DrDawkinstein

They could wait a year if they need to. I dont think he's going anywhere.

There have been too many times this season where sometime in the game I've mentioned "the other team needs a TD to cover so watch the refs hand them one before we get much farther". And then sure enough, the flags start flying and the other team is handed a touchdown drive. The Tampa game for sure. The line was Bills -8. Late in the 4th quarter the Bills were up 24-10. Called that the refs were about to give them a TD. As Tampa's drive stalled they're handed a penalty on a failed 4th down attempt of a ticky-tack Def Holding call, 1st down Tampa. Stalled again on 4th down, refs fail to blow the whistle for forward progress, instead call a penalty, 1st down Tampa. They get their TD and 2pt conversion to cover, and then the game went right back to the "regularly scheduled program" of the Bills holding on to win. It was all so obvious.

Thanks, meant to mention that when I was talking about Douglas going into contact. He doesnt need to be able to play in the box like Poyer, but he does need to be able to take good angles and make the TD-saving open field tackle. And as you point out, I dont think he can do that consistently.

Given Diggs' age and remaining contract, there is no reason he shouldnt play it out and finish his career here in Buffalo as the next Bill to get into the Hall of Fame. Especially if we take a WR in the 1st next year. We'll be getting two WR1s for the price of one, and as Diggs' contract ends in 4 years, have the 5th year option on the new guy to give us even more cap space in 2028.

He isnt the rangy ball-hawk who can lay a hit to dislodge a catch. Between the knee and achilles injuries, I'm not sure he can change direction back there as would be needed. I'm also not sure he is as instinctual or able to recognize what's in front of him as well as some others either (not saying he is BAD at it, just not as good as you'd want in a safety). If we are talking about converting anyone to Safety (specifically Hyde's spot), I'd put the order as: 1. Douglas 2. Benford That's really it. I was wondering about Douglas's willingness to go into contact when he got to the Bills, but he's proven he's willing to go in and hit. And I dont think his ballhawking or awareness can be questioned at this point either.

He's not a good fit at Safety at all. Cut him outright and save the money, OR offer him something like 3 years/$18M with like $15M guaranteed. He gets some more guaranteed money and we significantly lower his cap hit. Other than that, he is welcome to test the market.

I had a thread about that. Full breakdown of how we can get $30M, $40M, even $50M under cap for next year... Thompsett's full plan has us getting to $72M under cap, but I don't think we need to do all that.

Dolphins could be looking at a scenario where if they end up #2, they have the Bills coming right back to Miami and have to beat them 2 weeks in a row versus they lose and end up playing the Jags or Chiefs who look like far easier match ups at this point. Not saying they'll WANT to lose. But I could see them resting guys, losing, and then making a deeper playoff run.

Pass Catchers Under Contract in 2024: 1. Diggs 2. 3. Kincaid 4. Shakir 5. Cook 6. Knox DEs Under Contract in 2024: 1. 2. Rousseau 3. 4. Von Miller 5. 6. Jonathan DTs Under Contract in 2024: 1. Ed Oliver 2. 3. 4. Safeties Returning in 2024: 1. 2. 3. 4. Cam Lewis 5. Hamlin Classic TBD where anyone who asks "dO yOu EvEn WaTcH tHe GaMeS?" shows they have no point. Yeah, I've watched us win numerous games where Gabe Davis had 0 catches for 0 yards. We have no starting DE, we have no rotation. We have no starting 1-Techs, we have no DT rotation. Both Safeties will/should be gone.

I'm not against Polk, there are a lot of guys I could like as our 2nd WR drafted. But I'd rather not go WR in the 1st and 2nd. It isnt even a top need compared to DT, DE, and Safety. I could even see them taking a Safety in the 1st (Cooper Dejean) then a WR in the 2nd and maybe another WR later. I'd rather walk away from this draft with only 1 WR taken (in the 1st) than draft another in the 2nd.

For a WR in a WR-rich draft... Doug Whaley called, he said to think twice! Stay where we are. Grab someone like Egbuka or Legette in the 1st, and then dip back in for a Jermaine Burton in the 4th/5th.

I'm not saying he definitely won't. I'm saying he definitely shouldn't. And given he went Elam in the 1st and Benford in the 5th in 2022, I'm hoping he has learned his lesson with the way Boogie busted. Kyle Duggar was a Beane guy, and we know Beane loves locking on and chasing players, so I could see that. I'd be good with that.

Double-dip? Sure, in the 1st and maybe 5th. Definitely not 1 and 2 tho. Between Diggs, Shakir, Kincaid, and Cook (and even Knox) only so many balls to go around. Not worth wasting a high pick like another 2nd on a guy who wont get many touches.

I asked in the other thread: Is McD not paying attention to the Offensive coach chatter and play calls? Surely, he must've heard the play called from Brady to Josh. No other time for him to jump in than a last second time out to correct his own staff?

You arent responding to a Bills fan there.

Both are worthy, but both play high-profile positions with lots of big names ahead of them. Bummer.

Can't disagree with that, but that's on Josh, and it's still McD's job to try to win the game and IMO you do that by putting it your players' hands to make plays. If they don't, at least you went down swinging instead of Jauroning a punt.

I'm putting a LOT on McDermott this week as to which team shows up for the game. Do we get the team we saw against Dallas and the first Miami game? Or do we get the team that is half-asleep and still jet lagged from London? He needs to be able to get ALL THREE units laser focused and firing on all cylinders.

Two moments from this week alone illustrate my concerns: 1. Josh being pissed we just did the dumb "try to make them jump" on 4th down instead of actually playing aggressively, playing TO WIN, and really going for it. 2. McD having to call a time out when we lined up in shotgun instead of the Tush Push. How did he not know it was that play called until they were already lined up? Is he not listening to the coach chatter while we are on offense?

Same as I have all season. He is a good DC. But it's obvious he spends all his time with the Defense and practically zero time on Offense or Special Teams, as evidenced by the fact that the only unit that shows up ready to play each week is the Defense. This team doesnt have a Head Coach right now, and hasnt all season. He needs to hire a DC and go back to running the team. Past that, I don't trust his in-game decision making or situational football skills at all. He has an amazing regular season record due to Josh and the rest of the talent on the team, in spite of his coaching. And when the going gets tough, we consistently fold under the pressure due to his poor clock management and quick-decision skills. Good guy, but not a great Head Coach. As Josh said in his presser after the Dunne article "You can question his coaching style, but dont question his character or who he is as a man." And that's where I'm at. Good guy, meh coach.

The Dolphins organization plays incredibly loose with their player health and safety. Nothing new.

Duff's in OP will suit you just fine. There might be better places around, but they arent remarkably better, and Duff's should be easier to get into.

As much as I've eye-rolled every Hamlin story since the moment every team changed their twitter profile pics to "support him", I do think dying on the field and then coming back to play at all the next season does warrant the award. That said, I'm perfectly fine if they give it to Mayfield. Not much of a Baker fan, but cant deny dude has shown amazing resiliency. That win last year after only being on the Rams for 48 hours was one of the coolest things I've ever seen in pro football. But at the same time, Mayfield never really had any big drop off. His main "come back" is "coming back from being Browns-ed".

I always like to remind folks that it isnt a quick game inside a stadium. It's a 6+ hour outdoor arctic adventure. Possibly way more if you are tailgating. Layers. Snow pants. Ski Jackets. Sorel Caribou-type boots. Heat packets. If it's going to rain - all of the above plus slickers over the top

1. CMC 2a. Lamar 2b. Josh 3. Hill 4. I guess Dak because I have to put someone here