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The rotation makes a lot of sense in theory, in actuality I’m not so sure how well it works in Buffalo. IMO part of the problem is that there really isn’t an impact player on the DL. Maybe Von back in 2022. But if there’s a player you always have to worry about it makes life easier for others. There’s no one or elevate the talent on the DL
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Hendrickson is the only possibly. I know the Bengals GM hinted that they can pay everyone. But it’s very much a situation like Von Miller. They’d trading assets and signing a 31+ year old player to a multi-year deal. I don’t believe Simmons or Lawrence are on the trade block.
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I don’t have much hope for Carter. He made on nice goal line stop against Tennessee but aside from that he’s been really bad. Easily one of the worst players in the defensive line, so much that they made him a healthy scratch. He can get better, but at this point he seems to be trending toward having a ceiling of a depth lineman. Solomon had some nice pass rushing snaps this season but he’s so bad against the run it limited when he could play. Again, at this point I think I think his ceiling is a situational pass rusher. Overall Kincaid hasn’t been a bad player for Buffalo, but he’s hasn’t lived up to draft status. The drop last week is a great example. i don’t think we can rely on Coleman to be anything more than a WR4.
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I think you said it well, K-dog. The high-end talent is missing from this roster. You will never have a team with all elite players but you do need a couple. I know Beane’s biggest critics point to the fact that he’s found a lot of “single” and very “home runs.” I feel that’s valid criticism. Aside from Josh, his best pick might be Taron Johnson. I guess you can include the Diggs trade. The team’s other elite talent all came from the weird 2017 draft which saw them draft White, Milano, and Dawkins. The problem is it’s going to be really hard to add impact players on defense in their current situation.
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I don’t know - I’m higher on Poyer/Hyde safety duo in their prime around 2020 and 2021. After that point both were hampered by injuries. Also both were re-signed in Buffalo and never had the chance to hit the FA market until they were past their prime. Best safety duo? Maybe a stretch but they were really good. Hyde had a knack for finding the ball and Poyer flew all around the defense. Also teams rarely ever threw deep on them. They likely were helped out a lot by McDermott’s system, but I also think they both excelled individually.
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I’ve heard this speculated by a lot of people and if there’s one thing that would make a KC Super Bowl win even more nauseating, it would be seeing Kelce down on bended knee in the red and yellow confetti while proposing while Taylor pretends to act surprised 🤮🤮🤮 It almost seems like too good if press for the NFL for this moment not to happen. Also Kelce’s ego is too big for him to retire. He’ll play next season for sure as they prepare for the quest for 4 SB wins. One of my least favorite players in the NFL.
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If you scroll to the 31:50 mark you’ll hear the discussion about Maxx Crosby (see how easy that was?) TL:DR - Tom Brady is going to want to keep Crosby Basically Diana Russini feels teams will be calling the Raiders but ultimately she doesn’t think he will be traded. She believes that retaining DC Patrick Graham was one way of appeasing him. Also she thinks that Tom Brady has been active in decision making and he is trying to build something. It wouldn’t make sense to get rid of a player like Crosby. Her co-host Chase Daniel, guessed that Crosby would be worth 3 first round draft picks. She said maybe a little less, which leads me to maybe 2 first rounders and something like a 3rd?
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You could be Beane’s assistant. I hear that the team scouts Two Bills Drive for talent
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It’s the age old “chicken or egg” argument when it comes to coaching/GM’s we’ve had many times here in Buffalo. It’s really hard to know who was more responsible. I think in the case of Beane and McDermott there’s a high degree of collaboration and a shared vision. I can’t see Beane drafting a player that McDermott wasn’t comfortable with, like Doug Whaley did Sammy Watkins in 2014. I tend to see how much success players have once they leave Buffalo. For the most part, most of the defensive talent that signed contracts elsewhere weren’t much better than they were in Buffalo. Better: Harrison Phillips Poona Ford Tim Settle Same: Tremaine Edmunds Leonard Floyd Tyrell Dodson Quentin Jefferson Jerry Hughes Dean Marlowe Levi Wallace Dane Jackson Dean Marlowe Worse: Trent Murphy Mario Addison Boogie Basham Star Lotulelei Vernon Butler Jordan Poyer Tre White Ironically, the three players who performed better in their post-Bills career were all DT’s - a position of great need. The only mistake IMO was letting Harrison Phillips walk. Ford and Settle had good seasons this year but there’s plenty of really bad Bills tape from 2024. You can understand why they weren’t brought back. If I could point to a flaw it might have been taking swings on veteran defensive players which often saw poor returns and forced them to address the same positions in the draft which also failed. So it’s like throwing good money after bad. I definitely think there are issues with roster construction and asset allocation but it’s hard to connect this to Beane and not McDermott. I feel both are involved.
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Opinion: Bills SHOULD hire Doug Pederson as assistant HC
JohnNord replied to MrEpsYtown's topic in The Stadium Wall
Right, extra draft picks are only as good as your selections. There’s been a lot of players who weren’t stars after their rookie season. I’m hoping that happens with Coleman and Carter in season 2, but I haven’t been all that encouraged based on what I’ve seen. -
I guess it all depends on what you consider “elite.” I like to think of elite meaning top 5 at the position or somewhere close. I don’t think any of those players are elite besides Allen, of course. What you have is a mix of players on the spectrum of very good (Dawkins, Cook, Brown, Johnson) to good (Shakir, Benford, Oliver, Rosseau) The rest fall somewhere in average range - slightly above and below. Compare this to the teams playing in thr Super Bowl
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Scroll to the 32:42 minute mark. Interestingly enough Sal and Matt Bove were trying to interpret Beane’s press conference. Both feel that Beane will try a big swing at WR or defense. Bove really thinks it’s going to be Maxx Crosby. To add fuel to the fire, he said Crosby is still young (27) and that the Bills liked him coming out college. All guesswork, but the logic behind the move and the actual fit would make sense. I just think the Raiders will ask for a LOT of compensation and that there will be other teams interested. (See how easy it is to add context to a video?)
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Opinion: Bills SHOULD hire Doug Pederson as assistant HC
JohnNord replied to MrEpsYtown's topic in The Stadium Wall
BTJ was the player I really wanted. I’d love to know what happened in the war room. Did they try to trade up and were rebuffed? Did they think BTJ could fall a few picks and they could trade less? Or were they just not that into him enough that they wanted to make a trade. We’ll never know After year 1, I’m not really high on either Coleman or Carter -
Opinion: Bills SHOULD hire Doug Pederson as assistant HC
JohnNord replied to MrEpsYtown's topic in The Stadium Wall
This is an overreaction. The game against Kansas City might have been Brady’s worst game yet they still scored 29 points. Buffalo’s offense is really good and has been scoring points all season. I don’t mind the idea of getting a veteran offensive voice in the room, but I also don’t think it’s something he needs. What would help more would be getting Brady a few WR’s that actually separate and can stretch the field vertically -
You don’t draft a safety that high for him to start in year 2 - especially considering the other players at his position. Plus he played fairly well toward the end of the season and McDermott has said that he has improved since his start in Houston. I 100% guarantee that they are penciling Bishop is as starter at safety. The only way he won’t is an injury or bad preseason. I remember when people said there was no way the Bills were winning the division last season?
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Opinion: Bills SHOULD hire Doug Pederson as assistant HC
JohnNord replied to MrEpsYtown's topic in The Stadium Wall
I’m not sure that Brady really needs the help. If anything they’d be wise getting a new voice for the defense- 73 replies
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That’s exactly what Buffalo has done this season. They blitzed Lamar almost 50% of the time. You make it sound like the played the same defense without mixing things up. They’ve also gotten burned because the blitzes don’t always get home and it relies more on man coverage with corners who play zone defense best. As far as the base scheme, it works fine as long as you can get pressure with the front four. They were excellent at the start of the 2022 when Von was fresh and in the 2023 season when DaQuan Jones was tearing it up. either way your pass rush has to work with the coverage. I think the lack of talent this season affected both. Not the scheme That’s true but it really doesn’t happen that often and it took him about 2 years to really play at a high level. So to think that they can fill their lack of production with one rookie draft pick probably isn’t very likely.
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James Cook Opens Up On Losing To Chiefs - interview
JohnNord replied to One Buffalo's topic in The Stadium Wall
Most of us don’t have 20 minutes to watch, especially when we have no idea about the contents of the video. I don’t think writing a few sentences is really a hard ask