Trust The Process

Allen regressed under Dorsey. Allen needs a premier OC, one that he respects and is held accountable. Dorsey is Allen's buddy and does what he pleases. Daboll on the other hand is someone who Allen respected, someone who coached up Allen.

Allen is also not having fun. You can tell he lost his confidence. The past 3 games he's played with 3 or more turnovers. Allen is regressing and it needs to be fixed as soon as possible. In no particular order, here's what I believe needs to be done on the offensive side of the ball for now. 1. Fire Dorsey and replace him with a top tier offensive mind. A great QB like Allen needs to be surrounded by the best and the brightest OC's which Dorsey by light years isn't. Dorsey is almost always in Shotgun mode, hasn't adjusted, and has been figured out. Allen needs a OC he respects and is held accountable. Dorsey is Allen's buddy, Allen does what he pleases, Daboll on the other hand is someone who Allen respected, and someone who coached up Allen. Dorsey made our QB worse. 2. Bench Spencer Brown and replace him with Ryan Bates or trade for someone. I guarantee Allen doesn't trust Brown which is causing Allen to lose focus which translates into mistakes. Daryl Williams was a good RT, one who Allen trusted. If we can trade for a RT I would bench Morse and replace him with Ryan Bates instead. Bates is a good pass protector and a much better run blocker than Morse is. 3. Trade for Jonathan Taylor. Allen needs a back that he trusts, one that can take some of the pressure off of him, one that teams fear. James Cook strikes no fear in defenses. Cook should never be a starting RB, he's built like a slot reciever who plays RB, is not strong, and can't break a tackle for the life of him. Beane severely botched the RB position and wasted valuable resources in the process. By trading for Taylor defenses will need to pick their poison, and will open it up for everyone else, and again make life easier for Allen. I'd offer the Colts Elam, Cook, and a 3rd round pick, and if need be a 2nd for Taylor which is a very fair offer.

Allen obviously doesn't trust his offensive line, running game, Dorsey, and Beane. Yes Beane, for years for not building an above average offensive line or running game, and for handing the keys to the castle to a rookie OC. A rookie OC!!! A premiere talent like Allen should be surrounded by some of the best and the brightest OC's. A bright offensive mind will salivate to coach Allen, there would be a laundry list of top candidates.

Allen is psychologically broken from years of carrying this offense on his back

I live in San Marcos. Local PB gets jam packed with Bills fans. I’ve bumped into many Bills fans over the years, most recently in July on a trip to Palestine.

I'd rather kick the can on Free Agent ILB Myles Jack than A.J Klein. I believe Jack's skill set and athleticism fits well in McD's defense. Jack has the strength, speed and athleticism to cover tight ends, running backs, and slot receivers, and is a quality run defender. He's very big and fast- 245 to 255 lbs with 4.57 forty wheels, a physical tackler, and is only 27 years old which is 4 years younger than Klein. Jack wasn’t even a full time linebacker for the Steelers last year, it was truly a three way split with Devin Bush and Robert Spillane. Despite splitting playing time, Jack started 13 games and finished with 104 combined tackles. I'd offer Jack a 1 year, vet minimum prove it deal with no guarantees, and bring him into camp to see what he got.

Bijan Robinson Zay Flowers Darnell Wright Dawand Jones Jack Campbell Nolan Smith Will McDonald Myles Murphy Adetomiwa Adebawore Cody Mauch Steve Avila John Michael Schmitz Joe Tippmann Matthew Bergeron Jonathon Mingo Bryce Ford Wheaton Kayshon Boutte Zach Kuntz Sam LaPorta Andrew Vorhees

OT to start over Brown

Per league source. Poyer's 2 year contract is 2 years, $12.5 million (up to $14.5 million) $7 million guaranteed $760k becomes guaranteed on the 5th day of 2024 league year

Bills DT Tim Settle agreed to a renegotiated deal for 2023 that reduces his cap charge by about $600K.

Jack Campbell

Darnell Washington’s true value goes beyond personal stats, but more so to put a defense in a bind. It’s about dictating how the defense plays us. Consider this… Ken Dorsey wanted to implement 12 Personnel to this offense last season. 12 Personnel involves one running back and two tight ends, who in theory, can be a mix between a fullback or slot receiver at the line of scrimmage. The offense can look one way, and then another when it needs to be. The problem is Dorsey didn’t have the horses to do it along the OL and depth at TE. Last season we used Quinten Morris, Reggie Gilliam, and Bobby Hart in 12 personnel, none of which is a threat to block and catch, which leads me to the impact Darnell Washington can have on this team as a dual threat TE and de facto 6th OL, which are hard to find. By upgrading the offensive line, and having Knox and Washington on the field together in 12 Personnel will create mismatches in both the running game and passing game. It forces Defensive Coordinators to go big or small by choosing between having a 3rd LB on the field or a Slot CB. The 12 Personnel can attack defenses both through the air and on the ground. It can be a personnel grouping that features a lot of power running, or it can be one that attacks on different levels in the passing game. It also can be used with both the shotgun and under center formations for the quarterback. 12 personnel can put a lot of stress on the defense with the threat of running the ball versus attacking vertically. With two tight ends, the offense now has eight total gaps they could run to. In turn, that motivates defenses to bring more defenders in to defend those gaps and leaves space vertically and outside. The strength of 12 personnel is in its ability to help make the defense predictable. You’ll often see Cover 3 with an extra safety down at the line of scrimmage to help against the run. You’ll also be able to create a predictable picture in the run game against even fronts. If you know how the defense is going to align makes the job of the offense that much easier. The problem we’ve had is opposing defenses doesn’t respect our running game since it doesn’t pose a threat, its primary focus is containing Josh Allen and our passing game. Implementing 12 Personnel with Washington and Knox on the field together with the threat of running or passing gets defenses out of that shell and opens the offense for everyone. Now, I understand 12 Personnel is not something we’ll use most of the time, and won’t cure all of our problems, but will make us harder to defend, and will make life easier on Allen as well.

Assuming we lose Tremaine Edmunds, the defensive player I would draft is Jack Campbell LB Iowa

RG: move Bates back to LG and Draft a Guard RT: Marcus Cannon RB: D’onta Foreman SWR: Paris Campbell, and Draft a outside WR LB: Germain Pratt or Azeez Al-Shaair S: Julian Love or Andrew Wingard P: Re-sign Sam Martin

No thanks. I’m all aboard the D’onta Foreman train who won’t break the bank.

Band Camp

My Free Agency wish list based on Pay Cuts, Released Players, and Contract Restructures, which frees up enough cap space to sign free agents, and re-sign some of our own. Currently, we’re 20.5M over the cap, and we need around 10M needs to be saved for our 2023 Draft Class. RELEASED Taron Johnson: Cap Hit of 9.2 million in 2023 with a Dead Cap Hit of 5M and a Cap Savings of 4.2M if released. You simply don’t pay that kind of money to a Slot CB. Siran Neal: Cap Hit of 3.3M with a Dead Cap Hit of 1.1M and a Cap Savings of 2.2M. Neal is a quality special teamer, but just another guy in the secondary. Having said that, he’s not worth the money, and not worth a roster spot Tim Settle: Cap Hit of 5M with a Dead Cap Hit of 2.7M and a Cap Savings of 2.3M. Going into 2022, we had high expectations of Tim Settle, but never materialized. Settle ended up with only 1 sack this season which is unacceptable and not a good return on our investment. Isaiah McKenzie: Cap Hit of 2.9M with a Dead Cap Hit of 300K and a Cap Savings of 2.6M if released. It’s time to move on from McKenzie. I can replace him with someone who gets paid similar type of money who’s younger with more upside. Mitch Morse: Cap Hit of 11.2M with a Dead Cap Hit of 5M and a Cap Savings of 6.2M if released. There’s several big problems with Morse. The man suffered 6 concussions in his career that we know of, and he’s not a good run blocker. It’s time to move on, clear his big contract off the books, and find an upgrade. *RELEASED CAP SAVINGS: 17.5M PAY CUT Nyheim Hines: Cap Hit of 4.8M with a Dead Cap of 0 and a Cap Savings of 4.8M if released. I would love to retain Hines as a valuable asset for Special Teams and depth at RB but not at 4.8M. No team will pay Hines 4.8M, especially since this years Free Agent and Draft class at RB is strong. I’d offer Hines 3M. *PAY CUT CAP SAVINGS: 1.8M RESTRUCTURED CONTRACTS Josh Allen: This restructure was essentially bound to happen after Allen signed his well-deserved, monster extension in the summer of 2021. The simple restructuring will create 21.5M in Cap Space. Dion Dawkins: Current Cap Hit of 8.9M with a Potential Cap Savings of 6.3M Tre White: Current Cap Hit of 8.6M with a Potential Cap Savings of 6.1M *RESTRUCTURED CAP SAVINGS: 33M SALARY CAP SUMMARY: Freed up 52.3M in Cap Space between Releases, Pay Cuts, and Contract Restructures, minus 20.5M Over The Cap, minus 10M for 2023 Draft Class equals approximately 21.8M in Cap Space. FREE AGENCY S Andrew Wingard: 3M (Jordan Poyer’s replacement) Andrew Wingard was a full time safety in Jacksonville in 2021 and emerged as a solid all-around player. In 2022, he was relegated to a reserve/backup role, seeing only 223 snaps. A truly versatile playmaker. Wingard is big and aggressive enough to make plays near the line but was a ballhawk in college as a free safety, when he was teammates with Allen at Wyoming. He feels like the type of lower-priced free agent with upside the Bills would love to develop in a starter role. DE Justin Houston: 5.3M (Spotrac) (Shaq Lawson’s replacement) Justin Houston was forced to sign a modest one-year deal with Baltimore and completely outplayed his contract from day one even as a rotational pass-rush specialist with just 400 snaps on the season. Houston’s 18.4% pass-rush win rate and 14.6% pressure percentage were both top-25 marks among edge defenders, and he managed to add 9.5 sacks to his total, which brings him to 111.5 for his career, a top-40 mark all time. For a team looking for a menace on passing downs, Houston is still that guy entering his age-34 season. RB D’Onta Foreman: 3.4M (Spotrac) (Devin Singletary’s replacement) D’Onta Foreman is the featured power RB we so desperately need who will not only upgrade the running game but will make life a lot easier on Allen’s health in short yardage situations to convert first downs, and TD’s in the red zone. Foreman is 6ft and 235 lbs, and runs the 40 yard dash in 4.45 seconds, and is also a perfect compliment to James Cook. WR Odell Beckham: 5M BASE SALARY PLUS INCENTIVES (Gabe Davis and Odell Beckham split playing time) Odell Beckham signed a one-year $4.25 million contract with the Rams in 2021. I’d give Odell Beckham an incentive to make more money and re-build his market value playing in Buffalo with Josh Allen. RG Will Hernandez: 4M (Spotrac) Hernandez earned a career-high 79.1 pass-blocking grade in 2022, which ranked tied for eighth among guards. His 3.0% pressure rate allowed ranked 13th at the position, and he held up on true pass sets, as well, ranking top 15 in both metrics. He’s a bit more limited as a run blocker, failing to reach a season-long grade of at least 65.0 over his five-year career, but his above-average pass protection should make him an intriguing target for a handful of clubs. RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS Dane Jackson: 2.6M Original Round Tender RE-SIGNED Jordan Phillips: 3M Ike Boettger: 1.2M David Quissenberry: 1.5M Taiwan Jones: 1.1M Sam Martin: 2M DID NOT RE-SIGN Tremaine Edmunds Shaq Lawson Jordan Poyer Joquan Johnson Devin Singletary Roger Saffold Bobby Hart Greg Van Roten DRAFT We currently have 21 UFA’s and 3 RFA’s which is a subtotal of 24 players, which means we have a lot of holes to fill with limited cap space. I’d like to trade down at least once, preferably our 1st Round pick for near the top of the 2nd round and an additional pick. 2A: LG O’Cyrus Torrence to replace Rodger Saffold 2B. WR Tank Dell to replace Isaiah McKenzie 3. LB to replace Tremaine Edmunds 4. CENTER to backup Ryan Bates 5. SLOT CB to replace Taron Johnson 6. SAFETY for depth * Extra Pick in Trade Down: DL for depth PLAN FOR THE OFFENSE LT: Dion Dawkins is the starting LT LG: O’Cyrus Torrence is the starting LG, and Ike Boettger is his backup. CENTER: Release Mitch Morse, and replace him with Ryan Bates. Draft a Center who can backup Bates. RG: Will Hernandez is the starting RG RT: Spencer, Johnson, and David Quissenberry compete for starting RT. RB: D’Onta Foreman is the starting running back, and his primary back up is James Cook, with Nyheim Hines as the third back. WR1: Stefon Diggs and his backup is Odell Beckham WR2: Gabriel Davis and Odell Beckham SLOT RECEIVER: Khalil Shakir and Tank Dell PLAN FOR THE DEFENSE DE: Justin, Houston replaces Shaq Lawson ILB: Drafted Rookie replaces Tremaine Edmunds SLOT CB: Christian Benford and Drafted Rookie to replace Taron Johnson FREE SAFETY: Andrew Wingard and Christian Benford

Shakir and sign a cap friendly free agent deal with Paris Campbell

Keep McD, Beane, and Dorsey. Dorsey is a rookie OC that’s going through some growing pains but deserves another season to prove he can learn from his mistakes, adapt and make adjustments, and improve. Give Dorsey something to work with. Our offensive line is average, and we have no power back to speak of that will make life a lot less dependent on Allen who takes a beating converting short yardage for first downs or red zone TD’s. Dorsey also needs receivers who excel at run after the catch in which the Bills rated 3rd worst in the league. We also need to add a speed receiver as well to stretch the field. Upgrading the OL should be the top priority this off-season. Fire Frazier and his defensive staff and hire Vic Fangio. Frazier’s philosophy is conservative and not aggressive. It’s reactive as opposed to proactive, which works great vs the majority of offenses but not vs high powered offenses with great offensive minded head coaches. Frazier’s defense the last 3 playoff losses got outplayed and outcoached by a tune of 107 points allowed with an average of 36.6 ppg, and 468 yards per game, which is unacceptable. Frazier’s defensive philosophy is just as the Bengals described it, simple. Our front 4 is a one gap scheme with no movement, and our corners play off the ball. It’s as vanilla as can be and easy to defend, even for 3 backup Bengals offensive linemen and banged up Center who looked like all pros. Most often times we have to blitz our LB’s just to apply pressure or get sacks because the front 4 couldn’t. Burrow took what we gave him and made it look easy. Here’s something to think of… What are the odds that almost every single one of Brandon Beane’s defensive linemen additions he spent valuable draft and free agent capital on are busts or just another guy? The odds are astronomical, which leads me to believe the problem is Frazier, not the players. Having said that, Vic Fangio will bring an aggressive, multi dimensional, multi scheme, proactive defensive philosophy to this team who has a great track record versus great QB’s with great offenses.

1. Josh Allen with no turnovers 2. Outplay the Bengals at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball 3. Singletary, Cook, and Allen combine for 125+ yards rushing

“Working Man” by Rush

Carson Strong signed with the Eagles

My Bills 53-man roster QUARTERBACK (2) Josh Allen Case Keenum RUNNING BACK (4) Devin Singletary Duke Johnson James Cook Reggie Gilliam (FB) WIDE RECEIVER (6) Stefon Diggs Gabriel Davis Isaiah McKenzie Jamison Crowder Jake Kumerow Khalil Shakir TIGHT END (2) Dawson Knox OJ Howard OFFENSIVE LINE (10) Dion Dawkins Ryan Bates Mitch Morse Roger Saffold Spencer Brown Tommy Doyle Greg Mancz Ike Boettger David Quisenberry Cody Ford DEFENSIVE LINE (9) Von Miller Greg Rousseau Boogie Basham A.J. Epenesa Shaq Lawson Ed Oliver Tim Settle Da’Quan Jones Jordan Phillips LINEBACKER (5) Tremaine Edmunds Matt Milano Tyrel Dodson Tyler Matakevich Terrell Bernard CORNERBACK (6) Tre White Dane Jackson Taron Johnson Siran Neal Kaiir Elam Christian Benford SAFETY (4) Micah Hyde Jordan Porter Jaquan Johnson Damar Hamlin SPECIALISTS (4) K- Tyler Bass P- Matt Araiza LS- Reid Ferguson KR- Marquez Stevenson I’ve got 1 roster spot available to be filled later with a free agent