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How could any rational fan not love this deal. First, it will look better and better compared to the inflated #s after the cap increases. Next, this incredible talent, bent over backwards to give us flexibility to fill holes in the roster with the way the deal is structured. Compared to the atrocity Dak signed, this deal is a godsend. Not to mention Dak is a far cry from our guy.
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Naturally the challenges we face won't even be recognized until after the 2nd preseason game and even then optimism reigns supreme. This team will be among the top 4 or 5 teams in football, but getting further than last year will require big time improvement from RBs, TEs, and D-line. Assuming the LBs are improving every year, this could make our defense better and the rookie edge guys with an Epenesa on the upswing will also help. The Bills will not sneak up on any team and we will have to come out of the gates firing. When Josh is your QB and the receiving corp is stacked, scoring shouldn't be a problem.
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12 minutes ago, HappyDays said:
After the first week of training camp McKenzie seems like a lock to make the team. And Kumerow might be the favorite to be the #6 WR. I would be surprised to see us cut Stevenson considering we just drafted him but he might be a victim of the numbers. Maybe this is finally the year we keep 7 WRs but I wouldn't count on it.
I'd like to see Stevenson in action. Kumerow is a favorite of Rogers. How bad could he be. He was never given a chance with us. He's talented. We are looking set at receiver. I'll give Knox 4 games to show consistency. No mindless drops or missed blocks resulting in exposing Josh to hard hits.
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On 7/27/2021 at 8:54 AM, HappyDays said:
Training camp starts tomorrow and we're a month away from the Bills 53-man roster being set. Post your bold predictions here.
I'll start with two of my own:
1) After the obvious quartet of Diggs, Sanders, Beasley, and Davis, the last 2 WRs to make the team will be Hodgins and Stevenson. McKenzie will be a surprise cut.
2) Cody Ford will be traded for a 4th or 5th round pick near the end of training camp. Forrest Lamp will take his spot on the roster.
McKenzie is too versatile to cut. He can return punts and his threat for jetsweeps makes defenses have to protect, making them weaker against the other things we do. Also his inside receiving is depth for Beasley going down. McKenzie at these prices is a steal.
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5 hours ago, Mat68 said:
Buffalo had a top 5 offense. I expect the same or better. With or without Beasley. Tampa has vets, Buffalo has alot of younger guys who can still improve. Tought cap year, bringing everyone back with Sanders is a good offseason.
I think you should wait to see them on the field. I hope your right.
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26 minutes ago, Thurman#1 said:
Please. They didn't get dominated by Indy. They played pretty well, held them to 24 points, well below their scoring average, and won the game by stopping them on their last drive. The Colts got the ball left with 2:30 left needing only a field goal to tie, and the Bills D absolutely strangled them.
They put up a big turnover on the INT against the Rams, and stopped them on a crucial 4th down in the 3rd quarter, and both of those led to Buffalo TDs. And against Tennessee, the offense's three turnovers was a huge part of that awful showing. They also did OK against the Chiefs the first time around.
And again, this is NOT the defense that played badly early in the year. At that point they were suffering from injuries and the lack of an off-season to allow them to figure out a way to get by without Star. They got much better late in the year with Milano back and Edmunds healthy and Oliver not having to play 1-tech anymore.
They weren't as good as they had been the past two years, but the last half of the year they were pretty
Most objective observers would say Josh put the team on his back and won the Indy game singlehandedly. Rivers inexplicably played like he was out of gas on the last drive but your right, the defense was gutty and resilient on the last drive. My final point is that if Star can improve the run defense and the LBs play better against some athletic TEs , we might be better.
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41 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:
I expect less girth than you do. Except when Wilfork was there, New England often played without big guys in the middle. They played with tough, solid, smart guys who executed. Looking at the personnel the Bills have assembled, I think they're trying to do something similar.
You guys that think the same personnel and scheme that got dominated by KC, Tenn, Indy and LA will miraculously be better are just exuberant fans. Now if you said Star and a breakout year from Epenesa will be the difference makers, we can have that conversation. NE had awesome LBS and better DBs in their glory years. I'm as big a fan as anybody but I won't delude myself by saying this front 7, as constituted,will stop good running attacks.
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On 7/21/2021 at 5:41 PM, Shaw66 said:
I saw the title and thought this would be a thread about the defense - Lean and mean, or no?
In fact, I think that IS the question about the defense. It's a defense, physically and in terms of style, that's designed be tough to pin down - really quick off the ball, attacking in multi-faceted ways, and quick to the ball. To play that way, they will be short on bulk. They aren't going have many immovable objects on the field.
The question is whether they'll be mean enough. Whether they come out every weekend with enough fight in them to over come what might be size and strength disadvantages at certain matchups. They'll be smart and well coached. Will they be scrappy?
They got pushed around vs KC, Indy, Tenn and LA. They're light in the pants. Star will give them something but big O-lines will have their way with them. Edmunds and Milano are fast and smart but not overly physical. Your assessment is spot on. Beane can bring in Short or someone who gets cut for cap reasons. Hopefully we bring in some girth.
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12 hours ago, Mat68 said:
I think wr is deep enough they dont need a te to be featured. Yes, it all falls on Allen. I think hes a top 3 qb. The parts are important but Allen is going to get the ball where it needs to and the guys catching will have big years beecause of it.
Look at who Tampa surrounds Brady with. Great defense, top running attack and 3 great TEs along with 3 Pro bowl receivers. You want to put it all on Josh and the wideouts with Beasley alienating his teammates. I love your optimism.
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I thought Roberts was a home run waiting to happen. How many times did he give great field position in a league where most kickoffs are touchbacks. He returned punts and occasionally lined up as a 5th receiver. He was expensive but such a productive player. He will be missed unless someone steps up.
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1 hour ago, Mat68 said:
Allen and Diggs didnt start humbing until the bye imo. Give them an offseason with normal build to a season look out. They should be the best Qb/Wr duo in the league. As an offense they will go as Allen goes. I think he will be elite.
Good defensive coaches can neutralize a receiver if there aren't quality options.That's where TEs and RBs can help make offenses great. The Bills had Beasley and Davis play really well last year but if the backs and the TE position are below average again , Josh will have his hands full.
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39 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said:
KC lost AFC Championship game in 2018. They did little the next off-season except sign Tyrann Matthieu. The Bills spent money to bring back their starting OLB and RT. I'm not Beane's biggest fan and criticize a number if his moves, but he got guys to rework their contracts and got younger with more bodies for the pass rush. The projected starting OL did not play a single snap together last year. Bills can be a better team with the moves Beane has made. It will require Edmunds and Knox to play much better, Milano to stay healthy, and find a little more balance in the offense.
I don't want to be the messenger of doom for a team with as much talent as the Bills. The only thing that troubles me is that they did not add the players in FA that will enable them to stop big athletic TEs and superior running attacks. They can't be expected to win shootouts with good teams all the time. Remember Josh was our big running threat in the playoffs. Knox was pedestrian and Diggs and Beasley had career years. I thought we'd address TE and RB in FA. Depth at Dtackle and DB wouldn't hurt. We lost to KC twice
and looked overmatched. We had to improve to expect better results. Fans will bristle at criticism of a team that was as good as the Bills were last season, but we have the capspace created by Beane's handiwork to make some key additions. Hopefully we add on.
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7 minutes ago, Stank_Nasty said:
Speaking of odds. Let’s talk about those. They say that they’re very VERY low a team goes to 3 straight Super Bowls. I’ll take the field. KC isn’t coming out of the AFC. About 98% of history proves that.
so let’s break down said “field”. Last I checked we were at the top of that…. Ya. I like
Odds of a 3peat maybe low, but the Chiefs will be favorites in Vegas to get there. I will try to be as positive as you are. Just have stay healthy and hope for the best.
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21 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:
Ya kinda missed my point, anyway, what I or you feel should be done regards the Bills doesn’t mean a thing, we are just going to have to live with what happens like it or not,
Go Bills!!!
Agreed.
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4 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:
Nothing ruffled here,
had you considered that the prospects you are interested in don’t want to play in/for Buffalo? It’s not so cut and dry as to make it out to be, teams output even with the same players in place, can and has been very different from season to season, ya never know what may come to pass…, here to your feathers staying in place 👍
Wishing and hoping for different outcomes with essentially the same personnel is not the way to go after a championship. Do you think Mahomes,Kelce, Hill, and Clyde will regress after 2 straight SB appearances? Do you think Knox, Wallace, Star, Singletary will have breakout seasons?We need unlikely contributions if different outcomes can occur. Beane has shown a knack for bringing in talent through trade or FA. No reason he can't make us better before opening day. Good players want to play for winning teams.
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15 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:
It appears you didn’t realize that it takes two to tango…,
nuthin but love but you are being a bit myopicGo Bills!!!
I respect your measured reaction to my expectations. The reason for my frustration is KC and Tampa can bring back their 2020 starting teams and beat us because our dbs and LBs can't handle talented TEs and we don't play the run well enough. Examples, Rams, KC twice, Titans and Indy with Taylor and their TEs shredding us. Now Star is back and I expect better D-line pressure with the rookies and Epenesa being more impactful, but if you had to forecast the AFC Super Bowl team, KC would be odds on favorite. The NFL changes drastically every year with FA and cap flexibility. With Josh and Diggs having career seasons , there is tremendous pressure on them to repeat their excellence and when you don't bring in quality depth at positions of weakness, getting past a team like KC is unlikely. Sorry to ruffle your feathers.
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On 7/21/2021 at 12:13 PM, Don Otreply said:
Beane knows which end is up, and has been involved in acquiring Nelson for some time now, it is Nelson where the problem lies, it is not Beane who has not shown interest, that and consider this, is Nelson the player who puts us over the top? Answer = Not likely.
Go Bills!!!
Until Beane brings in a quality upgrade in the 3 areas of weakness, his offseason is OK, nothing more. DB, TE, D tackle is pedestrian. No one cares who the problem is.Beane is competent and he's got capspace.
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I don't see how you can expect more from Josh since he had a career year. Maybe putting the team on his back and finding a way to best KC and Tampa would qualify. As for the rbs, they have to find a way to give us 200yds orunning and receiving ot, to take pressure off of our great passing offense. Between the 3 featured backs, (Moss, Singletary and Breida)
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4 minutes ago, NewEra said:
Tbh, I don’t think we’ll sign any of the guys that I’m hoping we land unless they agree to Beanes price, which is likely much lower than their asking price.
If that's the case, how do you assess this team's chances with the existing roster?
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23 hours ago, NewEra said:
I’d love to bring him in and see what he has…..as long as we can sign Steven Nelson too. That’s the guy we really need imo
When does Beane pull the trigger on one of these signings. A lot of needy teams looking at these two?
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Absolutely is the time to try and capitalize on a team's desperate need for a back with big upside. Devin showed a softer side when we needed him most. He's too slow for outside runs and too timid for inside running. I thought he took a big step backwards and now we can't afford another egg being laid.
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6 minutes ago, 4BillsintheBurgh said:
Lesson here is don't promise things to your kids you can't deliver.
Too late, but thanks.
6 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:Perspective merely needs to be adjusted, you can as well rest assured that they are simultaneously trying to win it all, every year…
Listen, 9 million unspent cap money. Tic tok
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4 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:
Our window is far more than “now”, Beane & Co, are setting up this franchise to have an extended window of a decade or more, your thinking is far to short sighted, The FO is not interested in a two year window and then in effect, sucking for years afterwards, it’s just not part of their DNA, you may as well get used to this way of thinking about the team, because that’s what has been, and will continue to be happening at OBD. Just is, wether you or I like it or not.
Go Bills!!!
Don't be satisfied with making the playoffs. No championships for 50 big ones. I promised my kids when I put them in this meat grinder known as Bills Fandom that we'd see a championship in our lifetime and now is the time. We have the infrastructure,it's just putting the last pieces together.
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6 minutes ago, thenorthremembers said:
The best way to win a championship is to have the best Quarterback. If Allen gets to the point where he is better than Mahomes, the Bills will win a championship. In this era of football every team is going to have a glaring weakness outside of Quarterback. It isnt hard, score more point than the other team.
Assuming Allen and Mahomes are equal, (and that's optimistic on our part) don't you see the virtue in surrounding our guy with a comparable supporting cast. Look at Tampa's model. Brady's the GOAT and they have the best receivers, defense and TEs in football. That shows how teams that want to win championships operate. It's not being satisfied that we have a great young QB that needed everything to break just right to get to play KC. The way we lost had to show Beane and Sean that we are a few key players short.
How many people don't like Allen's new deal?
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Skip Bayless says controversial nonsense for shock value to get clicks and listeners. He's a fan just like us. Did he like the mindless contract that his boy Dak got? Josh is a freak athlete who has superior leadership skills and is driven to be great. His work ethic is legend and he loves the city and Bills fans. He stands up after losses and takes full responsibility without ever blaming coaches or teammates. He's improved by leaps and bounds every year. His team loves him and he won 2 playoff games in year 3. Feel free to jump on board when you wake up.