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Nelius

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  1. Got to add that I think this post may overrate Hines RB2 ability as well, especially supporting a young back like Cook.

     

    Hines has a career 3.9 ypc and a whopping 8 TD as a running back in his 5-year career. That's pretty lame. What's not lame is his speed, and KR and pass catching ability. He's what they've wanted McKenzie to be. You don't need Hines and McKenzie. Get rid of McDummy, sorry. He's too many years deep to make the mistakes he does and offers nothing other than being a Hines back-up, but you can easily figure that out in the draft or FA. Quick dumb guys are everywhere.

     

    Hines is now your gadget player rather than a full on RB. Keep Motor, and completely ignore RB in the draft. Spend at least 2-3 picks, ideally early, on WR and TE.

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  2. 2 hours ago, Dr.Sack said:

    KC will soon realize Kelce at 34 is not the same player he was in 2018.

    He's currently playing arguably his best season ever and has been utilized more as a dagger in that offense with Hill gone. I agree with much of the rest of what you have listed but I wouldn't be surprised if Kelce has 3-4 more dominating years left at the rate he's going. He has the inside track to being the best TE ever right now. Amazon Prime cringe lord Tony G put up 800 and 7 TD at 37. Kelce might bank 1000-10 at 38 with Mahomes.

     

    And we made Hayden Hurst look like Kelce in both the playoff game and even in the shortened game. Hurst is not that good. He's not even Knox statistically. He occasionally runs routes and puts up 400 yards a season and we made him look like Travis Kelce, which to me means we've done absolutely nothing to address Kelce. Could you imagine if the Bills pulled it off last week and had to deal with playoff Kelce this week? Who's going to do that right now? Tre White might throw his body at him for a couple of PIs but nobody on this injury riddled defense is covering Kelce.

     

    For the sake of the thread I'm optimistic that we somehow find a way to neutralize AFC tight ends - Kelce, Gesicki, effing Hurst apparently.

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  3. It's the worst part about our situation in my opinion, considering the amount invested. Sometimes you forget that Epenesa and Basham were 2nd round picks. Whether it's their talent or the coaching, they still feel like project players trying to find their way.

     

    I still have hope for Groot, and have been huge fans of Oliver and Epenesa the few times they've done things, but it's a mess. Four early round draft picks and not a single one is doing anything. We're happy when they make any kind of impact and put up an average stat line. I don't know how you keep Oliver and Epenesa at this point. Epenesa's got journey man written all over him and will probably play for the Houston Texans at least once, it sucks to say.

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  4. I don't like that I don't really know how to answer this question. The homerism can't push me over the edge. I'm doubtful.

     

    I don't like that we either can't pick or develop players and yet we know that McD is involved in everything. He's a defensive minded coach (the only "defensive minded" coach in the playoffs this past weekend btw), and yet all of our d-line picks going back to Oliver are seemingly babies that are still being coached along to find their place. None on them are taking control. It's really kind of insane. We've got four early round draft picks on that line and not a single one of them is even playing consistently, let alone tearing it up as they should be. Are we supposed to wait until Year 6 in McD's galaxy for these defensive players that he clearly had an opinion on to turn things on, or is he just limited in terms of picking the right player and/or properly utilizing them? It's extremely frustrating and I don't think any of us can wait for another couple of years for some of these guys to figure it out.

     

    From Oliver to James Cook, we haven't had a good young player pop since Allen. It's been years now. Maybe Dawson Knox gets a limp thumbs up but he didn't even make the jump that a lot of us thought he would this year, and he was a straight gamble pick anyway. One of McDermott or Beane, likely both, share the responsibility for whiffing on either scouting or development.

  5. 2 hours ago, Just Jack said:

    That whole hand/heart thing?  It's not that new.  I've seen it over 20 years ago, at raves. 

    Yeah but Eli Apple is only 27 and his insane helicopter mommy doesn't let him out of her sight anyway. No way he knew that. Was clearly mocking the usage by Damar/Buffalo.

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  6. 4 hours ago, DuckyBoys said:

    that is the reality of it  We got sucked into the media telling us we had a good roster  Now they have reminded us we have a steaming dumpster pile #17 gets to haul around till his body breaks down

     

    10 months ago we had a great roster when Von and Hyde were healthy, Saffold wasn't a complete bum and was coming off a great season as a run blocker, Jamison Crowder's foot didn't fall off, everybody and their mother thought Knox and Gabe would take a leap, etc.

     

    This team clearly has a serious issue with player development, but on paper it was a fantastic roster heading into the season.

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  7. I don't understand why you've got to get rid of Motor for Foreman? This board makes it seem like Motor is the most boring player in history but he's averaged 4.7 ypc his career which is really solid, plus he doesn't make dumb mistakes, Josh loves him, etc. It's not flashy but I think keeping Motor and Cook if Motor is inexpensive won't open yet another gaping hole that needs to be filled.

     

    Now if they wanted to try something to lure top RB talent then that's a different conversation entirely, I just don't think Foreman or somebody similarly average is a better option than Motor at this point.

     

    I kind of like the Meyer for WR depth play. He played really well toward the end of this season.

  8. We've shown a pretty terrible lack of ability to develop players. Just look at our d-line. But, putting that aside, I'm excited about Cook, Shakir, and Groot in a void. Chances aren't very good unfortunately that they'll take a leap, but they could. We need somebody to make a tremendous leap next year. Baby stepping into a role player isn't going to cut it.

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  9. Given just the two for the sake of the thread - OBJ. We may never really see Michael Thomas ever again. He may end up being up there with Peyton Hillis and Barry Foster in terms of players that had great years and then completely disappeared.

     

    But have to agree that neither is the better option.

  10. Just now, BuffaloBills1998 said:

    Correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t she cheat on him with Antonio Brown?

    I honestly have no idea and barely even know who she is. Some internet model from a decade ago? I just feel like she's regularly made comments about wanting him out of Buffalo.

  11. 1 hour ago, Billsfanatic8989 said:

    Burrow has an embarrassment of riches on offense. I love Diggs. But Chase is definitely better. Mixon can be a factor. They get the ball out quick. 

     

    Burrow played better lately. But the 2 and 3 spots are always juggling. Mahomes is the clear # 1.

     

     

     

     
    It’s not so much about Diggs vs Chase as it is Higgins and Boyd vs Gabe and Mcdummy(?).

     

    We haven’t armed Allen like we should. Biggest issue this season was that we all thought Gabe and Knox would take a step forward, and they simply didn’t. It’s Diggs and a bunch of projects. Even KC went out and scooped Juju and Toney, both B grade WRs. We just do nothing.

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  12. Just now, KDIGGZ said:

    Yes he grabbed his clothes and tried to leave before the rest of the team and coaches even got to the locker room. Duke Johnson had to basically drag him back in and then he left a few min later anyhow. That's pretty bad for a captain 

    I don’t really understand the logic. He’s so competitive and focused that he’s got to bail on his team? It’s weird.

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  13. Just now, Warcodered said:

    Diggs like Allen needs some ***** help out there, needs to be someone else for Josh to consistently go to when they scheme Diggs a way to kill teams. Knox is pretty good but our O-line is so bad Josh needs him to help them out in order to live.

    I completely agree that they need help and that Diggs has a right to be angry. I think he’s got a shot at the HOF and am a huge fan. I just really haven’t liked some of his attitude and body language lately and I really don’t like this story about him leaving the stadium. Maybe he’s just annoying and nobody takes it that seriously, I can deal with that. 

  14. The amount of holes to fix is pretty daunting. You can’t blow it up rebuild style with a player like Josh but this is not team that’s a piece away. You need to always prioritize skill players with a QB like Josh, but also need linemen on both sides, safeties, linebacker depth at least. Gross. Maybe you try to keep Motor on the cheap just to have one less gaping hole. 

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