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I'm hopeful, but then I'm pretty much always hopeful. We can't say for certain that Spencer Brown will be better, but it is not hard to understand why he failed to have a good season in 2022. The other question at tackle is Tommy Doyle. Of course, he missed the entire last season, but he was regarded as a pretty athletic guy. We don't know that he will develop and be much better than he was two years ago as a rookie, but we don't know that he won't either. The disappointing performance of Roger Saffold is all too familiar to Bills fans. It would be hard for Buffalo to do worse in 2023. We all know that Buffalo did not sign any high priced free agent guards. They did, however, sign two veterans with starting experience. The also drafted arguably the best pure guard in the draft in O'Cyrus Torrence. I imagine that the Bills will have something like an open competition for both guard spots, but I think most would have a hard time thinking that Torrence doesn't end up with one starting post locked up, probably tight guard. That means Bates will be fighting to retain his starting spot with two other guys that are legitimate competition to start. I don't think Bates is the favorite in that competition, but Bates does have an ace up his sleeve. Bates can potentially back up four out of the five spots on the offensive line, and he might be the second best center on the team. If he doesn't win the starting left guard spot, he's not going anywhere. I think it would be almost impossible for the offensive line not to be better than in 2022. The question is how much better, whether it is only a little better or a lot better. That remains to be seen.

Is 2023 the year of the "Double K Gun?"

A couple of thoughts. I can't imagine why Buffalo wouldn't consider giving his agent a call and at least offering him a contract. Whether or not he is interested in signing again with the team that cut him is another issue. Second thought: If I were Araiza, I would be looking at what legal recourse I would have to hold the girl accountable. Not only did her lie cost him a possible year with an NFL salary, and maybe more, but her lie makes it harder on other young girls that do get raped. It's a small think but the more girls get caught in lies, the easier it is for the attorneys of future defendants to sow seeds of doubt in the minds of jurors. Next time the accused might be guilty.

At the very least, this is interesting. Simmons has good size combined with elite speed/athleticism.

I think it is obvious that Kincaid was drafted to be a receiving tight end. I can imagine, however, that there will be occasions where Josh will read that the defense is overplaying the pass when the Bills have Kincaid and know on the field at the same time, especially if Kincaid lines up in the slot a lot. I think there will be times when Josh audibles to a run and Kincaid will need to block.

Agreed. Observers around the league are going to give Rodgers the benefit of the doubt even though he was unimpressive last season at times. He's had a Hall of Fame career, and a fair number of people will assume he can return to his excellence of 2 years ago and earlier when he was a perennial MVP candidate. There's no way to know for certain if he still has "it."

One more negative with Foles is the fact that he is a statue. Dorsey would have to alter the play calling significantly if Foles had to play any length of time.

After all the lost time, I assume he can't command 10 million a year. What would it take to sign him?

Seems like a DE/DT tweener - not real fast or bendy as a DE and a bit small for a DT. Seems like a fringe guy.

I agree, Buffalo is not likely to get as much hype, before the season at least. There will probably be those who pick the Jets to win the AFC East with Aaron Rodgers as QB and some old pal receivers signed as free agents. The Jets could be much tougher this season. Buffalo may be gaining the image around the league of a team that is good in the regular season but lacks the toughness to go all the way in the playoffs. The onus is on the Bills to prove differently.

I think Beane will at least explore the possibility of trading one of the veterans they don't think will start. Boettger or Edwards come to mind. That would depend in part on how Spencer Brown develops in the current off season and whether or not Tommy Doyle is fully healthy and can develop into a reliable swing tackle in reserve.

Ford is a primarily a nose tackle and Oliver is a three technique, so signing Ford does not make Oliver available for trade. Maybe the Bills would part with Tim Settle in a trade, but Settle's disappointing 2022 season didn't do wonders for his trade value. The key question the Bills would have to answer is why Queen was disappointing last season. Would he perform that much better in McDermott's scheme?

So Buffalo's defensive linemen have been waiting for the team to hire stuntmen rather than doing their own?

Possible? Of course. Probable? I don't think so. It would mean the coaches completely lose confidence in Knox as a receiver early on in the season and Dorsey has to be inclined to incorporate tight end as a far more integral part of the offense than he did last season. It's likely that pass receptions by tight ends will increase quite a bit because of Kincaid, but I don't think that the Bills thought poorly of Knox in the past. I think they still like Knox. I think the modest contribution by Knox compared with some lofty expectations of Kincaid, have more to do with Dorsey's philosophy than any opinion in the organization about Knox. So it's Dorsey's philosophy that has to change for Kincaid to reach lofty levels.

I'm fine with what the Bills did. Now they just need to be intentional about incorporating Kincaid into the offense, and likely using two tight ends for a significant portion of offensive plays, if not most of them. Two tight ends won't necessarily be a running formation for them though.

A true bowling ball. Knock some offensive pins over!

We could call him "DK" to distinguish him from our other starting tight end. Um forget I said that.

Anderson is still under contract to the Bills. Sometimes these fringe guys hang around for a few years. If they develop, then they may contribute in the future, if not, they eventually get replaced by other fringe guys who might develop. I think it's an aspect of roster management that every GM has to work on. Most guys on the fringe never develop, but if you don't work at finding these guys, you never have a chances of hitting on a guy that can help your team. The Bills have gotten a decent return out of Ryan Bates, who started out as a fringe player. Levi Wallace was another one. The odds are low that this kind of player will ever be a core player on the team, but they do make important contributions.

Buffalo carried four RBs on the team at the start of last season: Singletary, Cook, Hines and Taiwan Jones. Granted Jones was really a special teams specialist, but RB was his listed position. Some of these guys will need to play special teams in order for the team to carry all four, but Murry is real good insurance for Harris. Though Murray is 33, he's been very durable, and despite the fact that he's a big boy with power, he also has some wheels.

I'm guessing any signing bonus would be minimal, so if he ends up getting cut, the dead cap issue won't be a problem.

At 6'5" and 250 lbs, Kelce is bigger than Kincaid. While Kincaid is said to be a physical guy who excels in running after the catch, Kelce is still going to have more power given the size difference. That does not mean that he can't be an explosive receiving tight end and have s similar role to Kelce. No guarantee he will be either. We can hope.

Everyone who rates the drafts of NFL teams is going to come up with ratings that are different from anybody else. I saw one rating that had Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at the top and other that said Houston had the best draft. I think there are plenty of questions about the Bills' draft. Will the Bills utilize Kincaid enough too justify using a first for him? Will the Bills alter their blocking scheme to fit the skill set of Torrence or can Torrence be a pleasant surprise if Buffalo tries doing some zone blocking? How can Dorian Williams make a contribution other than a major injury to Matt Milano? Can any of the bottom three picks not only make the team but get reps at the position for which they have a label? It's probably a given that Shorter is going to play special teams. I'm sure the Bills hope he can be outstanding in that role, but if he's going to have a more complete career, he's got to get on the field as a receiver and catch some passes. My guess is Broeker is a practice squad guy at best this season. That's not really shocking for a seventh round pick. He's the draft pick with the least likelihood of making a contribution. As with any NFL team, if the best case scenario for each draftee works out, then this is a terrific draft. So, we'll see.

He's actually a little faster and heavier than Bernard. Still pretty small. The scouting reports of both of them suggested they need to develop the mental aspect of their game.

Overall good size for a tackle, but slow and shorter than average arms. Looks very much like camp fodder.

I think his contract expired and the Bills have shown no movement toward trying to re-sign him. He's getting long in the tooth to be running down the field at top speed and crashing in to people.