2020 Our Year For Sure

The OP, Wagon Circler, is my father, and was sitting next to me as I typed the post.

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It was to talk about what the kid has shown in the NFL so far.

The point of the thread wasn't to talk about his potential, it was to point out the misconception that he's playing well right now. That is a misconception, he has a very long way to go. If we were still competitive, Andra Davis would be the better option, so you wouldn't even be able to lean on "but he's starting as a rookie!"

Agree 100%. This guy for better or worse is our starting RT. He holds his own and is better than Cornell Green and the like but still gets beat several times a game. I thought we would've been better served moving Hairston to the right and finding a real LT, and using Pears as depth. But the line performed well in the beginning of the year, so there is some hope.

I just thought of Spencer Johnson also, which was 3 or 3.5 if memory serves. Don't know how relevant that still is. I guess we'll see Doc

This line of thinking makes perfect sense, and if this were any other team I'd be right there with you. But the Bills are the Bills. Any non-QB, non-rookie they sign for any significant amount of change is expected to play and play often. Way off. When is the last time the Bills signed a non-QB, non-rookie for $4.9M/year, and didn't fully expect them to play? As long as he's getting $2M or $3M/year, he's their guy. Just going off their track record; this team does not pay for depth.

I cant be the only one looking at this as a bad thing because it signifies they view this journeyman backup as a long-term starter.

Boy I feel like ive read this about a million times in these parts. Not bad, Dolphins fan, not bad. In high school I had a good buddy who was a Dolphins fan and I've visited the Fin Heaven board a couple times. In my experience you guys are alright (unlike Jets fans). Welcome back to The Wall.

While our front office may indeed be crap, I'd still trade Lynch for Hairston.

For a 4-3 we need two starting DEs and two starting OLBs. For a 3-4 we need two starting OLBs, a starting ILB, and a starter somewhere on the DL. Either way you need to find four starting calibre front seven guys. Judging by what Nix has done so far, we can expect to gain one starting calibre defender per offseason (two offseasons have yielded Barnett, Dareus, and a bunch of question marks/busts). The unit will also likely be poorly coached again. Basically, our defense is gonna be awesome.

We don't need linebackers to play a 4-3? All we have is Barnett. C'mon man

What happened with CM Punk?

Obviously he's not in the top 3-5, that isn't the question. Dumb topic that misses the point

Still worthless?

Give him one more year and if no playoffs next year, axe him. Yes there's little hope we'll land someone much better and re-starting all the time is annoying; but leaving a losing formula there year after year is no better. If we keep firing coaches the chances go up we'll get incredibly lucky one time.

One of my favorite Dead lines! You da man Bill

You guys are nuts. Spiller and Brad Smith are not the answer here.

Move Pears to guard, bench Rinehart? Or more trouble than it's worth?

Nothin' shakin' on Shakedown Street, used to be the heart of town... You da man

He's been getting snaps at DT the entire season, it's nothing new.

Not concerned about versatility to the inside right now, we need pure unadulterated PASS RUSH. I don't follow college football so I can't give you a name, but just get the best damn edge rusher you can (value permitting, as always). Honestly when I hear a guy can play inside in a 34 it downgrades him for our purposes in my mind. Demarcus Ware and James Harrison wouldn't be nearly as effective at ILB as they are at OLB, and that is the kind of linebacker we desperately need. Between Barnett and Shepp we're good up the middle.

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A mixture of these "football smarts" and good accuracy (which even our contrarian seems to admit is there) can take a quarterback a long way in this league, elite arm strength or not.

It's a Spiller topic, you can deal with it