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In the red zone we have struggled to run the ball against some of the stouter run defenses (someone like the jets or cincy). Hines and cook can function as some eye candy, motion outside to create a mismatch situation with a linebacker, force them to adjust etc. Just a different way to attack a team with speed instead of size. The main thing i want to avoid this season is being predictable. We have that stable of playmakers that all do things a bit differently so we really have a lot of ways to attack.

I like having him simply because if cook were to get hurt - he can replace him better than some of our depth could have in the past. I also don't want Hines getting whole drives, but maybe some unique stuff for third downs or in the red zone.

Figure one of harris or murray isn't active on gameday - likely expecting one to get banged up at some point anyway.

His drop rate went way up last year, but his average target depth is upwards of 15 yards in 2 of 3 years. You're going to have a lower catch percentage and more drops when you are upwards of 15 yards from the LOS. 3 players on buffalo were in the top 20 in drop % - Singletary, Mckenzie, and Davis. I think the way singletary and mckenzie were used in the pass game - you want people there who catch the ball on short routes - explains why they were replaced, and why they added Sherfield, Harty, and Kincaid as all 3 have pretty good hands. Back to davis? Deep Crossers, Go routes, and deep comebacks and hitches are sort of what he's good at from a route running perspective. Trying to use him like a diggs is going to result in a lot of covered Davis routes where you have to pivot - so i don't know that it would result in an increased target share. I'm hopeful they'll find ways to use harty, kinkaid, and shakir to just reduce his snap count a bit to help create #2 WR targets on a greater route tree.

See thats what i don't want - just use him as a back. Cook and him in the backfield on 3rd downs - Hines with 12 personnel on 3rd and medium. Etc.

I hope we just use Hines like a running back and not some... specialty gadget player. Guy averages like 100 or so touches per year and buffalo can't even get him 100 SNAPS in 9 games. He had fewer snaps than Moss who he was traded for.

Dawkins and Singletary whiffed on a blitz pickup... ball ended up on the like 7 yardline. Miami scored. 14 seconds to half at miamis 41 and we couldn't get a FG attempt. 1st and goal from the 2, we didn't score. Singletary to the 1, allen for no gain, pass, pass. Mckenzie honestly had a nice game in that one.

Just let them have fans on the sidelines? its 90 degrees, humid, and the sun is on them. Player safety is important, and players have literally died from heat stroke. In the winter, if there are no heaters, you still get jackets (probably electric heated ones), hand warmers, body warmers, etc.

Methinks he had more of an issue with McD, and he probably got a phone call from McD, Beane, and TP after all the bad press.

Top 5 route runner in the league (possibly top 3 with Adams and Kupp), for a player who is basically gabe davis on his 2nd contract (sub 60% catch percentage, downfield threat, contested catch WR)... and a 3rd round pick in 2024 that helps 0 for 2023. Thats a terrible trade.

He missed some time with injury, but he started every game after that and played almost every snap in the postseason. They were much better as a defense with him in the lineup, even if Hurts shredded them in the super bowl. And i still won't forgive the league for that bush league call that gave the game to KC and killed the clock. They drafted Watson and Williams as well - watson looks like a player too. They also still have Sneed who is very good. Total remake and they're all on rookie deals. That Veach guy is very good at his job. Pacheco and Watson in the 7th round - and they both are major contributors to a super bowl win.

You're going to take lumps against him, but jam him at the line every play. Play the pass on every RPO, and throw of Tua's rhythm, double him if they motion. I assume this won't cost him any games until 2024 at the earliest.

It's hard to judge based on a year when everyone was injured at some point in time. I don't think anybody made it through the season playing in every game, and a lot of times those injuries can linger all season long.

Basically if McD is unable to coach a game - Wash takes the headset as the HC for the game.

He made about 55M, between crohns and knee and foot issues he had a good career.

I'd say the seat isn't hot yet. We won 13 games last year, with the most injured roster we've had in recent memory. The playoffs are obviously a different breed, but the players also need to step up come playoff time. IE there isn't really a defensive call that works when your front 4 is getting no push.

They didn't add any years or extension so i suppose its possible? Why would anyone complain about getting paid up front?

Watch it be like... Diarrhea or something embarrasing.

He has to sign it as its a restructure of his contract and how he is paid.

All they're doing is taking salary and turning it into a bonus - thus guaranteeing future earnings.

Hurts and Lamar ran the most RPOs in 2022 per PFR. Tua would probably be up there too if he didn't miss time.

i don't see how this is reasonably enforceable.

When i read a long one like that with all the different stuff he did... I always wonder what other stuff he did that didn't make the cut.

I feel like thats how they want the team to look at James Cook. I think those singletary carries will be divided among the entire group. Harris, Cook, Hines, and maybe Murray. Allen also had 124 carries which i would assume they would like to scale back - at the very least some of the designed runs.

How about the bears having 80 yards rushing with the #1 rush offense in the league? Browns had 80 yards with the #6 rush offense in the league. Titans had 80 yards, Lions had sub 100 yards. Miami had 2 sub-50 yard rushing games against buffalo. There's going to be ebbs and flows to a season, and the biggest rush plays in that KC game were Mahomes scrambles and a hardman reverse. I don't think teams are going to look at Buffalo's defense and think that we can just run all over you and beat you. It's not the best rush defense, but it is also not a bad unit.