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I thought Rapp showed well at the back half of the season last year. You could tell he was getting more comfortable with what he was asked to do and where he was supposed to be.
Likewise, Damar started playing well before the Cincinnati "no game" IMO. I can fully understand last year having a step back. As long as he's 100% locked in.
I think McDermott and Babich will help the transition for both players. In this defense, communication is important...and at the safety position it's even moreso. As long as Rapp/Damar have a good handle on that I think they will be league average at minimum.
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He constantly wants the ball...and that's not a bad thing. His time here, he was the primary WR. Passing game was centered around getting him the ball. The large target share kept him happy for a while here.
I don't think he see that in Houston week in and week out. They have a lot of talent in that WR room competing for targets. He's likely to be in "best behavior" mode to start this year to rebuild his image. But he's a one year rental for them that could end up phased out rather quickly IMO. Then the fun starts.
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1 hour ago, GrimboG said:
My friend is a niners fan (and self proclaimed Capologist) and is convinced we're going to restructure Von's deal this week to get in under the cap for the 53.
I think we can save about $5m by converting his roster bonus to signing. However, I thought we might not want to do it with him, as this year as we're taking medicine on many of the older guys, and might want to move on from his contract next year.
What do you reckon? Any other moves needed instead? Extend Spencer Brown?
OTC has us $395k over just now (third least 2024 space in the league). We're only 5th in active spending (192m) and have 63m dead cap (thanks Stefon!).
Remember, OTC is not official. It's normally in the ball park, but often times salary cap figures that the team has submitted to league offices can be a bit different.
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Just wait. Next year at the Red/Blue scrimmage Josh will com trotting out with that on the side of a red helmet...and there will be a thread here about how the Bills should go with it.
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13 hours ago, Trev said:
Yeah. Let your kids go to her concerts and listen to her music. She’s a fantastic role model….☕️
Do you allow your kids to watch Bills/Dolphins games that have Tyreek Hill playing? Or any games that have anyone that has any kind of drug arrests, DV counts or any other actual crimes? Or is it just limited to female musicians?
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10 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:
Football is over 100 years old
There's literally zero play or concept that has never been ran basically
Everything has been ran.. Taylor Swift cannot come up with a concept that has not been used
Cool beans. I rechecked and noticed I never said she could. That doesn't mean that if she drew up a play it will stop the Chiefs from running it, which is what I said.
I suppose teams should, in general, stop hiring offensive coordinators as well. Since every concept that can be run has been thought of already, just run an AI sim offense. Actually, if your OC is Hackett or Dorsey that may just be a step up.
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9 hours ago, Low Positive said:
She probably is drawing up plays, but Mahomes was clearly joking when he said that they might have to put one in.
Don't be so sure. Andy was quoted last year saying they take plays from a lot of sources, even had one that one of the team custodians drew up that they used in a game.
That's one thing the Chiefs do. They have fun. Keeps the players engaged. At the end of the day, even if the play busts it's one play and they can overcome it.
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We need a new ST Coordinator.
How is it Bass has been here this long and they still haven't figured out how to fix that wicked slice he gets? Perhaps she has caught up to Martin, but he wasn't a bad punter when he got here. Our coverage units aren't great... there's a theme here.
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2 hours ago, Shaw66 said:
The Rockpile Review – by Shaw66
Well, here it is, Labor Day and the 2024 NFL season is about to begin.
What are we to expect from the Bills? I have no idea.
At a technical level, I literally have no idea. The game evolves, season after season, and only some of the strategies that worked in 2023 will work in 2024. And some coaches will come up with new strategies, both offensively and defensively. Those are changes that I barely understand at their simplest levels. And it’s virtually impossible to predict what all those changes will be.
At a personnel level, I have one idea – a lot depends on players who haven’t been big-time players previously, and that means uncertainty about how guys will perform. Safeties, linebackers, a corner or two, various defensive linemen all must show that they are playoff caliber. Offensive linemen, receivers. The Bills don’t have holes, but they have a lot of questions.
At the coaching level, oh boy. Brady has to have the goods. Babich, too. And McDermott. McDermott has coaches and players he likes, and I’m sure he believes he can win with them. This is the season all three need to show they are playoff caliber. Can they? Sure. Will they? I have no idea.
As a fan, I think the Bills are going back to the playoffs. Why? Well, principally because I believe in McDermott and I believe in Allen. I said it a couple of weeks ago: There are 20 teams, for sure, that would trade their HC and QB for McDermott and Allen. Maybe 25, but call it 20. That tells me that those two men alone make the Bills a top-12 team, and top-12 is playoffs.
I know some will argue about McDermott, but I don’t buy it. He’s won as much or more as other coaches who have been around the league for a few years. He’s dedicated to getting the whole job done, and pretty much anything McDermott dedicates himself to, he achieves. Fire him in February, and he’ll have multiple head coach offers the next day.
I’m looking for a good season, a playoff season. How will they get to the playoffs, and what will they achieve there? I have no idea.
I'm ready.
GO BILLS!!!
The Rockpile Review is written to share the passion we have for the Buffalo Bills. That passion was born in the Rockpile; its parents were everyday people of western New York who translated their dedication to a full day’s hard work and simple pleasures into love for a pro football team.
You touched on all the main coaches, except one.
I think we know (good or bad, depending on people's point of view) what we get with McDermott by now. With Brady and Babich, at least there can be some level of hope that they will succeed.
However, as much as people like to downplay the unit...Coach Smiley and his STs are a major concern for me. And before anyone starts to downplay it, while it's true STs rarely will win you a game, they sure as heck can lose you one or two a season. Such as the blocked punt we gave up against Pittsburgh a couple years back. Or the walk off PR TD given up last year against the Jets.
I'm hoping there is a turnaround there.
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I don't typically watch MNF unless Buffalo is playing. Monday nights are for WWE Raw. I'll watch all the Sunday night and Thursday night games, though.
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Man, if people think his breakup was bad wait until they see him try and block someone.
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Meh. The dude has a nice offense that seems to slow down when the weather is less than great. Not a great outlook for a franchise that may have to play road games outdoors in Buffalo, KC, Cincinnati, Cleveland, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, or Denver come winter time.
All that speed is great and is really fun and exciting to watch. But that offense isn't built for playoff/bad weather football and that's going to be their Achilles heal unless they get home field through the playoffs.
I get that they made the playoffs twice, but he sits at an 0-2 playoff record, no division titles and a history of his team falling flat in the final weeks of the season. I would have been more inclined to have this be a "win something and we will extend you next off-season" type year. But, being a coach it's just money spent and doesn't really count against anything moving forward if they cut bait with him, so good for him I suppose.
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I heard a rumor that Milano tore his other bicep trying to open the package. Poor guy was only trying to play with himself 🤷🏼♂️
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19 minutes ago, T.E. said:
Deshaun Watson went out in November last year, and Cleveland finished with a better record than the Bills did because they had a solid backup.
Honestly, I think the argument could be made that Watson was so bad at times last season that the Browns don't make the playoffs if he didn't go out.
Bengals lost Burrow and though they didn't make it, they stayed alive for a while.
In both instances, the HC/OC did an awesome job of adjusting things. I don't know if I have that confidence in Brady quite yet. Hopefully, we don't have to find out if he can
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I see this roster as a 10 win team. Injuries and a bit of the ball bouncing the right or wrong way will determine a lot this year for them. This team could legitimately win 11 or 12. They could also end up with 8 or 9 wins depending on those factors. This year just seems way more wide open due to a lot of new faces in important spots.
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All this means is that when the defense looks good the usual voices here will say "Babich is amazing", while when he struggles the narrative will be "See, McD still has his fingerprints all over the D".
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1 hour ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:
Off the top of my head. I dropped the Jets out of the top 10 even though they have a top 5 roster. Too much drama.
1 Chiefs
2 Lions
3 49ers
4 Ravens
5 Browns
6 Dolphins
7 Texans
8 Cowboys
9 Bills
10 Eagles
That's not unreasonable as we are basically talking about teams potential on paper. I would have Buffalo ahead of Dallas.
Cleveland, Miami, Texans, Detroit all like to load up on "name" talent. That doesn't always translate to wins.
I went 5-8 option but I think on paper we are closer to 8 than 5 at this stage of the off-season. Once questions start getting answered (Coleman's immediate production, what the defense looks like, Milano's health returning, ect) we could slide up pretty good or potentially back a bit IMO.
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Allen likely has the better stat line as Diggs has a lot of competition for targets in Houston. He's no longer a centerpiece.
As far as who wins the game, let me see an injury report and I'll have a better idea. Still don't really know how our defense is going to look with the new DC and new players. As of now, I'd probably be inclined to take the Bills but a key injury or 2 would likely change that pick
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10 minutes ago, Gugny said:
Flutie - dick and he sucked.
TuhROD - dick and he sucked
Sam Watkins - lazy dick
OJ - murderous dick
All those dick mentions and not an honorable nod to Jauron. Odd.😂
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When I see an age discrepancy like this it makes me think that the dude is like my boss is with my paycheck. He'd go lower if it wasn't illegal.
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34 minutes ago, thenorthremembers said:
This thread should just be posters stating things they want but don't deserve
I want 6 pack abs and a clean liver.
Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and 2 dozen wings.
Best I'll get are the wings and Black Swan on DVD with extended scenes.
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25 minutes ago, Warcodered said:
How many hostages does he have?
Well, he has the Cowboys hostage, really. He has all the power in any renegotiated deal with them at this time, so it's really a smart move to (reportedly) ask for way over value in order to maximize what he sees. Dallas won't pay it and he'll be a FA most likely and (even though I don't feel he's worth it) will likely reset the QB market in FA.
He's in a no lose situation here. Smart business.
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54 minutes ago, boyst said:
I have to think much more on this beyond the one that pops out instantly: OJ Simpson.
I appreciate all of this football talent, I appreciate that he was one of the best players of the game and played for the Bills. However, now that he has past and his final judgements can be delivered his life here is done and we can move on from him and whatever it is he may or have not done.
Here's the way I think about this topic.
There's OJ Simpson. And then there's RB#32. Kind of like in an old Madden game when someone wouldn't grant their name and they just got that generic position/number name.
OJ Simpson is on my Mt. SHUSHmore. RB#32 is on my Mt. Rushmore.
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We have all seen and many have debated who would be the 4 faces of the Buffalo Bills in a Mt. Rushmore of the team. I want to take the conversation in the opposite direction.
If you were to make a Mt. Rushmore that featured your 4 least favorite all time members of the Bills franchise...who would they be and why? Was it their play on the field? Their personality rub you the wrong way? Bad experience meeting them in person?
I'll add mine a little later as I don't want to influence the initial responses.
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Joe Marino: 1/4 of Bills 2024 salary cap is dead cap!
in The Stadium Wall
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I'm more than happy to have them eat that this year as long as they spend it on some serious upgrades next year to retool for the back half of Allen's career.