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Thank God. We dodged a bullet there. Juszychk is terrible at running Deep Fly routes.

i agree. The Eagles should be giving the Colts two 2nd round picks. I don’t quite understand what the Colts are thinking. That said, wentz will do fine behind that line and with that running game.

I will help you out! https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/ufa/defense/

his knee is probably filled with avocados and healing crystals.

re Toney or Moore, my sense is that those guys are mocked as 1st/2nd round picks. I can see the Bills being skittish for spending a high pick on a WR. Are you thinking one of these guys is going to fall a bit?

he is going to be an interesting one-- how do you structure a deal for a 31-year old LB? 3-year, front-loaded deal?

I don't understand why folks are saying this. The stats seem to reflect the results-- a team that pass blocked well, run blocked poorly, and had a guy on defense (Hughes) that got consistent pressure. Re Hughes, you would hope the high pressure rate translates into more sacks--I guess that is the only surprising aspect of the stats, to me.

Re Waddle, are the comps to Tyreek Hill accurate, or a stretch? I don't watch much college football, but I have read that he compares favorably to Hill.

Well, my point was that they protected him very well against the ravens— which they did. but if you don’t like that one, how about against the Colts, who also have an excellent defensive line? Or maybe the prior week against the dolphins, who also generate a ton of pressure and had the no. 1 scoring defense at the time? I can keep trying and trying because there are so many examples of the bills line protecting josh well this year against elite defenses. You have extrapolated one bad performance against KC Into a systemic problem. I view the one bad performance against KC as indicative of an anomaly, where the disguises hurt our protection schemes more than the lack of talent on the line. Sorry, but you are suffering from the worst case of recency bias.

Houston also has such a relatively lower cost of living. For some jobs, you can get as make as you would Make in NYC but have like 70% lower cost of living.

Haha— I just said the decision as to whether to sign him will be “tricky,” not that he is a “one trick pony.” I agree McKenzie brings more to the table than one thing—good gadget guy, good WR depth, good ST player (though his track record of fumbles and bobbles is a major concern). to me, the big issue isn’t Roberts vs McKenzie. It is whether there is a cheaper replacement to McKenzie. It seems like the market tends to get flooded with similar speedy slot guys.

I agree with this. when you pick late, you really need to stick to your board and Best Player Available. I hope Beane is really disciplined in this draft. Can really hit some home runs by sticking with BPA.

Another thing to consider— is Tanner Gentry a possible replacement for McKenzie? Gentry is probably a touch slower, but may actually have more of an ability to play both inside and outside as a receiver. Also, seems like the draft is flooded every year with very similar receivers who are taken in the 5th-7th rounds. 5’9; 180 pounds; 4.45 40’s. For example, McKenzie was a 5th rounder; Ray Ray a 7th rounder; and Antonio Brown a 6th rounder (though I don’t think anyone expected AB to develop into such a complete receiver).

McKenzie is a tricky one. Every team needs a gadget receiver these days. I just don’t know what the market value is for a guy like McKenzie.

I don’t have to imagine. All I need to do is look back to 2 weeks ago when the line did just fine against the ravens.

Thanks! I will say that a lot of us in the GDT, were (virtually) yelling for him to take the check downs. What I don’t understand is why aren’t the coaches in his ear during the game a bit more on that?

I can’t hate on his parents too Much. As a (former) die-hard Mets fan, I used to love Pat Mahomes Sr. He put together two Solid years of relief pitching back in the glory years of 1999 and 2000 for the Mets.

1) in terms of the defenses we beat, I guess you can look at either best scoring defenses or best yardage defenses. Tampa had the 6th best yardage defense. The Bills beat the 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 10 yardage defenses. Tampa had the 8th best scoring defense. The Bills beat the 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 scoring defenses. They beat the 6 (Miami) and 7 (New England) ones twice. 2) it was obvious to everyone who watched that game, that the wholesale shuffling of that chiefs oline was a total disaster for the chiefs. It was a jailbreak from the snap. Don’t get me Wrong— the Bucs front 4 is great. But not that great. They did great against the Packers (also Missing their starting LT), but it wasn’t a jailbreak from the snap, and the pack scored 26 points and Rodgers threw for 350 yards. The chiefs oline was plain horrendous. Our starting oline was great against very strong defensive lines this year. That they had a bad game against KC doesn’t make them bad or establish that they would have been overrun by the Bucs. In fact, I would argue that the problem against KC was the disguised pressure, which we couldn’t adjust to from a protection standpoint. The Bucs didn’t disguise nearly as much. 3) In the end, the NFL is not a logic game. You can’t say Bucs > KC, and KC > Buffalo, therefore Bucs > Buffalo. This is a matchup league. I think we match up better against Tampa Bay.

this is ultimately all guess work. But we beat, in my view, the better defense and hotter team in the Ravens just a few weeks ago. We also beat the Colts, whose D is comparable to the Bucs. We also beat the Rams, Steelers, Dolphins, and Patriots— all of whom have comparable (though statistically better) defenses to the Bucs. I think it comes down the matchups more than anything. The Bucs matched up much better with KC because KC had 3 JV players on their oline and Tampa had the LB speed to contain and control Kelce. I think we match up better. I believe our tackles wouldn’t have been sieves. And I don’t think Tampa running a dime or nickel against our 4 and 5-WR sets plays to their defensive strengths (eg, linebacker play).

Can we play NC State for every game?

I have seen this like 10 Times today, and it gets better every time.

I guess we are going to just have to agree to disagree. I just don’t think the Bills are such a bad team. I believe they currently have the talent to beat any team in the NFL. Could they get better at some positions? Absolutely. But contrary to some are saying on here, they are not “10 players away” or “3 more years away.” The reality is that many of these games turns on matchups, and developing the right gameplans. We finished 15-4 playing the fifth hardest schedule, shredding very good defenses along the way, and holding some very good offenses in check. We have a great team. I am not saying this is you, but the recency bias flowing from that KC game and what Tampa did to KC in the Super Bowl is mind blowing.

both. They got totally outcoached in that game. On both sides of the ball. Not sure what’s so controversial about that.

Isn’t it amazing how dinking and dunking can be so effective? Bills could have done the same thing with similar success against KC—I am sure they are still kicking themselves for their offensive game plan.