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Perhaps DK should get to know two new Bills—Larry Ogunjobi and Michael Hoecht…

If we’re only talking about 1 season, I would probably take Cooper. People forget that he made a lot of big plays last year…two long receptions on third down vs the Chiefs in the regular season, a big touchdown on a slant over the middle in his first game, and a tremendous touchdown catch in the home game vs the Jets when that game was still in doubt. And of course the famous give-and-go with Josh Allen vs SF in the snow. Cooper’s contribution to that play is underrated; he made a fantastic one-handed catch on a bad throw from Josh, then had the instinct to pitch it back to Josh when most players probably would have just eaten it… I’m a little surprised the Bills didn’t bring Cooper back; they either didn’t like his attitude (unlikely) or he just doesn’t want to play anymore.

Would you rather have Amari Cooper, if he could be had for the same price as Moore? I’m not sure which one I’d rather have.

There is a chance that Moore will get a shot at the punt return job…he did it in college and has returned some punts in the NFL. I think the Bills would love to not have to roster Coddrington, who has no other position.

And yet, we’re 3-1 in our last four games vs the Ravens, including 2 playoff wins. I think that blowout in game 3 this year is coloring peoples’ opinions about the Ravens, when it was really just an outlier game in a lot of ways. Yep, teams that “pound the rock” generally do poorly against McDermott defenses…with a few exceptions, we’ve always shut down top running backs…it’s teams with elite passing games that we struggle against.

but we were talking about the Eagles' 2024 defense...

It is my (admittedly speculative) theory that there is something about the McDermott scheme that leads to our defensive players sustaining far more than the average number of injuries. I'm not exactly sure what the cause is--perhaps its the reliance on undersized front seven (or front six) players--but it's undeniable that our defense gets ravaged with injuries every year, usually just as the playoffs are getting underway.

I think Brady is one of the most overrated coaches in Bills history...I was really hoping he'd get a head coaching gig in this cycle.

I agree with the bolded. Sure, the refs probably blew the spot on that 4th down sneak, but KC had already stuffed it a bunch of times. It was idiotic to go back to it again. Brady had some egregious play calls in that game...

It is hard to think the answer is anyone besides NE…huge upgrade at HC, some splash FA acquisitions, and a very solid draft…imagine the talent they could have added if they had lost the last game of the year to us and came away with the first pick…I think they are comfortably the second best team in the division now.

Well, in the good ol’ days, Hurts would have been converted to safety…

Thank you for explaining. The huge photos of both QB’s in the OP made me think that perhaps the point was that Jalen Hurts is a better defensive player than Josh Allen is.

There’s no need to “indict” the Bills’ defense. It’s already been found guilty, beyond a reasonable doubt, of playoff incompetence.

I didn’t know that. I thought Hurts had a mega-contract.

It’s objectively true that Hurts has a ring, and Josh doesn’t. Absolutely no one (except maybe CJ Stroud) thinks Hurts is a better QB than Josh Allen.