[Now is the time: Get that veteran CB]

5 hours ago, Wizard said:

 

Until Tre White is on the field making plays again, and we have Elam and Jackson as the projected starting corners, I can't see the harm of bringing Waynes, Haden, Harris, Rhodes, or Sherman in.

 

Their experience and understanding of the position, schemes, and other player tendencies alone is worth shuffling a few dollars to one of them and bring that vet presence alongside Hyde and Poyer.

 

I know that Haden has been reported as an interest to some current Bills.

 

Has Beane brought any of these guys in for a visit?

 

Training Camp ends in less than a week. If this were to happen, it would have happened by now. I don't see McDermott plugging a guy into start without having Training Camp to gel with the rest of the Defense under their belt.

[Darius Slayton]

44 minutes ago, cdubya said:

Reports have Slayton playing third team snaps in camp and it seems he’s on the outs in New York. He’d be a great fit for what we need here. We’re obviously lacking at outside WR, he’s a proven deep threat, and he’s shown he can produce in this league even with a bad QB throwing to him.  I’m not paying much (or ideally anything) but I think he’s at least worth a long look. 

 

We already have more WR's than we know what to do with.

[Mitch Trubisky talks about his time in Buffalo. Interesting Read.]

7 hours ago, Victory Formation said:

I would argue that if Trubisky truly did turn the corner that Daboll would have brought him with him to the Giants.

 

If you're Brian Daboll and the Giants, you're probably going to want to see what Daniel Jones can do in Year 4 and under them, after the investment the team spent on him. And to truly do that, you don't want him looking over his shoulder knowing that the new coach brought his own guy in. He either puts it together or (more likely) Daboll and Schoen pick their guy in next year's Draft.

 

And on the flip side, if you're Mitch Trubisky - would you rather go to a team to compete in the Giants or go to a team that you're going to be handed the starting job this year in the Steelers?

[Bull Dog WGR Rant from Last Night]

I'm an adult who collects autographs. If you don't understand the hobby, that's fine. There's a lot of hobbies I don't understand too. But to each their own.

 

That said, as an adult collector, you need to know what your place is. And that is paying for scheduled meet and greet appearances for a set fee or ordering from places like TSE Buffalo for mail in signings. Training Camp autographs are for the kids. Everyone should know that.

 

And even if you're someone who for whatever reason didn't know that, common decency would tell you as a grown adult you shouldn't be getting in the way of Children. And also the players make it very obvious with their actions at these functions what it's all about. 

 

This guy is embarrassing.

[OT: Belichick says that Mac's improvement is "dramatic"]

Just means he's added monologues and jazz hands to his subpar to average play.

[Cole Beasley given permission to seek trade]

4 minutes ago, WhoTom said:

 

I suspect that the two "significants" above are incompatible. There may be significant interest, but not for significant money.

 

Agreed. If there were interest and money that could be defined as "significant" - he'd be signed by now. I find it very hard to believe. Sounds like a media member helping out an agent to me.

[I feel McDermott confirmed that Edmunds is a lock for an extension in interview today with NFLN]

4 hours ago, BarleyNY said:

Bobby Wagner just signed for 5/$50M.  The 5th highest paid off the ball LB by AAV is Edmunds at $12.7M (if you count his 5th year option as a 1 year deal and not part of his 5 year rookie deal).  Anyone arguing that he’s a top 5 MLB who is better than Wagner?

 

Bobby Wagner is 32 years old. Tremaine Edmunds is 24 years old. C'mon man, you have to be aware of how big of a factor age and tire tread is when it comes to signing a Free Agent. If that's the case, Jordan Poyer should get every penny (and probably more) that Minkah Fitzpatrick got.

 

And I think agreeing that the position as a whole league wide is in rough shape thanks to today's offenses/QBs and still calling him a "middle of the pack" MLB is really downplaying his value.

 

If you think a 24 year old, two time Pro Bowl MLB who has missed a total of 3 games in 4 seasons while being a playcalling Captain of the #1 Defense in the NFL is only worth "middle of the pack" money on the open market - I think you're WAY off base.

[I feel McDermott confirmed that Edmunds is a lock for an extension in interview today with NFLN]

You all hate on Edmunds. But the fact is, MLB play league wide hasn't been great. It's why you all think he's just the worst while he made multiple Pro Bowls. Unless you have a Lavonte David, you'd be hard pressed to have anyone in the Middle that doesn't make you rip your hair out from time to time.

 

Today's offenses and QB's are constantly putting MLB's in unenviable positions. And we have a Defense that more often than not utilizes 2 LB's instead of most teams 3 and some teams 4. The margin for error is massive. And I think the haters are reading too much into the fact that his extension hasn't come yet as them being on the fence. I'd bet it's just as simple as they have his extension in mind for next year's books and were focusing elsewhere this season.

 

In fact, it wouldn't shock me one bit if while many of you are writing him off, they plan on Franchise Tagging him if they can't get a deal done before Free Agency next year.

[Where in the world is Joe Buscaglia]

He covered Camp on Twitter yesterday. He probably just took the month off with nothing going on.

[Bills sign G Jordan Simmons]

7 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

Watching him moving around and laughing with guys (which is extremely painful if you've ever had cracked ribs), I can't imagine he's in that rough of a shape that they're worried.

 

But the fact remains if he misses even a couple weeks, that's most of Training Camp. I don't think it's a move that should make Thad or anyone think "uh oh, Rodger must be in rough shape" as much as it is we had an extra roster spot and we're down a Guard in Training Camp right now.

[Ranking Top 3 Bills quarterbacks between Post-Kelly Era and Josh Era]

3 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:

But he scored WAY more often than Bledsoe. He averaged more yards than Bledsoe. He was more efficient than Bledsoe. He turned it over WAY less often than Bledsoe. He won significantly more than Bledsoe. Please elaborate on why your perception is that Bledsoe was better? What, specifically, did Bledsoe do better? 

 

Bledsoe threw for 4,359 yards in 2002. He wasn't always great, especially down the stretch. But as a passer, Tyrod never came close to that. Bledsoe to Moulds was a scary connection in 2002. Arm talent, Taylor wasn't close to Bledsoe. Tyrod didn't win those games so much as he managed those games. Taylor plays not to lose. Cleveland started him and saw the same thing. He's an ideal keep the boat steady backup QB. 

[Ranking Top 3 Bills quarterbacks between Post-Kelly Era and Josh Era]

19 hours ago, ScottLaw said:

Another argument I don’t understand is Fitz over Tyrod…. No ***** way. Fitz was reckless…I’ll take Tyrod and his some what conservative way of playing over Fitz any day of the week. 
 

Have to agree…there is some racism in all of the Tyrod slander. 

Ridiculous hyperbole… but I knew you had no idea what you were talking about when you put Bledsoe first. 😅

 

Yes, there was some hyperbole there. But if you're saying you were watching him play, especially when we were behind, and didn't find yourself saying "just throw the f'n ball!" - I don't believe you.

 

I'll take interceptions if you're trying to make something happen when you have to. Too often with Tyrod it felt like ball security and his low interception rate was more paramount than trying to win the game when it was on the line. There was zero attempt to try and force the issue when we needed it. With Josh, you never feel out of it. With Tyrod, you knew if we fell down by more than a TD - it was over.

 

That's a big part of why I put Fitz and Bledsoe above him. They'd throw picks. But there was urgency in their game and those things often came with them trying to win a game. Tyrod was just way too safe and cautious. He was the QB that didn't lose you the game if the Defense and the Running game carried it. He was a game manager. 

[Ranking Top 3 Bills quarterbacks between Post-Kelly Era and Josh Era]

Drew Bledsoe, Doug Flutie, Ryan Fitzpatrick

 

Lot of love for Tyrod. He's probably 4th on the list for me, but that's still not saying much. His style of play was so frustrating to watch. He was always being praised by commentators for never turning the ball over.... because he wouldn't throw the ball unless the WR was wide open, sitting in their route, and jumping up and down!

 

Years of Tyrod Taylor prepared me wonderfully for the occasional bad pick arising from Josh's gunslinging. 

[Leonard Fournette Checking In At 260lbs?]

 

[Von recruiting Haden?]

I do find it odd that we've been sitting at 89 roster spots instead of the full 90 for a while now. I think Joe makes a lot of sense. Kaiir could learn a lot from him on the field during Training Camp. I don't know that he's someone I would line up to start on the outside anymore, but he wouldn't have to do that here. Compete and/or split time with Dane Jackson until Tre is ready and then come off the bench therafter, keeping him fresh.

[Punter’s number]

#2 Tyler Bass

#3 Matt Hauck

#5 Marquez Stevenson

#6 Isaiah McKenzie

#7 Taron Johnson

#8 OJ Howard

#9 Andre Smith

 

7 of the 9 single digit numbers are currently taken. I suppose they could have given him #1 or #4, but I'm guessing they're just going to give him #3, #5, or #9 after Training Camp so long as he wins the job. Or maybe he just prefers #19. Odd numbers on players are all the rage these days.

 

I don't believe he requested the number from McKenzie. I get the feeling from McKenzie's social media posts about it that he chose #6. I don't envision a 6th Round Rookie Punter approaching a vet of McKenzie's stature on the team and asking for their number. That would take some serious balls.

[Making the ideal QB.]

On 7/16/2022 at 3:11 AM, LeGOATski said:

Disagree. One leg is clearly longer than the others...

 

And Zach Wilson should be no part of it.

 

On 7/16/2022 at 7:57 AM, StHustle said:

and mentioned in a way that makes “the best possible qb” have on a Zach Wilson jersey 🤮 I think it had to be a Jets fan who made this

 

It's mainly a joke, as evidenced by referring to Josh Allen's manhood, Garner Minshew's mustache, and Justin Herbert's hair.

 

They're poking fun of the Jets HC referring to Zach Wilson as a "Dawg" on multiple occasions.

[OBJ responds to rumor he signed with the Bills]

There is no "rumor" he signed with the Bills. It's him laughing at a fake Twitter sh-tposting. There's no fire because there is no smoke. It's from @BleatcherReport, not @BleacherReport.

 

I'd be totally for it. But this is nothing.

[Camp tix now available to STH]

This whole thing is so frustrating. They made it appear that it would be handled through the app. Instead, they went through Ticketmaster that has more scalper bots on it than humans 24/7. They should have released some tickets one day and others at a later date so people knew what they were up against. Guarantee you there were bots that had the Ticketmaster URL and were sitting on the page in queue hours before we got through on the app.

[Camp tix now available to STH]

I bet almost anything a good percentage of this is Ticketmaster Bot scalpers. Really dumb move releasing free tickets through Ticketmaster. 

[Go To Source For NFL News ?]

3 hours ago, LeGOATski said:

Because Twitter is the devil's playground 

 

I mean he doesn't have to get involved. Just start an account where you only follow Rappaport and Schefter for news. Twitter is what you yourself make it. 

[Go To Source For NFL News ?]

8 hours ago, custcarcen said:

I absolutely can not stand Florio and his constant whining and criticism of anything the NFL and Goodell do. He's a very jealous wannabe. But the site is good.

 

What's your "go to site" for up to the minute NFL news other than twitter ?

 

If you want up to the minute news, Adam Schefter and Ian Rappaport on Twitter is absolutely your best route. ProFootballTalk will make an article as soon as possible. But the second any news breaks in the NFL, it's posted immediately on their Twitter accounts. Not sure why you'd want other options than the best ones.

[Epenesa, Ford & Moss -Are they outta here?]

2 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said:

Ford is gone

Moss is staying

Epenesa stays if they keep 10 linemen.  If they only go with 9 it will come down to him vs Lawson.

 

If they keep 10? Last year we went into the year with 11. There's no way they go from having 6 DE's last year down to 4 this year. We'll keep no less than 5.

 

I'd say even in the unlikely event we only kept 9, it's way more likely we'd keep 5 DE's and 4 DT's than the other way around when you look at the talent depth at both positions. You're talking keeping Brandin Bryant or Eli Ankou over a guy we took in the 2nd Round just over 2 years ago.

 

And the idea that Moss is safe and Epenesa is questionable is just as crazy to me. Moss was a healthy scratch often last season.

 

And this year they drafted James Cook and signed Duke Johnson with only Matt Breida exiting the team (2 in, 1 out). Wherein at the DE position, we brought in Von Miller and Shaq Lawson with Jerry Hughes, Mario Addison, and Efe Obada exiting the team (2 in, 3 out).

 

Singletary and Cook are locks. McDermott has only kept 3 true RB's on the team every year since he's been here with 1 Special Teams "RB". And he only dresses 2 true ball carriers.

 

So Moss will have to beat Duke Johnson in Camp to stay. Even if he does, he'll be in that Matt Breida/T.J. Yeldon role of "Break Glass in Case of Emergency" RB3 who isn't active on Game Days.

[Epenesa, Ford & Moss -Are they outta here?]

On 6/25/2022 at 8:10 AM, newcam2012 said:

What do you see in Epanesa? 

 

Honestly, it's completely beside the point. You don't cut a 2nd Round Pick after 2 seasons unless the guy is just plain not getting the playbook or has serious character issues. You have to give them at least 3 years.

 

Look at Cody Ford. As bad as he's looked, he got 3 years and he may very well get 4. You don't wash your hands of premium investments on inexpensive rookie deals without giving them every chance to succeed and justify your investment.

 

Epenesa hasn't impressed. But he hasn't been so awful that you can completely close the book on the idea that he could still take steps forward this early in his career.

 

Beyond that, just from a roster standpoint, we only have 5 Edge Rushers between Von Miller, Greg Rousseau, AJ Epenesa, Boogie Basham, and Shaq Lawson (unless you have high hopes for career PS Player Mike Love or UDFA's Kingsley Jonathan and Daniel Joseph).

 

Last season, we kept 6 on the active roster. If they had no faith in Epenesa's potential for growth or entertained the idea they'd move on him from that quickly, they'd have Drafted another DE or added another in Free Agency.

[Epenesa, Ford & Moss -Are they outta here?]

It wouldn't shock me to see them move on from Cody Ford or Zack Moss this summer. AJ Epenesa? No way.