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Arrrgh! Keep Murphy off the field!!!!!!!!!

*screams into turf with a Captain Kirk voice* CLAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!!

All he's saying is that if Clay didn't move after the throw, the ball would have been in his chest if it was 13 yards deeper. I agree with him. Unfortunately for the OP that doesn't make it a bad throw.

Unfortunately Clay is a professional and a veteran and he should have realized that a cross body, on the run throw is not going to have that much zip on it, even from Josh Allen. It was a bad play by him, but it's not grounds for removal (for me) even given his salary. On another note, those that want to blow $90 million in FA, this is what happens seemingly more often than not. The player doesn't live up to the contract.

As others have said, Clay misjudged the ball coming in, leading to the oh sh** dive and subsequent slip. With Allen's normal bullets you have to assume those guys first reaction is that it's not going to be short. Once the scramble started maybe he thought Allen was done for and didn't move back toward him because Allen did some amazing things to keep it alive. Clay should have been working back as soon as Allen broke outside the pocket and he should have realized that the cross field throw would not have a lot of mustard on it. If Clay was a rook, I could forgive all that, as a vet he needs to make the play. It's on him.

So 2019 FA's on our Oline include Mills, Miller, Sirles and Groy; it seems like it's the right hand side of the OL's turn to get blown up. There's still Ducasse, so he could take Groy's position but doubt he would start at RG for Miller since Miller is still playing with Vlad on the bench. We would still need a backup center in that case which would fit nicely for one of our later round picks and maybe another low end FA in case the rook can't handle the backup duties. RT will be interesting, I think they should spend on a decent FA there but it could be a high draft pick too. It doesn't seem like Sirles has done enough to be counted on as a starter at RT next year, but maybe he can be a swing tackle. KB and Deonte Thompson are the only UFA WR's, so maybe this waits until the 2nd round? Seems to meet the draft talent available too, although I think the OL and WR's will be getting overdrafted due to the young qb's and how offense is more of a need than defense. Defensively KW, Lorax and Jordan Phillips are FA's, maybe they are brought back but with our rushing defense I think the DL talent available meets need in the first round and we get the best DT available to hopefully shore the run D up or a DE who can play the run and get more of a pass rush. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/buffalo-bills/

He's not even a speed bump pass blocking. I don't want him anywhere near the field and think he's the one that should be cut so he doesn't get someone hurt. Replace him with someone who has a future.

We'll see how it plays out, but this is why I would like to see us hire a football guy to run the organization. He would be able to call bs when he sees it.

I like that Josh was able to execute the scripted plays well, tells me if he can learn to read a defense he will do well.

He really looks like a hard ass there.

I'm going with the comment 26 highlighted above, namely he saw the defender coming to try and get it and didn't want to take a chance that he would get hurt. Unfortunately for him, the team he goes to next year will have a lot of tape with that level of effort.

Tre does seem like a guy they'd want to keep, but it takes two to tango. If he wants to go somewhere else he'll go. They may offer him the world, doesn't mean he'll take it of course. That said, I think the bills will make him a market offer. I guess I'm probably in the minority regarding next year because I don't want a bunch of free agents brought in on big contracts like clay was. Just get some fringe guys and continue to build through the draft.

I'd guess we're going to spend money mostly where Carolina does, and I don't think that's WR/RB. I don't know the exact breakdown of their spending, but it seems like Kuechly (sp?) and Newton are cornerstones so I wouldn't be surprised if Allen/Edmunds are taken care of for sure. I think Car pays their o and d linemen too. They played hardball with Josh Norman a few years ago, so maybe Tre is here and maybe he isn't, these guys seem like they can manufacture db's so I don't know if they will be willing to pay Tre top dollar if that's what's required. The real test of the "culture" that is being built will be the desire for players to stay in Buffalo instead of running for more money. Not every player will be swayed by culture, but hopefully enough talent will stay to keep us competitive over the long haul. Assuming, of course, that McBeane is still here to value them when their contracts come up.

My only concern with greedy is his second contract, don't know if it makes sense to pay two top guys in the secondary. The guys on defense to replace are Williams, alexander and murphy/Hughes with that pick. To get an olineman we will have to reach because there are so many teams with issues and young qb's.

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Eh, sounds like he needs to drink more water

I didn't do a deep dive or anything, but I did like Teller's base and punch the couple times I noticed him. When Teller wasn't in the mix to start at the beginning of the season I just assumed he didn't have a good grasp of his assignments which normally is a playing time killer. It would be nice if they can find a couple more interior lineman like him late in the 2019 draft, that's for sure.

My understanding from the press was the guaranteed money hasn't been to his liking in the contract offers and he's concerned about the wear and tear on his body after around 400 touches last season. I'm glad he's holding the steelers' feet to the fire, remember it isn't only this year he's been franchised.

The planning was for him to play sooner rather than later, hence them getting rid on McCarron. If you want to call it botching, fine, but once they got rid of McCarron Allen was not going to be sitting for long. That was the plan. I would say poor play by Peterman is what caused that to happen. It's unfortunate Allen got hurt, but if he hadn't he would be getting a lot of experience right now.

Seems like a recipe to get the rookie as much playing time as possible, for better or worse in the win column to me.

Yeah, I think it's too late for him to respond to coaching. The only thing that might motivate him is the right environment where the players can call him out.

Considering it took Tyrod at least three seconds to find someone "open", I think you need to scheme and any good coach would. I tend to look more at what they produced as a unit, coaching included, because you have to have strength(s) to scheme to. I'm not seeing too many strengths with this group, other than being able to quickly help our qb or ball carrier back up to their feet after the guy they missed blocking makes the sack/tackle.

I don't get this - Glenn Ritchie Wood Miller/Ducasse and Dawkins is far better than what we're putting out there now.

Hmmmm, almost like the qb position was planned to suck except for the rookie...

Flop? Come on man, he legit tripped over the turf...