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Counting on Bernard at this point is a rather precarious position.

Why did you edit your post instead of just replying to my response?

Good perspective. I don’t think either of them ever contributes much. But Shakir is the known commodity and already earned his way onto the roster as a mid round rookie. For better or worse, that’s cachet in this conversation. But Shakir/Shorter isn’t either/or. There’s a path for both. I think the more interesting debate is Isabella - who has flashed - vs. Harty - whom Beane gifted a payday.

There’s a reason he generated little interest in free agency and circled back to this regime’s de$ire for familiarity.

Fair. You may draw two kinds of conclusions here: 1) positive hype conclusions; and 2) conclusions that no one cares about, i.e. Quintin Morris. Any other conclusions, such as critical conclusions about starters, shall be dismissed as “only preseason.”

For example, Elam took a bad PI and got physically dominated in the red zone by a second stringer. It’s not simply a “week 2 preseason game” knowing his past inconsistencies and the fact the coaches don’t yet trust him. In this case, his play tonight drives home the reality that the only remaining question about his status on this roster is whether he dresses for gamedays.

I’ve read we’re not to draw conclusions from preseason games. That being said, he did look smooth. Hopefully his inevitable TE adjustment period is fleeting.

The scary part is the OL is settled.

It’s a preseason game with plenty of context and history behind it. I think a lot of fans are frustrated because they recognized what they saw. “Top 5 roster” is cliched fluff.

Imagine losing Edmunds and doing nothing at MLB.

Perhaps Bills get some little league points here.

Evans trying for hustle credit.

Elam still in the game.

And DL.

Too late. This is Beane’s OL. No magical move to be made.

Doyle has no chance out there. Too bad.

Elam getting absolutely worked over.

Rapp=MLB!

Elam lol

And LT, RT, DE, DT, CB.

Murray had some jump. I hope I’m wrong about him.

Personal foul prior to the INT? Bills aren’t done yet!

It was always the McDermott defense.

How? More realistically, the OL is what it is and Allen needs to get the ball out quicker.

Will the OL be different in the regular season?