Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

Are you not counting the two games against each other?

In addition to what you listed also need a RT too. Will not shock me that the team doesn't resign Spain so next season Ford does go to guard and you draft a true RT. To me this is the problem too many holes worth mortgaging the future to try and fill now as opposed to keeping all your picks and fill in the off season either through the draft or FA. If you start trading now to fill all these holes, won't have enough quality picks left. Having said that of all the spots listed I'd probably think the LB may be the easiest to fill as not really looking for a starter there, just a better backup so probably don't need to give as much up either.

Just remember that 14 of the 16 games on the Bills schedule are the same as the Pats, so they have almost as easy a road too. Granted the two games that differ are much tougher for the Pats, but we can easily be an 11-5 wild card and likely playing Indy or Baltimore again in the playoffs on the road. I'd give the Bills a good shot to win that one too assuming the offense starts to score some more points. Likely no matter how well the team does, still a long shot to win the division this seaosn.

My take on it is Allen has made a few too many really dumb plays, so they've beat him over the head about not making the mistakes to the point he's now maybe become a bit overly cautious on his throws. On deep passes, is he just thinking I'd rather be long than short so I'll just heave it out there worst case an incomplete rather than a potential INT. Give him more time, likely the rest of this season and off-season to where they Bills remove the handcuffs again and let him just play but in a smarter way. I also think while their WR group is much improved from last year, it's still not a group the defensive coordinators are going to lose too much sleep over, Assuming Williams does improve enough by next year to be a legit NFL receiver and they draft or sign a top FA WR and Singletary becomes a big threat out of the back field to catch 5 to 6 passes per game, and more consistency from the TE position too, then the group may install some fear.

I had posted earlier in this thread my desire was for a RT. Think I'll take that vote back and instead got with a DE. Seems pass rushing might be their biggest need.

Never happen, Bengel's way to cheap to ever fire a coach with more than one year left on his contract. Even then it's questionable. That's how Lewis lasted so long, then when the contract ran out, he'd have a good year, so would get renewed, then was guaranteed at least 3 years as too much money left to fire him.

Recall in the 1993 AFC championship against Denver Tasker returning a short kickoff almost for a TD, think he got taken down around the 10 yard line of Denver. Can't recall though if it was an on-sides attempt or just a bad kickoff by Denver. Do recall that play kind of changing the game though in Buffalo's favor.

Don't let reality get in the way of a good suggestion!!

Didn't Alexander announce he's retiring after this year? The 2019 list doesn't have too many you need to sign. Phillips, Wallace, and Lawson would be the two top needs, though not certain Lawson will agree to deal here. 2020 list has at least 5 I'd want to resign Milano, Dawkins, White, Poyer, and Feliciano

OK, but when you look year after year how many 1st round drafted QB's flame out, shows that all these experts who tout him really know very little. For whatever reason the QB position appears to be the hardest to project how they fared in college to how much success they will have in the NFL. If he were drafted in the 4th round, would you be saying the same thing or then would people be saying give him some time. Admittedly in todays NFL, no players get any time. Maybe he will still succeed, but for whatever reason it's taking him the longest, who know. He also was the guy most projected to say I don't need football too, so could just be he's not motivated enough, maybe in the right situation that will change, but the odds are stacked against him.

1 1/2 seasons isn't much to know. It's really easy to say we already know the answer he's a bust only because the odds favor all QB's at being busts more than a success. Just read an article couple weeks back fro ma QM, can't recall who was talking about a QB who turned out very good, but took until season 4

The concern I'd have with this is the book ends both ideally fit at the same end of the shelf. While I agree Dawkins isn't all pro at LT, he may still be better at LT than asking him in the middle of the season to switch to the right side and play at a high level. That also means next year we'd likely need to draft a guard to replace Ford unless we re-sign Spain which I'm not sure is a good move as would cost more, plus think they'd prefer building the line via the draft. I'd rather give up less and get a true RT as that's really where the need is and then keep Ford at guard. I do agree that the biggest need for the team is on the O line, more than WR or RB as many here would argue, but think the need is specific to RT. Going forward i.e. next season if our weakest link on the line is Dawkins at LT, we'd be in really good shape there IMO.

Everyone keeps talking about how the Bills should have kept Woods. I recall reading at the time that he wanted to go to a west coast team to be closer to home. Did the bills make him an offer, likely they did, but probably not enough to outweigh his desire to head west coupled with it probably didn't help much that the Bills were a losing team his years here. So you want to go west, and it hasn't been much fun playing here, likely other than an obscene offer by the Bills he would have left. He was a FA, can't keep someone who doesn't want to be here.

Buffalo!! It's there's for the taking, no one looking great this year so far but need to start playing better offensively.

Good point about Brown and Beasley getting what they were offered. Is Diggs really that much better? Is he a true #1 Personally I'd be fine long term (2 to 3 years) of a top 3 WR group of Diggs, Brown, Beasley. I think these real true #1 guys are too often head cases. Maybe Brown and OBJ have just given the rest a bad name?

don't follow other teams that closely, was it due to lack of $$ to pay them or they made some bad cuts?

I will say one thing about the college replay system, it seems to take much less time to get a ruling, game is n't slowed down as much.

This does support the argument that those who have posted if Allen's a bust McD and Beane should be fired for wasting a high pick. The rate of success with QB's where ever they are drafted is very low. If it turns out Oliver or Edmunds, or Tre are busts then yes, but faulting a GM for picking a bad QB is silly and just setting the team back years again to start over. There was not a no brainer in the 2017 draft class either. Both Mayfield and Darnold the two drafted highest did also have question marks about them too. I do wonder what has happend to Goff though?

And hows that compare to what Brown and Beasly are getting? If less, is Diggs really that much better or will you then have those two with the hand out next? Will they then tell the Bills, pay me or trade me.

I agree it certainly seems to be the case. But why only with PI calls, why not say "Nope everything we called is correct, ruling on the field stands" 100% of the time. Too long ago now to recall, i nthe first couple of seasons of replay, were there less calls over turned?

Could also be players are getting bigger and faster, but CBA is limiting practice more and more. When that happens skill takes over more than execution and the person who suffers the most from lack of execution is the QB. That could be what you're seeing the effect of.

Except them on 4th down, Allen doesn't get the TD as the Bills would have kicked a field goal with the score being closer.

Is he a good one. Well maybe I'll watch today's Bengals game and see how he does, or highlights from last week. I'll have to look up his stats from the Bills game. Or look at last years hightlights, or maybe 2 years back..

So which one do you want to cut? The answer can't be none, we'll just add another as the RB group isn't that weak to justify adding another at the expense of another position. The most likely choice would be Yeldon, but he serves a purpose for pass catching, so you better get someone who also is good at catching passes out of the backfield and also a good blocker. As far as Yeldon offering little to nothing as a runner, how do you know that as he has had very few changes. If I were to make any moves or trades, to me the weakest area is at tackle and would look there. But they are also less of them available too that are decent.

Thinking about it more, maybe I misspoke as really not an attendance thing. It's more a TV sponsor thing as are you going to watch the Miami game on TV on CBS or instead watch the other game on FOX. Though that would be the same argument when they are playing on the road and then there are two completing games. So guess not sure if it's geared towards attendance or TV??