The Bills Blog Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, MJS said: And where does that belief come from? He's a good special teamer and plays a quarter of the time on offense. He's also a team leader. What will a 5th running back or 7th WR contribute that he doesn't? Let's see if Duke Williams gets cut and DiMarco stays. I think that would be a mistake that a lot of people are anticipating.
MJS Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 Just now, The Bills Blog said: Let's see if Duke Williams gets cut and DiMarco stays. I think that would be a mistake that a lot of people are anticipating. How much playing time do you expect the 6th or 7th WR to get? Brown, Beasley, Jones, Foster, and probably Roberts are all ahead of him at WR. Not to mention the starting TE's who would catch balls ahead of him.
The Bills Blog Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 Just now, MJS said: How much playing time do you expect the 6th or 7th WR to get? Brown, Beasley, Jones, Foster, and probably Roberts are all ahead of him at WR. Not to mention the starting TE's who would catch balls ahead of him. I think his potential situational impact is greater than Pat's. Pat's just a guy. Duke is a beast with a lot of potential, especially going forward in future years.
MJS Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 1 minute ago, The Bills Blog said: I think his potential situational impact is greater than Pat's. Pat's just a guy. Duke is a beast with a lot of potential, especially going forward in future years. If Duke doesn't make the team it isn't because of Dimarco, it's because the coaches concluded that 6 other receivers were better than him. 2 1
Mat68 Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said: I think his potential situational impact is greater than Pat's. Pat's just a guy. Duke is a beast with a lot of potential, especially going forward in future years. Good luck utilizing a power run game without a lead blocker. His best year was also under Shanahan where he was a reliable outlet back. Buffalo runs a multiple offense and he also allows them to go power run 1 play spread the next. 10 catches and maybe 1 highlight TD for Williams doesnt make Duke a larger impact.
The Bills Blog Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, MJS said: If Duke doesn't make the team it isn't because of Dimarco, it's because the coaches concluded that 6 other receivers were better than him. Meh. I'm not sure they always look at it that way. I think they come down to 5-6 guys at the bottom of the roster and talk about their value overall, not necessarily just looking at positional numbers in a rigid way.
YoloinOhio Posted August 27, 2019 Author Posted August 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, The Bills Blog said: Meh. I'm not sure they always look at it that way. I think they come down to 5-6 guys at the bottom of the roster and talk about their value overall, not necessarily just looking at positional numbers in a rigid way. The different here is (right or wrong), they don’t consider DiMarco one of the 5-6 at the bottom of the roster 1
Mr. WEO Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, Mat68 said: Good luck utilizing a power run game without a lead blocker. His best year was also under Shanahan where he was a reliable outlet back. Buffalo runs a multiple offense and he also allows them to go power run 1 play spread the next. 10 catches and maybe 1 highlight TD for Williams doesnt make Duke a larger impact. Other teams must have lots of good luck.
eball Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 2 hours ago, The Bills Blog said: This isn't a list of captains. Thank God. They'd have to rename the opening coin toss "the gathering." 1
Matt_In_NH Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 Well if Dimarco makes it, I bet Croom is out. Dimarco does not play much and does not seem very versatile....I figured they would move on from him....use Lee Smith or something for lead blocker. 1
eball Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 6 minutes ago, mattynh said: Well if Dimarco makes it, I bet Croom is out. Dimarco does not play much and does not seem very versatile....I figured they would move on from him....use Lee Smith or something for lead blocker. He's a special teams fixture which makes him, effectively, a starter. It will be interesting to see if Daboll uses any new formations to get him on the field on O this season.
YoloinOhio Posted August 27, 2019 Author Posted August 27, 2019 10 minutes ago, mattynh said: Well if Dimarco makes it, I bet Croom is out. Dimarco does not play much and does not seem very versatile....I figured they would move on from him....use Lee Smith or something for lead blocker. I think Croom is out regardless. He hasn’t been heathy or been able to practice or play. Maybe they can IR him but I’m sure he would prefer to be cut if it’s a short term injury.
Lurker Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: No McCoy...He was a team captain last year. https://theathletic.com/1161883/2019/08/26/projecting-the-bills-53-man-roster-heading-into-the-final-preseason-game/ Josh Allen pat DiMarco Cole Beasley john brown lee Smith Mitch Morse dion Dawkins jon Feleciano Jerry hughes trent Murphy star lotulelei Tremaine edmunds Lorenzo alexander micah Hyde Jordan poyer Kurt Coleman stephen Hauschka Per joe B, this designation is typically an indication of roster safety. The leadership panel is selected by the coaches. IIRC, Shady wasn't on it last year either. The captain positions are picked by the team. I suspect McCoy will be a captain again this year. For those of you slagging DiMarco, he's a leader of the special teams group which is why he's on the list: https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2019/7/9/20680541/who-will-lead-the-2019-buffalo-bills-in-special-teams-snaps "The best place to start is to take a look at who led the team in special-teams snaps in 2018. As is standard practice, here’s a colorful table showing everyone who broke the 30% mark of special-teams play time last season." Edited August 27, 2019 by Lurker
416BillsFan Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 One third of the team on the leadership council. Reminds me of places I worked where a quarter of the staff had a VP title.
freddyjj Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 4 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: I don’t think Ducasse was ever on the council Here is one function of the panel https://www.buffalobills.com/news/how-veterans-and-alumni-play-a-key-role-in-rookie-development-for-the-bills Italics for Sarcasm on my part
Buffalo716 Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 I don't know how people are still shocked at Dimarco Devlin is a huge part of New Englands offense. And we will need a FB to help open up some holes The rigors a NFL FB go through are unreal,there is nobody else on our roster who can physically go through it 1
YoloinOhio Posted August 27, 2019 Author Posted August 27, 2019 13 minutes ago, 416BillsFan said: One third of the team on the leadership council. Reminds me of places I worked where a quarter of the staff had a VP title. Was it a bank?
Manther Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 6 hours ago, The Bills Blog said: This isn't a list of captains. Maybe it’s a list of captains that will rotate. Couldn’t resist. Rex was terrible!
416BillsFan Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said: Was it a bank? Advertising
JerseyBills Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 3 hours ago, Lurker said: The leadership panel is selected by the coaches. IIRC, Shady wasn't on it last year either. The captain positions are picked by the team. I suspect McCoy will be a captain again this year. For those of you slagging DiMarco, he's a leader of the special teams group which is why he's on the list: https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2019/7/9/20680541/who-will-lead-the-2019-buffalo-bills-in-special-teams-snaps "The best place to start is to take a look at who led the team in special-teams snaps in 2018. As is standard practice, here’s a colorful table showing everyone who broke the 30% mark of special-teams play time last season." I think Roberts is going to take over his leadership role on ST , no?
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