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I think for this game the five core skill position players will be Hawes as TE 1, Anderson as TE2, Shakir, Coleman/Samuel and Cook. The 6 OL package returns. With all the cage rushes and blitzers coming we need to keep Allen upright and utilise Cook and Davis to run with a maximum of 4 guys actually running routes.

Yes, the Doctor in the suit was humiliated on camera, Daboll says he has apologized to him but for me no apology could suffice for being shown up like that publicly.

Mac Jones is now in higher esteem than Trevor Lawrence, I never saw that coming!

It was a very shrewd signing by NE, he is worth the money as a WR4, special teams ace and his unique vibes. In addition to that he delivered when it mattered (KC playoffs TD) and he was injury free. He is the ideal counterbalance to the Diggs and his perceived drama as well. He also has a PR value which engages well with the casual NFL fan. His one year as a Buffalo Bill was really good (for the non stats obsessed fans) and we are missing him this year, he is a different kind of leader in the locker room.

In terms of WR, we have one proven player in Shakir who is slot only. We have Coleman who is having his struggles this year. Behind those two, the only players that are healthy are Elijah Moore with no catches in the last two games and Shavers who has 51 receiving yards this season. Samuel is always never at full health as a Buffalo Bill and Palmer who unfortunately has a genuine injury. Kincaid is still dealing with an oblique, we are unsure whether he will be active and even if he is I am sure the injury he has will limit his play in some capacity. If the desire to limit Coleman is in place then our fully healthy skill position players against Carolina would align something like Shavers-Knox-Shakir-Moore-Cook with Hawes and Ray Davis being the primary backups. We are already short handed, I just can't see that Coleman being active yet sort of benched as being helpful, the next man seemingly never steps up.

That is true, at least his best season was last season. Has a light come on and his game ascended or is it just a blip in a contract year as you say? I believe that Lamar is on the verge of returning, so it is true that it is unlikely he is available. I was just trying to propose someone who isn't Shaheed or Olave. The "problem" is that there are maybe only 6 teams as of now that have, in my opinion, no shot at winning their division. Dolphins and Jets, you would assume any trades are a non-starter. Raiders and Cardinals, Gannon is looking to hang on and Carroll is like 74 and I'd assume he thinks that they still have a shot - he looks physically great but does he conceded the season and rebuild? Leaving the Titans and the Saints, the teams with zero chance. Titans should try and keep some pieces around Ward and the Saints play well in patches whilst only having 1 win. We got to have the faith that Beane is trying to do something as we have only 4 healthy WR right now, Samuel is always banged up and is never in good health.

Nobody is going to second guess Spags if he thinks the rookies are playable. I too agree, I would give the Carolina and KC games to the Poyer/Bishop combination as the starting safety duo and then evaluate, does Poyer still have gas in the tank? Did Bishop improve with Poyer? Etc - obviously Hancock is the future and Poyer was the break glass in case of emergency but here we are. Two weeks in a row their opposition's backup RB has scored with their first touch of the game. I suppose it is our D making them look better than they are. Davis comes in and stumbles forward for 2 yards ... but I am appreciative that he did catch a touchdown in the last game. Somehow Keon has got to be consistently unlocked to produce a sustained impact every game - again we are down to 4 healthy WR this week - we need him to do more than just blocking. Elevate Wilkerson? Clutching at straws in a way but surely we need 5 active on the roster especially if Kincaid is still not 100% yet.

My left field thought is Rashod Bateman. I am unsure whether he is a plausable number one, the three things that I like the most is that he is 25, he has been extended by Baltimore (three years $36.75M) and the Ravens might considering trading him at 1 and 5. I haven't looked into the deeper mathematics of it all. An article by ESPN states; Bateman, 25, has gone from being an underachieving 2021 first-round pick to the best deep threat for the NFL's No. 1 offense in 2024. He was the only player in the NFL last season to average over 16 yards per reception and catch at least nine touchdown passes. Source: Ravens give WR Rashod Bateman 3-year, $36.75M extension A 40 yard dash time of 4.41.

His point number 8 on Rapp is the key one for me. Got to try somebody else at his position. Honestly I feel he should inactive on game days now. The Hancock/Bishop combination might be too green for McDermott to contemplate but then you look at the Lions and 49ers just playing the young guys when no other choice presents itself, one would assume that it couldn't be any worse. Every DB we drafted in 2025 has been injured at some point. Fingers crossed for the health of Strong!

At present he looks calm and composed and he is accurate. Their run game looked better today as well. Vrabel has high profile coaches around him with McDaniels and Marrone and it might be a KC scenario where they are quite happy to stay in their roles for a extended period of time. Got to embrace the new challenge ahead, the rematch will be very interesting in December.

We are thankful that the Jets and Dolphins have horrendous owners and very average quarterbacks at present. Glenn is on the verge of a lame duck one and done season unless they give him a Dan Campbell type mulligan should he get to 3 or 4 wins. The ship is about to sink in Miami and we just keep shooting ourselves in the foot when we should be in clear water. McDermott seems to have no real lieutenants with him, to me it just seems so noticeable. Just over the weekend, amongst the games I watched on television or listened to on the radio, I see Sean Payton with Rizzi and Vance Joseph. Bowles with Wilkes. Reid with Spags and Nagy, Shanahan with Salah, even Morris with Ulbrich. Head coaches being surrounded by other head coaches, even if they were interim. That is just the tip of the iceberg, off the top of my head. Tabor qualifies but he’s the least noteworthy name stated in this list. Can an external voice come and open some eyes please?! It is needed in my opinion. People may not remember Leslie Frazier fondly but at least he was a very well respected coach with stature. Who do we really currently have, probably only Kromer? I feel that there is nobody that can look McDermott in the eye and because of that he just appears to be so secure and smug and not sweating at all it feels like. None of the extended guys who were extended this offseason on D look worth the money. The last guy, almost the afterthought, is delivering and barely used in the 4th quarter? Come on. Sometimes you got to sell your soul in effect to keep your job. Look at Tomlin – getting Rodgers and Metcalf and the Steelers look like a different team. Having typed all this, I wouldn’t want to fire McDermott right now. We have a winning record and to me firing him would be akin to waving the white flag for 2025. I still am wishing this to be our year, KC slumped to begin with but they are turning it around. We have got to do the same! Let’s go Buffalo.

Against New Orleans their backup RB, Kendre Miller scored a running touchdown on his first touch of the game, breaking numerous tackles for 18 yards. This is just to highlight that a player can be subbed in and make an instant impact immediately. Miller seems to be trending upwards and it wouldn't surprise me if he is their starter next year. He is leading the league in "elusiveness", I didn't know that was a metric that existed lol. Saints Already Have Alvin Kamara Successor In New Orleans Kendre Miller tops NFL elusive rating

Just looking at the young players on the team (non-rookies), the D is lagging behind. Cook is delivering big time at present, Shakir is steady and clutch as expected. Keon and Kincaid are taking steps forward and their production has increased. Torrence has had his best start to a season this year. Only Ray Davis has been a non-factor so far with minimal touches. On D posters are asking whether Rousseau is still on the roster, Benford's performance versus last year seems to have slipped, Bernard just looks small and unremarkable the one interception aside. Dorian Williams has not yet stepped up fully when his number has been called. Solomon has had opportunities to flash but has not. Epenesa is decent but not the hoped for "game changer". At least Cole Bishop is trending in the right direction and in the one game he has played, Ed Oliver was immense. Let's see what Hoecht and Ogunjobi can offer us when their suspensions are over. In my view we need to see the homegrown extended defensive players on their second contracts to really step up and deliver for us, right here right now and for the playoffs as well.

Calais Campbell, Cameron Jordan and Khalil Mack are the three players that I am thinking of that are real veterans that fit this criteria the most. Marcedes Lewis is not on a roster but I don't think he has retired so he could be on this list later in the season.

It'd be quite something if all the starting five OL are back for 2026 and potentially 2027 and beyond. I trust the salary cap will go up a fair amount this off-season to make it happen. Life must be good for the backup OL we have on the roster. Anderson gets some snaps as OL number 6 and the others end up only playing in blowout wins barring injuries or fatigue. Other posters are high on Grable, Lundt and VPG and their capabilities/potential, yet the starters appear to be locked into their roles. These backup players could hit free agency with very little wear and tear with good chatter about them going around the league. I wonder how it will all play out but we are blessed to have the stability and the very good players that are currently with us on the OL.