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Inactives?

I'm literally going to bed right now knowing so many Bills fans are at this moment getting up and getting ready to pre game. Go Bills!!!

how much?

how much?

Let's be honest... this game was fine for us. I know Worthy scored twice... but was it any indication of anything spectacular? Did he do anything else? Ravens losing is likely best for Buffalo. KC is running away with the West

I hope so. I just drafted him as a starting WR in fantasy. Also got Josh Allen and Dalton Kincaid

You guys are right. Throw Roman Harper out and use the 5 other guys. Probably better to leave him out and just keep the lesser known guys McDermott clearly had a hand in. 7 if you include Hyde & Poyer.

He had 4 interceptions, a forced fumble, 10 passes defensed and a TD. You could make the argument another year was better for him, but which year? I would say maybe his 2nd year... but he didn't make the Pro Bowl that year. I guess I don't look at a safety getting over 100 tackles as a positive thing, though... so if tackles are the measurement, no it was not one of his better years

Didn't say McDermott made him... but in his age 32 season Harper had the most interceptions of his career in his 1st year in Carolina. 2nd most passes defensed... one shy of his previous best.

Go take a peak in the Lewis Cine thread

I'm seeing weird skepticism about McDermott's ability to develop Safeties in the Lewis Cine conversation. Let's deep dive into how successful McDermott has actually been coaching Safeties in the NFL and getting the most out of them... We all know about Poyer and Hyde. Anyone not giving McDermott credit for those 2 can just stop reading because you're clearly just being silly. Quinten Mikell (Philadelphia) and Kurt Coleman (Carolina) became Pro Bowl Safeties under McDermott at a time when the Pro Bowl meant a little something. Coleman was actually productive and successful with McDermott in Philadelphia, not as good when the parted ways, and then a 7 interception pro bowler when they were reunited in Carolina. Mike Mitchell (Carolina) went to Carolina in 2013 from Oakland on a 1 year contract worth 1 million dollars and had his best year in the NFL by far under McDermott as DC, helping him to get a 5 year, $25 million deal with the Steelers, where he never matched that success or even came close to it. Nate Allen was drafted in the 2nd round by the Eagles in 2010, started as a rookie, and had 3 interceptions, 8 passes defensed, 1 forced fumble and 2 sacks in his rookie year. Haruki Nakamura went from backup nobody with the Ravens to legitimate contributing starter under McDermott with Carolina for one season... the only season of his brief career he intercepted any passes in the NFL... and he got 2. (EDIT: Brought up Roman Harper, but got rid of him from the post after some good observations) I understand the worry right now about our Safeties,but I feel like if there's any position we should give McDermott the benefit of the doubt on, it's that one.

https://www.nfl.com/schedules/sunday-night-football/ https://www.nfl.com/schedules/monday-night-football/ I just looked at both... kinda surprised how bad SNF is compared to MNF for once.

I scrolled through and was expecting someone else to post about this, but no one did... guess I will... I understand the skepticism and criticism of Cine flaming out after having a healthy year last year, but Joe Marino on Locked on Bills covered the Cine signing on his podcast this morning. He said tthat it was primarily a "fit" thing for Cine with the Vikings. Guess who the Vikings Flores as of February 2023?????? Brian Flores Now... first of all, there's the issue that Cine was drafted in 2022 with whatever D the Vikings at the time had in mind. He had a lost year due to his injury. In comes Flores in 2023 for Cine's de facto rookie year. Apparently (I'm going by what Joe Marino said in his podcast), Flores runs a hyper aggressively unique defense to the NFL that's really blitz heavy and Cine isn't the best Safety fit in that system. Also--and I think this is Marino making an educated guess, but it would make sense based off recent history--it sounds like there may have just been some general friction between Cine and Flores. Would that surprise anyone with the way he handled Tua? So I think people looking at this signing with anything other than optimism really confuses me. This is especially considering McDermott's success working with secondary players, especially Safeties... You guys already mentioned Poyer and Hyde. He's had success working with Safeties going all the way back to Philadelphia, though. Quinten Mikell (Philadelphia) and Kurt Coleman (Carolina) became Pro Bowl Safeties under McDermott at a time when the Pro Bowl meant a little something. Mike Mitchell (Carolina) went to Carolina in 2013 from Oakland on a 1 year contract worth 1 million dollars and had his best year in the NFL by far under McDermott as DC, helping him to get a 5 year, $25 million deal with the Steelers, where he never matched that success or even came close to it. Those 3 guys are Safeties. There's also, of course, Josh Norman and his development into being an All-Pro and Defensive Player of the Year candidate in 2015. I understand questioning McDermott on a lot of things. He's done pretty darn well earning the benefit of the doubt as far as secondary development. It's fine to be excited about seeing what Cine can turn into under our HC. I am.

When and how did Hardy get hurt? Did McDermott say anything about that after the game? This must be a real injury and not the IR stash we did last year with Shorter because Hardy balled out this offseason.

Burrow is way overrated by the general media and public. It's like the fact that he's injury prone is just dismissed. Best ability and all...

This is real: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5715301/2024/08/21/buffalo-bills-practice-cole-bishop-mike-edwards-tyler-bass?source=user-shared-article The Tyler Bass struggles continue The Bills might have a brewing problem with kicker Tyler Bass. Against the Steelers, Bass nailed all three of his attempts, which was a much-needed confidence boost, even if the attempts were only from 27, 26 and 31. The internal hope had to be that it was the start of Bass turning it around as they near the regular season. Things have not gone according to plan. Over the last two practices, Bass has made 8 of his 14 attempts in team drills, which is not ideal but doesn’t sound as bad as when you dig deeper into those numbers. Bass went a perfect 3-for-3 from under 35 yards, with hits from 33, 28 and 33 yards out. But when Bass tried from 40 yards or longer, he was only 5-of-11. He went 3-of-6 on those kicks on Tuesday and 2-of-5 on Wednesday. The makes were from 43, 47, 44, 40 and 48 yards. The misses were from 47, 47, 44, 42, 42 and 40 yards. Bass did not attempt a single field goal that was at least 50 yards long. On both days, general manager Brandon Beane went on the field around 30-40 yards directly behind Bass to get a good view of each kick. The struggles have not been new, having persisted most of training camp. And now only two weeks out of the regular season, the Bills have the dilemma of what to do with a struggling kicker who has a dead cap hit of $4.32 million this year if they cut him, with an extra $3 plus million in dead cap added to 2025 if that’s the route they take. The Bills will likely have to keep Bass because of his contract. But with all these struggles, unless things change, don’t be surprised if they prioritize signing a kicker to the practice squad in a week.

Yep. It is Yep. I did. And the WRs that most let the team down in that KC game are no longer on the team.

First of all, Kansas City had the ball last, not Buffalo. On Buffalo's last drive Diggs dropped a bomb from Allen that would have been a GW TD or at least the go-ahead score. Despite that, the offense was still productive enough to move all the way into the red zone, and if not for Dawkins getting mauled by Chris Jones, Allen throws the go-ahead TD to Shakir. But he still got us into game tying territory if not for Bass having the Yips last year. As for all the other stuff you said, this was a thread about the offense, not the defense or how far the team advances in the playoffs. That's for other threads. I just said that our offense this year will be better if Shakir and Kincaid progress, which I think they will.

I agree with the Center downgrade, though we'll know when the season starts. Reports are that the snapping issues have gone away so maybe they just needed to feel eachother out. Edwards very well might actually be an upgrade over McGovern. Remember he started the position with a Super Bowl winning team and played for Kromer. Dude, if Shakir tops 1000 yards and Samuel has the best year of his career, this offense will be FIYAH!!!! I really think you're overvaluing Gabe. Even Diggs pulled a disappearing act after Brady took over.

The Bills offense isn't what's prevented Buffalo from advancing in the playoffs. Actually, the offense had one of its best games in the divisional round against KC when Gabe was out and Diggs was MIA.

Allen is the only QB in the NFL comparable to Mahomes. It's not misguided Joe Marino. I know Dane Brugler said it but I couldn't pull up the Beast from that year. Here's a quote from Daniel Jeremiah on him: Enough good can equal great. While Shakir does not stand out in any one area, the Boise State receiver meets every baseline when it comes to his size, athleticism and college production. That's 5. I'm sorry. With all due respect, those guys have more scouting credibility than you.

And we replaced Gabe with 2 guys who have those same strengths and better hands.

I started to type something, but realized there's only one appropriate response: Touche... And he might at that. But the 2 of them almost certainly will in their production All those other teams don't have Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10021509-khalil-shakir-nfl-draft-2022-scouting-report-for-boise-state-wr POSITIVES — Good route-runner who can operate from the slot and outside. Consistently gets his depth and understands how to use leverage to win. https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Khalil-Shakir-WR-BoiseState Scouting Report: Strengths -Knows how to beet press corners with leverage and excellent foot speed -Provides a good element of versatility - played both in the slot and outside -Often used on deep routes, getting separation down the sideline or over the middle on crossing routes by extending his arms rather than pure speed These are just a couple, but plenty of film buffs who watch the film agree Shakir can be an effective outside WR. Ironically enough, much of his scouting report resembles Diggs's scouting report coming out of college, when most felt he could play either inside or outside, but would be most effective on the inside in the NFL.

RBs 2023 Cook, aging Murray, Ty Johnson picked up as season starts RBs 2024 Cook, Davis, Ty Johnson with a year in the system 2024>>>2023 OL 2023 Dion, McGovern, Morse, Cybo (rookie), Brown OL 2024 Dion, Edwards, McGovern, Cybo, Brown 2024<<<<2023 I'm putting this all on the question mark that McGovern is at Center and Edwards is at Guard. Cybo at RG should be pretty awesome this year. Dawkins should be his usual reliable self. Brown is playing for a contract. There's a pretty good chance this group this year is better, but it's just unknown right now. TEs 2023 Kincaid (rookie), Knox (injured), Morris TEs 2024 Kincaid (year 2 & a focal point), Knox (healthy... hopefully), Morris &/or Davidson 2024>>>>>2023 WRs 2023 Diggs, Davis, Shakir, Sherfield, Harty WRs 2024 Shakir, Samuel, Coleman, Holins, ????????? 2024=====2023 I would argue 2024 is better, but benefit of the doubt they're equal until we see it. I mean... I get that Diggs was Elite & Davis was productive, but Samuel has been a more productive player (when healthy) over the course of his career. And if Shakir was the #3 last year and it's Coleman/Hollins we're considering as replaced production... I don't know who really things the 2 of them can't outproduce what Shakir did together. Who knows about WR #5, but seems inconsequential. Diggs >> Shakir Davis <<< Samuel Shakir << Hollins/Coleman Far, far less talent? You're being hyperbolic.