JohnNord
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4 hours ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:
Groot - Oliver - Joseph - Floyd
Lawson - Settle - Jones - AJE
Am I missing anyone?
Jones apparently has the ability of Poona Ford now
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Fans care more about the hit than Tre White himself. Brandon Beane actually tried to sign Gronk out of retirement in 2021. Plus Eric Wood just had Gronk on his podcast.
The Bills don’t care…fans should let it go too
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11 hours ago, Sierra Foothills said:
I'm not talking about having money. I'm talking about being an attractive destination to quality players.
Star, Vontae Davis, and Trent Murphy signed with a 9-7 team which backed into the playoffs. This is the best a team can get when they're not an attractive destination.
It was only after Josh showed he was an up and coming star that the Bills could attract a higher level of player such as Stefon Diggs, Von Miller, John Brown, Cole Beasley, and Mitch Morse. These players would have had little to no interest in playing for Buffalo were it not for Josh Allen.
JMO.
Find me an example of one player who didn’t want to sign with the Bills in 2018? Who was a player the Bills wanted to sign and were unable to because “no one wants to come to Buffalo.”
The only example I can think of is John Brown and he signed with Baltimore largely because the offer was better - but perhaps Baltimore was a better destination. Despite this, Brown was hardly the top FA of the WR class in 2018. He’d fall in line with the type of players the Bills were looking at.
In 2018 the Bills were working to clean up the salary cap which included a significant portion of dead cap space. It’s not like Buffalo couldn’t get free agents. Plus Beane stated multiple times that his philosophy was to sign multiple FA’s who were undervalued in the market rather than go after big names. We would see this approach almost every offseason which a few notable exceptions (Morse, Miller etc)
Also I’m not so sure Josh’s mediocre rookie year would be a draw for free agents. While we were impressed with Josh as a rookie, the majority of the NFL was not. Plenty of media pointed to his 52% completion percentage and his ability to pass for more than 300 yards.
The additions in 2019, didn’t come the Buffalo for Josh Allen…they came because Buffalo paid them. And when you look at their profile, they are the type of undervalued players the Bills want. Beasley especially got a pretty nice deal despite being in the wrong side of 30. In fact, he was talking with New England and came to Buffalo for the money….not to play with Josh Allen.
Did the emergence of Josh Allen help make Buffalo a more attractive destination? Yes but that didn’t happen until after 2020 when he proved he had arrived.
So again, just as example of fans conflating the last and then trying to connect to dots to create a narrative which isn’t accurate.
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16 hours ago, BuffaloMatt said:
Hyde concerns me
Hyde’s been fine when he’s on the field. One area that’s dropped off has been his ability to find the ball. He has 0 INT’s this season and I can’t remember him coming close this season. At the same time, it seems like he’s done a good job preventing deep passes as usual.
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38 minutes ago, DCofNC said:
It’s a legs position anyway. If he has full range of motion with the arms he is plenty strong even with time off to handle his spot. It could actually be a major help for the team going into the playoffs. To have Linval and him available to take on the Ravens in the AFC Championship will be big 😉
40 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:In fairness to Beane, no one wanted to play for the Buffalo Bills in 2017.
However by 2022, tons of players wanted to be on the same team as Josh Allen.
This is incorrect. I think you are confusing 2018 with 2008. The Bills had a ***** ton of cap space and signing free agents wasn’t a problem. They just signed a lot of bad deals.-
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5 minutes ago, billsfan89 said:
The thing is that when he was out the run defense did generally speaking suffer but the run defense at times when he played also did get gashed up the middle too. He was so up and down in terms of plugging the run defense.It’s one thing if he is just was an elite run stuffer whose stats were fairly low. We have seen Joseph not have eye popping stats but the Bills have been a lot harder to run up the middle on since he signed.
You can’t have very limited pass rush upside and be inconsistent in stuffing the run and be on a massive contract. I was so glad the team signed D Jones to replace him.
That’s why I never bought the “doesn’t show up on the stat sheet” line. They were never great stopping the run when Stsr was active.Just now, Bockeye said:Is Kelvin Benjamin Beanes? Couldn’t remember, but if so, he’s got a bone to pick with you JohnNord!
Benjamin was a trade…he did not sign a free agent contract. But even if you threw Benjamin in the mix, I’d still pick star. There’s no doubt Benjamin was disappointment but unlike a Star or even a Murphy, his contract was short term and didn’t end up hurting the team for years-
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3 hours ago, LeGOATski said:
Nah. They're a tough team, but Flacco is still a weakness. He's an immobile, old pocket passer. That doesn't get it done in the playoffs unless you're a cerebral cheater like Brady.
100%. Browns defense is legit. But I think the Flacco Cinderella story is going to end early in the playoffs. Not only has he been helped by great field position since taking over, he’s also been incredibly lucky on some of his throws. This was on full display last night against the Jets.
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1 hour ago, I Am The Liquor said:
This should go over well! Hopefully the Ravens plan to Ray Rice the sh#t out of the fish!
That is such an odd choice. What on earth are they doing honoring him?-
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23 minutes ago, billsfan89 said:
Agreed, Star was supposed to be the big time anchor to the middle of the defense who could have some pass rush upside.
The only time Star really to me played up to his massive deal was in the back half of 2019. For whatever reason he played well the last 6-7 games of the regular season and the lone playoff game. The run defense was much improved and he was pushing the pocket a bit.
But Star opted out during the 2020 season and then came back to play in 2021 and was mediocre again.
I feel he was ok in 2018 too but it became clear early on that he wasn’t going to be any kind of impact player. The excuses stated for start then and continued throughout his tenure in Buffalo. My guess is that he’s a pretty good human and leader. The Bills didn’t want to make him look bad so we got “he does things that don’t show up on the stat sheet.” -
4 hours ago, WideNine said:
Been a huge DQ fan since Beane made the move.
Was desperate to see the Bills do something to plug the middle and get some push on the pocket and Star was not the same player at all that he was in Carolina and did little to reward the trust they extended him in his contract.
DQ more than delivered. They need to monitor his reps, but he is a solid vet that will get it done. Just needs to work on the game stamina and work into owning more reps.
Poona did a pretty decent job manning Phillips gaps last week and good to see him get his chance to help the squad.
This defense operates best when you have those solid 1-tech and 3-techs that can rotate and spell each other and feed off of Oliver.
After seeing Star Lotulelei in action, it quickly became clear he is tied forBrandon Beane’s biggest FA bust along with Trent Murphy - also signed in 2018. Star’s calling card was that he was a space eater that could occasionally flash as a pass rusher but he didn’t do that in Buffalo. But you know who did? Daquan Jones!Jones is the player that Beane thought he was signing in Star.
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2 hours ago, Augie said:
I want to win it just to put it in the face of all the people who say if we can just win one SB before they die they will be satisfied for life. Somehow I think the whining will not cease as promised. 😋
Some people will be complaining if we win the SB but don’t cover the spread or be upset that Josh didn’t throw for 300 yards. “BUT……” they will say.
😂
100%. It then becomes they only won ONE Super Bowl. New England won 6, KC won 2, etc
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5 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:
I know, shocking, right?
The Peacock exclusive ratings are out. Overall the game had an average viewership of 7.2 million viewers. But of that number 1.12 million were from just the over the air simulcasts in Los Angeles and Buffalo.
Buffalo, TV market rank #54, has 632,110 TV households, 374,000 of which were tuned into the game. That's 59.2%.
Los Angeles, TV market rank #2, has 5,838,090 TV households, 746,000 of which were tuned into the game. That's 12.8%.
This totally makes sense. Over the few years, the share in the local Buffalo market has been insanely high. Unfortunately at #54, that viewership is a fraction of the audience that bigger markets get . -
1 hour ago, Simon said:
Love the guy and love his game.
But this is not some panacea to cure all ills.
He's going to be less powerful and it's likely that it will be harder for him to hold the POA, to push the pocket, to hold guys off and move down the line and he's going to be available less as well.
The only reason he's playing is because he's probably just hitting the point where he can now be equally effective as Poona Ford and that is where the expectations should lie, imo.
That should slowly improve as the weeks pass but for right now, I can't expect too much out of him.
I just hope people don't turn on him like they have with other injured players that didn't meet fan's ill-informed unrealistic expectations.
I’d compare Jones more to Linvall Joseph, the only other 1TDT on the roster and is exclusively a space eater at this point in his career. Even coming off an injury I think it’s feasible that Jones can match Joseph’s current play (as well as the others in that spot) on the interior and even provide a better pass rush as well.
The reason why Joseph was signed in the first place was because the depth of Phillips, Settle and Ford are best played at 3TDT. They can play 1 tech but are average at best and quite often below that. If he could play at 60% it would be an upgrade.
I’d agree that he’s probably not going to get many reps on Sunday. I also get why fans would want to temper expectations after seeing Von Miller struggle to recover but it’s important to not that this isn’t an ACL recovery and he isn’t 35.
Also it’s important to remember to make space for him on the roster, the Bills released veteran Germain Ifedi who’s been rostered all season and was their later season insurance policy at RT. The team doesn’t do this - or they at least wait a week, if he wasn’t in a good spot.
Either way, if the Bills can get into the playoffs, Jones is going to help this team. This is good news
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46 minutes ago, BillsFan619 said:
DQ is BACK!
Go Bills!
Make no mistake about it…IF he can get close to where he was playing at in Week 3, this move is going to be big.Between Tre, Jones and Milano, I always felt that not having DaQuan was the biggest loss to the defense. Even worse bigger than Milano.
This is going to help the defense for sure
1 hour ago, No_Matter_What said:My expectations are low based on what I'm seeing from Von
I know different players different injury different age.
Great news!
Different players, different age, different injury.So you’re saying this is a bad comparison?
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2 hours ago, MJS said:
Tua is kind of like Dak. He is a good QB, but he isn't great and can't put the team on his back and will them to victory. It is hard to move on from good QB's, but it is also hard to overcome the truly great ones in the playoffs and super bowl.
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1 hour ago, julian said:
Tua will never be competing with Josh, he’s just not on that level. The Dolphins team however will compete if they can keep Tua surrounded with all that speed and those weapons.
Tyreek is a special player with elite speed that the end offense is built around. There are a lot of fast WR’s but few Tyreek Hill’s. Once he leaves, I think Tua and the offense will need to evolve.-
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14 hours ago, Dan Darragh said:
Part of the problem was Bills fans and WGR hosts believing that the NYT playoff odds were predictive of the future. The fact that the Bills have less than 20% in week 10 meant absolutely nothing.
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9 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:
Imagine DQ and Linval Joseph together in short yardage and goal line situations.
2 solid 1 technique players that can help spell each other and allow Settle, Ford, and Phillips (hopefully) to return to their natural positions-
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18 minutes ago, Charles Romes said:
Ifedi will be signed elsewhere over the weekend. So many oline rooms around the league are a mess and Kromer is respected.
That’s what I’m thinking but hopefully he makes it back to Buffalo3 minutes ago, Bogie_Klinkhammer said:Didn't Germain bomb Pearl Harbor ?
That was the country of Germainy
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The ride is over for Germain, who ALMOST made it the entire season on the active 53 man roster without actually suiting up one game.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see him re-sign on the PS roster if he clears.
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1 minute ago, Beck Water said:
I thought about that, but it would leave the Bills with only 4 DT, one of whom is just coming back from injury since Jordan Phillips is on IR.
They might do that, if they feel Eli Ankou is almost as good as a 1TDT but I think they used him before as more of a 3T?
See, here's the thing: who else they got who can play RT?
I'm thinking Jonathan might go on IR. There are little hints he's playing through something.
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5 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:
Looking at the roster, it would be an OL, DE, or CB. Most likely either Germain Ifedi, Alec Anderson, Kingsley Jonathan, or Cam Lewis. But it's hard to see a number of those players being released. Ifedi maybe?
There’s no chance in HELL they release Cam Lewis given his role on defense as the first sub at safety and NCB as well as his role on ST.
I agree it’s probably down to Anderson, Ifedi, or Jonathan. They love the potential of Jonathan and are high on Anderson. I’m guessing maybe Ifedi thought he was the insurance policy all season.
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1 hour ago, Beck Water said:
I don't think it means "no Jones" against NE necessarily.
I think it means that Elam had a 21 day window to be elevated or revert to season-ending IR. Elam's window was opened Dec 6th so it expired today, so the Bills had to make a decision today.
AFAIK Jones can practice with the team and be elevated to the roster as late the day before, when PS elevations take place. But his window opened only a week ago, so the Bills have 2 more weeks to make a decision on him. No need to tip their hand today.I’m hoping for it. It makes you wonder who gets released…
42 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:My guess is either Johnson or Ford (sounds like an election)
They aren’t cutting Ty Johnson. The Bills like what he brings on special teams and in the offense. Also, he’s one of the few players on the team that can be trusted fielding kickoffs
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2 minutes ago, Doc said:
Saving him for Miami.The only problem I have with that is that you want to slowly increase his reps. IMO this is easier to do in NE than it in a likely “must win” situation in Week 18
45 minutes ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:I think that was the tiebreaker. The word was that Jones was always targeting a Week 18 return, which is when we really need him.
If Elam can't hang with the WRs the Pats are throwing out, then it's time to give up on him.
Where did you see the “word” that Jones was targeting a W18 return? Joe B and a few others thought he’d be active this Sunday.
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Random talking head says something about the Bills
in The Stadium Wall
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White is beloved but he forgave Gronk…the whole org did…why are Bills fan so angry