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Maybe, but 1T is the bigger hole currently. At least we have some youth and capable bodies at edge in Soloman and Epenesa, and Rousseau is near elite as a LE. Daquan looks washed and it's compromising everything down the line. Oliver has to take on double teams. You can't rush when you're being rushed on, etc. I'm not opposed to going Edge early in the draft if someone we like falls to us, but we shouldn't be mortgaging our future on it imo. Edit: one thing I will say in AJ's defense is he's a decent run defender. Given our issues stopping the run this year, he's actually one of the few guys who's helping.

I'd argue we need to prioritize 1T > Edge.

maybe in one game yeah. Are we good enough to win four straight playoff games? I would say no, and further to the point I tried to make, there is no one player that will put us over that jump this year (unless we see contending QBs go down).

On offense, it could have been argued we were one player (a receiver) away. I don’t think we can make the same argument on defense. Further, trading for players mid season seldom works, especially when you have basically zero cap flexibility to make the trades work. We’d wind up paying out the nose for anyone good enough to justify a trade in order to have the relinquishing team eat their salary. This season has exposed bigger picture issues with our defense imo. We’re built to defend the pass. This worked well with offenses trending more to 11 personnel, throwing more from spread, etc. Offenses are now countering this type of defense with more run based schemes. What does that mean for the future of our cover 2 zone? Can it be fixed with more bulk interior DL? Do we need bigger LBers and/or safeties that have more freedom to patrol LOS? Do we need DBs with better man skills? Is McD playing dead and saving actual scheme adjustments for playoffs? I just don’t think we know enough yet to justify spending what it would take to bring in a difference making along the line, and if I had to guess, even someone like Myles Garrett (who would definitely help) wouldn’t be enough to lift this ill-matched defensive unit to a point of real contention. This was always going to be a transition year. Unless, Mahomes, Lamar, and Goff all go down, it’s very likely going to still be a transition year regardless of what we do.

Brady said the other night that Bills run more dime than anyone in the L. He might be right, but we also have LBers that look like DBs, and our best DB basically is a LBer (in the body of a soccer player). Offenses came out running vs. small teams in cover 2 to start the season. Some defenses adjusted. Ours hasn't because we're small and built to play the pass, except now we can't seem to do that either.

Carter will help a lot once he comes back from IR. I don't believe this is going to be resolved in 2024. Bills need to find a new 1T in the off season, hopefully the draft.

I have no idea how we won that one. Go Bills!!

As long as it's not a 40 yarder or PAT he's automatic!

OMG Kincaid was so open. *****

And just like the Houston game, Josh throws it up for grabs into double coverage. Got bailed out this time.

Good thing we just wasted 30 seconds. Houston game, anyone?

Who needs extra timeouts with 1:30 left when you can challenge random QB runs in the 3rd

At least there's lots of time left

It didn't look like his right foot was planted so you never know. He might come back from that. Possible it's just a bad contusion.

Bernard!! Finally someone made a play.

Really nice throw and catch there. Damn

Both

bASS still has a tight sphincter ic Who's the best kicker on the market?

That did not feel planned lol. We'll take it.

Cook is still such a bad blocker lol

In fairness, it's really hard to pressure Tua. He gets rid of it as quickly as anyone in the L. The real issue is our Dline getting completely washed out every other play. Running lanes are airplane lanes.

He better be getting held a lot because he's been a zero today

Almost. All these strip attempts makes me wonder if the comments from Phins DC made us want to try extra hard for that.

Man that was non-contact.

Ed Oliver is getting pushed around out there. Just take him off the field already.