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I would guess Bernard's wedding/dinner was planned in advance of Josh's proposal. Maybe Bernard and Anderson started something for Josh!!!!

You know, there's a lot of room there between "pre-season, we were always planning to swap a Day 2 pick for a vet WR at mid season in order to be competitive at WR" and "the idea just popped into our head during the Houston game", right? Why on earth would Beane start the season with a roster he thought wasn't good enough to do the job at WR if he intends to contend? The Bills spent a significant amount of their FA budget on Curtis Samuel. They gave MVS significant guaranteed money given their limited cap. All signs point to, going into the season, "we expect these guys to contribute significantly". I'm sure it was clear from Game 1 that wasn't working out as planned, and I'm sure Beane was keeping feelers out on who might be available and for what price, but yes, I don't think Beane made up his mind to actually swap off a 3rd round pick for Cooper until the Houston debacle. He might have been dangling a 4th or 5th for someone and the trade partner wanted more. We may just have to agree to disagree here. I think for a GM to actually go into the season PLANNING that he would be able to swing a mid-season trade for a quality WR (given his limited cap $$) would be roster mishandling in the highest degree (which, some would say Beane was guilty of at WR and they have a point). OTOH, saying "OK, we've seen these guys we signed contribute at a level we need in previous seasons, but they're not getting 'er done Right Here, Right Now, so I better upgrade, even if it means giving significant resources - that makes sense. Yes, exactly. They knew the playbook and had had rappore with Josh. It was pretty much them, or raid another team's PS and hope the guy you grab is a fast learner. What Beane should have done IMO is make a move before the trade deadline (start looking as soon as Crowder broke his leg) when he could have looked for a guy who had actually shown he could play, and have a bit of leeway to bring him up to speed in the offense.

I just want to point out that guys like Jon Feliciano (who came back from Pec surgery earlier than expected) and others have praised the Bills S&C staff for helping them "gain strength rapidly". In Feliciano's case, the timeframe referenced was 2 weeks, and he was nursing a still-healing injury.

In 2022, what I saw was that Hamlin was ok to solid playing next to Poyer (better as he got a few games under his belt). But when Poyer went out - first Mia game, Pittsburgh, Jets, Minnesota - there was a noticable fall off, not only in the safety play with Jaquan Johnson in 3 games then Cam Lewis playing safety vs the Vikes, but in Hamlin's play as well. And I think that may be what the Bills are worried about as shown by adding Hyde to the PS - if Rapp is now having neck problems after the 49ers game to add to his shoulder injury from the Chiefs game, and it kept him limited all week, the Bills may be feeling he's one wrong hit away from IR with a stinger, and the level of safety play might go from "Servicable" to "Not Good Enough". Again, I note that Kareem Jackson, though a former 1st round pick, is actually 3 years older than Hyde is.

This is also true. I feel that Hamlin has been solid, not the "weakest link" on D. He's not the PhD level safety that Hyde was in his prime, but even then - Hyde did make some game-losing gaffes, and he had fallen off last year. Hamlin has exceeded my expectations (which, granted, were not high) and played solid, That said, the idea of him being better than 62 other starting safeties in the league thus deserving of Pro Bowl status, kind of highlights that Pro Bowl is no longer the prestigious honor it once was.

Just curious why you say that?

I actually don't think for a minute the plan was to upgrade at WR mid-season. I think the Houston game showed that if Shakir went down, we simply didn't have enough quality receivers. Beane's start-of-season plan was to get more quality play from Samuel and MVS and for Kincaid to take a big step in his 2nd season, maybe Tyrell Shavers to be ready to next-man-up. didn't work that way. Beane does learn from his mistakes, so to avoid repeating 2022 end-of-season desperation at WR, he got on the phone and got Cooper. Maybe injury is holding Samuel back, but he hasn't contributed as expected; MVS didn't work out for whatever reason; Kincaid has taken a 2nd year step back so far. So with Shakir out, it was a Bad Bad Day at the Office against a very good defense, and a team which has a lot of insight into the Bills offense and defense through Diggs and Settle.

While all eyes turned to Josh Allen getting engaged during the Bye, it turns out Terrel Bernard quietly got married!!!! https://www.si.com/onsi/athlete-lifestyle/relationships/bills-terrel-bernard-wife-tayler-timmons-surprise-wedding-turns-heads-before-49ers-game He's been dating the same lassie, Taylor Timmons, since High School and they've been engaged since she graduated Baylor in 2023. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Terrel Bernard! Apparently the wedding was small and private, but they had a Wedding Dinner to which teammates were invited (and posted on Insta of course)

Because you know, PFF really reflects how guys are coached to play.

Rapp doesn't have an injury designation, so he's expected to play. Agree that elevating Jackson seems a likely move though.

Me! I can answer that! They added Brown and then Beasley to their practice squad because after Jake Kumerow was injured then went on IR Week 10, they literally only had 4 WR on the roster and their practice squad call up, Tanner Gentry, 1) had 4 call-ups and could have been poached by anyone looking to mess with the Bills 2) proved inadequate. Bringing in vets who knew their system and previously had rappore with Allen for their 3 callups each was probably the best of a bunch of crap options. They were still counting on Diggs, Davis, McKenzie, and Shakir as their game-day stalwarts, but if one of those 4 got hurt or was out for a game, they literally didn't have enough bodies because they started the season with 6 WR but had already lost Jamison Crowder. So without Kumerow, Then There Were 4. They could have had Isaiah Hodgins on the roster who seemed more capable, but there was a body-crunch at CB due to designating White to return too early and needing to have him on the roster but not playing for several weeks, while injuries meant we needed to roster a practice squad CB. So Beane kept the CB and waived Hodgins, and he got poached. Of course, what Beane should have done when Crowder broke his leg, was trade for someone to backfill starter-level talent at WR. But if there's one place on the roster where Beane seems to mis-manage or mis-judge talent, it's WR. He traded for Rasul Douglas, excellent move - but was there not someone better than "off the couch" Brown and Beasley he could have worked a deal for, and not "pipe dream"OBJ? The situation with Hyde is different. Our starters and backups are all relatively healthy and available, and our PS guys Jackson and Cine are still with us. [Aside: Has anyone else noticed that our PS safety Kareem Jackson is actually 3 years older than Hyde?]

I think it needs to be emphasized how some of these guys fine-tune their bodies. In an interview pre season Terrel Bernard said he was trying out playing heavier this year. That meant (to him) playing at 227 instead of 225. Two pounds!

I'm not sure if I love to hear it, or hate to hear it. "Playing free" sounds great. Not being concerned about mistakes....mistakes, such as making dangerous throws to a double-covered Shakir when Knox is open underneath for the first down....well, that kind of decision making gets to be a habit just like anything else a guy keeps doing.

I'll go further: in today's college environment, I don't think it would suit his strengths. Recruiting and relating to young athletes does not seem like his tea-cup

scamadviser looks like a cool site Just one before I die.....

The thing is, having a bye week to rest up is HUGE as far as load management But your point is taken that in the last 4 years, it's been what, the 5 seed, the 4 seed, the 3 seed, and the 1 seed?

Do It! Especially if it's true what klos63 said, that you can follow ticket prices and grab them pretty cheap morning of.

I think he's viewing all our remaining games as must-win games for us to have a shot at the 1-seed.

McDermott has played against the Rams twice as coach of the Bills: 2020 (10-6, division round, Goff) - this was the Josh Allen "Wild Man" game, where he drew an unnecessary roughness play for grabbing one defender by the face mask, throwing him into the path of two other defenders, and then stiff-arming Aaron Donald to avoid the sack and throw the ball away. 35-32 win 2022 (5-12, Stafford) - businesslike 31-10 thumping on opening day. McDermott was DC in Carolina for two meetings, both losses. In general - I would say that McDermott has shown he has a Good Plan against offenses from the Shanahan line. Of course, the Bills players have to execute, and we need a Good Plan on offense as well.

No, Bishop has 138 defensive snaps and 159 special teams snaps. Typically 62 snaps per game, he's played 1 3/4 games and then a few others here and there. Should be noted that he played in game 4 and 5, so he should have had some more time to "watch and learn", and that both Terrel Bernard and Dorian Williams looked "lost in space" as rookies.

Well, Rapp was limited all week, but doesn't have a game-day designation. But he is a vet. This will be Coleman's 4th game missed, if he misses it, so that's the "break even" point where we should have put him on IR (except that he has gotten to practice for 2 weeks). I kind of wonder if this might be gamesmanship

Hmm, what part of "He's a free agent, he can make his own choice" was insufficiently clear (first sentence of my post)

Dude. "Twitter doctor" really? The Bills have team physicians who give physicals to every player they sign. In Hyde's case they have detailed access to his prior medical history. Do you honestly think they're going to sign him if "he isn't in playable shape"? His face looks thinner. But as for the rest of him, how do you know "he isn't in playable shape"?

I mean, it's true that Buffalo has one of the lowest blitz % in the league, but so does Green Bay They were missing their best CB, so perhaps playing Man wasn't the best strategy IDK Pretty sure McDermott and Babich have a couple of assistants in a back room studying the Houston game, where Goff threw 5 picks

The packers were missing 4 starters on D I believe