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It’s not ALL on Allen, but he certainly bears some of the blame for the struggling passing attack. To suggest he’s been near perfect and everyone else is at fault is asinine.

Sorry, I shouldn’t have said “much more athletic,” but Edwards does have the better profile. Hamlin also isn’t 4 inches taller and 10 pounds heavier, not sure where you’re getting your numbers. As to @Billl’s post, it’s less about believing Edwards is an untapped gem of a player, and more about questioning can he play safety at a higher level than Damar Hamlin. This is slightly off topic, but on brand with the post: If Elam goes off and signs with a different club, becomes a starter, and makes plays for that team, half the Bills fanbase will be in an uproar because he was here, drafted in the 1st, and couldn’t get on the field. Moral of the story is, if the player isn’t significantly better than the guy ahead of him, he’ll always be at the mercy of sport politics. Happens to most who aren’t superstars.

Edwards was a former 2019 3rd round draft pick out of Kentucky. He’s much more athletic than Hamlin and has career stats of: 235 tackles 3 sacks 1 forced fumble 5 fumble recoveries 26 passes defensed 8 INTs 4 defensive TDs Hard to believe he’s not a better overall player than Hamlin. I referenced Poona Ford as someone who was a starter with Seattle, came to the Bills and struggled to get on the field (in a rotation no less) and then left to be a starter again in Los Angeles. McD has his guys and rolls with them, despite better potential on the bench.

Any criticism of Josh is blasphemous and must be ignored 😅 I agree with Cosell, we’ve all seen Josh bail from clean pockets which disrupts the structure of the passing game - and if he’s rolling to the sideline - shrinks the field in half. He’s never been a structure QB like a Tua or a Purdy, he probably prefers sandlot type of football, so he is what he is at this point. For the majority of games, Josh is not the primary problem, the defense needs to step up. As for having a legitimate X receiver now, hopefully it opens up everyone else. We’ll get a first glimpse of that against the Titans, the #1 defense in the NFL (in terms of yards allowed).

Poona Ford couldn’t get on the field for the Bills, despite poor defensive tackle play, but he’s playing well for the Chargers who have a top defense.

The problem with the 4-3 is that you take Taron off the field. Probably too late to coach him up as a sort of hybrid free safety, but you’d have the best defensive starters out there if he could handle it.

If he doesn’t improve upon his current play as a pass rusher, the most I’d offer Rousseau is $18M/yr and I think that’s generous for what he brings. What big time play do you remember Rousseau making in the playoffs against any team? Yeah, I can’t remember either.

To me, Dorian is a slightly more athletic and bigger Nick Bolton but doesn’t process as fast. The more time he gets on the field, maybe he closes that gap. He’s trending upwards for sure.

Bass has a leg that is plenty strong enough. Remember the game he made two 58 yarders with room to spare? I haven’t seen the Bills in a position to kick a long FG, say 4th and 7+ from the 38 yard line. When they go for it, it’s almost always 4th and less than 3. I’d like to see a scenario from the 38 yard line where it’s a long 4th down. Do they punt, or do they attempt the 55 yarder?

Most teams in the league have an established kicker. The ones that don’t, they invite guys to come in - some get an invite, some don’t - but many players (especially kickers/punters) get overlooked. If they are fortunate enough to work out with a team, but the team goes in a different direction, their dream may be gone, or at the very least put on hold. There’s a bit of luck involved. Timing is everything, along with opportunity. If neither are available, the player sits at home on the couch, or plays in another league. If they’re afforded an opportunity to play in the NFL, then of course it’s on them to make the most of it. Some do while others don’t. Don’t take playing in another league or sitting at home on the couch as an indication they can’t play. The ones who can need to come along at the right time and have the chance to show what they can do (as well as belief from the coaching staff).

I said the EXACT same about Dorian Williams last year, no lie. And come playoff time what happened? Enter the disaster that was AJ Klein.

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Funny thing is, there’s at least ONE guy out there right now who’s waiting to become the next Brandon Aubrey, but to this point has lacked opportunity and belief from a coaching staff. Whether he’s in the UFL, CFL, a UDFA right now, or whatever, he’s out there. But we’re not likely to find him without a crystal ball foretelling the futures of all available kickers should they get an opportunity.

Only drawback to the fat guy is that with the new kickoff rules a TD is more likely than before, so your kicker is your last line of defense. He’s gotta be able to run.

Looks like he has a big leg, but his accuracy has been terrible throughout college and the pros.

Said he only had 2 choices for a number, but looking at the roster, I see 15, 16, 18, 81, 82, 83, and 87 were all available.

Justin Tucker, one of the best kickers in NFL history, finished his college career 83% on FGs and wasn’t invited to the combine or any all star games. He went undrafted in 2012 and has been money for the majority of his career. I don’t know much about this Mevis guy, but we can’t really transfer college FG% to the NFL. Many kickers who were great in college have left much to be desired in the pros. The Dallas kicker, Brandon Aubrey, didn’t even start kicking until 2019. Every case is different, so I say bring this guy in rather than a retread who has already proved himself to be inconsistent.

Not to get all technical, but Allen’s arm wasn’t hit. What happened is Chris Jones bull rushed Dawkins and Dawkins stepped on Josh’s foot as he was releasing the pass. Prevented him from getting the torque he needed to complete the pass. Jones has a habit of coming up big when the Chiefs need him. He’s done it more than three times against the Bills, Bengals, and 49ers.

Was wondering why McGrady and Carter were at the game a few weeks back.

One, spike the ball like it’s a volleyball, stop going up with arms extended and hands open like you’re trying to catch the ball. Two, put 6’4” Keon Coleman in the middle of the field, right on the TD line and tell him to do the same: knock the ball down.

What I see when I watch Hamlin is a player who’s afraid to make mistakes. He’d rather backpedal to open space than jump the route happening in front of him because that space is “where he was supposed to be.” I don’t need him to be a playmaker, but he needs to read the field better. Understand what’s happening in and around his zone. He’d rather arrive late to a tackle than shoot a gap and miss the tackle. He needs to be upgraded ASAP.

Don’t think it’s a full time conversion, just part of a package to see what he offers in that big nickel position.

Stroud is catching up to Allen pretty quickly. I’d say he’s already a better pure passer than our guy.

Shades of EVERYONE on this board wanting Haloti Ngata and the GM picks Whiffner. Remember Ngata saying years later he thought for sure he’d be a Buffalo Bill? That one still stings.

It hasn’t been for lack of trying to throw one! But yes, a large percentage of INTs seemed to come when he targeted Davis. And I remember Gabe dropping plenty of passes, but maybe no TDs that were as bad as this one here. Still remember when he dove in the back of the EZ to bring one in against the Dolphins. 100x more of a difficult catch than this pass.