shane nelson Posted May 6 Posted May 6 32 should not be retired, instead it should be buried, and never used again Quote
SoCal Deek Posted May 6 Posted May 6 Going on three pages and not a single post about the uniform colors? Come on, people! Quote
Shaw66 Posted May 6 Posted May 6 16 hours ago, Cash said: Thanks for posting! My reviews: OLB TJ Parker — No. 99 99 is usually best for a penetrating DT, but it can work on the edge. Will need to see it on Parker on the field to know for sure, but I'm cautiously optimistic. Grade: B with a chance to go up to A in preseason. CB Davison Igbinosun — No. 21 Great choice. 21 is very strong for a tall press-man CB. Grade: A T/G Jude Bowry — No. 74 Another great choice. Will work equally well if he comes in at OT or OG. Grade: A WR Skyler Bell — No. 13 This one could be a little shaky - maybe I've just got Gabe on the brain, but I think 13 works better for a taller and less shifty receiver. I'll reserve judgement until I see it on him though. Grade: Incomplete LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr — No. 52 Great number for an interior linebacker! Should work great with his body type, too. KEO needs to do something about that last name, though. He's starting at a disadvantage with the hyphen, but then to have that random R in the middle of "Elams"? That's tough. Grade (number): A+ Grade (name): C- S Jalen Kilgore — No. 29 Not bad, but I don't love it. Was picturing him somewhere in the 40s. Although I guess those are really LB numbers now, so this is probably for the best. Grade: B DT Zane Durant — No. 92 Solid choice for an undersized penetrating DT. A number in the 90s is an absolute MUST. Grade: A- CB Toriano Pride Jr. — No. 32 Yikes. For a guy with such a great CB name, this is a real obstacle to him even making the team. Forget about the OJ stuff for a minute - 32 works okay for a safety, but it's awful for a CB. Especially a small, blazing-fast one. Isn't 27 available? That was the obvious pick, and Foolish Pride blew it. Grade (number): F Grade (name): A P Tommy Doman Jr. — No. 39 Please tell me he'll switch numbers once he beats out Wishnowsky. This is awful. I've loosened up a fair amount on my old man takes about numbers, but seeing specialists with numbers higher than 19 still feels very wrong to me. Grade: D (would be an F, but c'mon, he's just a punter.) G Ar'maj Reed-Adams — No. 60 Ah, a nice palate cleanser to end on a positive note. 60 works great for a guard-only player, and should look good on his massive frame. Grade: A This is just a great, great post! It's full of: Obsessive fandom Humor Truth It's simultaneously stupid, a waste of time, and essential reading for any Bills fan. Thanks. 1 1 1 Quote
Thrivefourfive Posted May 6 Posted May 6 “#29 Kilgore” pops. Destroyer of worlds 17 hours ago, Cash said: Thanks for posting! My reviews: OLB TJ Parker — No. 99 99 is usually best for a penetrating DT, but it can work on the edge. Will need to see it on Parker on the field to know for sure, but I'm cautiously optimistic. Grade: B with a chance to go up to A in preseason. CB Davison Igbinosun — No. 21 Great choice. 21 is very strong for a tall press-man CB. Grade: A T/G Jude Bowry — No. 74 Another great choice. Will work equally well if he comes in at OT or OG. Grade: A WR Skyler Bell — No. 13 This one could be a little shaky - maybe I've just got Gabe on the brain, but I think 13 works better for a taller and less shifty receiver. I'll reserve judgement until I see it on him though. Grade: Incomplete LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr — No. 52 Great number for an interior linebacker! Should work great with his body type, too. KEO needs to do something about that last name, though. He's starting at a disadvantage with the hyphen, but then to have that random R in the middle of "Elams"? That's tough. Grade (number): A+ Grade (name): C- S Jalen Kilgore — No. 29 Not bad, but I don't love it. Was picturing him somewhere in the 40s. Although I guess those are really LB numbers now, so this is probably for the best. Grade: B DT Zane Durant — No. 92 Solid choice for an undersized penetrating DT. A number in the 90s is an absolute MUST. Grade: A- CB Toriano Pride Jr. — No. 32 Yikes. For a guy with such a great CB name, this is a real obstacle to him even making the team. Forget about the OJ stuff for a minute - 32 works okay for a safety, but it's awful for a CB. Especially a small, blazing-fast one. Isn't 27 available? That was the obvious pick, and Foolish Pride blew it. Grade (number): F Grade (name): A P Tommy Doman Jr. — No. 39 Please tell me he'll switch numbers once he beats out Wishnowsky. This is awful. I've loosened up a fair amount on my old man takes about numbers, but seeing specialists with numbers higher than 19 still feels very wrong to me. Grade: D (would be an F, but c'mon, he's just a punter.) G Ar'maj Reed-Adams — No. 60 Ah, a nice palate cleanser to end on a positive note. 60 works great for a guard-only player, and should look good on his massive frame. Grade: A Foolish Pride future Derby winner 1 1 Quote
quincy Posted May 6 Posted May 6 Bowry with the number choice is literally replacing Van Demark. Numbers previously worn by Bosa, Shaq and Epenesa all appear to be still available. Quote
blacklabel Posted May 7 Posted May 7 I just realized Beane likes picking dudes named Tommy. TE Tommy Sweeny picked in the 7th round of 2019. OL Tommy Doyle picked in round five of 2021. And now P Tommy Doman Jr. selected in round seven of 2026. I'm happy to be your source of useless information. 2 Quote
buffaloboyinATL Posted May 7 Posted May 7 On 5/5/2026 at 3:25 PM, MJS said: Good numbers. Nothing wacky. I'm not a big fan of having players choose whatever number they want regardless of position. so we don't consider #32 wacky anymore? I am wondering if that number will ever go to a player that sticks around for awhile. Quote
T.E. Posted May 7 Posted May 7 On 5/5/2026 at 4:59 PM, NewEra said: Disappointed in Bells number. Blehhhh. I miss WRs wearing 80s numbers. 3 Quote
KOKBILLS Posted May 7 Posted May 7 On 5/5/2026 at 4:59 PM, NewEra said: Disappointed in Bells number. Blehhhh. He'll switch to #1 when Hardman gets cut... 1 Quote
MJS Posted May 7 Posted May 7 28 minutes ago, buffaloboyinATL said: so we don't consider #32 wacky anymore? I am wondering if that number will ever go to a player that sticks around for awhile. That wouldn't be my definition of wacky. Just a number that has history. 1 Quote
machine gun kelly Posted May 7 Posted May 7 On 5/6/2026 at 8:51 AM, Shaw66 said: This is just a great, great post! It's full of: Obsessive fandom Humor Truth It's simultaneously stupid, a waste of time, and essential reading for any Bills fan. Thanks. That was funny Shaw. I honestly and truly could care less what numbers these players choose or are assigned. I just learn at the beginning of the season, and that’s it. Quote
MJS Posted May 8 Posted May 8 On 5/5/2026 at 3:10 PM, Cash said: Thanks for posting! My reviews: OLB TJ Parker — No. 99 99 is usually best for a penetrating DT, but it can work on the edge. Will need to see it on Parker on the field to know for sure, but I'm cautiously optimistic. Grade: B with a chance to go up to A in preseason. CB Davison Igbinosun — No. 21 Great choice. 21 is very strong for a tall press-man CB. Grade: A T/G Jude Bowry — No. 74 Another great choice. Will work equally well if he comes in at OT or OG. Grade: A WR Skyler Bell — No. 13 This one could be a little shaky - maybe I've just got Gabe on the brain, but I think 13 works better for a taller and less shifty receiver. I'll reserve judgement until I see it on him though. Grade: Incomplete LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr — No. 52 Great number for an interior linebacker! Should work great with his body type, too. KEO needs to do something about that last name, though. He's starting at a disadvantage with the hyphen, but then to have that random R in the middle of "Elams"? That's tough. Grade (number): A+ Grade (name): C- S Jalen Kilgore — No. 29 Not bad, but I don't love it. Was picturing him somewhere in the 40s. Although I guess those are really LB numbers now, so this is probably for the best. Grade: B DT Zane Durant — No. 92 Solid choice for an undersized penetrating DT. A number in the 90s is an absolute MUST. Grade: A- CB Toriano Pride Jr. — No. 32 Yikes. For a guy with such a great CB name, this is a real obstacle to him even making the team. Forget about the OJ stuff for a minute - 32 works okay for a safety, but it's awful for a CB. Especially a small, blazing-fast one. Isn't 27 available? That was the obvious pick, and Foolish Pride blew it. Grade (number): F Grade (name): A P Tommy Doman Jr. — No. 39 Please tell me he'll switch numbers once he beats out Wishnowsky. This is awful. I've loosened up a fair amount on my old man takes about numbers, but seeing specialists with numbers higher than 19 still feels very wrong to me. Grade: D (would be an F, but c'mon, he's just a punter.) G Ar'maj Reed-Adams — No. 60 Ah, a nice palate cleanser to end on a positive note. 60 works great for a guard-only player, and should look good on his massive frame. Grade: A I think we'll see more kickers and punters in the higher digits going forward because players all seem to like the low numbers. Receivers want to be in a 1-19 area now instead of the traditional 80s. And since they opened it up for other positions as well, you have random guys vying for those low numbers too. Punters and kickers are not going to supersede other positions for those coveted low numbers. Personally, I don't get it. I think single digit numbers look terrible on receivers or any other position besides specialists or QBs (Bernard switching to no. 8? So gross). The teens are fine for receivers, but I like to see them in the 80s. I applaud Elarms-Orr for using a traditional linebacker number in the 50s. I sure hope he doesn't switch to something weird when more numbers become available. 1 Quote
skibum Posted May 8 Posted May 8 On 5/5/2026 at 3:53 PM, boyst said: Nice to see 32 being used maybe he will be on the roster. Hope he makes the cut. I feel like 32 should be quietly retired. Quote
boyst Posted May 8 Posted May 8 1 hour ago, skibum said: I feel like 32 should be quietly retired. Or... Ya know ... Move on and it'll be forgotten. Quote
MJS Posted May 8 Posted May 8 3 hours ago, skibum said: I feel like 32 should be quietly retired. It basically was. But now it is back. Even though it is a available now, some players might not want the number because of the reminder that comes with it. 1 hour ago, boyst said: Or... Ya know ... Move on and it'll be forgotten. That will take a couple more generations, at least. Quote
JP51 Posted May 8 Posted May 8 to this day it is weird to see 32 on a Bills uni On 5/7/2026 at 10:30 AM, blacklabel said: I just realized Beane likes picking dudes named Tommy. TE Tommy Sweeny picked in the 7th round of 2019. OL Tommy Doyle picked in round five of 2021. And now P Tommy Doman Jr. selected in round seven of 2026. I'm happy to be your source of useless information. 1 Quote
boyst Posted May 8 Posted May 8 17 minutes ago, MJS said: It basically was. But now it is back. Even though it is a available now, some players might not want the number because of the reminder that comes with it. That will take a couple more generations, at least. These young guys probably don't even know who Travis henry was, I doubt they know OJ. Most of them are basket weaving majors from the SEC. Quote
MJS Posted May 8 Posted May 8 (edited) 1 hour ago, boyst said: These young guys probably don't even know who Travis henry was, I doubt they know OJ. Most of them are basket weaving majors from the SEC. They find out real quick, I'm sure. If anyone chooses 32, I'm sure they get inundated with OJ stuff. Edited May 8 by MJS Quote
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