Who’s the Superstar?

[Ethan in Cleveland]

15 hours ago, Maine-iac said:

I have nothing bad to say about Roman.  The guy made offenses with Kaepernick, Taylor, and Lamar all top offenses.  He's been successful everywhere he's been.

Yup. Lots of ways to win in the NFL.  Chargers win the AFC West this year and then we slug it out with them in OP for the AFC Championship...hint that is a preview of my season predictions

[frostbitmic]

I think Hairston will have a really good rookie year on his way to Superstardom.

 

Cook - With another year like last, he'll be a Superstar.

 

Sanders could prove to be the teams best DT by the end of the year. 

 

Dawkins may already be a Superstar for his play and for his personality. 

[BillsShredder83]

On 7/19/2025 at 8:16 AM, BuffaloBillyG said:

I think TJ Sanders has that kind of potential. 

I know the "McBeane doesnt play rookies" thing has been debunked, and we probably trend in middle of the pack with rookie playing time... but investing at IDL is nice, because we know theyre absolutely going to get snaps.  Good for their development and motivation! (and keeping this place from b-wording non stop)

[BillsShredder83]

On 7/19/2025 at 11:35 AM, HappyDays said:

It's a good question. The Bills have lacked stars and those are the players that you need to make game changing plays in critical moments of critical games. If Kincaid was a star last year we might have gone to the Super Bowl. So yeah it's a meaningful talking point.

 

The obvious place to look first is young players from last year that looked like they were on the verge of breaking out, especially at premium positions. In that respect there aren't any obvious candidates for the Bills. I expect Coleman to take a significant step but I can't say he is on the verge of being a superstar. Bishop at this point I'm just hoping becomes a decent player. Same goes for the rest of last year's rookie class. From the 2023 class Kincaid is the only name that seems even remotely possible, and yeah I'm not ready to predict that.

 

So then I would look to the first picks of this year's draft class. It's very difficult to become a star as a rookie but we drafted some players with high end athletic traits for a defense that badly needed those traits so it's at least reasonably possible. Sanders I expect to have an impact but being part of a rotation behind an established vet in Oliver will limit his opportunities. Same for Jackson and I think he's two years away from reaching his ceiling in any case. So for me the most likely candidate on the team is Maxwell Hairston. His path to a full time starting position is clear. CB is a premium position and makes impact plays. And he has the athletic ability to make plays that go above and beyond the scheme which is what defines stars. In actuality I'm not predicting he becomes a star that quickly because of the learning curve but he's the only candidate on the roster I feel reasonably hopeful for.

 

A sneaky pick might be Spencer Brown. He doesn't meet the usual traits of a breakout star because he plays a non-premium position and is already several years into his career. Penei Sewell and Lane Johnson are probably the only RTs playing today that would be considered to be stars. But if Brown takes another step forward from last year he could be in that discussion. To me he's already a star as a run blocker. If he can get his pass protection a little closer to that level I'd put him in the star category.

I know a Hawes & Lee Smith joke was made upstream.... but seriously if we can get him up to that level (not a hugeee ask), Hawes and Brown run blocking out to the right is going to be so much freakin fun to see!!

[billsfan89]

I don’t know if he’s gonna be a star but I like Cole Bishop as a breakout guy. He was a 2nd round pick for good reason and while he was a little up and down his rookie year when forced into action he improved somewhat as the year went on. He put a lot on Tape some good some bad and I think an elite DB coaching staff will coach him up and get him to be a high end starter at safety.

 

I also like Landon Jackson longer term. I think he’s gonna add some pop to the back end of the rotation his rookie year but by year 2-3 I could see him being a monster.

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

On 7/19/2025 at 7:13 AM, Billsfed1 said:

Who’s the guy not named Allen that really takes off?

 

Barger for the Blue Jays is a great example, kids gonna be a star.  

 

When I look at the Bills I’m thinking Jackson, Walker and Strong.  Possibly Hawes.

 

Walker is going to get the opportunity, same for Hawes. I think they both really light it up at home but we’ll see

 

You’re the real Superstar, champ. 🏆 🎊 don’t ever sell yourself short. This forum wouldn’t be the same without u.

20 hours ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:

 

Greg Roman, remember him? Pairing Greg Roman up with Herbert is a terrible formula. I am excited to see what Palmer can do, and of course Moore.

Well, we know he can run fast so there’s that.

[Buffalo Junction]

6 hours ago, JP51 said:

Yeah, I think if you are talking about superstar like outside of the lines.. meaning media attention, I agree... then again, what LT gets Papa John's commercials LOL...  although, I think Papa John's or some food company should sign him... I can see him at a table with like 8 pizza's smacking someone that wanted a slice 😆 Like

 

"Papa John's pizza's are so good you might even try to steal a slice from Dion Dawkins..." then he lays the lumber on the dude trying to grab a slice...  I shoulda been in advertising LOL.... 

Plenty of options. Even internet security or VPN services…. Try to hack JA17’s computer and “Ger Dion’d”