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The Saints should absolutely go with Ben Johnson at this point. His offense has just produced a 6 game stretch that is incredible, and he would get something out of Carr and Kamara.

Shakir is hard to gauge because he just doesn't get a ton of targets. 45 targets through 8 games is not that many - 90 a year puts him at #50 last year, bottom end of WR2. If he was on a team where he could play #1 receiver lines (which I truly think he could), he would be getting another 30-40 targets a year. He would EASILY be a 1300 yard guy with that type of volume.

If I’m a coach, I’m sending Taylor jumping every play to the officials and league not only before the game, but after every offensive drive by Kansas City during the game. the lack of ability of the NFL to call a guy who does it EVERY play is utterly laughable

I mean, they are both pretty transformative drafts. Mcduffie is a slight > to Bernard Rousseau is a slight > to Karlaftis (MISSED THAT THIS WAS 2021 - Disregard!) Pacheco = Cook Bernard slight > to Chenal Shakir big > to Moore Then you have Araiza who is a starting punter in the league and Elam who looks to be our future CB2 against Watson who is their CB2 and Cook/Williams. I think the Chiefs drafted the best player out of the bunch with McDuffie. However, I think the Bills draft a better set of core starters with Shakir/Bernard/Cook/Benford So not sure why there is a gap for you from Decent to Transformative...

If I'm reading things right, Von + Knox + Samuel cut in 2025 offseason leading into 2026 would result in $34M in cash off the books (Cap-dead cap). Would think that would be enough to sign Bernard +Shakir long term. Then use the other money to try to get Rousseau and Benford done. Maybe another extension for Allen to kick money down the road.

Agreed. This is the new core. They will get 4-6 year deals each, and I'd think Beane will let other aging players go to make sure these guys stick around (Knox, Milano, Daquan Jones, Douglas). The one player that will be the "surprise" is Cook. Beane will continue with his running back by committee approach and Cook can go sign for good money somewhere else.

I still have no idea what the "sky judge" is in the NFL. On calls like that, the sky judge needs to call down and inform them that it is not a hold. Like this is getting insane.

Yea it’s all moot at this point. Their season is over. 2-6 and they have aging Hill and Ramsey on bloated deals. They have a rough future

I’d say at best 4-4, the Seahawks smoked them week 3. They invested in a QB who is glass and their coaching staff is subpar. Their team is also thin at a lot of positions

I thought it was going to be a punt for sure. When they trotted Bass out I was surprised but not exactly nervous. The kick leaves 4-5 seconds left which isn’t really enough for anyone else to do anything. surprised, but not shocked

And their coaching. They seem to find ways to lose. They are 1-3 in games Tua started, and their only win was the big Tyreek hill touchdown in week 1. they were not a playoff caliber team coming into the year, healthy Tua or not

That's a BAD defense. You have a rookie with Chop - that's the only capable d-lineman Long was ABUSED in week 2 Ramsey and Fuller are decent, but safeties are bad. If we dont put up 30+ on this defense I'll be SHOCKED

The Bills play crappy divisional teams which will help them. Ravens and Steelers will beat eachother up, the Texans are by no means in good shape with their injuries. I dont think that Houston get a better record than us - i think we are looking at either the 2nd or 3rd seed unless we run the table.

So with all of the dolphins injuries, what does their 11 on D look like?

Exactly. They played a good team without their two best receivers, where their kicker missed two field goals. i think they lose to the cardinals, us, and rams at a minimum

Big time they also are using outside runs with Will Anderson out

They have lost their only two decent receivers. And their kicker has now missed two kicks that he usually makes. they aren’t a super impressive 6-2 team, but their are better than this game shows

Those Matte black helmets for the jets are actually very nice. Real clean look

Cook and Hall are a wash I personally would take Wilson as a full on boundary guy over Shakir. I just think he is a touch more dynamic as a route runner. i like Williams a bit more than Oliver Benford is better than Gardner - I consider Sauce the most overrated player in the league. the two groups are relatively comparable

Jets win would probably help the team more when it comes to end of year seeding Texans win makes the Jets failures continue and we get to see another 2-3 days of Jet's being the worst team in the league talk. I'm conflicted - maybe a tie?

They love to run a play out of shotgun against man where the RB does a wheel route slowly and the boundary receiver runs a slant. It gives the RB space up the sideline and they've ran it several times with tons of success. I love that wrinkle in this offense.

I believe he was removed and banned from the stadium

If the NFL wants to be a global sport (and break into the UK market in a meaningful way) then I understand why he is being critiqued let's say. with that said, using that word in the US has never been taken as offensive in any manner or experience that I've seen or heard. I call my wife a spaz all of the time because she can be incredibly miffed about small things. With that said, it's never in a demeaning way, and in my opinion better than "crazy" or "childish" or "hyper"

The Bills actually do pretty well defensively against pocket passers. Flacco has no mobility. It will be a collapse the pocket approach.

As much as people may hate Diggs now, I feel bad for the guy who 1) Has always busted his butt to be healthy going into each season 2) Gave 3.5 great years to this organization and 3) Has been generally professional after being dealt. He isn't an Antonio Brown or Aaron Rodgers thats for sure. This is likely a career ender. He doesn't have term after this year, the ACL makes him miss most of next year as well. He will softly fade into the sunset like OBJ post Rams.