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Exactly. You could have Burrow/Lamar/Stroud/Stafford/even Rodgers as QB3 from a GM/Fan perspective depending on scheme, wants, attributes they measure by

Coleman has a little of Michael Jordan's "float" in the air that just incredibly impressive.

Hill is THICK. Dude is not the slender toothpick Worthy is. I'd be worried Worthy will 1, get knocked on the line frequently and 2, wont be anything close to a + blocker on the edge or slot. He will need to be VERY good in motion and creating separation to be more than a gadget guy like Mecole Hardman. I will say, I have seen nothing but positives around Coleman since the draft. I hope that continues. I actually forgot about Worthy... which I dont mind

Get these injuries out of the way now instead of preseason. Bishop (while needing to get up to speed) can take a few weeks to rest before practice really gets going.

The real ones remember his historic play action rollout scamper for 20 yards two years ago. legendary

I dont know if we have had a year that the offense in TC has been clicking so well so early. Maybe when Diggs came in for 2021? That camp there was a lot about how good the offense looked.

With data coming into sports the way it has over the past two decades, sports like Football have turned into more and more of a "we can describe every facet of an offense and defense each play". At the end of the day, its very hard to "out-creative" your opponent consistently for 60 minutes. What I like about Brady, is he understands that when the ability to out create someone is minimal, you win or lose by the ability of the players involved in the moment. Which is why his offense looks to be driven by creating matchups that maximize his player's abilities. A defense can prepare for what you do, but if you rollout 4 6'4+ targets the defense is immediately at a disadvantage. This team has the ability to play matchup nightmare for 60 minutes. You have a QB who can run, an RB who can catch, WRs who can block and win one on ones, TEs who can block and run routes. It's versatile

YES Allen will carry the acting - Daniel Ricciardo is more fun vibes but not as polished of a comedian as Allen. I'm excited to figure out what the heck this is lolol

I love the identity of this offense. Run the ball and smashmouth to the redzone, and then let your hulking playmakers do their job. Shakir will get yards, I expect Kinkaid/Coleman/Knox to be the TD leaders this year. 6+ each. They will prioritize using Allen at the goaline or getting the ball to advantages matchups in the endzone. 5'11 corners cant guard 6'4 TEs and WRs with verticals. Beane doesn't let Diggs/Davis go if he doesn't think the team can come close to being as efficient as they have been in the past. Beane puts a ton of stock in Shakir/Kincaid to be receiving leaders on this team Let's go BUFFALO

Just to expand on his loss impacting the KC game - Klein was lost/beaten in coverage on 2 plays of over 20 yards, Pacheco ran through the middle of the defense all night, and Dodson poorly communicated on the first Kelce touchdown. I'm not saying Bernard stops ALL of those from happening, but if he impacts 1 or 2 we may have experienced a different result that night.

Just a reminder, camp is not the end all be all for rookies. I remember Bernard looking lost in his first camp. When I was a kid, I watched a rookie Lee Evans and Eric Moulds do the same drill on the jugs machine. Moulds stood 50 feet away from the jugs machine, caught a pass, and then took a step closer. Every catch stuck - no juggles or minor adjustments once the ball hit the hands. He got closer and closer, until he was about 12 feet from it. Then Evans stepped up. He did ok from 50-35 feet, but then you could see his steps forward would get smaller and smaller. He started dropping passes, or juggling to catch the ball. Finally, after Moulds gave him some ribbing, he finished with a pass right off the helmet about 15 feet away from the jugs. The crowd wasn't exactly thrilled, and fortunately Lee Evans ended up becoming a very underrated receiver for this team. I'm always excited to see how stands out in camp, and who they start throwing into first team drills. Let's go!

100% agree. Allen made the right read, and his line let him down (with that said, Chris Jones is an absolute monster of a defensive force. I wish we had him)

It was a major impact. There are 3-4 DIRECT impact plays that Klein simply didnt cover well enough or didnt read the play appropriately that were huge against the Bills. Bernard showed a great ability to cover and decipher throughout the year. Bernard being out for that game is up there are the top reason why we lost.

How Rodgers misses the entire year and moves UP 9 spots, but Milano is off entirely makes no sense. And Tyron Matheiu ahead of Taron Johnson? I don’t think so. lots of unproven guys as well that he is banking on mega growth from

Bills under Dorsey were very “chunk play” reliant. They would try to flip the field via big plays, taking shots, and would be inconsistent in result. They were EPA darlings, as they would have these big plays and punted/took field goals very infrequently. It put a ton of stress on the defense and Allen to create everything. And when the offense wasn’t clicking, it REALLY wasn’t clicking and you saw that through three and outs and turnovers. under Brady, they built a more consistent offensive approach. They would run on first, run on second, run on third, and if it worked, they would do it again… and again…. It took stress off Allen and the defense. They would be ok taking short routes, their air yards on passes went down. they went from a ton of play action under center to I believe a top 5 run team under center. That shift built a better overall offense, and the success followed.

His explanation of what changed pre to post Dorsey from 12:00-19:00 was amazing. Data forward, clear, cause/effect. Really impressive

As someone who has family ties to an employee who worked directly for Nick with the Eagles - he is an #######. He blames others when things go wrong, just not a fun guy to be around. Losing his OC and DC right after the Super Bowl killed the teams leadership core. Nick could fall back on those guys to handle things he wasn't capable of. I dont think Nick lasts much longer with that group

I understand what you are saying. Investment in the position is in your eyes a direct indicator to success. However, I think that's a very simplified analysis. Does it take into account injuries? As you mentioned, other positions do impact WR results. If I look at this year, 4 of the bottom 8 spenders currently made the playoffs last year AND won games. And, 2 of those teams won multiple games. Key component? They all had great QBs who elevated the position. This year the Bills are on track to spend more on the WR position than KC last year, even though KC was 19th and the Bills are 26th. Are you purely going off rankings? Or absolute spend? Rankings are interesting, because Minny last year was 5th cheapest, but had the best WR in football (JJ). Are we really considering them a bottom 5 unit? GB has several GREAT rookies on deals, their AAV drives down postional spend. They aren't a bottom 5 unit in production, just AAV. If you told me the Bills WR impacts this year would be like GB or Minny, I'd be stoked. Bottom 5 spend last year and top 5 spend last year each won ONE playoff game. I'd say WR spend as a single attribute to define success of a season of a team is a little short sighted

KC won the Super Bowl last year with a below average WR room. Rice is a good player, MVS we have, Moore is bad. They had Kelce who is all world, but the Bills have Kincaid and Knox who are no slouches. The Bills pure WR room is better than what Kansas City had last year to win the Super Bowl

Gabe may be one of the most polarizing players for fans/local media/national media. His stats are that of a #3, has never had a season above 850 yards, and has a sub 60% catch rate. However, he is a plus blocker, and seemed to have some really good games where he would explode. I think not giving him 14M a year was incredibly smart, his pure production can be replaced for a fraction. However, I'll be interested to see who takes the blocking detail in our zone run schemes. If Claypool or Coleman can use their size to block DBs, Gabe wont me missed for a second

In aggregate, Davis year to year is a #3 on a top 5 offense. I'd love if Claypool can do that. There are legit questions as to whether he can. I'm hopeful

Scouts tend to have a pulse on the room to a pretty strong degree. I have a cousin who is a browns scout and he always has stories of which players work out. To be fair, I tend to hear that players who act out do so when there is a very poor leadership in their locker room. Hence why Baker struggled in Cleveland, why Peppers was a bit of a clown with Cleveland as well. Maybe Claypool with a strong leadership core here (Allen, Miller, Knox, etc.) and coaches who carry respect will lead to him meshing a bit better than Chicago...

Yea, I mentioned that in an earlier post in the thread. His stats in the league shows he can play. He needs to have the right coaching/support/attitude to get back to what he can be - a solid #3/2 with deep threat

Fun fact, Chase has TWO seasons of more receiving yards than Davis' best year. On similar targets as well. His catch rate is similar to Davis as well. He was a decent #2/3 with Pitt early in the league. If the team can turn this guy back into that player, he will have a role.

I always felt Claypool had the talent, just not the consistency in effort. You dont just magically have two 850 yard seasons if you can't at least hang in the league. If McD and Brady are able to get him straight and he can have a gabe davis like role on this team (blocking + deep threat + suspect catch rate) that would be a welcomed addition at a discount