Jrb1979 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 12 minutes ago, BillsFan2313 said: Reading some of these posts, I was starting to think the season started this Sunday.. Realistically how much is going to change roster wise that's going to significantly make the team better? A lot of big names in Free Agency are gone, and rookies more often than not don't make an impact in their first season. This team will still be a playoff team as the rest of the division isn't good but they most likely are closer to a 10 win team than a 13 win team. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNYfan Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 May be alright. Have to wait and see. Still need some DL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaldimandBills Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 1 minute ago, Jrb1979 said: Realistically how much is going to change roster wise that's going to significantly make the team better? A lot of big names in Free Agency are gone, and rookies more often than not don't make an impact in their first season. j This team will still be a playoff team as the rest of the division isn't good but they most likely are closer to a 10 win team than a 13 win team. Ever heard of internal development? Pretty much how every NFL team since the dawn of time vastly improved. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billl Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Still remains to be seen who is going to replace the 7 TD catches and 10.5 sacks that left with Davis and Floyd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw2112 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) I expect the Bills to be about the same next season as they were this past season - one of the top 5 teams in the league that with a bounce or break could beat any team in a playoff game. They're losing a lot of veteran players, but also will be gaining some younger and perhaps faster/more athletic players, plus some of their younger stars should improve and take on larger roles (Bernard, Kincaid, Cook, Shakir, Benford, Brown, Torrence, etc.) The newer, younger coordinators may also have a positive impact, also offsetting the loss of some key veteran players. 1 hour ago, Billl said: Still remains to be seen who is going to replace the 7 TD catches and 10.5 sacks that left with Davis and Floyd. I think that Epenesa, Miller and Rousseau will have more sacks than they did last season, plus a high draft pick and/or to-be-added Free Agent will pick up the slack. On offense, I expect more TDs from Shakir, Kincaid, and Knox, plus a high draft pick WR (I'm not expecting a high-priced veteran FA WR this season). Edited March 14 by msw2112 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 1 hour ago, Aussie Joe said: Your thesis is missing one vital ingredient … the draft Drafts are very important when they are served in an ice cold mug for they help dull the pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaldimandBills Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I learned the draft is irrelevant and only over paying for guys in FA is the way too go. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleTheWagons99 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 McD doesnt really play the rookies much. The only downside I see. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrb1979 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 6 minutes ago, HaldimandBills said: I learned the draft is irrelevant and only over paying for guys in FA is the way too go. It's not irrelevant but for the most part drafted players don't make a big impact that quickly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillMafia716ix Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) Losing Poyer/Hyde is a big loss not only on the field but in the locker room. That can’t be overlooked. Diggs is another year older and we’re more than likely going to be relying on a rookie to produce and replace Gabe production. Right now we’re definitely not better than last seasons squad. Beane really has to nail this draft. Edited March 13 by BillMafia716ix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78thealltimegreat Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Yeh the national media is really taking it to Beane and McDermott for not at least making one splash signing and throwing another year of Josh’s career away. So it’s probably a good idea as Adam Schein alone was brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 47 minutes ago, HaldimandBills said: Of course they'll be better. Linebackers are all back. Our 2 best d tackles are back and unless you think Philips, Ford, and Settle are studs it won't be hard to upgrade there. D ends is a wash unless you think flamed out 2nd half of the year Floyd will be greatly missed. Corners will be the same or better as Benford and Elam grow. Safety is a wash. Poyer and Hyde brought names not plays. Offense is about to take off. besides Morse this team will be better across the board. Cook, Kincaid, Shakir will be better. Whatever receiver we take in Round 1 will be better than no show for 3/4 of the season Gabe Davis. Diggs is still Diggs. He just needs a reliable receiver opposite him that can take the roof off and not disappear for games on end. Allen is Allen. People are ridiculous and watch too much ESPN and Foxsports. NFL isn't the NBA. teams are built throwing systems, drafting, development, and smart depth FA moves. If we nail the wr pick this team will roll. Number one offense easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngbills Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 It’s like groundhogs day around here. Starters leave and they all sucked anyway so new guy xyz is better. I had countless deflates about how harry and sherfield were huge upgrades. How did that turn out? Our oc got fired and they are already gone. It took turning Allen into a battering ram to turn the o around. Now we are down one more wr and we are clearly better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Keeping Milano and our primary defensive players healthy is top priority. Drafting 2 quality wrs is close behind. Everything else should fall into play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PonyBoy Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 2 hours ago, transplantbillsfan said: Nope. You can just post TLDR and get outta the thread if you want. TLDR acronym...anyone ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 6 minutes ago, ngbills said: It’s like groundhogs day around here. Starters leave and they all sucked anyway so new guy xyz is better. I had countless deflates about how harry and sherfield were huge upgrades. How did that turn out? Our oc got fired and they are already gone. It took turning Allen into a battering ram to turn the o around. Now we are down one more wr and we are clearly better. That's kind of cherrypicking w/ Sherfield & Harty. Did you like the Kincaid & Torrence picks? Did you like getting Floyd? Did you think Bernard would become the player he is, or that he was a bust? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CirclnWagons Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 In this kind of a rebuild, having Josh Allen most likely buys us at least a wild card in what should hopefully be a little weaker of an AFC East. The talent we’re keeping definitely isn’t top tier and the money we can spend with some of the awful contracts we’re holding onto (Von Miller) isn’t enough to bring in anything to change the narrative. Just feel bad for Josh putting it all on the line weekly and using his prime years on a team not designed to succeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) Just because guys like Poyer, Floyd, Hyde, White, Davis, and Morse had to walk due to the realities of age/injuries/cost, does not mean that their replacements will be as good at football as they were when they played here. And you can't count on young players improving, either. So far, this team is objectively worse, and it's pretty obvious. Doesn't mean our Bills can't have themselves a great season, but until it plays out I don't see how you can argue they have improved. Edited March 14 by skibum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Bills will make the playoffs. You can bank on that. Will the dline show up in the playoffs when it matters? who knows; Will players drop multiple catchable passes in the playoffs when it matters? who knows. Will special teams blunder at an inopportune moment in the playoffs? who knows. Will a coaching blunder ***** defeat from the jaws of victory in the playoffs? who knows. We really need to get "who" in here to tell us what the future holds for the 2024 season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90sBills Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Shouldn’t we wait until at least training camp for these ‘we’re good enough’ threads? Fwiw Bills will win the division again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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