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And now the suspension will come down the pipeline. No conspiracy. No favoritism. This is how it plays out. Legal has to play it's course first. Now that it has, it's just a waiting game. I imagine it will come quickly as they generally have the investigation done and have an idea of what the suspension will be by the time the legal process has been completed.

I'm not rooting for it. I'm just saying that if it's even a thought by the brass, it shouldn't even be so much as a consideration until Hoecht enters the equation and only if everyone stays healthy at DE through the first 6 weeks. Which right now looks like a big if. The people saying that AJE is a cut or traded candidate before the season are out to lunch.

This is why the release or cut Trade AJ Epenesa crowd are crazy. Joey Bosa is a walking injury waiting to happen. Michael Hoecht won't be eligible to play until Week 8. And now Landon Jackson is on PUP. AJE shouldn't be thought of being moved until at least Hoecht comes back, so long as everyone else stays healthy.

It is entertaining how dislike of a player makes posters hype up their competition into more than they are.

Is this what you *think* is happening or what you *want* to happen?

Christian Gonzalez coming in at 84 to me means Christian Benford is not making the list. Gonzalez was 2nd Team All Pro at CB last season and gets WAY more love league wide than Benford does. I don't see any way Benford is going to be above him, particularly on this list. Edit: And now the other 2nd Team All Pro CB Trent McDuffie comes in at 81. Yeah, no way Benford is above both Gonzalez and McDuffie.

I think there's an overcorrection by fans when it comes to the evaluation of Hamlin v. the brass' evaluation. Is Damar an above average, great starter? No. You want to have a better starter than Damar. Is he so bad that he holds no value on a 53 man roster? Also, no. Just bc you could do better than him as a Starter doesn't mean he shouldn't be on the roster period. He knows the system and has McDermott's trust in it enough that he was an unquestioned starter for us all last year. And he wasn't so terrible in the role that he was a consistent liability. Without getting to Lamar and causing that fumble to happen, we may not have won the Divisional game. And when they had the chance to walk away from him, they chose to bring him back. It's my hope that Taylor Rapp and Cole Bishop are the Starters this year. But that doesn't mean there's no place for Hamlin on the team. Hamlin's experience and ability makes him a very good backup for this team. Not every player on a 53 man roster is going to be a Superstar. Not every player is someone that you'd be excited about starting if someone went down. No team is 53 deep with above average starters. And with Hamlin, it feels like fans are like "well he's not a great starter so he's worthless". When it comes to how the team viewed him last season and how a vocal majority of the fans view him, I think the reality is somewhere in the middle.

I don't think he's the same guy as Hardy. Like at all. And while he was a 6th Rounder, he was only taken 7 picks after Hancock, 4 picks after Hawes. Hardy is a diminutive 5'9" Nickel, who was Drafted primarily to be a Return Man and failed to impress to a point that they traded a pick for Codrington to take his roster spot. If not for the return ability in College (that didn't show up in Training Camp and the Pre-Season), Hardy was probably a UDFA. Strong is a 6'1" Outside CB with Zone coverage skills drafted to be a CB for us. He's a much better Outside CB than Hardy was a Nickel. Expected to go as high as Round 4 and fell more for being a Zone guy than anything else. And while both were technically taken in Round 6, they were effectively taken almost a Round and a half apart. Dorian Strong was taken with the 1st Pick in Round 6 (Pick 177). Daequan Hardy was taken with the 43rd Pick in Round 6 (compensatory and second to last in the Round, Pick 219). I view Lundt and Prather as the Draft Picks unlikely to make it. I'm not guaranteeing Strong makes it. But if he lives up to expectations and can play Teams, I think him beating out Ingram as the last CB (alongside Benford, Hairston, Taron, and Tre) is likely. He's more talented and has the potential to be developed into more.

You have both Hancock and Strong most likely being cut? That's not only not the most likely to happen, it's HIGHLY unlikely. We've never outright cut a 5th Round Draft Pick. Hancock was Drafted bc he's a more talented version of Cam Lewis. Strong was the 1st Pick in Round 6 and was a steal there. Obviously, not all 9 picks are making the 53. But our 5th selection? My gut says both make it. But at the very least, Hancock is in. I'm willing to say there's close to a zero percent chance that neither Hancock or Strong make the roster.

I think if the board had it's way, it would obviously be Forrest staying. But I've said this a few times, I don't think there's been a bigger disconnect between the fanbase and the brass on a player than that of the evaluation of Damar Hamlin. A large percentage of the fanbase sees a guy who shouldn't even be on the team. Not deserving of even a depth roster position. But McDermott sees a guy who he happily started for the entire year last season. Even when Mike Edwards was asking for his release. Even after Cole Bishop came back from injury and had time to get the playbook down and started in the final game. They had the chance to walk away from him this offseason and they brought him back. I think McDermott likes him a lot. And I'll believe it when I see it that they're going to go from him being a full time starter to not even being a depth player for us. As others have mentioned, there's also the contracts. Darrick Forrest is only guaranteed 167k. Damar is guaranteed 2m. When push comes to shove, i'd be surprised if Forrest is anything more than a Camp Body.

Yeah, there's no way Spencer Brown makes the list and Dion doesn't. It's either they both make the list or just Dion does. If I had to hazard a guess, it'll just be Josh, Dion, and Cook. Christian Benford and Spencer Brown *should* be on the list of the Top 100 Players in the NFL - but I view them both as longshots for this particular one.

You're looking at this as a Bills fan and like this is some sort of list curated by experts who are painstakingly evaluating and comparing stats and performance by position and ranking them justly. This isn't that kind of list. This is a list put together quickly by players and is often more of a list of popularity and fame. I mean, Tua played 11 games in a year where the Dolphins had a losing record. And he made the list bc he's Tua. Unfortunately, Benford isn't flashy or famous. He doesn't get a lot of pick 6's or picks in general. He's a great zone cover guy that locks down his man. We all know as Bills fans he's great. But this is the kind of list where you can bet your bottom dollar someone like Jalen Ramsey has 10x the chance to make it over Benford based on fame and popularity amongst players.

It wouldn't remotely shock me if Brown made it and Benford didn't. Fair or not, Brown got way more attention for his strong play last year than Benford did.

Dawkins and especially Allen will undoubtedly make it. Again, Benford could, but I'm 50/50 at best on that. Rousseau? No way that happens. You have to keep in mind, we're now in the Top 81 players of all positions on all teams league wide. If Rousseau was to make it, he'd be at the bottom of the list with Josh Sweat - who given his Super Bowl performance would probably supercede Rousseau league wide.

I definitely think he should and I wouldn't be surprised if he made it. But "no doubt" he will? I wouldn't go that far. Most fans don't even know who he is. He's often left off Top CB's lists, period. Let alone the Top 5. And this is a player voted thing, often with bigger names who had down years voted in over players who had better seasons. Again, I think he should be on the list. But I certainly have doubts that he will be.