Ethan in Cleveland

I would love to see them run more RB screens. They should have 3-4 per game. At least one TE screen per game. I would be fine if they never run another WR screen again. Josh can barely complete that throw for some crazy reason. And then they should run a fake screen at least every other game to take a deep opposite field shot down the field. The inability to run an effective screen is laughable. With Josh's size and known run threat they should be able to kill teams with effective screens.

Torrence was great most of the year. I thought he started to struggle in pass blocking as the season wore on. Don't know if that was the rookie wall or if teams started to scheme against him better. I would not be shocked if he is second team All-Pro

No mention of Milano? We are still not even sure what injury he had. Was it just a broken leg? How many bones? Knee cap dislocation? Torn ligaments? meniscus tear? To my knowledge they have never released an official report of what was found/fixed at time of surgery. He was playing at a ridiculously high level prior to injury. However he has only played in 2 complete seasons out of 7. He will only be 9 1/2 months out from injury when training camp starts. Now Miller and White were hurt in late Nov and neither returned for camp or the start of the next season. McD has been cautious not to rush people back. It will be interesting to see if Milano is ready to go by camp or the first week.

Great point. I have no issue with them taking a safety. It was a top 3 need. It would just be very disappointing if he does not start quickly.

Expectations Coleman - solid contributor with 40 catches and 4 TD and hopefully very few drops Bishop - day 1 starter. There is no safety on the roster that should be a lock to start. If he is not a day 1 starter I don't understand why you spend a 2nd round pick on a safety when edge was a much bigger need Carter - DT takes forever to develop in NFL. Hopefully he gets 25% of the snaps in a rotation. Davis - I have high hopes for him. RB is easy transition to NFL perhaps most limited by their pass blocking ability. With Brady my hope is he gets 5 carries per game and 1-2 receptions per game. Cook should get the majority of snaps but Davis should be a versatile tool in many different position groups and formations.

Twice in the Eagles game Josh walked off the field with the lead and the defense lost it. Bills had the lead in 4th quarter against the Jets and proceeded to give up 10 straight points. Allen plated like garbage but gave them a lead in the fourth quarter anc Allen bailed him out with a FG tying drive only for special teams to give up a TD punt return.

I promised to be positive and not negative this summer My take is any HC in this league wins 9 and maybe 10 games with a healthy Allen. I think McD may win two games and lose two to three games as HC. Look at last year. His defense impressively shut down Miami twice. Then his defense choked wins away against Jets, Broncos, and Eagles(twice). If Bills had not made the playoffs last year I would have fired him. I don't like how he treated Diggs. For me it is SuperBowl appearance or get a new coach in 2025.

Yes I flew down for week 17 last year. There is amazing dining in Miami. I did not realize how old the city looked. Not a place I would want to live in. Stadium was fine. Nothing special. It's rectangular so it feels like more of a soccer Stadium. It is rather loud. Bills fan made it difficult for Dolphins to hear but the Dolphins fans were louder than I expected. Of course this was a night game in Jan. No idea what it would be like in Sept. At least it will be at night.

I voted better barring injury. Yards and TDs should be about the same maybe a little down. I chose better because I think his INT total will fall from career high 18 back to a respectable 12.

https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/most-sacks-in-an-nfl-game-by-a-team-2023 Well in fact mostly no... Seahawks had a game with 11 and they were 12th oveall and fun fact the Commanders also had a game with 9 ( they were 25th). Chargers and Raiders had a game with 8 and they were 7th and 15th in total sacks. Half the league had no higher than 6. So yes the Bills were the only top 5 team in sacks that had a single super high sack game and only one other top 10 team had a game with 8. So it looks like most of the top teams got to the QB more consistently. The Bills had one game that padded their stats to some extent.

Did he miss a snap in 2023? I don't think so. Burrow has missed more games than Tua has.

If we are using the fourth CB, they are already screwed...The top 3 can all be very good. Elam may yet turn out to be good if given the chance. They have zero depth at nickel. If Johnson misses any time it will be interesting to see what they do. Anyone but Lewis would be good but McD will probably have Lewis in that role.

I don't know, safety might be second. Lots of perennial backups and a rookie from Utah. Then LB is a big question mark. No idea how Milano will come back. Williams was fast but out of control. Added a couple nice insurance pieces in FA I think they will be ok at WR. Just will not have a guy that catches 110 balls.

4th in sacks is so misleading. As others pointed out, they had 9 against garbage Commanders. Only 1 sack in two playoff games. A lot of that was Miller being terrible and Floyd disappearing in Nov. DE and pass rush is biggest weakness on the team. Josh can cover up for the WR group to some extent.

Did you post this list so we would feel better about the WR group?

As conspiracy theories go, this one might actually be true!

Seattle is a great stadium with great food. Be prepared to walk. It's only a few blocks from downtown and the parking is non-existent. Best to get a hotel close and walk there. What part of Portland are you in?

I have nothing agianst Gilliam. He is actually good at a lot of useless positions on the team. I can recall probably 3 times last year where he made a nice block in run game and I called them out in real time. He does the job he is asked to do well. That is honest praise and not satire. My issue is solely based on roster makeup and salary cap. He is a waste of a roster spot and cap space. He's a prime example of McDermott and Beane roster/cap mismanagement. His cap hit for this year is $2.3M. His special teams role should be filled by an UDFA or late round rookie linebacker on the cheap. His role on special teams can easily be replaced with a third TE, spare OL, or 3rd RB. Any of those players could act as a lead blocker for the two plays a game he plays as a FB. Of course this was only made worse with Matakevich on the team who could not play linebacker. If you feel you must have a FB on the team, why can't you get a late round rookie to play that role? Instead of wasting a pick on a rugby player you can just draft a FB and use him for a couple years. If you got rid of Gilliam you can carry 7 WR(5 pass cathcers, Shorter for ST, and a return guy), 3 TE, and 3 RB. Or conversely you can keep 6 LBs that actually could play linebacker if needed.

8-12th? I don't think he would be the 8th best QB in the AFC. Mahomes, Allen, Jackson, Burrow, Stroud, Herbert, Lawrence, Tua, Wilson, Rodgers on one leg are all better than Goff Add in NFC with Prescott, Stafford, Hurts, and Purdy and you get to at least 14 and that is not counting the rookies. Goff is in the top of the bottom tier of guys just ahead of Cousins, Mayfield, Carr, Watson, and Murray

OMG. That is stupid money for a guy that is just not worth it. I understand the fear of being in QB purgatory. But to give up that much money and cap space for a mediocre QB is crazy.

Seemed like a qualified guy. Stood firm and still took Eli despite the threats not to take him. Fired Schottenheimer after 14-2 season and early playoff exit. Still wasn't good enough to get past Pats and Steelers great teams even with Rivers and Tomlinson in their prime.

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.