Tcali Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 1 minute ago, njbuff said: He carried the defense in 1991 when Bruce Smith was on the mend. That 1991 D did give up a lot of yards and some points, but Bennett spear-headed a defense that was a turnover machine, paired with an all time great O. i agree--but he still didnt become what he could have been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJB Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 All of his 2019 targets. Some nasty ankle breakers. Creates lots of separation on his routes. 2 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 If Allen takes a step this year then this team is going to be dangerous. Maybe not Chiefs dangerous but with our D too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 9 hours ago, Scott7975 said: If Allen takes a step this year then this team is going to be dangerous. Maybe not Chiefs dangerous but with our D too. This is one of the best rosters in the AFC if not the entire NFL.. It’s on Allen now 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 15 hours ago, billsbackto81 said: The idea of front-loading contracts is simple. You pay a player for his good years and as the contract goes on, the salary decreases. The concept is not meant to save anyone money and it does decrease short term payroll flexibility, but can benefit a team in the latter years of a deal. Is that how it works Harry? Maybe you can elaborate more for the rest of us simple Bills fans. That’s a common myth. First, you have to know what’s being front loaded. Cash or cap. The main benefit of from loading cash (as if usually the case with bigger contracts) is that it is attractive to players. It can help a team attract a free agent or save a few dollars overall on a new contract. The downside is that it makes players difficult cut early in their deals because of the large amount of dead cap. Front loading cap dollars is almost always unwise and it’s very rare. There’s no real upside to it because of carryover. (Cap carryover is where leftover cap space is added to the following season’s cap limit.) It would just take away flexibility. Spreading a signing bonus’ cap hit over several seasons also creates a bit of a discount in terms of cap allocation since the cap goes up every season and the nominal dollar amounts are spread evenly over the contract. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardhatharry Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 8 hours ago, ScottLaw said: Law of averages.... you are going to be right eventually when you say the same thing every year.? So that has been your strategy... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 11 hours ago, DJB said: All of his 2019 targets. Some nasty ankle breakers. Creates lots of separation on his routes. That was on one of the PFF podcasts. The Bills have 3 WRs who excel in separating. In fact they rated Diggs as the best in the NFL in that regard. They note that the benefits are not only bigger throwing windows for Allen, but also that it should give him the best possible view of play developing down field. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat68 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Brown got seperation due to his speed on routes coming back to the line of scrimage. I feel like this is why Allen had struggle facing the blitz for parts of last year. If a defender got into Beasley he doesnt have the foot speed to get away. The opposite seemed to happen with brown. If you played off he didnt run percise enough routes to gain seperation on 3 step drops. Diggs taks pressure off Brown and Beasley. He also, gives Allen a go to vs Blitz. Diggs route running pair perfectly with Allens arm and quick release. Imo he negates the biggest weakness the offense had last year. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 23 hours ago, njbuff said: Everyone was talking up Eric Dickerson to the Colts and the Rams getting all those draft picks, but, EASILY, the most impactful part of that entire trade was Bennett's on the Bills and it isn't even close. Man was I jacked, since I had tickets to the Denver game. IIRC Biscuit didn't enter the game till the second quarter. His first snap as a Bill he made Elway throw it away. His second snap, was a sack. His third he was double-teamed. And that's with a guy named Bruce Smith still needing to be accounted for. It could/should have been a blowout with either/both blocked punts recovered in end zone instead of going through for a safety. They might have gotten a guy to take the offense to another level, but an edge guy at Bennett's rookie level would put this team over the top. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardhatharry Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Diggs better be ready to catch those fast balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Ralonzo said: Man was I jacked, since I had tickets to the Denver game. IIRC Biscuit didn't enter the game till the second quarter. His first snap as a Bill he made Elway throw it away. His second snap, was a sack. His third he was double-teamed. And that's with a guy named Bruce Smith still needing to be accounted for. It could/should have been a blowout with either/both blocked punts recovered in end zone instead of going through for a safety. They might have gotten a guy to take the offense to another level, but an edge guy at Bennett's rookie level would put this team over the top. Bennett was my second favorite SB era player behind Thurman. If Bennett was able to hold the point of attack better than he did on a consistent basis, the Bills might have won a couple of SB championships. NFC teams ran right at Bennett and Wright. It KILLED them in the SB's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorin' Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 hours ago, njbuff said: Bennett was my second favorite SB era player behind Thurman. If Bennett was able to hold the point of attack better than he did on a consistent basis, the Bills might have won a couple of SB championships. NFC teams ran right at Bennett and Wright. It KILLED them in the SB's. Yeah man, and Jeff Wright. An undersized NT in a 3-4 defense. If we would have had a Ted Washington anchoring that D-line we would have won at least the first one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehfeuh57 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Hardhatharry said: Diggs better be ready to catch those fast balls. those balls 10 yds away from him. fixed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 If you could somehow trade back into the 1st to get Ruggs would you? I’m guessing we would have to trade up to 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said: If you could somehow trade back into the 1st to get Ruggs would you? I’m guessing we would have to trade up to 16 Absolutely not. I love Ruggs but I'm not expending high future draft capital for what would amount to a luxury at this point. Diggs is the 'alpha' WR now, is locked up for four years, and there already plenty of mouths to feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 23 minutes ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said: If you could somehow trade back into the 1st to get Ruggs would you? I’m guessing we would have to trade up to 16 You'd lose out on him at 16. At best you'd wait for the draft to unfold and assess the WR needs of teams and then make a deal. But then you'd be dealing from a position of weakness and have to give up more. Not that you can get to even 15 with all of this year's and next year's picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 18 minutes ago, ExWNYer said: Absolutely not. I love Ruggs but I'm not expending high future draft capital for what would amount to a luxury at this point. Diggs is the 'alpha' WR now, is locked up for four years, and there already plenty of mouths to feed. I agree, before we made the trade for Diggs I was watching so much tape on the top 10 WR’s. I came away from it wanting Ruggs more than any college WR that I have ever watched. It’s definitely a pipe dream but I absolutely love Ruggs. DiGGs RuGGs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 1 hour ago, DrDare said: fixed That’s bull#### and you know it 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 3 hours ago, John from Riverside said: That’s bull#### and you know it It's such BS it should be ignored, IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 14 hours ago, BarleyNY said: That was on one of the PFF podcasts. The Bills have 3 WRs who excel in separating. In fact they rated Diggs as the best in the NFL in that regard. They note that the benefits are not only bigger throwing windows for Allen, but also that it should give him the best possible view of play developing down field. ? Nice. I'm really not too keen on the idea of continuing to throw big assets at WR. It's now a position of strength. Would be ideal to find a young guy, but not a necessity at the moment. Add another back, an edge, maybe something at OL; draft BPA. The team is setup to compete with anyone. At this point, we're going to sink or swim with Josh Allen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehfeuh57 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 14 hours ago, John from Riverside said: That’s bull#### and you know it Wat Oh thats right Josh doesnt overthrow often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 HOW THE DIGGS DEAL HAPPENED SO FAST I know we covered it earlier in the week, but the trade of Stefon Diggs from Minnesota to Buffalo continues to fascinate me. So here’s some more on the deal that sent Diggs to the Bills, packaged with a seventh-round pick, for first-, fifth- and sixth-rounders in this year’s draft, and a fourth-round pick in 2021. https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/03/23/tampa-bay-buccaneers-scout-tom-brady-diggs-hopkins-trades 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 12 hours ago, The Dean said: It's such BS it should be ignored, IMO. or Removed... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 17 hours ago, DrDare said: fixed Must be why both Brown and Beasley had career years in 2019. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple haze Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said: If you could somehow trade back into the 1st to get Ruggs would you? I’m guessing we would have to trade up to 16 No. I don't think they should play with any more assets from the 2021 draft and to trade into the first round where it would be necessary to get to (14-17) would be prohibitive. Also, who does he play over? Brown? Beasley? If Beane felt that strongly about Ruggs he wouldn't have traded for Diggs. Bills should draft a guy they can develop slowly, but can contribute on Special Teams too: Claypool, Pittman come to mind. Edited March 23, 2020 by purple haze 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Just for reference, trading-up to the 15th pick, which is still probably too late to get Ruggs or even Lamb, would have cost the Bills their entire draft, save their 2nd rounder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Who Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: HOW THE DIGGS DEAL HAPPENED SO FAST https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/03/23/tampa-bay-buccaneers-scout-tom-brady-diggs-hopkins-trades Some interesting insight on why the Hopkins return was so low as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, DrDare said: fixed The music is especially appropriate. Edited March 23, 2020 by Nanker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: HOW THE DIGGS DEAL HAPPENED SO FAST https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/03/23/tampa-bay-buccaneers-scout-tom-brady-diggs-hopkins-trades Really good read that. Not just on the Diggs deal but on the reality of the situation with DHop in Houston and on the way the Buccs arrived at the decision to sign Tom Brady. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Wild Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 22 minutes ago, Nanker said: The music is especially appropriate. Isaiah McKenzie Wow he dropped a lot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Glad the Bills didn't also have to give up the 3rd round pick like Seattle did for Harvin and instead used picks in rounds this year in which they had at least another pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpleman Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Quick, short article on why the pats passed on Diggs, https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/nfl-rumors-why-patriots-passed-stefon-diggs-trade-bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Breer’s article states that Hopkins is insisting on more money being added to his existing deal (NOT an extension), and that he doesn’t practice during the week. Based on all of that (which Gaine certainly would be privy to), I can understand why the Texans’ compensation wasn’t higher and why the Bills didn’t pounce. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Dr. Who said: Some interesting insight on why the Hopkins return was so low as well. yeah thought this was interesting Quote There was friction with Hopkins inside the organization, and really it had everything to do with Monday-to-Saturday. On Sundays, he was exemplary. The rest of the week, his practice habits (he didn’t practice much at all) became a problem, and because he was such a big star he had the ability to carry teammates in the wrong direction—guys who might not be able to turn it on come game day as easily as he could. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 3 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: HOW THE DIGGS DEAL HAPPENED SO FAST https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/03/23/tampa-bay-buccaneers-scout-tom-brady-diggs-hopkins-trades https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/03/23/report-stefon-diggs-tweet-got-ball-rolling-on-trade/?partner=Yahoo When Stefon Diggs tweeted “it’s time for a new beginning” and followed it up with another tweet saying “something’s going to happen” last Monday, it was seen by some as a sign that Diggs knew a trade was about to go down. According to a report from Albert Breer of SI.com, however, it was actually the other way around. Breer reports that Diggs’ first tweet led to teams calling the Vikings to see about a deal for the wideout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 24 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said: Breer’s article states that Hopkins is insisting on more money being added to his existing deal (NOT an extension), and that he doesn’t practice during the week. Based on all of that (which Gaine certainly would be privy to), I can understand why the Texans’ compensation wasn’t higher and why the Bills didn’t pounce. Not practicing during the week? WTF? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 29 minutes ago, Doc said: Not practicing during the week? WTF? during the season he was always listed questionable/limited on Weds and Thurs.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Coach Tuesday said: Breer’s article states that Hopkins is insisting on more money being added to his existing deal (NOT an extension), and that he doesn’t practice during the week. Based on all of that (which Gaine certainly would be privy to), I can understand why the Texans’ compensation wasn’t higher and why the Bills didn’t pounce. They also brought up a good point which is the demand for new money drove his compensation down, a la AB last year, with the Steelers getting just a 3rd and 5th rounder for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Who Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 3 hours ago, stevewin said: yeah thought this was interesting Pretty much the opposite of a Process guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) On 3/22/2020 at 2:12 PM, Motorin' said: Yeah man, and Jeff Wright. An undersized NT in a 3-4 defense. If we would have had a Ted Washington anchoring that D-line we would have won at least the first one. All we needed to do win the first SB was to hand the ball the Thurman. They played a 3-2 defense with extra DB's in a zone to take away deep balls and the crossing routes. We ran all over them but it was just too late … our offensive coaches did not call a good game at all. It was easy to run out of the K-gun and we could have forced the Giants go back to their 3-4 which would of then opened up the passing lanes. We gave up 20 points. Our offense was never on the field and our defense was tired and worn. That was a contributor to all the missed tackles in the 3rd and 4th quarter. Blaming Jeff Wright is revisionist history and incorrect. We played 90% of the game exactly they way they wanted us to. We had the better team but Parcells and Bellichek completely outcoached our staff. That is why we lost. Edited March 23, 2020 by Bob in STL 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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