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Fair enough but if you invest 20 minutes into this video you can see the Shakir is humble and hardworking, two qualities not every WR has. He proved it on the field in the second half of last year and i have higher expectations for him this year. Will he be Pro Bowl? I don't know. But he will be good and get better. It's refreshing to see a player like him after a lot of Diggs type of attention-seeking wide receivers.

The Khalil and Mounds video (about 20 minutes) is an excellent watch. Highly recommended. Gives me even more respect and hope for Shakir — fine young man and driven player and teammate. And a higher level of respect for Moulds, who got just shy of 10,000 yards in his career without a franchise QB. Glad to see him doing well and staying busy trying to help young players.

NFL: Celebrate a Bills Super Bowl. Pick-up football: Bat a pass on the line counting boats and catch it. Running it in for a TD is icing... But I'll take intercepting a pass on counting boats.

Williams at 5 shows Wright is purposely trying to rile people up. If some didn't get that before.

I can't remember if Joe mentioned injuries as a factor, but is so, if was just in passing. His main point was that other teams in the playoffs average more than 2 sacks per game against Mahomes but we have 3 sacks in 3 games, and have forced zero interceptions or interception-worthy balls or something. So we don't get to him and we don't make him make bad throws. But that needs to be at least slightly corrected. Joe is not an idiot and said no one can shut down or stop Mahomes but you have to slow him down a bit and the Bills, for whatever reason, don't do that in the playoffs. With Josh playing lights out, the D has to be better. And Mahomes has a significantly higher QB rating against the Bills in the playoffs than other teams — so there's something wrong that the Bills and our vaunted D (my words here) are doing. Joe does NOT say don't build a good offense and I don't think he loved the Coleman pick but he pointed out that good play on D starts wtih the D line and the Bills D line has been worse against Pat in the playoffs. He seemed to hope the Babich would scheme up something that would work better. And he seemed to imply the scheme is a big part of it (not just players). Take it as you will. As expected, some folks get upset and misinterpret this as saying the Bills don't need a good offense. They do — but they need to put more pressure on Mahomes in the playoffs and force more bad throws and longer distances to get the first down.

Tyrod will only give the house to you if you're not moving and there's no one anywhere near you.

I like Joe a lot. Wish his podcast had film and more graphics but I think he knows a lot and like to listen often. Didn't see this here and I thought it merited some attention. What he says here is interesting, and his conclusion may not please a lot of folks here. Some broad highlights: 1. Recapping the obvious: the Bills play the Chiefs very well in the regular season, in the post-season, not so much 2. As good as Mahomes is, his QB rating against the Bills in the playoffs is far, far higher than against other teams. I roughly recall a 20-point difference or so. 3. The Chiefs have been very good at letting good players go at the right time 4. Mahomes will obviously be good for a long time, and Jones for a while still, but hopefully a 35-year-old Kelce starts to decline 5. This is the big one — the Bills can't just "out score" the Chiefs in the playoffs, we have to get D line pressure on Mahomes, who might have been sacked just 3 times (if I recall) in 3 playoff games against the Bills. Joe says this last point is key: pressure that actually gets to Mahomes in the playoffs. Other teams sack him; we don't. He's not invincible but the Bills falter — in the playoffs — getting to Pat. Joe doesn't get to breaking down what we've been doing wrong and what we can do better but he doesn't think the key is simply getting better on offense. And he points out that Josh always comes to play against KC in the playoffs. Keep arguing all you want about Bills WRs but the Bills D-line is a big question mark, if not concern, when it comes to stopping our nemesis when it counts.

I hope Beane is smart enough to let him walk. He has good qualities but is far from ideal (blocking, short-yardage, etc.) and we get a comp pick. Spend the money on WRs, O-line.

Rogers limping? Nothign a little Ivermectin can't fix. Or maybe Robitussin. "Let that 'Tussin get in there, boy, let the 'Tussin straighten out the bone!"

I don't know why these pro athletes who like to spend time with a lot of women don't get fixed. It can be undone when their career is over... That could literally save them millions. It's what I would do (hell, I got fixed without millions on the line).

Lots of volume but mostly from the slot. It's been talked to death but if he succeeds outside with his very short arms he will be a historical outlier. I'm not betting on that. But it's fine if he's "just' a very good slot guy.

Tyrod Taylor was tough to watch for me. Couldn't throw a guy open, just threw safe balls to guys who were standing still. I don't remember exact moments but I probably was pretty upset with Maybin on D — Eric Woods yelling at him in practice was priceless: "Give back the money you stole!" Coaches: Jauron was as lifeless as his zombified face. But there was so much bad for so long it's hard to single out guys.

I think "explosion" is not quite the right word but perhaps what @Mat68 was referring to is that Coleman is fluid and efficient when catching the ball and transitioning into moving forward. I've seen Cover 1 breakdowns of this, I believe, and it's similar to Kincaid: as they are preparing to catch, they are pointing their body and almost in the transition of moving forward before or at the time of the catch. Many players don't do this well but Coleman does so he gets more YAC than you would think based on his timed speed.

Heard today on the 1Billsdrive podcast that he's the loudest player on offense, encouraging other guys. Good to hear. Hope he can play some too, but a vet presence in the WR room is good.

1. CMC's first off-season with the 49ers he showed up for OTAs. Digg's first off-season he has not. 2. I'm not questioning if Diggs CAN establish a relationship. I'm questioning if it's more prudent, practically and in terms of optics (not only to the press and fans but to teammates) if he shows up as soon as possible. 3. "What questionable history?" Mea culpa. You got me there. Diggs has zero questionable history. 4. Your statement does not negate mine that many do not like DIggs; both can be true.

Differences are: In McCaffrey's 1st season post-trade he DID show up at the 49ers OTA Diggs needs to establish a connection with a new young QB Diggs has a questionable history and perhaps attending a voluntary practice might be a show of good faith and commitment Many of us don't like Diggs

Based on the title, I thought this was going to be another "the Bills offense is screwed this year" thread. Damn.

Hit: MVS. I think we will be a very serviceable #3 guy for Josh. Possible minor hit: Claypool. It's very, very, very early but him will to play ST is a great sign. I don't expect him to become a number 1 but maybe he can be a 3ish to 2ish guy if he continues with his McD-vetted new attitude. Did I make the disclaimer it's very early? Possible hit: Elam. Lots of physical talent. The kid has flashed before in the past. Just not consistent and possibly not a great attitude. But he only just turned 23. Lot's of time for growth and maturity. Bust: Miller. Too old to come back from that kind of injury and the early returns last year weren't that great. Can he get 3 or 4 sacks? Sure. Can he be a regular difference maker. I don't expect it. Could be his last season.

While I'm rooting for the kid, I expect Coleman to be integrated a bit slowly and don't expect him to be a day 1 starter. I'm guessing after a handful of games he sees more time. I'd love to be wrong but he just turned 21. We need realistic expectations for the kid.

Awesome!!!

Regular season high-level overall defensive play is not enough. We need to do it consistently in the playoffs. I know, injuries, great teams, but a defensive specialist needs to rise to the occasion in big moments and raise his game, not lower it.

MVS worked very nicely in the playoffs. We only wished Diggs was a playoff performer for us. He's not a feature guy but he will produce as a 3 or 4 in the playoffs. I think Beane, based off of his Chris Long interview, is banking on Kincaid being a top-five TE this year.

Do you know how high, or not, AJ was on Coleman?

If I'm Captain Dumba$$ you're Captain Buzzkill!

Maybe I'm Captain Dumba$$ here but I just saw the Beane interview with Chris Long (really good, thanks, @Alphadawg7, and worth a watch for a lot of reasons) but Beane said in in that the field will have grass and you can't have grass in a dome. I didn't know domes couldn't have grass. Maybe 98% of folks here know that but for the one other dumba$$ here, thee ya go. Players prefer grass so that's a big plus.