Fide Deo

I cannot understand why thread comments so often personally attack and are rude to OPs. It is contrary to the kind and generous reputation that Bills fans have around the league. For a bye week, I thought this was a well-reasoned post. The OP acknowledges that we are a better team WITH Hyde. The question is how much more so, and if the value is there to keep him. Nobody disputes his past contributions on the field, nor the incredible leadership and presence he has brought to the team. However, the defense has been playing excellent ball without him. Further, this team has difficult decisions to make going forward. The cap eventually becomes real, especially considering Allen's new deal, and we have a lot of talented players. I would choose Poyer over Hyde in a second, but I'm not sure $4m in cap savings (if that's what it is) is worth losing Hyde next year. Especially considering the need for depth. After that, I think Hyde is gone. As others have pointed out, I also think the coaching and scheme allows our secondary to outperform, which suggests that perhaps our $$$ can remain elsewhere on defense. Pay Groot and Oliver when the time comes; hell even Edmunds is finally making me a believer this year. It bears watching this season to see how much of a drop off there is on defense, if any, as a result of Hyde's absence.