
Ethan in Cleveland
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100% agree!
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Can we talk about Beane and Oline?
Ethan in Cleveland replied to No_Matter_What's topic in The Stadium Wall
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Knox tried to play with a bad wrist. He dropped a potential game win sealing pass from Josh against the Giants. Giants almost came back to win but refs bailed us out (that never happens according to this board). Knox was my favorite player after Allen. But the drops at the worst times were just too much. I thought he could be the next great TE in the league and be the first Bills TE in franchise history to make a ProBowl.
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He won't. Team quit on him weeks ago.
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I hope he can come back and play great. He was a legit All-Pro. It would be a massive boost and he is a perfect player for our community.
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Gone will be Gilliam, Cooper, Miller, Jones, Douglas, Milano, Elam, and Morris. McGovern or Edwards could be the surprise cap casualties. I know people want to believe Milano can come back but he will be 30 years old in March. His game is built on speed not power. It will be a sad day but he like White will be cut due to injury. I'm not sure about Dawkins. He's still playing well. He has his good and bad moments. Probably not bad enough to move on from but also OT would seem like a need on day 2. Bills have nice depth on OL. They may decide to move on from either McGovern or Edwards to try and save some money and get the younger cheaper players on the field. WR is going to be tough. Cooper on a 2 year deal with a 3rd year option would be ideal. Bills will probably be out bid though. My guess is they look to the free agent market for a guy that is not a top 5 but is someone who maybe is in the 15-20 range. Look for Bills to extend at least three of the following Shakir, Benford, Rousseau, or Bernard. All are under contract for 2025 but my guess is they figure out a way to keep all four on the roster while extending three of them. I wouldn't even be shocked if they extended one of them this week. As for the draft, look for a heavy and this time needed investment in the defense. Look for them to take a DT, DE, CB in the first four rounds. The other pick will either be a WR or OT. In the late rounds, a Punter, developmental QB, a safety, and a LB makes sense.
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Yesterday was a coaching clinic
Ethan in Cleveland replied to Buffalo716's topic in The Stadium Wall
Make no mistake about it, that was Allen and Torrence making a play. Spy makes no sense on fourth and 2. Give credit to McDermott for not kicking the FG there. He's learned his lesson. The only thing that stops Reid and Mahomes is Allen having the ball. Like Rex said, Allen has never lost to the Chiefs. -
Benford, Bernard & Shakir…re-sign all of them?
Ethan in Cleveland replied to LabattBlue's topic in The Stadium Wall
Yes if you can. Beane will have to get creative. If you sign all three of these, it may mean you let Rousseau and or Cooper go. Kincaid hasn't done enough to let Knox go just yet but a restructure makes sense for him. Let Von, Milano, and Douglas go. Maybe Dawkins too and that frees up some significant cap space. Of the three Shakir is probably easiest one to replace in draft or free agency. Bernard is the scariest. You could sign him to a big deal only for him to be injured often. -
Our best chance at a SuperBowl was with Diggs and Davis on the field in KC. We all got fooled that Davis would be a great #2. Either way the game moves on. Shakir is a joy to watch play. Cooper already has two of the best catches of the season. Samuel if healthy could be a better version of McKenzie. Even Hollins is fun to watch because he brings passion. Hope Davis and Diggs heal up well. Diggs had an outside chance at HOF with a few more productive years. Probably not now.
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I loved the Edmunds pick even if they gave up picks to get him. He should have been an All-Pro for years. I think almost everyone would agree Bernard in the 3rd round was a shock. His first game as a rookie was awful. Bernard is everything Edmunds was not. He's instinctual and makes plays. Edmunds almost never missed any time. Bernard has been injured two years in a row. A Bernard and Milano combo would be great if they get the pre-London Milano version. If he is a shell of himself then keep playing Williams.
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If Josh just ran and got 3 yards, the Bills probably still win that game. At a minimum that is 3 more plays and I think Chiefs only had two TOs. At worst you are probably looking at a 5 point game with about a minute to play. Of course KC can score a TD in that time. And who is to say Bills don't get two more first downs and just kill the clock and win without even scoring. My only criticism of that game is not kicking a FG on 4th and 3. I thought at that moment 3 points was more important, especially with the missed PAT.
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I don't think passing on 16 of 29 first downs is running every time. I'd have to check the definition of every but I don't think it means what you think it means.
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Probably best game of the year for Torrence against his toughest assignment. Jones won a couple of battles but Josh was able to elude the sack. Jones is an absolute beast. He's going to win some rushes from time to time.
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Is the “Bills window is closed” talk finally over?
Ethan in Cleveland replied to Rigotz's topic in The Stadium Wall
Pretty sure even the biggest pessimists on this board said with Allen the window is always open. To me the issue is the win now mentality. Getting Cooper and getting Shakir back healthy changed everything this year. Beane realized either due to injury or just lack of talent the WR group wasn't good enough. He made the trade he failed to make in 2021. Still would have liked to see him add a pass rusher but with Cooper and getting some guys back healthy after the bye, they have a legit chance at a Championship run. -
You can't just give up running the ball. And I will give you one example why. Bootleg roll out pass to a wide open Morris. That play doesn't almost work if you abandon the run game. Sticking to the run game keeps the defense honest and helps the play action pass game. While they did not get any long runs in the run game, I don't recall any negative runs either. Lots of 2 yard gains. With a more vertical pass game threat, Brown at RT, and playing on a wet/frigid surface where Defense will have disadvantage footing wise, some of those 2 yard gains will be 4 and 6 yard gains in the playoffs As for creativity, not sure what you mean. They ran out of several different sets and even ran a toss play. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't recall another toss play all year. I would like to see some more runs to the outside but for whatever reason Brady seems to save those for the red zone only. They are running far more plays from under center than they ever did with Daboll or Dorsey.
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He made some nice plays with catches downfield. Early in the year everything was at or behind the LOS. Seems like he was used differently last night. Maybe because Coleman was out. Hopefully they recognize this and still use him downfield. Getting Cooper, Coleman, and Samuel to stretch the field will make it much easier for Shakir, Knox, Kincaid, and the RBs underneath.
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The left hand injury was against the Cardinals in week one. The right hand/wrist was a couple weeks ago ( can't remember which game) where he hit right hand on a helmet. Not sure if he reinjured it last night as he was not hit on the throw where he was wincing. Two weeks of rest will be good for this entire team!
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Wow! Beware the Chargers...Harbaugh is building a bully
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If you believe this nonsense, why do you watch the games?
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Week 11, Chefs v. Bills, GAME BALLS!
Ethan in Cleveland replied to Freddie's Dead's topic in The Stadium Wall
McDermott Allen Cook Cooper Shakir Knox Bernard