Brand J

Following the league’s annual head coach accelerator program. So much for spending time at home and taking the year off to assess. https://sports.yahoo.com/former-bills-coach-leslie-frazier-144540446.html

To the naked eye, Lawson did outperform Basham and AJE, and I believe received more playing time than either down the stretch, but it’s more an indictment on those players than it is an appraisal of Lawson’s game. It’s sad that neither AJE nor Basham have stepped up to make big time plays in games when they’re needed. One at the very least has to show much more than Lawson provides this season.

When I saw it was 4 years for $68M I said “wow!” and started laughing. Here’s the thing, I like Ed Oliver when he’s “on,” but he’s had far too many games where he’s simply invisible. If you had asked me which one I prefer to re-sign between him and Edmunds, I definitely would’ve chosen Oliver because his best games are better than Tremaine’s best games. The Dallas Cowpoke Thanksgiving game, the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving game, one of the Jets games, he was unblockable in those 3. But those are the only 3 games in his four year career where I can remember him looking like Warren Sapp. I just wish we saw that disruption more often.

Looks like he’s on the take. This doesn’t even include the other rep where he got beat immediately after the snap without getting hands on his assignment.

I put the question out there for discussion, mainly aimed at those who shout “it’s only voluntary!” I wanted to know if their position would change, or if they’d still sing the same song. Josh hasn’t missed any OTA periods since he was drafted as far as I can remember, except this year when he had to check out of a session early due to prior commitments. But at least he still took part at the start and was there for his teammates. This was a hypothetical question, not a Josh Allen/Stefon Diggs comparison. I know the two are completely different.

Maybe you’re projecting onto someone else, because I’ve accepted that’s who Diggs is. I’ve been on record as saying that as long as he shows up when it’s time and balls out, I don’t care what he does in the offseason. Would it be great to have him there, even if he wasn’t practicing, to get acclimated to his new teammates and give pointers - as a captain - of course! But evidently that’s not in his character. The only problem I had with Diggs was publicly undressing his QB in the Bengals game and then skipping out early on the team. As Shannon Sharpe once told John Elway, “as long as you don’t openly complain about me dropping a pass, or running the wrong route, I’ll never publicly complain about you missing a pass.” Josh isn’t the type to show Diggs up if he drops a pass or runs the route differently than what he expected. He did have that one moment in the Bengals game when the two missed on one where he was motioning with his arm, but aside from that he’s always been quiet.

For someone who signed a 10 year $450M contract (Mahomes) not too long ago, I am surprised he’s grumbling about a new contract already. When you have that much money coming your way, is more going to move the needle in your life? Your kids and their kids and their kids are already set for life if used wisely.

Frazier seemed inflexible as a DC. It was the same stale scheme lacking any sort of innovation that the Bengals called basic. He had an over reliance on his front four and aside from Von no one could get back there with regularity. The Eagles were the model for how this scheme was supposed to be ran, their front set records. Look what happened once a gimpy Mahomes figured them out. I’ll take a Lou Anarumo type over a Leslie Frazier type any day of the week. He seems to scheme opponent specific. Let’s see how McD does calling the shots.

Last we saw of Diggs this offseason, I believe was at a fashion event. What would we say if Josh didn’t show up to OTAs but was instead seen in NYC with his new gal? Would it still be “it’s only voluntary!”? For the record, I don’t care what Diggs does in the offseason as long as he shows up when it’s mandatory and balls out. I just wonder how the perspective would change if it was Josh not taking part rather than Stefon.

I don’t follow hockey, but in the event I’ve got the Sabres on the Telly, who are the two superstars? Did Dahlin ever pan out or live up to the hype? Haven’t heard his name since he was drafted.

Commercials are usually one of the best aspects of these retro videos, but they didn’t run anything besides the sponsoring companies. I wanted more nostalgia! Interesting how beloved Scott Norwood was. He even made the song at the end of the video. Too bad wide right was in his very near future. I was at a game a few years ago where Mark Pike was standing around for photos and autographs, but the line was empty. No one seemed to care. A year later I’d hear that he passed away. RIP Mark. RIP Van Miller. I think a happy medium could exist between this physical version of the NFL and Goodell’s league. Although my biggest gripes are with the questionable roughing the passer calls. Clean those up and I’d complain less.

If I’m Jacksonville I’d make a serious push for Hopkins.

You take the LB with pass rushing ability, no question. Micah Parsons and his 4.3 forty is going first round in every draft. You don’t know how these guys will pan out, so it’s easy to say “take the Brian Urlacher or Ray Lewis types,” but if he can rush the passer or has a feel for the game like he knows what plays are coming, he’s worth a 1st round selection.

Expected you and the Mrs to be decked out in hideous Chiefs gear 🤣

Goes back to the adage that one percenters can only date other one percenters because everyone else will have their eyes on the $$$ Of course, that’s not an all encompassing take, but if you’re a wealthy celebrity looking for love, best to find it before you get that status, or you’ll have to date exclusively in that pool.

Josh has gone Hollywood now!

FIFY Great movie.

At first glance I thought the picture was stretched to make him look bad, but then I saw the other players and realized it was just Dion. He has never had the best build for a LT, but even there he does look a little too round. Compare against the attached photo.

Yeah I’d have to believe he would’ve been kept, but in a demoted role. After thinking about it for some time Frazier realized that’s not what he wanted to do so he stepped away. I think the hiring of that outside “defensive specialist/consultant” was when Frazier was still employed by the Bills. The wheels of change were in motion. Let’s see what McDermott brings to the table as a play caller. The Bills are better/deeper everywhere except MLB, so I expect that unit to step up and make plays when they’re needed.

Before the offseason started, I knew there’d be a coaching change on defense. The Bills failed spectacularly in 3 straight playoff games (4 if you include the Houston collapse) and it would’ve been a near impossibility to sell to the fans that they were running it back again with the same crew. I just couldn’t see it. I know you have your sources, but the only 3 men who were in that room and know for sure what transpired was Beane, McDermott, and Frazier. If your source isn’t Beane or McDermott, I don’t think it could be spot on. Call me a cynic for not believing implicitly what Frazier would have to say about the situation.

I see a lot of Stevie J in Dorian Williams. Could play brothers.

Two things can be true. It’s an indictment of Gabe Davis AND Dawson Knox. The drafting of Kincaid is a plea to give Josh another legitimate outlet, which Beane thought he lacked. I’ll agree that Knox is underused as a receiver, but can’t agree that he’d have a major impact if he suddenly became a focal point of opposing defenses. The guy runs unmolested many times and it’s like the defense sort of waves its hand at him “not a threat.” Perhaps that carries over to the red zone as well, they don’t check him between the 20s and still don’t look at him as a viable receiver in that zone, so he catches defenders asleep and has the production.

It says Knox isn’t the premium receiver you think he is. That’s what the drafting of Kincaid says.

Never said they’re playing the same exact position, they’re different style players. But I can guarantee there will be times where Kincaid is on the line of scrimmage. Don’t know how you took my explanation of Knox’s lack of savvy as “they’re not playing the same position.”

Yeah, we’ll just have to agree to disagree on this point as well. A savvy route runner is one who runs with a polished finesse. Knox’s WR equivalent to me is much more of a Gabe Davis than it is a Stefon Diggs or Cole Beasley. He isn’t going to give you that shimmy shake, dead leg, head/shoulder fake that sets up defenders and gets separation. He’ll do it once in awhile, like Davis’s head fake against that KC corner in the playoffs that made him fall, but it isn’t a staple of his game. I don’t know if you read the article about Knox as a youth basketball player, but according to his mother he was just bigger and more physical than the other boys. Her main concern was that he was going to hurt someone because he was always going 100mph as some sort of enforcer. Contrast that with Kincaid whose first sport was also basketball, but he was a scorer. He knows how to set up defenders. Beane, I believe, compared Kincaid to a bigger Cole Beasley. He has that route running savvy in his game that Knox lacks. I say all this fully aware that Knox could’ve indeed been a bigger part of the offense if Josh just simply looked his way. But as for the Dorsey blame for not running plays through him, they’re around these players much more than anyone on this message board, so you’d have to believe they know what these guys are capable of and what they can’t do. Beane said we didn’t have anyone in the building like Kincaid, so he traded up to pick him. I’d be surprised - if Kincaid is up to it - if you don’t see plays run through the rookie at times.