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Another thought that I have. Even if Clay is a great returner, it is not going to matter if there is a flag before the he has the ball for more than a second on 80 percent of returns. Buffalo needs to have more discipline on special teams than they did in the preseason.

I think that Spiller would have been better suited being groomed in a Sproles/Woodhead/Gillislee type role. Its too bad that Buffalo saw him as a top 10 draft choice and tried to treat him as that franchise back that could endure 20-30 carries every game. . It seems like KC would have been one of the few situations where he may have had a chance if there was anything left. With Charles gone from the team and Ware hurt for the year, he still could not even crack the roster. This may be the end for him in football. I hope he does well for himself in life.

My questions are. Could we have gotten this guy anyway after the cuts? Does he bring anything to the team that Tate or Reilly couldn't bring? If Seymour was going to be cut anyway, I get trading him, but why not for a more relevant pick instead of a player who appears to be a lateral move from our cut receivers and a 7th round pick two years from now.

I don't think that this is always a bad strategy for a team with a new coach that still has talented players on both sides of the ball. You just have to follow that up with a few good drafts and strategic adding of the right players in following seasons. Buffalo had epic bad drafts during the Jauron era and overpaid for mediocre free agents like Dockery, Walker and Stroud. That was what resulted in team failure and a complete lack of talent on the team when Jauron left. Hopefully the drafts during the McDermott era add more talent.

Ive seen enough Fast Freddy Smith, Drew Haddad, Martin Nance, Deonte Thompson type preseason star WR's to know that most of these disappointing cuts end up turning out as nothing more than 5th receivers or practice squad players. Reilly I think will be different. He seems to have what it takes to have a solid NFL career somewhere down the road. Hopefully, we can stash him on the practice squad.

Beane: Here’s a peculiar…uh…Greg Pyle McDermott: Who’s he? Brandon: You know, squirrely looking guy, mumbles a lot. McDermott: Oh, yeah. Pegula: Yeah, we…we can’t actually find a record of him currently being on the roster. Beane: I looked into it more deeply and I found that apparently what happened is that he was cut five months ago and no one ever told him about it. But through some kind of glitch in the payroll department, he still gets a paycheck. Brandon: So we just went ahead and fixed the glitch. Pegula: Great. Mcdermott: So, uh, Pyle has been cut? Pegula: Well, just a second there, professor. We, uh, we fixed the glitch. So he won’t be receiving a paycheck anymore, so it’ll just work itself out naturally. Brandon: We always like to avoid confrontation whenever possible. Problem is solved from your end.

He could stop the run, He could suplex an opponent, He was in charge of covering million dollar recievers. Back here He can't even hold a job parking cars!

Taylor, Peterman and Yates. 2017-WInning with Wenning. EJ gets cut by the Raiders and signed here as a backup. Good bye playoff drought.

This is logical. Play Wenning for all of week 4, keep Peterman safe. Prevents a disaster in week one and gives Wenning a little experience.

And how will Kaep do that any more than the quarterbacks that I mentioned? They are all stopgap starters/backups at best. If you are in a position where you need a player at that level, you will pick the one that doesn't alienate fans or add unnecessary drama to a team.

McCoy is right. Kaep has done more than kneel at the anthem. He wore a Castro shirt. During independence day, he was in Ghana stating that he could not celebrate independence day because he didn't have freedom. Many see the latter two as anti American. This will put off a lot of people. He has the right to express it but free speech comes with consequences. If he did have top tier talent, a team may deal with it. he doesn't. Why sign someone who will anger your fanbase when players like Jay Cutler, RG3, Brock Osweiler and Fitz give you the same caliber QB without the controversy. McCoy should not be getting heat.for this.

I don't think that Bortles is that good, but Marrone and Hackett should never be let anywhere near a young QB unless that quarterback is being punished for something. .

Paying 15 million for a safety who has never played the position before would be perfectly logical.

Buffalo did show a lack of discipline on thursday, but there is no doubt that Hochuli is terrible. Not just against the Bills, but whenever I see him.I notice three things. 1) He always favors the large market team 2) He calls an excessive amount of penalties.compared to most other officials 3) He gives long winded explanations that are mostly unnecessary, as if he gets commission for how long he talks. I do not even want to watch a game when he is the official. You know that you will get a longer slower paced game where a high percentage of big plays for both teams will get called back. He is the poster boy for what is wrong with NFL officials.

10-15 years ago, a few friends and I went to Niagara on the lake twice a year as a tradition. There was a bed and breakfast which doubled as a restaurant, they had good indian food but they also had a great afternoon tea, which the girls in the group enjoyed. Unfortunately they redid their format and did away with that. If Buffalo could build a tea like that, than it may make the rebuilding year better for some.

Long term may not be bad if handled properly. I think that Buffalo signed Groy with Wood being closer to the end of his career in mind, If Glenn stays healthy, he is a good left tackle. Incognito has a couple of years left. Miller looked bad today but has had a good career so far. Glenn, Incognito, Miller and Groy are a base to start from. Dawkins looked awful today but he is a rookie, and that can happen in preseason. He has time to develop behind Incognito and could be a good interior lineman by the time Incognito is gone.. Tackle depth is the issue at hand. I wish that Kujo didnt screw up his career, he was actually a solid backup left tackle last year. We certainly could have used him tonight. You could survive if your weakest link is Mills at RT, but that paired with Henderson at LT was a disaster. Short term, I would say sign Albert or the best available veteran tackle. Long term, there are a lot of draft picks, if you add at least two lineman including a high pick on a tackle it is a good start. Of course you never know if a lineman will get hurt or a draft pick will be a bust but long term, Buffalo could have a base of. Glenn-Incognito/Dawkins-Groy-Miller-Draft pick with another draft pick and maybe a solid veteran as backups.

This post makes no sense. Today was ugly, but there is too much talent on this team to tank. If the team was in tank mode, than why did they sign Boldin,than ask for Matthews and Gaines instead of more picks during those trades? You would not get much for Tyrod anyway. Not nearly enough to be worth going through a season with an unknown Peterman and a lower end backup in Yates as your quarterbacks. If there was an argument to trade anyone, it would be McCoy. You could get more for him and there are enough other running backs to carry the load. I am not advocating this, but it would make much more sense. Taylor looked awful today, but no QB could have done much behind that line. I am very concerned about that line.

Touchdown Buffalo for the lead! All is well now.

They are looking sloppy but when Hockuli is officiating its hard to tell exactly how many penalties are legit.

I hate Hockuli with a passion. I almost dont want to bother watching a game when he is reffing

Yes to the Darby trade,No to Watkins. This was disappointing, but nowhere near as bad as trading Lynch and McGahee for small change as Buffalo did in the past I feel much better than I did on Friday. I never thought much of Darby, so to get a 3rd round pick and a receiver capable of starting and being a #1(although not at Watkins level) is an accomplishment. I understand getting something for Watkins if he is not returning. It did not look like he was. As others have said, if they were going to trade him, than why not exercise the 5th year and get more out of the trade. The second round pick will help, and Gaines replaces Darby. People i know that have watched Gaines, say that this was a good add and that we will be pleasantly surprised. Still not market value for Watkins. I am very curious to see Watkins career path. He may live up to the franchise WR potential, but he may keep getting hurt and be out of the league in a few years. This will clearly be the biggest factor in what makes or breaks the trade long term.

Based on just yesterday, Peterman as the #2 over Yates seems like a possibility. I want to see what Peterman does against 1st and 2nd defenses first before jumping to conclusions. Keep in mind that is is preseason and people can look good against 3rd stringers and cuts. EJ often looked like he was going to turn things around in 2015 and 2016. Tuel looked like a steal in 2013 and Edwards looked like the second coming of Joe Montana in 2007. Its a very different thing once the regular season comes around. My conclusion yesterday was that I hope Tyrod stays healthy.

So this means that we are not going to retain Watkins.....right? All kidding aside, A pretty good/oft injured but not elite WR is NOT going to get the same pay as Curry in any circiumstance. I want Watkins to be a success, I want to give him the benefit of the doubt, but a statement like this makes me automatically assume that he is a lost cause to the Bills. I now say to trade him for whatever you can get and let him be someone elses problem. Above average for half a year does not entitle you to an elite contract. Somehow I see a 2025 espn article of a homeless Watkins complaining about how financial advisers were dishonest focusing on his bad breaks from people screwing him over and signing autographs for 25 dollars a day. Watkins has potential and I hope this is not the case but it sounds like he is being guided by the wrong people.

If this post was meant to be ironic, than you nailed it! If not than well......

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