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I think he’s a hidden gem as well. During their rookie years he was praised as being just as smart as Gabe, that those two had veterans coming to them for answers. He was also said to have some of, if not the best hands on the team. During minicamp when he wasn’t victim to the numbers game, McD called him out and specifically said “he’s making a real move.” Josh also praised his quickness for his size and ability to separate. Once training camp began he became an afterthought yet again due to the players in front of him (sort of like Davis who had proven much more). If given the chance, I think he’ll more than look like he belongs.

Even if it was spelled Negger I’d have no problem with them saying it. It’s not like they’re insulting a person of color. It’s the guy’s name.

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I have zero doubt, ZERO, that if that DB was wearing Buffalo colors, the refs would’ve called defensive holding. It’s like our DBs are under a microscope but the opposing DBs are allowed the contact.

I wanted to see an aggressive 5-3-3 last matchup. That alignment would’ve forced NE to throw.

If not a dome/retractable roof, then at least have an overhang of some sort where the majority of the crowd will be protected from the rain and snow.

Anyone voting Obada probably wasn’t watching when Pennington juked Robinson out of his cleats.

Really wish Beane would stop trading up. The draft is a crapshoot, the more capital you have, the better. Quit burning early picks.

Used to say Edmunds was an above average linebacker based solely on his measureables, not his instinct or ability to read plays, but now I think he is in fact average. If Beane can trade him for a 1st he truly is a wizard.

It is interesting to think about where the team would be if another QB, say Mitch Trubisky, had played all 13 games. I disagree with those who say we’d be a 3 win team and in contention for a top 5 draft pick. There’s still enough talent across the board for this team to beat up on lesser ones like the Texans and Jets, BUT I don’t think we blow out WFT, KC, or NO with Trubisky. I still think we win at least 2 of those games, but may split with the Dolphins. At least two of those one score losses wouldn’t be by one score, but likely double digits (Bucs, Titans). I count 5 wins with Trubisky, the two games I’m undecided on are KC and the second Dolphins game. Could Trubisky have won any of the one score games Josh lost? Sure, JA was off in a few of those, but the rest of the team also played poorly. That’s to say we didn’t lose any of those because of Allen. I think with Trubisky we might be looking at a 6-7 record right now. Josh is more than a +1 difference in wins compared to Trubisky, but with this schedule and how the defense dictated terms in many of the Ws, I’m sure we’d still have 6 wins with Mitch.

If Sanders walks after this year, I think Hodgins will surprise in a good way when he’s on the field. Supposedly he has some of the best hands on the team and is just as smart as Gabe in terms of knowing all the positions. His downfall so far has been availability.

His lack of awareness in zone is one of his biggest problems. If he’d just recognize routes coming into his area and jump on that receiver, he’d be far more impactful than standing in a spot and running to the ball after the catch is made. He’s a coverage linebacker who isn’t great in coverage. His length and athleticism are his greatest attributes but he hardly uses them.

Wasn’t it McD who punted in the snow game a couple years ago with the playoffs on the line? This is who he is.

If the Bills knew Parsons would be this productive, would they have mortgaged the future to move up from 30?

I feel like - and I may be totally wrong here - if the Bills had picked up the yard on the QB sneak and beaten the Titans, they most certainly would not have lost to the Jags and would be playing better football than they are currently. They were dominating that game against the Titans before McDermott declined the holding call on 2nd and 10. Very next play on 3rd and 10 was the bomb to Julio Jones that bounced off Hyde’s helmet and everything changed after that. Or maybe they are what they are: a wildly inconsistent team that essentially gave away the first game of the year. In hindsight it was a bit of a microcosm of the season thus far.

It’d be sweet if the Bills defense had an emotional leader (like Ray Lewis/Takeo Spikes/London Fletcher/etc) whose play on the field backed up their persona. There’s not one guy on this defense who instills fear or causes the opposition to game plan against. Tre White is closest to that, but even he can’t stop the upper echelon WRs alone. In fact, no corner in Goodell’s modern day NFL can truly take away an entire side of the field. The defense needs a heartbeat, the offense needs dogs along the offensive line. Feliciano is closest to that, but his actual talent is subpar. Back to the drawing board, Beane. Do better with your resources. There needs to be an option for “self inflicted wounds.”

Edmunds is who he is at this point and I don’t see a substantial jump coming at any point in his career. I would absolutely try to trade him this off-season if I were Beane, but I know he won’t because he’d be concerned about team chemistry and would be admitting a mistake. Edmunds doesn’t impact the game enough for me to worry about who’s going to replace him. Put a JAG in there. Could’ve claimed Cunningham for pennies and went that route as well.

They don’t make many like Mt Washington. He alone would solve many of the run game woes. Dude was immovable.

Doesn’t surprise me that Cunningham wasn’t claimed. Beane seems to not make any of the obvious moves that could potentially help the Bills succeed (Ertz for a 5th?!) Plus, claiming Cunnigham means cutting someone else and putting Edmunds on notice and we can’t afford to hurt feelings. /sarcasm

The Bills are 0-4 in one score games. I don’t remember what that record was last year, but it was among the best. They’re just not getting it done this season and I’ve seen too many lethargic attitudes about it - Dawkins, D Williams, Morse, Edmunds, and a few others. Those dudes just seem like they’re collecting checks, doesn’t feel like losing eats at them.

Could be that Moss and Singletary have been over-coached to get north and south because neither has wheels. Seems like a rookie Zack Moss before the coaching and dog house issues would’ve bounced that run outside and got the TD from 6 yards out.

Not only the whiffs on Ford and Teller (and even Spain if you want to add him to that group), but Beane is on record saying they would’ve traded out of this year’s 2nd round pick if Basham wasn’t there (and even wanted to trade UP for him!) Meanwhile Creed Humphrey goes to KC after getting selected later in the round (next pick?) and proceeds to become the highest rated center in the league… as a rookie. Yeah, their IOL evaluations are trash.

Also, the last lineman on either side of the ball I remember improving even AFTER he got his big payday was Kyle Williams. We need more of his type on the LoS.

Star has been overrated by many, but did begin this year on a tear, consistently making plays in both the run and pass game, but his hot start slowly petered out. Not sure why, it was weeks before his COVID case.

The Creed Humphrey miss was inexcusable in my eyes. There had been talk about Morse retiring and his concussion concerns, but even forgetting about that, we had a real weakness in the interior OL last year and on paper it looked like Humphrey would be an immediate upgrade somewhere on the line. He tested as an athletic freak. At the time Basham was picked, the Bills DEs were Hughes, Addison, Rousseau, Epenesa, Obada, and Daryl Johnson. Inexcusable double down pick which is further exacerbated by how often Basham is inactive aand/or how little he contributes while on the field. And to make matters worse, had Basham been selected Beane says they had a deal to trade out of the pick. That’s just poor evaluation on his part.