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People talk about Jonathan like he's the next Bruce or at least Jerry Hughes. He looks more like a Shaq Lawson type with less get up. The coaches watch these guys every day in practice. They know who they want from the start of training camp. For what its worth I liked Branson Dean. Thought he made a whole lot of plays against the Panthers. And I liked Deon Cain. But they were basically just filling space until cut down day. Have to trust McBeane that they know what they are doing.

Send Trubisky packing. He is absolute trash. Anyone who likes his game should be banned from NFL fandom. Watch Anthony Brown on Saturday. The kid was excellent at Oregon. He can run, has a good arm and can make plays. If he plays well against the Panthers, there is your backup.

Good points. They watch their guys day in and day out on the practice field. I think they really like Hollins Coleman Shakir (who could be a top 10 receiver in the league this year.) and Samuel. And probably like Shavers and Hamler (if he can stay healthy also) too. And maybe MVS comes back quickly also. The Bill have been one of the top teams in the league pretty much since 2019. I think on the whole management has done an excellent job. The Eagles have a bunch of receivers. But a QB who can't really get them the ball. And a defense that absolutely collapsed last year. And a coaching staff pretty much in disarray. Have the fans lost their minds like many on here have?

What's not bright? You don't like the roster or the coaching staff? I loved what I saw out of the defense and the running game against Pittsburgh. And with Josh throwing it around the yard, and receivers like Shakir Samuel Kincaid Coleman Hollins, etc I am very excited. I also love our corners. Aggressive and twitchy. This is going to be a fun season. I have been following the Bills since 1976. We had some ***** teams, ***** rosters and ***** coaches back in parts of the 70's 80's and the god awful draught years. This is heaven compared to that. We have a great chance to win every week we line up with Josh Allen at QB. What more do you want then that Einstein? And we got rid of an overpaid malcontent whose game fell off a cliff the second half of last season. That's reason to feel chipper right there. I know I was when we got a 2nd for Mr Prima Donna. Good god. I love the game of football. Have since I was 8 years old. My older son played from when he was 6 in the pee wee leagues outside of Atlanta through middle school, where his team went undefeated two years in a row in a 32 team very competitive league, through HS where his team played in the state championship in Georgia for 7A football at the Georgia Dome two years in a row, through college at Georgia Southern for 4 years and then pulled his hammy at his pro day a year and a half ago. And never got his shot in the pros. (But dam well should have) And my younger son is a diehard Michigan fan like myself. Even my daughter is a big football fan living on the west coast. We all love the Bills. Watch them every week on the ticket from all over America. My mother who lives in Toronto had season tickets with her boyfriend through 2017, when he got too old to make the trip every week. But she watches them every week still. And so do my brothers who live on the West Coast. We all love the team. And are dam well excited for this season. We have a great organization. Great management. And great coaching. Have we won the bowl yet? No. But we are in the mix every dam year. And should certainly be this year as well. I am pumped after every win. And I see a lot of Bills fans in S Florida where I live a good bit of the time. And every single one of them is pumped about the Bills, all the time. This board does something to people. Its not good. But its what it is. Been posting on here since 2007. My first post was about the Willis McGahee trade to the Ravens. (don't remember it now. But I know we got good value for Willis. And I always liked his game. Shame about the injury in the Nat Championship game against the Buckeyes. He probably would have been an all timer. But he made the best out of tough situation. And still had a solid career) I remember when the Dean was posting on here all the time. Is he still even alive? Just one fans perspective is all..

You are just miserable man. We will be fine come the regular season. You think Josh Allen is crying? Give him 5 practice squad WR’s and a good O line and he will still carve everyone up. We have Shakir Kincaid Knox Hollins Coleman and some good RB’s. If the O line is stout we aren’t losing many games (And Samuel could very well be 100% opening day) Get a grip. You come off like a whiny baby B word. And you call yourself a Bills fan?!!

Hollins isn’t bad. And Coleman will be good once he gets comfortable in the NFL. Put Shakir outside if we have to. He may very well turn into a top ten WR in the league this year. He is super twitchy with great hands.

Did you watch Sam Howell play all last season? Is he great, no. Does he have ability and moxie to play well for a short period? Certainly. He plays like Fitzie used to. Can make a lot of plays and then can make some mistakes. Trubisky has no upside anymore. It’s weak that he’s on our team. Hopefully not for long. And I would take Jarrett Stidham over Trubisky also. And certainly Ryan Tannehill. Bills are short sighted not drafting a guy w some upside like a Joe Milton. Instead we keep drafting OT’s in the later rounds who aren’t making any NFL team’s roster in the late rounds.

They drafted Van Road Grader who will be starting soon enough. a lot of people on this board overthink everything!! Did you read the reports on the joint practice yesterday? We manhandled the Steelers on both sides of the ball. Shakir is on fire as was the rest of the offense. Our top 4 corners are as good as any in the league. And Hardy sounds like a player also. We have plenty of good players. Josh Allen isn’t going to all of a sudden suck. I see 11-12 wins minimum. Excited about this team. You mention Morse. I liked him. But people always complained that he wasn’t stout enough in the middle. Because we haven’t won a Super Bowl half the people on here hate McDermott and the organization. It’s too much. Go root for the Commanders or the Giants then.

Maybe there is too much working out. Muscles get too tight with too much torque on the joints. Causes lots of strains and sprains, pulled muscles, etc type stuff to hamstrings, achilles. You name it. These guys are young. They shouldn't always be so nicked up. You can be strong without having to be so tight. You can go and lift in the offseason and do some jogging. But dam these guys should let their bodies rest. Eat drink smoke some weed and relax. Personal training is the biggest waste of money industry ever invented.

I have lived in Atlanta for many years too. I went to the final Falcons game at Fulton County Stadium way back in 1991. I am not really much of a fan of Atlanta sports teams. But the Falcons are my favorite of them. (I find baseball so dull. And haven't rooted for the Braves since the great teams of the early 90's led by my favorite pitcher of all time Greg Maddux. And that was a long time ago.) Hopefully with Kirk Cousins there will be a little excitement surrounding the team this year. And yes College Football is king in the deep south.

Doesn't look ready? Its not rocket science. See ball carrier, run towards him and knock him down. In pass coverage cover backs flaring out of the backfield, or TE's in the middle of the field. Occasionally rush the passer. It really should not be as hard as McDermott wants to make it playing defense. Williams is an excellent athlete. Play to his strengths.

He will be decent in obscurity for a couple years, and then retire. Legend in his own mind like most of these guys who aren't happy with their contracts. The Falcons are about as irrelevant a team right now that the NFL has to offer. And they are pretty much that in Atlanta as well.

You guys on here are just miserable. Is this how you enjoy getting ready for the NFL season? This WR group will be fine. Shakir and Samuel are grease lightning. Coleman Hollins and Kincaid will all have roles. And we may keep Shavers and Hamler who is also very fast. Knox will be a solid red zone target and Morris will make plays as well. I am just pumped for another year of NFL and college football. And hopefully Josh will take us over the top and we get better as the season moves along. Last Saturday was ugly. But most of those guys (Gunner Britton, et al) will be gone soon enough. Watch and/or listen to Colin Cowherd and enjoy football. It's one of the best things life has to offer.. And best of all we have Josh Allen. He is historically great. Enjoy every snap he takes..

Dude you lose all credibility saying that after his performance last year for Pittsburgh. And his performance on Saturday against the Bears. He has trouble completing any pass more the 8 yards down the field. Remember Frank Reich. That was a good back up. Granted there are not many good ones out there. But we need to find someone who can light it up some of the time.

RG3 suffered a bad knee injury when crunched by Haloti Ngata. That was a big part of his demise.

Kyle Allen had more upside than Mitch Trubisky. (Who has none) Guys accuracy is brutal. As for Buechele, not sure how he even played at SMU which has a really good offensive team. Guy was just afraid to throw the ball. Guys get too afraid to make mistakes. And just hold the ball. Let it rip. That’s why you play QB. Our roster construction at times is curious. Not sure why we have Gilliam. Didn’t bring in competition for Bass. Martin is certainly a question mark. But you do get a sense of calmness and resolve from McDermott after games like Saturday’s where things looked awful in the 2nd half. (Same as after the Eagles game last year) That he will get things fixed before the season starts. And I think that is one of his best qualities as a head coach. Keeping things stable focused and calm.

Good take on the game. The second half was an awful performance. Did our 3rd string guys even play college football? The drop off was shocking and very disappointing to watch. Jonathan had two penalties and no burst. He has a low ceiling and is easily blocked. I see no reason for him to even make the practice squad. Jones Von and Milano did not play. And Oliver went out after one play. The strength of the defense is our LB's. Bernard Milano and Williams are all playmakers. Douglas Benford Elam and Johnson are strong at corner. The problem is the pass rush. There was none yesterday. And hopefully they find some. I think the offense will be dynamic. Samuel and Shakir will be excellent. And hopefully they get Coleman a package that he excells at and gets better as the season goes along. Did Kincaid play yesterday? I hope we are throwing to him up the field more this year. The O line could be a concern. Is Van Road Grader ready to start? He was the SEC lineman of the year in 2023. Not sure why he was a 5th round pick. Why do the Bills think David Edwards is starting material? He has never been a real good player. Hopefully things get better over the next few weeks. Josh will be fine. And so will our weapons. The issue is the big uglies on both lines. Need some guys to step up and at least be good. Don't have to be great. But if you want to be a super bowl contender, your starters all need to be good. And a lot of guys on both lines (especially on the D line for awhile) have not been good.

He is a terrible passer of the football. He is a poor man’s David Carr. Remember him. He has mobility, but has no feel for putting the football in catchable places. The throw to Morris in the end zone was dreadful. And the two to Coleman were way too high as well. For a guy who has been in the league for 8 years, he is just bad. He was lousy for the Steelers last year. And he was no better today for us today. Some guys can play QB reasonably well as a backup like say Josh Dobbs or Cooper Rush. Trubisky is not that. We should have just kept Kyle Allen.

That’s a terrible take. Morse was a very good center for his 5 years w the Bills. Was he all pro at the Dermonti Dawson level? No. But he was the best center the Bills have had since Kent Hull. He was tough rugged, a leader and could move. The interior O line today was garbage. They had better get a whole lot better in a hurry. The second half was an embarrassment today. The bottom 25-30 guys on the roster absolutely stink. I would cut them all tomorrow and bring in some other guys. Our backup QB’s are the worst in the NFL. Sure the game doesn’t matter. But when you put on the Bills jersey, you had better play with a whole lot more passion then what we saw today. Why is Shane Buechele in camp? The guy is afraid to throw the ball. The best and only play by any back end of the roster player was the hit by Williamson on the sidelines. Sure it was late. But that was old school football. Lighting someone up!! Used to see that every week 15-20 years ago. Bam. Loved it. Ronnie Lott and Brian Dawkins made the HOF on hits worse than that.

Why predict the roster until we see who shines in the preseason? Joe B is very predictable w his roster projections every year. Never goes out on a limb. I guess McDermott is very predictable too. I see no reason for Gilliam to take up a roster spot. What is his upside and value? If Davidson and Morris have a higher ceiling, go with 4 TE’s. That’s certainly not unheard of. In today’s NFL very few teams have a FB. Unless we have Kyle Juzcyk or Sam Gash the position is a non factor. As for WR I am a big Claypool fan. If his injury isn’t serious, get him reps in the preseason and see what he’s got. Same with Shorter. He has great size. Let’s get him reps. And I am glad we aren’t hearing the “let’s cut MVS” nonsense. The guy is an NFL receiver. End of story. Keeping 5 backup O linemen seems excessive. I would keep an extra LB on the roster. Spector can’t play 2 qtrs w/o getting injured. Dion Jones is still solid if not great anymore. You need veterans at every position group to lead the team.

I agree about Williams. He was part of the hype machine that is big time college football programs. And he sat on the bench and cried after losses. I am excited to see what he can do in the NFL though. He does get the juices flowing a bit more then say Bo Nix does. Murray has a good arm. Most guys playing in the NFL should have that. Except for Chad Pennington, of course.

Shorter has been injured it seems since he was drafted last year. That's too bad because he showed something last year in the preseason when he was able to play. And Claypool seems to have been nicked up for at least the past 10 days. Some guys it seems have no luck and always seem to be nicked. You just have to wonder how Brett Favre played well over 250 consecutive games. When a guy like Shorter is always banged up.

Murray was absolutely awful in the Cardinals playoff game against the Rams a few years back. He has been good at times. But overall average to a little bit above. He can be exciting to watch at least. I think the Bills should beat the Cardinals handily on opening day. Although Vegas doesn't seem to think so as we are only -6 1/2 which I find puzzling.

He played on an overhyped overrated Washington team that got their asses whupped by my Michigan Wolverines. They could have played us on a neutral field 100 times. And we would have beaten them at least 90 times. That being said, I have no idea if this guy is a future NFL player or not. I do like Dorian Williams' game, probably better then McDermott does. And that needs to change for good old Sean.

I see both sides of the coin. Don't like the guys from yesteryear having all the cognitive problems from their 40's on. Very sad how Dave Duerson, Andre Waters and Junior Seau killed themselves after getting CTE. (there maybe more that I am not aware of.) My son had a real good college football career playing D line/edge. He pulled a hammy at his pro day and did not get a shot in the pros. It pissed me off big time because I think he was good enough. He had a lot of injuries starting when he was probably 9 or 10 when he got concussed and still made like 10 tackles in the first half of a pee wee game. And me and his mother had to take to get him examined at the hospital at halftime. He broke his ankle in HS and tore a knee in college. But came back strong each time. And had a bunch of other less serious stuff too. But I have thought that at least he won't get his body destroyed for the next 10 years, including his head playing in the pros. So there is some good to come out of it. And he works in the financial world now. But I still would have loved for him to get the chance. But I don't think the game is more exciting today, then back when Jim Kelly, etc played. The game has always been exciting, including the violence and intimidating hits. Do you remember Leonard Smith for the Bills? It was exciting back then. And its exciting now. Don't know how old you are, but football has always been an awesome sport to watch as far back as I can remember, and I started watching in the mid 70's regularly as a kid. If you want to see a crazy game from a violence standpoint compared to today. Watch on Big 10 replay if you can find it, the Purdue-Kansas State Alamo Bowl at the end of the 1999 season. Drew Brees was playing for Purdue. (30 minute replay) What was legal from a hitting standpoint was ridiculous back then. LOL