Sierra Foothills

It's true that Buffalo Joe isn't a speedster but neither is he slow for a linebacker. Also his relative athletic score is very high: https://www.hustlebelt.com/2024/4/24/24138585/2024-nfl-draft-profile-joe-andreessen-ilb-buffalo-bulls-ub-mac-inside-linebacker#:~:text=Kent Lee Platte%2C the developer,Combine and Pro Day performances. His 10 yard split, shuttle, vertical jump, broad jump, and bench press are all well above average.

I've never really done anything like this before... I guess the next step is... pictures?

I'd love to see the Bills experiment with a few different players and looks over the last 4 games. With all the injuries this year they couldn't really do that. Now that the team has more bodies and a bit more slack in the standings, they'll have more opportunity.

It's possible that Hamlin starting at safety is no more than a "marriage of convenience." I think the proof of his abilities will be whether or not he's starting next year for the Bills.

Posted elsewhere: "As first reported by Nick Sabato of the Niagara Gazette, Cine is expected to work out more at linebacker instead of safety - a position that the Bills could use as many potential players as possible. "Cine felt he needed a fresh start after two frustrating seasons with the Vikings. Little did he know, that would include a position change as the Bills have spent the last few weeks giving Cine a try at linebacker," Sabato wrote. "Early in his stint with the Bills, defensive coordinator Bobby Babich approached Cine about switching from safety to linebacker." Taking this at face value, Cine may have usurped Nicholas Morrow on the depth chart. Or maybe they want to try Cine out at "Big Nickel?"

Keon was slow arriving to the airport. They whisked him onto the tarmac just before departure. @finn is correct. "As first reported by Nick Sabato of the Niagara Gazette, Cine is expected to work out more at linebacker instead of safety - a position that the Bills could use as many potential players as possible. "Cine felt he needed a fresh start after two frustrating seasons with the Vikings. Little did he know, that would include a position change as the Bills have spent the last few weeks giving Cine a try at linebacker," Sabato wrote. "Early in his stint with the Bills, defensive coordinator Bobby Babich approached Cine about switching from safety to linebacker." Taking this at face value, Cine may have usurped Nicholas Morrow on the depth chart. Or maybe they want to try Cine out at "Big Nickel?"

No... I own property in the Sierra Foothills. Are you saying that you're not really Scott Norwood's foot? Prove it!

Fair enough. Why has Hamlin kept Kareem Jackson from being activated?

Maybe we should start a petition! No... actually that's what Damar Hamlin is for. The Lions game will really tell the story about how much concern to place in our run D... especially because we won't play Philly in the regular season. Be careful what you wish for. When they beat us in the divisional round last year the Chiefs ran 24 times for 146 yards... an average of 6.1 yards per carry. It wasn't the only reason we lost but it was one of them. This is not accurate. The long Henry TD run was not the turning point in the game. Bills were still competitive up until midway through the 3rd until the failed trick play. In fact it really wasn't until Bass missed the FG attempt at the end of the 3rd that the Bills finally folded their tents. "The Williams Wall!!!" While I have concerns about our run D, that game lacked meaning as far as running or stopping the run. Neither team could stop the run in that snow storm on the slick field. No. We make fun of you because of that silly outfit you insist on wearing. Well now that's a rhetorical question isn't it. How many yards to you think the Lions will rush for? I see some people here have poo poo'd your post. There are games (the Pats game cited here, the Divisional Round loss to Cinci, the Divisional Round loss to the Chiefs) where our soft run defense contributed to the loss. I have faith that the return to health of the defense and the addition of Babich will alleviate this problem but it would be premature to assume our run D won't be exploited by teams such as Detroit or Philly when we reach the Super Bowl. I don't lose sleep at night thinking about it but the Bills run D is a legit concern.

Sounds like a question for Hailee.

You're still obsessing on "Wide Right?" So you guys think it's inconceivable that he can gain 10 lbs of muscle in 2-3 weeks? And Dawkins' comments? When asked why they brought Hyde back you say "I don't know" and then automatically bring up Brown and Beasley. Then you say the word dumpster. Do you have an opinion on whether bringing Hyde back was a good move?

Great post. Thank you. It's sad that so many Bills fans here need to publicly state their negative beliefs about him. The one thing you didn't mention... Virtually no one would argue that McDermott is a DB Whisperer and that Beane is a great talent evaluator. No one would argue that NFL football is a bottom line, results-oriented, high stakes business. So if Hamlin is as bad as his critics here insist, why would McDermott and Beane put the fortunes (wins and losses) of a billion dollar enterprise in the hands of someone who sucks?

@LabattBlue, you might as well re-sign yourself that it's just not gonna happen. 🙂

The lack of objectivity and the negativity and sensationalism in today's media is often unbearable. It's nice to see a story like this. Thanks for posting.

Mathematically your point is inarguable. Since the expansion to 14 teams, only 1 team in each conference gets a bye whereas it used to be that 2 teams in each conference did. I can't argue with your point. Interestingly though in the 4 years since the expansion of the playoff field the Super Bowl winners (as @Beck Water pointed out) have been the #3, #1, #4, and #5 seeds. So only 1 #1 seed has won in the last 4 years. We were talking about "at all costs." Is being the #1 seed worth it if you lose Dion Dawkins? James Cook? Gregory Rousseau? It's a rhetorical question but that's the point of the discussion... at what cost?

Yes Patrick Ricard... the 6'3" 300 lb fullback. He was second team All Pro in 2023 with zero carries and 5 receptions. The fullback on those Patriots teams was James Develin... 6'3" and listed at 275 lbs. He was voted to the Pro Bowl in 2017 with zero carries and 6 receptions. If Belichick could run the ball on a team, he wouldn't feel the need to throw it. During his time as Patriots coach they had 20 games where they rushed for 200 or more yards. This adherence to the run was a big reason he won 6 Super Bowls as Patriots coach. His teams could throw and run.

The ideas of... "must-win" and "win at all costs" games raise some interesting questions. I took the time to do some research. Since the NFL expanded the playoff field from 10 to 12 teams in 1990 (they again expanded the playoff field to 14 in 2020) there have been 34 Super Bowls. Keeping in mind that both conferences have a #1 seed, a #2 seed, etc, that means that every year there are 2 #1 seeds, 2 #2 seeds, etc): Here are the seedings of the last 34 Super Bowl Champions #1 seed: 15 (44%) #2 seed: 8 (24%) #3 seed: 2 (6%) #4 seed: 5 (15%) #5 seed: 2 (6%) #6 seed: 2 (6%) Findings: No #7 seed has won the Super Bowl in the 4 years that there has been a 14 team field. 44% of the Super Bowls have been won by teams seeded #1. 56% of Super Bowls have been won by teams that were not the #1 seed. 45% of Super Bowls have been won by teams that were seeded #2 thru #4. So... when you look at these numbers it makes you suspect that at some point, teams weigh injury avoidance (aka load management) in the form of resting your starters, versus winning at all costs. We know all too well how injuries arguably doomed the Bills in the divisional round against KC last year.

There's 40 times (Davis' is very good) and there's play speed. As was pointed out upthread: Fastest In-Game Speeds among RB/WR Prospects Dynasty Discussion 2024 RBs Player Top Speed Jaylen Wright 22.2 Blake Corum 22.1* Trey Benson 22 Bucky Irving 21.8 Ray Davis 21.7 Kimani Vidal 21.3 Audric Estime 20.9 (estimated) Jawhar Jordan 20.7 Rasheen Ali 20.7 Dillon Johnson 20.7 Tyrone Tracy Jr. 20.5 Emani Bailey 20.3 Braelon Allen 20.1 Jase McClellan 19.7 Kendall Milton 19.5 Marshawn Lloyd 19.4 Dylan Laube 19.4 Jonathon Brooks 19.3 Isaiah Davis 18.9 Davis' play speed is also very good/excellent. Adding the receiving: Braelon Allens - 18 targets 12 receptions 97 yards 1 TD, Total Yards 337 Total TDs 3 Yards per touch 4.3 Ray Davis - 12 targets 11 receptions 153 yards 1 TD Total Yards 495 Total TDs 4 Yards per touch 5.4

Exactly what I said is this: "Because of the free agent signings of Rapp and McGovern, 2019 ended up being a good draft year for us." I suggest researching the difference between sentences and paragraph use.

Dion's having another great year... on and off the field. Super glad he's a Buffalo Bills stalwart.

On the other hand (pardon the pun), consider hand size: Josh: 10.125" Mahomes: 9.25" Burrow: 9" Remember Purdy's unforced whiff pass in last Sunday's snowstorm? 9" hands. Josh is uniquely built to play in snowy conditions. You sure?

"Lost the opportunity to develop a younger player?" Rapp is just 26 years old. The other thing about Taylor Rapp that many seem to have forgotten (or never knew) is that he was a 2nd round pick (61st overall). Furthermore he was taken in 2019, the year our top 4 picks were Ed Oliver (9), Cody Ford (38), Devin Singletary (74) and Dawson Knox (96). That was also the year that Dallas took Connor McGovern in the 3rd round (90). Because of the free agent signings of Rapp and McGovern, 2019 ended up being a good draft year for us. Not only are they not the same thing... they're virtually opposites. Perhaps then you should change your name? Actually it's R&D. 😄

Then what happened? I've heard rumors he's going to the Giants... He might consider changing his name to Joe Hines-Brady...

I thought someone here said it was a spleen? You sure?

Davos? Davos Touchdownopolous?