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    Shaun Dolac makes the Rams

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    Just now, FLFan said:

    The bills do not need upside in that 5th LB spot.  They need someone that can play in the event of injury and is not learning on the job. They already have their local Rudy story on the roster.  One is enough, thank you.  Agree to disagree.  

    Fair enough

    Shaun Dolac makes the Rams

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    3 minutes ago, FLFan said:

    Ok then.  Dolac was not making the team over Thompson either.  

    Nations leading tackler last year in college. 14 tackles in two pre season games. We can agree to disagree on Thompson. Broken leg in 23 and torn Achilles in 24 aged 31 years old. I would take the 23 year old rook any day of the week. Way more upside. 

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    Shaun Dolac makes the Rams

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    3 minutes ago, FLFan said:

    Why are people so sure the Bills did not want Dolac?  I think it is probably that he liked the opportunity with the Rams better.  

    Would have made more sense than a combo of shaq  Thompson and Kaden Prather.  Should have taken him in the 7th round. We all knew Prather was not making this team to begin with. Dumb. 

    Bills @ Bucs - Preseason Game thread

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    2 minutes ago, Maine-iac said:

    All great numbers but for reference a 10 yard of 1.46 and a 3 cone of 6.68 would be the best and 2nd best times of every single draft prospect (not just WR) in the entire 2025 field.

    WOW. In sports it’s all about opportunity. I would give him and shavers a shot.  I’m done with the oft injured non playing smurfs who just run screen plays. 

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    Bills @ Bucs - Preseason Game thread

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    Just now, Maine-iac said:

    Just numbers but Wilerson's 40 is decent at 4.5 but his 10 yard split (1.46) and 3 cone drill (6.68) are pretty insane.   Interesting to see if he ends up on the PS squad.

    Actually 4.46 with a 39.5 vertical.  Pretty impressive for a dude 210. 

    Overreactions to Preseason games

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    33 minutes ago, SoTier said:

     

    People aren't machines.  Sometimes, the harder you try, the worse you do at whatever task you're attempting.  

    Trying too hard and not playing within yourself can definitely be a detriment.  I’m talking more about intensity and a sense of urgency.  If anything I saw the opposite of “trying too hard”.  It looked more like going through the motions.  Hard to quantify.  Jordan Hancock looked like he was playing with a sense of urgency. 

    Overreactions to Preseason games

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    1 minute ago, SoTier said:

     

    Team don't "game plan" -- in the sense of planning to win the game -- for preseason.  They "game plan" to try different combinations of players or to give players experience in certain situations or to give young or fringe players experience, but the final score is immaterial.

    True. But damn you would think there would be a sense of urgency from young men, where their entire future hinges on their performance. One game, one play could mean the difference between a roster spot, practice squad or “ stocking shelves” for the rest of their lives. Zero passion, urgency, or emotion on full display from many of the players last night. 

    Overreactions to Preseason games

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    1 minute ago, Ya Digg? said:

    Can you honestly say that some of the things said about the preseason games haven’t been unhinged? There’s a difference between concern and what some people post in the game thread or other threads 

    A couple for sure.  For the most part I think many accept that it is only pre-season.  I think some were hoping to see a little more improvement or glimmer of hope with all the additions through the draft and free agency on the defensive side of the ball. Unfortunately last night there was not much to be positive about.  Hence the frustration.  Even the people frustrated know the bills should and will contend for the Super Bowl. They just fear nothing has changed when it will matter most. 

     

    i do think beane and McDermott have a vision and blueprint.  I’m excited to see if they can bring it to fruition.  I feel really good about this team for some reason.  And this is coming from someone who is not a McDermott or Beane fan. Love the culture and the way they do business. Not a fan of the defensive scheme at all. But I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.  They have earned it after last season. Now if they severely choke and most of the additions do not pan out, that’s an entirely different conversation that needs to be had at the end of the season. But until then.  Go Bills!!!!!

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    Overreactions to Preseason games

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    1 minute ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

    I’d like to think the posters here are a bit more advanced than the usual social media active fan (they’re probably not) but I’m not at all upset about the outcome, but I am concerned about some of our valuable depth players who decided to take the night off. Some of these dudes will play meaningful snaps at some point in the upcoming season, and last evening wasn’t a comforting display. 

    Careful you will be labeled as extreme overreacting, unhinged, and having a meltdown.  Questioning, or having concerns towards a player, coach, or gm is not appreciated.

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    Does there need to be a rethinking of the basic D?

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    11 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:

    I get "it's preseason" but I also think some on here underestimate how competitive these guys are. They fight at training camp practices because tempers run hot. They want to crush each other at Fortnite, table tennis, basketball, golf, checkers... 

     

    These high profile athletes (backups or not) are simply not wired to suit up, go onto the football field in front of thousands of people plus those watching on TV and allow themselves to be embarrassed, pushed around, and pancaked "because it's just preseason" and "we're just backups anyway."

     

    A lot of these guys are trying to make the team, trying to put good things on film in case they are cut loose in a couple weeks. This is their career. 

     

    If players don't screw around and dog it because "it's just practice" then why would they do so in a game?

     

    So I think there are concerns, such as getting little pressure from the DL. This is a continuing theme. So is the coverage. With Allen we can score enough points and put enough pressure on the other team that we win games. But what we saw is more of the same. 

     

    None of this means the team won't look much different in the regular season, obviously. But you'd like to see some signs of life from the DL especially. Or WRs not dropping passes. Or DBs not getting abused out there. 

    And that basically is the crux of the matter.  Well said. Not panic or hysteria. Just hoping for little signs of improvement in those areas outlined above. 

     

     

    Does there need to be a rethinking of the basic D?

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    3 minutes ago, blacklabel said:

     

    Whoa whoa whoa there, pardner! Just who in the blue heck do youse think youse are waltzing into town like this with your....your based takes?! You think you can just come in here and *gasp* make sense?!

     

    I've only one question for you, fella. How dare youse? I mean, how diggity dog dare youse, fella?

     

    We'll thank you kindly to get back on your horse and keep it moving onto the next town, alright? 

     

    Now if you'll excuse me, I need to prepare for my fourth panic attack of the day. 

    When damar Hamlin is a starting safety and Cole bishop looks like a train wreck it absolutely should give you pause for concern. Not to mention t. Rapp hits like a freight train and injures your own players throughout the season where depth is limited while at the same time running a 4.8 fourty yd dash. Tre white being your 2nd starting corner after Achilles and acl tear.  That secondary could be a real problem. Maybe they play great, and I get it’s only preseason. However I don’t think it’s outlandish to be mildly concerned.  Especially after we have seen this same story the past 7 years and we all know how it ends. Even with a pyor and Hyde back there in their prime. 

    Does there need to be a rethinking of the basic D?

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    4 minutes ago, Bleeding Bills Blue said:

     

    I think you can play bend but dont break - but you need to be able to have the aggressive defense in your back pocket.  Defenses keeping things in front of them gives you more chances for turnovers, penalties, sacks, and other types of drive killers.  What Buffalo needs to better prepare for is the changeups - the mahomes/reid tricky looks, the power run game of baltimore, etc.  

     

     

    Which I do give McDermott props for in the playoffs last year. I will say if they gave Henry the ball 40 times, it may have been a different outcome. 

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