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I hate to put myself in the position of seeming to agree with Airseven, but aggressive pass rush is more than blitzing. It's also being able to bring effective presssure with 4 - which is one of McDermott's Holy Grails of Great Defense. So, for example, while you're correct that the Jets blitzed at the lowest rate in the league - they brought pressure (hurries + knockdowns + sacks) at the 3rd HIGHEST % in the league, and only 0.2% behind the Cowboys and Eagles (see your same link for this) As far as being able to be effective at bringing pressure with the front 4 - there are a couple additional things that allow this, it's not just a "great secondary". The defense has to be able to cover the quick pass, and the defense has to walk the line between being aggressive in penetration vs. being over-aggressive and vulnerable to the run. And, of course, with a running QB, they have to be able to contain the QB in the backfield. Three things that allowed the Jets to contain the Bills offense effectively last season were 1) learning to limit Josh Allen (though 9 for 86 in their 1st game of 2022 isn't all that contained, they did better in the 2nd game 2) the fact that the Bills had a poor run game, so the Jets had nothing to lose by being aggressive 3) the fact the the Bills didn't have a strong quick passing game that could make the Jets pay for any coverage lapse over the middle or lack of contain.

Nah, I'm not sick of it. Let them talk about how great the Jets are on paper. Then play the game, and either they are or they aren't, on Sunday.

Micah Hyde to be "limited" in practice today

You're certainly correct that if we didn't talk about stuff where NFL employees know more, this board would be a "quick read". May be a dumb question but: Do the people you know, actually know the people working in football to have opinions good and bad? I could see (say) the nutritionists working with Olympic lacrosse players knowing the nutritionists working with Olympic soccer players because they all come together at various points. But I could see NFL football being its its own enclave, since it doesn't overlap with an Olympic sport. The other thing is, some of the nutritional demands of NFL positions are out of whack with normal athlete nutrition. I'm trying to think of another sport where about 1/4-1/3 of the players on team are encouraged to maintain extra body mass so they can "anchor", and I can't. There's actually some funny stuff in "NFL Confidential" by "Johnny Anonymous" (believed to be former Eagles backup center David Molk) about being a guy who struggled to maintain his team-mandated weight and what he went through to "make weight" (he would get up in the morning and eat a lot, drink a lot of water, and "hold in" any output until after he was weighed - then he'd run to the toilet for a 'big dump') I didn't think that was how it was framed. The article quotes Dion as saying he was "binging for comfort", and yes, it's concerning. My point was that I can see how weight could pack on quickly, if a guy is accustomed to eating, say, 6,000 calories a day and maintaining weight because of all the physical activity, then the physical activity drops sharply - but you still perceive 6,000 calories a day as a "normal" amount of food. I don't say it's not concerning and obviously Dion knows it was a problem.

From an interview or podcast with Eric Woods, the eating life of an NFL lineman during the season can be a challenge. To maintain weight, some of them eat 6 or even 7 times a day (Spencer Brown said he keeps a smoothie by his bed and wakes up in the middle of the night to consume it). They may be eating 4,000-8,000 calories a day to maintain weight or even add a little while trying to maintain their strength/fitness and play during the season. I know from personal experience that if I'm getting a ton of physical exercise then I get an injury and cut that out sharply, I can gain a lot of weight super-quickly unless I really mind the calories right away.

Tell us you didn't read the article or the offered summation of the article above, without telling us you didn't read the article. First of all, doesn't say Dawkins wasn't working out, strength or cardio training before OTAs. There's nothing "obvious" that he's not doing strength or cardio training because he's gained 40 lbs. Fat people can and do work out! It's harder, but as a wealthy athlete Dawkins has all the access he needs to zero-g treadmills, fitness pools, air bikes etc to work out without over-stressing his joints. Second, it says he reached out at the start of March and has been working with the Bills assistant S&C coach since then. Voluntary workouts start mid-April - April 17 I believe it was.

I don't think he needed to read the boards. The team sets weight goals and strength/fitness benchmarks for the players. Dion realized he wasn't gonna meet those goals, so he "manned up". Sounds as though Dion did something similar to what Poyer says he did after 2020's Championship game loss, except with food instead of alcohol. I'm glad he lost 40 lbs, and I'm glad he says he's "skinny" now, but I do wonder if he's got the "right" weight at 330. I don't think that's out of line for other 6'5" LT in the league, but it may be distributed differently.

https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/stefon-diggs-keeps-telling-the-bills-that-they-stink-heres-why-teammates-love-it/article_08a94d80-4b68-11ee-9e73-771a4f04ef73.html paywall, I can't keep track of what specials are offered but there probably is one Apparently there may be an explanation as to why Diggs goes through women like other guys go through tshirts: Actually, No, Diggs, I don't, and around here the guy likely be sleeping on the sofa if not in the literal doghouse if he tried that (unless he was commenting on one's literal need for a shower after a spinning class), but I guess when you're a multi-millionaire athlete who can put two women up in the same fancy hotel and fill both rooms with roses and maybe some jewelry, the rules are different. But I digress: Then there's the Karma Payback: Edit: Neal is the guy Diggs was having an altercation with that carried over into Josh Allen's press conference. I guess now we know why 😆

There's that, but there's also the negative coverage, as witnessed by several threads here and the astounding belief a surprising number of folks here expressed in them. People say they "think for themselves" but especially if someone is kicked out of media that requires any source-checking and is now running their own vlog or podcast, a lot of folks somehow find that more credible and actually give more weight to it. What gets me is the stuff about certain takes are "not allowed". One recent was "we can only criticize the WR". Like, what board are you reading, dude, there are threads criticizing Allen, the MLB, Brown, Elam, McDermott, Dorsey - basically if it moves and it's connected to the Bills someone will criticize it. People confuse "not allowed" with "draws rebuttal" or "draws criticism" I guess; what they really mean isn't that their take is somehow disallowed, but that if they make it, others will refute it or argue with it and they don't like that. Durrrr, that's called discussion, and it's what the board is all about.

https://www.wkbw.com/sports/buffalo-bills/buffalo-bills-announce-winners-of-key-position-battles-heading-into-week-1 I hope that doesn't mean Bernard got the nod by sucking up to the DC - I was going to type an analogy and, well, I Just Couldn't. https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/bills-terrel-bernard-embraces-challenge-fun-at-middle-linebacker/article_72fdb00e-3560-11ee-a12a-530771806a5b.html

The CEO of Guinness, the CEO of Anheiser-Busch and the CEO of Molson-Coors are at an industry conference and go out to lunch. The server takes their order: The AB head says "I'll have a Budweiser - King of Beers". The Molson-Coors head says "I'll have a Miller - High Life". The Guinness CEO says "just water". The other two execs ask "why aren't you going to have a Guinness?" He replies "I thought if you chaps weren't going to drink beer, I wouldn't either".

The Bills overall record against the Jets since Allen was drafted is 7-3, but Allen didn't play 1 of the losses and 1 of the wins It's probably more reasonable to ask how Allen has played since Saleh took over as Jets HC 2021 Game 1 Bills 45 Jets 17. Allen 21 of 28 (75%) for 366 yds 2 TD 1 INT rushing 2 for 3 yd, 0 TD Sacked 0 times. Game 2 Bills 27 Jets 10. Allen 25 of 46 (54%) for 254 yds 2 TD 0 INT rushing 5 for 63 including 32 yd long run Sacked 0 times. 2022 Game 1 Bills 17 Jets 20. Allen 18 of 34 (53%) for 204 yds 0 TD 2 INT rusning 9 for 86 yd, 2 TD. This was the game Allen was sacked 5 times and injured UCL Game 2 Bills 20 Jets 12 Allen 16 of 27 (59%) for 147 yds 1 TD 0 INT rushing 10 for 47 yd, 1 TD 3 sacks. Looks to me like he had 1 poor game out of 4 in the last 2 years. Also looked to me like if the OL keeps him clean, we're good. Perhaps you might want to explain what you mean by "plays terrible"

LOL Kyle Brandt playing both sides, pretending to be a Bills fan while sucking up Aaron Rodgers. Kyle, man, he's won league MVP 2 out of the last 3 seasons, that's hardly an edgy or ground-breaking prediction. The Jets even signed 2 of his receivers.

I'm all for the AFCW being better. Anything that can chip away at the Chiefs so they don't go 6-0 in the division.

It's a good question. What is the percentage for other teams, especially contenders? That's kind of the key info, seems to me.

I think your information is outdated. Hines renegotiated his contract with the Bills this off-season. He counts $3.5 this season and $5.4 next season. $1M of his $2.5M salary is guaranteed. Hines is not on IR, he's on NFI. That makes a difference - on NFI, the team is not obligated to pay the player his salary or any per-game bonuses, and if they wish, they can even go after a portion of his signing bonus. I don't think the Bills are likely to do this. Word was that the Bills offered Hines keep the bonus and we'll pay you the maximum for a PS player; his agent of course wants the full $2.5M salary and $340k per-game roster bonuses. No word on if there's a settlement. There's no point in an injury settlement for a season-long recovery. The negotiating point is that the team is not obligated to pay salary or per-game roster bonuses to a player injured outside the facility, even if he's working out to prepare for football (!!!). This isn't an injury settlement, I'm not sure there's a specific term for it. So hopefully there will be a settlement, but all we've heard so far is from Beane "we'll take care of him; we want him on the team next year" and from Hines agent a shot across the bow on Twitter (I mean X) about how some teams take care of their people. These were both just after the injury.

The Bills are way below (or above, depending upon your perspective) average on dead cap. 29th in the league, meaning only the Jags, Chargers, and Bengals have less. League average is $27.66M in dead cap.

Depends upon the contender but at times you are definitely mistaken In any case, we aren't having a competition on OL. It's Dawkins-McGovern-Morse-O'Torrence-Brown If that isn't getting it done, then we'll see change - same as other contenders do, especially if they have injuries to contend with

I Get It. Just sayin' I don't mind sharing some tweets, but we can't replace what Yolo did with one ordinary human's contributions. Need 3 or 4. Not wanting to carry a bone, but just for anyone who's interested you can see tweets (or X's or whatever they are ) through a web browser, no app necessary (but it is requiring you to log in now a days - can use a google account, not necessarily your primary lol) Dalton Kincaid. James Cook. Deonte Harty. Dawson Knox. Trent Sherfield. Latavius Murray. maybe even Davis, if he's open short and quick? Any of these guys. Just don't alternate between targeting Diggs, and throwing long, low % throws, to Davis.

Fair. I missed the memo, but that's not a surprise. Is Hackett thought to have had any input into the design of the offense, or was that thought to be all LaFleur? Y'know, in the time it took ya both to whinge about this, ya coulda gone to Twitter (I mean X) and found some content to share.... I miss Yolo too, but I'm trying to be part of a solution, not part of a precipitate. JS'n

I would say the issue is not his neck

That last kind of thing (McDermott says a player won't practice, but he's out there) has happened before. I think there are two reasons for this: 1) the player is out there for warm-ups and position drills/1:1s, which is all the media is allowed to watch - but does not participate in the team part of practice 2) the trainers communicated to McDermott that a player was injured and needed to be held out, but then after treatment and warm-ups the injury improved to where they said "OK, let's give it a try and see where you are" Pretty sure today is likely to be a walk-through in shells for the team portion, so it's a practice an injured player could handle in theory. We don't owe the NFL an injury report until tomorrow, so we won't get any more info.