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Can she play defensive end. That killer instinct can be a valuable commodity, especially given that she like hitting QBs.

Sounds like he broke into a former girlfriend's place. Certainly, it wouldn't have been a random burglary to acquire stolen goods to make some extra money.

Other than the fact he was inactive in the playoffs, as Gunner stated, why wouldn't teams target him? He was a rookie playing across from a top 5 corner in the league. He played better than expected, and has better athleticism than Wallace. I think he'll make a leap from his rookie year. He will absolutely compete with Wallace to start, and my money is on him to win.

There's a decent chance that Dane Jackson beats out Levi Wallace. There's enough talent there one way or another to win a fair number of games on the Bills schedule, but not enough to take them to the playoffs.

I don't know that the Bills would decide to cut Beasley over the COVID vaccine remarks, but if Beasley makes good on his threats to flaunt behavior that violates league COVID protocol, the Bills may not have any choice but to plan for life without Beasley. I agree with Gunner that the offense's base will feature Sanders in the slot, but it's nice to know the Bills have options, and I think they will use them in order to confuse defenses. I could imagine Brian Daboll designing players for Isaiah Hodgins in the slot, assuming he makes the 53 man roster. The challenge of covering him would be very different from the challenge of covering Sanders or McKenzie. McKenzie I'm sure, will be in the slot for a lot of plays as well through the season.

I knew Chuck Christ in high school. Not well - he was a few years older than me, but I watched him play high school football through his whol varsity career.

Yeah, that too.

The challenge in evaluating head coaches is in deciding how to weight different areas. If you weight team performance over a period of time, a great coach who comes into a terrible situation is going to lose early on. It will take a number of years to lift the team's (and coach's) win/loss ratio to the lofty numbers to get him counted as a top coach. David Culley could be an amazing head coach, and nobody's going to know it for years, except maybe some of the players. John Harbaugh is a solid coach, but I have to wonder about one thing. He went all in on Lamar Jackson, not just in drafting him, but in hiring an offensive coordinator whose pet scheme fits Jackson's unique skill set. Smart decision? Maybe. But there is a possibility that Jackson's unique, but limited skill set is also going to create a ceiling for the Ravens that they can never break to win it all. It may be that Harbaugh is good enough that Baltimore is never going to be in the position of being able to draft a true franchise QB who can lead his team to another Super Bowl win.

I think Efi Obada has a chance to make the roster over Addison. He is physically more adapted to the LDE spot than Addison.

Addison is going to struggle to make the Bills roster, but I'm not sure how much trade value he has. At best, maybe a late round pick if a team is feeling the need. The Bills probably have more trade value in some of their extra offensive guards.

He's not on the list for the same reason Richard Sherman isn't. Both are past 30, though Sherman is a couple years older. Both, I'm sure, are hoping for a multi year deal, but no team wants to risk a multiyear deal with a premium paycheck on a player who could hit the proverbial wall at any time.

Interestingly, Wikipedia already states that Ertz is a member of the Buffalo Bills. Just google his name and click on the Wikipedia link if you need to double check. My guess is somebody jumped the gun as there is no confirmation in any other sporting news outlet as of yet.

The question really is, how easy will it be for Rousseau to add some muscle mass. He's never going to be the kind of DE that beats an offensive tackle with speed and bend around the edge. I think he has some quickness and the ability to get "slippery" but he's going to need more strength to be effective. I have seen people question whether he can add that muscle mass, but I don't know of any reason why he can't.

The Chiefs are loaded in so many areas. It certainly won't hurt the Bills if Clark's actions make him unavailable to the team. Any little ***** in their armor helps.

I thought robots are only allowed in the league offices.

I think the defensive line has the potential to be much improved. However rookies can always disappoint. What I most expect is that Sean McDermott/Leslie Frazier plan to use a heavy rotation on the defensive line. Moreover, if the play of the rookies allows it, I expect a great deal of moving around in the line. Jerry Hughes is going to be on one end or another when he's on the field, and Star Lotulelei will be at 1 tech when he's on the field. Everybody else is subject being moved around. Harrison Phillips can play either DT spot. Rousseau and Basham can move in side, if we can believe the early buzz out of OTAs and mini-camp. Oliver can, and probably will play anywhere, though I expect his play at 1 tech will be greatly reduced this season. Epenesa can, like the rookies, move inside. I think Justin Zimmer can probably move around too. Some of the holdovers, like Mario Addison, are less flexible, and that may mean it'll be harder for them to make the team

I agree. Obviously, they are not all going to break out in the upcoming season, but more than one might. Gabe Davis is still going to have to pick up touches when he can. He may not get many more chances than last season unless Beasley makes good on his threat to retire over COVID restrictions. Same thing with Epenesa. I think he's going to be significantly better, but it looks like McDermott is going to use a heavy rotation. Tremaine Edmunds may have the biggest opportunity to break out. The line has a chance to be much better in front of him, and that could open up all sorts of opportunities to make plays. Singletary and Moss could both be better with a little improvement on the offensive line (a healthy Cody Ford and better depth) but it's still going to be primarily a passing offense, and Matt Brieda is going to take some reps. Ed Oliver is another player who has a solid chance not only to be better, but to make a splash. I don't know what the percentages are, but I think a significant percentage of his play in 2021 was at 1 tech, and 1 tech does not lend itself to stats or splash plays. Ideal, he'll play almost all the time at 3 tech, and maybe even a few times outside as McDermott tries to change things up. The pressure is Knox and Ford to live up to their potential. For Dane Jackson, it is a matter of beating out Levi Wallace and Rashad Wildgoose for the starting spot across from Tre White.

I think Mac Jones is pretty smart. As you say, we really don't know a whole lot. One thing we do know is that college performance is an unreliable predictor of pro performance. Sometimes things carry over and sometimes they don't. Some people may remember a college QB who came out with a simply remarkable stat with regard to TDs and interceptions. I don't remember the exact numbers, but he threw an astounding number of TDs and had almost no interceptions. His name was Geno Smith. People may recall the crash and burn he experienced with the Jets.

Interesting thread. Mahomes vs Allen is a very small gap IMO. Defensive line and tight end were bigger. Coaching is hard to compare since Reid is an offensive guy and McDermott a defensive guy. I have to give Reid all kinds of props because he has never been confined by his West Coast coaching roots. When the Chiefs drafted Mahomes, he wholeheartedly endorsed and incorporated a bunch of college read option stuff that Mahomes was familiar with. McDermott is pretty adaptive on the defensive side however. He is known for his ability to disguise coverage and confuse QBs. I'm particular, he has used the abilities of Hyde and Poyer to coordinate and play off each other to great advantage. He's never had a true big nickel in Buffalo, for which he was known in Carolina, but that has not stopped him from building a formidable defense. Personally, I think he's drooling over the possibilities that Rousseau and Basham give him on the defensive line. I do think Brian Daboll was a brilliant hire by McDermott. He's a lot newer in his coaching career than Reid, of course, but he has some of Reid's adaptability to him. He's from the Belichick coaching tree and the Erhardt-Perkins offensive system. That system originated with a smash mouth style of offense, but also lends itself to significant adaptation. It was used in New England, of course, with Brady throwing timing passes all over the field. Daboll has adapted it to Josh Allen's strengths, and like Reid has incorporated a lot of read-option stuff from college.

It was quick, but Ii thought I heard Staley say that despite Brown being raw, he thought Brown could develop quickly. I'm assuming that is because of his physical traits and his attitude. In a sense, he's like the offensive tackle version of Josh Allen.

I don't think he will regress. I think he will get a little better at the mental aspect of playing QB. He may improve in his anticipation on certain throws that he worked on this offseason. That may not result in a big statistical leap since he had pretty lofty stats as it is. If Buffalo rediscovers the running game for certain situations, that will make it even harder for Allen to have stats that are a lot better. I don't think Buffalo would ever abandon their potent passing offense, but even a slight shift in the offensive balance could make it hard for Josh to have stats that are a lot better.

Of course, that assumes there was a time when he was classy.

I wouldn't mind if Vander hoes my garden. The two signings make it appear Beane is not completely happy with the prospect of going into the season with Lotulelei and Phillips as his 1 tech tandem.

Still, having to play a lot of 1 tech limited the things he could do to be disruptive. If Star and Harrison can share most of the 1 tech work, it will free Oliver to do the kind of stuff that generates more stats and attention.

You mean the West-Herr gig along side Steve Tasker doesn't count?