Buffalo_Stampede

Defensive line is healthy heading into the playoffs. Allen gets hot again.

I think Dawson Knox is the answer for WR2. Gabe Davis is fine in his role. I think his targets should drop slightly. Knox should be closer to 100 targets. Basically just flip Knox and Davis in target share. Diggs 150 Knox 100 Davis 65 Shakir/Rookie/UFA/Trade 65

What exactly is his role on defense? He was promoted to Passing Game Coordinator in 2022. Does that mean he’s responsible for calling the coverages?

There is definitely a possibility Frazier retires.

Von is a freak. If anyone can be a productive pass rusher in his late 30’s it’s Von Miller. Im just very frustrated with how it played out. We needed him so bad. Went out and got him in free agency. Then the injury. So frustrating. I wish they found a way to keep Hughes and still bring on Miller.

Beane’s biggest mistake was not trading for Von Miller at the deadline in 2021. Especially knowing how little our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd round picks contributed as rookies. I know it’s eating him up. We win the Super Bowl with Von Miller in 2021.

The Bengals before they played Buffalo said they’re good but they ain’t the Ravens LBs. Maybe we should listen to them but it will be hard for Beane to let Edmunds walk.

You know how we say build up the OL to help Josh Allen? Same goes for Tremaine Edmunds and the DL. We saw what a NT like DaQuan Jones did for Edmunds this season. With all due respect to Jones he’s just an above average DT. Edmunds needs help as well. Get another stout DT like Jones and Edmunds will get even better. Saffold they must move on. I would take Saffold in a depth role cheap but I doubt he goes for that.

Probably to see where the cap was heading.

I think the might have to top or equal Smith if they go 7 years. It can be structured in a way that benefits the Bills as well.

If you are going to sign Edmunds then giving him a really long contract possibly as the highest paid per year ILB makes sense for cap reasons. 7-8 year deal with a lot of cap pushed back. 7 years $140 million. Build in outs. Keep cap low early in the contract.

Can he play tackle better than Spencer Brown though.

Why is it so hard for people to say Chiefs and Bengals? I think I know why. Because reality is if your expectations of our DC is stop Mahomes and Burrow then they will likely fail to reach expectations. When we do finally beat these teams in the playoffs I’m expecting it to be the offense that wins it, not the defense. I think the fear is even if the offense wins it the defensive coaches can still mess it up, 13 seconds. So understandable. I can promise that if another failure like 13 seconds happens again there will be coaches losing jobs.

Well, when we hired McDermott all the talk was about Carolina’s LBs. This is the guy that coached the best unit in football Keuchley, Davis, Klein, and Thompson. He didn’t do much as a DC though. Holcomb could be a sign they’re going with a young LB group next year and need his help developing and preparing a young group.

They now have 5 DC’s on the staff. McDermott, Frazier, Washington, Butler, and Holcomb. Carolina LB Shaq Thompson a likely release In Carolina. Could be Edmunds short-term replacement.

Enthusiasm 📉

Too bad this Carolina connection didn’t bring us James Bradberry.

Leslie Frazier not from Carolina.

Neither DC is available.

They are facts but all the facts are telling me is we’re not as good as the Chiefs and Bengals. But anyways, offer up the change. Is there a defensive coach out there that has had success vs Mahomes?

It’s really pointless to argue about. People want Frazier fired. I get it. One of the reasons is he can’t stop Mahomes, who averages like 30+ points per playoff game in his career. They laid an egg vs Bengals. I get that as well. They tried everything and it didn’t work. Got ran over at home. They’ve played poorly vs these teams. No argument. They were out coached in these games. So I guess the question is how do we finally beat the Chiefs and Bengals? Firing people is only step 1 of a plan. What is the next step?

No. But we could easily get further away by firing Frazier.

Can a defense or offense be built better for the regular season than the playoffs? I’ve also never said it’s not the coaches. I just said I don’t believe you fire the coaches because they lost to Cincinnati and KC. Cincinnati and KC are the best in the AFC. They only lose to each other. We can talk all day about how I dislike the system and how they coach scared vs Cincinnati and KC. I do believe that fear is because they know they can’t match up against those offenses.

Oh my goodness. I’m guessing you’re saying that the Bills coaches are choking in the playoffs?

They did do it in the regular season vs KC last year. Cincinnati has definitely been better vs KC in the playoffs. The 3 man rush completely caught KC off guard. You still need the players up front. Cincy was able to get pressure with just 3 rushers. Are missing the point the KC and Cincinnati are better? Better coaching, yes. Thats my whole argument. You don’t fire our coaches because they lose to the best. At least not yet. There will be a point when losing in the divisional round or conference championship is unacceptable.