4BillsintheBurgh

Yeah, I was thinking a little photoshop and it's ready to go.

Yeah, Star is like a backup qb right now. Unfortunately we don't have anyone that makes the players around him better in the front 7. We do need at least one if we're going to contend at the highest levels. Don't think epenesa is that guy either.

Wonder if we were in the mix for Dunlap.

Would like to have re-signed him already, probably too late now. As Josh gets better an uber talented oline becomes less necessary, so we have that going for us.

Might be a cookie on your machine from a test run, maybe try clearing them.

Would love it if he turned into the #4 cb, would mean there's some talent in front of him

It's not just his weight, he was letting guys get into his body and control him and that's more of a mental thing. Hapless had posted earlier in this thread (in the single digit pages I think) his pros and cons during the pre-draft e v a l. One of the items in the con was him having trouble recognizing the play which is what I saw at times this year. He needs to be able to stop guys from getting into him and until he does that it won't matter what weight he is. Hopefully the playing time he got will help him elevate his game. I am thinking he can do it, and I think if he does he will exceed the expectations of most folks on this board.

I thought Beane said he didn't put weight on during the season? I think he will end up being a very good end in our system. I liked his twitch and almost got Mahomes on the one play. He just needs time on the field.

You'll never know, don't include the rest of us.

Cleveland needs lbs too

I'll stop reading the thread here to respond, if we had Nick Chubb I think we win that game. We need to be able to run when the opposing defense is playing the pass, just like what has happened to our defense this year. Then in running situations we should be able to pass better. Sounds like so far Beane is more concerned about the line than the backs, so I'm looking for more changes there, at least for next year.

Although just a jag, I just don't understand why he couldn't have been used more because of the versatility he brings. That was a big fail for Daboll this year as far as I am concerned.

Yeah, I think I saw 3-6 month recovery, was just wondering how it was going for him.

I don't know if this is the best spot, but any mention on how Tommy Sweeney is doing?

Well, you made me look, so I found this link: https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2020/3/9/21167309/bud-dupree-is-going-to-get-a-big-contract-is-he-worth-it-part-3-run-defense-film-steelers-free-agent When I watch the games I don't study him for example, but do know he has some attack to his game, and really the defense gives him the latitude to be aggressive. I don't know if McD's defense will allow him to attack in the same way but you can see he has the pop in his technique to keep blockers off of him. When healthy I think he can succeed in this defense. As you have said, the question is how much you give him due to a partial season at best in his first year. I also wonder if our state of the art facilities will also help convince him to come here. As far as money limits, I don't have enough info to make that call. That will be on Beane to map out the next 4 or so years to determine the contract that best fits with who they want to have under contract. I looked at the one clip in that bunch and he does tackle Kyler Murray in a one-on-one situation. 😃

The Steelers did move Dupree to the right side because Watt was more effective on the left so being on a team with those kind of pass rushers got him that. And really, the few guys that get to the qb in under 3 seconds don't come on the market often. Dupree has improved over time and I don't think a 2/20 or 3/30-35 is overpaying. He is also a good enough athlete to drop out into a zone which I hope we do more of while sending other folks. I will also add that if you gave me a choice between him and Addison for similar money I'm taking Dupree.

I see him more like Hughes, he would replace Addison's spot if they decide to move on from him. As far as the injury, I agree that he probably will not be up to speed in the first year. Seems like a similar situation as Murphy though, and I think a two or three year deal might be possible. Really with our substitution defense and our place in the afc hierarchy it should probably be a good situation for him since he does not need to play 70+% of the snaps. As far as number, he played on the tag for 15+ million last year. He was probably worth a little less than that so I would think the contract might be in the 10 million range per year and the longer it is the better it is for the Bills.

Got me thinking maybe bud Dupree might be available on a short term contract, he could help the pass rush.

I disagree, they just didn't need to use it tonight. Our running game is Josh. I should add that it will settle Josh down a little and I think he needs that at this point in his career.

I don't care how we do it, but to take the next step we need to be able to run the ball first and foremost.

He's probably sleeping right now

Seems like there's a bunch of coaches that need to learn that. "Some lessons can be taught, others must be learned."

I consider the events of 2020 along with the Bills beating the Bucs in the Super bowl a sure sign the end times are here.