Simon

This is probably unfortunately true. But if he can get himself healthy for spot duty, if not extended duty, then it might be all the Bills need from him.

All of which is compounded by being without our best DL and having to run a LOT of snaps with green rookies and with DE's out of position to fill that hole.

He's a first round pick that got multiple contracts from the team that drafted him; that's speaks to both his ability and professionalism, imo. He's been wrecked by injuries the last couple years and has already been banged up here as well, so it's hard to tell what we can really expect from him at this point. He definitely seems like the kind of guy that will work his keister off to get back to a level he can take pride in, but can his body endure the pounding any more? I don't think anybody really knows at this point. 🤷‍♂️

With Taron and Cam Lewis dinged up, there's a real possibility Hancock could end up getting thrown into the nickel role already.

Is he healthy?

COuple notes on yesterday: > He wasn't horrible for being tossed into a starting role unexpectedly when Milano went down, although he still has issues with angles and tackling at times. He actually had a pass defended, which may be the first one ever in his career. He also had my favorite play of the game. After he got called for roughing on the sideline while Benford was holding a guy up (the refs screwed up the number on the penalty) watch what he does on what I think was the very next snap; Babich sent him up the A-gap and I think it was Breece Hall that tried to pick him up. It did not go well for Breece. If you have access, it's worth finding that play just to watch what Williams does to him. > How long is Taron out? The Bills might be even more inclined to run more base nickel rather than try Andreesen or a hobbled Shaq Thompson in the 4-3 they've been messing around with the first couple weeks. > We're flirting with that situation with missing starters on every level of the defense again; you can get away with missing a guy here and there, but this stuff becomes exponentially harder to handle when it gets to be cumulative like this. You can do things defensively to hide soft spots, but those options become extremely limited as those soft spots multiply. > Thoughts?

Agreed on all counts. And for future reference, this young man's name is now Jackson Hoss. 🤠

I would guess in Week 1 it was more of a matchup issue, when they thought it would be wiser to run 4/3 for a full third of the game against Baltimore. Week 2 is harder to parse with Taron out, DWilliams becoming the #2 'backer in the 2nd half, a Jets O that had showed some success running read option vs P'burgh in the only game they've put on tape and then the whole thing becoming a farce in the 3rd qrtr. With a healthy defense and in a game against a more "traditional" opponent, I'm guessing they still want to run as much nickel as they possibly can.

Kincaid's not splatting people, but I do think he has gotten markedly better and looks like he may continue to do so as he matures.

Predicting that he was going to become a good coach over the next couple years has been proven wrong in 5 days?

Love it.

He was also noticeable enough last week (in a good way) that at one point I said out loud Who the ***** is that wearing the 28?

Considering what a shltshow that place is and how wildly overrated I think the Jets roster is, I'm not close-minded to the idea that he could get squashed in NJ and then find success elsewhere if somebody give him a second chance. Agreed on Saleh, but I just don't see that kind of loudmouth asshat quality in Glenn.

I should have made it in the preseason, since it was clearly about Aaron Glenn the person and not the Jets vs Steelers; at least to anybody who actually read it instead of just making a preconceived assumption about it. That being said, those reactions would have been exactly the same from the same people, regardless of when I made it. And I don't exactly feel dunked on; it seems more like a loud, sweaty dumb guy bounced in a lay-up at the wrong end of the floor while I was out in the hall at the water fountain. 🤷‍♂️

Remember that winter when you wanted to trade Josh Allen for Caleb Williams because you knew the Bills were about to go 6-11? When the most perfect example of Dunning-Kruger in the history of this forum throws 3rd grade snark at one of my observations, it just makes me wonder if I am even more on track than I thought I was.