Giuseppe Tognarelli

Great news! https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/01/01/levi-wallace-returns-to-practice-for-bills/

Agreed, but they need to figure something out to bring the same focus at home, something I believe is related to psychology as well. They don't get the benefit of "us against the world" at home, or they feel too comfortable, and it shows in their performance.

SB

My primary issue is that they kept six (okay, five depending on your perspective) safeties for two safety spots and only four (five? see above) corners, several of whom had injury histories, for three corner spots. It's unusual around the league and for the Bills, and it led to this situation.

This is crazy. This means Gailey/Fitz have done their thing in Buffalo, New Jersey, and Miami. Only NE left!

Daboll said yesterday that there aren't enough hours in the day to prepare for playoff games. This necessarily takes away from preparation next week if the Bills advance.

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Thanks! Bingo!

I addressed that early in the thread, although not in the OP: I've noted elsewhere in the thread that the Bills stockpiled safeties -- J. Johnson, Marlowe, Coleman -- who barely played, if at all. Going with so many backups there when there are only two starters, both of which have been very reliable and durable throughout their careers, while leaving CB so thin was very puzzling to me. Throw in the fact that T. Johnson and K. Johnson both had significant injury history, this was always an area of concern. They should have kept Gaines and/or Munnerlyn or some other veteran and let go of one or two of the extra safeties.

Gold

That's silly. The standard should be championship.

Wait a second. I think we'd all like to think it remains "Championship Caliber" next regular season, but don't I remember him doing this in 2017 too? Then it goes back to "Playoff Caliber" the next year. ?

Bell is awful. Without the best line in football opening gaping holes for him, he's below average.

Sal Capaccio just said he's concerned about our depth at corner and that we are thin at the position. But I'm a wacko, I know.

I want Henry only if he commits to getting rid of the turd sticking out of the back of his helmet on gamedays.

We'll see what happens in the game. Hopefully my concern is unfounded and we have no issues with depth. I say that seriously, not smugly. But if we end up seeing dynamic dudes flying past Siran Neal or similar, I'll be frustrated.

I remain thoroughly puzzled. It's hard for me to believe that any objective observer could look at the situation right now and feel comfortable with the depth at the cornerback position.

I appreciate that. I've noted elsewhere in the thread that the Bills stockpiled safeties -- J. Johnson, Marlowe, Coleman -- who barely played, if at all. Going with so many backups there when there are only two starters, both of which have been very reliable and durable throughout their careers, while leaving CB so thin was very puzzling to me. Throw in the fact that T. Johnson and K. Johnson both had significant injury history, this was always an area of concern. They should have kept Gaines and/or Munnerlyn or some other veteran and let go of one or two of the extra safeties.

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You're missing the point. It's not that they need starting-caliber backups; it's that they need backups period. They don't have them. They have safeties instead. It's not about a freak injury; it's about the lack of numbers at the position.

For me, the folks reacting like this is crazy talk must believe that McDermott can do no wrong, or they just don't want to hear any points of concern about the team. The fact is that the Bills are thin at corner and are about to face a dynamic passing attack. The Bills chose to keep J. Johnson, Marlowe, and Coleman, who have barely seen the field, over another reliable backup corner. I think that was the wrong decision.

@Whitey13 I know; the Bills carrying six safeties and only four corners really confused me too. ☺

The complaint is not what they had to do yesterday given their roster situation. The complaint is that their roster shouldn't have been in that situation in the first place.

Right. But if Wallace can't go, we're going to trot out White, Johnson, and Johnson as the starters with no backups other than safeties. Any way you slice it, that is paper thin and an area of concern. If one of White or K. Johnson goes down, who goes to the boundary? If T. Johnson goes down, do we think Neal can keep up with the Texans' playmakers in the slot? It's a huge mismatch and could make a difference in the game, even if a guy only misses a series or two.

No, it's not about the freak accident. He shouldn't have been playing in the first place; the rest of the starters were gone by then. If someone gets hurt on Saturday, are you comfortable with Siran Neal or Isaiah McKenzie covering Kenny Stills?