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Aren’t some of you over reacting about a week to week injury? Quite possible Samuel doesn’t even miss any time.

3 of our last 5 first picks in the draft were used on pass catchers for Allen. 4 of our last 6 picks in first 2 rounds were on the offense in general.

I guess I just love football because this was the most whiney thread I’ve read in a while. Even if you think we won’t win a SB this year, why wouldn’t someone be excited to see our younger players play and develop as hopefully future pieces to a SB trophy? Guess the team is only worth watching if they are a SB contender to some…also guess that means you’ve watched very little Bills football because we weren’t SB contenders very often.

Oh I agree, was more leaving the door open for something else

That’s such a gross exaggeration of what I have said. And I was not at all against taking a second WR in the draft. I literally said before the draft I just don’t want to go first and second back to back, but taking a second one in the third round or later I was on board with. But I also said I don’t think Beane will, which I was right about, and for all the reasons I stated because of all the things I listened to Beane say leading up to the draft. As far as this group, I’m definitely not the loudest cheerleader, not by a mile. I have not made any declarations of certain success. I have never said this group for sure is the answer. Dont confuse having an optimistic view with certainty. I’ve said many times it may not work, we don’t know. But the difference between me and the sky is falling folks is that I’m not being psychotic about one season. Changes happen, it’s inevitable and I like the fact we got younger, tougher, and cleaned up our cap while stock piling more premium picks next year. Yes, I’m high on Kincaid and Shakir, and I’m not the only one and that view is justified. And I like what Keon brings to the table. Do NOT over exaggerate my optimistic views on our youth as if I am delusional and think everything is a lock to be great. No disrespect, but you’re melting down over 2 end of bench players getting hurt, one who sucks in MVS and another that was not likely to even make the roster in Claypool. Samuel is just week to week. These injuries may not even impact us. Me on the other hand…I’ve said a hundred times now, including today and over the weekend…This team is set up great going into next year with cap space, young talent, and extra premium draft picks. We will be in prime position to go get a top tier receiver if we still need one in FA, via trade, or draft. We can go get a premier edge rusher…what ever our issue is, we have the resources to be aggressive. And quite frankly, I’ve been saying for years we are too SOFT…with our so called home field we were getting out muscled on both sides of the ball in the playoffs, especially the last 2 years. So yeah, I like we got rid of soft, inefficient and aging players and Diggs negative energy. I like we added size for Allen with Kincaid and Keon, and I am high on Shakir. None of that has anything to do with the garbage at the end of the bench. I hated the MVS signing and been saying he sucks all camp. Claypool I even said I had skepticism he could get his head on straight here and was a high reward low risk signing as he is any easy cut if he isn’t getting it.

I mean 3 WRs got hurt. Anytime a team has 3 WR injuries they are short on WRs. And the fact someone starts a WR thread doesn’t mean the sky is falling either.

I feel like he looks like a guy who has had his confidence shaken, which is why I think he’s holding the ball so long. Could be he’s been hurt or still learning the offense, but honestly he just looks like he isn’t processing what he’s seeing fast enough to me.

What part of Josh is only being 28 is confusing to you or a spin? Maybe if you didn't have a biased viewpoint you are so invested in facts wouldn't look like "spin moves" to you.

And he got one...they don't happen over night when you have a lunatic falsely accusing you of a sex crime an hour after you actually had a confirmed sexual encounter with her.

I agree with these...Every team goes through transition periods, people freaking out like it should never happen are just over the top. You can't escape cap decisions in the modern FA era and you can't escape players getting older. First off, most teams transition periods are far far worse. Beane has managed his cap and roster well enough to be able to take a $31m hit on Diggs and still field a team that has the potential to compete still. More importantly, what SO MANY people miss is just how well setup moving forward we are with Josh at the early stages of his prime. Next year, the cap isn't an issue and we are armed with an 2 second round picks and 3 fourth round picks to go with all our other picks. The team has a lot of young talent and prospects on it now and Beane will be in position to be aggressive next year to make big moves in the areas we need them.

First, I was one of the biggest Araiza defenders during that time citing a complete lack of evidence of any kind linking him and a ton of evidence suggesting maybe he was not involved. I pointed out her lawyer posted screen shots of her diary the day after that literally said she didn't even know how she got in the room, did not know who was in the room, and questioned her own behavior in playing a role. I pointed out that her own friends gave official statements saying he was not at the house when the incident happened. I can keep going...but the point is, I thought it was ludicrous to convict this kid off nothing other than a civil law suit anyone can file when there were not even any charges filed. And his lawyer made it so obvious their case was weak and desperate in the media. Did not mean he was innocent, but it did mean there was no evidence at suggesting he was guilty either that had come out. I urged everyone to WAIT until we have real information, not "claims" by someones civil attorney whose only job is to pursue money conveniently after one of the kids from the party made it to the NFL. Especially since she wrote in her own words 24 hours later that she didn't know who was involved and then conveniently only filed a civil suit against the guy in the NFL. Second, none of that matters. The fact I had to argue with so many people here those things who were ready to hang the kid is the point. The media wanted blood, the fans wanted blood...I had a poster here threaten me physically because he said I was supporting a rapist. He later apologized and it was all good, but that is how charged up people were. Third, soooo many people were not satisfied with cutting him, they attacked Beane and McD for taking "too long" and "only doing it because the story was leaked". McD and Beane handled the situation perfectly, they didn't dodge questions, they spoke candidly to the media and for long periods of time, they made themselves available and gave the kid a chance before making a decision to cut him. And when they cut him, there was a LOT not yet known and the kid had to go defend his life and there wasn't room for football. To now flip the script and fault them for cutting him is crazy. PS: HE IS A PUNTER. Lets not pretend he is the missing SB piece.

It will be interesting to see if the Bills are linked to any potential moves this week with how bad Mitch has been and with MVS dinged up (and also sucking) after Claypool was already cut due to injury as well.

I still think Mahomes would have been an elite QB here, to say he wouldn't be takes all the credit away from his talent and gives all the credit just to his coaches. But...he would not have any SB trophies or MVP's most likely he was here. Meanwhile I have supreme confidence Allen is being discussed as a potential GOAT had he played in KC this whole time as I think he would have multiple MVP's and SB rings.

Thats a fact. And furthermore, that wasn't seen as a strong QB class either and the 2018 one was already being predicted to be one of the best classes in a decade or more potentially. So hard to fault a team about to fire their GM and start a full rebuild the next year under that GM for passing on taking a QB in a weaker draft when we have an opportunity to have a new regime evaluate a better class a whole season armed with multiple first round picks to go get they guy we deem we want.

He has looked good, granted against lower level competition. He has had no reps with the ones, specifically Allen, that I have seen or heard yet (unless I missed something more recent), so for him to get a chance to compete to start right now would take an injury situation to make that happen. The Center and QB need time together, its a must. I think he is our future starting center, and I loved the pick and I still love the pick. But, without reps with Allen, I just don't think he has any chance to start any time soon without injuries coming into play.

Very few people wanted Mahomes at 10 that draft around here, so lets not pretend he was the obvious pick and we passed. In fact, most people here had Trubisky as the top QB or Watson. And almost everyone wanted to take Watson over Mahomes if we had gone QB at that time. Araiza, there was nothing the Bills could do there, they had to make that move, and they were dragged through the mud by so many people here and in the media for not doing it "sooner". And Worthy...KC is a great fit in KC where he gets to be a 3rd or 4th option behind Kelce, Rice, and Hollywood. But Bills already had their fill of smaller WR's, they needed a bigger outside target who can be more physical as we have not been the more physical team in our playoff exits. Roles and situations are a big part of a players fit and success/failure in the NFL. Bills needed an outside guy that isn't getting blown up every time he is jammed at the LOS.

I think hes been doing fine...preseason week 1 there were timing issues all over the OL, kinks to be worked out, mostly in run packages. But this week it was a strong bounce back, although O'Cyrus didn't have a great game again, but I am not too worried about him as they settle in.

Offense - Quarterbacks - Is it even worth wasting time writing something? Mitch sucks...and if you thought he sucked watching the game, the All-22 is going to just make you more disgusted. Mitch has no vision, he had opportunities all over the field all game where he either didn't see or didn't see that they were coming open. I was irritated during the live game and I was even more frustrated seeing it in deeper detail. He was holding the ball too long a lot, locking on to guys, seemingly looking at guys coming open and frustratingly not throwing them the ball, and just made a lot of poor throws and decisions. 3 plays - A 1st down opportunity, a TD opportunity, and a turnover highlight just how bad he was. I already mentioned them in another thread, but now seeing it on All-22 I am going to cover them again as it just confirmed what I had previously said. 1st Down Opp - Mitch has Coleman run a great route and get separation for an easy catch and YAC and looks to be right in Mitch's vision...doesn't see him. Hollins runs a curl and is standing wide open a couple yards shy of the first down marker where a quick throw would give him a chance to turn and get the first. Mitch just holds the ball for literally no reason...and despite staring at Hollins, doesn't throw it and keeps holding it until he finally fires it late which Hollins makes the now contested catch but well short of a first down. TD Opp - Regardless of anyones position on whether Keon should have or shouldn't have caught that pass, it was a beautiful route that was wasted by a lame duck wobbly throw well out in front and putting Keon in danger. There is no excuse for this poor of a pass this short on a simple slant. As far as Keon goes, it wasn't a very catchable ball. His arms are fully extended but it still hits his finger tips only and the ball is off axis wobbly, making that a very low percentage reception in general and the only reason he got his finger tips on it was his length, it wouldn't have even touched the hands of some of our other WR's. Interception - This was worse on the All-22 than even live. What is frustrating, as once again, he has a WR coming open early for a YAC opportunity in Hollins right over the middle, right where Mitch's eyes are...doesn't seem to even see him again. And once again he holds the ball forever and then panic throws to Morris who is not remotely open, there was nothing at all to entice a reasonable QB to make this throw, then the throw was worse than the decision. Receivers - Not going to spend a lot of time here with no Allen because Mitch was so bad. However, couple of notes: Coleman made some nice plays this game, but the obvious most talked about one is the TD attempt. I don't care what anyone says, 2 things are clear as day on the All-22: 1 - It was an excellent route and again got separation, which he did on several pass plays this game where Mitch just didn't look his way. That was a TD route with a well placed ball. Keon has excellent hands, even if you think it was a "drop", I think we can all agree that his hands are of no ones concern. The question has been can he win routes and give a good target to the QB, and he did that again like he did on his 3rd target in the Bears game where Mitch threw a horrible ball and wasted the rep making the ball nearly uncatchable. 2 - The ball was off his finger tips, and it was rotating as a wobbly duck. I don't know how many people here have played football and caught passes, but that is a low percentage situation. The vast majority of the fault for this incompletion lies with Mitch. Overall group of the top end guys - Our guys at the top end of our depth chart continue to show well on film and winning routes, but Mitch has just shown very poor vision these first 2 games, but our guys were getting open and separation. Guys fighting for a spot - Nothing positive to take away here, its a concern. MVS sucks, and now may have an injury, although seems like he escaped a long term neck injury as tests came back negative. I think its possible we see Beane make a move here for the back end of the depth chart if MVS is out long enough to put week 1 in question. Running Backs - Wow, what a turn around. I wrote in my week 1 All-22 review that I was NOT worried about the OL because the pass pro was good and the run game issues were all correctable and just looked like guys not yet in sync and having timing issues. Then they come out this week and showed a nice turn around and give our backs a chance out there to make some runs. Cook had a nice bounce back, but he was overshadowed by Ray Davis. He was my RB3 in the draft and I loved the pick, and this kid just continues to impress. He is going to play a lot more than I think people thought when we drafted him. I love how he hits the hole, he has excellent acceleration so he his playing decisive and hitting the hole both quickly and with aggression. And he is already our best pass catcher out of the backfield IMHO. Evans and Gore - Both of these guys impressed. Very good game by them, but I don't know if there is a path to the roster if we keep Cook, Davis, and Ty...be interesting to see if we keep 4...we did it in the past, but one of them was always Taiwan who was kept as a ST ace rather than a RB. Offensive Line - Great bounce back game. I will say though O'Cyrus did not have his best game, but still not worried overall about him after his play last year, but hope we see him start to get the rust off next week as he has not had a good first 2 pre-season games. Defense - I am running out of time this morning, so going to summarize the D has a whole and then talk about a few guys that deserve more discussion. Overall this was a very strong showing by the defense especially coming into the game without Milano and then no Bernard either. Some good games by several players, but the stars of the show were our rookies: Dorian - Only guy on my list that isn't a rookie, but he has the biggest spot light on him coming into the game. Dorian has flashed potential, but there have been concerns about him improving in coverage. And while there is still work to do there, overall, his pretty good in coverage and only noted one bad play in pass coverage. Overall, he had a good game, and good to see him step up in the wake of Milano injury and keep building on his development. Anderseen - What can I say that hasn't already been said? I was more impressed with him on the All-22 than I was in the game. What impressed me the most was his intstincts and ability to shed blocks to get to the ball. Its one game, but this kid played his tail off like he was an early draft pick. Its not often when I come away excited to see a UDFA rookie play again next week. Solomon - He continues to impress me, and I was even more impressed this week than I was last week. Its hard to get to high on guys in preseason, like even Anderseen above, but his ability to rush and also defend the run has been great to see and if he keeps it up, I think he is trending to being a regular in the DE rotation. Hardy - I said in shout box, live in game thread, and the post game thread...Hardy is making this team as a CORNERBACK. Will he also return kicks, quite possibly, but he isn't going to be kept just on return ability, and if Hamler or someone else gets named returner, he will still make this roster. He was all over the field yesterday and his ability on the outside has been surprisingly good. And he was out there against their starting outside WR's and holding his own despite his NCB size. He has become one of my favorite surprises of camp, especially since cornerback depth has been a major concern of mine entering camp. Overall, I thought the All-22 was actually a lot of positives with few negatives. HOWEVER...the few negatives are big and vastly on the QB's...we have a backup QB problem right now. Mitch looks lost and plays like someone who has lost his confidence. And he wasn't a good enough QB to begin with to be able to play through some shaken confidence. If Allen goes down for a long period of time, the season is over no matter the backup QB most likely. But I am more concerned about Allen leaving a game early and still needing to win that game...or maybe missing a game or two...because in a very TOUGH AFC, 1 game can be the difference of making or missing the playoffs. And nothing Mitch has done in camp or these first 2 pre-season games gives me any confidence he can come into a game or start a game and feel like we are going to win.

Nothing against Cook, but Diggs (a higher tier player) just went for a day 2 pick…if you can get a day 2 pick for an undersized RB with ball security issues you do it. Id take that day 2 pick especially knowing he won’t likely get a 2nd contract and you can go sign a FA to backup Davis. Next year we would have 4 picks in the first 2 rounds plus out 3rd and 3 fourth rounders. Not to mention good cap space. We would be heavily armed to make significant moves and set this team up for next 5 years.

This is just incorrect. The ball only hit his finger tips and was a wobbly duck. That is going to not be caught a lot more than it is going to be caught in the NFL. And I don’t know what game you are watching because I saw him get open several times and Mitch not look his way. I watched the All-22 last week and he didn't see separation issues either.

I agree with almost all your points, including the deeper WR spots competing behind Hollins. But I am not quite sure how anyone can say there wasn’t a ton of separation by the starters when they were coming open all game and Mitch either didn’t even look their way, held the ball forever, threw instead to someone not open, threw a late pass, or just flat out threw a bad pass. I can name many examples, but here are a few that includes what should have been a first down…should have been a TD…should have been a big competition instead or an INT. On a completion to Hollins, Coleman gets wide open for an easy catch with RAC potential for a first down right in front of Mitch. Instead Mitch held the ball an eternity before finally throwing a late pass to Hollins who also had been open a while before getting him the ball late. Hollins makes the catch short of the first down with no chance to advance the ball. On the should be TD pass to Coleman…replay shows Coleman fully extended but the pass was wobbly and just out of reach of his finger tips. Coleman ran an excellent route that is a TD with Allen at QB that was wasted by Mitch…again just like last week. On the interception, Hollins ran a great route and beat his man for a perfect window for a strike and big YAC yardage with a well placed ball, and literally right in front of Mitch. Yet Mitch holds the ball too long and then throws an atrocious ball again to Morris (who feels like Morris paid Mitch to keep throwing him the ball as he made several bad choices over guys wide open elsewhere) that is so bad it’s a gift interception. I watched Coleman, Shakir, Hollins, Knox etc win on routes with separation for should be passes to them and Mitch either didn’t even look at them or did something else totally stupid. Im not saying that yesterday answered any questions, especially with such poor QB play, but there were a lot of positives from them (wasted and ruined by poor QB play) and nothing about yesterdays game confirms or raises concerns. I do very much agree that the WR spots behind those first 4 guys is a concern right now. MVS already sucks, and now may be lost to injury and Shavers hasn’t shined yet like we have heard about from practices. Hamler isn’t doing enough to win a job either IMHO. IMHO, I think they may be looking to add a WR this week to come in and compete as a speed guy in the 5th spot. I am not sure who is out there, but I wouldn’t at all be surprised if we see a move this week of some sort.

Hardy is gonna make this team as a DB regardless if he wins the returner job IMHO. He’s really impressed me 2 weeks in a row.

Hardy is gonna make this team as a DB regardless if he’s the returner

it was a wobbly pass just out of reach. Terrible throw to waste a should be TD

Milton was 2-10 today. I don’t know he’s any better