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    On to the JAGS

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    1 hour ago, GunnerBill said:

     

    Again his run discipline is a concern.

     

     

    McDermott is so recognisable. Even from the next to back row of the upper tier you can pick him out. Just walks with an authority among his players and staff in the warm up. 

     

    He has an aura about him.

    Well, hopefully it's not a bad injury for Kingsley. Don't know if he'd do much worse than AJ, seemed like that whole drive was run at him.

     

    On to the JAGS

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    31 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

    Worried a bit about who plays base end with no Greg and no Shaq. Either Von who is undercooked or AJE who isn't much of an edge setter.... concern.

    Seems like it could be Kingsleys time to shine. I liked what I saw in limited action last week. He'll need some time to get into the swing of playing,but it seems like he can play the run and provide a little juice for the pass rush. 

    Brandon Beane…..you have to bring in a Corner.

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    1 hour ago, Buffalo716 said:

    I don't think they're willing to give up a fifth round pick.. they took benford in the 6th ... Dane Jackson round 7... taron round 4

     

    I think McDermott fully believes his scheme gets the best out of guys.. I think hed rather have that fifth round pick to draft a CB in the draft cheap

     

    They developed Levi as an UDFA.. McDermott can do it with Ingram... he just wasn't thrusted into playing like Levi 

    Levi's been up and down this year, with some big time downs. Would not recommend him coming back.

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    The Bills biggest problem on offense remains unchanged

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    5 hours ago, Simon said:

    It continues to be the same problem that has been plaguing them for three years, and that problem is Spencer Brown.

    I give them credit for the solid job they have done hiding him so far, but the fact that they continue to have to go out of their way to protect him every week is absolutely handicapping what should be a much more efficient offense. When you have to commit skill players to blocking roles that often, it's like they're playing 10 on 11 out there.

    If you wonder why Kincaid and Knox aren't having big impacts check and see how long it takes them to actually get into their routes when they have to spend extra time protecting Spencer Brown before they can leave the LOS.

    If you wonder where Damien Harris and Latavius Murray are, look how often they are being asked to cover Spencer Brown. Hell, the Bills are actually using Murray on the LOS just to engage DE's while Brown is still getting set up in pass pro.

     

    I really like Spencer Brown and am glad he is on the roster. You tell him to bury the guy in front of him on a 34 dive, and that's what he'll usually do. But he simply does not have the feet to be a complete OT in the modern NFL and is never going to. The necessity for the Bills to take skill players and put them on their heels to protect Brown instead of using them to attack defenses is making it impossible for them to maximize their offensive talent. And as long as they insist on putting a Tackle out there who can't play Tackle in this league, it's going to continue to be a problem all year.

    I'm not a GM and have no idea what the in-season solution could be, or if there is even one available. The time to address the issue was the offseason and they didn't do enough solve the problem. I'm not saying it is going to sink their season down the road, but it is certainly going to make things much harder then they needed to be on offense for the rest of this year.

    I think they did the right thing by bringing in Shell this off-season, I'd be interested to sit down with him to understand if he retired because of a coaching decision. It's too bad they haven't found someone else to try and compete a little, but it would be difficult at this point.

    One option on the roster if it gets really bad would be to move Dawkins over there and send in Van Demark. You'd like to swap Van Demark and Brown, but Van Demark hasn't looked good on the right side. I don't see that swap happening unless there is an injury, might be tough on Dawkins too.

    I've gotta think that will be the biggest issue on offense in the offseason, it will be interesting to see what resources are thrown at RT or OT in general. At this point I'm thinking another vet and a 1st or 2nd round draft pick and let them sort it out.

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    Unforced Error/OLine Pass Pro Grades - Week 1 - Jets - All 22 Review

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    Posted · Edited by 4BillsintheBurgh

    1 hour ago, Bocephuz said:

    good points on under center

     

    Jets DEs were way out wide which gave them a few extra steps and momentum crashing into the OTs which helped in the bull rush. 

     

    Well that and Brown's inability to get low enough as well as deliver a punch and recover.

     

    During the broadcast they pointed out how Gabe Davis' routes were not crisp enough to get the safety moving in the wrong direction, and the safety got good jumps as a result. Gabe just doesn't seem to be body position aware of the defense, between that and not high pointing the ball etc., trying to get calls or snatching the ball through the defender instead of waiting on the ball to come to him.

     

    I'll throw this in here too; if Josh is playing crazy, run the ball for a series. When Josh comes off, let him know that continues until he stops playing crazy.

    Same energy as the last few years?

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    I would have liked to see a little better execution in the preseason, to see some of the new folks pop, but that didn't seem to happen. I think with the on paper improvements in the division I'm in a wait and see mode, at least early, to see if this years version of the Bills will have what it takes.

     

    Probably didn't help that I went to the Steelers preseason game and we sucked out loud.

    Interesting Buffalo News article on Dawkins

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    11 hours ago, BillsShredder83 said:

    Doesn't work hard compared to who? Me? Sure.  Other OL? No f'n way. There's proli 3 tackles on Buffalo that are hungrier to push their play than him.

     

    Twist it anywsy you want. This is not the work of an OL trying to take the next step.  I don't care if he was #1 in the league, let alone middle of the pack....

    U think Trent Williams, bakhtiari, lane j, tonsil etc etc etc are crash dieting when they should be getting their strength up? They aren't 

     

    Strength is pretty scientific. If you aren't eating right (and especially if you're in a giant deficit) you're getting weaker... in a league on the razors edge of top performance.

     

    Nutrition + proper weights = strength

     

    Take one or both of those out and it doesn't balance out. There's no room for opinion on this, you're anabolic or catabolic.

     

    Spend 4months catabolic and in a nitrogen deficit, you're going to be weaker.

     

    (Not to mention the opportunity lost of running 4mos anabolic, its a 2pt swing here)

     

    Cardio and strength are the pillars of OL play, and both spent a third of the year in the dumpster. Polar opposite of taking the next step.

     

    Find me a strength coach/powerlifter who goes catabolic for 4mos and I'll show you someone at the bottom of his sport.

     

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    Theres are the numbers Dion needs to be at:

     

    Based on his own admission of 600-800cals, 2x's per day..... he's eating at 62% calorie deficit for 4months LOL

    Muscle tissue is being dissolved like Arnold lowered into the steam mill at the end of Terminator2

    That's infuriating. I can't imagine how angry the staff was. 

     

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    I hate to say this, but from what I read he was low on calories 4-5 weeks, not months. I'm also thinking he was sneaking more than a couple of salads and some water in a day. In the end I don't know if gaining 12% body weight is that awful in 2 months, although I agree it's not optimal. I don't know what he does normally in the offseason, but it may not be much. Some of these guys don't have to work that hard to compete,they just have most of it naturally. 

     

    My thought is he was depressed after the season between how he played, the team did and what happened to Demar and let himself go. So he got back on track and went from there.

    1 hour ago, cd1 said:

    Many Pro athletes are very focused on their performance and live a lifestyle dedicated to that purpose.

     

    Dawkins is not in that category because he trashed his body so bad that he had to Crash Diet (not healthy) just to undo the damage he had caused in 6 or 7 weeks time. A dedicated professional would not have trashed their body to begin with.

     

    What Dawkins did was his own version of Binge and Purge - not healthy!

    Being an offensive lineman in the NFL is not a study on healthy living.

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    Interesting Buffalo News article on Dawkins

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    7 minutes ago, boyst said:

    i honestly don't understand how these NFL players are not able to stay under a diet regime, especially during the season. they have individual meals for them daily, vitamins per pplayer, an entire nutrition program and they can follow it in the offseason.

     

    hell, college programs do this for their players year round - it's amazing nfl players/teams don't do this.

    Ya gotta wanna, from a player standpoint

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