The Frankish Reich
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6 minutes ago, MAJBobby said:
Appreciate it. I know some of the position group discussions as I actually lay our what I would do with each can get kind of heated (have in the past anyway) because I tend not to play nostalgia of players living on the past makes teams IMO make some bad decisions when it comes to declining assets. NE has mastered this, always tend to move on from a player maybe a year to early, where as the Bills in the past seem to move on from them years to late. I think there are older tradable assets that can be moved and will talk that in the individual groups, because I then list the replacement plans.
I think that's right. It's the old Branch Rickey baseball line: better to trade a player a year too early than a year too late. I sense that Beane/McD aren't of that nostalgic mindset and will be willing to make the tough calls here. One reason why: McD certainly showed no interest in sticking with a high paid player when he was outcompeted by a lower paid player or rookie. See Trent Murphy, Tyler Kroft.
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I usually take my gut (after watching every Bills game, but not the All 22s) and weigh it against other opinions just to see if I'm way out of line. (This works really well for defensive ratings in baseball; not so good for football).
Here, my gut is neither one was particularly good. And a quick check of the dreaded PFF agrees - both were below average. Kind of in JAG territory which sucks because they were supposed to be impact players.
Before everyone gets on me for citing PFF: I'm willing to listen to what other so-called professional observers say.
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51 minutes ago, MAJBobby said:
All as we are not in the offseason. I will continue my offseason primers for the position groups. But before I start those I wanted to write on on the State of the Franchise kind of just setting the ton big picture before getting into each of the position group breakdowns. As you can see I wrote this with the mindset of the unknown of the cap so it is really big picture on were money can be saved and an initial thinking on the UFAs. So it is a bit long, But hope you enjoy, will look at all suggestions before I get into my in depth position Group Primers down the line. (Likely starting next month).
Projected Cap Space: 2,649,343 (based on a 175M cap number, cap floor already agreed to)
Players Under Contract: 41
As you can see by above Bills will have to be very smart this offseason on Money. There are some places to gain cap space, while not adding a hole, and then of course the cuts. But I will start with the UFAs on how I feel about each.
Fantastic summary. Thanks for putting this together.
I can't really disagree with your takes on any of the players listed here, and I'd be surprised if we get any serious arguments to the contrary. But we shall see ...
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But isn't our defense built around speed? Haven't we been hearing all year (well, mostly the first half of the year) that it's the lack of size up the middle that allows teams to run rampant on us?
I'm not sure we can fight their 1,000 square mile wildfire of an offense with our own fire. Pressure on the QB isn't just about more speed, and there's no way any defensive backfield can stick with their speedburners.
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11 minutes ago, Dukestreetking said:
See what I did there? I trumped your sarc w a double sarc.
Well played ...
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3 hours ago, Bermuda Triangle said:
I think there was a play or two last night where Lee Smith was lined up in the slot. That must have really scared the KC defense.
We really should've brought Patrick DiMarco back to run the fly route.
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2 hours ago, Sharky7337 said:
There's a lot of take aways and holes sure about decisions and players and strategy.
But I think what the biggest difference at a high level is time.
Reid has had 7-8 years to build that roster around mahomes.
He was trotting out Alex Smith for like 3 of them and when mahomes was put in the pieces were there.
We have had 3-4 and pretty much started from ground zero when Allen got put in.
Although there are lots of things to pick apart, that to me, is the biggest difference.
KC has gamebreakers playing for peanuts because of it. They have done an excellent job with talent.
Hopefully we can continue and do our part to improve our roster and keep building.
We saw a lot of growth, and we will need to continue to get that from our coaches and players.
But we have a bright future.
True. Amazing to think that they won - and were basically unstoppable - last night with Le'veon Bell (consensus best RB in football just 3 years ago) and Sammy Watkins (supposedly their #1 WR when they got him) never seeing the field.
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Just now, TheFunPolice said:
Why would Lamar's yards not count?
Just kidding. A lot of people here disparage Lamar as more of a runner than a thrower. The fact that Allen's best plays yesterday came on runs doesn't seem to bother anyone.
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17 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:
and BTW, the Browns faced next to zero offense for about 20 minutes of football due to Mahomes injury and still couldn't get the job done. KC basically stopped being able to play offense in the 3rd quarter, minus one crazy scramble.
So those yards don't count?
Allen rushed for 88 yards, while Chubb (69 yards) and Hunt (32 yards) combined to just beat him out with 101 total.
Another way to put that is Allen outrushed both Chubb and Hunt, who are a top notch running game.
From what I've read here: Those yards don't count when they are accumulated by Lamar Jackson.
They do count when accumulated by Josh Allen.
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4 hours ago, 78thealltimegreat said:
1. This game was alot closer then the score that drop by Singletary was enormous
2. One touchdown on their field goal drives inside the 10 and the mindset is way different
3.Seems like they lived by the theory we are home and you’re aren’t calling everything and they where right..they where incredibly physical with our WRs
4. They gave us the throws to the backs and Knox because quite frankly they had zero fear they could break one long
5. it’s been said elsewhere like last week no running game by a player not named Josh Allen killed this team particularly in short yardage
overall we really aren’t that far apart but a poor game plan on both sides and a lack of a pass rush by the front 4 was the difference I literally counted on one hand the amount of quality rush on Mahomes
More speed at TE and RB and an elite pass rusher and we are right there
Well ... take away that muffed punt, and have Andy go full Belichick on us at the end, and it very well could have ended at 45-17 ....
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Just for the record before this thread is closed: I put down my beer, took off my Bills cap, put my hand over my heart and tried to face the nearest flag on my TV screen. And I refused to answer any questions about why the network wasn't showing any Bills players until the junior Jimi Hendrix sounded that last flatted note.
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3 minutes ago, ClemsonBills said:
#4 should be #1 or at least #2
Edmonds is a freak, but hes a clueless freak. Can coaches correct this? He's still young.
McD seems so hell-bent on making him the next Luke Kuechly that he doesn't seem to get this.
He's a very talented player being forced into a role he's ill-suited for.
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People I was watching the game with were getting indignant - hey, why all the shots of the Chiefs on the field and no equal time for the Bills?
I explained that I thought it was the kneeling for the anthem thing ...
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55 minutes ago, 78thealltimegreat said:
This same Chiefs team was 8 minutes from losing their first Super Bowl appearance in 40 years last year let’s not kid ourselves KC is good but you can beat them
Well, they have won 25 out of their last 26 I think, not counting their meaningless Week 17 loss this year.
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1 minute ago, dave mcbride said:
If KC wins, the AFC will be up 28-27 in SBs. My memory is long enough to remember when the Bills were losing SBs and people said they played in the JV conference.
These power shifts between the conferences are still going on. Right now the AFC is the conference of the great young QBs: Mahomes, Allen, Watson (well, maybe), Jackson ... maybe even Mayfield and Burrow
NFC: the conference of old QBs still dominating - Brees (gone), Brady (please), Rodgers, with Murray as the young hope
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3 minutes ago, dave mcbride said:
I like Mahomes. Screw Brady.
This is one of those where I won't know my own mind until the game begins.
- I like Mahomes. He's fun to watch and surprisingly lacking in arrogance for a guy who had such quick success
- I hate Brady. I dislike Tyreek. I kind of like the honey badger.
- But I really like Bruce Arians, and would like to see him ride off into the sunset with a ring
- I don't like Chiefs fans. I don't know anything about TB fans so I guess I like them better
- I usually root for the AFC team. I also like the idea that if the Chiefs win we can honestly say that we probably are the 2nd best team in the NFL. That somehow makes me feel better about yesterday.
I am a bundle of contradictions. Maybe I should sit this one out.
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11 hours ago, bobobonators said:
Chiefs’ offense is simply on their own tier. Has there ever been a more explosive offense in the NFL? They can attack you in any way they want. Andy Reid is easy to root for.
Chiefs 33 - TB 20
Yes. Memories are short!
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8 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
Funny, I probably read more posts than many people, and I can tell you it gets said quite often by any number of people.
The problem is when it becomes a loud and persistantly beaten drum by a single guy but that's true of about any topic
I live in Colorado so I probably talk Broncos more than Bills just by virtue of the people I see.
I don't pound them over the head with "Elway's major fail was not drafting Allen" even though it's obviously true. But when they try to defend drafting Bradley Chubb instead of Allen ... well, they're asking for it.
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Just now, Teddy KGB said:
Well that trade, Cody Ford, and Motor/Moss are mega fails.That trade was, in retrospect, awful. A lot of people here don't like to admit it. So you'll get the comments about how it was justifiable at the time (probably true), or that it doesn't make sense to keep flogging that dead horse (definitely true). I fall on the side of this: I won't mention it unless/until someone tries to tell me we actually lucked out by getting Allen instead of Mahomes. That is ... not a defensible position, regardless of how good Allen is looking now. Mahomes has probably had the best first 3 years as a starter in NFL history. Period.
As for Ford: yeah, probably time to move on.
As for Motor/Moss: neither was a high rounder. Both are hitting their high-end projections as useful RBs who shouldn't be considered as special talents. That's not a fail. As for why we drafted kind of the same guy two years in a row? Well, you'd have a point there.
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15 minutes ago, Teddy KGB said:
All the early thuggery by the chiefs was a solid touch.
McD stays getting owned by Reid. Started with the Mahomes gift.
Ouch. You are not allowed to say that here!
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2 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said:
1. I too thought Knox would have a better year
2. I thought Allen would be better but not this good
3. My fear that Edmunds would suck came to fruition
4. O-line was better than I thought. Shame Ford went down with an injury. It's a lost year of development. He was not good at the start of the year but neither were any of the guards. Now there are questions again at 4 of the 5 spots. Will they bring back Morse and his huge contract? Can they afford Williams? Is Ford a Guard or a Tackle?
5. I thought Diggs and Brown would each get 75 catches. I never imagined what Diggs and Beasley would be able to do.
All correct.
Beane and McD get a lot of credit for patching together a budget (except Morse) O line that did really well this year, particularly in pass protection.
Edmunds: still not sure he's the guy you want in the middle. There's a lot of wasted athleticism with him playing there. Someday some coach will free him up playing on the outside and he'll be a force. But that's unlikely to be McDermott and the Bills.
Knox: I'm fine with him, but if we're waiting for him to emerge as a big weapon we're making a mistake. What really hurt this team is the inability of Kroft to stay healthy and become a significant part of the offense. Knox on offense and Addison/Murphy on defense sucked up a ton of salary with very little in terms of contribution. I won't rip Beane for those signings because other moves (Diggs) were obviously so good that they offset the bad moves, but these ones still hurt.
Back to the drawing board again on the TE position I'm afraid.
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1 hour ago, ScottLaw said:
Anybody from the media ask McD about cluelessly kicking FGs??
Not this again.... Mahomes is better. Josh is good but Mahomes is better. He’s in a league of his own.
Thank you.
This type of sentiment is no knock on Allen. We drafted and developed a really good QB. I expect he'll be making Pro Bowls for a long time.
But folks lose sight of actually how good Mahomes is. They are not roughly equal, or Allen is not about to pass him, or Allen does not still have upside that Mahomes lacks. Mahomes stands apart from the rest of a group of fantastic young QBs.
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3 hours ago, Fan boy '92 said:
This is the defense that McD knows. He was hired as a zone defense coach and that's what he puts on the field. His style of d requires mistakes to be made by the offense/qb. This may work against most, but competition like Mahomes will beat this every time. The tight man on man that was run on us tonight with double teams, completely stifled our receivers. It was aggresive, Mcd's zone was passive and the result is what we saw tonight.
Great comment. Bend but don't break only works if your opponent's QB misses open throws or throws picks, if they fumble, etc., etc. And KC wasn't doing any of those things. Seriously, take away that muffed punt and this was a total blowout.
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2 hours ago, BillsRdue said:
I'd like to see them try to keep Devonta Freeman in the offseason. If he can get healthy and back to his 2018 form, he might be dangerous again, but it's a big if worth trying. It would be nice to get another RB with Moss and maybe Devin doesn't make the team. I'm not sure Wade will pan out, but next year is his last and he will either be on the roster or cut, no PS. He's getting old.
Looking around the NFL, Lindsay from Denver would be a good pickup, perhaps Carson. I wouldn't mind if Harris (AL) dropped I'd snag him in the first. If Ettiene is around in the middle of the 2nd I'd trade up, but we definitely could use some speed and a breakaway threat out of the backfield. Currently we don't have any #1's back there and we need one.
The run game ended up hurting our offense overall. We need more balance and a true threat at TE.Philip Lindsay would be a great affordable complement to Singletary and/or Moss. The speed to turn the corner and get downfield in the pass game too.
Weird that we let Yeldon languish all season when he clearly added something missing in the form of speed out of the backfield.
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Does anyone else get the feeling McDermott coaches scared against Reid like he is a son coaching against his Dad??
in The Stadium Wall Archives
Posted · Edited by The Frankish Reich
^This.
It wasn't so long ago that Andy Reid was considered the worst in-game decision maker around. That reputation was built early on:
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/151719-evaluating-andy-reid-the-worst-decisions-of-reids-coaching-career
That bleacher report article was from 2009, and it was "Part 1" ...
And the reputation followed him:
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/10/nfl-chiefs-andy-reid-mistakes-packers-punt
This was McD's 4th season as a HC, first real SB contending team. Let's hope it doesn't take him a decade or two like it did with Andy.