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It's a personnel issue and less of a financial one. Pro Personnel or the leadership at OBD decided Spain was worthy of an extension, yet 3 games in he's on the bench. If that isn't concerning about their talent evaluation, then I don't know what to tell you.

Good thing they just re-signed Spain to a contract extension. https://overthecap.com/player/quinton-spain/4612/

It's well-known that offenses typically take more time to round into form. There's a certain level of coordination that goes into offense which defense doesn't require. It's also not as if most of these guys on defense haven't played together. The secondary, LBs, and most of the DL are all veterans of the McD scheme, so it's not a new unit that's playing. I think the weak schedule last season is a factor, but it's also other teams seeing weaknesses on Buffalo's defense. Particularly up the middle with Edmunds. He's not a MLB in the NFL and still has meh instincts. Teams had an entire off-season to review other teams. Either McD and Frazier adapt or this will continue to happen. Yesterday a better HC almost beat McD's defense because he adapted better. Same thing happened during the WC game in January.

Don't want this thread to devolve into revisionist history, but McD has not been good against playoff teams or in the playoffs. From 2017-19, he's 3-17 against that group and 22-8 against non-playoff teams. Last year I believe they were 1-5. That said, I know McD was transitioning the defense from RR's scheme to his and that required new players in those years. I just think he went overboard and neglected the offense until the 2019 off-season. It's why whatever happened is now in the past. Josh is the force multiplier and I hope McD has the sense to place more trust in him and less on that defense he's been investing so much in. It's also hard to depend on defense week in and week out to provide the margin for wins.

We're basing the defense's play largely against one of the league's easiest schedule last season. Los Angeles has a very good offense, but the league is built for teams to score and defensive rules changes suit that. It was a mistake to invest so many resources in 2017-19 into defense with the league trending in this direction going back at least 15 years. This team lives or dies based on how the offense performs...just like most of the NFL's top teams have fared going back more several seasons.

In 2 of the last 4 games, a McCoach led team has blown 2 TD+ leads in the second half. The difference today from the WC loss is they've finally added talent (or had it mature) which can win shoot-outs. Today validates why teams need must be able to out-score their opponents. Going with a strong defense and pedestrian offense is a scheme which doesn't work in the NFL anymore. This team no longer lives and dies on McD's defense. It's Allen and the offense now.

Career 3-17 against playoff teams or in the post-season.

He's young.

I did OCS at Benning one summer and I saw very fit guys struggling afterward just standing in formation after a 5 mile fast march. That was a 90 and 90 day. Company commander got reamed for pushing us in those conditions.

All I know is the leading passer through 2 weeks is a Buffalo Bill and averages 9 yards per attempt. And their off-season WR acquisition is tied for 1st in receiving yards.

The players have a right to exercise their 1st Amendment right. No one is harmed by remaining inside when the Star Spangled banner is played. Still, no professional athlete was standing in their locker room 19 years ago because we were all on the same team. How quickly people forget.

This concept was talked about when the run pass option became prevalent back in the early 2010s. You had Kaepernick (no political statement intended) running roughshod over the Packers in one playoff game and Wilson had excellent mobility, along with Newton back then. Eventually in the NFL, defenses contain those QBs in the pocket or they the player keeps running and get banged up. Newton's back now, but he's dealt with a lot of injuries. Wilson is more polished and, well, the other guy is not in the league (no political statement intended). If those QB's want to take off, it's got to be in the right circumstances and, like Murray, cognizant of protecting oneself better.

Oliver is a 9th overall pick. Hard to understand why some are sensitive to criticism being leveled if he doesn't show up on a stat line, particularly when he's a 3T. Epenesa not playing is a bigger deal. That he couldn't overcome a former 7th rounder at DE is something to talk about. Then again in both cases, homers gonna homer.

It's days like this I remember the absolute panic in March 2018 when people here were clamoring for Beane to do something when NYJ traded 3 second round picks to move up from 6th to 3rd overall. At the minimum I'm content with the decision to make the move to 7 for Josh. He's certainly looking like the better QB over Darnold, but this comparison still needs more evidence pro or con.

That's not my point at all. It's that not all lives matter as much, indicated by the lack of athlete/celebrity protest against the inner city brutality and death that is not ever discussed. If all Black Lives truly mattered to the protestors and players, they would be demanding that inner city violence be addressed, along with the murder of thousands of African-American babies. But they're not. Meanwhile, the NFL, like other many major corporations, has aligned themselves with BLM now to avoid public condemnation. Because the last thing any corporation wants is pressure applied which may result in revenue losses. And the organization that applies pressure noticeably does not condemn those other forms of violence they allege happens frequently in America by police. Money is behind the league's message. That and placating certain players, who at last count had demanded and won millions from the NFL to ostensibly fight racism. And no matter what the league does, it's never enough.

NFL players and the league itself are a day (or two) late and a dollar short with their support of BLM. Where were they when thousands of minorities each year are/were being gunned down in the inner cities? Where are/were they when thousands of innocent minority babies were murdered in utero? Apparently unaware or those matters weren't deemed protest worthy. Very interested to see how throwing in with BLM will affect TV ratings. Because in 2021-22 several of the league's TV contracts will be up for extension (Fox, CBS, NBC, ESPN, and DirecTv).

Probably not a McProcess kind of guy. But then again, neither was Antonio Brown.

In 2016, the NFL permitted (then reversed a decision for) players to kneel on-field during the National Anthem. Attendance decreased and the league blamed it on a presidential election. In 2017, the league bought some peace with a sizable donation to the Players Coalition to address social justice issues. Now, the league is playing something that isn't the National Anthem in week 1, moving away from singing the National Anthem, permitting players to kneel again, making larger donations to certain organizations, and allowing players to wear apparel to celebrate these movements. We are going to find out how fans react. On what basis do you reserve the right to brand people as "racists and racist sympathizers?" I don't respond to any of your posts as a rule, but must make an exception to this one. You have no idea who the vast majority of people are who post on this board and do not have the responsibility to judge anyone.

Obviously it wasn't about cap because they went out and dropped 50M with 25M guaranteed on a DT mere months later. Guy affectionally called the human traffic cone by a longtime poster who is not with us right now. Your assessment on Dareus makes it seem like you were part of the conversation between McD and Beane about the player and what to do with him. Call me skeptical. And another thing. People talk about the "process" (which changes really quickly sometimes) as though it's a secret weapon. But then Buffalo trades for a talented, albeit mercurial Stefon Diggs. Or, once tried to trade for Antonio Brown. I think the "process" talk works because people assign it mythical value and serves as message board fodder for fans. It's McD trying to establish credibility circa 2017 as a new HC.

There's a reason Buffalo traded for Diggs, then drafted another guy in the 4th round. And it's not because they believed in last year's WR group. Lumbering receivers who struggle to separate are not the typical receiver anymore. Furthermore, the Bills aren't going to spend more time developing a veteran like Duke who has been a pro for 4+ years. If it comes down to him versus the draft picks, they'll go with the latter. He's a nice story, but the emotional tug of a guy going from 5 star recruit to the CFL to the NFL isn't enough to keep him on the game day roster.

Evidently, some do not believe Beane is a witch. In all seriousness, the planning we don't see at OBD is tremendous. It's there, for example, in the hours they spend prepping for UFA, the draft, and coaches looking at their next opponent. I'm sure there are other examples. Managing contingencies and war-gaming different scenarios is what good administrators do. It's obvious that front office types have adapted to the cap and been able to mitigate the restrictions. Gone are the days when teams like SF and DAL got into cap trouble like they did in the mid-90s. Teams are smarter and I'm confident Beane will maneuver any way he has to.

Almost a year to the day of signing the 2 year 8M extension.

I thought you were Chris Brown? The Bills tried to similarly revamp their media coverage policy back when Whaley was GM during the 2016 off-season. It was funny reading the media describe practice without crossing the line. For example, this is a verbatim Buscaglia tweet from 2016: "Cornerback Corey White caught a pass that was not intended for him during team drills." https://www.si.com/nfl/2016/05/24/buffalo-bills-introduce-new-media-policy My guess is this policy results from an ever-increasing NFL competitiveness where teams, as Beane alluded to, are looking for any advantage they can on opponents. It's also driven by the fans who demand coverage of everything in a way never seen before. Media must produce more content, particularly analysis, to meet this need which means teams are left open to other teams gathering intelligence on them. No one cared 30 years ago about practice, but the ever-increasing focus on pro sports has put us here now. I'm also confident McCoach is behind this, but truthfully, I can understand why.

Classy response. It's a game dude. Chill out.

How much time should a guy you had a 1st round grade on need to develop? If anything, perhaps he needs time to recover from the torn labrum surgery he had during the off-season. Someone earlier talked about whether Ford has the feet to play outside and I tend to agree. If not, he kicks in to play RG which is the least important position on the OL. You play on the strong side, and typically pull less than the LG.