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  1. I can't see taking interior OL in the first. 1st round is for WR, DE, CB where elite speed and twitchy athleticism can best be found. Fine with Rd 2 and after. 1st round also for securing a player on a 5 (vs 4) year rookie contract. That all shifts a bit if there isn't the value in the position when you pick. 

     

    For late picks, give me raw athletes and coach them up. No Luke Tenutas.

     

    Also, I'm not impressed by the G/T combo player thing so much. Completely fine with a guy that is strictly a guard/center and knows his role. 6'7" but gets blown up does nothing for me.  

  2. 8 hours ago, Bangarang said:

     

    It's probably naïve to think McD didn't consult with Allen about who he wanted and Allen himself said he wanted Dorsey so can you really blame him?

    Next year McDermott needs to spell a few things out to Dorsey who needs to spell a few things out to Josh. Not the time for hands off coaching and being grab-ass beer buddies. This of course after Beane brings in WR, OL and Pegula tells McDermott to be better at playing the young talent. Now I'm just rambling.

  3. On 2/10/2023 at 3:13 PM, Virgil said:

    While I know that McD was never leaving as our HC, nor am I calling for it, I still think about the rift between him and McD in the final year.  

     

    With Dorsey's alleged struggles, and our inability to find a solid WR2 on the team, the Hodgins thing bothers me more.  We weren't so flush with talent that cracking our depth chart was hard.  Hell, we brought back Beasley and Smoke.  So how did we miss on the opportunity that Hodgins was so badly?

     

    I don't know, maybe I'm just bitter.  

    Doesn't bother me. If it sheds light on Bills organizational problems then that's useful.

  4. 20 hours ago, GreggTX said:

    Mine are Locked On Bills with Joe Marino and One Bills Live. I also like Mike Catalano a lot. Also, Arthur Moats has a Bills podcast on YouTube now.

    There are also a few very weak podcasts as well, but I won't mention names.
    Do you have a favorite(s)? Which one(s) and why?

    Locked on Bills for overall. Cover 1 for more detailed discussions.  

     

    I liked Sal but he's become too close to the Bills and no longer can be objective. 

  5. The truth rarely lies at the extremes.

     

    Some take great offense at ANY  criticism of Josh, Edmunds, coaches, etc. - kind of like a simp defending their expensive OnlyFans girlfriend.  Others sit in a perpetual hate pit and want everyone gone - nobody has any redeeming qualities.

     

    With practice, you learn to skip the posts or replies from the chronic offenders.

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  6. 5 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

    I believe McDs strategy of rotating defensive linemen is actually part of the problem with the pass rush. The Bills have had a plethora of guys trying to get to the QB over the last five years. The common denominator is that none of them has been allowed to develop a pattern or set anything up because they’re constantly being shuffled in and out. The theory is that they’ll be fresh. That theory has now been proven to have just as much down side as it does ‘advantages’. (And this says nothing about how much draft capital you have to spend to actually get this to work.)

    Arguably, you're committing to 8 starting level D linemen to play this rotational scheme while at the same time you only have 4 starting level O linemen.  

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  7. McDermott can talk about growth mindset, but it also needs to apply to defensive coaching be that McDermott, Frazier, or both.  If Leslie simply said,

     

    "There will be adjustments in our defensive philosophy.  We need to be more flexible to counter the offense in front of us on any given play.  We recognize that our zone concepts and style of play can be exploited at times - especially if we're being stubborn.  The Cincinnati game was a prime example."

     

    That would help my enthusiasm.  

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  8. On 1/27/2023 at 2:24 AM, LABILLBACKER said:

    Until McD completely upgrades the OL once & for all (6 yrs), you will continue to see Josh pressured or running for his life. 

    Surprised Pegula doesn't step in and tell Beane/McDermott/Dorsey that he will not have his QB shortening his career to cover for offensive inadequacies.

    • Bills need their draft picks, and they need them to hit so they can have starters on rookie contracts.  Fantasy/reckless to trade away high draft picks for expensive free agents you can't afford.  Bills need to draft a rookie OL and learn how to play him.  Other teams do.
    • Bills effectively need at least two interior OL given that Morse is a high concussion risk.  Center too important to just have a backup that can only shotgun snap it.  They could replace both guards and center in an attempt to improve and get younger and I'd totally be OK with that.
    • Get better guards and your tackles look better.  Give Brown a full summer to heal and recover and I think he's better next year.
    • Perhaps most importantly, figure out what your offense and blocking scheme are and what players you need to execute them.  I don't feel OL coach, OC, and head coach had that together.  Do we go 90's dolphins and look for pass blocking only?  Do we want at least one side of the line to be capable gap blocking guys who can move DTs when needed?  Why was Teller thought so little of and who assessed him as low value?

     

     

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  9. On 1/22/2023 at 11:11 PM, KDIGGZ said:

    Poyer needs that money to pay for his wife's butt implants 

    She will goad him into playing more and taking the most money possible.  Great eagerness on her part to point out he'll be a free agent.  Dude deserves a few months off of nothing but healing and relaxation.

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  10. 24 minutes ago, All_Pro_Bills said:

    I don't want McDermott fired.  What I want to see is some demonstration of a learning curve where he evolves his thinking and decision making based on experience and learning from similar situations.  Not a HC that keeps making blinders over and over along with being unaware or unwilling to see it and become a better decision maker.

    Fair point

  11. 5 hours ago, Process said:

    $30M in cap for Dawkins Morse and Bates is absolutely brutal. 

     

    They all will be (and should be) back as starters next year. Mostly because we have to replace Saffold and Brown and can't go replacing our entire line. But all three are also extremely average. 

     

    We need 5 new lineman by 2024.

    Morse is so concussion ridden I wouldn't count on him next season either. Can't have 2-3 games where you have a backup you don't trust to snap the ball to QB under center.  Love Morse, but his time is near IMO.

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