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Pretty much this - Moss might not dress some games too. Here's a fun stat - in the top 10 of 2021 carries: Henry played 8 games Montgomery played 13 Chubb played 14 Kamara 13 Cook 13 Gibson and Mixon both played 16 Its not likely that a back plays every game. Its also not likely that they don't get dinged up and touch the ball less than normal in a stretch.

A lot of the criticism for Moss last season was on a lot of the same types of thing. "He didn't read it right" - which to me could mean A- He didn't read it correctly, or B- They didn't block it correctly. Singletary had a few nice games as the year went on, but they were against atlanta and the jets. Played well in NE as well. They more emphasized giving him touches than him being especially effective. He had 16 ore more touches 4 times last year and it was in 4 of the last 6 games. The Touchdowns were a nice touch for fantasy purposes, and generally for Josh Allen healthiness :-). Moss broke more tackles on fewer carries, and had probably the worst yards before contact in the NFL. Some of that can be tied to lacking some burst maybe on the ankle, or some indecisiveness etc. But 1.5 yards before contact per attempt? Worse than Najee Harris, Saquan Barkley, Mattison etc. Its among the worst numbers in the league. The offensive line didn't block well for him (or singletary for that matter). However the league leader in attempts/broken tackle was javonte williams at 6.5, and if Moss met the threshold to qualify (he only had 96 carries) he would have been 2nd at 6.9. Moss 8.6 att/br in 2020 was 4th in the league behind Montgomery, Gibson, and Mike Davis. He's still a load to bring down, he just needs to get a little juice to get to the hole a bit faster maybe? I wouldn't give up on him though.

Yeah - the backshoulder pick looked like a total miscommunication, and the other one was admittedly high, but it hit hands.

Was he that bad? He played 23 snaps - what did he run like 6 routes? Duke Johnson had 7 touches for 10 yards.

The blockers and gunners are usually the same guys. The weather in buffalo is not specifically ideal for someone to just blast off on kickoffs and punts regularly. As for the list Duke Johnson or Taiwan jones? I'd probably lean taiwan - he was a captain here last year vs. Duke Johnson. Johnsons role was taken when they drafted Cook. Send blackshear to the PS. Hodgins or Kumerow? I see benefits to both - Kumerow did fumble in preseason action but he's largely the same build as Hodgins. Hodgins having a nice camp is good for him after having sat on the PS last year behind Kumerow. Lewis or Neal? Neal is a primary backup in the slot, and has experience at safety and linebacker from college. In addition he's a good special teams player. Lewis it seems has been surpassed by new draft picks as well as Jackson. Matakevich or spector? Tough call I guess if you want to base keeping players based on a preseason game. Matakevich has a pretty steep cap hit and would likely have been cut earlier if he wasn't in the plans down the line. He was also a special teams captain last year. Its almost like 40 players are drafted in the 7th round - plus this list of UDFAs: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/undrafted-free-agents/

Cool - lets put him on Kelce and see if you sing his praises.

I know antonio brown left the team and whatnot - but he did play 50% of snaps on offense last year. And 89 on special teams. I'd say Johnson fits more into the shakir spot.

For much of the same reason i don't like joint practices - you have to really limit time to prevent injuries. Some starters I'm fine with others not so much. I don't see a reason for Allen to play, or diggs, or von.

Gilliam is in the TE total over sweeney. If you keep 9 oline you can carry 6 LBs. Carrying 6 corners because of the uncertainty around Tre. Oline projection - Dawkins-Saffold-Morse-Bates-Brown Quessenberry, Doyle, Mancz, Tenuta with boettger on pup. We only start 2 LBs on 90% of snaps, and the 3 depth options are all pretty capable. Depends who you like more - Spector, Ford, Hart, Sweeney, Hodgins.

opens it up for what though? Who are the fringe players that we need to keep that can't contribute on special teams? I see it like this - 2 QBs 4 RBs - Jones included 7 WRs - Hodgins makes 53 3 TEs - Sweeney cut 9-10 OL 9-10 DL 5 LB 6 cb 4 s 3 specialist So you keep both kumerow and hodgins - hodgins or Shakir (or both) aren't active on game days.

Just keep 7. Gilliam as FB/TE3 and cut sweeney.

Wouldn't we want to just punt it high to like the 5-10 range and either force FCs or down it?

The league leader in TBs is 10. TBs are a bad stat for punters. 7 in 52 is freaking terrible btw.

Maybe, maybe not... we'll never know. You won't always be on the winning side of back of the roster moves. Sometimes you give up on a player too early (Teller), or hold on to someone too long (Ford). That much turnover between coaches, personnel, philosophy - it was likely basically a new start for all the players and over the course of camp he was passed over for whatever reason. Maybe during the season he would have figured it out, but through camp they felt comfortable letting him go based on his performance.

Cool - he very likely never would have played. Ford being a 2nd rounder, and then the trade to acquire Bates who they liked were more likely the driving factors to his trade. We did use the 5th rounder in the Diggs trade, and the 6th on Tyler bass FWIW.

You usually keep 8-9 Oline - and the end of roster guys usually play a few spots. Dawkins, Spain, Morse, Feliciano, Ford Nsekhe Swing tackle, Long G/C, Bates, Boettger

They traded him - and it likely had nothing to do with special teams. I think the Juan Castillo year was probably not a good start. In 2019 they knew the line sucked, brought in a new line coach as well as Spain, Morse, Feliciano, Ford, Nsekhe, Long - as well as Bates and Boettger. He was essentially usurped by Spain and Feliciano at starting G, Long can dress as a depth G/C, and bates and Boettger were more positionally flexible. Ford started at T for much of the year and Nsekhe was swing tackle.

Well your traditional #5WR, #3 RB, and #4LB don't usually play much at all over the course of a game. They can obviously fill in in a pinch, but they're active on gamedays for ST snaps. Who are we cutting to keep them? Duke Johnson is unlikely to make it here. Baylon Spector projects to someday be Matakevich and can probably go to PS. Hodgins I guess you could make an argument for - but you can probably just stash him on 53 and cut Sweeney. Are Duke Johnson, a 7th rounder who might fit on the PS, and tommy sweeney worth giving up core special teamers?

Just not seeing the game fast enough. You can't win if you don't score, playing tentative like that will prevent turnovers and result in punts.

I'm left with a terrible taste in my mouth after that week 18 game, and just the 5 games at the end of the year for him were really lousy. 72/140 - 51% comp - 795 yards or 159 per game. Added another 160 on the ground on 16 carries including a 52 yard TD. 3/0 TD to INT 19 sacks for 159 yards lost So essentially 650 yards on 175 pass snaps with another 160 on the ground - 800 yards across 5 games and 4 total TDs. I know Allens final 5 or 6 games were promising to watch, and the numbers weren't super impressive either but we can compare. 86/162 - 53% comp - 1082 yards or 216.4 per game. Added 377 on the ground including 4 TDs. 8/7 TD to INT 7 sacks for 46 yards lost. So 1000 yards across about 170 pass snaps. The 377 on the ground was a mix of pass plays and designed runs. 12 TDs to 7 Ints. One of those reads as a playmaker, the other reads like.. i dunno Marcus Mariota?

Gardner is supposed to be very good. Their DBs are still bad even with him added. I think between drafting becton in 2020, and Fant - they didn't see a huge need at tackle? I

I feel like his release isn't as compact either. All the weird platform throws are great, but the compact repeatable release is what helps with timing the most. But at the end of the day its what happens between the ears that matters the most anyway.

To be a fullback in the NFL it feels like you almost have to be a core teamer. He blocked a bunch of kicks in college, so id love to see him get a few here.

You can't count on him to be available let alone look at that sample size. He was excellent in the playoffs until the injury, but he had an 80% catch rate in the playoffs when his career is basically 60. It's also a proven fact that he tore his ACL in February... and its the 2nd time he's torn it since 2020. Combine that with a high ankle sprain, broken ankle, toe sprain on that foot. He's also got a history of soft tissue injuries in hamstrings, quad, groin etc. The fact that you don't know when you can project his availability is a concern as well. He tore his ACL in February - even a 9 month timetable to practicing is what, november/december? He'd start season on any teams PUP, the only advantage is you get his medicals.

Still only caught 56% of targets, with a shorter average depth of target. Having said that, he was VERY good in the playoffs up until the injury. You could do a lot worse for a half season of someone. He was originally brought in by LA to replace Woods - if we brought him in mid-season it would likely be a longer term injury to diggs or davis or something.