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Ty Johnson can field kickoffs so he automatically gets the 3rd spot over either of them. Gore is too slow to worry about losing to waivers. Evans has bounced around the bottom of rosters for several years now so I think we can get him to the PS, if not oh well. Every team has an RB4 that looks good going against future insurance agents. It is the last position to worry about losing a depth player.

If the rumors about Darius Slayton being a trade possibility are true, I would offer Elam and a 5th. The Giants need CB help. Haven't heard any other WR trade buzz. But it seems unthinkable that this will be the group we'll be entering the season with.

It was a better night for Darrynton Evans than Gore IMO. He showed burst and pass catching ability, look no further than his TD to see both on display. That is a more important skill set than plodding contact balance. Several times yesterday I saw Gore entering wide open turf but the space got swallowed up quickly because he couldn't burst through it. The next corner he turns will be the first. I think he easily makes it onto the PS. I'm a tad more concerned about Evans getting through waivers but ultimately I think they both make it. Ty Johnson still gets the 3rd RB spot because he can handle kickoffs. Side note - the play of Evans in preseason is why I'm not a fan of drafting a RB in the 4th round but it is what it is. On Andreessen - He looks totally lost in pass coverage. He has shown he can mostly diagnose run plays and shoot gaps but that isn't going to be enough to make an NFL team. As a smaller MLB he needs to be able to read all plays quickly or else he is in danger of getting washed out of the play. Hip movements look stiff to me too, if you compare it to say Terrel Bernard the difference is stark. On WRs - My god the room is even worse than I thought and you know I was already more pessimistic than most. Samuel's turf toe appears to be mostly minor, but the prospect of losing him for even one game has shown how distressingly thin we are at the position. Utter malpractice from this regime. We're an injury away from Deon Cain or KJ Hamler taking real snaps in an NFL game. Our top 2 in Shakir and Samuel have had what I would classify as good training camp and preseason but no one is mistaking them for superstars or guys that can carry the load. Outside we have a known JAG in Hollins and a rookie that is still very much developing, and that's it. If fans are expecting a Josh Allen led passing offense to automatically have top 5 production, I think they are in for a rude awakening. I'll also say that Elam indirectly had a bad night. Nothing that he did specifically, I know two catches were in his area of the field but not sure they were specifically his responsibility. But Ingram and Hardy both are out there making plays. Ingram played a fade route perfectly without committing a penalty like we have seen Elam do a dozen times, and against a legit NFL WR at that. Hardy has shown a knack for making those zone transitions that Elam has always struggled with. It's actually very impressive to watch a supposed slot prospect perfectly play the middle of an under/over combo outside and break on the ball in whichever direction the QB throws it. The Bills traditionally have kept 4 outside CBs active on gameday and I wonder if Elam will be the odd man out.

I think he's a PS squad lock and he'll be our Curtis Samuel call up replacement if he ever misses time. Nobody playing this late in the final preseason game has a shot of making the team IMO.

Even that XP sliced right. He has totally lost it.

There were multiple threads just like it

Read this thread lol:

We're trying to be a ball control offense that intentionally limits the number of drives in games but we can't kick FGs... not a great formula.

I've seen people point out Tre McKitty has more blocking ability so that might give him the inside track if Morris will be out. Davidson has nice hands but looks slow and lumbering and doesn't offer any special teams ability.

99% of fans lol. The hype gets out of control with a couple depth players every single year based on preseason. Just look at how people are talking about Gore Jr here and on Twitter.

There are a lot of RBs talented enough to score a TD in the NFL. But everyone talked about him like we let a superstar walk out the door. Instead he was just a depth played. And he actually had some burst to his game. Gore just has contact balance, versus future insurance agents for that matter.

Remember Raheem Blackshear? This is the same thing but with less burst. Or Antonio Williams? Exact type of player that fans fall in love with in the 2nd half of preseason games. Zero chance he makes a roster anywhere IMO. I wouldn't even consider it 100% that he makes our PS.

The middle of the field has been absolutely wide open all game long. Any chance of Andreessen getting claimed on waivers has evaporated.

Nah RBs are a penny a dozen and he has zero burst or speed. The contact balance makes him a decent emergency option though. Still he'll probably be behind Evans even on our PS.

Gore is the type of RB you put on the field to run out the clock at the end of games. He's earned a PS spot I think.

Do you think you could kick Brandon Beane's ass

Nice run stop from Hardy. I feel good about him and Ingram as depth outside. Honestly Elam feels like the odd man out right now, I won't be surprised if he's a regular on the inactive list this year.

I know it's just vs 3rd stringers but Cain has shown some kind of value out there, as opposed to MVS who has shown nothing.

I'm on YouTube TV and every now and then the top of the screen has a line across it that makes everything look fuzzy and distorted. Had a bit of a jump scare early on when Ja'Marcus Ingram appeared to be sawed in half on the field.

I really want to know what goes through McDermott's mind when he tries to ice kickers in preseason. What reps are we trying to get here coach.

There are 1,000 LBs that can look good when their only job is to shoot gaps. Pass coverage is the skill that earns you a roster spot in the modern NFL. He has a long way to go to have the necessary mental processing to play at this level.

Gore is unfortunately just way way too slow. Wide open space gets swallowed up very quickly when he's plodding through it. I hope we bring Evans onto the PS though.

I've liked what I've seen from Ray Davis but a UDFA and a street FA signing are showing just as much or more as he has. This is why I didn't like drafting a RB that early.

McDermott was asked about Hardy at one of his recent pressers and said (paraphrased) that he was looking for better decision making. So no I think Hardy just made mental mistakes. Hopefully he's cleaned it up though. I like that he's cleanly fielded every single punt in preseason.

I just realized that was Xavier Legette dropping that layup. And he is in with the Panthers backups.