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one thing he said that was a big turn off to me was that it doesn’t sound like we are going to get much more man coverage on D. Because the soft zone nickle base has been so successful in the playoffs. 🙄

Void years are contract years the player will never play for a team (unless an extension or restructuring occurs). They are essentially placeholders for prorating signing bonus money up to five seasons. At some point all that money will have to be accounted for towards the Eagles salary cap. They went all in and it worked. Good on them. They’ll pay for it eventually but I’d take that trade for the bills.

https://atozsports.com/nfl/buffalo-bills-news/buffalo-bills-latest-hirings-shifting-man-coverage-sean-mcdermott-ryan-nielsen/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIZqQNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdnU5V-NiiLtPXs0auRKhgpoYVW0C5Py_P2JcNy-Vdv_RAOViH9cFMmvrg_aem_L3APpjDPmY2RepR25Q0lnA “The Bills have brought on two coaches in the last week to be assistants on the defensive side of the ball — Ryan Nielsen, who has previously served as a defensive coordinator and defensive line coach in stops with the Saints, Jaguars, and Falcons, and former Patriots cornerbacks coach Mike Pellegrino. One thing is very fascinating about bringing in these two hires. Both of them bring a ton of experience and expertise in running man coverage. Buffalo could be breaking from their zone-heavy tendency heading into a new season. Nielsen, in particular, ran man coverage last year in Jacksonville at the second-highest percentage in the NFL.” YYEEEEEESSSSS!!

I am so uninterested in this years Super Bowl, I’ll be doing my taxes that evening. No joke. I normally host a Super Bowl party every year, but nobody I hang out with plans on viewing. Nor do I.

I understand that draft capital is important from a talent and also monetary standpoint in terms of a controlled salary cap. But to get a guy like Garrett or Crosby you have to give up some quality assets. Anybody who thinks that giving up a couple early round draft picks or a combination thereof with Greg Rousseau (or another player) isn’t worth a guy like Crosby or Garrett is playing it too safe. At least with guys like that you know what you were getting. While The draft is always a crapshoot. It Doesn’t matter how good our player personnel and scouting department is, you’re still hoping and praying with these picks. Especially in the draft positions that the bills are drafting. The bills have to take chances! High risk / high reward. The Rams did exactly that a few years ago, and won the whole thing!

My dream scenario for the bills off-season Defense additions would be: DE: Crosby or Garrett via trade CB: Carlton Davis or DJ Reed or Paulson Adebo via free agency DT: Deone Walker in Round 2 or 3 of draft LB: Zack Baun or Nick Bolton in FA.

Right. But it seems to be by design. I don’t think McD believes in man cb has a base philosophy. Otherwise they’d have such players by now. personally, I’m philosophically drawn to man cover 2. To me, it’s the best of both worlds.

Exactly. It doesn’t work when it counts

My biggest issue for several years now is how McD is so adamant about playing this soft zone nonsense. He isn’t going to have a philosophical change at this point in his career. Right or wrong, it’s the reality.

https://www.si.com/nfl/inside-messy-48-hours-that-made-liam-coen-jaguars-coach This Liam Coen situation is fantastic and hysterical.

“He’s a bad pick” Good God almighty, anyone saying that is a shortsighted fool. They don’t understand the safety position in this system. They don’t grasp how detrimental missing all that training camp was. Knee jerk reactionary foolishness at its finest. 🙄

Something I’ve been saying for a few seasons now, is that this defense is too slow to stop upper echelon passing attacks, yet too small to stop decent run games. That in and if itself are not a recipe for success. Assuming “success” is winning the Super Bowl. In the NFL to be successful you should at least be big and tough or fast and schematically superior. The bills are neither.

I like motor city Dan Campbell a crap ton, so yes they are my go to nfc team currently

THIS! 💯

Here’s my thing… What about McDermott makes you guys think he’s the guy that’s going to win a Super Bowl? That’s what it all comes down to! He’s done a great job of turning this team around and making this franchise competitive. No doubt! But do you actually believe he can win a Super Bowl?