SoCal Deek

Gunner….And what pieces (plural) would those be? Josh has everything he needs with the exception of a WR2 and the possible resigning of his RB2. His OLine, TE, WR1, Slot WR, and RB1 are all cast in stone for 2024. .

I see people say stuff like this all the time. If going into Sunday you would know that the Bills would have the ball deep in Chiefs territory and with the win in the hands of their Super Star at HOME, I’m betting both you and I would take that circumstance all day, every day!

Yes we do. But I pray to God we don’t go after some speed dude with concrete for hands!

I must’ve been watching a different game against the Chiefs. The Bills did NOT lose because of their injuries on defense. They lost because when it came down to their final offensive drive, they had the ball…at home….in Chiefs territory and failed to get the First Down that would’ve iced the victory. They played the entire season to put themselves in that very position, and they failed.

I’ve generally been of the mindset that the coach better be able to adapt ‘his’ offense to the talent he has on the roster. And I REALLY hope we don’t get distracted by some supposed deep threat guy. This is not Al Davis’ old NFL.

As has been said in countless threads the Bills are in need of serious help at WR, Safety and Interior D Line. Beyond that it’s going to be a crap shoot, with a significant dependence on Draft picks given their current Cap situation.

Just saw a photo of him driving around Laguna with her. The offseason has officially begun.

Which is exactly why I said he better use the extra time to study up on those obvious shortcomings. If not, it’s nothing more than rinse and repeat.

Well considering we have just about nobody under contract besides Milano, Tre and Von, you might just get your wish.

As many know I’m far from a McD fan but I think this has to be agood move. McD biggest flaw is REALLY poor in-game management of clock, time outs and general strategy. I’ve got to think taking DC play calling off of his to do list can only help him there. That’s of course assuming that McD seeks help to study the lacking skill set I listed above. Let’s hope and pray!

But you see that’s just the issue. You and many others always believe that some other team is going to overpay for players we know aren’t anything special. So wouldn’t that also mean that the Bills are going to do likewise for other team’s cast offs? I can see a bad scheme fit, like a zone CB versus a man CB, but I don’t think the problem with AJE is scheme fit.

The Bills HAVE won with McD. They just haven’t won the championship. In fact they haven’t even made the Superbowl. You can look under every rock that you want for the roster stud that’ll get them those last couple of wins in January but it isn’t going to make any difference if there isn’t a change at HC. Now, please understand it’s been a great few years for sure, but get used to more of the same.

This is an equation with multiple variables so if you remember your math training it’s a bit challenging to solve…unless you simply substitute an assumption for one of the variables. The Bills have done extremely well the past many seasons with their player personnel. The results (wins, playoff consistency, stats, etc) speak for themselves. But, to compare it to the Chiefs, and I’d throw in the Patriots during the Brady era, the missing variable in your equation is Coaching. The answer to winning it all is not finding another superstar somewhere on the roster. It’s pairing your superstar QB with a head coach that’ll make the right game day decisions at the crucial time.

Well done! I have no idea what you do or did for a living but I’m glued to these posts every year. Your research and writing style are both top notch! I’m not going to comment on the specific picks or order but I’d love your comments on the overall trends and tendencies in this year’s draft class. For example there are no RBs or LBs in the first round. Is that because of the college class or do you just think the League has evolved away from them? PS: Even though I said I wouldn’t comment, I did my graduate work at USC so watch them pretty consistently. Their defense has been beyond TERRIBLE for the last few years so if Beane can find an actual NFL starter amongst those totally inept losers he gets my vote as Genius of the Decade!

With the relentless hunt for quality coaching, especially in the Rooney Rule era, I’m frankly a bit shocked we haven’t heard his name mentioned way more often in the past few weeks.

I find these discussions very interesting. Very few folks on here want to keep Epenesa because they’re certain he’ll get a big pay bump from some other team….yet somehow they don’t think the same thing is true for the quality and pay scale that applies to guys from the other 31 teams. Now, I’m not saying they should get into a bidding war for Epenesa but I’m also not convinced the rest of the league wants to either.

Thats where we differ I guess. Football has evolved into a possession game. You can see it with Mahomes and Kelce. Just keep the ball, pick up the first downs, and if it’s close you go for it on fourth down. Keep the chains moving and for goodness sake’s do NOT give the ball back to your opponent. I’m not a huge fan on this newest evolution because it’s become akin to the NBA but if that’s what the league has become, let’s be REALLY good at it.

You get a tall, big bodied WR and you use him as your first down safety blanket for your tall, big bodied QB. The kid runs out five yards, turns around and Josh tosses it up high, where the kid comes down with it like a rebound. Move the chains, over and over again.

Note that I didn’t say First Round. I’m very much NOT of the mindset that a deep burner is what we need. There are way more possession type catches in the NFL then there will ever be home run long shots.

Thanks! Well done. It feels like Coleman is right around the skill set the Bills are looking for and who’ll be there when we pick…..but I’m far from an expert on the topic.

Can any of these guys actually catch a contested ball? Thats pretty much my only criteria.

To quote Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman….”I got nowhere else to go!”

Ahhhh…Sherfield’s catch in the back of the end zone when the ball deflected wildly off defender. Just to name one.

Excuses, excuses and more excuses.

Seems like an odd choice but what do we have to lose.