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Agree and would add... this is not a Mom and Pop organization any more. 1) As one of the best organizations in the league (have you looked at their personnel department?) you can bet your bottom dollar that the Bills vetted Brady deeply. 2) This team is stacked with highly-credentialed people in every department. Besides the fact that Brady was the Panthers OC: Rob Boras was the Rams OC Mike Shula was the Bucs, Panthers, and Giants OC Aaron Kromer was the Bears OC It would actually be ridiculous to not give the Bills the benefit of the doubt on this hire. For God's sake, they're a team with 4 former OCs in addition to their current OC. Hiring Brady added to what was already an embarrassment of riches.

12:56 to be exact.

Gabriel Davis is a plus-sized receiver who is deceptively fast... kind of the human version of a Scottish Deerhound. Isaiah McKenzie reminds me of a certain dog breed but I can't quite put my finger on it...

But Bradberry is the second-highest paid cornerback in the league. It's not the same thing IMO. Under his current contract Bradberry will make $3.5 million more than Tre'Davious White this year.

Has anyone ever seen the two of them in the same place at the same time? But... you're Success...

Did they?

True. There's worse times to get injured than in the last game of the season.

I thought you were kidding at first. Bradberry has been in the league for 5 seasons. He has zero All-Pros and 1 Pro Bowl (2020). You want the Bills to pay him his base salary of $13.4 million for this year? His cap hit of $21.8 million this year is second only to Jalen Ramsey among cornerbacks.

From the same article: "Shakir appeared in 43 games over his career, missing only three games due to a knee injury during his freshman season."

It's funny how the game has changed. I believe the Bills threw the ball more (over 60% of the time) on all 3 downs. I think probably Cook will alternate series more than he alternates plays.

McKenzie is kind of like this year's Levi Wallace... the Bills like him to a certain price point and McKenzie would prefer to stay than to leave. Barring unforeseen circumstances he'll be here for one more year. Usually when the Bills recruit and sign a veteran free agent they treat that person with respect. It often seems the team wants to do well by the veterans. I expect Crowder will be a Bill for at least this year. I feel like they wouldn't have signed him just to cut him. That said I have a hard time seeing both Zack Moss and Duke Johnson making the team and that's a similar situation so who knows?

Yes, you know what I meant, 51 players returned. The Bills essentially did nothing after losing the 2020 AFC Championship game. https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/nfl/why-continuity-will-carry-the-buffalo-bills And there's zero doubt that 13 seconds led to Von Miller as well as Kaiir Elam and Terrel Bernard. That's not an assumption on my part.

Free agency and the signing of Von Miller don't count as attempting to improve the team? (Nice name btw). This topic shows that many fans are still bitter and angry about how last season ended. This surprises me. I've been a fan since 1968 so it's amazing to me to see all the unforgiving fans embracing their frustration over last year like the memory of a bad breakup that they don't want to let go of. Are you all still gonna be angry if the Bills win the Super Bowl? 😆 Seriously if anyone should have an angry death grip on 13 seconds it should be the old timers like me who remember the Joe Collier years, the Harvey Johnson years, the Hank Bullough and Kay Stephenson regimes... The Bills broke a 17 year playoff drought just 5 years ago. Since then they've been one of the most exciting up and coming teams. Enjoy it! As the OP has pointed out this offseason is in stark contrast to last offseason. Recall that after the Bills lost the 2020 AFC Championship Game, they returned 51 starters... in other words the team essentially decided to stand pat. This offseason couldn't be more different. Names have been taken and the wagons are being loaded with ammo... the armory has been restocked and the team is loaded for bear. Let's forget the past and enjoy the wagon ride to Glendale.

Where did you see this? Might you have a link?

Many people are saying it's one of the greatest games ever played.

This is what Schoen should have been drinking on Draft Day 2018. It would have saved him a suit.

I also blame coaching for 13 seconds but that doesn't invalidate the original poster's thesis. The team identified areas where they needed to improve and acted accordingly. Losers dwell on failures. Winners learn from them. McBeane don't look like losers to me. Something that happens after a team has won its first Super Bowl isn't the same thing as something that happens before a team has won its first Super Bowl.

I chose better and like some others I wasn't thinking in statistical terms. In my mind if the 2022 defense played the 2021 schedule, they would still be #1 in scoring and yardage but force a ton more turnovers. My prediction for the 2022 defense is that they'll lead the league in takeaways. Several aspects of the defense will contribute to the upcoming turnover fest... improved pass rush, better play at cornerback, a higher level of athleticism, and much more QB confusion driven by the Bills ability to change and disguise looks from play to play. It might take a few weeks for the defense to gel but there are enough veteran holdovers that I expect this adjustment period to be pretty brief.

The fun thing about the punters taken in this draft is that the Ravens took the first punter Jordan Stout with pick 130 which the Bills gave them to move up for Elam. Then the Bills took the third punter Matt Araiza with pick 180 which they received for trading down for James Cook. Henceforth we'll always compare the careers of those two along with Jake Carmada who Tampa Bay took at pick 133. Which of the three will have the best career?

Is the guy he handed his notebook to Defensive Backs Coach John Butler? I think so. It seems like you're writing two different ideas above. Elam played at Florida which is SEC. He played against Alabama (Jameson Williams and John Metchie) so yes, he played at a high level of competition. You make two great points: 1) It's not so much scouts as writers who duplicate content and repeat fallacies (i.e.-poor tackler). 2) There are some "prominent" posters here who are arguing that the Bills don't need another good CB because they run a CB-friendly system. Those people are missing the point (you made) that the Bills have been limited as to what coverages they can play due to average talent at CB2. Now they have no such restrictions and McFrazier can now really turn the heat up on offenses and change up their coverage schemes.

If you haven't already you should read what Last Guy... says below: What's more, look at the Bills free agent acquisitions... DaQuan Jones, Tim Settle, Jordan Phillips... Rodger Saffold and Dave Quessenberry on the offensive side. Say what you want about these players but they have one thing in common. It's pretty obvious the Bills are trying to increase their physicality on the lines. Beane has said from the moment he arrived that football is won and lost at the line of scrimmage. The Bills have size at the positions where size is important. And they're trying to get faster at the positions where speed is more important than size.

My answer to you is my answer and a question to you: My answer is that if Singletary can't be effective in a time share then two of Cook, Moss or Duke Johnson had better be. My question is, if you were McDermott would you give Singletary the lion's share of the work (and keep the other RBs on the bench) simply because he can't be effective in a time share?

It's a fair question as to which running backs are active on game day but we have to remember that we have a new OC. There's tons of speculation that Dorsey will use more 12 personnel, possibly 21 personnel. We can't assume that there will only be 3 running back active on game day. That said I agree that either Moss or Duke Johnson will make the team but not both. With Singletary on the last year of his contract, he'd better perform regardless of the time share or he'll be replaced. A team can't carry a player who can only perform well under certain circumstances... the tail doesn't wag the dog. Excellent point. Cook is not simply a screen pass or swing pass back. He goes out into the pattern like Marshall Faulk. He's THAT kind of receiving back. Those that wanted to see the Bills draft a WR more highly are somewhat missing this point.

Agree that the pendulum will not swing back towards the running game. Agree that there has been a Deebo effect in the league. While watching video of Kahlil Shakir I was immediately reminded of Deebo Samuel and also Robert Woods. Shakir has that slightly hunched over shifty running style reminiscent of Woods (who typically ran the ball 20-25 times per season for the Rams) and Shakir is very much a collision runner. For those who are bellyaching that we didn't get Josh any more weapons both he and Cook are excellent "run after the catch" players. Both are excellent open-field runners.

Again, Bernard allowed ZERO touchdowns in 983 career coverage snaps. He also had 16 sacks and is considered an excellent blitzer. If the Bills go to more 4-3 sets they'll be better versus the run and it's unlikely he'll be a liability versus the pass. As for playing time besides playing in 4-3 sets he'll also backup both Edmunds who has missed 4 games in 4 seasons and Milano who has missed 11 games in 5 seasons. He'll be on the field plenty.