JohnNord

Samuel has been a disaster the past few weeks, saying Gabe would be better isn’t exactly setting the bar high. I think Gabe would struggle in the this offense similarly how Hollins, Coleman and MVS have. He isn’t a great at getting separation and always had a poor target catch rate. He could be an asset when Josh takes off and scrambles. Overall it’s hard to argue that the Bills would be better off overpaying him. The main problem isn’t that Buffalo let Diggs and Davis walk. It’s that they failed to replace them with better option, which is why they are now scouring the trade market for a WR

I for one am not championing this development. I really liked Gabe. In a way, I feel the best and worst thing that happened to him was the playoff game in Kansas City. It raised expectations for him as a WR2 that he never could meet in 2022. It became obvious that he was better suited in the role he had in 2021 with Emmanuel Sanders at WR2. That year he also starting dropping passes in big moments. 2 of those drops happened in potential game changing moments early in the season at Miami and NYJ. You have to wonder whether it’s a mental thing with him. Jags can get out of his deal after 2025 and it wouldn’t surprise me to see him in Buffalo again.

Teams that are close to the playoffs are usually buyers at the deadline. I think Mike McDaniel is going to try his damndest to make the playoffs and I don’t think he trades away his #3 WR

I don’t really agree… but if you are Seattle and have a shot at playoffs why would you trade Lockett?

I think the Bills will pull off a victory. At some point they have to start playing better at the Meadowlands

This has always been the thing Dan Orlovsly has pleaded. He said Josh needs to be under center with pre-snap motion and play action.

That’s actually a very good point. I’ve defended the Von contract only because the reason it hasn’t worked out has largely been injury. You can’t necessarily predict when a player blows out his ACL.

It was the Cook catch that he took the timeout after and I thought the same thing. Why not just throw the flag. I have the feeling that McDermott relies on John Parry on challenges these day which is a good idea. It seems like the official on TV is right, more times than not. The fact that he didn’t even consider makes me think reversal was a long shot

He’s an OC that doesn’t call plays so he’ll basically get paid to sit in meetings and joke with Rodgers

Not terrible yet… tomorrow is going to be the day with game on Monday

Good question - I think they start Rapp but split time with Bishop. Seems to me that the plan was always for Bishop to start at some point this season though. So i wouldn’t be shocked to see him get the nod

Yes and FWIW Sal said that Cook wasn’t practicing, he was on the field in the huddle and not on the sidelines. Usually a sign that he’s trying to stay involved w/ the offensive game plan. I think he plays. Samuel - no idea Like when he said Taron would play last week?

I love how every injury a Bills player gets “tends to linger” LOL This guy is just guessing. He’s been wrong before. At one point he projected Taron to be out long term. Then he predicted he’d play last week. It’s not uncommon for these injury spotters but there’s only so much you can tell by watching a video.

He looked great over the first three games. I think the bigger problem is that the game script caught up with the lack of receiver talent - especially with Shakir out. Poor line play hasn’t helped either

What the hell is this?

I’m guessing that a lot of the separation has been on shorter routes which Keon has always been good at. It’s separation on longer routes that he struggles with. There’s several examples from Sunday. Overall though, I think he’s done a nice job as a rookie. But there’s a lot he needs to work on still

It makes sense but if this assumption is correct, I can’t understand why they didn’t try for better option at WR. Because you’d have to assume that once teams shift out of Cover 2, you need to be able to beat them on the outside. Even with Diggs and Davis this team was missing a fast deep threat to stretch the field. Curtis Samuel is a fast, versatile receiver but his ADOT was under 10 yards - he’s not that player. Coleman doesn’t fit that profile either I was skeptical of this WR roster before the season and I hope that Brady can figure something out because the past two weeks have looked really bad

If you’re Joe Douglas and will probably be fired after the season barring a deep playoff run, why not make a crazy offer for Adams? He really has nothing to lose

There’s a reason he signed a $5M contract and has yet to take a snap on defense.

There was a clip by Dan Orlavsky from ESPN who pleaded with NE not to start Maye behind this OL

Do you honestly think Mike Shula is a threat to take over as HC? Despite his last name, if McDermott was fired, he wouldn’t even get consideration as an interim.

Why would he “clear the decks” before signing a new contract extension in June 2023? It doesn’t exactly sound like someone being desperate. Besides there are several coaches on the staff with previous DC/OC experience. They usually are the ones given first crack as interim HC

This was a solid breakdown. I think Josh, play calling and the line play can get better. Shakir will help and Coleman should slowly improve. The big concern for me is the lack of talent at WR. If they don’t trade for someone, I guess the best option is to find a way to get the ball to Kincaid and Samuel…maybe even Knox

It’s not like he had a former head coach on his staff running the defense for six seasons or anything…

This is a terrible, laughable idea…but the better play would be to him as a short term (as in 1 a or 2 day) consultant to share the Jets playbook and strategies. Saleh doesn’t seem like the type of guy that would do this - but he has to be pissed at the Jets