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I know McD has said that safety “is the most challenging position to learn in our defense.” And I remember that quote because it took me by surprise. I would’ve thought MLB was the most challenging with all its responsibilities.

For what it’s worth, Simmons had a poor rating from PFF, a 59.9 which ranked 113th among 171 qualifying safeties in 2024. The Falcons also decided not to bring him back, BUT you’d still have to believe a 3 time All Pro who’s up there in age is still better than what we have.

Damar Hamlin is the Bobby Hart of our secondary. Just can’t quit him.

Team has been outscored 25-72 in 2 preseason games against the mighty Giants and Bears. I know these games mean nothing in terms of final score, but that disparity is an indictment on the Bills overall depth.

Should have IR’d SVPG. He’s missed months, all of minicamps and training camp with that calf.

And reports were that they were keen on selecting Malaki Starks, so they were at least thinking about doing it again.

I remember in the pre draft process Cole said he used to win most of the battles against Kincaid in practice at Utah. Kincaid concurred. That no doubt endeared Cole to the Bills and they even tried to trade up for him. It’d be a tragedy if the reality of it all was that neither one of these guys are more than an average NFL player, a JAG, given the high investments in both.

Definitely would be more helpful than Hairston at this stage, especially considering how he’s been one of the standouts at Seahawks camp.

Gotta pay attention to which LBs the Rams cut, they’ve got promising depth. Baldinger on Shaun Dolac

I thought it was a good gamble by the Ravens, but sometimes players are who they are, no matter what jersey they’re wearing and Jaire can’t stay on the field.

Damar cannot play the run. I have visions of Derek Henry, Jonathan Taylor, and Breece Hall moving past him like he was stuck in mud. Only Rapp cleaned up the Hall mistakes (after a chunk of yardage given up). Every time in these instances Hamlin was there but couldn’t affect the play.

Far superior? If Mitch is better it’s marginal. I think they both suck and the team needs to make a real attempt at finding a legitimate backup QB. Josh needs his Frank Reich v2.0 It’s not only about making the preseason watchable, but also about being fair to the pass catchers who are trying to get evaluated. Bad QB play affects the OL and the WRs/TEs.

This is only true if our starting QB is Shane Buechele. The roster isn’t devoid of talent, not to mention we play in the weak AFC LEast.

It was… massively disappointing… that he looked like a liability among backups. I’ll give Cole Bishop a little more leeway as he was just getting back into the swing of things, but with Hamlin, there’s no excuse.

I heard a bunch of whispers that Malaki Starks was going to be the pick… until the Ravens snatched him ahead of us. Nick Emmanwori, I’m not sure he was ever in consideration but reports are he’s looking as advertised so far. We were really counting on Cole Bishop to take a step forward in his second year, but he keeps missing valuable reps. He‘ll have to get better in season. Glad Beane failed in his attempt to trade up for him or the pick would sting a little more.

Just went to check on that athletic freak safety (Nick Emmanwori) to see how he was doing in Seahawks camp and apparently he’s not only been one of their more consistent starters, but he’s been one of the stars of the team. The coach described him as a “fun player to coach.”

Hope we’re in the meeting room with Hard Knocks when the show airs. I’d like to see McD ripping into some guys. Since the Bills are drama averse, we probably won’t get that.

That score and embarrassing performance IS a reflection on Beane and the coaching staff.

There’s levels to this. If you’re a backup who hopes to play in a rotation or even challenge for a starting role, you HAVE TO stand out amongst other backups. You have to look like the best player on the field. None of these guys have flashed in that way BUT I will give props to Michael Hoecht, Dorian Williams, Jordan Hancock, and Tyrell Shavers for showing up a little bit. Anyone I’m missing?

Looks like a complete waste of a 3rd round pick. It’s telling he’s playing amongst some guys who won’t even make the PS.

Ulofoshio looks as lost as Tremaine Edmunds used to look. Zero awareness of receivers coming into his area.

No with our secondary.

And it’s not fair for evaluation purposes when you have a backup who can’t run the offense. Bad QB’ing makes the line look worse and neuters pass catchers. Get a competent backup, Beane.

Hoecht had a sack on 4th down that led to a missed Bills FG. In other news: Bills HAVE GOT to find a competent backup QB. I’d take a Gardner Minshew/Tyler Bagent/Jameis Winston type. Done with White and Trubisky, they both suck.

Their defense will be demonstrably worse without Lou Anarumo and they were already a dumpster fire. #32 in the league, #30 at best.