Brand J

This is the case with almost all draft picks!

They’re still out there? Practice running late?

https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news/buffalo-bills-bobby-babich-gable-steveson-training-camp

Babich talked about him either yesterday or the day before. Gave him some praise, said of course he’d understand leverage since he got a gold medal for it. Said he’s been doing pretty well, but wants to see how it translates to games.

DT Carter was the 3rd rounder.

DBs and LBs don’t block so well. Guys like our supersized athletic Brit were born for this return unit. What I see is that they need more guys blocking who are accustomed to blocking, but they have to be really athletic to get a hand on those guys in space.

The LB cut will be an interesting one, all these guys can play: Milano Bernard Williams Morrow D Jones Ulafoshio Spector

Yeah, I’d like Josh’s floor to raise a bit. He’s going to have off games, I just don’t want those games to cost the team. I don’t want to say “make Josh run the ball!” because the aerial attack is ineffective. When he’s on fire he’s arguably the best in the league, considering how many different ways he can hurt you, but when he’s off… oof. I can easily envision a better version of Josh Allen and I hope we get that (ironically) now that Diggs is off the team.

Sneed gave Hill the business on at least one rep in the AFC playoffs. After the game when the tape was going around, Hill laughed and said something like “he chucked me all the way to Cancun.” And that’s a guy who has Worthy’s speed but outweighs him considerably. Worthy will have to figure out some things on the professional level, no doubt. Of course it’s far too early to write him off, but for Bills fans sakes, I hope he’s a bust.

Which is odd because he set the record for net punt average at SDSU, the same school The Punt God attended.

Coach’s coach. Players make plays. If it was as simple as “well Mahomes has Andy Reid, that’s why he’s so successful…” Bill Belichick, who some believe is the greatest coach in league history, wouldn’t be a sub .500 HC without one Tom Brady. Brady deserves more credit than Belichick for those rings just as Mahomes deserves more than Reid. How many championships has Reid won without Mahomes? I’ll give you a hint: same number Belichick has won without Brady.

Whoever tweeted that spelled “Keon Coleman” wrong. From yesterday via The Athletic:

Good speed (4.46), was drafted in the 3rd round (2020). Has started 4/43 games and is already on his 4th team. The health at the safety position is officially a worry.

I will agree that the Chiefs defense steps up and makes a play when it’s needed most and the Bills defense hasn’t, but I won’t agree that Buffalo would have zero championships with Mahomes under center. That’s not to say that Josh is to blame or hasn’t given his all, it’s more to say that whereas Josh has been stopped by a defense in the playoffs, maybe Mahomes finds a way to get it done on that particular down and in that certain drive where points are needed. Maybe. We just don’t know.

Definitely need to continue working at it, but those in attendance have said some of Connor’s shotgun snaps have been low, with even one skipping off the ground. Maybe they’re both at fault for the exchange under center, or maybe it’s mostly Connor, only those two know for sure, but Josh is just the type of guy who’ll almost always take the blame for anything that doesn’t go right.

If a receiver dropped a pass, Josh would probably tell you he could’ve thrown a better ball.

I definitely did not. I remember hearing the night before the draft, rumors the Browns might take Allen #1 and I was screaming to the heavens “do it, Cleveland! Please! Spare Buffalo the mistake!” 😅 I thought he was the classic big, toolsy player that didn’t have the mind to make the game look easy. Not to mention someone with his collegiate stats had never been an All Pro or even a Pro Bowl QB. Happy to have been (very) wrong about him.

I wonder if he came in with an entitled mindset, like a roster spot was guaranteed. I do remember him saying he helped Rodgers and Mahomes to MVPs and SB wins. It’s his wake up call, let’s see how he responds.

Yeah, folks have to remember that Bishop and Hamlin are not coming into the system at the same time. Hamlin has the advantage of YEARS of knowledge and experience, including a few starts. Much too early to worry about a rookie beating out a vet on day 5 of his first ever training camp.

Yes, I should’ve put “minicamp” or OTAs so as not to confuse it with training camp.

It’s funny because before the draft, when I had yet to look at any of the receiving prospects, the one name that I heard more than others that fans didn’t want was Keon Coleman. I saw his spider chart which supposedly highlighted low level athleticism. I heard all he could do was catch contested passes and that he hardly separated from defenders. I saw his listed size and based on the chatter here, fully expected his highlights to show a tall, slow, and stiff receiver. When I finally got around to watching his tape I was like “oh, wait a minute now. This guy looks legit! And he was a division 1 basketball player??” I liked his highlights more than anyone not named Nabers. I thought his game would transfer well to the pros, sort of like a more athletic and explosive Tee Higgins. When I heard CBs were sticking with him early on in camp, I thought maybe TBD could be on to something - though it was extremely early. But to hear McD say recently how Coleman wins far more one on ones now than he used to, I couldn’t be happier with the pick.

Could be more that they know what they have in MVS and less certain about the other three. A few days ago when the WRs split into groups, with some going to work with STs and others sticking behind to work with Allen, the four who reportedly stayed with Allen were Samuel, Coleman, Shakir, and MVS.

He came to camp something like 20 pounds lighter than last year. I thought he looked sickly, but the team was hyping up the weight loss like he’d be even more elusive and fast. Jackson didn’t need to lose weight, so now I’m wondering if the sickness had something to do with it.

A few camps haven’t started yet, but in checking on the rookie WRs, so far the most praise has been for Malik Nabers and Keon Coleman. There’s been mentions of Odunze and Harrison Jr looking up to the task, but most others are quiet. Xavier Legette had a rough open to camp according to him. We’ll see how things unfold amongst all of them as the weeks go on.

My favorite was “he’s making impact plays all the time, every game! You just don’t see them.” Contrast that with Bernard, his plays are very visible.