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Hancock started on the Buckeyes Nat Championship team. I don't think the moment would be too big for him. Is his game ready to start? That's for the coaches to get him there. I really like his instincts and athleticism though. Just needs experience. The secondary was rough last year. And looks pretty bad outside of Benford right now. One thing noone is talking about is losing our secondary coach after the 2023 season. John Butler. He was good. And left because he wasn't given the DC job. Babich has definitely not done much. I think Butler had a lot more experience. Losing him as secondary coach maybe a bigger deal then anyone knows.

Buffalo Joe could not start right now for the top half of the SEC or Big 10. He looks so overmatched. We have a lot of guys who are so limited athletically on defense. It’s a big problem. We have missed on a lot of guys. Even our supposed good players on defense are not that good. Other than maybe Benford and Milano, if healthy. (Bernard is always banged up and so is Taron.) Having the same coach and GM is good for continuity. But sometimes you need a different set of eyes and different way of thinking added to the mix. Things can get stale. Hopefully last night was a wake up call. If not, the opener could certainly be. Having Tre White and Bishop or Hamlin starting against the Ravens really scares me.

I agree about Samuel and Moore. They both won’t make much of a difference and our too small. Keep Wilkerson Shavers and Chennault. Put Hamler on the Practice squad. At least we have some size then. And get rid of Davidson. My goodness he is bad. As for safety you can’t have that bad a position group and hope to contend for the Super Bowl. The deep middle. is always going to be open. And what about CB2 ? If Tre is done which could be very true, who else plays there if Hairston isn’t ready. Strong looks lost. Jackson is so done. And do we feel good about Ingram? The secondary is looking very iffy all around right now.

The sad thing is you’re right. Bishop looks absolutely clueless on the field. Hamlin understands the game. But just can’t move fast enough The truth of the matter is that Hancock a 5th round pick has the most physical ability of any safety in the Bills roster including Rapp. (Who would probably not start for half the teams in the NFL-but is at least solid, a Poyer light who knocks everyone out around him including himself ) Real bad indictment on the Bills front office with this group of safeties.

Talent gets you on the field. And Hancock has that. He started on the Buckeyes Nat Championship team. So he can play football. He will be good for us. And he has a much higher ceiling than Lewis and Hamlin.

The way everyone is talking about Cook being such a great skill player for us, makes you wonder where the hell the rest of the playmakers are. Noone thinks we have any playmakers on offense besides Josh and James. And to be honest maybe Ty Johnson is #3 as a playmaker. I think Shakir is pretty dam good as well. But something is wrong with our WR's and TE's if none are considered big time playmakers. Look at Coleman. Seriously, is he any better or as good as Kristian Wilkerson or Tyrell Shavers? We really need some WR's and TE's to step up and make a difference to get this team to the next level. Lets hope it happens.

I agree. For a preseason game thought it was very entertaining. I liked the Bills playcalling on offense. And both Trubisky and White looked reasonably sharp. Shenault made a great hands catch in the endzone on the 2 pt conversion. That guy has some juice. Bills need to find a place for him on the team. If its between him and Codrington go with the bigger man. On defense it looked ugly at times. We just seem to have a big problem evaluating talent especially on the D Line. But look out for #35. That guy was on fire. Find a place for him as well.

It was an entertaining game if nothing else. Both Trubisky and White played reasonably well. Back up WR's particularly Shavers Wilkerson Cain and Hamler all have some juice to their game. Our O line will make a lot of RB's look good. Except for maybe Ray Davis. Guy just looks stuck in mud. Maybe a 1-2-3 punch of Ty Johnson, Frank Gore Jr and Darynton Evans. And Davis & Davis can handle our kicking duties if Bass can't get healthy. LOL As for the defense. We have some dam good LB's. And #35 who we just signed was flying around like a nut. Do not get rid of him. The problem is the D line. They get absolutely no pass rush. Doesn't matter who they put in, nothing!! Landon Jackson looked awful. No one was getting near the QB. What is it about our D Ends. They make nothing happen. Maybe we will be stouter against the run. But the pass rush was non existent. 1's 2's 3's. Noone did anything. As for the secondary. Benford is a stud. But we need Hairston back. Trey White starting scares me. Great guy. But looks super slow. Hancock looks to have the most talent we have had at safety since Hyde and Poyer were in their prime. Anyone have any idea what is the problem w the D line especially the pass rush? Scheme, lack of talent,coaching?

Great point. Will it get better starting tomorrow with Mitch Trubisky? Doubtful. But maybe he will let just let it rip... Never understood why QB's in the NFL are afraid to just let it rip all over the field, instead of playing safe dink and dunk nonsense.

Then why hasn't a deal been made between Cook and the Bills? I personally don't think the Bills look at Cook like the Rams look at Williams. Williams got a ton of carries and snaps even with a good Blake Corum behind him last year. The Bills like the committee approach. And that works for us. So the Bills maybe offering Cook less than $10 mill per year, and have probably told his agent, we are not paying a rotational back top 10 RB money regardless of how good 2024 was. Because that is not how we use our RB's. If so, Cook should get his butt on the practice field, and play out the final year of his contract. Then he can become a free agent, if the Bills won't pay him in a range that he will accept after this year.

I live in Georgia and am not much of a Dawgs fan. They have a lot of miscreants on the team. And yes other college teams do also. But Georgia has more than most of the other top programs. Kirby Smart allows that. And the university administration allows that. The school itself is great academically. But as for the football players, not so much. Schools like Bama and Michigan recruit different types of guys. Just how it is. That being said, we have won nothing being a heavy running team. The play calling against Baltimore in the second half of last year's playoff game was way too conservative. As was the play calling two years ago against KC in the playoffs late in the game. The play calling in last years AFCCG was not much better, especially in short yardage, lest you forget. If we want to win the Super Bowl, we obviously need a much better defense. (which hopefully we will have) and I believe need to have a more consistent stronger passing game, which I believe Josh Allen is fully capable of doing.

What does a "process" guy actually mean with the way you are using the term? I want WR's who can get open against NFL DB's, have good hands, and are not constantly nicked up. If he can play special teams, that's a nice bonus. Would Justin Jefferson and Jamar Chase be good "process guys"?

Is Shavers really better than Wilkerson or Dion Cain for that matter? Lets see what all these guys can do in the preseason. And what about KJ Hamler? He has been here for a bit now.

How about a trade for McLaurin from the Commanders?

You REALLY love Cook. He is a solid RB. But Not losing sleep if he doesn’t play another down for us. We have a talented team. If we have to throw 40+ times per game and Josh is running 15 times/ game so be it. We will survive and excel. Too much talent on this team at every position for us not to. Davis and Johnson are both good runners. Beane isn’t paying Cook more than the Williams deal. Not going to happen. Maybe bring back Mike Gillislee. lol Remember him? My point is, we have a real good run blocking O line. Much more important than overpaying James Cook. We will find guys to carry the rock. Cooks’ brother was a dumb ass. And James isn’t much smarter. That’s what you get out of Georgia players.

If the Bills were going to offer Cook that kind of contract, it would have been done a long time ago. I don't see Beane going anywhere near that. He is not the kind of GM that will be bullied by anyone. Look how he went off about our supposed lack of quality WR's on the radio talk show. I think he has made the Bills best offer to Cook. He can take it or not. I don't think anyone on the coaching staff or management is losing sleep over James Cook.

Don’t be so dramatic. It wasn’t in good taste. But this board could use a little controversy at times. 90% of the people have the same opinion on here. It does get monotonous at times.

I am more concerned about Bishop. We know what Shakir can do. Bishop on the other hand not so much. His shoulder injury last summer put him big time behind. And he never caught up. Now he has a quad injury-anyone know how serious it is? And Rapp always seems to be one big hit away from a concussion or some other damage. Time for Forrest and Hancock to step up and make their mark. Because Hamlin and anyone playing safety is not good.

That is true about David Edwards. Good football players come literally in all shapes and sizes. That is what's most important finding talented players.

I really have not watched much of Deone Walker's game. I reread your previous post. My question when we drafted this guy is why can't we bring in guys who have a little better height/weight distribution? If we are discussing 1 tech vs 3 tech, why do we have such trouble finding guys who are built to play 1 tech. Thick stout guys with big lower bodies? The quintissential 1 tech of the modern era was Vince Wilfork. Wasn't he like 6'3 and 325? That would seem to be a perfect 1 tech. The Bills love these real tall guys on both lines. And I think its a disadvantage. Spencer Brown-way too tall. Greg Rousseau-way too tall. AJ Epenesa-too tall. Wasn't Jason Peters 6'4? I would not want any lineman over 6'5 period. And preferably a little shorter. Remember Jim Ritcher from years back? He was maybe 6'1 I believe and was a hell of a guard. If Walker does not play 1 tech, who else do we have other than Daquan Jones? There you go. Squats are not difficult as long as you know how to do them, and don't mess up your knees going down.

The guy had a stress fracture in his back last season. He is 6'7, he should be at least 330 pounds. Just needs to gain more muscle. D Lineman don't need to be trim. Big and heavy is what DT's need to be.

Did Kincaid practice today? I am worried about his knee situation. And what about Knox? Is he still not practicing? Are we going into the season with Davidson and Hawes as our starting two TE's? That would be something. Can Keith McKeller or Jay Reimersma still move? (half joking only)

I know what you are saying. And if he looks good, he is thinking someone will give him a shot, if he doesn't stick with the Bills. I remember in one of the preseason games, maybe against Chicago (did we play Carolina in the preseason last year also?) that he looked real solid making some plays.

The guy is an odd dude. Noone wants that in the NFL. Pete Carroll is an old school 70 something year old coach. He doesn't need or want any distractions. Plus Wilkins foot is a mess. He has the Deuce Staley type injury. Les Franc fractures are real tough to come back from. Have a nice life Wilkins. Mitch Morse and Josh Allen wish you well loading packages on the UPS loading dock.

Football is physical and violent. Everyone on your 53 man roster and practice squad has to be at least good enough to hold their own starting at their respective positions. Guys like Baylon Spector have not been that. Hopefully he can stay healthy and show if he deserves to be on an NFL field. Unless a guy is carted off the field, I think these are nicked up type injuries. And for the most part doesn't sound too serious. Hopefully thats true for Shavers. I am concerned a bit about Spencer Brown. Guy hasn't practiced yet. Has back issues, and is a real tall dude. Not a good mix.