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Gave Davis has said he models himself after his idol, Larry Fitzgerald on the field. He very apparently models himself after Fitzgerald off the field as well. He’s a good one.

The post you were replying to was someone mulling over the idea of Dorsey going with Daboll or staying with us and you never stated otherwise in your post. May have just mashed it all together in my head lol

Yes. People are being groomed for certain roles... maybe not outwardly for every person (some know they're being groomed to take over position X while others don't)... but the things that they're exposed to are preparing them for future duties. The higher ups are aware and keep tabs/place people in certain circles for specific reasons.

It's often agreed upon behind the scenes who you're allowed to take and who you aren't allowed to take. It's a fairly big deal so they sort it out ahead of time. I'm not sure this makes sense in the context of Dorsey? Dorsey is set up to be the next OC here with Josh... where both are very comfortable with each other... why would Dorsey follow Daboll? When Daboll leaves and Dorsey moves up don't you think coaches have already discussed where they stand with Dorsey and the organization as a whole? A succession plan is already in place. The only guys leaving are the guys they're ok with leaving.

This is more Brandon Beane’s philosophy on the salary cap then it is the Pegulas not having money. Maybe you’re right and it’s because they’re cash poor… but I doubt it.

I think Wentz’s collapse is overblown and a product of a poor environment. Reich has show himself to be a steadying hand. Wentz is far more dynamic than Rivers is and in my opinion that was the element they were lacking against us last year. I don’t think the gap between Wentz, Mayfield and Jackson is all that big.

The Colts are the 3rd best team in the conference and get zero love. I guess because Wentz is a question mark… but they’re one of the best run organizations in sports right now.

I don’t see this happening. Wouldn’t make a whole lot of sense in my eyes… Hughes has been a consistently good player for us and likely won’t carry much value in a deal with Minnesota. Epenesa is cheap, controlled and has upside…perfect for a rotation. There’s also Josh’s contract to think about. Don’t get me wrong… I love the idea of Hunter… but this isn’t a move I see us making.

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Josh Allen’s shorts. He looks good in them. I want to buy the pornographic email that Doug Whaley sent to the entire Steelers organization as a NFT. Kind of Bills related?

This is news to me… lots of folks on here keeps telling me the sky is falling and our window is closing.

I’m going to double dip a bit here.. McDermott specifically had dinner with Bruce and Jim among others when he was first hired… Proving how detail-oriented he is, McDermott even asked if he could take notes on his phone during the meeting. Tasker said the purpose of the meeting was to help him understand “why our team was different, and still is.” Weird… https://www.google.com/amp/s/buffalowdown.com/2017/04/06/buffalo-bills-sean-mcdermott-legends/amp/

This train of thought is exactly why my generation sucks. Think we know it all and laugh off the experience of those who came before us - it is idiotic. You don't have to see eye to eye with everything they said, did or suggest to do now... but there's always some knowledge to be gained from someone. Even if 99.9% of what they say is eyewash... you can use the other 0.1%. Great quote one of my coworkers (who is much older than me) shared with me a few weeks back "There are no friends or enemies, only teachers." You're hurting yourself if you're not trying to learn from someone else at all times.

Funny because they’re basically the same team too

Do you mean that Diggs and Beasley compliment each other well or that they’re good complimentary pieces to another WR in an offense? Because if you’re telling me the WR who lead the NFL in catches and yards in the #2 ranked offense in the game is just a “complimentary piece” I’m going to have some questions….

Ertz, Nelson AND Short…

I was at this game. Defense kept us in it… the goal line stand where we stuffed them on goal and 1 like 8 times was amazing to watch. Josh struggled but made a few plays here and there. Definitely left a lot on the field. Everyone around me was going nuts on the touch pass fumble… I knew it was coming back right away. Tough loss… being in Pittsburgh a few weeks later when we clinched made it ok for me though.

Looks exactly like our new protocol that got released today. Leagues must be copying and pasting from each other.

He played in three less games in 2020 than he did in 2019 so his total yard and total TDs not changing is irrelevant... would love to see the catch% improve (would also love to see the # of targets that were actually catchable) His production per game was actually higher in an offense with more mouths to feed... In terms of growth... I felt like he became a point of emphasis in the red zone after returning from COVID. He caught 5 TDs in 9 games down the stretch... they found a little bit of a different way to use him and he was pretty effective in that role. I'm not saying he was a world beater... but I don't expect him to be a world beater at this point. He's still unbelievably raw. There are definite signs of growth. Josh's safe outlet is Cole Beasley. I don't really care what position his "safe outlet" is as a young QB... as long as he has one. Cole is that guy. The TE position being a problem for the Bills for 2 decades is irrelevant. It has no bearing on Knox or this regime... they're attempting to develop a guy in the mold of the most disruptive guys at the position in the game today as a solution to our TE problem... people just are growing impatient because they want Kelce or Kittle overnight. Not sure I understand this... so because a raw player at a position that takes a very long time as compared to other positions in the NFL to develop hasn't developed quickly in 2 years he doesn't have a high ceiling?

Yes, you're right. The rules do inhibit the ability to wait... but the better teams have a process in which they follow. Just because the rules put a little more pressure on teams doesn't mean you have to panic when every player doesn't follow the expedited timeline that the rules force upon you. The fans seem to be panicking whereas the front office seems to be perfectly fine with Dawson Knox as our main TE option and they've supplemented him with some talent to compete with as they do at every position. I wasn't referring to you... I speak in blanket statements.

I was referring to last year - not his entire career. Didn't specify so that's my bad. I thought he showed some growth last year after coming off the COVID list... prior to that I felt like he struggled. I'm just using the eye test and going off of memory. I would have to go back and watch his tape... unfortunately I don't have time to do that because I'm doing something similar for work. I guess I am in a different camp than everyone else with Knox. I don't have high expectations for him right now - I think he has a high ceiling but a TE who is very clearly still working out the kinks at a notoriously slow position to develop is not a guy I'm throwing a tantrum over because he's not our #1 or #2 target in this offense. Maybe I'm more patient because in baseball we're taking 16 year old kids and spending 4-6 years refining their skillset (not including the 4-5 years after that where they continue to improve significantly once reaching the highest level) and I'm used to it taking quite a bit of time for everything to come together. He's a highly athletic developmental piece that I am treating accordingly. Sometimes I don't think expectations match reality... when you have a guy who is raw he's going to be raw regardless of what round he was drafted in. It's going to require a solid development plan along with the necessary reps and experience for the pieces to come together. It's honestly something this board and the Bills fanbase should be familiar with because of Josh. Good organizations are capable of developing people and in the case of sports, players.

I LOVE the guys throwing Knox’s numbers out (only played 12 games BTW) there as a way to say he’s bad. It’s funny that people are upset that the 4th or 5th option in our offense put up 4th or 5th option numbers… there are only so many targets to go around folks. Now if you’re asking for him to be more involved in the offense… that’s fine… it just comes at the expense of Diggs, Beasley, Davis and Sanders.

Ironically I read that during drill work today they were pumping in crowd noise. Obviously not the same but it seems like something they’re aware of and going to work through.

What does this even mean...? The man himself is vaccinated, but the qualities in people that he values tell you that they're the type that are hesitant to get vaccinated?

I didn’t hear anything about Sanders. Cole Beasley is there because he made the point about Cole being able to get treatment in the facility… it was after someone asked about the Diggs/Beasley injuries in the playoffs.