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I've felt this since his first 1/2 when he came in for relief of T.T. Solid high-floor player. Exciting to watch. But last year I was happy with Allen (prospect) over Mayfield (prospect). More so this year, but not by a large margin. Jackson though... did he take a major step this year, or what?

Looked that way last week, at least without Andre Roberts back there. "Heels on the goal line let it go into the end zone" seems to be a good strategy. Conversely, should Hauschka try to kick it really high to the one?

"Over the past five years, road teams in Week 2 that were also on the road in Week 1 were 2-16 against the point spread, according to ArmadilloSports.com." https://nypost.com/2019/09/15/how-giants-could-change-because-of-depleted-wr-corps/ Not sure why that's a thing, but let's hope the Bills buck that trend.

Suspension warranted. https://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffalo-bills/2019/09/jets-henry-anderson-fined-for-late-hit-on-buffalo-bills-josh-allen.html

A Pass Rusher’s average pressure distance from the QB at the time of the passer throw or sack (in yards). Only includes passing plays where the defender is rushing the passer.

Lafayette Pitts played well in preseason and is still a FA...

99% when the home team has zero turnovers.

After careful consideration the most accurate response I can think of is "don't know, don't care".

Does it do any good to slow down a video of a statue?

Oliver has been holding his own against single team blocks. He gets doubled a lot and gets swallowed up a bit on most of those plays. But on running plays, he has been quick to shed those and at least be part of the tackle a few times. On pass plays, he has affected some throwing lanes and he has sniffed the QB once or twice. All-in-all, he does not look out of place, but he has yet to make many splash plays in our mostly vanilla preseason defense.

Negative. Brian Daboll is not on the field nor is he in the helmet for the last 15 seconds of play clock. Daboll sets up the play with options built in. Generally, the QB is responsible to select the correct option based on the play call and rarely select something totally different, perhaps based on the specific game plan. Generally, the QB and center work together setup blocking assignments. For example, when you hear "56 is the Mike", it's the quarterback that is identifying a key piece. The center and guards fine tune to figure out double teams, combo blocks, etc. based on the play call, defensive alignments, and their own in-game experience about what they think will work. When an offensive line gels, it generally means that this communication and resulting executing is smooth and mistake-free.

Fixed.

This guy had a vertical leap of 39.5". When the scouts found out he was still available in round two of the draft, they averaged a vertical leap of 41".

Here's a layup...

They rank high because their decisions tended to match analytics optimums. But those assume average offense against average defense based on the score and time remaining in the game or half. Every team would then augment those baseline analytics with coaching decisions in cases when you have an all-pro punter or kicker, or if your short yardage offense is notably good (Allen 1 yard sneaks), game-time injuries (like to a kicker), weather, or other facts that make the particular circumstance deviate from "averages". I wonder if there is any correlation to making close to "optimal" decisions based only on analytics and outcome. Notably, Pats* were in the middle of the road.

Interesting note: Chicago calls us offers us 87 and a 2020 4th rounder for 74. They eventually traded the pick to NE.

Fitz - 2 years, $11M Taylor - 2 years, $11M Barkley - 2 years, $4M For the Bills, it's still a tough call. But given the contracts, I'd go Barkley, Fitz, Taylor. Otherwise, Fitz, Barkley/Taylor.

TT was on a 1 year $16M contract last year. Rosen is on a 3 year $6M contract. Great trade for Buffalo. Better trade for Miami, for effectively a low-cost backup QB with quality starter upside. AFCE now with 3 of the top QBs drafted in 2018, plus old man Brady.

Would have rather used that pick on a trade for Duke Johnson.

Ohh, I'll play. ARI could run to the podium with their pick, thus concluding the 1st round. NE would be on the clock for Friday.

It's not an exact science, but 10+ sacks indicates a propensity of getting pressure, whereas 4 sacks is basically table stakes for a rotational lineman. But there is obviously more to playing on the defensive line than getting pressure on passing downs, and that's why PFF graded Lawson 76.5 in 2018 - above average and the #20 edge player. I think he's worth a $10M for a 5th year option. Who is available next year that won't cost us a draft pick and that will be better for less?

How quickly a QB recognizes the defense pre-snap can lead to making adjustments based on the game plan and better decisions post-snap. Also having an idea of what to expect once the ball is snapped probably does increase accuracy. It's less of a matter of how much can be retained and more about how quickly and accurately information can be recalled. Do you know influences accuracy numbers even more? A clean pocket and WRs that can get open consistently and not drop balls. I'm hoping we have that this year.

Brown went to the highest bidder. Good player and good for him. Counting Buffalo there were 31 other teams that did not want that deal, including Pittsburgh who knew him best. In other news Ramsey still thinks Allen is trash. Haters gonna hate. Makes for fun story lines though.