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Expected. Leave it to McD to always address the D. That's some 4-D chess.

Some more data for that nugget. 18 teams that have drafted a RB in the first two rounds. 5 of those 18 teams subsequently made it to the Super Bowl. Of the 14 teams that have not drafted a RB in the first two rounds, only Bengals and 49ers have made it to a Super Bowl. Looking at the Super Bowl teams during this timeframe, it's pretty obvious a top QB and top defense are the main ingredients. 2022 - Jets, Seahawks, Bills 2021 - Steelers, Jaguars, Broncos 2020 - Chiefs*, Lions, Colts, Rams*, Ravens, Packers 2019 - Raiders, Eagles* 2018 - Giants, Seahawks, Patriots*, Browns, Bucs*, Lions

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FACT: At least when this picture was taken, their draft board had Allen #1, Darnold 2, Mayfield 3. They would have traded up for any of the them. Oddly, Jackson was not on their board.

Bills are 7th in rushing yards per game and the only team to have 100 yards rushing in every single game. Five of the teams above us also have QBs that gain rushing yards - a couple of them even more so than Allen. Where do you see the lack of commitment this season?

According to Tua, the second of the three was due to a total miscommunication of the play call. The the other two did not seem related to the concussion.

I have four thoughts. 1. You would need to subtract out every other team's non-designed QB runs to determine ranking with that formula. It may change a position or two (I would guess lower). 2. Allen's runs are part of our offense. Defenses actually game plan for it with QB spies and such. As a team measurement, it's accurate to leave that in. With all QB runs included, the Bills are at 5.3ypc good for 8th. 3. Defenses tend to focus on the pass against us and also need to account for Allen. I would expect the YPC of our RBs to be better than average, and they are. 4. For the most part, the offensive line absolutely dominated the Bears in the run game. Here's hoping for the same against the Bengals.

This.

Josh Allen Patriots 2019 - pretty much knocked him out.

If you can block a defender downfield, you might as well be able to block a pile. It makes for an interesting play. I'm unaware of anyone getting hurt on this style of play. though I'm sure it's happened. If ever there is enough data to indicate that this style of play is significantly more injury prone compared to an average play, then adjust the rules.

This might have happened, and if it did it's wrong unless it's being discussed as part of collective bargaining agreements. I would bet that if Oliver or Edmunds came to the Bills and wanted an under market value contract (say $50 million over 8 years) that was "fully guaranteed", that the Bills or any other team would oblige. So do you think collusion why these deals don't happen? I think contracts structured with some guarantees and some bonuses and some team or player options actually work better for both parties compared to smaller or shorter fully guaranteed contracts.

Step one - Josh under center, Gabe in motion, hard count as clock ticks down. No snap no play. 1" penalty if it doesn't fool them. Step two - Josh in shotgun, student body right run/pass option. If you can run for a yard ... fine, otherwise throw it away to avoid the safety. Step three - Back to Josh under center for a QB sneak. Here on second down, they actually would have needed to run the clock. In that order we would have had 3 reasonable shots at getting a yard instead of one shot using a motion an play that had been on film from the past two or three weeks. We lacked creativity / smarts, which is not our strong suit. But also if anything goes wrong, it's easy to second guess and wonder why they didn't just take the "automatic" QB sneak. Our history of automatic QB sneaking or with Josh under center is not great. With this team, these plays are not always automatic in "got to have it" moments. Tennessee - Josh loses footing. Miami 2022 - Bobbled snap on a stop clock play. Thanksgiving Dallas - Fumbled snap. Of course Josh picked it up and then man-handled the Dallas D-line for an awesome first down. NOTE: The original play appeared to be a toss not a sneak. Minnesota - Fumbled snap The 1" line was a perfect chance to be creative and get some extra free chances. I wish they played smarter in these situations.

I'm so good I can throw touchdowns out of my azz.

This is a bit silly. Players and teams can each negotiate for the guarantees that want. Many contacts include enormous guarantees already. Taking away all of the non-guaranteed portion of a contract does not necessarily make it better for either the player or team.

Agree. Pretty much every quarterback does well with Roman as an OC. None have gotten better without him. Roman as an OC: 2011-2012 49ers - Alex Smith - Great team record with Roman as OC, but not the best system for Alex. 2013-2014 49ers - Kaepernick - Never played better. 2015-2016 Bills - Taylor - Never played better. 2017-2018 Ravens - Flacco - Tail end of career. Winning record both years. Not a great system for Flacco. 2019-present Ravens - Jackson - Far exceeding expectations for his draft position. Jackson and Roman is a partnership that should not be split up. Jackson is going to be paid big by someone or else he will be tagged. I love that he is betting on himself. Great player.

It matters than Crowder's contract is guaranteed. I expect Buffalo to try to trade Crowder, but if that doesn't happen, I predict that we keep seven and Stevenson goes to the practice squad.

Dang it! Table didn't break. Now I've got to go eat a couple turkey burgers and try again!

Besides the late draft pick, what do you think about their other off-season moves on the O-line?

Not Lamar. Possibly the wrong Josh, but unlikely they would have traded up for him. I would guess trade up for Baker or stay put for Mason Rudolph based solely on the leaked image.

With the browns offensive line and RB situation, they can easily find a journeyman QB to join on a prove-it deal. I hope they do extend (and overpay) Mayfield for Allen money. The Ravens and Lamar are a great match for one another - but if the play of Huntley and Johnson is any indication, they have a good system in place. That contract should get done in the interest of both team. It will be interesting to see the numbers, but I don't think Lamar will fetch Allen dollars outside of Baltimore. In both cases, I doubt the GM is rushing to the bargaining table with bags of money.

Star was definitely not manhandled on Henry's long TD run. He did a good job sealing the edge and squeezing the defender. Henry ran away from Star on that play. IMO, that play could have most easily been stopped by Milano (wrong gap) and Hyde (bad angle). Replay starts at 1:00. EDIT: That being said, Star's 49.9 PFF rating for the season is below Harrison Phillips' 77 rating.

Nicely written post!

Reposting this from training camp: Buffalo Bills Offensive Coordinator Brian Daboll wanted to remind his team before training camp about its journey. So, he asked each player and coach to stand up before telling them, “If you’re a coach who has been fired, sit down.” The entire coaching staff sat down. Daboll then said, “If you’re a player and you’ve ever been cut or traded, sit down.” A large group of players sat down. Finally, Daboll said: “If you weren’t picked in the first round, sit down.” Josh Allen, the starting quarterback, was the only player left standing. Daboll directed his next question toward Allen: “Josh, how many college scholarships were you offered when leaving high school?” Allen answered none. Daboll then said, “All right, let’s all remember where we came from.”