BillsVet

Some human beings excel in life. Some just exist until they die. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen. You see the contract Peters got after the trade? Money talks.

A lot changed in the 5 years since that pick was made. In 2018 they could afford a RD1 MLB on his rookie deal but not as a pending UFA after his contract expired. This happens every time Buffalo loses a UFA...fans lose their stuff because a known entity and/or high pick isn't at certain positions. I attribute it to fans getting almost everything they wanted for years and now seeing a team up against the cap having to make choices. Besides, why aren't you trusting the process? Why are you doubting McBeane and their brand of football? After all, you're not the GM, amirite?

That's because EJ had Nate Hackett's "easy" playbook down by mini-camp. https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/e-j-manuel-says-bills-offense-easier-learn-165504223.html

Trust the process? Or rather, believe that MLB is of lower positional value, that Edmunds' value was significantly overrated by TBD, and that knowing the defense and being instinctive is more important than having top-end physical talent with low-end instincts. I'm amazed at how many people are doubting McD now. Trust the process!

If Zay Jones' production is the standard for WR2, then that's doing JA a huge disservice and means they're still behind KC and CIN offensively. My concern is OBD considers the offense having received their share of investment with Kincaid selected in RD1. Or, that they can keep spending on their own guys. Around here, re-signing their own gets a lot of props, but it's not always what's best for the team...on the field and the cap. Buffalo needs to keep investing high picks on offense at WR to find a contributor on their rookie contract. Davis is the kind of guy you jettison looking for a replacement with better potential.

I read this post and the one below and wonder how can people be watching the same player. And then, at this point, have to consider if/when Davis plays to the level he has how it affects the offense? Is Kincaid now being targeted more and expected to shoulder a bigger load as a rookie? The low-end UFA targets Harty and Sheffield getting more targets?

Belichick going full Kenny Powers now. Went from being the guy who could get Randy Moss on the cheap and being a UFA destination to this. Next thing you know, he'll be making appearances at car dealerships.

https://nypost.com/2023/04/07/broncos-reporter-benjamin-allbright-makes-bizarre-twitter-sexting-confession/ This guy is reporting, as a Denver Broncos related show host so maybe there's an attempt to lodge Diggs loose. Or this guy is throwing crap against the wall. Probably the latter.

Diggs' dissent needs to be understood and no one really knows right now what it's all about. That is, unless individual players are always wrong and management is always correct. And if that's the case you are obtuse. McD and his staff should always be under the microscope right along with players. As for team building, I thought McD's "process" solved all team ills. After all, this is the franchise that settled on Diggs when Antonio Brown made it know he wouldn't play in Buffalo. So, roster construction often defers to pure talent.

Tell us what Diggs' beef with the front office/McD/Josh/ownership is. That goes a long way toward understanding why, 3 years in, his attitude has apparently changed.

Stop being obtuse. This isn't a 40-hour per week email job where expectations are low already. Nor is it an arena that everyone should sing kum-ba-ya now that last season is over and just hop on the 2023 Process train. WR's do diva-esque things occasionally, but until we know for sure what happened, this is normie posturing. Stefon isn't a choir boy by any means...but it's so TBD for people to attack the player first and not question the events which led to the situation. 3 seasons of no issues until that playoff game and it's all on him? Yeah.

Could be Diggs' agent. Might not be...who knows? Who cares? As someone who's been on TBD some time, I have seen the attention paid to the NFL grow exponentially over the past 10-15 years. Now, threads garner 100+ pages in a day or 2 and this is only a small subset of fans. Heck, I was on the driving range the other night and 2 normies were discussing this asinine issue like there is nothing else going on.

And if true, all the anger directed at Diggs should be balanced with that concept he wanted another receiver who'd take targets from him.

Major weakness is still there and not going to change, but I'll say it: McBeane are the primary issue. Why? Because their vision of NFL football with a franchise QB has not changed much since Josh elevated his play. McD still loves his defense too much for a HC originating from that side of the ball. He can't help himself to add another DLineman that supports his demand for an ultra deep DL. Every year they have to add another 2-3 UFAs there at rates above market value. They can spend another 10M+ on Floyd, Ford, Phillips, but shudder the thought of adding a better WR2. It's been rare the offense was a priority in UFA when relatively proven veterans were available. And their drafts haven't been stellar either. Too many 1st-3rd round picks that have been pedestrian or underwhelming which forces them to go UFA shopping which impacts their cap. Lot of people here always talking individual position improvement, but I'm waiting for the HC and GM to start getting better in off-season decisions.

OK, I admit the intrigue is becoming more than Marshawn plowing over inebriated women on Chippewa 15 years ago. And just in time for the NFL calendar down time of June-July. And yeah...I get the demographics involved comparing NYC to BUF.

108 pages or about 2,100 posts in less than a day isn't? Not to mention it's a headline on ESPN.com?

This discussion is not a "love" or "hate" one. People who come onto message boards describing constructive criticism as "hate" typically cannot apply reason to a situation. This is more like it. Rookie OC, less than adequate overall offensive investment, inability to build a decent OL with a clear blocking scheme, HC who still struggles with the offensive side of the ball (both personnel and scheme) along with a QB who tries to do too much sometimes and misses certain throws. It's a combination of many causes why they struggled late last season. Watching the SC Final last night, fans are quick to blame players for poor play and are less likely to view in-game and overall team strategy as a contributing problem. And this is primarily because most fans have little understanding of player responsibilities in that designated scheme. And historically the least appreciated is the transactions at the GM level, which when called into question, prompt some to go apoplectic. For example, when Beane complains about not having cap room, but the myriad of bad contracts he himself handed out in preceding years isn't pointed to.

2013 Seahawks are the last team with a defense-first HC who won a SB. Cue the poster calling Belichick a defensive HC to counter the point.

And here I thought, in true TBD fashion, someone was openly worried the 3rd string QB was going to sit out the season. Because somewhere someone is considering that Matt Barkley might retire. And then what?

This whole thread can be answered using Occam's razor. Having a DL rotation ostensibly to keep players fresh isn't the primary reason for continuing to invest there. It's primarily to support the HC's vision and scheme for defense which he's based off of working for Jim Johnson years ago. Not saying he's duplicating the scheme exactly because the game's changed, but that's his foundation. As an aside, from 2020-2022 Buffalo was 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in total defensive spending. They're 2nd right now for 2023 and spending, devoting about 18-19% of their cap to Edge/DLinemen, and about 13M more than last season. I don't think they'll keep all 11 of their DL/edge under contract, so that number will decrease. And at the same time, every time they invest a little more in the defense one has to consider how that hinders the ability to support Josh with more OL or skill talent help.

Blame Canada!

I have never quite understood the thought process on how Oliver is used. It would make sense to me if he's hurt why the snap count is what it is despite being a top-10 pick. I'm not buying that it's completely driven by that. I suspect it's also in part a result of McD's DL rotational mindset. And if that's the case, spending top picks on DT's who will be used this way seems mis-aligned. I'd expect the better DL to be on the field if they're relatively healthy, which down the stretch is harder. 37 snaps per game and 54-60% over a season on contract terms he signed for seems like a mis-use of resources.

We're talking strategic and not tactical decision making, i.e. individual personnel moves. Former 7th round picks moving around in the secondary aren't strategic moves that will improve the W-L record much.

I'm coming around now on the learning curve thing not being as quick with certain NFL HC's and GM's. Not going to be as quick sometimes as others, that mistakes get made, and taking a step back happens. Still can't afford a playoff exit like the last 2 seasons.

KC makes substantial changes in an off-season when something hasn't worked. In addition to those 2 safeties leaving in one shot, within the past few off-seasons they (1) re-did 3/5ths of their OL in one off-season, (2) moved on from Hill's contract and replaced with a couple lower-cost options, and before that (3) traded Dee Ford to replace him with Frank Clark when the pass rush was not up to par. These aren't knee-jerk reactions either, but proactive moves toward continuous improvement. And these changes have largely worked because they anticipated better where the roster needed to be, not where it was. For example, I doubt Reid and Veach would have hesitated at all with letting Edmunds walk or continued over-looking the WR position if Davis was their WR2. I have my doubts about whether McBeane, but mostly McD will ever be a good steward of Josh's talents. Drafting Kincaid is a step in the right direction though. Going to be interesting how they replace the 2 aging safeties...because more high picks shouldn't always be the default answer like it's been at CB.