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I'm not a believer in McD, not a downer. I'm pumped for the season, hopeful the jump comes and we get to enjoy the post season in a real way this year. My personal opinion is McD has done a hot pile of nothing so far. He has continually struggled with clock management, in game decisions, challenges and in game adjustments ( though in theory we can blame coordinators for that, I still blame their boss for not calling for them). He seems to be great at building a culture and reasonably good at defensive scheming, particularly with the secondary. His incompetence in recognizing offensive talent lead to No Maholmes or Watson, Zay over Juju and leaves us still begging the question, is Allen THE man or are we looking at more mediocrity for the media to beat on?

I think they will, but I also feel the days of "rebuilding" are dead, everyone is expected to perform NOW. That applies to players, coaches, front office. There isn't a 4 year window anymore. Qbs are thrown in the fire, might be given 2 years to be pretty solid with a lot if promise, used to be 3 years was supposed to be the "start" of success. Examples like the Eagles and the Rams have made it appear you csn turn a team from mediocre to Superbowl teams in a year. Obviously, its not that easy, but it doesn't change the perception.

I agree, I have been saying it quite a bit, this team gets destroyed on a pretty regular basis.. That should not happen. New England loses some games, but its very rare they are severly beaten down. The team lost by 2td or more 4 times last year alone and most of the wins were by a score or less. The talent is weak, I get it. BUT, back to a great coach, which should be the goal, NE has had some horrible Defensive teams and a lot of scrap heap offensive players too and they are the undisputed king of football.. I haven't seen any indication McClappy is taking this team anywhere great. If they hit bottom again, he should go. If he fufills every homer's dream and wins the division, then Im happy to be wrong.

If they go 4-12, he should be fired. 19 - 29 for 3 years ain't gonna cut it. Unless Beane has some serious Beans, I think McClappy is here on a Marvin Lewis type term.

Its quite the turn of events. The question really becomes, do any of them have trade value? I think McKenzie, Zay and Foster would have some, doubtful on any others. Zay may make too much for his production though, so that may make him tough to trade.

I think Lee Smith will be dealt for a late round pick. Sweeney is making too much noise to cut him. The other guys arent going anywhere. One of Wrs is in for the same fate.

I somewhat agree to the point of playing your vertern starters very little. I think the Jets are makingna mistake not putting Bell out there, out of the league fir a year and in a whole new scheme and hes just going to turn it on? I don't buy it. For this team, the only guys who have nothing to prove have retired, the last was Kyle Williams. There isn't a single guy on this team thats absolutely set in stone, doesn't need reps. Don't give me any of your ***** about the guys in the secondary, they are good, not great and they have to function as a unit, so no Trey and Hyde aren't getting any pass either. Allen is raw, the antique running backs need to show they still have game speed, the rook and Yeldon have to show they belong, everyone blocking has a job to earn, anyone catching certainly does too. How do you evaluate without seeing them in live action? Coming into camp, this team has zero top 100 players, and only Allen, White, Hyde had a virtual guaranteed starting roll. I'd argue, Hughes is older and not a guarantee, RBs all at risk, WRs had to shake out, and who else is there that could even be seen as a lock or isn't coming in brand new?

You found a place AB can wear his helmet, problem solved!

It will be interesting to see how much abuse Murry is willing to take before he bails for baseball if things arent going well.

Josh Allen must have been spotted wearing a MAGA hat, it's usually the only way to garner so much hate without any facts. I'm a skeptic on Allen, genuinely, it's in my nature to look for the truth, not the fantasy. He played reasonably well in the second half last year and honestly, he should have been treated like Maholmes and we would have never seen him on the field until the last game or two. The Bills were piss poor in managing the QB situation last year. They gave whoever they ran out there virtually zero talent to throw to, evident by the fact Zay Jones was your number one WR and fans are asking if he should be cut/traded befire this season. The entire line MINUS ONE player was replaced. The top 2 WRs replaced, top 3 TEs replaced, and don't forget he didn't have a run game, he lead the team in rushing, come on man, if that isn't evidence the kid was given the bone, you're blind. On to performance, he was pretty mediocre, but he did enough to win some games in the NFL, with garbage talent around him. Did he go into the offseason with a lot to work on? Yep. Realistically, of the other rookies, only Mayfield out played him, and Mayfield had a really great season, good for him. To rank guys who have taken zero NFL snaps ahead of him is to say that every rookie QB is a success. To have Rosen ahead of him is to say, a guy who was so bad, after being taken 10th overall and leading your team to the worst record in the NFL, he was dumped for a low second round pick and we'll find excuses as to why Fitzpatrick won't let him on the field over acknowledging Allen has shown more. To say Jackson is better is basicallt to say you like the story better.. I'm leaving that one right there. To put Murry over him after 2 preseason games, where he was wildly inconsistent is to say you expect more out of Murry, based off his colege film, there's nothing else to go on. End of the day, it's all speculative, subjective, bull####. I'm saying it again, I don't have a lot of faith in taking the backyard mentaility out of Allen and having him become an accurate pocket passer and I hope I'm dead wrong. I do suspect, if he stays healthy, he will be in the Probowl conversation this year, he's going to be exciting and sometimes, down right infuriating, but he'll put this team on his back in enough games to make people pay attention. He's an absolute monster out there. His biggest hurdle is to show he can be consistent enough with ball placement and decision making to not cost you a lot of games, while still being able to sling it enough to win the ones most guys can't . My biggest fear with him is he turns out to be a hybrid of Farve and Fitz, ballsy enough to make any throw and smart enough to know how to shred you when it isn't tight quarters, but not quite good enough with ball placement when they MAKE you beat them. The guy that can wow you for spirts and not be able to throw his way out of a wet paper bag for others.. Thats the roller coaster he has to avoid.

Would you light 4M in cash on fire?

We'll see if the Chargers agree.

It's all about being able to either A) create a window or B) Not needing a window. Thats why the real stars play inside the 20. Anybody with NFL talent can shake loose or find room when theres 80 yards to work with and defenders are spread out, close it down and you either have to have physical size and strength to beat your man or the ability to create space. That's why your best athletes and your biggest athletes matter. Looks at the legends, Moss, Carter, Rice, Gronk etc.. either make space or you flat out can't match their size. Zay only got those targets because he was defacto number 1 last year and everyone else was a complete joke. Duke has size, McKenzie has wiggle, Brown has insane speed, Beasley is Beasley and now you hipe you have 3 different TEs that can force a mismatch. Zay won't be seeing a repeat of thise numbers this year.

I agree, mostly. Where I would not trade Shady because he's a difference maker when he's healthy and right now he is, I would dump Jones because I feel you are cutting somebody else who is just as good to make room for him and getting nothing back. I don't honestly think anybody would trade for him anyway, so its probably a non-issue. I'd take a pick if I could get it. There are guys on this roster right now that could pull 6th and 7th round choices and we are going to cut them, so get them and hope to package a handful of picks to move up for a more significant one. If you could take all your cuts and eventually move up to a 4th or 5th round pick, that's super valuable.

Cardale is NOT pushing Tyrod off the roster, flat out, not happening. Tyrod is probably the BEST backup in the entire league right now, Cardale is hoping to catch on with somebody. Believe it or not, a backup matters and if you are a coach, who are you going to put your faith in "we didn't come here to play school" or an accomplished vertern QB who has proven he can win games and not turn the ball over?

The guy is a MONSTER, I have my doubts how long he can hold up in the NFL for all thebreason stated above, he's super heavy for a guy that runs 4.4 and is expected to stop on a dime. I hope he turns out to be the beast ge could be, but i have my doubts.

I hope you are right on Shady, there's nothing to say he can't have a good year, his explosiveness looks to be back based on the limited time we saw him vs Carolina. If he's not asked to take 300 carries, then he shouldn't wear down nearly as bad. I have a feeling he's going to start every game he's healthy for and we will see 2 back sets where he's running routes or staying in to pass pro while Gore and Singletary get asked to pound it a little more. Get him in space, use him for what he's great at. In an ideal world, I see him with 60 catches and 150ish carries in the regular season. IF the playoffs happen, he should still be pretty fresh and healthy.

Well said. Shady is old for a scat back, has 6M on this year and was ineffective last year as well as hurt. He also hasn't shown the world anything this year, I wouldn't give anything for that. If he comes out on fire and my RB1 goes down on a contending team and Buffalo will let him go for a 4th or so, maybe I'll play ball before the trade deadline, but that's a whole lot of ifs. As for Zay, all you have to do is look at Juju to know where he should be in his career, he's not. He's going to be a journeyman WR at best, too bad, but thats the reality. There are FA guys who have done more out there, so absolutely no trade value.

If you could get somebody to gove up a 4th for Zay, I'd take it. My bet is neither guy can bring more than a 6th and thats why they are still here.

Because he's a mountain of a man and has great athletic abilities, we have TEs, but none that put the fear in to anyone. If he can turn into an Antonio Gates, I am sure we could find a place for him over the guys we have right now. Knox is the only one who is close to the athlete he is, I'd take a shot.

The Jets D might be better than I thought it could be.. Beasley and the TEs are going to have to go to work to win that game. Of course its also going to be a battle of what the QBs do too.

If he is willing and there's a spot open, I'd take him as a TE project for the year.

I don't see Johnson being waived, he isnt exactly where you want him in terms of weight, but that was known before you took him. He reminds me of Manny Lawson a bit. That's pretty big for late round guy. I would expect Yarborough to be released and them to keep Johnson on the roster as a back up to zo/de. He could fill what Zo does in the box, but there's no substitute for experience as a LB, so that's asking a lot. Also, I find it hard to believe Joseph will be let go, his colege career was very productive, he seems to be translating it well to the pros, with Milano's success, I cant imagine them ditching him after investing a pick in him and seeing good on field production.

Brown is the only WR on the team with half an argument to be considered at "#1", but hes more of a Peerless Price type or maybe Lee Evans, good but not truly great, can be shut down. He's obviously safe. Beasley is going to have a field day working the soft middle of the field. Jones hasn't shown *****. I was a huge fan of the pick, he's been a general bust in comparison to his draft position... might be time to consider moving on. Ray ray and Mckenzie are very similar, I see more production from McKenzie, I'd keep him. Duke Williams offers crazy physical attributes and looks to have hands, I dont know why we haven't seen him against better competitors nor heard anything about him from camp. I reserve judgement, but I'd like to see him get some starting reps. Foster, where ya been?! Has #1 measurables, put some numbers up late last year, but it could all be a fluke, watch for him to be traded if he's on the bubble, somebody will take a flyer on him. I'd keep him over Zay just purely out of showing promise in real action last year. Sills.. sorry, maybe PS Roberts is in, return ability can't be ignored and he can do a little work at WR. As of today, if it were my call, you keep Brown Beasley Roberts Foster After that, I'm evaluating Mckenzie (who is automatically in if Roberts weren't here) McCloud, Jones, Williams for 2 spots. Based on what I have seen, today thise spots would go to McKenzie and I'd take Williams, trade Zay. McCloud would be cut, he'll probably get a shot somewhere.

I did call a lot of it foolish when they were signed. I'm not going digging back through BBMB and the Range to find them, because I dont have anything to prove to you. My job is not knowing pro personnel and I didn't blow it, but Beane had a horrible reault in FA last year and you seem far more interested in ignorning that. For the record, I said they over paid by a lot for Ivory wjen he signed. I didn't like and still dont like the Murphy signing and thought Davis might be a decent stop gap. I wasn't one that hated the Darius trade, was a little surprised how the run D was after him leaving. Star was a signing I initially liked, when it was first reported as a 5 year 25M dollar deal, once it came out they paid almost as much as Dareus, I said then it was a horrible deal.