Einstein's Dog

This reminds me of the people who thought our defense wasn't bad last year (and it wasn't). That replacing Hughes with Von was "on paper" thinking. Singletary, like Hughes, is decent, even pretty good. But replacing decent with Excellent in certain spots, moves the needle. The D moved. The O with McCaffery would be next level good.

I am rooting for DaBoll too. And while I'm happy for his good start, I fear it may not be the best thing for him long term. Some of the reasons: 1. Inability to move Barkley. I can't see the NYG moving Barkley prior to the deadline because NY would lynch him. The area wants to believe they are a good team in the running for playoffs. DaBoll can't do a fire sale on decent players to reconfigure the roster to his liking. 2. Increased expectations. This should have been his first year in a rebuild. If NY goes 11-6 or 10-7 the fans will not want a rebuild. And future years probably won't be as kind in terms of terrible teams and easy schedules. There is the possibility that the good start might not be the best for DaBoll's future.

Carolina would want an RB for this year. The Bills locker room would unfortunately probably have to have Singletary gone. New #1 RB in town and no room for potential disgruntled RBs. Plus Cook has shown like he is going to be CMC Jr and will take over the spot in a couple of years.

Do it Beane!!!!!!! I had mentioned a 3rd and Singletary for CMC upthread. Along with a reworked contract that keeps CMC for at least this year and next at reasonable salary - kind of like the E Sanders money of $6M per. Do it!!!!!

Not really a half game though, because if one has a tie on their record they would be ahead. IE 13-3-1 record would be ahead of 12-4. So more like a quarter of a game.

Yes, you're jumping the gun. The coaches are doing a great job developing Shakir, everyone here should hope it continues. To me, it looks like both Shakir and Cook have playmaking ability that if developed properly, can be a great asset to this team in the future. Your last paragraph is annoying though. You conclude because of what you've seen that if the coaches don't play him to your satisfaction (some ambiguous yet to be determined standard) then the coaches aren't true to their word. What about practice? What about knowing the playbook and responsibilities? How quickly we forget the coaches put in a 6th rounder before the 1st rounder.

What? I didn't say or imply anything that would remotely suggest that. Does make you wonder the wording and reporting of the tweets that said the Bills denied it. The FO generally says they talk with a lot of teams on a regular basis to improve the squad.

CMC is out of guaranteed money on his contract. This would be incentive for CMC to rework his deal. So many people keep thinking these contract numbers are set in stone.

I would love CMC. Hope it would be more than just the remaining year and include a restructure for next year too. Because that is a little uncertain right now. They could include Singletary in the deal. Offensively in a budget and team construction sense, the FO never really replaced E Sanders -they just promoted from within. They found a cheaper replacement for Beas with Crowder and now he is out, tried and failed on a TE in OJ Howard and he is gone. The Offense could use a stud veteran playmaker as we bring along and develop the young players into the roles.

True. But there was no market for Beasley until Tampa was decimated at WR. And Sanders/Brown are more valuable to the Bills because of familiarity than a lot of other WRs out there. I like Shakir but it seems like we should have another functioning outside WR for the KC game. Unfortunately two weeks is after the KC game.

I'm a little surprised we haven't heard about either Smoke Brown or E Sanders. Either of these two would be veteran presence that have played here before (so could quickly be up to speed), that seem like could be had cheap until we're back to full speed. Sanders said the right things on the way out - Gabe Davis is going to be a star. Seems like he would accept the situation. On the downside he is 35 and has some announcing gig someplace. Smoke is only 32. Although he didn't do well at any of the other places he bounced around to, he did well here. Saw some random post where he was working out. I'm not worried about Pitt. But I wouldn't of minded seeing one of these two here now preparing for the huge battle against KC.

Yes, I agree OBJ would be great to consider later on. But OBJ is of no help for the next month. Isabella is also of little consequence for the next month. Maybe a Tavon Austin replacement. I would be looking at E Sanders. He is a veteran that knows our system and would quickly be able to get on the field. Like in a week. E Sanders said all the right things on the way out - how G Davis was going to be a star. Seemed like E Sanders would accept the backup role to G Davis. Yes, E Sanders is injury prone but guess who else is...that's right our own G Davis. Between the 2 of them one should be healthy most weeks. In the next month we're having matchups against KC and Green Bay. Trotting out the broken down version of G Davis won't cut it. A healthy E Sanders was good, comes at a reasonable price, and would be available for the insanely key matchup against KC.

Yes. I had the handle before he came on here. I may have to change.

I agree, huge opportunity for Frazier. I was going to select him in the "pick one player" thread but technically he doesn't qualify. It is Frazier's time to shine, everyone knows we're shorthanded and yet I have a feeling this D is going to contain the Fish. I also think it will take a good plan out of Frazier to do it. I've seen people say "keep everything in front of you" stuff and I disagree. Frazier needs to mix it up. Letting the Fish keep it in front plays to the lack of arm strength of Tua. And to the Bills2022, I believe you're jumping the gun a bit by claiming the Dolphins have turned their team around. If Frazier shows the blue print to stifle the Fish in a decent beatdown with our backups, the whole narrative about the upstart Dolphins will come crashing down.

I'll be there. Section 121, row 2. Going to find tailgating someplace.

Seems like you're mistaking yesterdays game for the Superbowl. Motor looked a lot better to me too, but this is game 1 of 17 regular season games plus the Playoffs. We need Moss (and/or Cook), for the season. For the one game playing exclusively Motor may have been the way to go. But we're better for the long haul by working the other guys in.

I agree with you, expectations differ according to round. But also the expectations may differ according to the draft talent. Seems like the FO wasn't sold on the talent this year. An RB in round 2 seems a bit of a luxury and they traded down a couple of times before finally doing it. I lessened my expectations after seeing that. It would be interesting to know what the expectations of this 3rd rounder are by the FO. Good teams have lesser need for immediate starters. And the Bills have stated several times they try to use the draft for the future.

A couple of comments. First, it seems you try and use a definitive 3rd round cutoff, regardless of the talent in the year. For instance, this past draft it seemed like the later rounds were lesser talentwise. We traded a 4th to move up just a few spots, and the 4th we traded to Baltimore was used on a punter. Basham has already allowed the Bills to not have to spend the $8-10M on a Butler/Addison/t Murphy type. That savings was probably a large factor in having the finances to get Von Miller. So, in my view, the Basham pick has already delivered some benefits. I think you were already starting to realize your first 3 rounds must start rule doesn't seem to apply for Cook. And if it doesn't apply for Cook (the 2nd round pick), it certainly does not need to apply to the 3rd round pick.

A problem is figuring out what a fair deal is for Knox. J Smith and D Njoku just got over $50M and around $30M guaranteed for four years. Knox seems to me to be in that range but those two deals seem outside the norm. The franchise tag right now is under 11M.

Yes, sooner rather than later. The oft quoted stats are only part of it. Knox's improved blocking was a key component in the improved end of season run game. One benefit of drafting and developing a raw prospect is being able to negotiate a deal while they are still on their rookie contract. This scenario fits Knox like a glove. Extend him now to a fair market deal, with guaranteed money and it's hard for anyone to turn down. Especially one who likes the organization, players, and his role with the team. Knox should be a core player in the future of the Bills.

But Beane did do it a little earlier than he had to. There was some risk when he did it, so Beane deserves credit for it in my book. I wish he had locked up Knox too, that price tag just keeps going up.

Yes!....clearly...the best candidates are your core players who will be around for many years....I expect/hope to see Knox signed to a long term deal during the season.

I will be interested in what Dorsey does, lots to work with. Two TE sets are down on the list for me though because Howard hasn't been a prolific blocker and is our only real backup TE in what are now very long seasons. We have excellent depth at the slot - Crowder/McK/Shakir, I would like to see them heavily involved. And now a new pass catching RB. The two TE sets would take one of those players off the field.

Enjoyable read OP. I think many in this thread are overstating the OJ Howard effect though. Howard is an upgrade at TE2, not a scheme changing phenom. Howard's drops, inconsistent effort, and pathetic blocking had him third on TB's depth chart. I'd rather see Crowder/McK/Cook/Shakir getting more time in the lineup than OJ. Give Howard his chance to show he's improved when Knox is hurt or in week 17 when we're playing our second string. As for Dorsey one of his biggest attributes was bringing continuity. Keep Josh's trajectory going. Add in some minor changes in play calling and hurry up. This offense was already potent, use some minor changes to unleash it.

Can you please keep up, it was John who brought up the wheel chair. And yes it was weird that he wrote he needed to do more research on the wheel chair issue. You act as though you have as much information as the policeman who came to the scene and eventually arrested Langley. You don't. So please excuse the logical people here who think the arrest by a policeman means more than your evaluation of partial videos. There are people that get in fights at airports that don't get arrested, kind of makes you wonder what else this clown did.