chongli Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 17 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said: Those struggles put them on the road in the playoffs where they were 0-3 under McDermott. 0-4 I believe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: No one can help you if you think the defense was great last year. I understand you may want more weapons on offense, but you can't preface that by thinking the defense was great and didn't need to be addressed. Oh I agree.......you can't ACTUALLY be GREAT unless you win a championship. What the Bills did was finish #1 in the NFL in defense. You can qualify that all you want. The offense had the aforementioned issues..........and literally scored only 9 points in a devastating loss to the worst team in the entire f*cking NFL............so THEY definitely weren't GREAT. The number one offseason priority.........per Brandon Beane...........was to protect Josh Allen. Then they proceeded to focus on their defense. The biggest addition offensively was a 35 year old OG who missed 5 games worth of snaps last season...........that they swapped out with a more versatile OL who played 98% of the snaps at an otherwise similar performance level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomark Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 56 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said: We already have 3 depth Safetys on the team… How many plays have they actually played? If Poyer sits, which his agent may advise, we are screwed. We need bodies there for competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warriorspikes51 Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Locomark said: How many plays have they actually played? If Poyer sits, which his agent may advise, we are screwed. We need bodies there for competition. how many years has Jaquan Johnson been in the system? 3? The staff is very high on Hamlin and Josh Thomas as well. No late round pick Safety is passing them on the depth chart. Personally I see not drafting one as a good indicator that Poyer will be extended 2-3 years. We can certainly make it work and he’s earned it Edited May 1, 2022 by Warriorspikes51 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocCityRoller Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 39 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said: So you are predicting another decline in passing yardage for Allen? If Allen just gets back to his 2020 production.....about 285 yards per game.......then he will throw for 4800+. Remember.........his numbers last year were tamped down by some pretty bad games........like the 120 yard day against the Falcons.........and some really terrible weather. I think he puts up Brady/Herbert/Stafford/Mahomes type yardage this year.......if the OL or an injury to Diggs/Davis doesn't sabotage him. Last season was a relative struggle. I am a fan on the internet spitballing some numbers like any other fan. 4200 yards or so and 40+ TDs is hardly a slight. Some things to consider: I am acknowledging that the OC is gone and a guy who has never been an OC before will be calling plays. I am acknowledging that there are a number of influential offensive coaches in the room (Kromer and Shula) with him. There may be too many cooks in the kitchen for a young OC. One is clearly a run first guy. I am acknowledging that the coaching staff has all but said they want to see more balance. The OL is not improved at all. Will the OL hold up? I have concerns. I am acknowledging that this is Davis' first year as a starter. 65/ 800/ 6 is a great line for a lot of WR. This isn't Madden or Fantasy Football I am acknowledging that Beasley was a security blanket for Allen and he is gone. A lot of fans diminish what Beasley did for this team for stupid political reasons, but he was a security blanket for Allen and was damn good at it. Crowder has the tools to get there, but the rapport is new. I need to see it. OJ Howard is not half the TE many on this board think he is. Receiving RB is much better. Will the OC and other coaches utilize it? All of that said 4200/ 40 passing TDs seems on point. It's not a slight, just making room for the obvious changes on the team in both coaching and personnel. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 13 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said: The defense was great last season. The offense declined from their great 2020 season..........they lost 3 games in 5 weeks scoring a feeble 9, 15 and 10 points.........and they allowed a horrific 125 combined sacks and pressures and finished last in YAC yardage. Those struggles put them on the road in the playoffs where they were 0-3 under McDermott. But they again spent their top assets on defense.........big FA money on a new pass rusher and their top pick on a CB. So overall, I think I'm pretty firmly on record as believing that overall, Beane's FA and draft resources are skewed towards the D. In fairness though, a balanced perspective requires acknowledgement that the defense sucked at times last season. If we're going to acknowledge 3 games where the offense scored 6 (not 9 - that was the victor's point total), 15, and 10 points - then the other side of the coin is 9 regular season and 2 playoff games where the offense scored 30 or more points (40 or more 4x). And we have to acknowledge 3 games where the defense gave up 34 points, 41 points, and 33 points during the regular season, and a fourth giving up 42 points in the playoffs. Some of those games where the defense gave up so many points (or didn't, but lost anyway) had a common flaw - giving so much respect to the run game that we were susceptible to play action and screen passes. In general, our D has been able to shut down good passing teams and shut down good running teams - but struggled against teams that showed some abilities to do both, like Tenn and Indy. So I'm sure that video is being sliced and diced and analyzed and OCs are working overtime on how to exploit that, meaning Something Had to Be Done on Defense. I'm not disagreeing about the disparity of resources on offense vs defense, but you seem to be implying that the offense was a clear problem while the defense was great, when the more accurate picture is that both had their struggles at different times. I wish I felt better that we'd done enough on OL to fix them. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 2 hours ago, MrEpsYtown said: I said Davis is replacing Sanders as the number 2 and Shakir is taking over Davis’ old spot. Meaning Shakir’s usage is probably going to be similar to what we saw with the Davis the last few years. Apologies if I was unclear. Ah got it...that makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said: Oh I agree.......you can't ACTUALLY be GREAT unless you win a championship. What the Bills did was finish #1 in the NFL in defense. You can qualify that all you want. The offense had the aforementioned issues..........and literally scored only 9 points in a devastating loss to the worst team in the entire f*cking NFL............so THEY definitely weren't GREAT. The number one offseason priority.........per Brandon Beane...........was to protect Josh Allen. Then they proceeded to focus on their defense. The biggest addition offensively was a 35 year old OG who missed 5 games worth of snaps last season...........that they swapped out with a more versatile OL who played 98% of the snaps at an otherwise similar performance level. They signed Saffold and retained Bates. They added a legit TE#2. Brown was ok at times at RT. I'm with you on the draft though. Taking am undersized LB in the third round is criminal. That should have been an OL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warriorspikes51 Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: They signed Saffold and retained Bates. They added a legit TE#2. Brown was ok at times at RT. I'm with you on the draft though. Taking am undersized LB in the third round is criminal. That should have been an OL. Maybe. But that undersized LB had 20 tackles and 2 sacks in his team’s bowl game Edited May 1, 2022 by Warriorspikes51 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 2 hours ago, MrEpsYtown said: I said Davis is replacing Sanders as the number 2 and Shakir is taking over Davis’ old spot. Meaning Shakir’s usage is probably going to be similar to what we saw with the Davis the last few years. Apologies if I was unclear. As for Shakir taking over Davis spot.....I have read a lot of projecting him as a slot at the NFL level. But the main thing which got Davis onto the field before John Brown was injured and while Sanders was healthy, was that Davis made himself into the best blocker of our WR corps. Can one say anything aout Shakir as a blocker? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 16 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Can one say anything aout Shakir as a blocker? He is feisty.........but in a league full of long armed defenders maybe blocking ain't gonna' be his thing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comebackkid Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Looking at 12 plays from Texas A&M tight end Jalen Wydermyer versus Alabama and diving into run blocking, pass protection and more. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: I'm under-enthused by our lone IOL signing in Alec Anderson from UCLA. I agree with you that our IOL depth is thin. Ford wasn't good enough last season Boettger may need a year to come back from his Achilles - a study showed 68% RTP recently, but many of those players need a year to return to form Quessenberry had most of his game experience at RT and wasn't good enough for the Titans to keep him although he's a terrific personal story - he may be here to compete with Spencer Brown Greg Mancz is IMO is this year's Feliciano, a smart versatile guy who can play all 3 IOL positions but when he had his chance to start, he couldn't lock it down Question for all: who else is out there as an UDFA or FA? From what’s come from the Bills, there will be no competing with Spencer Brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 50 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said: Oh I agree.......you can't ACTUALLY be GREAT unless you win a championship. What the Bills did was finish #1 in the NFL in defense. You can qualify that all you want. The offense had the aforementioned issues..........and literally scored only 9 points in a devastating loss to the worst team in the entire f*cking NFL............so THEY definitely weren't GREAT. The number one offseason priority.........per Brandon Beane...........was to protect Josh Allen. Then they proceeded to focus on their defense. The biggest addition offensively was a 35 year old OG who missed 5 games worth of snaps last season...........that they swapped out with a more versatile OL who played 98% of the snaps at an otherwise similar performance level. They needed to replace 2 members of that elite “No 1 defense” … Hughes and Addison… which they managed to do with a future HOF… Guess they viewed that as the biggest hole at the end of the day…. I think the O is going to work out pretty well in 2022… they were humming at the backend of last year… I still expect the odd game where the D sucks like what happened against the Colts..hopefully it’s not in the playoffs…(again..) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomark Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Ethan in Portland said: They signed Saffold and retained Bates. They added a legit TE#2. Brown was ok at times at RT. I'm with you on the draft though. Taking am undersized LB in the third round is criminal. That should have been an OL. It’s called a big nickel and it isn’t criminal to need one when we play NE twice who plays 2-3 TEs, Miami twice, and KC who all require a big nickel. This is a specialty player and may even be a potential hybrid safety. Actually pretty smart if they didn’t feel really great round 3 value was there elsewhere. No need to overdraft. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 24 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said: They needed to replace 2 members of that elite “No 1 defense” … Hughes and Addison… which they managed to do with a future HOF… Guess they viewed that as the biggest hole at the end of the day…. I think the O is going to work out pretty well in 2022… they were humming at the backend of last year… I still expect the odd game where the D sucks like what happened against the Colts..hopefully it’s not in the playoffs…(again..) I love the Von Miller signing..........but that was only part of their spending spree on defense. I'm underwhelmed by the relative amount of assets that they've put into addressing the offensive side of the ball...........which had systemic problems that only using Josh Allen like a RB down the stretch really resolved. That approach is obviously not sustainable. I like the Von Miller for Hughes/Addison swap A LOT better than old man Saffold for the more reliable/available Daryl Williams. Seems to me they are putting ENORMOUS trust in Aaron Kromer and Ken Dorsey. It's almost like they believe the struggles were all due to Daboll. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: I expect a little decline actually next season offensively… the injury bug will eventually hit and I suspect some growing pains to the new coordinator/offensive adjustments. Yeah that’s a good point about the new co-ordinator…it is a question mark but given he has been here you would think he doesn’t need to change too much.. The difference to me is that the O seems always in the game thanks to Allen… he makes the players around him better… exhibit A was the second Patriots game when he won the game (comfortably in he end) passing to McKenzie when Davis and Beasley were out.. I still suspect for all the added investment in the D over the past few years… if anything disappoints us in 2022 it will be that side of the ball.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor26 Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Wydermyer was projected to go in the 1st or 2nd before his last season at A&M. Obviously didn’t work out as planned for him, but think he has a legit chance to beat out Sweeney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent 91 Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 7 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said: Was RB ZaQuandre White drafted? There is nooooo way. This was my rb pick. I wish he was a bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warriorspikes51 Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Just now, Agent 91 said: There is nooooo way. This was my rb pick. I wish he was a bill Just saw Miami signed him😐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggerdaddynj Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) Sorry haven’t read whole thread but when talking UDFAs who have been favorites on TBD I’d have to say Da'Rick Rogers was a fun one (sorry if his name already popped up as it should each year for ***** and giggles). Edited May 1, 2022 by biggerdaddynj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 1 hour ago, BobbyC81 said: From what’s come from the Bills, there will be no competing with Spencer Brown. *Ahem* I'm sure the Bills have the intent that Spencer Brown did enough in 2021 to be written in as the starting RT before the 2022 season. He struggled at time and showed flaws, but if he makes the ordinary progression and develops as most 2nd year players do, we should good at RT I'm sure the Bills had the intent that Daryl Williams did enough in 2020 to be written in as the starting RT before the 2021 season. He had a good year in 2020. Then the 2021 season began, and he pretty much sucked. So his name got crossed out at RT and Spencer Brown got the gig. Bottom line, there will be no competing with Spencer Brown, until/unless competing is needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: The offense had the aforementioned issues..........and literally scored only 9 points in a devastating loss to the worst team in the entire f*cking NFL............so THEY definitely weren't GREAT. You’re too kind…the Bills only scored 6 points against the Jags…if they had scored 9, they might have forced OT Edited May 1, 2022 by mannc 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk71 Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Bring in OT Diesch and C/G West from ASU if they are available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanForever19 Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Turk71 said: Bring in OT Diesch and C/G West from ASU if they are available Diesch signed with the Dolphins, West with the 49ers. Top UDFA's sign quickly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) Obviously Wydermyer but also Travon Fuller are the two interesting names on that list that I'd say have a chance. Obviously they drafted two corners which makes a roster spot for Fuller tricky but he is a good player. I'm a little frustrated that there is still no attempt to find a genuine outside receiver even as an UDFA. Edited May 1, 2022 by GunnerBill 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkScrewHill Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Wydermyer pre-draft write-up before combine testing imploded his stock. Well detailed overview https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/lists/cowboys-jalen-wydermyer-2022-draft-prospect-profile/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 8 hours ago, BTB said: Quantity does not equal quality. If any of Bates-Morse-Saffold go down for any period of time, you better hope that Kromer is a miracle worker. It is very hard to get better depth than Boettger and Ford. Both of these players have tons of starting experience, which is more than most teams can say of their backups. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 8 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: apparently one reason he dropped was, literally, drops in 2021? https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jalen-wydermyer/32005759-4420-7645-e2fb-d732d109ac25https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jalen-wydermyer/32005759-4420-7645-e2fb-d732d109ac25 Ah. Permit me to point out a little contradiction. If guard is not a premium position, and you don't want to use a high pick on it (1st or 2nd round), fine But later round picks often take a year or two to develop into pro-level talents There are guys who come in like Trey Smith for KC and play very well as rookies Question since you appear to have studied the matter: how many of the starting guards in the NFL who were drafted in later rounds, actually played very well their first season, or even first 2 seasons? how many took 1-2 season to develop? Wyatt Teller started looking like "all that and a bag of Chips" his 3rd year in the league I don't think I suggested that we should use a late-round pick; you could address the position in free agency next year just like you did this year, or you could do something like a 2nd rounder and a 5th rounder for added depth. The point is that people are hooting and hollering about guard and it's premature. I think what it really is is a lack of trust in Bates and pure unadulterated disdain for Ford; frankly, a lot of Bills fans are just mad at him and have developed the flawed belief that he isn't even good enough to be a depth player. I saw someone upthread (or maybe it was another thread) say something like, "You seriously think we can't get a UDFA guard who's better than Ford?" It's crazy. Just listen to Beane the other night. Like I've said, the team still believes in Ford. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 8 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: I am hoping he is the Second Coming of Coach Scar It's a bad day when I find myself agreeing with ScottLaw but I'm forced to agree that the depth on OL appears tenuous at this point. The Bills may also be playing - wait out the cuts - game. While on the surface you hate the idea of picking up another team’s cut down, it happens every year. Good players get cut because of money or scheme fit. Maybe the Bills will add depth via this route. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 3 hours ago, BuffaloBill said: The Bills may also be playing - wait out the cuts - game. While on the surface you hate the idea of picking up another team’s cut down, it happens every year. Good players get cut because of money or scheme fit. Maybe the Bills will add depth via this route. it’s a possibility. But the new league rules with only one cutdown make this harder and riskier Edit: If the league does again what they did last season where 5 players are cut after Preseason Game 1 and 5 more after preseason Game 2, that helps I guess - but those are usually the bottom of the roster unless there's a salary cap sacrifice to extend someone else. Also I guess there may be salary cap cuts or players available for trade after the draft - maybe? Essentially in signing Saffold and Quessenbury, we signed the Titans salary cap cut downs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 7 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: I love the Von Miller signing..........but that was only part of their spending spree on defense. I'm underwhelmed by the relative amount of assets that they've put into addressing the offensive side of the ball...........which had systemic problems that only using Josh Allen like a RB down the stretch really resolved. That approach is obviously not sustainable. I like the Von Miller for Hughes/Addison swap A LOT better than old man Saffold for the more reliable/available Daryl Williams. Seems to me they are putting ENORMOUS trust in Aaron Kromer and Ken Dorsey. It's almost like they believe the struggles were all due to Daboll. No disagreement here. I’m betting they fill things out a bit with post-draft vet FAs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 1 hour ago, BuffaloBill said: The Bills may also be playing - wait out the cuts - game. While on the surface you hate the idea of picking up another team’s cut down, it happens every year. Good players get cut because of money or scheme fit. Maybe the Bills will add depth via this route. I have no doubt they will. And I think the Daryl Williams is still in play to return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 7 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: Seems to me they are putting ENORMOUS trust in Aaron Kromer and Ken Dorsey. It's almost like they believe the struggles were all due to Daboll. And if they believe that, they are wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 1 hour ago, BuffaloBill said: The Bills may also be playing - wait out the cuts - game. While on the surface you hate the idea of picking up another team’s cut down, it happens every year. Good players get cut because of money or scheme fit. Maybe the Bills will add depth via this route. Yes 100%. Beane said in his presser there are still vets out there who are yet to be signed that they are watching. He also mentioned people getting cut right after the draft and those are other avenues to fill depth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said: I don't think I suggested that we should use a late-round pick; you could address the position in free agency next year just like you did this year, or you could do something like a 2nd rounder and a 5th rounder for added depth. The point is that people are hooting and hollering about guard and it's premature. I think what it really is is a lack of trust in Bates and pure unadulterated disdain for Ford; frankly, a lot of Bills fans are just mad at him and have developed the flawed belief that he isn't even good enough to be a depth player. I saw someone upthread (or maybe it was another thread) say something like, "You seriously think we can't get a UDFA guard who's better than Ford?" It's crazy. Just listen to Beane the other night. Like I've said, the team still believes in Ford. Great, the team believes in Ford. But every time he's had the opportunity to start, he's played himself onto the bench quite promptly. Beane said off-season last year he felt he was one of our best 5. That wasn't true. If this was because of injury, then he's injured too often to rely upon. I'd like to believe in Ford, he seems to be an estimable young man, but when the Bills have relied upon him he's let us down. But I'm not going to argue another person's words here. It's really not about the quality of the backups, it's about whether Beane's done enough to upgrade the starting OL. Here's the thing, Giuseppe: the OL last season ranged from mediocre to tire fire. People attribute the up-tick in rushing yards to Bates subbing for injured Boettger. That's not quite true. They improved to mediocre and we ran OK at the end of the season in part because we used Allen as our best RB, running him an average of 9x per game. That's not sustainable if we want him to have a long career. We also used Tommy Doyle as a 2nd TE and benched Tommy Sweeney. We also used a fullback more. That's great, but these changes take targets for Josh off the field and make it more likely he'll have to scramble to convert 1st downs. In his post season presser, Beane referred to Dawkins-Bates-Morse-Williams-Brown as "a starting point". Either you feel Dawkins-Saffold-Morse-Bates-Brown is "an upgrade" on that starting point, or you don't. I don't, I think that's where others who are stressing about the OL are coming from. Bates may be as good at RG as he showed at LG. I didn't see him as a zone run blocking mauler. Saffold is a much better run blocker but is not a strong pass blocker, and was injured a lot last season. It's great if the Bills can address the position in FA, but the top FA guards are signing for $14M AAV with $30M guaranteed. Saffold was a mediocre FA signing, even though I like him as a player more than several knowledgeable folks do, because of his age (33) and his injury history. It's really not a clear upgrade on Williams, because of the missed time last season and because while he's 100% better run blocker than Williams, he's not as good in pass protection, possibly a downgrade on Boettger and Bates at LG in pass pro. And if the Bills draft a guard, in the 2nd to 5th round next year, we'll be counting on him for an immediate upgrade instead of giving him a year to learn behind Saffold and gain some playing time with the inevitable injuries. Fundamentally, what this is about for me is not trusting Beane to put his money (and his resources) where his mouth is on OL. He openly acknowledges he didn't do enough at OL in 2018. 2019 was better but the 2019 and 2020 playoffs showed all our OL flaws and the 2020 season was the start of a flawed run game as well, as we transitioned to a zone run blocking scheme our OL struggled to execute. 2021 was, if anything, worse at the start. It's just not clear Beane has done enough. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopey Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 9 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: As for Shakir taking over Davis spot.....I have read a lot of projecting him as a slot at the NFL level. But the main thing which got Davis onto the field before John Brown was injured and while Sanders was healthy, was that Davis made himself into the best blocker of our WR corps. Can one say anything aout Shakir as a blocker? Amen to this. I thought our struggles with the screen game and running outside was poor blocking by our wide outs. It wasn't just technique, but lack of size. Sanders, Beasley and Diggs. Thought they gave good effort,but none of them are big receivers and struggled with blocking. Davis has good size and really improved at blocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JDHillFan Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: Just look around the AFC at the Chiefs and Bengals. Chiefs offensive line got blasted in the SB in 2020. What do they do? Go out and spend tons of money to fix it and protect their star. Bengals offensive line was absolutely awful last season. They go out and spend a boat load on some of the better offensive line FAs available. What do the Bills do? Add new line coach, sign an aging broken down Saffold, and call it a day.😅 And in the Chiefs case didn’t get back to the Super Bowl😅😂and in the Bengals case easily could have won it last year with their awful line. I think their defense gave up a very long drive at the end of the game though. 😂😅 And then there’s Kumerow…😅 Edited May 1, 2022 by JDHillFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopey Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Justyn Ross is not signed yet? Injury plagued, I know, but it's UDFA. Give him a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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