Bleeding Bills Blue

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.

Probably give the basketball nod to McAdoo - the Braves weren't around very long and he's the only player of note worth mentioning. For baseball - Warren Spahn? I know he never played in Buffalo, but he was from here. Fine with Kelly... for now. I think Allen will take the spot someday. Hockey - Hasek

If its close - money says obada sticks. Addison has no major cap savings (maybe 2 million?), it looks like his base is not guaranteed unless he's injured but he might be able to ***** a late pick.

Agree there. To me he's the best in the division at the moment. Guy seems to make plays - and makes them down the field for TDs and 1st downs.

Atlanta could be interesting.

Try just calling the ticket office - someone there will probably know.

It's a well produced show, and is aired before football season starts when you're doing fantasy drafts and just generally getting excited for the season. Dak coming off a horrifying injury. Just generally a disappointing season re: oline injuries, dak, zeke struggles, d struggles. I think it'll be a good season.

A friend of mine from my old job played against levens in high school and said he was a nightmare. A colleague at my current job played football in St. Louis and said Brandon Williams was the biggest meanest dude he ever played against, and Williams was really solid in basketball too.

You can't sign everybody. The saints definitely try to keep running it back with the same group though.

No Loopholes - Ramzyck likely has no new money this year. It's like if buffalo signed Josh allen to a 5 year contract extension next season. He still plays under a 5th year option and then the bonus is spread over other years. Next season they sit at 208M right now (pre-Ramzcyk). Armstead and Lattimore don't have contracts yet. And the only cap space they can really create is by converting salary to restructure bonuses and void years. So you're essentially sacrificing future cap space to sign those guys. I'm curious if A - they're still good without brees and B - if they keep punting the cap hits down the line to keep the team together. They had a couple big wins over TB, but they lost to GB and KC. Other than that the only other playoff team they beat was the bears...

I could see him down a bit, but Allen looks for him a lot so i still see the 100+ rec by him. I think sanders works in the slot some as well with bease, which is going to be a PITA to cover when they roll 4 WR with davis outside. So i could see some of bease's targets heading to sanders. I also think Singletary might play more of a role th is year.