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That 3rd down reception against Codrington was once again cover zero. Can’t picture the Bills running a ton of cover zero this year

I can accept it but everything has to be factored. To the Bills this is a nothing burger, they’re playing all backups, and they can afford to try different things in the preseason to see if they are effective or not. The Bears have a new football coach, with a new football system , and a team that is typically been bad with a 2nd year # 1 QB trying to get ready for a brutal division. Bishop might not be in cover zero in the regular season but maybe they want to see it

Yup when I saw Codrington I was like they apparently don’t care about this guy

Before people complain , the Bills don’t have a single defensive starter on the field right now against the Bears 1s

He was unseated by Grable until Grable got hurt last year then RVD became the swing. That’s where the RVD trade stuff comes from. It’s pretty clear RVD struggles playing RT

As little as Samuel has done here he makes it because of his contract and upside. I don’t think they were impressed with Cooper. I’m thinking the Bills keep 6 WRs this year because Shavers or Shenault can provide STs duty. Shenault is another guy I can see getting cut and then the Bills keep on the PS

The Bills do have some flexibility if they are down Grable and SVP. They do have some veteran interior guys who I think they can PS and then call up. I think ideally they’d love to cross train Grable inside for insurance purposes but they have Green and they recently signed Dan Feeney, two guys who while not great would provide some short term insurance. They also hopefully will have either Richard Gouriage on the PS again and he’s been here in this system for two years and he has trained inside and they seem fairly high on Mike Edwards who I don’t see it but clearly they seem fairly high something different

I think if SVP is not healthy then he’s going on PUP/IR and the other two make it. If SVP is ready to go, RVD is getting traded to make room for Lundt. That’s my opinion on the situation. I will say that if SVP is on PUP that leaves them thin on the interior and Grable will probably have to learn to play OG this year

On the other hand, beloved Two Bills Drive prospect Xavier Legette has still looked not good including getting into a fight and getting ejected in week 1 of preseason. I’ll wait till the bullets fly on Franklin, since he did nothing last year, but I was much higher on him as a Bills fit than most last year

I disagree that Dane Jackson, Elijah Moore, and maybe Ryan Van DeMark are locks . I like the rest as it sits now

Shaun Dolac has been pretty good, I think he makes their team but they do have quite a bit of depth at their ILB position. They also drafted Pooh Paul in the 5th round and he has been impressive which you would think would give him a leg up on Dolac. The Bills also have a backup role at ILB and the # 5 LB spot on the roster. I know most people assume right now it will be Shaq Thompson and understandably so but I think it makes more sense to get him through to the PS as insurance because he’s less likely to play teams due to age and injury history. Either way something to keep an eye on because someone good is going to be let go at ILB from the Rams

Im with you when everyone was saying 10-7, 9-8, and yes there were a lot of people on this board saying that, I was like the Bills are winning 12 games minimum. When you have a guy like Allen you’re always going to be in the picture. Did this team transition , yes that’s true, but transition doesn’t necessarily mean the team is going to be worse

Yea I can’t say I watched him specifically as I was much more focused on the interior Dline but when I did notice him his stuff in college tape looked mighty similar to what I saw on Sunday. I think he’s gonna be a guy who pops during some games and then disappears during others at least early in his career.

Yup I wonder if this is the case. Virgil showed enough and probably wants a crack at a 53 instead of the PS and knew his shot here was very slim . Wonder if they did him a solid

The Bills are doing everything in their power to never be chosen for Hard Knocks again because outside of highlighting player personalities the first two episodes have been a nothing burger and I say that as a Bills fan.

Story of Shemar Stewarts career, getting close to a Quarterback but never getting a sack. Also if the Bengals defense is getting the better of any offense then uh oh. I know they have some talent on their Dline but come on.

At first I was like of course they'd let him play vs the Chargers, Eagles, and Ravens in their first 4 weeks but then I looked at their whole schedule and thats a damn tough schedule especially with the improvements that the Chargers and Broncos particularly made and the Raiders always seems to give them trouble in 1/2 divisional games a year. Of course most of the tough games are at home though so we shall see.

I agree with you that to this point that Bishop has been disappointing mostly due to injury and not being able to overtake Hamlin last year as a rookie but a lot of that has to do with system. I hope he takes the leap as I was incredibly high on him coming out of the draft and believe that he has a great deal of potential. A future Bishop/Hancock tandem would be awesome for the next decade and makes a lot of sense in the SS/FS fit more than Rapp/Bishop. I think that might be the idea to be honest as Rapp is on an easily manageable contract after this year where the Bills would save close to 3.5 million while taking on only a 600,000 cap hit. As for Hairston I don't think anyone could make any opinion on his career to this point though its not great that he got hurt and will miss a lot of reps much like Bishop did last year. I think it is arguable whether Hairston should have been a first round pick. I think he should have been. He has the ability to play both man and zone coverage which is a very valuable trait to the Bills right now. Add in the fact that the Bills had to get extremely more athletic in their secondary and it led to Hairston being the pick with a big need to boot. Good news is they drafted Dorian Strong as well who has looked very solid as a rookie and they have Hancock and brought in quite a bit of insurance in White/Jackson. How good will they be, who knows but the Bills did protect themselves at least in the short team.

I think it has more to do with they don’t want Hamlin/Hancock/Lewis on the field as much in preseason and want another guy to pair with Forrest late in the preseason games in addition to Bishop and Rapp being limited in games and practice

I totally get what you’re putting down but Beane has never invested heavily at Guard for better or worse. His biggest investment was Torrence with a 2nd round pick. It was also Carolina’s philosophy when he was there under their guys. The problem I see is that Torrence will be he’ll be 26-27, on a top of the line OL for the Bills, in a league desperate for good young offensive lineman , in a market that now overpays prime offensive guards. I just don’t see Beane going down that route when Kromer has been developing guys so well. Torrence is likely to get at least 15 mill AAV and that is on the low end he realistically might end up at 17 or 18 AAV

Yea like I said earlier I think McGovern is now the priority. Edwards and Torrence are the two based on historical philosophy that are going to be replaced. Good news is the Bills look like they have some young capable lineman to fill in the gaps or the draft capital to add to the interior OL in the next couple of drafts

Even LaPorta , while still solid last year, came back to reality some last year

The next priority on this team is McGovern. I don’t understand why people don’t believe it can be done. Knox has a 17 mill cap hit. They aren’t going to stay at that number. Knox is getting released or taking a big pay cut. Like in the 6-7 million range or we save 9 on cutting him. Samuel is not going to be here next year and that’s another 6.5. That’s 13 million without any restructures or other cuts etc. There is money for McGovern if they want to get it done. It’s Edwards who I think is gone but one of the 2 will be back next year

Yea I’ve always been on the fence with Torrence. I think he’s the type of player that will get too big of a contract when he hits the open market so if the Bills want him they’ll have to extend him early but I don’t know if he warrants that attention yet. The Guard market has started booming mostly due to the lack of good blockers in general in the NFL. I think you’ll see the Bills use a draft pick in the 3rd or 4th round next year on a IOL guy next year. If you look at the Beane philosophy/Panthers they paid their centers and tackles first before guards If you also look at the contracts on OTC or Spotrac, the 2026 year is a good year for the Bills to get out of a lot of their heavier contracts

I mean I get what you’re saying but the Bills have set themselves up for long term success on the offensive line. Their two tackles are locked in on long term deals. I think the next thing on Beanes to do list is McGovern and now can utilize the franchise tag on him if necessary. I think they let David Edwards walk after the season but have Alec Anderson ready to go on a cheap deal for either Exwards or McGovern and Grable can either be the primary swing tackle with the capability of him moving inside or pushing Dawkins inside as he ages. That doesn’t include Lundt who while early, looked impressive in his first action and Sedrick Van Pran who has been a bit of an afterthought because he’s been injured this preseason. As long as Kromer is here developing these mid to late round guys I don’t have a lot of worry about the OL especially with Allen behind Center