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Love it. I’m sure he will catch on somewhere. It would shock me to see him go to a liberal city though and I feel like that eliminates a few of his good fits. If he’s after a contender, it gets even harder. Carolina kinda seems like a good spot for him in terms of how much use he could get, but not really a contender.

I get where you are coming from, but all the reasons you say he should show up, are the reasons he shouldn’t. It takes ONE mis-step to injure his fat ass, now he’s not getting a contract. He’s got to try to leverage at least a couple years of guaranteed money out of them. “Settle” for a 2 year 40M guaranteed deal.

Lance had better be damn good after that crazy ass trade they made to get in position to get him. Was a bad move then and now they have no choice. The problem they had, Jimmy G is a “good” QB, not elite or even really good, he’s basically the poster child for what puts your team in the not so serious contender bracket. He’s good enough to win with a stacked roster, but he’s not the difference maker you want. Basically, you can’t make a mistake on the roster with him. He’s not going to overcome a poor D or if your playmaker goes down/demands 25M a year, he won’t cover up that hole. Now they have to play the game of QB roulette and hope Lance was a hit because they spent the picks they needed to cover up for an average QB and now they pissed off their other option.. it’s kinda what the Bills did, but they didn’t make a blind trade and hope their guy was there. Beane knew Tyrod wasn’t the answer, he rolled the dice and basically decided they’d figure it out. Ballllllllsy. Thankfully, it didn’t turn out Billllllsy. I would be very nervous to stake it all on Lance. He wasn’t asked to do much in the passing game in college, he got away on being more athletic than other guys. That’s not how the NFL works. With Allen, you saw the eye popping ability, you just had to harness it all, no easy task. With Lance, does he have the ability? I’m assuming yes or he wouldn’t have been picked so high, but can you make him an NFL passer?

I have a feeling they tried, but the contract is one you won’t get anything for without a contender having a guy go down. Probably felt like they weren’t getting anything anyway, might as well wait it out.

Peterman looks great every pre season.

I think the era of “we spent 3 first round picks to get this guy” has begun. What’s the best that can happen with Jimmy G? He wins the job and makes you look stupid m, while keeping your young guy on the bench another year?

The guy averages 12 yards a catch for his career, he is not an explosive player. He’s a quick possession receiver. The Chiefs took him away because the Bills have literally nobody on the team that scares you and Allen loved his security blanket all year. It was good strategy. Take away the guy that gets first downs and see if they can move the ball. Without Allen balling out, it would have worked out great.

Agreed 100%

In the event of an injury, especially late in the year, I’d call him. Otherwise, meh. If you know who he is.

I don’t think the concerns are far off, Cook has not shown the ability to run between the tackles, his contact balance has appeared below average and Beane even stated he wasn’t a primary back when he drafted him. Personally, I don’t think it was a good pick and I expect him to struggle to do anything meaningful. If there’s one thing this regime has really sucked at, it’s getting a RB. They have swung and missed multiple times, I’ll go on record as saying, I think this is another miss because you drafted a guy to take the role of McKissic that you had signed for 3M a year. That’s not second round value. I hope I’m wrong, but this Cook is not Dalvin.

I think you are right about Davis, I expect him to step up. I think he could be similar to Robert Woods with the Rams. He’ll have really big games and always make you account for him, but still wouldn’t be a “true” #1 if you will. If he can bring it to that level, it will be amazing. I have a lot of hope that he can, for all the reasons you stated. If you look at his measurables, he’s got what it takes to be a true #1, the work ethic is there, the QB is there, it’s a matter of it all coming to fruition. I can’t speak to Gary Collins, but he reminds me a lot of Boldin, Woods, Moulds, etc who have a similar skill set, like you said, good at everything, maybe not that particular standout quality, but you have to account for them at all times or they will kill you. Example: KC game.

I think we are on a similar page, I know Diggs is a focus because he will keep possessions going, he’s just not an explosive playmaker. I think you said it well in that he’s a possession type. Mckenzie has some explosive traits, you may be right, he may just be limited in what he can do and that’s why he hasn’t gotten a lot of looks. Crowder has had some good years, in fact, statistically, he’s been far better than Beasley. With JA’s tendency to make WRs look better than they ever have, I expect he will hit 1k this year IF he is healthy. Davis is an X-Factor. IF he steps into the #2 roll and IF he can bring his play up to what we saw in the playoffs on a reasonably consistent basis, he could have a big year. That said, he didn’t make any major strides over his rookie year for the entirety of the season last year, but had one big game that everyone wants to point to. It was a great performance, hopefully an indication of what’s to come, but I’m not counting my chickens before they hatch. I agree Cook will get time and maybe it’s as a hybrid out of the slot if he can’t handle the blocking assignments. I doubt he will have any real issue, but he’s not exactly built like a tank, so it may be a problem. Either way, completely agreed they will find a way to use him, you pretty much have to with the draft position.

Thank you for taking time to actually read what I posted and responding with a thought our response, it’s appreciated. While I understand Diggs will get yards if you put him one on one, he’s not somebody that teams are really scared of. He’s not going to burn you like Hill or bully you like Michale Thomas etc. He’s containable, the Chiefs proved that, but he will get his yards and there’s not much you can do about it because he is such a crisp route runner. You just don’t have to worry about him taking the top off a D. Crowder and McKenzie should get more YAC than Beasley who was just taking the catch and diving forward all too frequently. He did that when healthy, so I’m not going to say it was all injuries last year, he just doesn’t want to get crushed and I honestly don’t blame him, but it’s what separates the guys like Edelman from him. If Crowder can stay healthy, he should enjoy a career year with Josh. I hope McKenzie gets more use this year, he’s flashed quite a bit, but it seems like as soon as he’s getting rolling he’s off the field again. I’ll be interested to see if that was Dabs or McD. Cook hasn’t played a down in the NFL and won’t get on the field if he can’t pass protect, he seems willing, but is he effective against NFL players? We’ll see. He definitely has a chance to add a missing element to the O. See above.

I know the Homers don’t want to see it, but there’s not a single “explosive” player on the O outside of Allen. Diggs is a great player, but nobody worries about him burning them. There’s nobody else on the team that can beat an average DB in a foot race. The biggest reason I wanted a 1st rd WR was to add explosiveness to the playmaker group. Right now, it’s not there. Knox is the best bet to add YAC, that’s not great. Hopefully Cook brings some help in turning short throws to long gains again. As of Today the O goes as far as Allen takes it.

I’d like to see the Bills do a black out uni, replace the all reds with all black.

Let’s just see if he can make the team, lots of big legged punters haven’t made it. He drilled line drives, that’s not going to work in the NFL.

I suspect this is more it w him. Somebody is going to pay him a reasonable amount to be a plug and play corner, I’d love to see him added just before preseason. It would be great to have him in earlier, but guys literally retire to avoid all the training camp etc, I could see him trying to avoid it as long as he can. I’m shy to say anybody has “earned” that right with what these guys get paid, but he’s not a guy that needs a ton of coaching.

Diggs is not the game changer Hill is. If you single Diggs, he’ll get a catch. Single Hill and you worry he takes it to the house. Diggs is a really good player, Hill is a different level of game breaker. I would expect Allen to do comparable damage without Diggs, Hill changes the way teams play you. I think Hill will be sorely missed in KC. I do believe Pat will be fine, but that’s because he is one of the best in the biz.

Ben got plugged into the system Allen should have been put in, very little pressure on the QB to carry the team. To this day it’s all about Allen. With that said, it’s worked out, Allen has grown up FAST. At this point in their careers, Allen has become a better QB than Ben was at the same point. Ben lasted and did it for years, let’s hope JA does too.

At best you can say Rodgers is a touch better passer and craftier. That said, Allen will destroy you with his arm, run away from you in the open field and embarrass you with his physicality, I’d be much more fearful of Allen overall.

Got a wonder if teams knew this was coming, no wonder his value was so low, lost the thing he was best at.

There should be zero called runs outside of the red zone. There’s no need for it. When it breaks down or if a team drops into a deep zone and the middle of the field is wide open, go get the yards. Using Josh as Mike Alstot has got to stop.

It would be really smart of them to offer the to sell the season ticket holders the seats they sat in. It would make them a fortune. You are looking at like ~$50 in labor to remove and tag them. Sell them for $500 a seat. If I could have anything, I want a piece of the parking lot, that’s what made the joint special.

If you can’t get the basics, not sure how you are qualified to evaluate the complex, but you do you.

What you should be scared of is Davis’ 200 yard game being like Sammy’s on vs the Chiefs when he was here. A one time fluke that he can never repeat. Watkins certainly has/had more talent and could absolutely destroy D’s when he tried, Davis is basically the guy who was able to step up in one game thus far. He’s had some big catches, but he’s got a BIG jump to take from a #3 maybe 4 to a real number 2 in this league. Allen will help, but it’s no given the guy is going to make that leap. I know people hate me saying it, but this team is thin as far as proven weapons go. Right now, a guy who could only get a 1 year, 4M dollar deal is your most proven guy after Diggs, nobody else has ever done jack for the span of a season. For everyone that says Davis “came on strong” at the end of the year, realize the guy basically duplicated his rookie year, nothing more. I think he can step up, but will he? That’s a different thing.