Bleeding Bills Blue

Why not just light up the outside of the clock in red or something - if the red hits before the ball is snapped - delay of game.

WR ended up a lot different than it started too - Crowder missed most of the year. Kumerow missed the year basically with numerous injuries too. I know people think he sucks and only plays special teams, not to mention hodgins doing things, but hes a big dude whos fast and can block. He's never played much on offense, but i think they were planning to use him a little bit this year. Mckenzie and Allen just never clicked this year for whatever reason. Davis runs a fairly limited route tree which teams picked up on as the year went on, not to mention his drop issues. Shakir didn't get first team reps until crowder went down, and then took a while to get a role. Diggs was still Diggs.

I think they need to adjust to the playoff mentality. Teams hold more and play more physically in the playoffs - and refs let it all happen. Not going to say philosophically what they need to do differently (zone vs man, blitz vs not etc), but running and stopping the run are huge in the playoffs, and we failed at both. That to me screams "soft", and they need to be more physical - especially in the winter weather.

Any thoughts on trades?

Not sure what he'd cost in picks, but I'd call Houston on cooks.

2022: Bernard's barely played so i can't just say he is a bad player. He is not edmunds replacement though, that i think was clear Elam seems to have some man coverage chops, mcdermott was on this kid for something all year - effort maybe? defensive responsibilities? Benford looked totally solid until he got hit with some injuries. Isn't fast enough to stick at corner in man though, i think with his size/tackling he would be a good fit at safety with a full offseason. Spector hopefully replaces matakevich as a core teamer on a budget 2021: Rousseau - one of the better pass rushers in his class, also a fairly sound run defender with length Basham - I like him better than AJ. He's not a good run defender despite having some size on the edge. Plays with some anger and violence. Probably a luxury pick in a situation where we knew Wallace was in his last year, knew morse had concussion issues, 2020: Epenesa - Looking at this similar to Rousseau - first round production but later round tape. Rousseau has some freak attributes that project though, epenesa is slow and plays small. Raekwon davis at the nose is what i was hoping for. Chinn would have been cool too. 2019: Oliver - Hindsight probably wilkins or lawrence? Joseph - Never played. Next 2 LBs off the board are Greenlaw and Van Ginkel. Pretty big swing and a miss here.

From what I could tell... there were easy pitches and catches. Allen either didn't have the time to find them, or was unwilling to throw them.

Other option is a trade, but i doubt they can fit much under the cap there. I wouldn't waste a 1st in a draft that isn't strong at WR, where we are picking 27. Go with best player available (within reason).

Gabe is just too stiff of a route runner to consistently get open in the offense buffalo currently is trying to run. I think he'd do well in something like Greg Roman's, or anything that is really play action oriented. He blocks well, likes to come back to the ball, and is a deep threat.

A lot of their team is high priced free agents, you can pull that off when your QB and #1 WR are cheap. That's I believe what he is trying to say.

And you're blaming Beane?

We have seen KC at least once a year for a few years now - and i think that familiarity helps. The bengals are a tough matchup against us - they're big on the defensive line, and we pass a lot. Both just... terrible for a bad weather game. Our linemen are backpedaling and slipping, their offensive line is pushing our small defensive line back. It's a lesson that the coaches learned the hard way. You may be able to just execute your offense against anyone, but weather IS a factor late in the season - and you can't have a soft team come playoff time. Poyer, Lawson, Phillips, Edmunds (maybe?), Bease, Brown, Motor -> not all symptoms of the soft problem, but its the end of that era of the bills and the time to get a bit nastier. You don't need to win 15 and get a bye to win the super bowl, don't put that pressure and expectation on yourself. Get a ticket to the dance, and get ready to kick some ass.

I still wanted the OT in round 1. Elam's athleticism will be key moving forward though.

I thought he had a nice game against Miami

Big Ben won 2. The Steelers beat manning and brady a total of once in those 2 seasons. Brady knee year was one, and the other was Jake Plummer and the broncos in the AFC championship. The colts lost to the chargers in one of the other ones. There's Herbert, Lawrence, Lamar, Watson, Tua as well... this isn't going to be easy any year. I do think that instead of prioritizing 1st round byes, and home field advantage, we need to get our team focused and ready for playoffs. This season was an absolute grind, and it ended up taking its toll. Lots of stuff happened, major injuries, blizzards, game cancellations, and one of the wonkiest schedules I can remember. I think the major takeaway to me is being able to adjust who we are and what we do on both sides of the ball. This needs to evolve during the year, as well as week to week. They did this more effectively down the stretch last season and honestly it helped Allen reset and be more prepared for the playoffs.

Yup. WR is going to be hard to get much out of without finding some trades like teams did last year. Brandin Cooks wouldn't cost much in trade compensation - but he does have an 18M salary for this year, and an additional year at 13M. Gone over 1000 6 times, and is fast and a good route runner who can move around the formation. He'll still be 29 going into next year Beckham has no trade compensation. But he doesn't want a short prove it deal, he wants to be paid so I'm not sure how wed make it work since other teams can and probably will overpay him. Hollywood Brown - Probably a bit rich trade wise- 5th year option, and would cost probably a 2nd round pick. Probably wants an extension and Buffalo probably can't afford him with Diggs deal on the books. DJ Moore - In Prime, will cost a fair amount trade wise. Annual cost is more than cooks, but younger. Basically it has to be someone who wants out, or someone who wants a payday.

I can't fire dorsey based off of one game. I hated the gameplan, and the team played terrible. But they played a tough schedule, won 13 games, and had a top level offense. I think we lacked some identity as the season wore on, and they need to be able to counter more effectively. I'd like to see them bring in an experienced coach to help as well, ideally someone maybe from outside the panthers tree. Pat Shurmur maybe. Need a different perspective, someone to help with run game coordination and just generally creating a bit more of a balance. Dorsey and Brady both seem to be a bit pass happy.

I think bringing in brown, bease, lawson, phillips... this was the year of getting the band back together. We flamed out in the playoffs. That era needs to end. Poyer likely walks. I would not be surprised if edmunds did as well simply because tagging him will kill any potential for the team to make moves in free agency.

Well 2 of those investments didn't even play. Another barely played with a bum shoulder and was outsnapped by Ankou. I'm not sure Settle is really an investment as thats sort of the going rate for a depth DT. Not to say that the guys that did play couldn't have done more. The only thing consistent about oliver is how he will get pushed around a few times a season. Epenesa plays slow. Basham plays small. Rousseau isn't a quick twitch player, so he needs more beef in the middle collapsing the pocket. They truly looked like a unit that just ran out of gas - even with a rotation.

I wouldn't look into it too much. Much like how this board is devolved into everyone wanting to fire everyone, in the heat of the moment he was upset and angry. Allen was trying to ignore it to stay focused on what he can control.

Hows he gonna yell at dorsey...?

I think his issue is he sees chase/jefferson/kupp etc. get schemed open.

Barkley Hunt Williams Jacobs Mostert Sanders Wilson Montgomery Harris Pollard Thats quite a few dudes. I don't know if he's back but i also don't know that we do much here and try and bring in a few UDFAs. Late in the first is a good spot to get a 5 year contract value. So look at a player who can make an impact (on field and financial) over that value. A tackle if the value is there would be my hope. Many have potential to kick inside early on, have plus athleticism, and can push spencer brown to play better.

So... isn't Cook a Kamara type?

CMC is a great player... And he might be - the 5th most important player in that offense? Maybe 6? Deebo - YAC machine that makes that offense go. Built like a running back, and impossible to tackle. Aiyuk - Good route runner - and also a good blocker. Trent Williams - Possibly the best LT in football Kittle - All pro tight end, fantastic blocker that helps the run game go Having said that - and on the topic specific to Buffalo. Since we'll be picking fairly late (my guess is somewhere around 31 since Miami lost their pick), i don't mind saying "this guy is head and shoulders so much higher than every other RB in this draft, and previous drafts; i'd be stupid NOT to pick him"