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Yes, I should’ve put “minicamp” or OTAs so as not to confuse it with training camp.

It’s funny because before the draft, when I had yet to look at any of the receiving prospects, the one name that I heard more than others that fans didn’t want was Keon Coleman. I saw his spider chart which supposedly highlighted low level athleticism. I heard all he could do was catch contested passes and that he hardly separated from defenders. I saw his listed size and based on the chatter here, fully expected his highlights to show a tall, slow, and stiff receiver. When I finally got around to watching his tape I was like “oh, wait a minute now. This guy looks legit! And he was a division 1 basketball player??” I liked his highlights more than anyone not named Nabers. I thought his game would transfer well to the pros, sort of like a more athletic and explosive Tee Higgins. When I heard CBs were sticking with him early on in camp, I thought maybe TBD could be on to something - though it was extremely early. But to hear McD say recently how Coleman wins far more one on ones now than he used to, I couldn’t be happier with the pick.

Could be more that they know what they have in MVS and less certain about the other three. A few days ago when the WRs split into groups, with some going to work with STs and others sticking behind to work with Allen, the four who reportedly stayed with Allen were Samuel, Coleman, Shakir, and MVS.

He came to camp something like 20 pounds lighter than last year. I thought he looked sickly, but the team was hyping up the weight loss like he’d be even more elusive and fast. Jackson didn’t need to lose weight, so now I’m wondering if the sickness had something to do with it.

A few camps haven’t started yet, but in checking on the rookie WRs, so far the most praise has been for Malik Nabers and Keon Coleman. There’s been mentions of Odunze and Harrison Jr looking up to the task, but most others are quiet. Xavier Legette had a rough open to camp according to him. We’ll see how things unfold amongst all of them as the weeks go on.

My favorite was “he’s making impact plays all the time, every game! You just don’t see them.” Contrast that with Bernard, his plays are very visible.

Found that interesting as well. Maybe he was doing more huffing and puffing than his teammates, although anxiety and nerves could do that to you even if you’re in great shape.

Always pains me to hear of this sort of wasted potential. The stories are numerous, many current NFL players say they weren’t even the best/fastest/most talented on their own block.

Bernard certainly would’ve been a positive factor for the defense vs the Chiefs. AJ Klein’s shortcomings were magnified and even more so when he twisted his ankle and was STILL out there gimping around. It’s the Butterfly Effect… If Dawson Knox catches that easy first down pass on the drive prior to Bernard dislocating his ankle, the Bills offense stays on the field (ie, Bernard’s dislocated ankle never would’ve happened). It’s true another injury could’ve happened to him or any other player on defense or offense, but that particular one doesn’t at that moment in time. We’d likely have him for the game against KC and would’ve had a much better chance of forcing more than ONE punt. The Bills may have won and squared off against Baltimore the following week. Thanks, Dawson.

Oh and to be sure, as long as the player doesn’t suffer a major leg injury, speed, like strength, is among the last to go. Doug Flutie said he could still run a 4.5 in his late 30s. Tom Brady was just filmed beating his 22 year old self in the 40 yard dash. Darrell Green, Don Beebe, James Lofton, Terrell Owens, etc., etc., etc. Diggs hasn’t lost his raw speed, he didn’t “lose a step.” Did he lose interest? I think we all know that answer.

I never thought Diggs lost a step last year. If Allen connects on some of those bombs where Stefon was streaking down the field (aside from the KC miss), the narrative would be different. I just think his act ran its course.

Conventional wisdom says that, as he’s one of the best Bills to ever put the uniform on, but you never know!

I wonder if they had an audition (probably not). You’d have to think there’s someone out there, hopefully who’s already a Bills fan, that has a great speaking voice and could’ve grown on the job to become something special. But I guess when you’ve already got a guy in that network who has done it, there’s no impetus for change.

Probably doesn’t even know his ABCs or how to count to 100, yet he knows the Bills have never won a Super Bowl. Wild. Hopefully that monkey gets off our backs within the next 2 years!

If the top 4-5 rookies hit, I actually think ‘25-‘26 will be the Super Bowl year, the best Bills team we’ll have under the McD era. If we win it all this year, it’ll be akin to the Chiefs winning after they traded Tyreek and had a bunch of rookies starting. Everyone expected them to take a step back in a retool year and they go and win the whole thing. I think that’s where we are now and will be setup much better next year to be the clear cut best team if those rookies hit.

I’ve definitely seen him bail from clean pockets at times, which also messes up the timing of the routes. Not that we had receivers that could always be counted on to get open if he stuck it out and waited for the route(s) to develop, but Josh brought some of that pressure onto himself. If there’s one thing I’d love to see him improve in his game, it’s the pre-snap processing, immediately knowing where to go with the ball if the defense gives you a certain look and stays in it. I think if he were to elevate that aspect of his game, the Mahomes/Allen debate would be more fruitful - and this is with the acknowledgment that Mahomes isn’t the best pre-snap processor, he just makes less mistakes than Josh and is willing to hang in the pocket longer, or scramble around like a squirrel until a guy pops open.

Josh walks on water with some 😅

Anywhere but a football field! Did I do that right? 🤣

They say by the time the lawyers get through, those subscribers will be lucky to get $100 from a class action lawsuit.

The literal world knows who this girl is now. I saw people from other countries asking what is America’s fascination with this girl/conversation? It was cool for the first couple days, but to hear it still being talked about on the radio after that? It’s weird. Like we all needed something to cling onto or connect over.

Reading this board, you’d think almost every pass play Allen was under duress, when that couldn’t have been further from the truth. The line pass blocked very well, even with Allen holding the ball. If he was a first read QB like Tua, Cousins, or Purdy, the protection numbers would look even better. The OL last year was a strength for the first time in years. No Vlad Ducasse types starting. We’ll see if it can match (or exceed) the production this year with potentially two new positional starters.

Someone else said to use that money to give Allen a pay raise in an effort to keep up with the QB market. I don’t like that option, even if Allen deserves a contract at $55M/yr.

I saw this thread yesterday, but didn’t bother clicking on it because I wasn’t really interested in learning about the “National Girls Flag Football League” (I thought it was this given all the coverage of the high school girls). How very wrong I was having just seen an article by Beasley questioning “why?” I immediately came to this thread to see what I missed!

At the end of the day, the article released by Dunne may have done McD and the Buffalo Bills a favor. Does the team rally in the following games without the shakeup? Was it a distraction from whatever else may have been going on at the time? Did McD read the article in its entirety and learn truthful things about himself? He seems like a very self reflective man. Where you all might condemn Dunne, I’ll thank him. Time will tell, but it might’ve been the shot McD and this franchise needed.

Punter or not, this still stings.