Nephilim17

I'll disagree here. Does "a lot more" have to happen than a vastly upgraded O-line and good pass rush? I don't think so. Upgrading WR2 will help and maybe a north-south running back who can get the short and tough yards but beyond that a better O-line makes Josh throw better, makes Josh stay healthy (who knows how much his elbow injury was a factor this year), makes the running game better, makes Knox look better, makes Cook a consistent weapon. And on D, if we have a pass rush, the corners look better, we don't need two veteran safeties, we don't need two upper-level linebackers... All the other stuff help but I'm going old school and say the lines will be the key and make everything else work better. I don't think the puzzle is as complicated as you do. We shall see...

Shaw, I appreciate your eloquent write-ups and thoughtful observations and agree with much of what you write but here — I think you're wrong. In fact, later in your same post you said if you had to point to one thing it would be pass rush; Joe had time to throw and Josh didn't. Bingo. That's the one thing the Bills need to fix: protect Josh and get the other guy's QB. To do the former requires an investment, likely in free agency and the draft. To accomplish the later, we have to hope for the continued development of Rousseau and some kind of return to form for Miller; we won't have much capital to draft high or spend in free agency on pass rushers. I think it's doable. Another receiving threat is needed to but priority one is stop the opposition's pass rush.

Maybe he can eat some sandwiches now. Holy crap he looks emaciated.

Motor-boating is a very safe activity. No exchange of bodily fluids. But so much fun with the right partner. That's why I, as a responsible poster, chose it.

Sweet mother of god. I had no idea. Nine turnovers. One game. Nine. That absolute armageddon of a game makes 13 seconds feel like motor-boating Pam Anderson in her prime.

If Edmunds is gonna get $16 to $18 million a year I would spend that money all day and twice on Sundays on the O-line. See MajBobby's post on who to spend it on and how much. We could get a couple nice pieces to the O-line for the cost of one good but not elite MLB. With no cap, sure you resign him, but given our situation O-line is 10x the need MLB is right now.

This site thinks he won't even make it till the second. https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Jalin-Hyatt-WR-Tennessee#:~:text=Scouting Report%3A Summary,round pick Alabama's Jameson Williams. If the Bills love him and he's as fast as they say and there's some confidence he can expand his route tree, take him in the first. Don't overthink it. We'll get two good O-lineman with the 2nd and 3rd picks.

Really? How can any Bills fan hate the Eagles as much as the Chiefs?

Can we all agree LFG Eagles?

Kelce dropped a pass for the first time in forever and looks scared. 4th quarter yips against their nemesis creeping in? I hope so. F*** the Chiefs. Don't like the Bengals but I hate the Chiefs.

Really ballsy call and a hell of a catch in double coverage. Don't like the Bengals but impressive.

4 sacks in 19 minutes for the Chiefs is an indictment of our pass rush. Yes, injuries hurt us but it's not all that.

KC already has 3 sacks. Interesting that they can get pressure this quickly when other teams have not done so (observing the rule in the thread title).

While I get and somewhat agree with your point, Mango, not sure this is totally fair citing all those players as not providing enough impact. Singletary has been decent and has had some decent and consistent impact. Is he a star, no. Not even sure I want to resign him but he's delivered fairly well. Oliver was overdrafted but not a bust. He's had games with positive impact but not consistent enough. Cook has been looking good and Elam has had some good moments. Both are rookies. I expect both to have a positive impact in 2023. But yes, less than good drafting explains a lot.

Hell of a voice. Especially for an older fella. Now let's see both teams stink it up and the Bengals squeak out an embarrassing win.

Upgrading the O-line and adding a bona fide consistent receiving threat will make this team always dangerous. And if Miller and Tre regain form (no guarantees) that combined with what I said first makes this team Super Bowl favorites. No O-line upgrade and no big receiving threat likely means 10-12 wins and and early playoff exit.

Congrats Eagles. I hope they spank the crap out of either the Bengals (first choice) or the Chiefs — and embarrass them on the football's biggest stage. I really, really don't wanna hear about how great Burrow or Mahomes is after the Super Bowl.

Trading White in 2023 had a dead-cap hit of almost $23 million. Not sure if the 4th round pick you might get is worth that hit to a team that is already over the cap. End of discussion.

Well, a quick check shows that Dylan Parham, Las Vegas Raiders, made the NFL.com all rookie team — drafted right after Bernard, 90th overall. I'm not gonna continue this exercise but I'm pretty sure history shows a lot of good lineman in the third and fourth rounds.. Yes, hindsight is 20/20 but management should have known O-line was a greater need than a very undersized linebacker with middling speed.

I'm flummoxed too. And unless someone gives a great answer, for me at least, the Bernard pick will be proof of why you don't draft strict BPA. He appears to a be hybrid safety-linebacker but he doesn't (if I recall) have great traits. I'm not a draft guru but I'd be willing to bet many starting O-linemen were taken around that pick. If Benford turns into a starting safety that will mitigate some of the drafting weirdness, like this pick. I guess they thought the O-line was better than it was and Davis was a legit number two and they could get cute.

He's has some dominating flashes but not consistent. If Oliver and our 27 is part of a package to trade up for an elite WR, do it. If he just gets us a third on his own, hang on to him and get the compensatory pick later.

Putting Johnson at safety takes away one of the best slot corners in the league, so that opens another hole. I'd be surprised if they do that, especially considering how much they run the nickel. Yes, the defensive philosophy might change with Frasier or even a new DC but in a pass-driven league, I doubt they shift to a 4-3 base D most of the time. So for those reasons I think Benford is a more likely candidate for a position change to safety. We'll see...

1. Let Edmunds walk and use that $16 to $18 million on two or three quality FAs (see MAJBobby's post on this): 2. Draft a wide receiver with elite measurables and good hands (very good speed/size/hands or elite speed/hands) in the first three rounds. 3. Draft 2 more O-Lineman in the first three rounds. 4. Sign/draft (after pick 4) a 220 lb+ running back with decent wheels who can get hard yards running north south and in short yardage. 5. Sign a lower-priced FA or draft (rounds 5 to 7) an MLB; this is NOT a position of need when our O-line is in shambles and Josh has one guy to consistently rely on in the passing game).

Thanks for the write-up. For all the folks thinking we bring back Edmunds, take that $16 to $18 million and spend on a 2 or 3 of the guys you targeted, draft 2 more guys in the top 3 rounds (with a WR with elite traits as the other pick in the top three rounds) and it's a new offense. I don't give a crap about our MLB in today's NFL if we have a crap O-line and no blue-chip WRs beyond Diggs.

Beane acknowledged they were over the cap but more than once said they would try to be "creative" to create room — while not being $100 million over in future years. That's good. I did NOT take away that Davis was penciled in as the number 2 starter at all. And after all the nice things he said about Brown he said the starting job was open to competion. Beane was trying to be nice and acknowledge the contributions of players but admitted jobs were up in the air. He said he wouldn't hesitate to take a great receiver in the first. Short of him saying "we're firing Dorsey and Frazier" and I don't expect that to be announced today if it happens, what did you want him to say? "I f*****d up and while we won 13 games out of a 16 game schedule but we lost badly in the divisional playoff game and this team is a mess with no future. Sorry but that's the truth." He acknowledged they would try to be creative and compete every year and not take a year off. What else can he do short of announcing firings?