8/21 Preseason Gameday Thread Bills @ Bears 1pm Eastern

[RobbRiddick]

2 hours ago, TheProcess said:

Not sure about anyone else, but on these pregame shows last year, I can’t tell the difference between Nate Geary or Joe DiBiase. I think they do a solid job, but they sound the exact same to me. 

They are the same guy, he just paints one half of his face like Harvey Two Face and switches sides of the mic depending on which guy he's pretending to be 

[SCBills]

14 minutes ago, nuiwek said:

Ive become more interested in preseason this year. Not sure if it's because I like the crop of new guys and wanna see how they do or because I don't have to see the starters actually show a bit of life to have any hope for the regular. Either way I'm kind of excited for em this year, and I like it

Same… I think the 3 games helps peak my interest.  4 was just way too much. 

[Rc2catch]

Preseason this year for me is D line, D line, D line.. 

Such an interesting battle. 
Glad to see a mobile guy playing today so we can see how they contain fields. He had forever to throw last week hopefully we ramp up a little pressure on him. 

[Motorin']

1 minute ago, Rc2catch said:

Preseason this year for me is D line, D line, D line.. 

Such an interesting battle. 
Glad to see a mobile guy playing today so we can see how they contain fields. He had forever to throw last week hopefully we ramp up a little pressure on him. 

 

Grooooooot!

[CSBill]

4 hours ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

What I’m excited to watch today:

 

Offense:

 

Davis Webb- can he string together another solid performance this week? I don’t think he is destined for the 53, but he showed the poise and capabilities to compete for a PS job again, or maybe even another team’s 53. Could he edge out Mitch, and send him packing to be QB2? Idk…

 

Dion Dawkins- Return to action for the Schnowman. How does he look, physically? I know it won’t be overnight but it’ll be nice to see a glimpse of his conditioning and stature. Glad he is back!

 

Spencer Brown- Can this raw kid show enough to be OT3? Last week many people thought the Bill’s depth at T was exposed. Do the Bills need veteran help elsewhere or can they get enough from this mauler to be the emergency guy?

 

Marquez Stevenson- As with Davis Webb, I don’t see the 53 for the rook, but he did show a little burst in game one, and I’m interested to see if he can  run a full route tree. It’s possible he does enough to warrant a serious look into the 53 now with the Sweeney injury. Do they risk waivers? Is he KR2 going into the season? We shall see!

 

Jacob Hollister-One of the free agent signings that I was really excited about has essentially flown under the radar all camp. Again, with Sweeney down, Hollister’s role on this team will be even more cemented as TE2. I’d like to see him run with the 1’s today.

 

Defense:

Obada, GROOT, Boogie, AJE, Bam-There is no question that these players are getting a lot of buzz at the DE position. Who will step up and make plays today? It will be cool to see these guys against Fields, and I hope to see a little more pop from Boogie on the pass rush, and an expanded tool set from GROOT (felt like he relied too heavily on his length and speed last week…fine for now, but all great rushers need a counter). Can Obada turn his reportedly successful camp into a good national showing WITHOUT the penalties? Will AJE have another respectable game with some more pressures? Does Johnson’s ST presence give him any edge toward the 53?

 

Joe Giles-Harris, Andre Smith-These are two LBs that I thought made some noticeable plays for the Bills last week. Again, a deep position will likely see neither of these guys make the roster, but I wouldn’t rule it out. 

 

Damar Hamlin,Josh Thomas-Safety is a position (like corner and OT, but not as crucial) that gets skinny real quick behind our starters. Who will fill out the backup two spots? With the departure of Dean Marlowe, Jaquan Johnson likely has an inside track at #3. Again, I thought both Hamlin and Thomas showed promise last week and I look forward to seeing them continue to make plays for this defense. With Poyer/Hyde likely facing limited (if any) playing time, we should see a lot of these guys today.

Specials: 

 

Punt Coverage - How do the gunners look? Can someone step up and make Taiwan Jones expendable? I know, it’s unlikely given what McD has said, and how they value guys like him…but still, it isn’t out of the question. I believe if they think enough of Johnson and Kumerow, Jones could get the axe. 
 

Haack - speaking of which, a great punter can do wonders for your coverage team. I’d like to see more from Matt like we did last week

 

Returns - I was admittedly someone who did not worry when Andre Roberts left this offseason. Despite his obvious abilities, I thought he also presented some liability in returns. Pair that with the current state of the NFL kicking game/rules, and what we saw from McKenzie week 17 last year, I figured the return teams would be well enough set. Despite that notion, I found myself entirely underwhelmed by McKenzie and company last week. Can we get more from these teams? Who is KRPR2? 
 

ENJOY THE GAME!

 

 

 

 

“Punt Coverage - How do the gunners look? Can someone step up and make Taiwan Jones expendable?”

 

Amen! I sure hope so.

[Warcodered]

Mike Rob out there with JA17 2021 MVP prediction.

 

Also out there in pads just in case McDermott accidentally let's him play I guess.

Edited August 21, 2021 by Warcodered

[scuba guy]

1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

So my response to you is just enjoy the game and sit back and relax with your family 👪

 

Have a great day.

 

Yolo and as always thank you

[Blank Stare]

19 minutes ago, RobbRiddick said:

They are the same guy, he just paints one half of his face like Harvey Two Face and switches sides of the mic depending on which guy he's pretending to be 

Makes perfect sense to me!