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Nice win by the Sooners. It certainly helped my Dawgs. I do love it when Bama losses. Unfortunately it didn’t knock Bama out of the playoff picture. Assuming a Bama vs Texas AM SEC championship game, a Bama win likely vaults them back into the top 4 as SEC champs.

As a GA fan, I was torn by this game. I wanted TAM to lose, but also realized that their victory (assuming they can beat Texas) likely keeps GA out of the SEC championship game, practically assuring the Dawgs of a top 4 seed in the CFP (assuming GA beat Charlotte and GA Tech). Alabama’s loss to Oklahoma was Bama’s 1st SEC loss. Despite that loss, an Iron Bowl win against Auburn sets up an TAM vs Bama SEC championship and that’s ok with me.

Bills 23 - 3 Prater field goals Texans - 20

Coleman isn’t going anywhere. His cap hit is 2.7, but 5.9 if cut. The Bills would still eat about 3 mill in dead cap if traded this off-season. The question also begs who do you get to replace him? Do you go the medium vet route and get players like Samuel or Palmer who cost millions and deliver nothing or go cheap and get guys like Moore for the same 2.7 but with little to no upside? You keep Coleman recognizing he isn’t a star but find ways to make him useful. You then do what you should have done and draft multiple receivers, one with a premium pick and one with a middle pick and make sure they have decent size and speed. It’s time to give Josh real targets to throw too.

Hopefully he’ll end up better than another former Bama UDFA in Robert Foster.

It's funny how things change. I'd have argued heading into the season that the Bills biggest issues were corner, safety and WR. I loved our OL, TEs and RBs. Now I like what we have at safety and corner, still hate the WRs, but am worried about the OL, LB, the middle of the DL and TE since Kincaid can't stay healthy. I'm looking at some major changes on this roster next season. Knox, D Jones, Milano, Edwards, Rapp, Samuel (thankfully) and possibly Taron Johnson and McGovern on the gone list. I'd like Bosa to return. Beane has some major work to do for next season. Priority has to be getting Josh better targets. I agree on Poyer. What an excellent coach on the field who plays with so much heart. I'm expecting Beane to re-sign him to continue to mentor Bishop and Hancock. I don't think it's a coincidence how much Bishop has improved with Poyer mentoring him.

I don't see Coleman getting traded in the off-season. I do see the Bills drafting 2 WRs. Samuel is gone after this season. Moore is as well. Coleman only costs 2.75 to keep (5.9 to cut). The WR room for next season looks like Shakir, Palmer, Coleman and probably Shavers. That leaves 2 openings for rookie draft picks and or maybe even Gabe Davis if he continues to play like he did against the Bucs.

So WR carousel will continue on Thursday will Samuel hurt again and Mecole injured as well. I guess Moore returns as does Coleman.

Hard to get top notch WRs if you don't draft any. Compare to GB since 2021. Buffalo - top 3 round WR picks - 1 - 2nd rd pick Coleman (2024); next pick Shakir in the 5th (2022) Green Bay - top 3 round WR picks - 5 2025 - Golden 1st rd and Sav Williams 3rd rd 2023 - Reed 2nd rd (plus Wicks in the 5th rd) 2022 - Watson 2nd rd (plus Doubs in the 4th) 2021 - Rodgers 3rd rd

A few years ago DB was a strength of this defense with Hyde, Poyer, White, and Johnson Potentially, as early as next season, the DBs could be developing into an excellent group with Benford and Hairston at the corners, Bishop and maybe Hancock at safety. If Taron gets healthy then the slot is also covered. This group would have significantly more speed at both safety and the boundary corners.

Gabe played 41% of the offensive snaps (23 plays) Palmer played 50% (28) Mecole played 7% (4 snaps) Samuel play 50% (28 snaps) Shakir and Shavers 54% (30 snaps each). I'd say that's a very reasonable amount of snaps for Davis' season debut.

FYI Mecole only had 4 offensive snaps before his "injury."

Over his 81 game career Mecole has had 10 fumbles (only 3 recovered). So about 2 fumbles every 17 games. Codrington over his 21 game career had 3 fumbles (2 recovered). So also about 2 fumbles every 17 games, but Mecole also contributes in the passing game and has more "opportunites" to fumble. I'm not advocating for Mecole to be cut. In fact, I think the opposite. I think McD put him in a terrible position and should have insisted on punt returns be fair caught until he gets back into the swing of things. Prior to yesterday's game, Mecole's last NFL games was 11.5 months ago with KC.

Which is a terrible stat for a kick returner.

Bishop still makes plenty of mistakes, but boy has he improved. How many big plays has he made so far? 10? More?