The Cincinnati Kid

Bernard, Shakir, Cook, Roussou and Benford all get extended. Not sure when but none of them are leaving Buffalo without playing on a second contract. Von is likely a cap casualty unless they can restructure to a very Bills friendly deal. Hollins is a guy who I believe needs to be resigned. He meant a lot to this team in a lot of different ways on and off the field. Ferguson, Gilliam and Ty Johnson are also likely to be back. Johnson and Gilliam contributed on several ST units and had roles on Offense. Ferguson still getting the job done as a LS and no need to mess with the operation. I’d like Smoot back. Big Phillips I’d welcome back as well. Maybe with the understanding that he might be a Parking Lot guy some weeks. Exclusive Rights FA are tied to the team. They either sign with their current club and play or they don’t sign and don’t play. I’d expect all of those guys back for Camp battles at the very least. If Amari Cooper and the Bills can get to a number that works I would say a year or 2 year deal at Maximum would be good. I wouldn’t include Void years if possible on a Cooper deal. Douglas only comes back on a very small deal for a year and probably only after testing FA. Hamlin is probably in the same boat as Douglas. Good on him for winning the job and being a solid player this season but he is a replacement level player. He can find a place to compete for a starting role. I think Buffalo wants Bishop and Rapp as the primary safeties going forward. Targets should be a pass rusher and a top speed WR. I like the idea of “prove deals” for Elam type guys from other teams. Maybe it didn’t work where they were drafted but maybe it could work here. I haven’t really looked at potential targets yet, but I think Buffalo will be spending in FA this March unlike previous years.

I’ll see you guys in March for Free Agency. ✌️

Anyone else see it???? 777 🎰 Jackpot!!!!

I truly am asking because I do not understand… what leverage does the stadium/city have in the negotiations with the Bengals? They either have the Bengals or they have an empty stadium on prime real estate on the Cincinnati Waterfront.

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It’s in Missouri. I would start the search there.

That’s a cool picture. I bet Randy Johnson took it.

The Bills this year are like the 1980 Hockey team. Bean is the mastermind Herb Brooks putting the right guys together and McDermott is Coach Craig just blowing the whistle and clapping.

This is so good. I can hear every coach yelling at the poor freshman kicker. Too funny. Thanks for sharing!

Yes, NFC is “home” this year.

haha immediately what I thought of

Anyone watch Hard Knocks and wonder what in the world they could be talking about at all those meetings??? Contingency plans. If Buffalo goes to 3 Backers and 4 DL against our 21 personnel we want to attack that with these formations and plays. If they stay Nickel, we will do these formations and plays. Let’s watch the tape of the Bills defending against our formations and make sure we all know who to block, which way to turn our mark, etc, etc, etc. It doesn’t take NFL staffs til halftime to come up with a counterpunch. It takes Jim Nantz till halftime to talk about it. The Primevision TV Cast on TNF is so good because it’s All-22 instead of the stupid typical TV broadcast where you cannot see anything except the QB in the pocket. Viewers have NO IDEA what is happening in a football game. Irks me. I need a breather. Excuse me.

Adjustments happen all of the time. Throughout the game. Could anyone imagine the WR coach picking up a definite defensive tendency from the opponent at the end of the second drive in the first quarter and sitting on it till halftime? What are they talking about on the headsets? When the plane leaves? What’s on tap? Good golly. Halftime adjustments are for socks.

How many Mahomes interceptions have been overturned in the timeframe due to “penalties?” …asking for a friend…

I think they need to eliminate QB protections on slides that are late and/or in traffic. And stopping just inside the chalk is absolutely bush league from Mahomes. I get it because he gets that call, but it is such a stain on the NFL that he does it and is rewarded for it.

Every team has their version of that play and every defense reps against it. Every team has it because it works. Every team reps against it because if you can force the QB to throw early or late then maybe something favorable happens. More often than not, no matter what, that guy gets open.

Its the weird side of sports where the team you are not rooting for is also good at sports, practicing and game planning. Often overlooked, for some reason. Pessimism, maybe?

Bills are 36-0 in Allen Starts when they run the ball more than 50% of the time. I guess it works. Should probably do something else.

He does have three kids…

Like super close FG range. 😂 I love Bass, but the closer the better.

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Offensive Line being dominate in the run game and the defensive coaching staff and players for executing against Baltimore’s zone run/read scheme. Probably DQ Jones and rest of the 1-Tech rotation players need to stuff double teams to allow Milano and Bernard (and Williams/Taron) to make plays without having to shed blocks.

This is funny. Haha. Yep, the Bills and whoever is playing the Chiefs. Also, the Lions, right? We all like the Lions, right?

Somewhere a butterfly has flapped its wings.

Michael Jordan?