Brand J

When you think about the speed of our secondary, the speed of our receivers, and the speed of our kick returner, it’s not hyperbole to say we probably have the slowest group of “fast guys” in the entire league. You can’t teach speed and we never seem to get faster, even with the youth movement.

Jets insiders reported the team was going to cut Codrington. By trading for him, the Bills ensured they wouldn’t have to beat out any other teams for his services. Call me skeptical of the move. Returners have to have speed, or a phenomenal blocking unit. For as much as we invest in special teams we’ve never been great at blocking returns. I think he’ll make good decisions fielding the ball, but will also look slow. Like a Chris Watson 2.0 “punt catcher.”

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Who he’s got blocking in front of him matters. I do think his decision making would’ve reflected well in Buffalo, since he has extensive collegiate return experience, but I can’t see him popping the big preseason returns here that he did with the Jets. In other words, if he was vying for the return job and had been in Buffalo all along rather than NJ, it’s quite possible Codrington is one of the cuts today.

Sports politics yet again. They went with the “name” and the guy who has played meaningful snaps over potential. Unless the player is the equivalent of a Lebron James, or a superstar like that, there will always be politics as a “back of the roster” player. It sucks, I’ve gone through it myself (though not at the pro level).

There are a few players that have been let go, but no one has released the information on their behalf. Are any of them posting to social media? Rosters had to be at 53 almost an hour ago so all preliminary cuts have been made.

He’s got identical speed to Keon Coleman! Coleman ran a 4.61 at the combine and a 4.55 at his pro day. This little guy turned in the same times.

Less than 5’8”, 176 lbs and runs in the 4.55-4.61 range? Oh and a terrible short shuttle and pedestrian vertical jump… his RAS score would probably be less than Frank Gore Jr’s. I imagine he’ll be here until Hardy returns and then released afterwards. To be that tiny, you better be super fast and quick. He’s neither, but apparently has good vision and experience with returns.

Politics. By all accounts Shavers had the better camp, but they kept the bigger name - even if that guy is prone to drops.

Players aren’t told they made the team, only that they didn’t make it, so any ambiguity that comes out before the 4PM EST deadline, we can assume the player was given his walking papers.

They might bring back MVS too once he’s released by the Bills 🤣

I’d take Parsons, even with his antics. You can find more game changing WRs - even as rookies - than you can elite pass rushers.

Sit Tyler Bass in a dark room. On a projector, play the sound REALLY LOUD and have the video loop over and over with nothing but Tyler’s successful kicks, interspersed with the cheers of a crowd. Force him to sit in this room for 8 hours, watching this video over and over. He’ll come out a new man.

I’d say it comes and goes. When Bass was drafted, he was lights out against Hauschka in camp. When the Bills cut Hausch money and the real games began, Bass was missing kicks left and right. He already had a confidence issue. Then the Jets game happened and after starting out poorly, he ended up hitting something like 7/10 FGs. From there he was pretty reliable. When they interviewed him, he said the Jets game was his turning point, that’s where he found his confidence. His highest point was nailing two 58 yarders in a game shortly after that. The yips have returned and I’m not sure how he’s going to get his confidence back. After he’s cut, he may have success in a new environment again, but it’ll only be a matter of time before they return again. I’ve never seen a kicker truly shake them. The mind is weird.

Plummer looked impressive against us, but was 11/18 for 42 yards (and a sack) against the Jets and 11/21 for 86 yards (and 5 sacks) against the Patriots. We have arguably the worst defensive depth in the AFCE.

Bass has the yips, he’s done. Every kick is a slice right, except when it’s comically bad left - like the kick against the Steelers, or the one in the Blue and Red scrimmage. Those goal posts must look 5 feet across to him.

Only those closest in the organization knows what would’ve happened of course, but what I meant was that if Mahomes had lasted til pick 27 - which wasn’t some far-fetched idea considering that’s exactly where he was slotted in some mocks - then he would’ve been the pick, not Tre White. Maybe they weren’t comfortable enough to take him as high as 10, but at 27? They wouldn’t have punted on the position til next year when no one knows what next year would bring. Especially when there’s a guy right there that Terry loved (and yes, I know Terry allows the ones he hires to make the decisions).

Actually that’s not totally true - even though the talk was about Bills and a CB, specifically Lattimore, Pegula very much wanted Mahomes and the team made the trade thinking they could get him at the back of round 1. Mahomes was a 1st-2nd round prospect, they had no idea KC held him in such high regard. If he had lasted to pick 27 he would’ve been taken, not Tre White. This all came from the interview with Jim Monos. Could he have been lying to save face? It’s possible, but I do believe if Pat lasted til the end of round 1, they would’ve picked him. He had Pegula’s utmost blessing.

No one knew what Jefferson would become, otherwise he wouldn’t have been the 5th WR taken. Vikings didn’t know they’d get him either, nor could they have expect he’d exceed Diggs as a player. Like any other team drafting players, they lucked out. I don’t disagree with your views on Diggs, I wish our front office had the foresight to gamble on a rookie WR and have that pan out better than trading for an established, yet temperamental vet, but it is what it is. I understand why they made the move. I’ll always remember Beane saying the reason they traded for Diggs was because he didn’t think they could get high enough to draft one of the “big 3” (Lamb/Ruggs/Jeudy). No one saw Jefferson as “that guy.” I also remember the consensus being “the better LSU receiver comes out next year.” (Chase)

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Surprised the Raidahs haven’t given him a call. Aiden O’Connell or Gardner Minshew as a 17 game starter? No thanks. Trubisky plays like someone who was involved in a horrific car accident and is now afraid to get behind the wheel again. Whatever he had once upon a time is gone.

For a 2nd rounder, I would - if the team trading for him isn’t a contender. For a third, no thanks. I’d feel differently altogether if Cook had glue hands and no issues with catching or securing the ball. In that scenario I wouldn’t want to move him.

🎶Where did you come from, where did you go? Where did you come from, Buffalo Joe?

Sorry, I should’ve said Garrapolo AND Lance would be MVP candidates and that neither would’ve lost his job to become a journeyman QB. That’s what I meant by succeeded - sustained success.

Only Jake Fromm I believe. And if I remember correctly, after the draft Beane was talking like they had to take him because he was sticking out on their board. He seemed almost apologetic about it, like he didn’t want it to be a reflection of Josh in any way. I also remember there were people saying Fromm would beat out Allen after a few months. Good times. But yeah, the Bills need to start rolling the dice and pick some QBs from rounds 4-7. Another Minshew type is out there somewhere. A guy like that could hold the fort for a couple games. I know his offensive weapons make his job infinitely easier, but he still has to make the reads and throws. If it was that easy, Garrapolo AND Lance would’ve succeeded. Or just about anyone else you throw in there. I give Purdy his credit, but it does sound like this offseason has been tough for him.