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Incorrect. Von didn't disappear, he was "disappeared." Von only played 16 snaps... by far the least of our edge players (Rousseau played 51 snaps, Epenesa 46, and Smoot 20). When Von was brought in by the Bills (less than 2 months after 13 seconds) it was clearly stated that it was because they needed to put more pressure on Mahomes. Von could have easily redeemed the Bills acquisition of him with one single timely sack but incredibly, by gluing him to the bench, McDermott/Babich didn't give Von a real opportunity to make that one play which would have justified his entire 3 year Bills career. Coaching malpractice.

But... but...

Landry? I've heard of him!

I've heard of him!

Yes, and he's only played 17 games in the last 2 year. While 28 is not generally considered old, Alexander will be entering his 8th season so his odometer is a bit higher than most players his age. Personally, I pass.

Agree with both of you. An epic shyt performance. And all that excuse making about film study and wrinkles by the Chiefs? It's really simple... if they're not running to your side, just don't lose contain. Injury wouldn't be a legit excuse anyways... his failings were mental. Yes, it's not a matter of whether to sign or not to sign... the Bills have to be disciplined with their valuation on Rousseau. They can't make the decision to extend him simply to justify the fact that they drafted him. I really appreciate your framing of this topic and subsequent points but no one here knows whether 2024 was Rousseau's ceiling year and there's a chance that it was. I don't think you can simply assume that he's going to be a better player in 2025. I hope so but hope isn't a good basis for making decisions. And there were at least 5 plays where Rousseau egregiously lost contain. The margin of victory was 3 points... I tend to agree. I'm not convinced that 2024 wasn't his ceiling. Agree. I don't extend him. Let him play out his contract and hope that you have a tough decision to make at season's end.

Thank you. Offensive players don't report until Friday and afterwards. https://fansided.com/nfl-combine-schedule-2025-position-group-dates-workout-times-and-more

The dream for a pair of compensatory 3rd Round picks is over... "The Jaguars announced the following interviews: Packers V.P. of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan; Bears assistant G.M. Ian Cunningham; Rams director of scouting strategy James Gladstone; Jaguars assistant G.M. Ethan Waugh; and 49ers director of scouting and football operations Josh Wiliams." https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jaguars-announce-in-person-interviews-with-five-g-m-candidates

Agreed. The margin of victory in most of the KC games has been slim. As others have said, the loss of Rapp and Benford might have made all the difference in the world. Yes the Bills have to improve on defense but they don't have to be a dominant defense. Agree completely. Still a great player but the praise for Mahomes was over the top and now we're seeing evidence of decline. I agree with this but even though Josh's MVP Award was maybe an overcorrection for previous season's lack of respect, I would still say that Josh doesn't get the acclaim and praise that he deserves. JMO. To the bolded, this has always been the case in the modern era of the NFL, and not just in the playoffs. It's actually the stated reason the Bills acquired Von Miller. To the above 3 posts, I think the criticism of Von Miller is off base. I've spent very little time here since the AFCCG but I've seen very little criticism of Greg Rousseau. IMO Rousseau was terrible. There were at least 5 and more likely 6 plays sprinkled through all 4 quarters where he egregiously lost containment of Mahomes and allowed the Chiefs to convert. It was one of the worst failures of being assignment-sound I can recall seeing from a DE. On another play he was just skated down the field by Kelce, giving half-hearted resistance. I question Rousseau's drive and toughness to be great. When Von was brought in by the Bills it was clearly stated that it was because they needed to put more pressure on Mahomes. Von only played 16 snaps... by far the least of our Edge players (Rousseau played 51 snaps, Epenesa 46, and Smoot 20). Von could have easily redeemed the organization's faith in him with a single timely sack but incredibly, by gluing him to the bench, McDermott/Babich didn't give Von a real opportunity to make that one play which would have justified his entire 3 year Bills career.

Yes, we did. Yup. For those that have a BN subscription: https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nfl/bills/buffalo-bills-injuries-starters-2024-season/article_8ab3e656-e968-11ef-a16e-2fc7f6e38a8a.html And for those that don't: "The Bills had the eighth healthiest roster in the league in 2024. That’s according to the number of games lost by starters to injury in an annual study done by The Buffalo News. What else is new? It’s the sixth time in the last eight years during the tenure of head coach Sean McDermott that the Bills have ranked among the top 10 healthiest starting rosters in the league. The Bills never have been in the bottom half of the league in games lost to injury under McDermott. The Bills lost 43 games by starters to injury. The league average in 2024 was 61 games. Baltimore was at the top with just eight games lost by starters all season... In 2023, the Bills were 13th healthiest at 52 games. In 2022, they were tied for 15th. Going from 2021 back, the Bills ranked second, fifth, first, fourth and ninth healthiest." Maybe the credit for the excellent injury record goes to the athletic training staff and the medical staff?

Yes, your's was a great post and I'm glad we ended up with Tabor.

I couldn't tell you. I only know that the allusion was to what I stated (as a service to others).

No. Romeo Crennel and Matt Patricia are the same guy. And because of your mistake the Patriots now get an extra compensatory pick, although it won't be until the 2026 draft. The elephant in the room is what seems to be an anti-Josh bias from black, former NFL players.

A few people here (not you guys quoted above) have commented along the lines of "we weren't even supposed to be here = no expectations = no stress = I'm satisfied with the outcome of the season = we're playing with house money" To those people, I couldn't disagree more. Would you feel the same way two weeks from now if the Bills lost the Super Bowl? The attitude that "we're playing with house money" and therefore anything beyond last week's win over Baltimore is just a bonus... disrespects the truth that Super Bowls are extremely difficult to reach and that any opportunity to win the Super Bowl HAS TO BE VIEWED AS A "ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY." Thank you... I feel better now.

Of course I have but there's no way Josh fakes it as much as Mahomes done and to the contrary, Josh takes pride in ignoring hits put on him by defenders. He's too much of a man to turn every contact into an acting opportunity. Also, exactly what does it benefit to prematurely confirm to our opponents that a player is playing or not?