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JA makes TB12’s and Manning’s top five QB list
GASabresIUFan replied to BillsFan619's topic in The Stadium Wall
Two to watch this coming year are Love and Stroud. -
Wow, you guys should read the Sabres' board.
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JA makes TB12’s and Manning’s top five QB list
GASabresIUFan replied to BillsFan619's topic in The Stadium Wall
So basically all the best QBs in the NFL are in the AFC. -
I'm really starting to quietly love this LB room
GASabresIUFan replied to Sharky7337's topic in The Stadium Wall
Nice of Andreessen to step up and give us even more depth at LB. -
The article on our injuries in the Athletic gave me some hope on Samuels. Marino is his podcast made a good point about MVS. He compared him to Poona Ford as a guy who made the team, but because of lack of special teams contribution didn’t dress often. My thought on MVS is why keep him as a WR5 if he isn’t going to dress? I think I’d rather give MVS an injury settlement, give Shavers or Hamler a shot, or see if someone they like better comes loose on cutdown day.
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Mike, good OP. With Josh on the field everything is different. Defenses essentially are playing one defender down as they have to spy on Josh. The O Line was good against Pit and when Mitch was sacked, Josh would have time to find someone open. He checked down to Cook on one of the plays. I excited by what Coleman can do. Sadly because of injuries we the fans aren’t getting a clear picture of what is happening with the offense in general and Coleman in particular this preseason.
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Hard to review safeties when Pittsburgh didn't complete any passes. I couldn’t tell who received worse QB play; Buffalo with Trubisky or either Pitt QB.
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Curtis Samuel Turf Toe, Other Injury Updates
GASabresIUFan replied to Process's topic in The Stadium Wall
There is another way to weather this storm. Shakir moves to the boundary, Kincaid to the slot, Coleman the other boundary and Knox/Morris/Davidson man the TE position. You can also see more Davis and Cook on the field at the same time. -
Receivers the Bills could go after?
GASabresIUFan replied to Desert Bills Fan's topic in The Stadium Wall
He still plays the outside, but considering Samuel is injured, is having another slot guy a problem? -
Receivers the Bills could go after?
GASabresIUFan replied to Desert Bills Fan's topic in The Stadium Wall
Yes there is. I do wonder if they'd trade us Bo Melton. He isn't a core player for them and he really stepped up and played well when called upon late last season. However with Reed, Doubs, Watson and Wicks, he is 5th in the pecking order. -
Receivers the Bills could go after?
GASabresIUFan replied to Desert Bills Fan's topic in The Stadium Wall
What about Michael Thomas? -
Curtis Samuel Turf Toe, Other Injury Updates
GASabresIUFan replied to Process's topic in The Stadium Wall
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Curtis Samuel Turf Toe, Other Injury Updates
GASabresIUFan replied to Process's topic in The Stadium Wall
I've been defending Beane WR strategy this off-season, but that does look awful. I guess Beane will be looking at other team's cuts. I guess it's Hamler time or Shaver surprise. The only silver lining is that they'll be working with Josh and maybe we'll get to see them in a better light without Trubisky throwing to them. Getting Bishop and Edwards back practicing at safety is good news. -
Did you look at last year’s PS before you wrote this? Last year’s PS contained some vets like Ty Johnson and Isabella, but most were young guys they were looking to develop like Ingram and Shavers but not necessarily Bills draftees. It doesn’t change the NFL roster categories. The draftees they keep on the roster are still expected to contribute at least on special teams unless they are OL.
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I’ve been a Bills fan all my life, but this is the first year I’ve been really following the roster creation. I was fascinated by how Beane was going to extricate the Bills from cap hell and then build a quality team with 60 mill in dead cap. I’ve been wondering if we should sub-divide our 53 man roster to have a special category for ST primary players like Gilliam, Cam Lewis, Neal, Matekevich, Morris last season. These guys played 15% or less on offense/defense while playing 70% or more of the ST snaps. I’ve come to the conclusion that there are 5 types of players on a roster 1) Starters 2) Rotational players - who rotate in especially at WR, TE, DT and DE. 3) Backups who don’t play unless needed - usually OL 4) Backups who play on special teams - often LBs, S, CBs, WRs 5) Special teams specialists - LS, Punter, PK, KR, and the aforementioned guys like Gilliam etc… Given the youth on this roster, I think we’ll see more rotational players than usual. For example, I can see Williams and Deion Jones rotating at LB depending on whether it’s a running play and passing down.
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Lol, Cook was 10th in rushing attempts and 19th in pass targets. Not exactly over-usage as your comment implies. The reason he was high on the RBs list was because he had the 4th best average per rush of the 1000 yard rushers and his 10.1 yards per catch was the best, by a yard or more, of the top 25 targeted running backs. The reason he was so high on the RBs list because he was extremely effective. FYI: He was also 3rd in NFL RBs in success% on rushing attempts at 55.7% and he was the top RB in Success % at 59.3%. Success% is basically a stat to show how effective a player is, aka is he moving the sticks. The player (RB/WR/TE) needs to get 40% of the yardage needed to move the chains on 1st down, 60% on 2nd down and 100% on 3rd or 4th down for the play to considered a success. By comparison McCaffrey’s success % on rushing attempts was 54% and on pass catches was 55.4%.
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I also like Davidson over MVS. Conventional wisdom says no, but if you think of Kincaid more as a WR than TE, it’s easier to envision. Something like this. TE (3) Knox, Morris, Davidson TE/WR Hybrid - Kincaid WR (4) Shakir, Samuel, Coleman, Hollins The biggest issue is speed. MVS brings deep speed. Without MVS, only Samuel remains with that kind of speed. My guess is Beane goes with a veteran deep threat (MVS) over a 4th TE, especially if he thinks he can get Davidson to the PS.
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Here is the best news. There is no way on G-d’s green earth that our very competent GM is going to trade his Pro Bowl RB on a rookie deal two weeks before the season for a draft pick. I know facts don’t matter here, but….. Cook was 3rd in yards from scrimmage last year. He was 8th in total yards receiving by RB’s but his 10.1 yards per catch was the best of the top receivers. He caught over 80% of his targets and this was on par with guys like B. Hall, McCaffery, Etienne, and better than others like Bijon Robinson. His 4 receiving TDs was 3rd to McCaffery and Ford. Cook was 4th in rushing yards and his 4.7 yards per carry was 4th highest among 1000 yard rushers.
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You have Jonathan out, list 5 DE’s, but slot for 6. Who is the 6th?
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Boy, they dislike Mitch almost as much as the we do.
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By the way I love what one of the commentators said about Andreessen. He said he is joining the Bills' UB UDFA development program with graduate Lewis, soon to graduate Ingram and now Andreessen.
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You just don't dispose of your good young players as soon as they become good for the uncertainty of a draft pick. Davis is here to help limit the work load for Cook. He is here to help in short yardage and add an additional weapon for Josh. I love the Davis Pick as I saw him play at UK and Vandy, but this kid has logged a ton of miles as a college RB. He isn't here to replace Cook, but to compliment him. Beane has been looking for this type pair since he drafted Singletary and then added Moss the next draft. That pair didn't quite work out. I'm more hopeful for this pair. The closest Bills comparison to how I think this is going to work is the Thurman Thomas/ Kenneth Davis pair. Granted Cook isn't Thomas, but I think the analogy works. The best thing about the current RB room, is that the team has confidence in all 3 players and I can easily see Davis or Johnson stepping up and succeeding if Cook gets hurt.
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LOL - Beane, one of the best GM's in the NFL disagrees with your "rules." Between 2019 and 2022 (4 drafts), Beane used a 3rd on Singletary, a 3rd on Moss and a 2nd on Cook. I do agree with the general premise in today's NFL that you don't draft RBs in the 1st rd, but the rest of your rules make literally no sense, especially for a team trying to get to the Super Bowl.