HamptonBillsfan

Why aren’t we in on these three guys? Why aren’t we in on Shaheed already? Beane tries to hit home runs and win every transaction but sometimes your needs and the other suitors prevent this and necessity demands you give up assets.

I’m starting to be concerned about our GM’s ability to make trades to fortify positions that are weaknesses. I’m so tired of hearing how salary cap constraints are preventing Beane making moves. How does Howie Roseman bring in 3 quality starters with all the ProBowlers on their roster. This guy doesn’t not project urgency in the way he runs the Bills. Hopefully the win against KC doesn’t put back in his shell and we get stiffed.

How can a team with seemingly no #1 or #2 receivers look so efficient and dominant against a great defense and DC? The answer is a really strong run game O-line and a play caller and QB that finds matchups that can be exploited. Our TEs who are really good in the pass game and getting downfield just found holes in a confused and a step slow KC secondary. Josh was so efficient and safe with his throws that every time we needed a score he found a way to shred their Spagnola designed defense. None of his blitzes got close, and Cook slashed his way to KC having to load the box opening up opportunities downfield for Josh. On defense, Hoecht made an impact before his devastating injury. He’ll be missed. Our secondary had their best game and made Mahomes look ordinary. I may have been wrong about Bishop. He looked physically tough and broke up some crucial 3rd down passes.

Beane reminds me of Andrew Friedman this year. Friedman, reluctant to dip into some top tier minor league talent or major league prospects, made essentially no additions at the deadline to improve the team thinking with largest payroll in baseball if healthy, will be good enough to win it all . So with no quality relievers he’s being exposed in the WS.Beane, convinced that with an improved O-line supporting Josh and Cook providing another dimension with the run game, hasn’t addressed the receiver room since Diggs left and now with receivers on 7 teams wishlist he has to overpay because the Biils pick late in rounds. He could have acquired someone in the offseason but was guilty of overvaluing Coleman, Moore and Samuel as a viable part of the receiver room. Palmer is at best a 3 and is arguably a slot receiver. I’m praying Beane brings in a quality receiver and a reliable secondary piece or we will be playing undermanned as a wildcard team, frustrated with an early exit from the playoffs.

The vibe is much better after dismantling Carolina with our run game. If we can have a balanced attack and keep Mahomes from running wild, I think Josh will find a way at home with the 12th man. I like our additions with Hoecht and Okunjobi with a revitalized Rousseau and AJE. The LBs Thompson and Williams looked better than Bernard and Milano( who never plays). Throw in Hancock and a more active Taron Johnson and the secondary looks equipped to deal with the Chiefs receivers. I think the game comes down to TOs and Josh having his best games since the Baltimore miracle.

Stick to Arsenal soccer. Why would you ever question Josh’s window at 28 or 29?The team will be in the playoffs every season he’s QB. Whether we can win a SB will depend on the roster (particularly on defense) and the O-line. We should have won the NE game but all teams stub their toe. Atlanta was on Sean for not having the team prepared and Brady having the worst play calling game since he took over. Is this you throwing in the towel after 6 games? Let’s take a breath.

It’s obvious that Josh is a bit scattershot with his throws, especially as he’s avoiding rushers. The good news is that we are transitioning to a Cook led offense which takes advantage of our O-lines strength. With our receiving corps the coaches believe exposing Josh to free rushers as he goes through progressions and tries to fit throws in tight windows won’t work against top defenses. Instead, Cook is able to put us in favorable down and distance opening up quick release, safe throws to Kincaid, Shakir and Coleman where they can get plenty of YAC. It seems like Cook is capable of taking any carry the distance and that possibility has to open up plenty of opportunities for single covered receivers. I see Josh having plenty of good games but this is our best strategy for now. The most impressive part of our game today was the energy on defense with our new lineman and the emergence of very active LBs( Shaq and Dorian) This team will be getting tougher every week.

Gives me the impression, since draft classes and FAs are not translating to any impact players and poor depth due to reliance on brittle players ( Hairston, Milano, Strong, Bernard etc) our personnel department needs to be better or replaced. Why does Beane and Sean get a pass for 3 years of bad drafting and no FA improvement in the secondary or LB position. It’s a bottom line industry, our defense doesn’t pass the eye test. Schemes are bad and personnel needs improvement.

How about looking at the overall defensive approach starting with Sean’s personnel decisions, having Tre as your starting corner with every other new secondary addition either out for the season or coming back around week 10. Then there’s the coaching where primary targets(Diggs,London) are wide open time after time and on one on one tackling opportunities Bishop can’t make a play. This is an indictment of our system and Taron is not being put in a position to succeed. Let’s hope Beane can be proactive enough to bring in a difference maker in time to salvage home field in the playoffs.

I don’t blame Josh for being a multimedia phenomenon but as a Bills fan a few more performances like the Atlanta game and I will start to question his focus. Now anyone, even the great ones, have bad games with TOs and bad decisions, but watching his body language during that game was concerning.It might be a reaction to the surrounding cast’s inability to make plays or Brady’s futility, but Josh needs to rally the troops when things go south. Two losses to inferior teams is an indictment on Sean and the coaches but we’re used to Josh overcoming anything. Our roster needs to be clicking, because they are ordinary without maximum effort. There are only 5or 6 big time talents on the whole team(Josh, Cook, Oliver, Shakir, Kincaid, Johnson) with an above average O-line. In today’s NFL there are enough teams that can beat any team if the effort, coaching and leadership is not working together.

Forget about Ohio State, tell Beane to watch KC/ Vegas. It’s obvious that KC with Rice, Worthy,Brown and Kelce have much better offensive weapons than us. After watching Coleman be neutralized in 2 or 3 straight games, ask yourself who besides Shakir are we throwing to. Moore has been invisible, Palmer is ok but Brady has not used him, Samuels never plays and Shaver shouldn’t be on the roster. Kincaid is good but this is the perfect formula to get Josh trying to do too much and getting TOs as a result. If we don’t add to the roster count on frustration for another year.

Sadly, Beane’s resume is one of spotty drafts and misses on FAs, saved by a masterful maneuver getting Josh, Diggs and drafting and resigning Cook. It just shows how important the QB position is in having success in the NFL. Getting to a SB is a different animal. The supporting cast, especially at the skill positions and on defense determine your ultimate championship fate. At some point, a GM has to create a sustainable roster or ownership has the responsibility to the fanbase,,who are starved for a championship, to make changes.

That would mean they would sacrifice the season ahead of the new stadium. Replacing Beane is starting to be a popular ask by fans, but will making the playoffs and losing in the divisional round be enough to justify his ouster?

I wonder how long it will take Beane to make a move to improve our defense or receiver corps. If he stands pat you would think he has Terry under the heavy anesthesia. With the new stadium coming Beane may feel he’s safe to stand pat figuring Josh will find a way to the playoffs.

That’s the problem with a Defensive coach as a Head Coach, he has little input in offensive game planning and play calling. Brady is showing his inability to maximize Josh’s ability and exploit defenses. It seems in the new NFL, defensive minded coaches are at a disadvantage against the Reid’s, McVays, Shanahans, O’Connells, Payton’s etc. That doesn’t mean great OCs can’t overcome their Head Coaches, but when injuries and roster deficiencies present themselves, you get games like Monday night.

Reflect on this, Beane has watched the same games as we have and he sees the same ineptitude. Now if he stands pat and doesn’t make any meaningful changes (replacing Babich, acquiring secondary help,acquiring a receiver that gets separation, cutting or trading oft injured or unproductive players opening up roster spots) we know he’s not the guy to win with. His drafts are terrible, he’s constantly in cap hell with no real impact player other than Josh and Cook, and he’s hitched his wagon to a defensive minded coach that is presiding over a stale offense that is not capitalizing on Josh’s strengths. We have beaten only teams with losing records and against an inferior Atlanta team, we were worked. We need a GM that’s proactive or we’re not getting over the hump.

I agree overreaction is the constant on message boards. The problem is we have a profound talent shortage on the roster and if you want to delude yourself into thinking Josh can overcome that and pull wins out of his rear end against playoff quality teams consistently, you’d fall into the category of a homer with his head in the sand.Our players are out of position defending good receivers( Diggs,London), pushed around by O-lines in the run game and then missing tackles and on offense receivers unable to separate. Josh is starting to get hit hard looking for 3rd and 4th options against extra rushers looking to take his head off. Factor in draft choices and veterans who should not be here always hurt and unavailable and you’re left with Sean saying wholesale changes are necessary. Doesn’t give optimists much confidence.

The most concerning part of the ugly performance against Atlanta is that Josh looked flustered and beaten. Why can’t Brady design plays where Cook is isolated on LBs or safeties.? After coming out and driving with Cook running at will in the 3rd quarter, why give up on the run game? Throwing to a well covered Coleman on 3rd down is silly. This guy gets no separation. Josh ran into a prepared D-line with spies throughout the night. What happened to Knox after the first drive? He’s justThis was Brady unable to adjust to a defense that took Shakir away. He’s got to look in the mirror and reevaluate his play calling with his limited assets because that performance is going to get Josh injured and kill our season.

It’s a bottom line business, either the O-line coaching or the drafting department is lacking.Becton in 2020, 1st rd flop, VeraTucker is good but never plays and Tippman and Fashunu can’t pass block or run block in the NFL. The Jets don’t do anything well.

Just want say how much of an incredible mess the Jets are. Not only did they pin their hopes on Justin Fields( a QB in name only) but they refuse to provide him with an NFL O-line. I’m not sold on the Lions DC as a head coach. His decision making is amateurish and his choice for OC is an indication of how clueless he is. Living in Jetsland you see how much pain this team has inflicted on fans. It’s October 11 and the football season is over. I guess as a Bills fan we should thank the football gods for everything we take for granted.

Basically we’re on the same page. They’ve been really close and all those untimely things happened against KC last year and in the 13 second game that could given us a SB. I think they could break through this season but unfortunately we’re probably going to have to win shootouts and that brings the refs and Sean’s game day decisions into play. You make a good point with the PED boys and improved play out of our established quality guys along with a healthy Oliver taking pressure off of the weak links in the secondary with more pressure and sacks .A trade at the deadline is also a possibility. I don’t like sounding too negative because I know what we’re capable of.

Listen New Era, I like your posts and agree with most of your comments, but don’t fall into the same one dimensional mindset that plagues boards like this. Don’t be satisfied with getting to the AFC Championship.We have a generational talent at QB after 21/2 decades of mismanaged personnel decisions. Finally we’ve assembled an offensive group that is good enough to win our first championship. Sadly our management, with their constant complaints and excuses about cap limitations cannot complement the offense, instead assembling a defense that has inadequate depth and have kept players that should have been moved ( Milano, Jones, Epenesa,and Rousseau)making room for productive youth. Correct me if I’m wrong but those games against KC and Cinn were indicative of teams that couldn’t stop good offenses in big spots. We have not had D-lines that were able to rush the QB or a secondary that could cover. We can’t be happy to eschew acquiring a vertical threat at receiver in order to make 6 picks for corners and D-linemen with only 1 player getting on the field. This is 3 years that we have had zero defensive drafted players making any impact on the team. Josh and Cook with a solid O-line and decent possession receivers are good enough to win a lot of games but our defense as constructed will break our heart again. How many games like the last 3( Miami, NO, NE) against inferior teams can we watch our defense get pushed around.

I can’t comment about an ongoing investigation. Thankfully we have devoted fans to support the suspect. You should invite over to meet your family.

Thank you, your passive aggressive sarcasm could have been expressed more effectively with a vomit emoji. Appreciate the clarification.

That’s right, there also was a burglary investigation on him.