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The two points can be separate, ya know. I can think "wow, with all the assets we've poured into the Defense, and all the ways we should have been (and won) a Lombardi by now...we're still diving into the vet FA pool to fill positions for a defense that has continually been the crux of why we can't get to the superbowl." That should be alarming. Has nothing to do with QB contracts, especially when Beane made a bunch of FA signings the last few years focused on the D.

Most wins by a coach or qb without a Super Bowl appearance. In that stretch the Defense has consistently not performed with continuous band aid signings like this. But keep waving the flag and banging the drum.

He had a PI that gave us the ball on the 5 yard line for a td before half. He’s slow and old and the injuries would’ve guaranteed we would not have him for a full 17+ games. If you truly think he would have been a shutdown reliable guy for 17+ weeks for this team with a question mark rookie ahead of him that’s your take. I didn’t like it.

Yeah and he’s looked horrible. I’m not asking for a game wrecker at the D position at picks 26-32 or whatever we’ve drafted but you should not be dipping into former vets 2 weeks out to fill your defense.

It’s just mind bending to me some of the decisions this GM makes that he thinks fixes holes. He brings back Tre White who looked pretty bad with Baltimore (he got torched BY THE BILLS in a playoff game) and looked even worse in LA. You don’t go sign that player with all the question marks to be a CB3 behind a rookie like Maxwell. Because if you do, you basically pencil in Hairston as CB2 and if that goes bad, you’re suddenly onto white - which we’re already at. It’s sorta a head scratcher for me and here we are bringing back a 33 yr old Phillips cuz our DL (mind you we poured draft and FA assets into) isn’t good enough.

When we talk about the bills D falling flat in a big playoff game like the AFCCG, I point to this stuff. This is insane. The amount of assets poured into D and barely any sticking is negligent. They have been band-aiding for 3+ years and it’s why I would encourage a trade for some of these bigger talents.

Yes just realized that my apologies

Realized you meant the bucs sanders - my bad. Apologies

If you think they were going to cut their 2nd round pick (who they traded up for) you’re nuts

Fringe of what?

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Looks a little too big for the Canal Locks on it's way to Lake Erie /s

Had no hope this was gonna work out, and now I went from a 6 to a 9 on the concern level for the defense.

No, but on Saturday (after Hamlin and Bishop looked awful) posters with concerns were spoken to like they were nuts. And now the HC says he doesn't have the position figured out yet. I can't think of one other superbowl contender in a similar spot right now.