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Yes, my fault. It was Seth Joyner.

Bernard’s 2023 season is/was hard to replicate. He put up stats that year that no other LB had done in recent history, since Clyde Simmons in the 90s I think it was.

Pretty stat, but doesn’t mean much when that team from Mizzou has owned us and been to 5 SBs in less than a decade.

Surprised Gabe hasn’t signed anywhere yet.

Like that he’s being candid on Rousseau and not giving us all a stock response.

From Sean McDermott’s day 1 presser: Everyone is in attendance except James Cook. Joey Bosa will not participate for the foreseeable Spring, pulled his calf. McD feels it’s a real compliment to being selected for Hard Knocks. Despite no official release from the team about their participation, it looks like Coach is embracing it.

I said that if they go the difficult kicking route, rather than a FG, I’d like to see the punter stand at the 50 yard line, all by himself, and have to punt the ball inside the opponent’s 5 yard line to win back possession. He can coffin corner the kick or it would have to come to a rolling stop. Anything short of the 5 or in the endzone is a failed attempt. Would be exciting to watch and make the punter more meaningful at least.

Would love a down like that, but the conversion percentage should be around 10-15%, I think. How frequently are 4th and 15s converted? If it falls in that range, then yeah that’s the sweet spot. The biggest issue would be officiating. Let’s say the team fails to pick up the first down, but oh wait, a DB tugged on a WR’s jersey. 5 yards and an automatic first down. That would be nightmarish.

That would be 3x First Team All-Pro Darius Leonard (who later went by Shaquille). Injuries did him in, but he was every bit as good as, if not better than Warner. We got the right Josh, but the wrong LB.

I remember when I feared losing Gabe Davis to free agency because the FO might try to prioritize re-signing Tremaine Edmunds. Fun times.

I don’t doubt it. Just off the top of my head, he had what should’ve been a drop in the Broncos game (Bills rushed to the line of scrimmage and got the play off), had a first down drop in the Baltimore game that went through his hands as he slid, had another contested drop in the same game, and had the crucial drop in the AFC Championship. For someone who supposedly had the best hands in the draft, he wasn’t nearly as sure handed as I’d expect from someone with that billing.

After his successful rookie season I fully expected Kincaid to hit the weight room and come back for his sophomore campaign with more muscle and functional strength. It didn’t happen last year and it looks like it didn’t happen again this year. Maybe he’s content with being an NFL player and just doesn’t put in offseason work. Josh and Beane have both commented about how Keon has come back bigger and stronger. I’ve never heard these things about Dalton and he’s already an older player as it is. Cant use youth as an excuse.

Isaiah Bond’s prank call was captured on video by the prankster: Isaiah Bond prank call

Don’t disagree at all with what he said. It doesn’t matter how you get it done on offense, or how you score, if you set team records on that side of the ball, but have a defense that continues to bring the squad down year after year, shore up that defense. Would we like an alpha #1 receiver for Josh? Sure. But that guy likely wasn’t available in the 3rd+ round anyway. Or maybe he was, time will tell. I’m more than happy with the draft’s focus on defense. Most of you overlook the fact that a better defense (I’m not talking about a #1 overall that consistently folds) will directly help Josh and the offense as well.

I absolutely LOVE the DL and secondary makeover, just gotta hope the picks hit and totally revamp the defense.

I remember one goal line stop against the Titans I believe that was impressive, but not much else outside of that play. Rooting for him to step up, we need him.

It’s pretty foolish to write a draft pick off after one season, but Carter gives me Boogie Basham vibes. I don’t see anything he does particularly well, no overwhelming power, size, or athleticism. He’ll have to step it up for sure if these draft picks come in balling.

Sign me up for the best secondary player left at the next pick, one with speed. Don’t care if he’s a S or CB, secondary still needs more attention. I’d go there before WR if the prospects have relatively equal grades.

Benford’s dog was the size of a horse. Dalmatian?

How about the trade up for Elam? Kincaid? Knox? Edmunds? Cody Ford? In general I support trading up for a QB you believe in, without a franchise QB you can’t compete for championships in the NFL. But trading up for other positions that may or may not work out? No thanks. Just because you sacrifice multiple picks for a player doesn’t make that player the right guy.

I’m not a fan of burning premium picks to trade up. It’s not where you select a player, it’s who you select. Watt went at the end of the first round, Chris Jones was in the 2nd, Hendrickson was a 3rd rounder, etc. Trading up guarantees nothing and if it’s a miss, you just compounded the problem by giving up the chance to draft another difference maker. We’ve gotta get the pick right. Beane has had his chances at additional blue chip players.

Henry’s without question drastically underpaid and was the 2nd biggest offensive threat that teams had to worry about. Not Mark Andrews, not their diminutive first round receiver who got paid. If I was Henry’s camp I’d def seek a bigger contract, even if it’s incentive laced given his age.

Maybe the Bills want him at $12M/yr and Cook is steadfast at that $15M/yr figure, especially after Barkley reset the market. If the two parties want to move on from one another, I hope it happens before or during the first two rounds of the draft so we can choose his replacement.

I would have liked for them to move the kickoff back 5 yards rather than move the touchback up by 5. We all want more returns, but that’s a more than generous start.

Does sound like they’re bracing to take a QB.