WideNine

Cincinnati because they have zero fear of our team. Why would they? We haven't beaten them. That is a monkey I would like to see this team get off their back - boils down to defense too. The last few meetings they ate up our defense that basically gave up everything underneath and waiting for their timing offense and receivers with good hands to make a mistake - ended up looking like a knife going through butter. They just ate up yards, TOP, and scored on just about every possession. Would like to see if this defense has evolved to challenge the 1st and maybe 2nd reads you have to take away with more elite QB play.

Despite the highlight reel someone pieced together for him catching passes downfield, I don't expect him to be much of a downfield threat. We have TEs for that. Opposing teams forgetting about him usually blocking and him slipping out for a quick few yards to move the chains I could see.

Also, I am pretty sure that it may not be particularly easy to find a field stretcher, with good hands and catch radius, who is unselfish - what I mean is that he can play in an offense that distributes the ball and balances pass with the run without throwing a sideline or social media tantrum, that will be a good locker room presence, that also has early round grades. There is likely more to it than some seem to be suggesting than just take a WR with talent early.

I have stated before that there was a lot of meat left on the bone as far as scheming Kincaid open and Allen connecting with him. I hope they worked in the offseason on that timing and precision route running as they just seemed to be always a tick off and Kincaid was left making too many circus catches. They get that figured out it will go a long way to adding more production - heck KC marched to a SB one season with virtually no WRs of note and it was just the Jason Kelce and Mahomes show. We forget about the coaching turnover an organization has year over year - it is the nature of the business. I think this team misses Chad Hall a bit when it comes to WR development - he was a good coach in that regards that players seemed to connect with. They also realized that the defensive line took a step back last season when Eric Washington took his gig in Chicago and OBD took steps to address the coaching talent needs around the DL in anticipation of an infusion of rookies and FA players that will need to be coached up or acclimate to our defensive playbook.

Gives this kid a year to ramp up with some depth. We have not had a physical blocking TE since Lee Smith. Not sure Daboll, or Dorsey really would have gotten too much out of that kind of role in their offenses, but Joe Brady likes creating mismatches at the LOS with personnel groupings, alignment, and motion and seems to be on the same page with Kromer.

I don't think Allen's hand/wrist injury was from getting beat up in the pocket. I think it happened when he was doing a super Josh thing earlier in the year on a scramble. Easy to reaggrevate though as I think we saw it as a nagging issue throughout the season from contact as benign as Josh breaking a fall when pushed, etc. There seemed to be an epidemic of hand/wrist injuries across the team last year. As far as the Cook situation there is no sense getting wrapped around the axle and we have some solid backups in Davis and Johnson and they both have good hands and decent speed. Worse case is that Cook plays out this season committed to showcasing his value so he can hit free agency with the best negotiating position possible.

Did Cooper really do that much? How many TDs did he reel in? Granted, I will always love his unscripted lateral back to Allen that led to a rushing score as that was pretty fun. We still scored the 2nd most points across the league and I believe Allen was one of the least sacked QBs and the INTs were way down too. Not a bad recipe for wins if you are not just looking for style points.

Also, Allen did not take a beating last year waiting for things to uncover deep. We were balanced and moved the ball pretty consistently against some tough defenses. We also have some pretty fast receivers that we really did not unleash as well as we could last year for a variety of reasons and I think the addition of Palmer will get some of the focus off of Shakir who was drawing a lot of attention down the stretch.

Just add that bar code on the back of that head...perfect.

From all accounts a beast blocking, a nasty streak and the best in this class for those tangibles. This brings something we have not had from that position for quite a while. Finesse route-running and receiving TEs we already have a-plenty. This fills a positional need that may allow for some more flexibility out of similar personnel grouping, or think of those short yardage and goal line packages where the Bills bring in Alec Anderson as that 6th lineman where you add this guy too. He should be fun to watch and be a great asset to outside or split zone runs and special teams too. I am pretty excited about what these new guys and FAs may add to our Bills who were already pretty good last year...with the exception of those defensive gaps Beane really focused on shoring up.

Truth.

If folks get a chance check out the Locked on Bills squad with Jerry O commenting. He really sheds some light from a player's perspective on the injury, Walker's toughness playing through pain his last season, and perhaps how confident OBD felt that they could rehab him to a much better place. Made a great parallel with Spencer Brown, tall guy, a bit stiff and imbalanced, with back issues that they rehabbed and conditioned to be a player who could play at a high level and one they locked up for a longer term deal. A good positive spin, where if the kid really is committed to the NFL-level rehab and training program the Bills can provide, not only will he make the pain more manageable, but also be able to tap into his pre-injury potential. I wish him the best for both our team needs and for his own well being.

Well they did trade away a first for Diggs and for a few seasons that worked pretty well I think. I expect they will invest again at some point in a vertical boundary receiver that can stress cover 0 (or cover 1 - Happy Days call out earlier in the thread). Assume with defensive needs and a limited pool of speedsters with hands the board did not fall that way this year.

Some folks act like OBD had a lot of options to pass on a deep defensive class with all the expiring contracts across our D-line. Addressing the line and DB position was not optional. As far as the doom and gloom time will tell this season. We are not the only AFC team that hits the KC wall...and likely one of the few that is close enough to topple them. One would think we had a sick offense last year. We did not. More than a few games where Allen got to sit and relax as his backup closed out the games. Teams that know us better play us better, but that is not unique to the Bills.

I agree they have to get it right, but they brought in a lot of help in free agency for the D as well Granted, there are the suspensions, but those assets should be available down the stretch. A field stretcher would be nice, but I do think we have man-beaters the can use scheme and routes to create separation, not to mention how good we were at running the ball. All teams have gaps, it is how well our staff coach up the talent we have and put them in position to succeed. Our biggest obstacle has been KC, and their ability to lock up their conference, rest their starters, and game plan for us each year. Even then it has been really close...maybe more mental now than talent gap...tough to say.