Bleeding Bills Blue

I didn't think he'd move before, and I don't think he'll move now.

Delhomme had a nice little career - but he carried a team to the super bowl believe it or not. And looking back - that team was not good. Also interesting to see how incredibly long steve smith played, and was effective.

I think the glaring hole is at TE. Other than that, sprinkling in some rookie talent wouldn't hurt. I think in the 1st you can look at Oline, RB, CB2, Big Nickel - or even a BPA situation. I don't like TEs in the first tbh.

He's always struggled with press man, and physical man coverage in general. He had a career year here and i wish him nothing but the best, but they saved some cap space by moving on and brought in a super bowl winning WR who from what i could tell still has it. I think if Brown was approached with taking a massive paycut to the scale he ended up getting - he would have outright refused anyway. Gonna be tough... Waller, Ruggs, Renfrow, Jacobs. That Edwards kid as well. Oh and they dismantled the offensive line entirely. But the defense still stinks, so I'm sure they will pass a lot.

I think it was a high ankle sprain too. Those tend to reoccur too.

I assume pandemic kinda made him one of the pieces u have to trim to keep the other pieces.

I think the wind certainly aided the run early/often patriots more than anything else. Edmunds and Milano (15 snaps) both being banged up didn't help either - and that was prior to Klein figuring out a niche playing more along the LOS. As for the Bills - they were without Feliciano and Ford. Norman and Lewis also didn't play and both white and wallace were coming off injury.

I don't think they have the capital to match offers from other teams. There isn't a young position player or two who makes that trade worthwhile. I'd take 2 firsts and darnold over anything they can offer.

The nice thing is - its not just reactionary to what NE is doing. It's a problem with KC. Miami. Cleveland. Pittsburgh. Baltimore. Vegas. Then the NFC with Tampa, GB, LA, etc. It's a position that needed upgrading before honestly. They're good zone guys. Occasionally you will have to play some man coverage though, and i don't like the odds of either against someone like Kelce.

But they lost. Also, Buffalo also threw 18 passes in a windy game. It was built for the NE rush offense to win - and they lost. Then the 2nd time they got absolutely smoked. They're a better team than they were a week ago. But they also spent 2 3rd round picks on TE's a year ago, and just spent like 80 million upgrading them. Mills essentially plays the same position as dugger (2nd rounder last year). The other 2 LBs they drafted probably won't see the field much. Basically their entire 2020 draft is being replaced - and they added some WRs since they whiffed on Harry in 2019. Oh - and their offensive line is a considerably weaker unit than it was previously. I'd expect this is where their draft is heading.

They aren't matching anything he gets so why not just remove the restriction and let him see what he can do on his own. I liked what i saw from jackson - had a year to learn the ropes and even had a little tryout. But this organization always seems to say - earn your stripes. I expect a CB in the first few rounds, and i expect a free agent.

Buffalo had pressure in that game, mahomes was able to evade consistently. Jones wrecked our offenses entire gameplan with his pressure.

ehhhh doubtful. Lost - Thuney, Brooks Gained - Judon, Smith, Mills, Agholor, Godchzux, Bourne, Anderson Of their remaining free agents - maybe white and andrews? Most wont make enough to qualify

Jonnu Smith is good too. I don't think he's played his best football either. But at the same token - I don't look at him as someone who you have to truly adjust your entire gameplan for. I think Geisicki is a better player tbh. Smith is fast and athletic, and can highpoint a ball with the best of them - red zone weapon for sure. You have to remember - Buffalo will never get respect. It's all luck and smoke and mirrors. They won some tight games early, beat the hell out of some other teams. But they lost on a hail mary - and the chiefs "have their number". So going 13-3, and winning 15 games isn't impressive to them. They'll remember what they want that fits the agenda.

Honestly their D needed improvements at LB and up the middle the most. Getting hightower back, and adding godchaux up the middle should help with the leaky run defense.

What do you think patriots fans have been saying about buffalo for 20 years?

Agreed. As a football player you need to be above using your hands (or single foot) in any types of confrontation. He was clearly intoxicated - so was everyone in that video. He claims she called him a slur, she claims something else. In any case - totally avoidable. At the same time... Nothing in that video to me said anyone should go to jail or even be charged with anything. This was not domestic violence, it was a confrontation between relative strangers. The suspension/release was a pretty steep punishment imo. Winston got 3 games for groping an uber driver. As for the whether he fits with buffalo? They still have dodson who did a 6 game suspension for a domestic violence suspension on the disorderly conduct plea deal from his incident.

We ran more under center than out of shotgun last year. Which to me is a bit of a tell. If its 60/40 pass out of shotgun, and 60/40 run from under center - thats a bit of a tell.

We use the slot WR for a lot of the same route concepts. I think Knox needs to be more effective as a blocker to see the field more.

They did though. Although i felt like wind had a lot of influence in that game (4 missed FGs). The defense didn't have an answer, so i think knowing that - the next time they play you have to have a better adjustment plan. Be it blitzing, more man, combination of both etc. Offensively, there was some poor execution on 3rd downs/red zone - blocking, but also by Allen. The entire 4 play sequence before halftime ending in a FG was a game killer. The other FG drive was a poor ending as well. The offense didn't do enough to keep the pressure on, and the defense couldn't get a stop on 3rd down.

Gilmore was before Beane. We didn't exactly have replacements for Lawson and Phillips at the time either. If you had drafted other ends/tackles for the rotation you might not sign anyone, but Buffalo had spent a lot of draft capital on upgrading offensive line and QB.

I think he writes the contracts

Well its usually players coming off rookie contracts who are getting paid in free agency. Since they have been here they've only had 4 drafts... and they extended the 3 players from 2017. If anything its a product of poor drafting prior to their arrival. 1 player from 2016 draft was signed away (Ragland was traded for a 4th - more than the comp pick). 1 player was eligible in 2015 (maybe? i don't remember how much miller got paid, and they had already traded darby by this point). 2 players from 2014 in watkins and brown - watkins was traded. If they sat on darby and watkins maybe they get comp picks. They traded them both for considerably more value than comp picks. Between all these trades, there was considerable roster turnover. They've always drafted between 6-8 players every season. They made these moves in the same time to acquire picks: Teller + 7th for 5th and 6th in 2020 Bodine for a 6th in 2020 Zay Jones for a 5th in 2021 Glenn + 1st and 5th to move up in the 1st Tyrod for pick 65 Mccarron for 2019 5th Newhouse for 2021 draft pick At least 3 of those guys were almost guaranteed cut players.

Beane tends to like going into the draft with positions filled. Even epenesa wasn't a guarantee since they had signed addison. There were thoughts of oline, dugger or chinn type big nickel, young pass rusher, etc. I want someone who can come in and contribute right away - preferably helping the run game

Not wrong - at least buffalo is good. Hometown hero vibe for a swan song. 12 million tied up in brate and howard as well. I think they put howard out there as a cut candidate, but there's some sort of injury framework around 5th year options. So I believe that would make the contract guaranteed since he tore his achilles, and probably can't pass a physical. With barrett, david, godwin and others getting paid - somethings gotta give at TE. Brady probably wants Gronk more than anyone else, but 6 million is too much for a 3rd string TE. Then at the same time you have brate under contract 3 years, and howard is UFA after this year. It's an interesting position they are in.