Bleeding Bills Blue

I thought we were going to look at like, previous 1st rounder edge rushers and see their impacts in 1st year. Taking out guys taken in the first 3-5 picks (players expected to start day 1) Last year Chiasson - no impact on a terrible team, while playing about half the snaps. Not sure on how he was entirely used though. 2019 - Sweat and Burns - impactful players in rotation. Gary and Collier, no impact rookie seasons. 2018 - Davenport - relatively impactful in rotation. 2017 - Barnett - impactful player in rotation. Mckinley, Charlton, Harris, no impact. I do think the impact is definitely dependant on snaps. Epenesa flashed here and there and only played about 27% of snaps. Hopefully with the extra length Rouss can replicate some of that athleticism that made sweat and burns dynamic rookies.

Yeah but... its the bears. The bears don't have good quarterbacks. That's just how the world works.

Lawrence - Low expectations. But honestly the talent is there on the offense. Etienne gives them another option in the run game. Chark, Jones, Shenault isn't bad. Wilson - They added some pieces but the offensive line is still not good. No run game. Davis crowder mims is a pretty mediocre group. Lance - Will probably sit for a year. I think he's in a good spot though. Fields - Potential to be the greatest bears QB in 50 years. But that offense will probably still be bad. Jones - They added a ton, he's got a decent chance to get on the field this year. Offensive line is usually strong there. I just don't see a potential stud. Something like Kirk Cousins. I see Fields and Wilson as most likely busts. QB starved fan bases who seem to never have QBs, and football has a way of just keeping with tradition. My guess for the stud is Lawrence. Lance is a wildcard. Jones will be fine.

I can't do hortons. No standards for their drinks. And the food is terrible.

I mean... expectations have to be pretty low right? Team was 4-12 and still probably have the worst D in the league, they didn't have their first and second round picks, and their only star is currently being accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct. They had to burn one of the 5 picks they did have on a QB since the expectation would be that they won't have Watson.

Maybe if the league suspended him they could get out of some guarantees? But they'd have to release him, and they likely are trying to trade him.

For next season? It's certainly up there. Could be a BPA situation. In the first though - CB, Oline, LB or big nickel LB (if you an. Several positions they may need to fill or upgrade - NT, Slot WR, RB, TE - to me aren't great values with 1st rounders. Unless we pick 32 😉

To be fair to EJ... they were winning that game in the 4th quarter.

So many returning starters... id rather not play them at all. I'd probably only play trubiskey a couple of quarters in the 3 games. It's really the Fromm/Webb show to see who is PS. The roster is long enough to avoid playing starters, and there's a number of depth positions that haven't been figured out yet. Anyone on the roster bubble plays, everyone else just practice in the controlled environment. I wouldn't play any snaps in preseason for these guys Allen Moss/Singletary Diggs/Sanders/Bease/Davis and honestly McKenzie/Knox Dawkins,Feliciano,Morse,Williams Hughes/Addison (assuming neither is on the bubble) Lotulelei/Oliver/Butler Milano/Edmunds/Klein White/Poyer/Hyde/Wallace/Johnson If anything it's probably the first game since that gives any ankle sprains the longest to heal. But returning so many starters and veterans, i question the need.

Houstons defense is largely the same or worse, and it was arguably the worst unit in the league a year ago. 4-12 with Watson might be 2-14 with a QB who can't get it done in a close 4th quarter.

I think the question will be how quickly BB can get the team to gel and define their identity. They're probably going to be a running team, but they don't have the horses to pair it with a really vertical offense unless agholor really thrives there. They added a lot... but they were also the 27th ranked offense in the league a year ago. They were probably worse than 7-9, they had no business winning that arizona game and the offense got real stale as teams figured out what they were doing. The upgrades at WR and TE should help, but they were severely limited at QB and are rolling with the same guy. If struggles continue they have Jones, and can develop more of a play action oriented attack that should takes some pressure off of him and use that spark to win a couple. Defensively they added some pass rush with van noy and Judon - get hightower back. It's a solid group. Hesitate to say "top 10" with the defensive line rotation though - its not a strong group. Secondary is old but there is some young depth. Buffalo's first game was set up for NE to win with it being cold and windy, and honestly NE probably should have won. 2nd game they didn't have gilmore, and I know that hurt - but they were shredded. They are going to struggle with Buffalo's WR group, and you can't just leave gilmore on diggs and expect to have success. I see NE as a 10-7, 11-6 team? Maybe enough to win the division? Should be playoff bound and a tough out though.

I'd say of the list Tyrod was probably my favorite. Fitz had his moments but the 4th quarter INTs were always an issue here. Tyrod was boring, it was a lot of punting but he made that shady rushing offense better. He got sacked a lot, but he usually limited the lost yards and balanced it with more rushing yards (almost all through scrambles) and helping as a rz rushing threat. Tyrods 2016 game against miami when buffalo was... barely breathing playoff wise was a fantastic effort too. Looking at the box score too - Go for the win on 4th and 2 with 4 minutes left in OT, you need the W.

Tuel - Gross. JP - Hated him from Day 1 and he didn't disappoint. EJ - Likeable enough guy but didn't have it between the ears. Didn't seem to have the heart and passion for football either. Tyrod - Much like EJ, he didnt have the brain to excel. Probably the best of this bunch though, guy had heart and worked his ass off. Trent - I don't believe in the "what he couldve been had he not been hurt". He was always going to end up the way he did Drew - The teams inability to keep the unit together was his undoing more than his feet. Price and Riemersma gone after 2002. Then Ruben. Drafting Mcgahee in 2003 knowing he won't play, and thus putting your back in a lameduck position. Just a mess. Van Pelt - I don't remember him ever playing so i must have tuned out RJ - Sack city Flutie - Good football player with limited natural gifts. Fitz - I think we all knew the extension was a bad choice. They picked 10 in 2012 and the 6 picks after luck were all traded.

Yep. Fumbles especially are feast or famine. Once teams know you're a team that pulls the ball, they always seem to protect the ball better. But playing lousy QBs helps get more INTs.

I feel like Miami isn't as good as their record indicated. The Rams game was a great Defensive effort, probably same for the 49ers. but 4 big defensive games against NYJx2, Cincy backup qb, and Jags really lowered that PPG allowed. 6th in points allowed after the bills beatdown week 17, but i think the 20th in yards shows them as a bit more of a mediocre unit.

It's so dumb - it only really factors in year 4 if he's a disaster in years 1-3. Then you'd cut him in year 4 and he could double dip. But if you're cutting him, how much is he possibly double dipping?

Just a mastery of cornerback leverage on that side is what he needs to do. Metcalf has tons of speed so you see his highlights, but when you watch him on back shoulder plays he's like unstoppable if he reads the corner right. Devante parker might be a better example for someone like Davis though.

Speed kills but if you can be good on the back shoulder plays that's as much a killer in man coverage as speed. Buffalo's money plays seem to be in that 15-25 yard range (even with allen improving on deep throws beyond 25 yards).

Well all of those players had YPA's of like 5, vs. moss's 4.3.

Tend to agree. And you try to avoid taking on too much bad money or paying too much in compensation. This falls in the latter. If they could get an overpaid CB for a 5th round pick? get it done.

Honestly knox made some plays. I just think backside blocking in the outside zone was poor - be it him or daryl williams. That needs to improve.

With baseball doing what they can to get away from pitching substances it wouldn't surprise me if there was a bit of a crackdown to continue to boost offense. Then again the NFL has that hockey feel in the playoffs of "letting them play".

Mckenzie is slot depth and primary returner (you have hyde as punt catcher - and depth KR would probably be Breida), hodgins is likely outside depth. Stevenson maybe on PS with kumerow/duke/gentry as probably the other one on the PS.

I think that was the play more than replacing brown. It was moving davis to the boundary and having 2 challenging slot receivers on the field at once.

I like the Easter choice - he played in rochester too i believe.