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Vikings fan here do to location but always liked the Bills so nice to come into this thread for info. They have to do something about their opponents stacking the defensive line. Maybe your link shows they know that. Now do they have the WR's to catch the ball? maybe, just maybe.
Glenn dressed but was watching. Seantrell Henderson will be returning soon as well.
TE-Clay got deep once last week, they do the typical throw deep to the WR along the sidelines but out of bounds. They tried one to WR-Clay he only offers deep threat speed which is why he's been active over Brandon Tate.
I wouldn't be surprised if Ducasse gets cut once Henderson is back. Ducasse is one of 4 likely players they can cut by Week 10 to earn a 4th round comp pick.
I've been impressed he's had some growing pains but has filled in real nice the past few weeks and is gaining valuable experience stepping in.
If/when Glenn gets healthy I hope they do that. I'm surprised they haven't given Ryan Groy a shot
I'm not understanding this, when they gave Groy a decent amount to keep the Rams or Chargers I forget away from him to be a swing guard. He'd potentially be an upgrade over Miller or even if they tried at RT. They gave Henderson all sorts of time in camp to see what he could do. I guess I'll trust the process. Room for improvements though.
Glenn is going to practice in full today according to McDermott. Dawkins hasn't practiced much at RT, but he has been very solid at LT and will hopefully be given a shot at RT. Hopefully, out of Dawkins and Henderson, one of them can replace Mills at RT.
Bills aren't going to end up with a compensation pick. (And it would be. 3rd round first, then 4th if they cut another guy)Gottabesweet said:
Depends where we are at around week 10 which is the deadline normally. I could see them cutting Davis and Holmes then if they are out of it and want the pick. Then everyone's golden child from preseason Brandon Reilly can get signed off the practice squad.
On a positive note, at least Alex Smith is lighting it up so we don't know if Mahomes is any good.I've actually never thought about that until now. Ignorance was bliss... Thanks.
Unfortunately, that also means that the 1st rounder they got when they passed on Watson and Mahomes is going to be very late.
I have a feeling we'll find out that he's good before the Bills actually get a stud QB.
I'm trying to convince myself it was the right call to pass on those two and week after week of seeing Tyrod play terrible makes it more difficult.
He was my favorite QB coming out of this class. I thought KC was trading with us to land him. My father, a Chiefs fan, was hoping it was Watson. In hindsight it appears as though the Mahomes pick has forced Alex Smith to push the ball down the field, so it worked out for them. However, I still don't understand why we passed on Watson. I wanted us to get Russell Wilson, and we don't. I wanted Derek Carr, and we don't. It seems as though each time I really want a QB, we pass on them and they look fantastic. Would they look that good in this offense? I don't know.
If they were a legit contender with an established team pushing for a championship, it would be a great signing and one I think both sides would be interested in.
Thinking the same, those wins don't look impressive. At least Denver lost.
I agree. But I think it's also proof that the NFL is kind of a mess this year with tons of parity.
I think he looked good. And considering the team really has no other options at WR, I think he will get plenty of looks. Matthews may not play. Zay Jones has been awful (I think the 2nd worst PFF ranked WR this year) and they just signed Deonte Thompson again. Someone other than McCoy has to catch the ball. I'm high on him this week.
In related news, I love Tre White. His play has been great outside of a few plays where he got beat by a really really good WR. But I love his attitude just as much. He put those plays behind him during the game, but took full responsibility after the game and was extremely upset about it. But rather than wallow or pout, he spent the bye week reviewing tape from the first 5 games self scouting himself. And he was disgusted by what he saw and saw things that he was doing wrong and is working on fixing.flysack said:
Also, it would be great if the Bills could get Gaines extended for a reasonable amount. If they can do that, they could have a very good secondary to build around over the next several years.flysack said:
O'Leary is a replacement level player with decent hands, average-at-best speed, but he doesn't run the crispest routes. He will get targeted though. Who else is Tyrod going to throw to?
That Collinsworth quote, "I think New England has better Bills players than Buffalo does," isn't looking so witty now.
I think Gillislee is falling victim a bit to the fact that the Pats are underachieving to some extent. I think he'd have a lot more touches if they had bigger leads.
Hogan was definitely the worst loss and I think most people knew it at the time. And the way they lost him was inexcusable.
I wasn't totally against it. NE made a pretty good offer. In hindsight it was a bigger loss than it appeared to be at the time, but we obviously didn't know how much the WR position would be depleted in the time since.
I have ASJ & Gronk starting ahead of him in my 2 TE league, but I would be very confident starting him if I didn't have them. In fact, I'm pushing him out heavily in DFS matchups this week. If you watched their week 5 game, O'Leary came in and got the same (or more) targets per snap that Clay was getting, and he did well catching the ball. He isn't a freak athlete but in a pretty ugly offense with no legit WRs Tyrod has to throw it somewhere. He's too careful to take chances so he settles for the checkdown frequently.
Not matching NE's offer I understand, but the cost to tender him at a higher level to begin with was really minimal and would have cost NE a 2nd rounder in addition to their offer. That may have been enough to keep him. Yes, the Bills were cash strapped in 2016 thanks to Whaley and Overdorf's poor cap management, but $850,000 was a low price to either keep Hogan or at least get a 2nd rounder for him if they lost him. Instead, they got absolutely nothing.
I wouldn't be surprised if Matthews is back. If you are looking for 3-40 as a ceiling then yeah go for it. I'm thinking waivers have better options though assuming every team doesn't carry a backup.
I certainly hope so. It's a little concerning that the mental yips have lasted this long. As a guy that isn't a burner or super quick, his value as a good receiver is almost entirely on running great routes, body control and great hands. Receivers that can't catch the ball don't last long in the NFL and it doesn't take long for QBs to start to abandon them.
The video's of him practicing yesterday showed him catching the ball with no limitation. I'm not sure if he'll be on a snap count Sunday. He hasn't gotten crazy targets when healthy but they might have no choice without Clay. Tough decision for sure.
And why is that. 25-30% of Tyrod's passing yards is what I'm guessing if anything 3-35. He was 5-54 vs. the Bengals, and then when Clay was in the lineup he had a 22 yard catch and 31 yard catch in separate games.
