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shandeezy7
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I was wondering from the nosebleeds why that wasn't a late hit flag. Now I know...
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Pretty sure Dawson Knox is becoming my favorite Bills player.
The insanely ridiculous flop mixed with “awww thanks” when Josh goes all coach speak on him in the press conference. Dude is awesome. Also helps that’s he’s becoming a top TE in the league.
Spencer Brown could quickly challenge Knox for favorite players status is he holds down that RT spot though.
The insanely ridiculous flop mixed with “awww thanks” when Josh goes all coach speak on him in the press conference. Dude is awesome. Also helps that’s he’s becoming a top TE in the league.
Spencer Brown could quickly challenge Knox for favorite players status is he holds down that RT spot though.
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I think one could acquire some Spencer Brown gear with no reservation.
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Bills win 40-0, excitement over prime-time game with KC Sunday and Beasley’s intent on being a whiny buzz-buster. His shtick’s gotten stale. Too many hits to the head?
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Josh Allen with some love from Mr. James.
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OL is still driving me nuts. Think it's safe to say on opening day next year that Dawkins and Brown are the starting OTs. Everyone else is up in the air.
Cap hit vs Dead cap
Williams $8.9m - $3.6m
Morse $11.25 vs. $3.75
Feliciano $5.25 vs. $1.5
Ford $2.4 vs $870k
I'd imagine only Ford is definitely back. Not going to want to turn over 3 positions for continuity sake. Hopefully Williams becomes an average to above average RG and then Ford will be a solid enough 6th OL capable of filling 4 spots.
Cap hit vs Dead cap
Williams $8.9m - $3.6m
Morse $11.25 vs. $3.75
Feliciano $5.25 vs. $1.5
Ford $2.4 vs $870k
I'd imagine only Ford is definitely back. Not going to want to turn over 3 positions for continuity sake. Hopefully Williams becomes an average to above average RG and then Ford will be a solid enough 6th OL capable of filling 4 spots.
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Morse is interesting, really big cap hit but he's been pretty good and really solidified the position since coming over from KC. I wonder if Buffalo at least tries to see if he will re-negotiate. Hard to see Feliciano being back, not sure on Williams.
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Morse the only lineman with an above average grade through 4 games. Brown on the cusp as OT 33 of 73 in limited time.
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How do they rate the players? I like the PFF grades but wish I knew the formula, for every position actually. And comparing across teams with very different offensive styles (run vs pass blocking).
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Hyde's having a helluva year.
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Ford Has been a disappointment for sure, they will probably still need him at some point at guard but if Brown can take the role at RT it will be tough for him to move back in without injuries.
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I think McDermott said the OL will continue on as it was Sunday..
That would lead me to believe he liked what he saw on film and will roll with Dawkins-Boettger-Morse-Williams-Brown, with Feliciano, Ford, Bates and Doyle as depth.
Not sure if he made those comments with Feliciano in mind, but it sounded like we’ll see the same starting 5 from the Houston game in KC Sunday Night.
That would lead me to believe he liked what he saw on film and will roll with Dawkins-Boettger-Morse-Williams-Brown, with Feliciano, Ford, Bates and Doyle as depth.
Not sure if he made those comments with Feliciano in mind, but it sounded like we’ll see the same starting 5 from the Houston game in KC Sunday Night.
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Believe they grade every player on every snap. For the OL they get both pass and run blocking grades individually then a composite grade.
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Big 2 weeks coming up for the Bills. Would be nice to see them get the monkey off their backs versus KC. Offense is really going to need to step up as KC D has been pretty bad. KC will score their points but can they finally get more heat on Mahomes. Was pretty much the whole focus of the off season
The 3 day to day guys on defense is very concerning. the Milano hamstrings always seem to pop up at worst time. Isn't there some hamstring training guru he can see in the off season. Hopefully Poyer makes it back
The 3 day to day guys on defense is very concerning. the Milano hamstrings always seem to pop up at worst time. Isn't there some hamstring training guru he can see in the off season. Hopefully Poyer makes it back
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So how confident are we about this game? I admit I am surprised the line is holding at 2.5. That's a good amount of respect from the marketplace. The Chargers are a really solid team and it still took a late 4th down after a +4 turnover day to beat them.
I want to believe defense still matters. It may be a challenge to do so if we can't beat this team or at least take them to the wire. Like if our 'Madden rating' offense is a 86 vs their 99, the gap on defense is way bigger.
I want to believe defense still matters. It may be a challenge to do so if we can't beat this team or at least take them to the wire. Like if our 'Madden rating' offense is a 86 vs their 99, the gap on defense is way bigger.
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Tough to be confident if you watched the two games last year but we shall see. They pretty much owned the Bills on both sides of the ball. The regular season game they dared KC to run and they did right down their throats. Josh didn't play particularly well in either game and that's probably being nice. Mahomes just picked them apart with one good foot in the playoff game and we had no answer. KC was in control for the most part
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Guys under the most pressure Sunday are Daboll and Frazier IMO. The Chiefs defense hasn't been great but Spagnola had two good gameplans last year and got the best of Daboll. The WRs are healthier this time and the improved running game should hopefully help Daboll.
KC will get their points on offense, but Frazier needs to hold them to a couple punts and a couple more FG tries to put less pressure on the Bills offense.
KC will get their points on offense, but Frazier needs to hold them to a couple punts and a couple more FG tries to put less pressure on the Bills offense.
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No clue what to expect.
Two games last year are clouding any rational view I may have of this game. We were completely overmatched and outcoached in the AFCCG and had a cowardly gameplan in the regular season matchup to just “keep it close”.
KC looks worse this year than last year, so far.
Buffalo is 3-1, with a horrible loss to a bad team opening week, followed up by absolutely slaughtering the next 3 bad teams.
Can Josh Allen and the Offense not choke against KC?
Is our Defense a legit Top 5 unit or have they been inflated by playing bad offenses?
Reasons for optimism…
WR room is healthy (aside from maybe Davis)
Sanders is a dog, and a legit weapon that we didn’t have last year.
Knox has become a reliable playmaker. Basically his development gives us another weapon we didn’t have last year.
We seem to run the ball better and have Moss this time, with a more explosive Singletary.
If we roll with the OL from last Sunday, Spencer Brown at RT and Darryl Williams at RG give us way more size and physicality on the OL than we had against KC last year…. especially by moving Williams inside to give us a bigger body against their interior pass rush.
*Also of note, this is our first real road environment in over a year. Limited fans last year. Miami is Buffalo South. Heck of a way to get reacclimated to crowd noise on offense.. I’m sure that’s something we’ll be working on this week.
Two games last year are clouding any rational view I may have of this game. We were completely overmatched and outcoached in the AFCCG and had a cowardly gameplan in the regular season matchup to just “keep it close”.
KC looks worse this year than last year, so far.
Buffalo is 3-1, with a horrible loss to a bad team opening week, followed up by absolutely slaughtering the next 3 bad teams.
Can Josh Allen and the Offense not choke against KC?
Is our Defense a legit Top 5 unit or have they been inflated by playing bad offenses?
Reasons for optimism…
WR room is healthy (aside from maybe Davis)
Sanders is a dog, and a legit weapon that we didn’t have last year.
Knox has become a reliable playmaker. Basically his development gives us another weapon we didn’t have last year.
We seem to run the ball better and have Moss this time, with a more explosive Singletary.
If we roll with the OL from last Sunday, Spencer Brown at RT and Darryl Williams at RG give us way more size and physicality on the OL than we had against KC last year…. especially by moving Williams inside to give us a bigger body against their interior pass rush.
*Also of note, this is our first real road environment in over a year. Limited fans last year. Miami is Buffalo South. Heck of a way to get reacclimated to crowd noise on offense.. I’m sure that’s something we’ll be working on this week.
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Ya it really doesn't make any sense that JA played his 2 worst games vs that defense (even if they weren't as bad last year, they still weren't great). Is KCs style of D that unique or did we choke or was it just a bad weather in the 1st game & then gimpy WR's in the playoffs?
I wouldn't call the Game1 gameplan cowardly. You have to give up something vs them but at least they took away something. As opposed to nothing in the AFCCG. How there were guys running so open when PM was throwing quicker than he had all year, I still don't understand. An improved pass-rush doesn't even matter if we have that kind of coverage again.
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From my unpolished viewpoint, Josh fell victim to "try too hard" syndrome. Seemed to me like every dropback he tried to make the biggest play he possibly could instead of just take what the defense gave him. A combo of nerves and high pressure. Hopefully this year he will play a little more within himself, but it's going to be a tall task.
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