other hand it looks as if the qb talent everyone was raving about before the season started has cooled off and boiled down to Rosen as the clear cut #1 overall. Id love to have him but if we can't oh please lord let the kid go to Cleveland and light up the league for a long time.

every team's draft lineup would look like this. it's not just the Bills. do the same thing for the patriots, they'll have even less starters from drafts.

It's 5 picks in the first 3 rounds not 6 anymore. We shipped a 3rd rounder off to Carolina for Benjamin. Wish we had a ton more. If Pegula wants to really help this team, he should be throwing big money at the scouting department, independent services--heck I don't care if it's the college equipment manager who has a sleeper pick--we need a mountain of solid intel on a wide range of positions and then we need the right draft strategy. There are no unimportant drafts for any team ever, but this certainly could ease the pain if we pull some quality talent in here locked up for at least 4 years at a reasonable salary. I agree with the OP that defense and offense are probably equally in need of personnel help. One other thing I'd mention is if Tyrod goes, McD has to seriously consider sending Dennison down the road with him. We need to do what Andy Reid did with Alex Smith--run the stupid offense your qb did in college, the one he's most comfortable with and the one that made him the best player he can be. Tyrod is 7 years in this league and he can't even change a play at the line in this system, which also offers very few long balls that is a strength of his.

Man Cordy is such a big piece of the puzzle. It sucks that he can't shake this ankle. I like Dawkins, obviously Bosa thinks he's a little better than Mills or he wouldn't have kept moving over there. We need some consistency on this line so badly. Unfortunately we are probably going to start losing productivity out of Richie and Eric Wood soon and the whole line will be a mess. We will see some serious O-line moves in the offseason, it's impossible to win without a serviceable line. Easy to say, but in reality it's very hard to put together for a GM and coaching staff. John Miller and Cordy might both be gone next year. We invested a lot in those two.

Colts game dec 10th, good place to start. Cordy Glenn healthy, Dawkins playing RT.

Meh.... He throws a nice ball. It was obvious at camp, when you see him throw in person you can tell. Also the velocity thing is the qb throwing as hard as they can, which isn't game time reality. Drew Brees style thrower. Lets hope he has the talent to get close to that level...... The key to being a good NFL guy is pocket awareness and throw anticipation. Arm strength never seemed to mean much in terms of wins and losses in the NFL.

National coverage from just about anybody is meaningless, they don't know this team. Tasker is the only guy.

Dennison and Beane arent a good compliment to Tyrod. His strength was TE and short rb throws, read option and then three or four times a game he throws long to our fast guys. We dumped (or dont start) any fast WR's in exchange for taller dudes, so the long ball is gone from our offense. We won our early game from several 50 plus yard fg's, and the last two from insane turnover ratios. (Denver we won from a stupid call on Von). Now that we've stalled, and released Worthy and Dareus, there's only one shot to save the season, and thats above average qb play. I agree with the move but would still have Tyrod in for some read option or wildcat stuff.

We should be much better against the run, even without Marcel in there. Kyle, Shaq, Washington, Worthy, these guys can play solid run defense normally. Without Hughes we have zero pass rush--heck even with him we haven't been doing much to harass other qb's. The Saints Oline looked like Hall of Famers out there. Even with a great offense we still lose that game. Here's my blame placing awards: 20% no Dareus. He may be a slug off the field but he doesn't get pushed around like that. 30% offensive time of possession killed us. 20% no Hughes, our best player in the front 7, out with shin injury. 30% Saints Oline. Really an outstanding job by their big boys. They can beat anyone if they play like that. I was less impressed with Kamara and more impressed with the holes they were making for he and Ingram.

Way too early to construct draft scenarios, there are just a million things that will happen before then and now. Here are some certainties though: 1. We need to get some more data on Peterman as a starter. Colts game as home favorites is probably the best place to start. If the kids prepares all week with the 1's and shows promise then we likely aren't trading up for anyone, maybe we trade down. 2. We appear to have major needs in the trenches on both sides of the ball. I expect this will only get worse as guys like Kyle and Lorax decline or retire. Washington and Lawson are two good young run stoppers and they got tossed around yesterday. Maybe the Saints O-line is that good, but maybe our guys are just below average. Either way, you can hear McD's emphasis on winning in the trenches and see him influencing Beane to draft some big bodies. 3. Dennison may have been the wrong choice for us. The new trend is to run the same offense your qb did in college, not force some "pro style" on them. Look what KC did for Alex Smith this year, or Philly did with Wentz: design your offense around what your qb did in college to get them Heisman consideration. With this in mind, the draft might play out very differently with a new OC, the type of players we want etc.

They won't switch qb's on the road against Chargers or KC but I see Peterman at the helm for the Colts game at home. Can't go into the offseason without seeing the kid prepare to start all week and then getting a shot on Sunday. If he looks legit it would drastically change our draft strategy-- for the better.