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It was PI and therefore it didn’t matter if Shakir caught the ball or didn’t or if it was an interception or not. It would be first down Bills at the spot of the foul. Only Shakir’s and Josh’s stats benefit from catch vs no catch.

It’s his brother’s turn. He is going to leave.

Congrats to Mendoza on the Heisman. 1st player in IU history to earn the honor and earn it you did. Nice speech saying it's a team award. Now finish the drill.

3 QB generations of Mannings. 2 QB generations of Grieses. Sanders is a 2nd generation NFL at QB. Joe Burrow's dad played in the NFL. Former Bills backup Gale Gilbert's son Garrett also managed 7 seasons in the NFL as a backup or PS player.

The only way to upgrade this receiver room is in the draft. Shakir and Palmer are locked up. Shavers will be retained. Coleman is under contract, but I think he gets traded in the off-season (see Elam for example). That leaves 3 opening for a vet (Davis/Cooks) and two draftees. We need to start developing our own boundary receivers with size and speed. I’m taking a WR early and another in the 4th or 5th. We need to get younger at the position with more upside and more contributors under cheaper rookie deals.

I looked it up and there 136 FBS teams. Odds are that college football eventually moves to something like my idea, but with about 80 teams in 4 20 team conferences. The ACC is already at 17, Big 12 16, Big 10 18 and the SEC has 16. That's 67 teams already in the Big 4. That leaves 13 spots for ND and 12 other schools. Based on revenue and a program valuation, Oregon St, Wash St, Boise St, SDSU, UNLV, Fresno St, Colorado St, Wyoming, S Florida, and UTSA are the next 10. I'd then add JMU and Tulane as two up and coming schools to complete the 80. JMU is 119-28 over the last 12 seasons and Tulane is 43-12 over the last 4.

I’m not exactly sure how this “roster is a disaster.” On offense: QB, RB, TE and OL are among the best in football both in quality and depth. How many teams could lose 2 high quality tackles and still win? WR is an issue, but Shakir is solid in the slot and most of the rest of the group will be gone after this season leaving Beane an opportunity to finally draft some pieces. On Defense: There are more holes to plug but it’s hardly terrible especially with McD calling the D. The DBs are either good now or developed into good players with Benford, Bishop, Hairston and Hancock as a good core group. Biggest question is former all-pro Taron Johnson. LBs are solid this season with Bernard, Thompson, a healthy Milano who has been much better of late and depth in Williams. The question here is how much Milano and Thompson have left and how much it will cost to bring them back. The D line is the biggest question due to injury (Hoecht and Oliver), age (Jones, Phillips, and Bosa). Walker is going to be a star and Sanders is looking better now that he’s healthy. This roster isn’t perfect obviously but it’s clearly playoff quality and it’s certainly not a disaster. Beane has some work to do this off-season, but the sky isn’t falling. In not sure how many teams could overcome the injuries the Bills have had along both the lines and still be competing for the division title.

All those stats are very nice, except it’s the TEs/RBs that are more productive in terms of Yards per catch, yards per attempt, TDs and chunk plays. Josh has thrown to 9 WRs (218 targets) this season with 8 making catches (147 receptions for 1694 yards). That’s a 67.4% completion %, a 11.5 yards per catch and 7.77 yards per attempt. Josh has thrown to 8 TEs and RBs (156 targets) with all 8 making catches (121 receptions for 1443 yards). Thats a 77.6% completion %, a 11.9 yards per catch and 9.25 yards per attempt. This group also leads 12 TDs to 10 with 6 different TEs/RBs catching a TD pass to only 4 WRs. 3 of the 4 longest passing plays have gone to Kincaid, Cook and Johnson. Slot receiver Shakir has the other. Last I looked the RBs and TEs were supposed to be the safety blankets, not the primary downfield threats. If the WRs were so good, why has Beane brought in during the season Cooks, Davis and Hardman while releasing Moore and benching Coleman? Injuries are a factor, but so ineffectiveness. Face it, the strength of our passing attack is Cook, Johnson, Kincaid, Knox and Hawes. Shakir is having a down year, and the boundary wide outs aren’t good.

Allen, Cook, Spencer Brown, Benford and Bosa.

OJ was injured and only played 7 games.

McD should be pissed. He has the best QB in the NFL with no one for him to throw to. Add that instead of drafting WRs he signed mediocre FA who can’t get open and get hurt. I support Beane in general, but his consistent failure to properly address the WR position is mind boggling and has cost this franchise.

Beane will (& should) sign him to an extension.

The problem here is Davis slimmed down this offseason and hasn’t been used in that bruiser role. Instead Josh has been in the short yardage role whether that the best use of our QB or not. I understand wanting less wear and tear on Josh and Cook, but a play on the 2 years line to take the lead isn’t the time to change what you have been doing well all season.

The Cin fumble was a bad personal decision in redzone short yardage. In the cold and snow, you leave the ball with the 6-5 240 lbs QB/Monster named Josh Allen vs the 5-11, 190 non-bruising RB.

I’ve thought that for years. Philly won a Super Bowl with UGA’s defense.