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But on that deal they HAVE to get the maximum out of his potential.

He has upside, sure. But the Bears are banking on unlocking it. And if you are talking teams who are a joke....

Sweat is a good player. Paid now like a great player. The Bears are hopeless top to bottom.

Yea. We have a 50% chance every week. But we have definitely won fewer than 50% over the past two years. I'll put my money on losing the toss in this roulette game.

We almost never win the toss so I suspect it is moot.

If you are a good team your 3 non-common games are tougher. Life in the NFL.

Hue Jackson.

Yes the London scheduling was not favourable.

Dalton Kincaid. Pass catching tight ends have troubled this Bengal defense. Chance for him to have a big day.

That isn't as fix it is the way if works. I can tell ypu 14 of the Bills 17 games in 2028 right here right now and while I can't tell you exact opponents in the other 3 I can tell you home or road games. Sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you don't in terms of catching the two divisions you play in good or bad years.

Josh wasn't elite in 2019. Not close. It is 4 with an elite QB - 20, 21, 22 and this year. But regardless no debate the clock is ticking. I do think they haven't had a lot of luck the last two years, especially with injuries. And luck plays such a big part.

But they are the best paid backups on our team. Literally nowhere else do we have backups taking up a higher cap % than DT. So they ARE our best paid depth. And they stink. That is the entire point for me. He chose to spend a chunk of the relatively limited dollars he had to allocate to depth at DT and the production is not much more than you'd get from guys off the street.

Strength and conditioning can help with muscle injuries. Hamstrings, groins etc. The serious stuff sadly is mainly luck.

Ha. You are correct. They have retooled. Just very badly. Agree on Rice as I said to @newcam2012 above. I liked him coming out. Whereas Skyy Moore the year before I always said was overhyped. And Toney is crap.

Yep. Agree with all of that. As you know I wanted Watson in 2022 and I wanted Addison last year. I like Kincaid and he isn't bad given where things ended up but they still need an upgrade at the #2 spot and ideally someone with down the line #1 potential given Stef's age.

They have definitely had an identity on defense that pre-dates Josh's emergence as a good NFL QB in 2019 let alone elite NFL QB in 2020. And that has been to keep the game infront of them, don't give up the big play, force the ball short, rally and tackle. Agree that since Josh emerged their offense has always had an element of backyard ball about it and agree it is primarily because they haven't put enough pieces around him - either up front or in the passing game. But there was some identity to the 2020 offense which beat defenders with design - crossers, rubs, combination routes - that put teams who were primarily trying to play some man against us into a bind. Then everyone went to zone, the 2 deep safety look against us, and they seemed less clear how to attack that. This year actually they have been fine attacking that but have struggled against man.

Because Beane is in charge of personnel (with the obvious exception of when he was here in 2017) and I think personnel has been our biggest flaw. Beyond 13 seconds. That was a coaching flaw. And was on McDermott. Your argument is "they have drafted too much defense so that MUST be McDermott's doing." It isn't.

Yea. That was Maclin's second year. He had 1,000 yards year 1 in KC then the second year dropped off an I think he had like 1 touchdown right at the end of the season and it was their first by a WR or something stupid.

I do. I have never taken a disagreement I have had on this board with anyone personally. Debate and discussion is the point, right? There do get to points with some where you have to say "we have done to death and won't agree on this" but I enjoy a constructive debate. It's in my nature.

I'm here to discuss football. Every element of it. I enjoy Xs and Os I enjoy discussing performances (individual and collective) I enjoy losing my crap in the GDTs I enjoy assessing the overall state of the Bills, the NFL and the sport in general. But the things I enjoy most of all are the strategy behind roster building, culture building and leadership. I find those fascinating in all sports as a former coach and as a leader and culture builder in my professional life.

DJax, TO, Hill and Maclin?

In the Superbowl Kelce had 81 yards. Juju had 53. The rest of their receivers had 27 between them. They didn't retool effectively in that unit. I quite like Rice too, did at draft time, but he is still developing and isn't a #1 WR in any event. The others are not good. Not good at all. No I don't think they have equal say on personnel. Brandon Beane runs personnel. That is what happens. I know you don't like it, but it's the truth. Yes, I believe McDermott could override theoretically. He has more power in the organisation. But he doesn't. It isn't in practice how the Bills operate accorinding to people who have been in those rooms. Blame for the endless wasted cap dollars on the Dline belongs to Brandon Beane.

KC retooled their WR room? Did they? They have the worst receivers in the league. KC did a good job rebuilding their secondary and their offensive line. But their wide receivers are atrocious. They had Juju as a one year sticking plaster. I don't call thar retooling. Not at all.

There is some truth to it but equally.... there are some bits that he is just wrong about. 1. The Bills have been constantly rebuilding their defensive line. And with expensive pieces too. That has never been nailed and that is on Brandon Beane. Way too many misses. 2. I don't think the Bills have lacked identity for 7 years. They have lacked it since about the middle of last season, especially on offense. 3. Beane's comments are in the context of losing some pieces and that cannot be overlooked. No team has more cap dollars on IR than the Bills. 4. Kyle Shanhan's teams are decidedly not "smart situationally." In fact as is under discussion elsewhere they are 1-31 when trailing by 3 in the 4th. What Kyle Shanhan's team are is a playground bully who will pummel you for 3 quarters. But if you can be fast and keep moving and avoiding the big hits and get San Francisco into the 4th? You can beat them. And actually his offense's identity since losing two all pros has been scoring 17 points per game. What he is right about: 1. When you have Josh Allen the bar is Championships. 2. The Bills have had more continuity generally than some of those other teams (I am not sold that is actually a good thing). 3. Sean McDermott has had 7 year and that in the modern NFL is a long time with one championship game appearance. The clock is ticking.

I had a contact who was close to that 2015 search. The Kyle Shanahan interview lasted less than an hour and the Pegulas dismissed him immediately. They thought he came off entitled and arrogant. If is why even though in 2017 he was the hottest name in a headset they didn't bring him in again. That 2015 search was a basket case though. The Pegulas were new owners and they had very little idea what they were doing or what they were looking for. Interviewed 11 or 12 people, got down to a shortlist of three and then overruled their GM to hire Rex.