JohnNord

Brian Daboll.... people love hating on him but he had the offense in the redzone 9 times today. Because of miscues, his team only came away with 27 points. This game should have been been more of a blow out

TBH I ask glad they kept him. The cap space would be nice in 2021 but I think he’s an I flashy but solid DE who plays the run well

Yes it is. As Bills fans we sometimes try to be immune to criticism or negativity, but the fact that your 2nd round pick wasn’t impress enough to dress in Week 1, is not good. Again, I’m not saying he won’t turn out to be a productive DE. It definitely can happen but clearly he has a very long way to go. Given his contract, Murphy seemed to be a goner before camp. IMO they kept him because AJ was so unimpressive Him not playing is not earth shattering. A 2nd round draft pick not dressing, is very uncommon

No doubt and the depth at DE is a factor here. But at the same time, you’d want your 2nd round draft pick to be good enough to play in Week 1

Damn straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Is Dobbins a healthy scratch today? Look, Epinesa might turn out to be a good productive DE. I’m just saying that the fact he was made a healthy scratch given his high draft selection, the position he plays, and the player who beat him out, his career is off to a very disappointing start. Find me another 2nd rounder who is a healthy scratch in week one? Ha! Well this is partially true. There are some good veteran players who’d be ahead of most rookie DE’s like Jerry, Mario, and Jefferson. But a stronger training camp by Epinesa probably pushes Murphy off the roster and saves the Bills $7 in cap space next season

Also, a player that you drafted 54th overall should be good enough to dress on Sunday. My point is, the fact that Epinesa is buried as the 4th DE on the depth chart behind a 2019 7th round pick probably isn’t a good sign. To an extent what you say is correct, but again.... it is very rare for a second round DE to be so far down the depth chart that they are listed as a healthy scratch. Don’t pretend that it’s common, because it isn’t. I think it’s a bad sign but we’ll see

So you don’t think the fact that a second round draft pick is a healthy scratch, playing behind a 7th round draft pick from the prior year isn’t a good sign? Because I would beg to differ. It’s very uncommon that a 2nd rounder is made a healthy scratch

Again, that’s not what I’m arguing. It’s a weird question, because it doesn’t happen very often

Again though, you change the argument. I’m not disagreeing with anything you said. But I told you to name a 2nd round DE who was made INACTIVE on Week 1 of their rookie, that turned out to be a stud. You never see second round draft picks - especially defensive ends as a healthy scratch. It never happens which is why I said, if it’s the case with Epinesa then I’d consider they to be a disappointment. You disagreed. So I’ll ask you again: Name a 2nd round DE who was made INACTIVE on Week 1 of their rookie, that turned out to be a stud?

Different. They can bring him back after 3 weeks

Overrated (by Bills fans): Josh Allen. Look he made some improvement last year and the trajectory seems to be pointing up. But he has a LONG way to go. The amount of excuses that Bills fans will make not to blame Allen is off the charts Dawson Knox - He has shown some tremendous flashes but made some huge mental errors as well. The missed block vs Houston was on him, and it was a killer. He has issues with drops too. Underrated (by Bills fans): Trent Murphy - decent DE that plays the run well. He will never be a monster pass rusher, but remember, there’s a reason why he started over Shaq Lawson. Brian Daboll - not the best OC but not the worst either. He dialed up some good plays last season that weren’t executed well, included many downfield passes which Allen couldn’t connect. TJ Yeldon - Yeldon was a good 3rd down back for Jacksonville and he was effective when he got a chance to play last year in Cincy. The fumble are a huge issue but if he could get that taken care of he’s a good runner and receiver

Ok but we’re talking 1st or 2nd DE’s. That’s a position that rookies can jump and contribute early. Name a DE that was taken in the 2nd round that was a healthy scratch in his first game? I’m sure there haven’t been many and if you can find a DE that didn’t dress and turned out to be a stud, I’m sure it’s an outlier. I’m concerned that AJ has a low ceiling

BINGO! Fans love to criticize Daboll but give Allen a free pass. Both have been in Buffalo for 3 seasons, have been given some degree of freedom/autonomy, and have provided with some excellent offensive weapons. I don’t see how you can’t lump them together in terms of offensive success. If the offense is good or bad it will attributed to both of them.

I’m sorry - there’s no way around it. When your 2nd round DE, who many thought had a 1st round grade, is not dressed then it’s a disappointment. Im sure there have been examples before, but I can’t remember a time when a high profile DE prospect started the year as a healthy scratch. Not good

Funny how they removed the Bills logo from his helmet and then basically recreated the Bills logo in the lettering LOL

Maybe he was a great leader in the locker room but I really didn’t see him offer much on the field. Even on Special Teams he didn’t seem to standout - including the time he failed to recognize NE’s punt block formation which led to a TD. It was fun watching him try to run a dee route in the playoffs

Not filling in good. He needs to shave it off

Yeah these type of subscription services have been real successful marketing tactics for a lot of smaller companies. I guess the appeal is that they make good gifts to people. But personally I never liked the idea.

Easy choice is San Fran.... but I’ll say Seattle

Hard pass. I’m just not a fan of these “boxes” that these online companies are trying to push.

The weird thing about picking Miami to win 10 games this season is that it would seem to contract the plans the organization has for Tua. Many believe Fitzpatrick is the bridge QB and will turns the reigns over to Tua at some point this season. If Miami is 10-6, there’s a good chance that probably doesn’t happen. Not so sure they want him to sit the entire year. But then again, it worked great for Mahomes - so who knows?

They won’t have an additional RB spot on the roster, so that means if they sign him its Yeldon’s roster spot

I always thought that Peter King looked a lot like Norm from Cheers

Agreed... very unique