JohnNord

It sounds like Madden really hasn’t been following the Bills much this preseason, outside of him Twitter timeline. Because if you’re going solely by the Tweets of Beasley, McKenzie, Hughes and Feliciano, it does appear that the team could be divided on the COVID issue. In actuality though, that’s not the case. By all reports and in limited snaps in the preseason, the team (especially offense) seems to be firing on all cylinders. Classic case of a blustery columnist who loves attention (good or bad) being too lazy to really research the opponent

Way to embellish what most people are saying. I don’t think anyone is going to that extreme. They have questioned the move of releasing Hollister and keeping Sweeney, when Hollister’s quickness and ability to get downfield are something that the team doesn’t have at the position. The other danger is relying on Dawson Knox who looked like the same player he’s always been in the preseason. If Knox is injured or playing poorly, the team is in better shape with Hollister getting snaps than Sweeney Lawrence….and the other TE on the team: Jimmy O’Shauhnessy Chris Manhertz Luke Farrell There’s a good chance Hollister is the starting TE a few weeks into the season, if not sooner.

Poorly written but you get my point

He’ll probably have a fairly productive year and should move right into a starting role. IMO keeping Hollister over Sweeney is going to hurt the team. Fans will say “we should’ve kept Hollister” and they’ll be right

Brown was never the same after the first few weeks of the season. I think his game has dropped a notch after his career best 2019. He’s still a good receiver but it seems that injuries have taken their toll

Meh….there are some genuinely funny Twitter uses who follow the Bills. This isn’t one of them. I don’t think it’s very funny

Its not that. I’m sure they would like I’d yo have him on the PS but Hollister is probably good enough where he can get signed to a a team’s 53. I’m a huge supporter of Brandon Beane but the move to keep Tommy Sweeney over Hollister is a move I don’t understand. I’m guessing they went with the better blocker in Sweeney but I do feel that Hollister’s skills gives the offense a quick threat that can get open downfield better than Knox. I would not be shocked to see Hollister making some clutch catches this reason. I think this move is a mistake

There’s a lot of BS from Miami here. Over the past 24 hours I’ve read: Ross demanded the team drafted Tua and Flores and Grier didn’t want him. Now he’s demanding the team trades for Watson? Now Flores allegedly met with the locker room to stage his support of Tua? The only thing for certain is that we know Miami doesn’t have 100% confidence in Tua

The timing of this locker room endorsement sure is interesting

It’s so funny how many people wished Marcel well by saying “I liked you so much better than Rodak.” 🤣 To be fair, I view Rodak largely as a victim of circumstance. He was from New England, reported for the Patriots, during a time when the Bills sucked and the Patriots were winning Super Bowls. That alone got him heat from fans. Part of the problem was that Rodak wasn’t very engaging or personable with fans. He was very straightforward and serious and while he was solid, he never was spectacular with his reporting. He never really showed much personality either, which was too bad because everyone on the beat seemed to love him. Between these issues, he never really got the benefit of the doubt from fans and was absolutely harassed online. Rather than dress down fans Tim Graham style, his way of giving fans the finger back was tweeting out biting stats from teams that played the Bills - especially Patriot stats. It was actually pretty creative. Of course, this led to a pretty viscous cycle that he never could overcome - evidenced by the tweet to Marcel reminding us how badly Rodak sucked. Overall, he did handle the negativity well and it didn’t seem to bother him too much.

If this was total BS then why wouldn’t Flores straight up deny it and send a message that the team is 100% behind Tua? My belief is that a number of teams checked on Watson again knowing the deadline that was approaching. They thought they could either trade for Watson at a reduced price or make a trade with contingencies based on pending legal issues. Houston rebuffed both. Charles Robinson, who was the first to report the Watson-Miami rumors, challenged anyone from the Miami org to dispute his report…They haven’t. There’s little doubt in my mind that Miami was open to a trade for the right price

Not at all and it has more to do with logistics than the usual cold-weather weather excuse (though that probably does effect things too) The biggest issue is that the Orchard Park/Buffalo area probably couldn’t handle the amount of Super Bowl visitors. Even, if they could the accommodations wouldn’t be very good. Buffalo is not meant to host an event like the Super Bowl in any way

I have to agree. I always hesitate to be overly positive about the Bills, because in the past the franchise has let us down, but I think Allen still has not reached his ceiling. The most positive things I’ve read from multiple beat reporters is that Allen has looked just as good against the Bills first defense as he did against Green Bay. So it’s not like he just beat up on a team of backups. I think a big part of his game is “taking what’s given” with Beasley, Sanders, and the running backs.

Oddly enough, Tim Graham said something like “good luck in Winnipeg.” I doubt that Marcel is covering NHL since he has zero experience. Maybe the CFL?

They might have tried him at ST but he didn’t play there during the preseason

If it was between Johnson and Obada, the Bills made the right call. Obada dominated in the preseason and while he doesn’t play Special Teams, I think what brings as a pass rusher is greater than that what Johnson brings on ST. Of course, I would rather keep Johnson over Addison but I don’t think this was option

Why? There’s a good chance his civil case isn’t resolved in 2021. Then there’s pending criminal charges and possible RICO charges. Even in the best case scenario and everything is settled, he still faces punishment from the NFL and there’s a chance he doesn’t play until 2023.

Message board insiders….here’s a note from Peter King, one of the most well-connected journalists in the NFL: • I would far, far, far rather risk losing out on Watson than trade for him now, with so much unknown, and with the future being dangerously murky. With all that being said, desperate teams do desperate things. I doubt anything happens with Watson, but then again I’m not inside the walls of the Dolphins, Eagles, Panthers or Broncos either.

I tend to agree…why else would Miami have moved on from him after one season after making such a big investment? It’s not like they received a ton in return. Also how bad could he have performed in the preseason to be cut from a roster like Houston’s? Not sure if it’s injuries or attitude, but I don’t think NYJ is getting the Shaq Lawson who played well for the Bills in 2020.

He also was signed to very reasonable deal and could help one area where the Bills struggled last season. If the team is trying to win a Super Bowl this season trading Obada for a 6th round pick makes little sense They should just cut Mario then

Interesting to note that the reporter said he “struggled” in the preseason. My guess is that he’s underperformed since leaving Buffalo. There has to be a reason why Miami signed him to a big deal and traded him for little return one season later. Now Houston traded him for less in return after a months.

Obada looks to be an awesome player. I wouldn’t trade him

Jury is still out on this one, but I don’t think Star Loutuleili suddenly makes Tremaine Edmunds a top notch LB. I see the Bills defensive line continue to give up yardage in the middle of the line

Taking the politics out of the situation, the bottom line is that unvaccinated puts teams at a disadvantage. That’s just a fact and what the NFL and NFLPA agreed upon. Players don’t have to like it, but that’s how it is and everyone knows it. If you train you’re whole life to make it to a Super Bowl why not give yourself every advantage?

It’s the old “it can’t get worse than _______” argument….Yes it certainly can!!!!