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I thought that was a great play at the time. One on one, if the CB pressed him, it could go fade into the endzone using his size. In this case the CB stayed off. Coleman showed short area quickness Josh talked about often. Josh put it on him fast and Coleman took care of the rest, showing elusiveness and strength to get it into the endzone. This is where I think Coleman has value, a lot of value I might add. Not long speed. Bottom line I don't see it as self-absorbing. With his size and he can do that (quickness), a lot of teams will come knocking on his door if he is cut. Of course immaturity can ruin any talent, but he's only in NFL for 2 years so far.

Landon Jackson played in a similar scheme at college (pretty much confirmed he's going to play 4i), and played at 285lb as a sophomore. No wonder he was gleaming at OTA because, as everyone ever had done a job in his/her life can relate to, he got confidence back: yeah I was at that weight and did that job before. Techinically, many have observed that he's kind of stiff and playing as DE on the edge, it requires him to handle a lot of situations and being more fluid in motion. Now he's inside against interior O-Line more, strength and reach mean more to him, as well as less thinking: holding up to the guy(s) infront of you or getting thru that guy. I'm not going to compare him to any JJ Watt arch type. Yes he proved he could do it in college. To prove that you can do it against guys in NFL is very much appreciated (forget about any domination for now). Carter is a different story. He's always been a penetrating type of guy in college at just over 300lb, though his best traits is stout at stopping the run. He stayed for 5th year to get his 8 sacks to be drafted in day 2. So far in NFL, he looked lacking elite traits to rush the passer as a DT, and he is not strong enough to anchor against run. I heard the movement of him adding weight actually started last year, signaling to me that the Bills wanted him to be more of a run stuffer, i.e. Daquan Jones replacement. With the change of Defensive scheme, he's naturally slotted to Play 0 technique, which is why he's now getting to 320 and climbing. But he has never played at that weight before, and technique may change somewhat; so a lot of unknowns, even to him. For example, is carrying the extra weight caused the injury he suffered last year? What happens now he's adding more weight this year?

It’s all between the ears. Kyle Williams said before that as a DT in the trenches, they (offense) usually can’t hide their intention too much. Daquan Jones often said you need to figure out what they (offense) want to do to you. Landon looked to be late figuring out what they were doing to him last year. Not too bright to use his athleticism. Hopefully play DE in 3-4 making it simple for him. One read on the guy in front of him and just go.

Which is what the bills are asking him to be this year, a role player. Can he be a Mack Hollins? I believe he can. There is a lot more matchups he can win in that role than Hollins. I don’t think the bills are viewing him as a #1 receiver any more. That does not mean he should be released, or as the local reporters argued “not worth the trouble of being asked about him every week from the media.” … all depends on him getting past the maturity issue

All I care about is that Rodgers gives Bills good friends, namely patriots, ravens, bengals, Texans, jaguars and broncos, some tough times. I tend to believe he’s better at that than some rookies or mason Rudolph type of guys

Well walker’s measurable is very similar to our old friend Jordan Philips when he came out. Philips numbers are actually better across the board, but Walker may be impacted by the back injury. Philips was pretty good in his 2nd and 3rd year in the league, but not an all around completer DT. I want to see what kind of jump Walker has this year before anointing him anything.

You make me wonder wbout another Cook now. Dalvin Cook's last produtive year is 2022 when he was 27 year old. James Cook is going to be 27 in September. But there is another statss: Dalvin Cook had 680+ carries in college. James Cook had 230 total in Georgia.

I think it is pretty much the consensus right now that Allen is the standard. Winning MVP 2024 after losing Diggs is big for him. Then the other guys, Mahomes, Jackson, and Burrow all kind of stumbled with performance and injuries. I have heard more than once in other markets where Sports shows argued with "there is no Josh Allen walking onto the team ..." I do believe if Allen can maintain his playing level - I'm not asking for perfection, even with the mistakes he made in Denver this January, a superbowl appearance is getting closer and closer.

In general, the truth is somewhere in-between. Walker wants to play and isn't thrilled at NT - both are likely true and in that order. NT tackle usually does not get flash plays and makes a lot less in the 2nd contract. And objectively everyone can see he's better suited at DT position. For Jim Leonhard, I have to remind myself this is his first shot at running a defense in NFL so there is going to be some trying period. A traditional 3-4 NT is not high on his list now but pass rush and a press man CB look to be, based on the Bills personnel. It does not mean a year from now, he may not ask for a prototypical NT. Walker showed flash 1st year as DT in a 4-3. How he does in a 3-4 is all projection. I'm going to guess half way thru the 2026 season, they will likely have an idea where he's really good at. Same for all the other interior D linemen.

I'm one of those very much looking forward to seeing what Walker can be. Being able to contribute right away as a rookie (started 16 games) and did not look to be the weak link on that D-line is very encouraging. I found it interesting when asked the question of what position he's going to be in Jim Leanhard's defense, and he said something like "everywhere, 4i or 3, and if need to be, 0." Does not seem to be enthused about playing NT though. Eric did talk to him about his length and Walker is fully aware of the challenge.

Might be the best chance for the Bills to beat them in Houston. The past few years, turnover kills the Bills against Houston. !st game of the season, Josh and folks are likely to be more cautious on that front. Besides, it is better for Brady to introduce some new plays on offense to spring on a superior defense - the more a defense knows you, the more likelihood they play to their level which is likely #1 in NFL.

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You have to think the offense will be better, pretty much the same, including the staff and philosophy, but the DJ Moore addition is big. I'll admit the potential problem area is the O-Line with the departure of Kromer and the LG, as well as the continued decline of Dawkins. Allen has enjoyed 3 years of solid O-Line play but you start to see some pass rushers to push in on him with more regularity recently. The Bills clearly thought so and drafted O-Line at the top of the 3rd day in draft. As usual in terms of the trend in recent years, the defense holds the key to the ultimate success. I'm not going to overlook the change of philosophy, the coordinator, and the non-ideal players matching the scheme. The potential is in the overall athleticism of the players on that side of the ball, including the expected 2nd year jump of first 4 draft picks we used on D last year. Looks like consensus of the sportsbooks is that the unit will improve over the course of the year to the height they have never been, into the playoffs. I'm not so buying the Rams, even though Stafford just won the MVP. He didn't get it done last year against the Seahawks. And the action of McVay in the draft tells me there is some concern of Stafford's decline very soon (I'd wait until next year to draft a QB). Seahawks is legit #1 but there is always a question on the QB being a game manager. Ravens key players are getting old and injuries are catching up with Lamar. They have a bigger change at coaching staff than the Bills. I actually view the Pats and Bengals being bigger threat. Maye had a bad playoff run last year, but it is experience gained, just look at what Allen has done in his first playoff run. Bengals could be the Pats of 2025 with 3rd easiest schedule in NFL. If they catch Ravens and Chiefs with Lamar or Mahomes some what not fully healthy, and Burrows not missing games, they could easily ... I know there is quite a few ifs.

Can it be the Vikings or the Packers who in central time zone with a short flight?

You are into small details, man. I do see your point. 1pm/4pm games will be hot and the Bills players will be sitting on the sun-baking sideline with no shades. That 2022 game came to mind where multiple Bills players out of the game due to over heating. One Bills O-Lineman had to play with ACL tear because there was no more lineman left. And it is true it would probably take longer time to recover from that kind of game. A short week is certainly not ideal. Try to beat them to pulp 1st quarter and 3rd quarter coming out of the locker room. Then rotate heavily in 2nd and 4th quarters with backups and, strategically, speed up those quarters with ball control offense and not-giving-up-big-play defense. Hopefully --- and should be able to --- by the 4th quarter, we enter into prolonged garbage time.