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What if...and hear me out...what if Cam Lewis actually IMPROVED from last year and earned a spot? Why hold such a grudge over that 1 play? Do you hold the same hard feelings for Hyde, Poyer and White who did the same thing with Hail Murray? There were about 4 plays that cost the Bills that Vikings game. Josh handles the snap in the end zone and Lewis not knocking it down is a footnote.

Big advantage for the Colts there, then. They will have their Josh Allen, we end up with a "Kyle" Allen.

I'm scared of this game. Rumor has it the Colts drafted a strong armed mobile QB that's supposed to be the next Josh Allen.

If the Bills had wanted to keep Marlowe last year that bad they would have found a way. His contract wasn't exactly a record setter. They chose to go with the younger guy that had more upside, which is understandable when both your starters at the position are over 30. Incidentally, I believe they would be able to place Marlowe on the PS and would likely have an easier time slipping him onto it than Hamlin. Make no mistake however, if Hamlin is cut he will end up just fine. There is almost zero doubt in my mind he ends up as a depth player somewhere.And that is on talent, not pity. As a matter of fact the least shocking development in the world would be him ending up with the Steelers. That said, Marlowe is on guy on the downside of his career that contributes on ST, which new rules have made that less important. He will have to beat Hamlin out at S and I just don't see that happening.

Right now there are 3 safeties ahead of him. Poyer, Hyde, Rapp are locks I believe. Hamlin would be the fourth guy and I personally don't see anyone beating him out skillwise as long as his health and mental well being are back in line He's still a young guy, on a rookie deal who I felt got better as the season went along. This whole conversation from Patrick is meant to get attention. This is a Cowherd level topic. Frankly I kinda find it classless to speculate on it and even say "you gotta keep him even if he doesn't earn it".

Same, though no telling how he would have turned out had he not followed the Sammy Watkins career path. Hate to see guys with so much promise not live up to what could have been after injuries.

I hear team West Herr is looking for a new salesman.

Didn't even make it until final cuts this year on a team that moved on from their top 2 TEs from last year. (Waller/Moreau). Shame to see injuries derail what could have been a great career. Bad signing last year by Beane but at least he didn't compound it by keeping him around.

I like Edmunds and am a big fan of what he brought to the table. Talent wise, losing him does downgrade the LB room. However, I'm curious to see how losing Edmunds has a ripple affect on what the MLB position is asked to do. If they plug any of the guys in and ask them to do the same things Edmunds did it's not going to be good. If they adjust the role and ask more of a down hill type style, send on blitzes a bit more and don't drom the MLB into space 95% of the time (just an estimate) I think we will be fine.

Astro does a good job. But there's been so much confusion during the live tweets that sometimes reading his report later on makes me think he (or someone else) is watching an entirely different practice...lol. I know some of it has to do with where you are and what you're seeing at the time from that vantage point because often there's a lot going on at once.

Another vote that Barkley threw it. Or at least one. This has been something I've noticed this camp a lot. Reporters naming personal groups then a different reporter has different names in the same group. Lots of contradiction out there.

If that was the only instance...sure. But almost daily there have been long plays on Hyde. Watch the videos from every day. More long plays than not Hyde is trailing. Again, I'm sure it's just a case of him getting back in the swing of things but coming off serious injury with being up there in age it bears keeping an eye on. Fans are so defensive. It's like if you want to say ANYTHING slightly different about how a guy has looked you have to write a 3 page essay and get a notarized copy about how much you love the guy and how he's been such a great asset. It's an observation from footage and notes of 5 practice days. The real task will come when games start. Obviously. But with the speed the Bills face if he's having trouble keeping up with Harty it is something to watch over the next few weeks IMO.

From the article: "Darrynton Evans then Andy Isabella got the first punts of the practice. For Kick Return it’s Harty then Evans. Evans gets a squib kick, pausing only briefly to secure it better. The next is an onside kick. No kicks into the end zone. The Chiefs kick will echo in our heads forever and ever and ever."

I think we now know why guys like Rodgers and Lazard were so eager to work with Hackett again.

Another way to look at it is this. From almost all accounts I have seen Tre has been absolutely spectacular so far in camp. I keep seeing he's winning his 1on1s, looking like Tre of old. This is the good news side of it. IIRC, the Bills were looking into the stability of Tre's health a couple months back. If it checked out and he's playing lights out...I'm curious to see if he leaves camp with some sort of extension. Could help the Bills drop his cap number and if he's full go and looking good...it's a win/win.

Colts will be fine. They still have a happy and healthy Johnathan Taylor.

Well, people SAID we need a WR2 since Davis ain't it. At his size/speed Josh is a matchup nightmare. They're just doing what the people want and looking for Gabe's replacement. Sheesh.🤣

Realistically, I don't care who starts. I personally don't have a dog in the fight, so to speak. My only hope is that one of them step up and TAKE the job rather than they start because they were the best option of a subpar bunch.

Spector made a bunch of plays in the PS last year and you are correct in saying he was all over the place However, while it worked out some of the time he was also out of position a lot as well. He was very aggressive which I like, but also feels like he needed to reign it in and play within the defense a bit more. Took a lot of risks.

For the most part, no. But quite a few offensive highlights so far have come at Hydes expense. Again, hopefully he's just getting back up to speed. However age and injury tend to slow a guy. Hoping that's not the case here.

Hopefully it's just that he's still knocking the rust off..but Hyde getting torched in practice is becoming a trend.

Torrence still at RG to start the day is the news I'm here for. And Shane Ray is quickly becoming a guy I can't wait to see play in the preseason.

I believe you are correct with Poyer not having surgery. Kind of a good thing, no? Hyde was supposedly cleared to play after the divisional round so his health should be back to normal. If the "nasty little habit" recurs..as you said, Rapp should be very good and can step in. Also, would love to see the "nasty little habit" of neck injury reoccurring in players supported in some way other than "trust me, bro". Floyd is holding Miller's spot as top pass rusher...as you say. So what? That's actually going to be helpful to Groot and when Miller comes back you now have some real pass rush depth. Miller is already leaps and bounds ahead of where White was last year. You can see that in the camp footage and reports. Who cares if he's on the cusp of aging out? That won't really matter this year. Also, if you don't see what the excitement is about Ford...just wait. You will. I'm sure you aren't an avid watcher of the Seahawks so it's understandable. You're gonna love the guy by week 4. "Trust me, bro". I'm an Edmunds fan. I like what the guy did in coverage. I do not discount his loss by any means. However, his talents dictated a lot of the style of defense we played...along with Leslie Frasier and his tentative nature. Personally, I believe McDermott will make a difference in how he sets up guys to succeed. Be prepared for MLB to play more downhill. They won't be asking whoever plays there this year to do the same things they asked Edmunds and they have said as much already.

Not an attack and just curious here...but do you feel the same way when it comes to Mitch Morse?

OTC has the projections for comp picks next year. Using Juju's contract signed this year with the Pats (3yr 33M) to place in the middle of your estimation...the Chief are projected to see a 5th rounder in compensation next year for that. That would be the ballpark. Now, if Davis walked next season and got the exact same deal (I think he sees more in the $14-15M range) it would depend on a few other factors. The NFL hands out 32 comp picks. Which would mean any contract he signs would be matched up against the other contracts given out. If more players sign big contracts he would slide down the list. If less sign big deals his would slide up. Also playing into the formula would be who Buffalo signs that would qualify against the formula. For example, Conner McGovern while not an enormous deal does count against us. At the end of it all, Buffalo has to have lost more qualifying players then they signed. As a reminders, players that are traded to Buffalo or released from their previous team DO NOT count no matter how large a deal they sign. For example, DHop would not have counted against the formula because he was released. Allen Lazard would have counted against the formula because his contract expired. https://overthecap.com/compensatory-picks