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    Training Camp 7/31 9:45 AM - Full pads this week

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    10 minutes ago, Virgil said:

    Not sure that beating that right side is an accomplishment.  That worries me about Josh more than it encourages me about the pass rush 

    Only positive spin: Josh likes to escape right and is dangerous when he does. So many rushers will be instructed to not go too aggressive and leave any running lanes on the right side.

     

    But yea..its a problem

    Diggs NOT at mandatory minicamp, McDermott "very concerned" DAY 2 UPDATE: He's back

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    43 minutes ago, BarleyNY said:

     

    I think he made it clear t the team during and after the playoff loss last season what he’s upset about. Lack of effort by many players and Dorsey. I honestly don’t know if he’s upset with Allen or not.

     

    Parting ways now would be very, very difficult. If traded his 2023 dead cap would be $13.2M which would gain the Bills $1.7M in space. But his 2024 dead cap would be $31.1M. Outright cutting him would only be marginally worse this season and the same next. LINK

    i dont get what not showing up accomplishes though, towards improving effort in January

    Diggs NOT at mandatory minicamp, McDermott "very concerned" DAY 2 UPDATE: He's back

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    5 minutes ago, Mango said:

     

    He didn't sign a new contract. He was restructured. Most NFL contracts include approval for future restructures. From a contractual point of view there was no need to notify Diggs at all. 

    Although after the way he behaved at the end of the season, one would think a team would make sure they weren't handcuffing themselves to a player who would refuse to show up. 

    He did sign a new contract extension last season. He was re-structured this season.

    “Legends” awarded F&B contract for the new stadium

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    13 minutes ago, sullim4 said:

    That's a big loss for Delaware North, to lose the hometown deal.

     

    As the article alludes to, it's likely a drop in the bucket, but it doesn't reflect well on them.  FWIW I've always thought concessions at the stadium weren't very well run and so I'm sort of happy that someone else will get a chance at making them better.

    My thoughts too. Im not guaranteeing itll be better but I am more than happy to try something different.

    Five big AFCE questions

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    Defense is pretty volatile year to year. The idea that youll just take the 2022 Jets and add a quality QB isnt fool proof. Teams change, development isnt linear all the time so itll be interesting to see how things go with Sauce and Gardner in year 2 plus the team chemistry with new additions. You can find lots of evidence where QBs changing teams didnt work (including a HoFer from GB to NYJ) but you can also look at Manning and Brady for success stories. Time will tell.

     

    As for the Dolphins, I would be a little bit worried about how Tua played down the stretch in addition to hit concussion history. Even when he played (except against us of course) he struggled from the Houston game onward. His averages from week 11-15 were 1-4, 54% comp%, 1.4:1 TD:Int, 85 QB Rating. So youve gotta hope McD has another trick up his sleeve because defense started to figure them out a bit.

     

    Im not too worried about the Pats.

     

    I think the Bills still win this division.

    Will DeAndre Hopkins be available this offseason?

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    1 hour ago, MasterStrategist said:

    Haha, let's just say I don't overthink someone following another on socials/or overthinking someone's posts...

     

    Just this offseason, people overthinking social media of players...we've been rumored to :

    1. Derrick Henry

    2. Dalvin Cook

    3. OBJ

    4. Hopkins

    5. Who is next?

     

    Can't wait for Josh to follow Patrick Mahomes, then Pat to post about Buffalo Wings...OMG, we might be trading for him

    I think youre imagining people getting more excited than they are. This is just fun, and most people just treat it as that.

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    Chad Hall leaves for Jags

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    Interesting that this is a lateral move. By all accounts he was well liked in Buffalo. I wonder if he wanted out or if we werent overly interested in having him return.

     

    Either way maybe itll be a change for the good since our WR development was lacking last season.

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    Who are Sean McDermott's peers?

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    20 hours ago, Chaos said:

    My personal opinion is that QB and HC compromise about 80% of the formula to win a championship. These are generally the two positions that allow the rest of the talent to produce at a higher level (or lower level) than they would otherwise achieve.  

     It is a common exercise for people to group QBs into tiers.  I think it is widely accepted that Allen, Burrows and Mahomes compromise the top tier of QBs and that everyone else is not at their level. 

    I have not seen people group HCs in a similar manner.  There seems to be an argument for Kyle Shanahan being the magic coach of 2023 making it to the championship game with a rookie 7th round draft pick at the helm.  And his past success maybe justifies him being in the top tier. 

     

    Seems like parsing HC's is harder than QBs.  I think people separate Aaron Rodgers talent from the team failing to make the playoffs this year.  I think people can develop opions about Tua or Deshone Watson independent of their teams success.   Not sure it is easy to do the same with HCs. Pretty sure that Bill Belichek, the only current coach with more than one SB Ring, wasn't a doofus carried along by Tom Brady only, and that all of a sudden he sucks because he is saddled with Zac Jones.  My take on the top tier is that it is 

     

    1A) Reid, Belichek, Shanahan and McVay

    1B) Zac Taylor. Nick Siriani, Carroll, Harbaugh

    2) McDermott, Pederson, Tomlin,  Pederson, Vrabel, Lafleur

    2B) Stefanski, Saleh, McDaniel, Daboll

    3) Campbell

    everyone else below that. 

    I am not at all sure my conclusions are correct.  But I am curious  what others think.  I am much more interested overall on where our coaches stack up against the other teams, than how our coaches stack up against past Bills coaching staffs (arguably the lowest bar possible)

    I cant figure out if these tiers are "all time" or "right now". Belichek I think has lost some shine right now but of course hes the GOAT. Why is Siriani a tier about Pederson? Pederson has won a SB (in Philly no less). I dont see how Tomlin is so low either, give his success over a very long period of time.

     

    FWIW I would remove 1B and make it all tier 2 and have McD there. I think hes on the same level as Harbaugh, just has gotten the SB yet. I know that wont be popular here but thats my thoughts.

    Reassessing the Over-Reactions to the Divisional Round

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    The Bills are not clearly inferior to the Bengals and Chiefs. They played their worst game in 2 years at the worst time. Their lines are clearly inferior, specifically O-line. The D-line, while not great, was missing its two most important pieces in Jones & Miller. So I am willing to chalk it up to that and know that it should be better next year assuming they arent injured again. Evidence that we are not clearly inferior to the Chiefs is that we beat them at full strength this year. OF course its no guarantee we would beat them in January but to say we are *clearly* inferior is wrong. Same with the Bengals.

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    Coaching Staff & Other Thoughts On Falling Short in 2022

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    I think you have to give Ken another year and have to desperately improve the O-line. As for the defense I am sorta done with Frazier. A great regular season coordinator but the defenses do not show up in the playoffs.

     

    We also cant let Beane off the hook here. Its been 2-3 drafts in a row now without anyone game changing. Groot is invisible without Von on the other side, Elam is getting benched, Oliver is invisible, Epenesa stinks.

    The Ringer: Josh Allen Needs to Chill

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    I think Josh needs to chill out when up in the 3rd quarter and you want to bleed some clock (Ben mentions this possession) but otherwise I will ride with his play every time.

     

    To me it is so obviously deliberate that Josh and Ken decided together to try to attack downfield, I dont think its just Josh. It has been an emphasis since Chi and continued into NE and then MIA. I expect to see a few against Cincy as well but I also expect to see a more balanced offense than we saw last week because I dont expect as many blitzes from Cincy AND I also expect more designed Josh runs.

    We're on to Cincinnati(Bengals coming to OP). Sunday 1/22 at 3pm. Opening Line Bills -5

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    1 minute ago, TheWei44 said:

    And what in the world does "chop it up" mean (I'm the guy in the class that asks the question that others are too embarrassed to ask . . . : ) )?

    It means he wants to have a cooking competition with him lol

     

    I think chop it up is pretty well understood but for those that dont know it means to have a casual conversation or catch up. Like friends gets together to chop it up.

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