BigAl2526

Horrible Harry's recovery from knee surgery was indeed slow. I saw some observations that he was playing better toward the end of last season. Hopefully, he can pick up where he left off and build on it. Supposedly, he has upside that he hasn't yet shown.

He is doing what he can to improve. I have to give him that. I hope to see positive results.

He turned pro and became invisible.

I wonder how many season ticket holders never go to a game, but only get seasons so they can sell individual games and make a profit.

I don't generally spend a lot of time speculating on maybes and what ifs, but I can't argue against the notion that this makes a lot of sense.

I think that having a solid backup QB is pretty important to Beane, and even if he could get Lattimore on the roster next season, he knows the cost of keeping him would be prohibitive. He might be willing to pay a good #2 CB, I don't think he wants to try and manage the salaries of 2 #1 CBs. And I don't think he's that interested in a one year solution as a #2 CB.

Phillips is the closest thing Buffalo has to a rotational player who can spell Lotulelei at 1 tech. Butler can take reps there, but he's a natural 3 tech. Other guys can take reps there, but all of them are undersized, including Hestor. It is obvious that good 1 tech defensive tackles are much tougher to find than 3 techs.

Tyrod has outstanding locker room presence, but a severely limited skill set on the field. If you've got nobody better, he will get you through a game, and he might even win a few, but he is never going to lift your team above mediocrity. He's just not good enough. Houston is going to find out this season.

The Bills are counting on low level additions (Rachad Wildgoose, Nick McCloud and Olaijah Griffin) and development of one young player (Dane Jackson) to add competition to the cornerback position. I think most of us as fans were hoping for a bit more commitment from the Bills to upgrading the spot across from Tre White. They could also get some help from more pressure from the D-line, but a QB like Tom Brady (whom the Bills will play) that gets rid of the ball in only a couple seconds or a Pat Mahomes (whom the Bills will play ) who makes unscripted plays all over the lot while moving around will likely still give the Bills' secondary fits. I do like Dane Jackson, and I think he may have more upside than Levi Wallace, a good technician who's always going to be athletically limited.

Isn't Gregg Williams still available as a coaching hire? He might be a good match for the insanity of Campbell.

The man has wheels. He was lightly used in college. I'm assuming he was as raw as a steak from a cow to be butchered next week, but maybe in the three years since he's learned something that can be useful. It will be interesting to see the competition if he gets signed.

I called him Matt Jones once in a post. I actually have a son by that name, and a grandson named Max. Fortunately nobody in the family is named Mac. I wouldn't want to have to deal with the natural associations with New England. LOL

Not re-upped after t he season. Don't know if he's a free agent or signed with somebody else, but apparently the Bills did not like what they saw of him while he was with the team.

Bills rookie minicamp 2021: Gregory Rousseau, Boogie Basham get opportunity A.J. Epenesa didn’t (5 observations) - syracuse.com

They had a nose tackle in for a tryout. I guess he didn't impress.

He'll be a role player in his first year, and the size of his role will be adjusted by what he can do on the field. AJ Epenesa had much the same experience last year. As he adjusted to the pro game and learned some things, his role grew.

Red Carpet Inns are owned by the same company that operates Motel 6. That should tell you all you need to know. For myself, I don't much are if I'm walking on astroturf. It I can sleep on a mattress that isn't completely worn out, there are no bedbugs and the bedsheets have been laundered, I'm OK.

Is their something in the league's scheduling algorithms that led to Buffalo's toughest non-division opponents all being away games? It would have been nice to have the Buccaneers or Chiefs at home. Otherwise, I guess it is generally a pretty favorable schedule.

I think he has a bit of an Arnold Schwartzenegger look to him. Maybe he plays like a Terminator too.

But did he add mass? He was listed as 5'7" and 203" That's hardly considered svelte. It may be that what he has is just more defined than it was a year ago..

From a football standpoint, playing Pittsburgh on week one is probably a lot safer, but I sure won't get the national attention of a Bills Buccaneers matchup.

Back when Adam Gase had been at Miami for a while, the team decided they had a culture problem, so they made a decision to change the culture. I laughed because they were treating it like a add on, like changing the defensive scheme. It seemed to me as if it needed to be in the DNA of the team from the top down. In Miami, that was definitely not the case, as it seemed like Gase was the source of the cancer that afflicted the team, even though he was the one who talked about improving culture. It was no surprise to me that Miami's culture change effort collapsed and Miami had to dump Gase. I agree, Buffalo should not reinvent the wheel at this stage of the game. They can improve some of the matchups they have versus KC, but wholesale changes will create more problems than they solve.

I have thought that Beane's draft success is due to the fact that he doesn't "overthink it." You're saying you think that philosophy pervades the whole organization.

Brian Moorman was an excellent athlete as a punter/holder. He could run and throw. Buffalo was not afraid to use him on fake puts at all. I don't recall if he was involved with many fake field goal attempts, but he was definitely capable. I don't have any idea what kind of athlete Haack is.

As far as the Patriots are concerned, Cam Newton is no longer a competent QB, unless he proves otherwise. Mac Jones has proven nothing in the NFL yet either. I suspect he'll go through the typical growing pains of a rookie. I know he's smart, but while the SEC is good, Georgia's defense is not an NFL defense. I don't think the Patriots are a serious threat to take the division crown back from Buffalo this year. Who knows what 2022 will bring.