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Bateman, Flowers, Beckham and Likely (Andrews replacement) running around catching balls from Lamar who is probably going to win MVP. Then you have Aiyuk, Kittle, Samuel, and McCaffery catching passes from Purdy who is probably a Top 5 MVP vote-getter. We need another dynamic WR or 2 to make plays with Stef and Kincaid. Shakir is fine but we can be better. I agree that the pass rush is important, but not as important as scoring points. You aren’t rushing the passer if you aren’t scoring points because they’re running the ball and the clock. If we are winning games by lots of points we’ll have the 10+ sack guy because there will more and more opportunities to sack the QB. As far as OL is concerned, I would be drafting these players in rounds 3-7. There are plenty of examples of lineman excelling from those rounds in the NFL. There are for WRs, too, like Diggs, but I think they’re fewer and farther between. Give me consensus top-tier playmaker prospects and let the OL coach mold the OL.

They can score 17, 20, 24, it really doesn’t matter if I’m scoring 35, 38, 41…

The guy that scores the points with a guy better at scoring points.

Sherfield is one year deal, Davis is up, Harty is going to be cut… queue the Spider-Man Pointing Gif? The roster next year takes shape in time, but having limited guys under contract on DL is also true of WR.

I think this making my point. Are the Bills better off taking a can’t miss WR in Rd 1 and relying on good scouting to find a serviceable OL in rounds 3-6? Like Spencer Brown (I said serviceable…) Dion is a Rd 2 Pick, so is Torrence and Jackson Carmen, for that matter.

I don’t know who Jackson Carman is without googling. The NFL is about winning and scoring points and passing the football. The Bengals went to the Super Bowl with Chase and a crappy OL and damn near won the thing.

No, but they took them. Especially the Chase pick after having Higgins. Essentially recognizing that they could be that much better with Chase in the mix. It is a passing league, so pass catchers are the way to go. I would Fine taking two in the first two rounds, three rounds, or four rounds, but I do think we need to take two. If Isabella had anything he’d be on the field. Same with Shorter (I know he has been on IR). Diggs, Kincaid, Rd 1 Rookie and Shakir as the top four plus another rookie and Shorter battling for the 5 spot would be great, IMO. Knox is probably overpaid at this point, but can also make plays. Cook out the backfield can be useful, too.

Do we think that has anything to do with Burrow being out for the season? I don’t think them being mathematically eliminated has anything to do with the quality of their top 3 WRs.

Obviously they waste company time and money reading these threads and vigorously responding!

How is this going as we head into Week 18??? @Captain Hindsight

Just look at the Bengals. Had Boyd and drafted Tee. Had Boyd and Tee and then drafted Chase. Those three with Joey B have been awesome. Just keep picking them high.

Didn’t Bobby Hart Legarret Blount a guy while with the Bills?

Dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge…

After the trade deadline passes all players, regardless of NFL Service, are subject to waivers.

When the team that possesses the ball puts the ball through the endzone it is a touchback. A kickoff through the endzone is a touchback. A punt through the endzone is a touchback. A fumble through the endzone is a touchback. I see no issue with the rule. Makes perfect sense.

I think it depends on what you want to learn. I am a High School Offensive Coordinator and and have spent countless hours learning the game in order to move up the ladder. Football Tool Chest is a hell of a place to find things to learn from. I am a big fan of trying to find a playbook that I am interested in and then the team's All-22 film to go with it. An easy one is the Gus Malzahn offense. There is some Chad Morris film from his time at Clemson that is great to watch when skimming through the playbook. MatchQuarters.com is great to learn about modern defenses and how teams defend against spread offenses. I am mostly self-taught through time and energy. 6 years ago I was an 8th grade volunteer assistant, and now I am going into year 2 as a Varsity Offensive Coordinator at a Class A School here in NY. Have an idea of what you want to learn about then go an find it on the tool chest or Matchquarters. Good Luck!

Cj said it was all about the money... if 4.5 wasn't high enough from Buffalo... not sure he is getting a better offer.

Thank you.

I am certain there are people on the staff of every coached football team from 7th grade up that tell the head coach the situations so that he doesn't miss something. If you think Tresman didn't know exactly what was going on then that explains a lot. Things you do not know about that situation: What is best strategy for our football team? Does our offense need those timeouts while moving down the field? How do the Ravens play a team with no time-outs vs a team with time outs? Where can we be most likely to succeed based on our scouting of the opponent? Is there a better opportunity for chunk yardage if we have time outs? If we have no time outs are the Ravens going to force us to check-down or force a throw into trouble? Its like MTV used to say: You think you know, but you have no idea.

If you go back and look at the play, it is a run/pass option play. The receivers are running a pick play with in the inside slot (woods I think) running an out pattern. Graham is on the outside running an in pattern. Stevie is running a hitch. It is Cover 0 (straight man with no help from anywhere). There is a LB over Chandler on the backside, and a LB over Fred at the start of the play. Stevie is the THIRD read on the play. The play, because it is a pick, is designed to get the defenders on the outside two WRs to collide, which is exactly what they did. Graham was WIDE OPEN. Where it all went wrong is Stevie beat his defender (the interceptor) so badly the dude couldn't even move. When Tuel releases the football Graham is open. If Smith (the interceptor) does his job and covers Stevie this is an easy touchdown. Go ahead, look at the replay. Pause it at 1:53 seconds, 1:54 seconds and again at 1:55 seconds. Watch it a few times. Tuel made the right read and the right throw against an all-out blitz. It was just a situation of "better being lucky than good." Sucks, but thats what happened. http://www.buffalobi...63-561b53b5f1b4

This thread is why I'm not here as much as I used to be. Its hard reading what people have to say who really don't understand the ins-and-outs of the game of Football. Ugh. Tuel was fine. We knew he would throw INTs. If you were expecting a Brees-like performance you are nuts. He managed the game well. The D played well. Drops, turnovers and mistakes by EVERYONE on the team is the reason for the loss. Tuel's INT at the goal line was tough because it was a 14 point swing, but those things happen to a guy making their first NFL start. He was not the only reason for the loss. He played a fairly good game IMO. You learn from your mistakes and move on. He isn't here to be the starter. He is here to be a backup and he played like a backup. He put us in good spots more often than not.

Flynn has had 3 NFL starts and only 1 good one. He has only been in Buffalo 3 weeks and hadn't taken a snap/rep until this week. I would rather start Tuel who has had much time with this team and offense.

How many of you have called plays in a football game that was for 8th grade level or higher working for the local school district's team? How many of you have put together a game plan? Watched film in order to find your strengths and your opponent's weaknesses? How many of you have coached football that wasn't your kid's peewee team? Once you have experience dealing with real football, then I will listen to your criticism of the Bills OC. IMO most you have no idea what you are talking about. Its part of the reason why you are on the couch come game days. Raise your hand if you've spent hours analyzing the opponent's defense on hudl.

When I saw he was released by Oakland I thought to myself "I bet there is a thread about tire kicking by morning."