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Capable? Yes. Is he Allen? Not even close. Allen and Diggs are the offense and keenum offers no threat of running. Teams will dare him to throw and we don’t have a run game to fall back on. If Allen misses time, we will be anything but ok.

Where did I say anything bad about Shakir? My argument is he needs to play more. My point on Bernard is that we could gone another route like IOL or offensive weapon. Instead we took a small LB. As far as corner…I think I mentioned it in my post that McD is great at developing corners and could have waited. We didn’t “need” to take one in the first like so many wanted. Another argument I had was the staffs belief in Dane Jackson. He very well could start opposite Tre when he comes back.

That’s my point dude…Allen doesn’t trust McKenzie. That’s obvious.

My problem with Bernard is if they decide to keep edmunds. Milano is under contract. Where does Bernard fit in? A third round pick should be a starter.

Where has Shakir been since? Imo he needs to take over the slot or at least be more involved, but the coaches are hiding him for some reason.

No…ask anyone…I was opposed to a first round corner just cause we needed one. And I wanted IOL to learn behind Saffold. McD is a master at developing DBs and I didn’t think we needed one in the first when their were other perceived needs on the roster. But…yeah Bernard didn’t play well, but you’re right he’s a rookie. Let’s see what he does going forward.

I agree. But I’m not gonna get into that cause certain posters on this board criticize any posts that talk about what could have been picked instead.

I disagree about talent on the offensive side. Yes we have a highly ranked offense, but beyond Diggs and Allen, what do we have? Davis has been playing like a JAG and a guy that could be kissing a second contract goodbye. Knox is not making plays and is being paid. The line is patched together and other than Dawkins and Morse is very average in talent. McKenzie is just not good in the slot. Horrible miscalculation in thinking he could replace Beasley who was Allen’s safety blanket. It’s clear Allen doesn’t trust him. Sorry…I just think we all need to take a second look at this offense and ask ourselves some tough questions on it’s overall talent level past our top 2 guys.

Totally agree. I was very vocal from the beginning about hating the McKenzie signing. I figured it would eliminate any chance we had at getting a top receiver in the draft and it did. Then again…most of the top guys were gone, but sky moore was there. Shakir might pan out, but right now mckenzie is holding this team back.

Agree. Beane needs to get McD out of his head and draft some stud linemen to protect Allen and open up running lanes. Enough with the one year deals and late picks. This qb deserves better. The high picks (mainly first and second rounders) on d are getting old. I’ve said this in other threads, but I fully expect Beane to take a safety this year in the first round if we lose poyer.

Or maybe it’s a real issue…

Maybe it’s dude to our qb doing most of the work and not having a great supporting cast too. Diggs is the only guy on this offense I wouldn’t consider upgrading.

Maybe he would prioritize offense and the oline?

I don’t disagree. The crappy effort at building a nasty line has caught up with them. This is what happens when you build a line with late rounders and short term deals. I really like Morse and Dawkins, but everyone else can be upgraded. The jury is out on Brown. He has all the athleticism in the world but he misses a ton of games. This regime needs to go offense heavy this off-season. We have built a good to great defense and now it’s time to do right by Allen and get him some more help. Thinking a guy like McKenzie would do well in an increased role in replacing Beasley was a huge mistake. That said…you can bet that the scouts are looking at all the top safeties in the next draft in anticipation we lose poyer. It’s gonna be rinse and repeat. A guy like Zach Wilson looked really good yesterday cause they schemed quick hitters for him. Our pass rush had no chance to get home cause the ball was out so quick.

No…the personnel just isn’t very good outside of Diggs. Davis and knox have been underwhelming and McKenzie sucks.

Hate to say this, but I fully expect our first rounder in 2023 to be a safety.

I’m not even disappointed in McKenzie. I NEVER liked that signing and completely hate it now. No one could ever convince me that he was a viable replacement for Beasley. In fact, I think so many fans only like him cause he has a catchy nickname. He’s just not good. so I guess you could say I am disappointed that he got resigned. That said…for me it’s Davis and Knox. Davis has really seemed to have regressed. He let Alexander get in his head last week and has dropped some very catchable balls. He may have cost us both games that we lost with drops. I think last years playoff game gave a lot of us false hope with him. He’s solid, but not what we were hoping for. Knox has dealt with a lot. Most of us can’t imagine what is going in his head and we should be thankful for that. But…we did pay him big money and he has to figure it out soon cause he’s been dang near invisible all season.

I think you are both right and wrong here. I think they do need to protect him better by using premium resources in the o line and also allow him to be who he is.

Ok, but why? Why are other rookies excelling and ours are meh? You and I both already know that the Bills are gonna pick a safety in round 1 next draft. Book it.

You can complain about rookie corners all you want, but is that hurting teams like the jets and Seahawks?

Exactly. McD will whine to Beane that he needs another piece on defense and he’ll get it in the first round. Rinse. Repeat.

And I’m ok with Hines. But you have to play him to get something out of him.

What?

It’s bad. It just pisses me off that we have a qb like Allen and then give him Diggs but beyond that give him JAGs. Meanwhile…the d gets every resource thrown at it.

We just need “one more piece on defense”…🙄