Ethan in Cleveland

Shakir will be one of the most interesting stories of 2024. Can he be 90-100 reception guy that is a dependable move the chains slot WR. I don't think he has the elite quickness that Edelman, Beasley, and Welker did. These were elite slot guys that just simply could not be covered. Hopefully that is what he becomes. However I think he will be a role player that maybe can get up to 50 receptions and 750 yards in a more balanced attack with Samuel and Kincaid/Knox/Cook.

Hasn't arrived yet. Too slow

Eagles guy made what a 60 yard FG in the rain. And Bass misses at home in decent conditions for Buffalo in January. They can't afford an 82% kicker this year. Give him 8 games and if he is not better they need to look for someone else. We will never know but agree the third down play should have been an underneath play that kept the clock moving and at least gave you a shorter FG or a chance to go for it on fourth down.

I am proud of it!! One of my best memories is being buried in snow in 1977 and crawling out the window on Burnside Dr.! I was born in 1970. I sort of know some stuff about the AFL years. But the late 60's and early 70's are a black hole in my Bills history knowledge. Must admit I had no idea Collier was a Bills HC. Only knew the Orange Crush story.

Lol...technically born in Tonawanda and grew up in Lockport. But like I said spent a ton of time in NT

My grandmother aunt and uncle all lived in NT. Spent most of my summers there. Played Bingo at a church on Oliver St right next to Dom Polski's!!!

Lol. Cardiologist

Sign me up! I swear I will not start a thread that asks when will McDermott be gone.

Agree. Simmons would be the guy to go after. Hyde is a great story and had a great career here. I'd say no at this point. But my guess is he will be added to the PS after week 1. That way no guaranteed contract and he can skip training camp. He will be the break the glass emergency safety if anyone gets hurt.

I'd shake his hand and tell him how great he was and how much pain he caused. I don't get autographs from anyone.

At a very cursory level it appears Benford makes fewer mistakes and Elam makes more plays. Elam has 4 INT compared to Benford's 3 with Beford getting far more playing time. Two of Elams's picks have been in the postseason too. Elam needs to learn not to grab so much. Would like to see Elam win the CB spot and let Benford get some snaps at safety. If Benford wins the job then maybe let Elam get some snaps at nickel. Probably a make or break year for Elam. Benford's contract is up at the end of 2025 and they can keep Elam until 2026 on his rookie deal. If Benford wins the job, probably will get a pay increase and extension next year.

Lofton Brown Beasley Lewis Early

I don't know how there are McDermott apologists left. Diggs caught over 100 balls and had over 1100 yards. That is going to be very difficult to replace on the cheap.

I heard this upcoming Thursday

I think the league is moving to bigger DBs not smaller ones. Sauce is 6'3". Elam and Benford are both 6'1". All 3 CB taken in first round were 6 ft or taller.

Agree. My guess is whoever is better at special teams - Hollins vs Shorter will make it. Agree with the other 5. Doubt they keep 7 WR especially if the CB they drafted late is the primary return guy. I don't think this group is great but when you add the group of TEs and RBs they have, they can have a very balanced offense and create mismatches all over the field. I think the only downside is they may not have enough WR talent to win the few shootout games they get into every year.

Your grandfather didn't watch sports. He listened to baseball on the radio after fighting in WWII. The world moves one. People that think the hits in that video clip are to be glorified really are disturbing to me. I know some that harken back for the old days aren't glorifying violence. I understand some are just frustrated as we all are at times with the ticky tack perosnal foul calls. But some on here really are glorifying these type of hits and it's a bit sickening. Saying Brady wouldn't have "survived". What does that even mean? The star players we all want to watch can now play for years longer because they can stay healthy. The reason the NFL is the king of all sports is because they eliminated almost all of that.

He's obviously a HOF talent but he wasn't when he was with the Bills. I guess I took the question as who from those teams would you want now. Well I would not want the Bills' version of TO over a guy like Evans or even Johnson. I would still want the heart and soul that was Fred Jackson. He would be lethal paired with Cook. I understand Kyle but we already have a good DT. We need an edge rusher. I chose Schobel as he is my number 1 underrated Bill of all time. That said peak Mario Williams was better than Schobel ever was. I'd be happy with either playing edge for us now.

They did but it's not the generally accepted idea of who was a drought player. I think most people think it is a Bills player that never played a playoff game for the Bills.

Isn't he going to be number zero? Seems cruel to donate $0

Neither of those are drought era players. Both played in the playoffs. And it's drought not draught.

Fred Jackson Aaron Schobel

It is just a roster filling move. Nothing more. They needed cheap camp bodies and he is still young. Almost no downside. And I could care less about the locker room stuff. All I care about is if they can play. Solid post draft signing.

They have a good stable of running backs but their OL can't stay healthy.

Agreed. Jets are the real competition for the AFC East