Ethan in Cleveland

I suspect few teams are deep at any spot on the OL. I disagree with McD at times but having versatile OL guys that can play multiple spots is the correct approach. Guys like Felicano and Bates that can fill in anywhere in a pinch is a smart depth move especially when these guys do nothing on ST's. Bills look liek they have depth now but they won't by the end of camp. Barring injury Spencer Brown will make the roster which really only leaves one other spot for swing tackle. They can go with Bates who can play center in a pinch or they may go with someone else who can play G. The 2020 line did not play a single snap together all season due to injury. The top 5 were not on the filed for even one play last year. Assuming Ford is still the LG starter, and everyone stays healthy in camp, the season opener for 2021 will be the first game that lines up Dawkins, Ford, Morse, Feliciano, and Williams.

So TT career rating is 89.5 and Trubisky is 87.2. So who is wasting more money?

Bills did the same thing in 2019. Only Dawkins stayed. They had 5 new players including the TE. Morse, Ford, Spain, Feliciano, and Knox were all new in 2019. My guess is continuity is overvalued and one of those things that is nice if you have it.

They should just fire this guy now

Just watch the games. Edmunds drops into space and makes almost no plays. He has no instincts of where to flow in the run or pass defense. Just running backwards and occupying space is not enough. No doubt he helps protect the deep middle and let's the safeties cheat to the boundary some. But as others said the Bills rarely play a straight Tampa 2 defense. The Bills need more from Edmunds if they want to get back to being an elite defense. He is not th biggest issue on defense but he is a flashpoint because he plays the middle, he is a first round pick that has not played as well as others in his draft class, he is still young and might improve, he had a legit injury that no one on this board truly knows how much it affected his play, and he is going to look for a high dollar extension.

I'm really interested in the mentality of fans that root for the underdog less talented players over the stars. Wade is just the recent example but you can go back to fans calling for Reich to play over Kelly. It's not as if the fans are always wrong either. Fred Jackson is case in point where the underdog fan favorite ends up being more productive than several first round picks including Lynch and Spiller. But in most cases guys like Wade, DaRick Rodgers, and Duke Williams never amount too much. Is it jealousy that none of us have star athletic ability and we root for these guys?

He will get about 15 snaps a game in obvious pass rush situations for the first four games. If he shows promise he will get more snaps. The question will be will that be at the expense of Epenesa or Addison? My hunch is Addison is a healthy scratch after the bye week and they go with the young guys. Addison might make a playoff return because McD will want a veteran presence.

Like other's I'd be just as happy with none. That said two a year to highlight the city and the fans is worth maybe missing the first quarter if I can't get home from work in time.

Don't like Thursday games, but it's the same time zone and not a cross country flight. Saints look like a team ready to implode and go full rebuild. Winston is the wild card. He threw for a ton of yards and TDs so there is more talent there than this board gives him credit. Of course the turnovers are a major issue. If he cuts those in half it would still be a lot but he would be a solid starting QB. I've been to NO several times but never for a sporting event. I've always wanted to go to an LSU football game so maybe it will work out to go to both. LSU plays at home on the Sat after Thanksgiving against Texas A and M!

I don’t recall any injuries on the OL in the playoffs. The issue was the top 5 guys never played a single snap together last season as Feliciano was out at the beginning of the season and Ford got hurt just as Feliciano was ready to come back. They have a solid group of O-linemen. There is probably not a single all-pro on the line but there are no bad players either. Just a solid group that pass blocks extremely well. The draft will do nothing for 2021 except be depth for injury. Maybe Brown will see a few snaps in a heavy package as an extra tackle. Beame made the decision to keep his own and not spend much on free agents. His free agent spending has been muddled at best to date - great moves like Brown, Williams and Beasley mixed with terrible contracts like Murphy, Star, and several others. Last year was all on Allen. This year it is all on McD. He was out coached by Reid twice and probably by Reich as well. The rest of the AFC East, Cleveland, the Chargers, and maybe even KC got better. Steelers and Ravens look like they have peaked and Houston is imploding. Colts have a massive question mark at QB. Barring injury Bills should win 11+ games, win the AFC, and will need to go on the road to beat Cleveland or KC in the Championship game.

They won 13 games in the regular season. They need a pass rush and a MLB that can play.

I don’t know the context of how they are rubbing stuff in our face. Honeslty dont care either. The play itself is one of the most athletic plays in NFL history. One player out jumps three others for game winning TD pass on the last play of the game. It will go down top 5 this decade for sure if not number 1 and is already in the top 50 plays of all time NFL history.

You didn't see Stevie Johnson flash Why so serious? Buffalo trademarked No Goal. Let them have their fun. It was a great play. We have a 101 yard INT TD to celebrate. We as fans don't need to knock down others to have fun. And we especially need to remember our history of ineptitude before criticizing others.

We were the joke of the NFL for nearly two decades. Should the Bills show no highlights for the 17 year drought? Pretty sure the Bills have only won two championships (last in 1965) as well and also played in Toronto. So I'm not sure what the point of attacking the Cardinals is? It was one of the greatest plays of the entire 2021 season, Taron Johnson's 101 yard INT being among the top 5 too.

With the Brady intrigue the Bucs and Bills as a possible SB preview is a better game for the NFL. I do agree with Jags Jets being on the list. Of course it depends on where it lands in the schedule, how and if each rookie QB is starting. I would sub out KC Ravens for KC and the Chargers for this top 10 list. Herbert is the shiny new toy and the Chargers are a division rival. Otherwise it is a solid list and still many other games like pretty much every NFC West division game could be considered.

Mine too until Thurman came around. I am so biased towards RBs that can catch the ball out of the backfield. Faulk and Tomlinson were so amazing, just like Thurman.

Yes but I think he is a healthy scratch by week 8 as they go with the young players

Highlights of this game just popped up on my YouTube. What a great game. Bills win 38-35 in OT for the first time since 1966 in Miami. Marino's first career start. His first pass of the game was a tipped ball INT right after Robb Riddick fumbled the opening kickoff. Marino had played in the prior game so it was not an INT on fist first ever pass. Ferguson was great - 5TD and over 400 yards passing. Cribbs, Butler, Lewis were great and Byron Franklin caught two TD passes. Marino was great two. Duper had over 200 yards receiving including 2 TDs one from Mark Clayton. Ben Williams sacked Marino twice. Talley as a rookie got a sack as well. The Marino crazy quick release and accuracy was evident right from the start. Bills were 4-2 after that game but finished only 8-8. Cribbs was so good. Butler too.

Agreed. Swing tackle was not a need let alone two of them. Plenty of chances to move up in the fourth round and get a big body.

Starters is meaningless on the DL. Its a rotation. The rookies should get plenty of snaps.

Don't understand why the board was fascinated with this kid? What position would he have played in Buffalo? As for heart conditions there are only two that are an issue. One is Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy(HOCM). Think Hank Gathers. That is what he had. It can be easy and at times very difficult to diagnose as there are all kinds of presentations. Any superior athlete can have hypertrophy of the heart from training but only a rare few have HOCM that can be lethal. The other condition is a plain of cardiomyopathy(weak heart). Generally this is easier to detect but not always an exact science. Most other conditions are not going to cause an issue. Any true congenital defect would have been caught long ago. Still, I say, he is a player without a position in Buffalo, so I see why the Bills passed.

Hughes with 8. The kids rushing from the other side allow Hughes to get a few more rushes without help. Addison will be a healthy scratch by week 8.

12 million cap hit for 2022 is manageable. Star, Hughes, and a few others will be off the books. I don't think much of Edmunds as I have posted frequently but picking up the option is the right decision. It gives Beane the most flexibility in the next few years.

Extending Allen does nothing to the cap for 2021 and very little for 2022. Its an extension not a new contract

Doesn't guarantee anything for Edmunds. In fact it does the opposite. It buys them an extra year to make a decision on whether he is the MLB of the future.