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Im not an Oline expert but wide splits actually allow for offensive lineman to reach in zone run concepts much easier . O Line are taught to reach with their inside should to the breastplate of the next defender to the side zone is being ran. If the case Edwards is going to reach to the LB after getting his hands on the 2I and McGovern will take the 2I defensive tackle and they will take them where they want to go. This is where you hear the word Duo blocking being used by commentators. If outside zone, Dawkins will take his reach and get to the breastplate like Edwards. If it’s inside zone he’s going to walk the DE out. A LB stepping up into the gap really doesn’t change anything besides Edwards staying on Level 1 versus going to level 2. As for passing game this is why there are many protections and def pending on who else is coming they can slide, halfslide, of split protect where Davis takes the blitzing LB through the gap. That’s where Allen and QB play matters I also notice in all 3 of these pictures Dawkins and Edwards are on the weak side of the formation because the DT is in a 2I and then he is in a 1T in the other two and looking at the way the Lions are aligned weakside zone would kill them

Denver is a better team than Los Angeles. I’d be more than okay getting the Chargers in Orchard Park for the wild card

You probably want the Broncos if your afraid of the Bengals sneaking in as the 7 seed. A lot would have to go completely sideways for that to happen though.

I agree he deserves better especially when they signed both Phillips and Jefferson over promoting him after his service here. He was a good soldier but outside of a cup of tea elsewhere he has been on our PS now for years and no one in 31 other teams has decided he was worth poaching to keep on a 53. I think it’s a tad hyperbole to say he was out 3rd best DT but he was serviceable esp as a run defender when called upon

Could you picture that call like a regular worker. Um I’m not going to be able to come in today there is a plane on fire in my yard

Depends on the week lol

Yea, I completely agree with you there. I think Hollins get re-signed. I'm not sure if getting Cooper signed is feasible for where we're at. I think thats why their trying to extend Allen to lower his cap hit for next year. I mean if guys like Gabe Davis are getting 13 million a year and even if Cooper is giving us a hometown discount per say he's going to want at least 20 million a season I would suspect. Do the Bills want to go to that number? and if so for how long? I think that will determine how high a WR draft pick is next year. No Cooper I think we use one of those 2nd rounders on one. With Cooper we might be able to wait until round 4 or 5 to add.

I think they need to add another high to middle round draft pick next year. Hollins is a Free Agent and we are essentially stuck with Samuel for at least another year due to the way his contract is structured. Essentially we are going to be relying on further ascension of Shakir, Kincaid and improvement from Coleman (which should be expected). A guy like Ty Johnson is going to get some play in the free agent market due to the way he is playing that I'm not sure Buffalo will want to match. I would classify our WR room as average no more or less. The Bills actually rank 22nd in pass attempts this year because their blowing out some teams and their run game has been very strong so statistically our WR's of course are going to be on the lower end of the statistics. I think Shakir has been better than most people anticipated. Hollins is what he is. Coleman has been okay and who knows what his stats would be if he wasn't out 4 games. Samuel has been a disaster outside of the Chiefs game and Cooper is either a dynamic part of the offense or invisible based on game plan.

Bills 34 Patriots 13

Would be a really good add but I think if this happened he’s be going back to Baltimore

I’m surprised they did it at 7-7 but he had been really bad but there is no going back now to Cousins it’s Penix job. Cousins will land on his feet and get another tidy short term deal im sure or gets traded

I didn't believe it once I saw the score of this weeks game was 19-8.

Yup if you have played football I’ve had everything from pinching stomach fat to squeezing/twisting someone’s male anatomy etc Funny story, we were in HS and we were blowing out a team on the road and this kid kept taking shots at us after the whistle and we took it for awhile hoping the refs would correct it but they didn’t so finally my center got tired of it so he said he’d take care of it. Ran a run play and in the pile center gave a fish hook in his mouth very hard and the kid was screaming in the pile asking for help. Refs heard it but couldn’t see anything so he came into our huddle asking who did it and we all just laughed at him

I think that Ty Johnson is unfortunately playing his way off of the Bills roster next year as someone is probably going to give him a bit more money than the Bills want to give him.

I figured most would choose a skill guy to be the 2nd best player on the team just because they are the guys who put up points but I think the 2nd best player for this team this year is either Dion Dawkins or Spencer Brown. I'll give the nod to Dawkins because of his longevity but Brown has also been an absolute wall on the other side of the line as well.

I think he's got the turf toe thats been bugging him all year and that zaps his speed like others have said which is his main strength. He is also rather injury prone his whole career so I'm not sure how much that changes in the future. We have a lot of different weapons that we seem to utilize and it seems like he has kind of fallen out of favor for injury or otherwise. He will be a Buffalo Bill next year as his contract really cant be gotten out of until 2026. Even at post June 1st next year is out of the question. We're stuck with him for another year hopefully they can find a better way to utilize him. I think the renegotiation of Allen's contract will be good reason to free up cash for next year because there are not a lot of contracts that are easy to get out of without taking a hit so lowering Allen's cap hit is the easiest way to do that and extending him also makes a ton of sense.

McKenzie also had a bone to pick a bit because he was prominent in his role and it kept further diminishing in his time. The Bills were basically the highlight of his career, Paid him the most money in his career , and he’ll most likely get a pension because of the time he spent. He should be thankful as all hell for Beane and McDermott believing in him.

I don’t think we’ll overlook them so I’m not worried about a hangover. The weather shouldn’t be a big deal and we can run the ball effectively if we need to. The Pats Oline and WRs aren’t good so I suspect with us being at home this won’t be close

I was wondering if they were since RVD has played well in the swing tackle role but once Brown got the neck issue I’m sure that completely decided it. As for Toohill I thought he played well but I wonder if this is a sign they’re going to give Solomon a slight increase in workload now that Smoot is back. Surprised they let Deen go off the PS as I thought he showed really well in the preseason but maybe he’s not improving

Probably Tomlin if they win the division or OConnell with the Vikings

They def love former Bills players. My guess is McDaniel couldn’t help himself seeing a gadget guy out there

Utterly shocked that Mahomes is okay and practicing. Now he can be hyped up for how tough he is

That’s his own doing though. He’s making plays so he’s holding onto the ball till the very last tick. He’s also got like 3 roughing calls doing that so now he’s really holding onto it

I'd like to hold onto him for another year if possible. I guess it really depends on how many jobs are out there to be had. We all know some names out there that are likely to get one: Ben Johnson Mike Vrabel Todd Monken will be up for jobs Liam Coen is a name that people have to know he worked with McVay and is with TB right now as their OC that is pretty good Joe Brady Aaron Glenn Do other retreads get an opportunity due to their coordinator success: Vance Joseph Vic Fangio Brian Flores Either way I'd say its not a strong group. I think its Johnson, Vrabel, Coen and then a tier below including Brady. He has some natural connections to New Orleans obviously, theres rumors the Bears have been doing some work on Brady, and obviously Cincinnati if their job becomes available.

I mean if the game is a playoff game the answer is no I do not but if the answer is hey we have 2 weeks and we are locked into the # 2 seed at worst than sure give them live reps in inconsequential games. Elam was better than Bishop for sure. The guy just struggles in deep coverage right now.