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Whether people believe it or not, AP is probably packing his bags. He still seems to have more gas in the tank than the rest of the free agents out there. I also expect some guys to be released that may have one year left in them.
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I believe 12-5 is likely but wouldn't be shocked to see 13-4.
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Bills don't need to waste a roster spot that could be better used to look at a young player. He's a great guy but it's time for him to move on.
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Sanders was a really good pickup by Beane. He can effectively play outside and in the slot. When injuries happen, he can be moved around to fill in where needed. With the exception of losing Diggs, Sanders can replace any of the other guys without a huge drop off in performance. My only concern is about how well his legs hold up in a long season. I expect to see him share slot snaps with Cole (both are over 30) and fill in on the outside when someone needs a breather. As some of the other posts have indicated, I don't see McKenzie being in the top 10 slot receivers in the league.
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Just click bait.....next thing you know, one of us will actually worry about what Kiper thinks about those guys.
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36 minutes ago, billsbackto81 said:
They were 20th out of 32 teams. Sucked is kinda strong, but it's your opinion and certainly justified as they were definitely underwhelming. They did have better numbers than 4 other playoff teams including the SB champs. Scheme and play design is as much of a factor as personnel.
I agree with you. They seem to run a strange mix of stretch plays and straight power runs. Both Singletary and Moss seem to get better results from the straight power runs. It may be that neither has the speed to beat the pursuit to the outside on stretch plays. It may also be that the o-line doesn't handle a zone blocking scheme very well. I believe most of the blame should be on the running play design and the o-line performance. Since the Bills didn't draft another running back, it seams that Beane and McD may see it the same way. It's incumbent on Daboll to see where the running game breaks down and make changes. He also needs to call enough running plays to make the play action passes seem like a plausible threat.
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Sounds like the Bills may be the only team interested. Wait for Ertz to be cut. Take the chance on being able to sign him for less money without giving up anything. If they miss out on him, it's not a big deal.
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Gilmore's best games are probably behind him, although he is still very good. He has always been a "me first guy". He may realize that he is at the age when the performance of corners starts to decline. He probably sees this as his best chance to hit the Brinks truck for one last big haul. I hope he gives Bellicheat a bunch of trouble this year. If the Cheatriots are forced to move him out of New England, it will leave a major hole in their secondary. Anything to mess up the Cheatriots is okay with me.
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Hey...if it still holds water, who needs those disgusting port-a-johns? Just sayin'
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Lots of valid points made here. Teams that played KC well, kept outside containment on Mahomes and pressured him up the middle. The Bills d-line didn't accomplish that on many plays. When they did, Mahomes quickly threw the ball away. Mahomes is very good at quickly recognizing a play that is about to break down. He doesn't take many bad sacks.
It also seems to me that Mahomes has been more prone to injury than Allen. Maybe Allen has the same kinds of injuries but we never seem to know because he is able to play through them. I expect coordinators around the league may be willing to take more chances to put hits on Mahomes because sitting back in coverage has not seemed to work. They'll want to find out if he can take the hits and keep performing at a high level.
The Bills need to run the ball to compete with KC. This does shorten the game (less Mahomes opportunities) and will get KC out of the two deep safety looks that they often use.
Right now I think KC plays a better game than the Bills. The rosters are real close in talent but I see the big difference is in the Reid vs Daboll/Frazier match up.
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3 hours ago, billybrew1 said:
If you guys are intimating that JA didn't improve a ton too, you're crazy imho. JA clearly got better every year. It was all three, JA himself, his weapons and his line, allthewhile Daboll got to expand his offense with his coaches (who were mainly new) and players and getting better in so many ways over time. It was all exponential. It still is now with Sanders, Gabriel entering year two, we hopefully fix the LG position and develop the run game a lot more this year. Zach Ertz will be a huge add and allow our offense to compete with any in the league. The defense on the other hand should be good but unlikely great which is what we probably need to beat the chiefs or Bucs. Can Groot, Boogie And AJ bring electricity to the defense? Can Tremaine Edmunds take a big step? Will the LCB position hold up? A lot of teams are going to try and beat us this year by running the ball down our throat and controlling the clock, can we play great run D? I think those four questions are real and the answers will probably determine our season. Will it be very good (I say we sweep the East again) or great (can we win it all?)
I'll tell you, Tampa and KC are loaded and the class of the league. I think theBills lie at #3 but we are a clear notch below the top two right now.
the four questions: 1 maybe a bit looking promising for '22, 2 I sadly doubt it. 3 Probably up and down there all year but hopefully up for the playoffs. Like last year. 4 If we lose an AFC game, it will be because NE controls the clock against us with our D unable to get off the field.
I was not suggesting that Allen didn't improve. I was merely suggesting that in addition to the receiving group, improvements to the o-line made a difference as well.
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8 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:
The 'improved his accuracy' thing just reads to me as 'didn't watch him before 2020'. What he actually improved was his completion percentage.
Allen was throwing to Robert Foster, Zay Jones, Deonte Thompson, Ray Ray McCloud, and the ghost of Charles Clay his rookie year. Next year with some actual NFL wideouts in Beasley and Brown, guys who can get open and catch the ball vs other actual NFL DBs, his completion percentage improves. Still doesn't have a reliable TE. Then in 2020 the whole 'nobody could have seen this coming' crowd keeps saying how unheard of it is for a QB to improve their 'accuracy' this dramatically...because they can't admit they either weren't watching him the two seasons prior or just plain missed the fairly obvious signs he was special.
You're exactly correct. Don't forget about the improvement in the offensive line. Not having a defender in his face on almost every throw made a big difference as well.
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Change is inevitable. Let's hope it doesn't price the average Bills fan out of game attendance or destroy the game day atmosphere.
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46 minutes ago, FLFan said:
Jones can really throw those floaters, can’t he?
You've got that right. The AFC East is not a good place for a QB with only an average arm. Foxboro, Orchard Park, and the Meadowlands are windy places to play.
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5 hours ago, GunnerBill said:
Worst QB in the NFL from a clean pocket in 2020. I think playing on a good Indy team will expose what the primary issue was.... it was Carson Wentz.
Philly had a pathetic group of receivers to go along with a bad o-line (many injuries). Wentz also had a role to play in their bad performance but it wasn't solely on him. He played great during their super bowl year and was surrounded by a very good team. Throwing from a clean pocket only means something when your receivers can gain separation or can win on contested balls. Not much of either of those things were happening for Philly in 2020. Even with all of that said, I agree with you and expect him to be a big disappointment in Indy. They will hide some of his problems with a good running game but when he must deliver on a critical drive in a close game, I expect him to fail.
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Teller did get better as a run blocker but was nothing special as a pass protector. Coaches made an assessment based on their exposure to him. Since I didn't see him in practices, it is difficult for me to say that they made a bad decision. Maybe a trade served as a wake-up call to tell him that his current effort had put him on a path to be out of football. Fear can be a serious motivator.
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I have not been impressed by the coaching in Chicago. I happen to believe that the coaching in Buffalo is significantly better. The fact that Trubisky signed to be in Buffalo with no chance to compete for a starting job tells me that he and his agent view a year with the Bills will make him a much better player. It will be interesting to see if there are noticeable improvements in Trubisky's game.
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17 hours ago, billsfan1959 said:
I tend to agree, OP. It really feels as if his issues with drops are more about momentary lapses in focus and concentration, and less about hand-eye coordination. However, at least he is trying to improve and, intuitively, one would think focus / concentration would be an integral part of the training. I really like Knox and I believe he has all the physical tools to be a really good TE. I hope this training (and whatever else he may be doing to improve his catching consistency) translates into an improvement on the field. He really has to show a marked improvement this year.
Well said. Knox is a bit of an enigma. He will make a very difficult catch in one moment and drop a perfect pass in another instance. He appears not to watch the ball into his hands before he starts looking to make his next move. Other players have had trouble with this, corrected it, and went on to have great careers. Even Jerry Rice had trouble with drops during his rookie season and through some off-season work corrected it. I'm not expecting Jerry Rice type performance but I do think he can make a marked improvement. With the other weapons available on the offence, the Bills don't need him to be a superstar. He just needs to be a reliable viable option that opponents need to defend. He has not been that up to this point.
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2 hours ago, TBBills said:
I didn't watch a single game b.c honestly it's a bunch of failures that couldn't make the real game.
It's like watching division 3 football... You only watch b.c someone you know personally is playing.
A bunch of people thought the same way about the AFL and we all know how that worked out. Football in the spring is a hard sell because there are more things for people to do. I will probably watch a couple of games just to see how good or bad it is. I have low expectations for the league.
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11 hours ago, IgotBILLStopay said:
TB returns 22 starters who won em the Superbowl. And the Bucs and Billls have both treaded water this off-season. Bills lost to KC last season - TWICE. At this point at least these two teams have more complete rosters.
Clearly Beane is still not satisfied - why create additional cap room if you are satisfied with the roster?
I agree with you. Beane probably created the extra cap space to be able to react to a variety of potential situations (replacing injuries, chasing a good free agent, pulling off a trade). I just don't believe he is actively locked in on getting any of the high profile/high cost players that may come available. I believe that he is just getting prepared for any eventuality that may occur during the season. It's just smart to have some cap money available.
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2 hours ago, Dablitzkrieg said:
I'm pretty sure Beane has nothing to do with front office hiring. I could be wrong
When you look at their org chart, all of these people ultimately report to him or to people who report directly to him. I'm sure nobody gets hied into any front office position without Beane's concurrence.
Just now, Florida Bills Fanatic said:When you look at their org chart, all of these people ultimately report to him or to people who report directly to him. I'm sure nobody gets hired into any front office position without Beane's concurrence.
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A group of my friends and I ran into Thurman in a pub in the UK when we were there for the Bills vs Jacksonville in London. He is a friendly and gracious guy. Based on the number of people that were wanting to see and talk to him, he is still one of the most loved and respected players to ever play in Buffalo. Buffalo was fortunate to have had him on the team. He continues to be a class act and is a most worthy hall of fame member. Happy Birthday Thurman!!
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2 hours ago, Putin said:
I was not a huge fan of taking Gregg Rousseau with our 30th pick , now I’m not going to sit here and say that Rousseau will be our next Bruce Smith , But I sure as hell trust Bean and his entire scouting team who have been working & doing their homework for almost a year then I do some CBS writer ,
I agree with you. Having watched several of the Miami games from 2019, he was pretty impressive. Whether or not he is up to the rigors of an NFL schedule remains to be seen. I believe his snap count and rotation will reflect his physical readiness to play.
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1 hour ago, Royale with Cheese said:
Is his salary paid in Bitcoin.
Hopefully in raw meat! The D needs a guy with an edge.....lol
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Eric Moulds giving back to Buffalo
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Eric may have been the best pure athlete to play in Buffalo. The front office hit a home run when they drafted him but failed to put even an average team on the field for a good part of his career. I hate to see a great player wasted like that. I was lucky enough to see most of the home games during his time in Buffalo. Opponents always gave him a lot of attention but most times it did not matter. He made contested balls luck easy.