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If they kept Boettger over even Broeker I would have to wonder what blackmail he holds over McBeane.

Did someone check for Ron Mexico on the Best Western guest registry?

For all the "next Allen" talk, I can see it when he takes off and scrambles, but even in Josh's first game you could see him actually hit receivers from time to time. Richardson looked like what I was expecting Allen to look like based on all the "accuracy" flak, but both were indeed firing the ball on a line. https://www.nfl.com/videos/top-5-josh-allen-plays-2018-preseason-253924

I'd like to see Anthony Richardson's RAS score for teeth, looks like a 10.0 generational amount.

Too late to chip in for a card and busfare to Tennessee?

My silver lining is there's a path to the roster for Anderson as backup C/G. Will be taking a hard look at the line during the Bears game.

I swear the Steelers game-planned to send blitzers at the Bills right side of Torrence & Brown. Those two identified the blitz and picked it up very consistently.

To go from a first to a seventh you need to do something special driving it off the lot.

Edmunds catching any ball would cause this board to implode.

From the Bills past, James Lofton and Frank Lewis.

And here I thought John Brown and Cole Beasley were what happened when a team with mediocre receivers need help.

Quessenberry is a disaster waiting to happen. Van Demark looked like someone taking a final exam after the orientation. He'll be ok once coached up.

Tell me you don't watch preseason without telling me you don't watch preseason.

Hodgins was productive when the Bills used him as a big slot. Dorsey didn't want to use him there, Daboll did.

Let's hope it's not similar as he looks when he blocks...

That's how smooth he is, every rep looks identical.

I'm a fan of this article, thanks for posting. With the context from this regarding his experience and history, I feel more like the problems he was having vs the Colts at RT are just a matter of technique and coaching more than anything. We did suspect this in the Big Sweaties info dump in the middle of the game reaction thread there: 2nd half: 1st half:

Not in the Steelers game. He had 2 or 3 really good reps but a whole lot of meh, and he played a lot of snaps. Basham was flashing all game long.

Take a look at Basham's tape from the Steelers game. He's not getting kudos but he was the Bills best lineman that game IMO. If that's what we're going to get from him going forward he's more of an asset to the Bills than as a trade chip.

My first thought too, until I saw it wasn't York PA.

Pretty sure he was making the roster anyway. They broke camp with Van Demark as primary LT behind Dawkins and Quess 3rd string, which raised at least one of my eyebrows. He hasn't done anything to lose a rung either.

I think you're talking about the first play of the second series of the second half, because I had the same thought watching live that it was Van Demark's error, but rewatching on the replay I'm pretty sure it wasn't his assignment, and the TE was supposed to pick up the guy. The coaches would know the actual assignments, we probably never will. Edit: Could have been the 8th play of that drive where Barkley drew an offside with a hard count. That play honestly should have been blown dead, and Van Demark maybe had a chance to "abate to the QB" but can't get too much on the guys case for missing an opponent with a running head start lol.

This is fair, but those reps were entirely at RT, and every one was exactly the same rush move against him, see the 2nd series of the 2nd half vs Colts here in the Buried Sweaties game breakdown (and one of those wasn't his assignment). I'm confident he can get coached up on that. The fact that we haven't noticed him at all on his LT reps is frankly impressive.

I guess the one "legit" way to float my own thread is to add some content, so... How bad was the DL? Let's have a brew or two tonight and find out. 1st series - 50-91-92-56 1st & 10) Handoff Najee. DaQuon stacks up two interior lineman where the run was designed and keeps Milano clean for a short gain. 2nd & 7) Quick throw left flat. Rousseau defeated the tackle to the inside, ball just came out fast. Floyd and Oliver were collapsing the pocket. 1st & 10) Handoff Najee to the same gap as the first snap with the same result. DaQuon is just not having it. 2nd & 7) Pickett bails a noisy but intact pocket and ducks inside Rousseau who went for upfield speed move. 3rd & 7) Pickett complete after stepping up as Rousseau & Oliver get taken upfield and DaQuon stoned with a double team. 1st series - 55-99-98-57 1st & 10) Handoff TD Steelers. Rut roh. 1st snap against the rotational guys goes the distance. That went right over Steeler guard #61 turning Poona Ford out, Settle got buried, Epenesa stymied. Uuuugly. 2nd series - 50-92-91-55 1st & 10) Seam throw TD Steelers. DaQuon and Oliver got handled although I think DaQuon got tripped by 61 which went uncalled. Boogie was actually closest to arriving. 3rd series - 50-92-91-56 1st & 10) Pass to left flat. Play action as OL down blocks right and Bills go with them. 2nd & 6) Pitch left gets rekt by Bills. Oliver was key on that play, recognized where the play was going, immediately disengaged from guard and was first to arrive, Rousseau mopping up. 3rd & 8) Bills middle blitz from Milano, ball came out just before the pocket collapsed (except for Floyd who got handled by LT) but the refs save the Steelers yet again. 3rd series - 50-91-92-55 1st & 10) Screen right. Oliver got through immediately but whether that was by design, dunno. 1st & 10) Deep shot inc. Bills sent a lot of guys and didn't really get close. 3rd series - 55-99-98-57 2nd & 10) That same handoff over LG. Ford & Settle wreck that hole, Basham grabs the RB trying to bounce right. 3rd & 9) Not a lot of pressure, Ford and Settle got no push. Dump off to RB and it's Basham hustling to make the stop. 4th series - 50-99-91-90 1st & 10) Handoff, Settle and Oliver both get penetration and cause a loss. 2nd & 11) Quick throw to TE. Oliver is getting upfield quick, forcing the ball to come out. 3rd & 5) Out route left for the 1st. Settle almost got there with a nice swim. 1st & 10) Sack & FF for Rousseau who the Steelers declined to block for reasons unknown. 2nd & 27) Oliver forces a Trubisky scramble. 3rd & 20) Oliver and Rousseau run a stunt which doesn't work, but Steelers don't convert. Wait, is there a flag? No, no flag. Whew. 5th series - 55-99-98-57 1st & 10) Middle dive, after AJE penetration forces it back inside. 2nd & 9) Bit of a delay safety blitz behind AJE, Trubisky makes the correct hot read and delivers an ok gain. 3rd & 4) AJE with a really wide set gives a big lane to throw a slant to convert the 1st. 1st & 10) Handoff over RT, Boogie takes on and stacks a double-team to keep Hamlin clean for the short gain. And another iffy flag. 1st & 10) Same play, same result. Boogie stuffs the double team. 2nd & 9) Trubisky under pressure forcing the early throw and inc. Looked like Dorian on the delay middle blitz forcing that. 3rd & 9) Lawson gets around the edge and flushes Trubisky. Settle draws a holding penalty. 3rd & 19) Bills show no pressure and indeed only rush 3, Boogie playing inside holds the zone. Completion is short. 6th series - 90-98-99-57 1st & 10) Another short field made shorter by ref mystery call. Lawson runs around RT this time and flushes QB the other way for a scramble. Lol Cam Lewis trying to blitz. 6th series - 55-99-98-90 2nd & 4) Lousy play action with Settle and Basham both arriving at QB as he turns, Trubisky flings it to area and prays for a flag and because it's Pittsburgh... Ford got buried. 1st & goal) Dive middle, Basham and Ford get penetration, Settle at least holds the line. 2nd & goal) Play action out to the flat inc. Basham running free again. 6th series - 57-99-98-90 3rd & goal) Fade pattern incomplete, they're gonna have to... aw, nevermind it's another flag. Ridiculous. But that one's a penalty. 1st & goal) Dive LG, Lawson and Settle move the LOS back, loss of 1. 2nd & goal) Refs giving yards, 1st downs, and now time too. Handoff, whole line stands up the OL. Except Ford who gets moved into the EZ by the guard. Loss of 2 though. 3rd & goal) Shotgun, and the patented McD timeout to allow the Steeler O time to figure out what the want to do. And another TD because of it. But that's another rant. Epenesa was ROARING around the edge and just barely didn't get there. 7th series - 55-94-98-57 1st & 10) Short field, recurring theme. Handoff but both Basham and Epenesa defeat their block, Basham gets there first for the TFL. 2nd & 11) Ford got loose in the middle, forces a quick throw, refs bail it out again with a PI. 1st & 10) That same run over LG, Basham crashes down from the other end and with Dorian smush the RB. Ford draws a penalty on the OL. 1st & 20) They try running at Basham for the 4th or 5th time and get nothing for the 4th or 5th time. He's having a night. 2nd & 20) Rudolph rolls left, AJE stays home and probably affects the throw that Neal bats down. 3rd & 20) Looks like a containment rush, allow the short throw and force 4th down. 8th series - 49-93-61-96 1st & 10) Check down right. Ray and Dale were closest. 1st & 10) Counter handoff, Ray gets buried, Vickers makes the play. 2nd & 11) Middle throw to TE. Interior DL got handled. 3rd & 5) Klein delay blitz, Cline goes upfield, Rudolph goes right between him and Dale. 1st & 10) Handoff middle, Looked like some sort of stunt where Ray crashed down to make the stop. 8th series - 49-61-94-59 2nd & 7) Jet sweep left goes right past Jonathan who's frozen. 8th series - 96-93-94-59 3rd & 3) Jonathan finally shows the chop and bend move to get the edge around the T for the sack, though Vickers had already walked the G to the QB. 9th series - 96-61-93-49 1st & 10) Handoff middle is all clogged, RB loses trying to bounce to the sideline. 9th series - 96-94-93-49 2nd & 14) Handoff right. Cline just misses in the backfield as RB cuts inside. Ray flies in from his end on the stop and gets dinged. 9th series - 96-94-93-59 3rd & 7) Bad snap, QB puts it on the ground. T forgets to block Jonathan who separates QB from picking it up, and Cline eventually gets the recovery. 10th series - 96-94-93-59 1st & 10) Handoff over RG punches through. Wish I could see who is in with their PIP interview, I assume Broughton. 2nd & 2) Handoff over LG, Vickers pushes through the double-team to force the RB into LB/S. 3rd & 1) Handoff middle, Steelers move 93 and 94 just enough to make it. 1st & 10) Quick out right, nothing to note there when the ball is out in 2 seconds. 2nd & 4) Handoff LG, that was stopped up pretty good by the interior guys. 3rd & 3) Little crosser, Vickers got held big time or would have gotten home. Thanks again zebras for keeping it "fair." 1st & 10) Draw to the middle, 93 and 94 got moved 3-4 yards downfield. 2nd & 6) Same thing, this time they don't get moved. 3rd & 4) Quick out should have been a pick-6. 11th series - 96-94-93-59 1st & 10) Pitch wide left, Jonathan and Broughton get in on it. 2nd & 9) Handoff middle, Broughton & Vickers gobble that up. 3rd & 9) Dropback, scramble forced by Broughton mainly, QB doesn't seeing Cline coming by the scenic route from behind for the sack. 12th series - who cares 1st & 10 etc) Victory formation. Overall: - I don't think they're featuring Boogie for a trade, he's earning it. My biggest positive surprise on review this week. - Settle was also much better this week than last. - Oliver doesn't always make something happen but he's usually in the area. - Rousseau gets 3 or 4 instant wins a game and that usually results in big plays (the 17 yard sack and forced fumble). - In scrub time, Vickers was better than I thought and Cline was kinda lucky. - Get f'ed refs, over-officious jerks. Tea leaves: - Poona Ford hasn't really shown me many reasons to have him on the 53. - Floyd didn't factor in on anything this game. They just ran him wide. - Epenesa is special like every fifth play, and is just... a liiiitle slow... the other 4. - Jonathan isn't flashing as many reps as I recall from last year.

Agrees with what I saw. Yep, you caught that exactly right IMO.