BillsVet

There are defensive luxuries they prioritize and offensive needs they insist aren't as essential. Catching up to McBeane quick this season.

Well, I get into trouble discussing McD's decisions, in-game, post-game, or off-season.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/McDeSe0/challenges/ He's 6 of 24 career now. By comparison Belichick is 9 of 23 in the same span (2017 to present). Not making any statement citing those numbers.

How many of his catches are contested compared to his total receptions? Who is throwing him the ball? Is the route tree he's running putting him into positions to need to make a contested catch? Does he struggle to obtain separation? These are all considerations/questions necessary to understand whether contested catches are an issue for Davis.

I'm sure it was hot...but the US Military operates in areas where the weather is exceedingly worse and more life threatening. I was in FL this past June when the heat index each day was 103+. Playing a sport in those conditions is darn difficult, but it could be worse.

Had the same thought...and Davis' catch rate in seasons 1 and 2 were below 57%. And considering that he has Josh throwing him the ball and not some pedestrian type QB, that's sub-par for this team.

Imagine a married priest who, with wife in the rectory, is confronted with an issue that pits her opinion against the views of the parish. Sure it's a hypothetical, although very real possibility. A man cannot serve two masters and believing men who could marry as priests would result in unforeseen and unintended consequences. The dearth of under retirement age priests in the Catholic Church cannot be solved by changing the rules about celibacy.

It wasn't so much the losing, but the way they lost. Some of those losses were brutal like the Dallas MNF game in 2007 when they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. It's one thing to get blown out by NE on SNF 56-10, but there were more absolutely unwatchable games (losing to Cleveland at home 6-3 when Derek Anderson completed 2 passes). Or JP fumbling late in the 4th at NYJ which was returned for a TD to squander a come from behind victory. At one time on TBD, someone had and kept updating a thread that titled something "cathartic" which listed all of the horrible losses going back to the late 90s. Really wish I could find that because it was comprehensive. No, I don't miss the losing primarily because during the RW years there was no hope. Now, there is order in the front office, they have a QB, they are a playoff team, and whereas once I expected they'd lose in stunning fashion now I expect to win.

He's definitely made the case the Yankees contract offer was low. This isn't going to be an every season thing and injuries happen to the bigger guys, but wow...didn't realize he was in the Triple Crown race until looking up his line yesterday.

They could only win 1 game this week. They did that. I sincerely doubt that McD and staff will be out-worked or complacent given the opportunity at hand AND his drive in the ensuing weeks. There will be ups and there will be downs. But last night was an excellent start.

Drafting Elam in the first round, i.e. a major long term investment, because Tre is recovering from injury to is not why they took a CB.

The caffeinated one? People like him around here because he tells them what they want to hear. If there was a class called Shill 101 he'd be teaching it.

The idea is to get pressure with the front four in McD's scheme...not bring pressure with blitzes, zone or otherwise. Besides, they've invested a ton into that DL...if they can't get pressure from that unit then something is really wrong.

Listening to Sal takes for more than a minute can take a year off your life. Somewhere it's been scientifically proven that's the case.

Nah dude, I'm just reiterating what the a lotta people said around these parts before the draft. It's amazing Khalil Shakir made the team...that WR depth is gonna be fun to watch.

I thought this roster was so stacked that mid-round draft picks had almost no hope of making the roster. Trust the process? When did that stop being the mantra?

I think Buffalo could have done better than Larry Kroger...a guy nicknamed "Pinto" for goodness sake.

Peanut Butter?

Is that you Sal Cappuccino?

I don't think philosophically McD and Daboll saw eye to eye on offense. Buffalo threw the ball 57% of the time last season and I can't see McD liked that imbalance. It's why they went after an IOL who is suited toward run blocking and drafted (another) RB high. We're going to see, but achieving offensive balance in this era is not always a good thing especially when you have an MVP candidate caliber QB.

You've got a lot of time on your hands...and thanks for following me around like a lost puppy. I've never criticized the Miller signing and won't because they needed a bona-fide pass rusher because McBeane could (EDIT: not) find one in at least 4 off-seasons. But context is key. Buffalo kept sinking picks and UFA dollars into that DL and still couldn't pressure with their front 4 as evidenced by the Divisional game. Doesn't remove the fact their top investment and best player remains Josh. And they did very little to support him besides another highly drafted RB and some 1 year UFA deals to aging veterans.

You'd think that after paying Josh 40M+ for 6 seasons they'd put better talent in front of him so he's less likely to get hurt. I guess they figure running it more and taking the ball out of his hands is the safer approach. We'll see.

When their top off-season acquisitions are Rodger Saffold, OJ Howard, and Jamison Crowder.

You think Hill is worth 30M per? On a team where they're paying Mahomes? Where they took the money saved this season on Hill and spent it on 2 receivers in UFA and used 2 of those acquired picks on defense? I'll trust the HC who fleeced McD 5 years ago to build an offense.

I'm thinking you're just dense and deliberately missing the point now. Enough so Josh isn't running the ball 9 times a game like he did from Week 13 through the Division Round. Enough so they can have more than 1 top end option at WR. Enough to keep pace with other AFC teams they'll meet in the playoffs. They aren't talented enough at offensive skill positions, notably WR and TE.