Greg Rousseau has turned out to be a complete slug.

[Augie]

On 11/26/2025 at 5:13 PM, Billsflyer12 said:

Any idea why local Bills media feel obligated to act as Bills PR?

 

Anytime fans or outside media has any bit of criticism or concern, one of the local media write, post or say something as if it was handed to them by Bills PR to spread.

 

Does the Bills media suddenly run Pro Football Focus? The Bills didn’t make that up. They didn’t invent a stat to refute those who don’t know what they are watching. 

[ScottishBills]

5 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

Does the Bills media suddenly run Pro Football Focus? The Bills didn’t make that up. They didn’t invent a stat to refute those who don’t know what they are watching. 

 

No but people do quote those stats to refute what others see with their eyes 🤷🏽‍♂️

 

Either that or some of you think there is ANYTHING the same about Parsons and Rousseau's impact on games of football in which case 🤣🤣🤣 

[Augie]

11 minutes ago, ScottishBills said:

 

No but people do quote those stats to refute what others see with their eyes 🤷🏽‍♂️

 

Either that or some of you think there is ANYTHING the same about Parsons and Rousseau's impact on games of football in which case 🤣🤣🤣 

 

Stats are stats. I can’t speak for your eyes. Are you saying the stat is wrong, or you just don’t care about such things? 

 

I would say they are almost polar opposites in style, yet the edge setter has the same pressure rate as the designated freelance QB hunter? Go figure. I think we just have a lot of frustrated fans who need somebody to blame. There is plenty to go around, but they might be barking up the wrong tree here. 

 

OH, and let’s not forget Groot has an AAV of $20Mil, while Parson’s AAV is $47Mil. That’s not nothing. 

 

 

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Edited Sunday at 04:31 PM by Augie

[BADOLBILZ]

21 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

Yeah and everyone here was so happy in 2023 with Bernard.  He had all these fumble recoveries, think an Int or so.  Recall reading one article after the season that stated Bernard is very good at making splash plays, but little elsewhere.  And that article proved true over past two seasons.

As for Rousseau, from an article today in the BN.  Again same thing, no splash plays as in sacks so he's terrible.   The only thing that's really terrible is the ability of most posters here to evaluate talent.  Likely if Groot got some better help on the line the sacks would come.

 

Greg Rousseau's win rate on pass-rush snaps (30.2%) in Weeks 9 through 12 was tied with the Packers' Micah Parson for the fourth-best mark among NFL edge rushers, according to Pro Football Focus. Rousseau's eight run stops during that span are tied for second most.

 

 

Bernard had a tremendous 2023.   Most splash plays by an inside/middle LB since Urlacher in the early 2000's.   Super smart, instinctive player and the Bills best pass rusher.  Just.......for some reason.........they decided to quit trying to be big and force double teams at one-tech.   Perhaps because they didn't have to justify Edmunds 1st round status any longer.  

 

That was fine if they were just going to chew Bernard up and spit him out and draft another guy to play the middle but he's much too small to hold up to the beating of being in the middle of a two LB system without a space eating 1T.    Extending him with time left was stupid.  On defense, safeties and LB's are usually the positions most allowed to hit free agency.   There will be 3-5 relatively big name LB's that they could have replaced Bernard with this offseason.  

 

They should have let Bernard play it out and see if he survives if that's the way you are playing it.   

 

To @Avisan point.......they should have done with Edmunds what the Bears have done to get the most out of Edmunds(currently on IR, fwiw).   The Bears moved him to outside LB.   

[In Summary]

Rousseau has been pretty consistent at being Rousseau.  Beane is the guy who chose to pay him.

[Augie]

17 minutes ago, In Summary said:

Rousseau has been pretty consistent at being Rousseau.  Beane is the guy who chose to pay him.

 

Let’s not forget, he’s getting paid maybe half of what the top guys are getting. Groot has an AAV of $20mil, while Parsons is $47 mil and Myles Garrett is $40mil. TJ Watt gets $41mil, Hutchinson $45mil. Let’s not act like he’s getting top dollar for the position. He’s not.  He’s paid somewhere around where he belongs, imo, and I have no problem with the value.

 

 

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Edited Sunday at 05:06 PM by Augie

[Augie]

On 11/21/2025 at 11:37 AM, SCBills said:

Do you think it makes sense to pay a Robin who sets the EDGE and is primarily a run defender before you find a legit pass rusher?

 

We let Edmunds walk because he never made splash plays, was going to get paid, but the argument was he alters the way opponents attack us in the pass game. 
 

If the FO couldn’t justify paying big money for that then how do they justify paying big money for a Robin DE who primarily functions as a plus run defender?

 

 

 

You do realize that he is being paid like a Robin, right? He’s getting less than half of what the top guys are getting with his $20mil AAV. Parsons gets $47mil, Hutchinson $45mil, TJ Watt $41mil, Garrett $40mil, etc. You pay your good football players, and he’s one of them whether you like it or not. No, he’s not Aiden Hutchinson, and he’s getting paid accordingly. 

 

Take off the angry colored glasses and you might see this more clearly. 

[Kelly to Allen]

I defended him multiple times. I've compared him to Sean Jones and Charles Mann from the late 80s and early 90s. 

 

With Bosa out it's time for him to take this game over. I'm talking 2-3 sacks, multiple pressures, and causing constant havoc. He has the ability and has flashed the ability. He's 25 now and it's time to be a big time pass rusher.

 

He played at an extremely high level vs KC so I expect the same here, and a little more. 

 

On a side note, we traded up for TJ Sanders and he's fully healthy. He flashed a lot in camp reportedly and looked to be turning a corner vs Pittsburgh. 

 

The ascension of these two is massive for this game and going forward is extremely important. 

 

 

[QB Bills]

He won't get sacks but he's great at setting the edge and helping with the worst run defense this team has had in years.

[SunDSolar]

2-3 sacks only happens if we go up by two TDs early, allowing our DEs to go after Burrow without worry about setting the edge and run responsibilities on 1st and 2nd down.

[Matt_In_NH]

Absolutely he needs to step it up. 

[BuffaloMatt]

I am Groot

[Yobogoya!]

I get where people are coming from when they say he is "doing what McDermott asks" most of the time, which makes him much less of a threat as a pass rusher. 

 

But with the current state of the D line, they'd better be asking him to do something else this game. 

[WotAGuy]

The odds of him stepping up with a practice squad guy on the other end, are very, very slim. If anything, Groot will draw more attention and the practice squad guy will have a better chance to step up. 

[NeverOutNick]

[Buddy Hix]

Groot is not a “step up” kinda guy. He’s a steady player who Beane overpaid.

[BuffaloBillyG]

I think this is a game where AJE actually does well. He can be disruptive. 

 

 

[QCity]

5 hours ago, Kelly to Allen said:

I defended him multiple times. I've compared him to Sean Jones and Charles Mann from the late 80s and early 90s. 

 

 

IDK I think he's more like a Derrick Thomas or Lawrence Taylor type. 

[Whites Bay]

We get this goddamn thread every week.

 

Sorry to come across as negative.  I'm one of the more positive fans on the board.  But seeing "Groot has to step up this week" is like expecting the sun to rise in the east.

[strive_for_five_guy]

7 minutes ago, QCity said:

 

IDK I think he's more like a Derrick Thomas or Lawrence Taylor type. 

Agreed, time for Rousseau to turn into these guys 😂