Buffalo_Stampede

Ugh. How many players ever speak honestly in the media? Buffalo is definitely a place players want to play because they can win, it’s not a dream destination.

We just went through this last year. In most cases people picked Buffalo or KC to represent the AFC last year. There was some disappointment in the regular season. We already went through the hype let down. This year there is more of an urgency with the team and front office. You can see it in the players. Probably because of how last season went.

That’s how you’re hearing it. I said Buffalo is not a dream location for free agents.

You don’t think these players had private conversations about other teams?

Believe it or not this is an honest view on how free agency works. It’s a huge decision and until they sign players likely go back and forth when they have options. Buffalo is not a dream destination for any player.

That draft was supposed to the analytics people vs conventional scouting. Just more proof the QB position is nearly impossible to predict. Just take swings and hope you hit.

I’ll check out the box score.

Hype was very big last year. They lacked intensity at times. They overcame it at the end. I don’t see that being a problem with this years team. They were very disappointed with how it ended. There is a mission. 50+ years? They went to 4 straight Super Bowls. You don’t keep going back if you’re not handling it well.

How come Poyer doesn’t get love from his peers?

Best safety in the league takes terrible angles in the run game.

NFL rosters really are pretty even. QB position is the difference.

Because they blew a couple of their easiest matchups and were bad in 1 score games.

It actually was a cakewalk. They had a couple let downs mostly due to weather because they weren’t a very good bad weather team. Then there’s the Jags game which was mostly an OL failure. The Bills dominated their wins like very few teams in NFL history.

They say quality of competition is the reason our defense is good. There’s definitely an argument for that. Also we have an incredibly difficult home field to throw in. That said they’re dominant at times. Edmunds never leaves the field. He’s not a liability as some claim. That’s ludicrous. I think he’s ultra conservative. Indecisive at times. Could argue he just lacks the instincts needed to be a top level ILB. I think he’s already priced himself off the Bills. Some team will make the highest paid MLB in the NFL.

Allen ran that many times vs Tampa and Atlanta because he just wasn’t have great games. The Tampa game his running is what got him going. Atlanta game he was just off. Do you watch these games? Dabol liked to run Allen to calm him down when he’s off with his passing. Saffold has the 4th highest cap hit of all UFA OGs in 2022 that changed teams. It wasn’t about cheap. The Bills wanted him. They could’ve signed other free agent OGs. His injuries are a concern. Daryl Williams has slow feet. Doesn’t move well. Bills have one of the most athletic OLs in the NFL this upcoming season. This seems to be by design. Williams doesn’t fit that. Allen said Davis was frustrated with his opportunities. Allen told Davis to be patient. It’s not perception. Davis had only 19 snaps in the Jags game. He was a 4th or 5th option the majority of the season. It changed entering the playoffs. I think around the Tampa game Gabe switched roles with Sanders. My biggest worry with Davis is at times he and Allen aren’t on the same page. Hopefully the KC game was proof it started to click. Davis should put up numbers topping 1,000 yards and around 10 TDs. He’s definitely going to have the opportunity. Not many teams have proven depth. Typically proven depth are just players that have proven they can’t start. Typically you have young developing talent as depth. I don’t know if Shakir can be a Gabe Davis. I would love to have a Gabe Davis type young player as depth but it just doesn’t always work out like that.

Splash plays have definitely been covered.

Dan Snyder’s day is coming. Typically the NFL waits until the legal system plays out.

I wonder where the Bills rank on interior OL cap spending for 2022. Again with the WR talk. Why would they draft a WR2 when they already have him?

Watson really wants last year to count in his suspension.

Making states more powerful is basically the beginning stages of secession. It’s happening.

There’s a stat showing the top 3 CBs with most snaps to not allow a TD last year. Tre White and Dane Jackson were in the top 3. Im just saying maybe the defensive scheme and Poyer/Hyde have played a role in Whites success.

They didn’t really sacrifice. In terms of cap they could’ve signed almost any OG they wanted this offseason besides Scherff, Cappa, and Tomlinson. Saffold had the 4th highest cap hit n 2022 for UFA OGs. So what people are saying is Bean signed the wrong OG. Between Bates and Saffold they did spend on OG. So the argument is they spent poorly of your not satisfied with Saffold and Bates.

The OL had injuries and Covid issues most the year. Once healthy and with Bates the OL improved a great deal. Saffold is an upgrade, end of story. On defense they rotate 7-8. They lost 2 DTs as well. They replaced them. They believe Gabriel Davis is ready to get 100+ targets. Sanders and Davis combined for 135 targets. Davis could easily be a 120 target WR next year. That’s where we’re heading. I think we’re likely to see a split of the remaining targets between Crowder, Knox, McKenzie, Shakir, RBs, and others. When I say you don’t believe in Davis that’s what I mean. They think Davis is about to have a huge season. They didn’t need to spend on a WR because they feel they have the guy already. Let me add that the games you mentioned, Davis didn’t play much. When he did he was used as a blocker a lot. Sanders played over Davis because of seniority, not talent. The Jacksonville game Davis played 19 snaps, mostly to block. Sanders played almost every snap. Davis was frustrated with his usage last year according to Allen.

And with long extensions for Oliver, Knox, and Edmunds the cap hits could be relatively low the first couple years. Yes it’s possible to keep everyone and just push cap back. Josh being young allows us to push his cap back with restructures and extensions for a while. This is where Pegula comes into play. Will he want to keep spending tens of millions of his own money every year to try and win a Super Bowl?

Most people just want to know she’s ok.