McBean's Drafting vs. Chiefs, Eagles, and 49ers (draft position/impact players?)

[RoscoeParrish]

5 minutes ago, MJS said:

Considering KC, Philly, and Detroit are all above the Bills in defensive spending, it seems like the Bills are on the right track, right?

KC and Philly also both fired their DCs and changed their defensive schemes as well after their defense got annihilated in the playoffs.

[MJS]

2 minutes ago, RoscoeParrish said:

KC and Philly also both fired their DCs and changed their defensive schemes as well after their defense got annihilated in the playoffs.

Are you talking about KC pre Spagnuolo? He has been there since 2019.

 

The Bills moved on from a DC as well in that timespan, btw (Leslie Frazier).

[Mikie2times]

14 minutes ago, MJS said:

Considering KC, Philly, and Detroit are all above the Bills in defensive spending, it seems like the Bills are on the right track, right?

For the most part I would say. Most of the teams that are contenders also spent considerably more at WR if they didn’t already have a stacked room. So I do think those concerns have some validity. But DL and DB seem to be the most premium positions by the higher performing teams with WR third. 

[SoTier]

32 minutes ago, BillsPride12 said:

The difference between a very good team and a Super Bowl team

 

The team with the most talent frequently doesn't win the Super Bowl -- or even get to the Super Bowl.   Injuries derailed the Lions last season in the divisional round in the NFC.  Turnovers in the divisional round and a dropped 2 point conversion by an All Pro TE put the Ravens on the sidelines for the AFC Championship.

 

[BillsPride12]

30 minutes ago, SoTier said:

 

The team with the most talent frequently doesn't win the Super Bowl -- or even get to the Super Bowl.   Injuries derailed the Lions last season in the divisional round in the NFC.  Turnovers in the divisional round and a dropped 2 point conversion by an All Pro TE put the Ravens on the sidelines for the AFC Championship.

 

Injuries and staying healthy are absolutely a big factor in making it to the finish line.  But having a less talented roster doesn't increase your odds of winning a Super Bowl either?  I don't understand the point you are trying to make here

[DabillsDaBillsDaBills]

6 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

Or we just squib kick it.  It's funny how one simple stupid decision can dramatically impact narratives and legacies.

 

Sure, a properly executed squib kick puts us in a better position to win that game than a touchback, but there's no guarantee.

 

The next regular season game we played KC we scored with 16 seconds left in the 1st half, squibbed it, and they still scored a FG before the half ended.

 

There's also a famous playoff game we were involved in where we scored with 16 seconds left in the game, squibbed it, and it was returned it for a TD. 

 

I've never had a problem with the touchback decision (the miscommunication over the decision is a separate issue). All we had to do was not go into prevent and play an actual defense for 1 or 2 plays. 

[Doc Brown]

2 hours ago, DabillsDaBillsDaBills said:

 

Sure, a properly executed squib kick puts us in a better position to win that game than a touchback, but there's no guarantee.

 

The next regular season game we played KC we scored with 16 seconds left in the 1st half, squibbed it, and they still scored a FG before the half ended.

 

There's also a famous playoff game we were involved in where we scored with 16 seconds left in the game, squibbed it, and it was returned it for a TD. 

 

I've never had a problem with the touchback decision (the miscommunication over the decision is a separate issue). All we had to do was not go into prevent and play an actual defense for 1 or 2 plays. 

I was more responding to this belief that we're just so far way from the Chiefs and we'll never get by Mahomes.  We lost by what?  Six in OT, three, and three against them two of the last three years.  Does that narrative even start if Gabe catches the TD with 9 seconds left instead of 13?  I wish we added more true play makers on offense but upgrading the defense even a little could do the trick.  That's assuming the Chiefs are more in our heads than they are the player's.

[Comebackkid]

5 hours ago, MJS said:

Considering KC, Philly, and Detroit are all above the Bills in defensive spending, it seems like the Bills are on the right track, right?

thats what i was looking at, funny that the knock on Detroit was their D.

If our D played as well during the playoffs as reg season we'd have at least 2 titles