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BillsVet

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  1. This is a defeatist mentality based on their late position in RD1 and something I've seen over the years. It's like Whaley moaning about being in QB purgatory, yet some years later a new regime at OBD emphasized going to get their guy...and did it. I get that it's a cultural thing though...most people are scared to death of any risk now. Why not apply that outlook to the football team? Your assertion that a rotational DT who "is involved in every single play" is surface-level analysis. He's on the field perhaps 30-40 snaps and comes into contact with the opponent OL. Great. But reducing a WR to only impact 4-6 plays because they were targeted or made a catch is delusional. A guy who has speed affects the game by creating opportunities for other receivers. The work an opposing DC has to do accounting for that guy behind the scenes is something you completely miss. And lost in all this debate is that people continue viewing the draft as more for need than it really is. If you're a good team and using the draft that way, you won't be a good team for long. Another DT for a safe McDefense isn't going to do much long-term, even if he's a good starter.
  2. I don't think Beane is as concerned about the draft pick short from the league. It's the classic, "look over there" move. And I get it because re-framing the narrative that the NFL is a problem takes focus from him at a media event. One he likely anticipated receiving questions about how they'll get beyond the divisional round game for the first time since 2020.
  3. People in here getting excited about safeties.
  4. Late-career Cam, the now-retired Bridgewater, and Sam Howell versus Josh Allen. Think Shakir's QB is the same as the aforementioned 3 QB's Samuel's played with. As in, their production being similar is the comparison? If you do, then it's time to head back to the Sabres Board.
  5. Maybe the guy throwing them the ball helped one guy's production versus having inhibited the other.
  6. FIFY They got Mitchell Trubisky, Mack Hollins and Nick Morrow...what more do people want?
  7. Talking about the center position. Next week it'll be back to another top safety or DT. Maybe even a RB. These off-seasons get longer every year and I didn't think that was possible about 10 years ago.
  8. What if we had thread titles which briefly identified the point of the thread AND did not ask a question? It would be amazing.
  9. Maybe the old-timers were right back in the 30s, 40s, and 50s. Lifting lots of weights may not be conducive to staying healthy and flexible enough to play baseball. The wear and tear of a 162 game schedule, compared to the 17 game NFL season, IMO is more about flexibility and endurance and less about raw power. Then again, I still love my 1920s/30s/40s/50s era Yankees when Pete Sheehy was the equipment manager and poor athletic training was the norm.
  10. There are many contenders for TBD's quibbling champion. You're making your case right now...best of luck!
  11. 288 touches for 1242 yards and 10 TDs is now every bit as good as 339 touches for 2023 yards and 21 TDs. I understand now.
  12. And when your job is on the line as Daboll's is this season, you're pushing to use all that cap space available. Because there might not be a next season.
  13. Multi-year contract of ~13M/per to a 27 year old RB who average sub-4.0 YPC and has missed 21 games in last 4 seasons? Ouch. If that's winning UFA on Day 1 I don't want to know what losing looks like. NFC East keeps getting worse.
  14. I am resigned to Cam Lewis re-signing. Keeping and overpaying your guys is a major reason they're restructuring many of them 1-2 years down the road. Have to see more of the contract details, but for now...meh.
  15. HR at most corporations is almost worthless because the least talented people go there. And now most functions like benefits are online. By the way, who were the starting safeties for KC or SF last season? And were those guys 1st/2nd team All-Pro or even Pro Bowl selections last year? None of them were and it wouldn't have mattered much if it did against excellent offenses.
  16. Safety talent is to NFL football in the 2020s like HR is to a corporation. Even having good ones doesn't really matter that much.
  17. It is absurd to think the HC (who didn't have the time to figure out the QB position 3 months from the draft in 2017) could assess during that time how the 2018 QB class would fare AND that Buffalo would get into position to draft one. A new HC who needed help to draft a WR from the new position coach and then got intel from Carolina to jump up and take an OT in RD2. The problem McD had in the 2017 off-season was he didn't prioritize the QB or offense in general and defaulted to what he knew: secondary and defense. It was a strategic decision made by him, the dominant voice in the room (and still is) to go down that road. You well know that rebuilding teams don't have a chance in back to back years to find a veritable franchise QB. Missed opportunities don't typically have happy endings for those teams, of which there are a few notables across the NFL right now. Delaying the decision to draft a QB is often how new GMs and HC's wind up among the unemployed. The trade for Tre, on its face was bad then but is seen as worse not because we have hindsight on Mahomes. It was bad investing a 1st round pick at a position that, from a positional value standpoint, features zone corners who aren't top picks or big dollar UFAs. McD has demonstrated he can get adequate play from lesser value picks/UFAs. McD has and probably always will be stubborn to a fault by not acquiescing to the fact the NFL is offense-driven and his vision does not align with that. He just started demonstrating that really early in 2017.
  18. A kid with an Ourlads guide could have done better than Levy, Brandon...and Nix! Imagine the possibilities! But, when you've got a guy in the room, HC or GM, who demands defense...well, by golly you go and get it. Because history has proven that you can never have enough DB's...or RB's. Right Bill?
  19. Going to 370# during last off-season...yeah. Turning 30 soon, bad body, playing a position that demands mobility and in the final year of his contract...OBD would be wise to exercise caution. Have to project what he'll be versus what he's done which is typically the response on TBD. He has to take his career more seriously and I'd expect he shows up in top shape for 2024 to win that next contract.
  20. I'm coming out of hibernation to say this: I agree John. Have to learn that it's having the capability of out-scoring teams is a card Buffalo needs to play. Can't always expect even a fully healthy defense (which is unlikely late in the season) to stop an elite offense. And KC wasn't even that elite this year. Time to wake up and smell the coffee: what you do in the regular season, especially early, doesn't mean a whole lot. Cause every year I see the same repeated nonsense: they were hurt by the injury bug on defense. Maybe it's time to find out why key players are getting hurt and no, it's not always bad luck. Besides, that DL was healthy in the KC game and did very little to help the back 7 against Mahomes. McD's defensive scheme demands a lot of talent and experience. That means higher picks, higher UFA contracts, and more of both. The question this thread raises is...is the investment worth it in W's and L's, like the playoff kind? Does a defensive scheme that needs lighter coverage type LB's have a propensity for more injuries? Is paying guys over age 30 with injury histories a solid investment? It's time for McD to get more out of that defense with less investment so the money can go toward building an offense that doesn't require Josh to hoof it 10x/game late in the season. Dave Gettleman being the dinosaur GM he was, I hope, did not teach Beane anything beyond what not to do...in Carolina or with the Giants.
  21. God bless you and your family. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
  22. I'm saying it's suspect that everyone jumps on board the OC decision when there's an underwhelming track record hiring coordinators. This is a macro level discussion which has devolved into isolated issues. Brady will implement the offensive game-plan which aligns with the HC's guidance. Right or not, it comes back to McD. My concern is, particularly since the 2020 off-season, that Buffalo will maintain status quo, and the offense will be built as if the Bills had a game-manager or slightly better QB. Brady's hiring seems to point in that direction, though it's a long off-season. We'll see.
  23. Why not? McD's got a 3 year streak of firing a coordinator to take heat off himself for disappointing post-seasons. Funny thing about McD...he knows the owners aren't going to fire him with 4 years and 35M in guarantees due. I haven't even heard he needed to meet with them post season either. Besides, Terry has enough to contend with and wants nothing to do with a HC search. Brady will do what Dorsey and Daboll wouldn't (with Josh at QB): coordinate the offense to be "complementary" to the defense. And that means more running, more safe throws, a decent regular season record, and losing to KC/CIN or whomever actually runs a competent offense they play in the post-season.
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