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I too am surprised Babich wasn't a choice and also Ralph should be somewhere in there (he's cheap).

Yes, Dwight Harrison... number 28. Excellent athlete.

*****! I just bought 2 PSLs yesterday!!!

Fixed it for ya! "Plus" meaning above average, I predict that Bosa, Rousseau, Oliver, Sanders, and Walker are plus pass rushers. It might be that Solomon and Hoecht are too. I think there's too much here to not be a good pass rush team in 2025 and I think you'll see a lot more inside pressure from the Bills this year, and that's the best kind. I agree. Here are the Bills sack totals in the McDermott era: 2024: 39 2023: 54 2022: 40 2021: 42 2020: 38 2019: 44 2018: 36 2017: 27 The Bills have averaged exactly 40 sacks/season during his tenure. I'm gonna go out on a limb and predict 50 sacks this season.

Yes, I think it was a flyer/insert to season ticket holders to renew... man did the media have a field day with that one. In fairness it was a pretty cool photo but not one you would EVER use to sell season tickets. In answer to the OP's question, I think a statue of Keon Coleman would be fitting, if redundant. 🙃

Correct, in fact we received word late yesterday that the Browns were retiring Shedeur Sanders' jersey. There was even a photo and everything.

Daboll never became unhinged but yesterday wasn't a test because he was given no opportunity for that to happen. He was cordial and smiling pre-game with McDermott and the game played out with the Giants in the lead and playing relatively well for the duration. Plus it was the first preseason game so there was no fuel for the fire as far as Daboll overheating.

I would describe Tasker's ramblings as "Crimes against the English language." His futile attempt to wax nostalgic about the stadium was also painful to listen to. Even a team player like Catalano couldn't mitigate the verbal fumbling.

While I don't agree with you on Tasker, you explained it in a way I can understand so thank you. As for Tre White, I agree wholeheartedly. On a day where many are down and doubtful about him, I'm with you in believing that he'll play well for the team this year. I'm pretty convinced of this and have thought so since he re-signed.

That's weird. I could very well be wrong but I've always felt that the Bills edge players weren't coached to contain the pocket well enough. I understand the need to establish the speed rush so you can counter with power but it always seemed to me that Epenesa and Von were too often losing outside containment. I would rather emphasize containment because you can make the QB uncomfortable and antsy and try to stay in his passing and seeing lanes. But at the same time I would like to see the Bills get a bit more creative and aggressive in their pass rush. It seems like their rush schemes have been a bit too simplistic... like an offense that doesn't run enough motion.

You're right that there's no evidence that Codrington will ever have more production as a cornerback than Shenault as a receiver but Shenault was never a punt returner in the NFL or in college whereas Codrington was among the NFL leaders last year. So Shenault has to prove he can handle those responsibilities in order to win that competition.

He’s paid to speak. He speaks very poorly. That’s the problem.

I disagree on the bolded. Different people have different standards and expectations when judging the performance of those who are paid to go behind a mic or in front of a camera and speak to large audiences. Tasker's job is not based on anything approaching merit. For people who place a high value on merit, Tasker is a tough pill to swallow... in fact I have a hard time believing that there's not an ex-Bill who could do a better job... but for whatever reasons, he got the job.

Agree about Hoecht. When I saw him out there running around wasting a lot of energy, I thought maybe it was Landon Jackson. Hoecht did not look like a savvy veteran to me. It was a positive to see James Cook in uniform and going through the pregames. I hate to think of the Bills without him. To me it's a numbers game and the heavy investment in defense will pay off. Between the 3 veteran free agents and the 6 draftees, I remain optimistic that the defense will be improved. It's a matter of how improved they'll be. I seem to recall that Codrington had a nice pass breakup. Also, the Bills invested a pick when trading for him. He averaged 11.6 ypr on punts and 27.8 ypr on kicks. I think it'll be pretty close between Shenault and Codrington.

True enough. Longtime Bengals kicker Jim Breech wore a size 5 kicking shoe. Still I'd like to know Little's paw size.

Not that anyone should change their opinions based on the first preseason game but to your 3rd point, did you watch the game? Yes, especially for a 2nd year player, Ulofoshio was disappointing. I wasn't impressed with any aspect of his game. I agree with your list. In fairness, barring injury Davidson was not going to make the roster ahead of Hawes and while I was a bit disappointed in Hawes' performance today, he was always going to make the final roster as a 5th round pick. I've heard enough positive out of practices and those who watched him in college that I'm not concerned with his game today.

I'm getting conflicting signals... I wonder what his shoe size is?

Thus the Marv-ism, "Over-officious jerk." Maybe, maybe not. But even if so, I appreciate when a person can describe the same thing differently than 20 people before him... and place it in a perspective that's not wholly negativity-based.

I believe his MO is to clap louder and longer... it's kind of a passive/aggressive form of positivity. No way... Ralph is cheap. Maybe the assumption is that Bass will be back and the other guy is just an emergency placeholder? You're crying aren't you? At least you could watch the game. 😅 Being able to ride a kid's scooter? I agree. Do you want to tell him or should I? Especially with rookies you're hoping that one or two of them meet or exceed expectations. It looks like that burden is going to fall on Sanders and Walker. Exactly correct. Out of 3, it's most likely that one isn't ready to contribute. Average at best physically, way better than average as far as understanding the position. As the son of an eventual HOFer, it's not surprising. Gimme Canada Dry or Vernors. "On Monday the Bills announced the hiring of retired, former Head Coach Chan Gailey. The 73 year old Gailey who coached the Bills from 2010 through 2012 will return in the capacity of Senior Advisor for Screen Passes." In fairness he's been suffering from migraines on account of not being able to find an approved helmet to fit his 9.75" skull. Thank you... it took 55 pages. Yes, it's just as likely that they were avoiding Benford than they were picking on Tre. You have a very dry sense of humor.

I'll preface this by saying that I lived in Buffalo for 40 years. Buffalo, Cleveland... Detroit.... all 3 cities are on Lake Erie (Detroit's actually about 12 miles away), 2 of the 3 on the Canadian border, all three have the same early immigrant groups and same legacy industries... hell even our waterfronts all caught on fire within a few years of each other. Buffalo, Cleveland and Detroit have a helluva lot more in common than they have in differences and all have great fan bases... it's just that we've been fortunate to have better football teams.

What is our protocol as far as live game threads? I know I've started a few in the past but mostly we're deferential to custom here... like the Bills Press Conference Q & As starting with the most senior beat writers. Who usually starts up the live game threads? Ahhh... no sooner do I speak than @HappyDays is on it!

In answer to this question, AI says that Lamar Jackson was unranked in 2019 and ranked number 1 in 2020. That's the biggest jump possible. Just skimming through, 3 teams had 4 players make it in 2024... the Rams, the Eagles, and the Bucs.

Thank you so much for this. The funny thing is I visit Wiki daily and even give them a donation... and yet I never thought that there would be a Wiki article for something that isn't even completed yet. For those like me who didn't know, the Top 10 players won't be announced until September 1st. Also included in the Wiki article is a simple spreadsheet which tells you who, from what team was ranked where... and which and how many players from each team made it. The spreadsheet also tells you if and when that player was ranked in 2024. There's also a direct link to the previous (and following) year's rankings. So last year only Josh (12) and Dion (96) made the Top 100. Dion went all the way up to 42. I wonder what the biggest jump in the history of the rankings is? I'm not doubting you at all but how do you know this?

Thanks for the correction Mark. Yes, the expectation is that Arch will not enter the 2026 draft.

In order to see their rankings, is there a list anywhere or are we forced to watch video?