JohnNord

Since you didn’t answer my question, I’ll ask it again…Which part of coaching involved Tremaine Edmunds and EdOliver getting physically bullied by Cincinnati’s makeshift OL?

Sometimes it’s just that simple.

I agree for the most part. I do think that the disguised coverages from Cincy confused Josh but he was also running for his life most of the time.

Which part of coaching involved Tremaine Edmunds and Ed Oliver getting physically bullied by Cincinnati’s makeshift OL? To say it was all “coaching” is inaccurate. It was a combo of bad coaching and bad execution. Players who needed to step up on the Bills…didn’t.

People underestimate the role of luck when it comes to winning a Super Bowl. The Bills had perhaps, the worst luck of any teams when it came to injuries. Compare the Bills with Kansas City who was incredibly lucky all season long and really lucky in the postseason. Consider the Mahomes injury in both playoff games which hobbled him but didn’t result in him missing many plays. Or the minor injuries to the WR’s that knocked them out of the AFCCG, but they had healed up significantly thanks to the 2 week bye. This does not even take into account the lucky breaks they got on the field all season long and in the playoffs - especially the AFCCG. I think the injury situation caught up to them as did the weaknesses on the roster which were exploited in the Cincy game

Wrong you are….

BPA is always based on need…

I’m sure it’s a one year deal….he may struggle to make the team.

Lamar is a great quarterback but I think he’d be a lousy broadcaster. If you’ve seen his press conference he seems pretty laid back, no overly charismatic. He also doesn’t exactly have the gift of gab

He was benched last season and they declined his 5th year option. Sometimes a player’s name or draft status outweighs his actual talent. This is one of those times

Saffold was an incredibly BIG miss by our front office/coaching staff. He was so bad last season - legitimately one of the worst starting guards in the NFL. The line isn’t terrible. Overall it’s very mediocre and that’s my concern. I don’t think it’s good enough

You are correct but I was looking at things in terms of a multi-year period, not just this off-season. Buffalo, Kansas City, and Cincinnati all have elite QB’s but each saw their post seasons come to an end in different years due to line play. At different points, it became obvious that an upgrade was needed. It just seems that both Kansas City and Cincinnati put more resources in addressing the issue than Buffalo has…so far at least

I will feel a little better if they draft an OL prospect in the first 3 rounds. I feel they should go OL in Round 1 and then WR in Round 2 I think Dawkins would be a great guard but while he isn’t perfect he’s fairly reliable protecting Josh’s blindside. I’m not sure if they would feel comfortable with a relying on a rookie for that

They haven’t really spent that much I would not be shocked to see LB/DE in Round 1. It’s probably my biggest fear

Morse isn’t perfect but you can argue he probably was their best lineman last season They probably watched the Super Bowl

I’m bringing up Tommy Doyle because that’s usually the level of play you can expect from a mid-round rookie draft pick. Do you really think that a rookie tackle is going to be the type of player that pushes Brown? Unless he’s a first round draft pick… I don’t.

I actually think they’d like Bates off the bench. The problem is they paid him a starter’s contract to keep him on the team. So either he has to be really bad that he gets benched or Ike Boettger has to be really good.

I agree McGovern will be better than Saffold, but again this move pales in comparison to how KC and CIN attempted to address their OL. I would have liked a better player at guard like Seumalo or Powers. Brown is just not very good. I think the Bills are putting too much hope in him. You mentioned “drafting competition,” like who? Tommy Doyle? We’ll see what the final OL room looks like, but without investing significant resources on the OL, you end up with a unit like last season

We think alike. My problem is that unlike CIN and KC who proactively put a lot of resources in their crappy OL’s, the Bills seem content to hope that last years line will get better. Replacing Saffold for McGovern should help but is that really enough? And does anyone actually think Spencer Brown is suddenly going to be a great RT after two largely below average seasons?

No I just don’t think the Bills are doing enough to protect their QB. Look what they’ve invested on the OL the past two seasons compared to CIN and KC. Do you disagree?

Ok but you get my point. Kansas City has consistently put a lot of resources in protecting their franchise QB in comparison to Buffalo. Do you disagree?

They would have taken him back at a lower price. He overplayed his hand and ended up signing for much less in Cincy than what he demanded in KC

I’m starting to get concerned with the Bills offensive line when compared to the other two top rivals in the AFC. When it became painfully obvious they needed to upgrade their OL, here’s what they did. Kansas City - paid big money for Joe Thuney (best guard available) and Orlando Brown and also drafted Creed Humphrey last season. This season they signed Jawan Taylor who was arguably the best tackle available in free agency. Cincinnati - last season signed one of the top RT’s in FA La’el Collins as well as two FA guards in Karras and Kappa to decent contracts. This season they went out and signed Brown. Buffalo - signed Connor McGovern to a decent contract. Returning 4/5 staters. I’m very much concerned about the Bills OL

We will see… there’s a lot of time left in the off-season. I did like the decision to let Edmunds walk for $18M, but I’m concerned Bernard is the plan to replace him. Re-signing Poyer was a great move though we need him to stay healthy all season which is not a given at his age.

I think there’s an excellent chance both positions are addressed in FA. Unfortunately, I can see Buffalo adding more of an AJ Klein type player and not a Lavonte David or Bob Wagner. I think they draft a safety in Round 1