Zman5778
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Blatantly stealing this spreadsheet from Sal C. that lists the 53-man roster and Practice Squad:
Buffalo Bills Week 15: New England (3-11) at Buffalo (11-3), 12/22, 4:25 PM (flexed), CBS
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Zman5778
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Was just coming to post this. Dude got his ribs turned into powder, finished the game and still has a sense of humor.
Love it.
HOOats
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Brought over from the Pegula thread.
Curious if you want to expand on this - I generally disagree but find the debate fascinating.
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Nothing confirmed on this yet so keep that in mind and they would need to drop a player from the PS as well
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Bill's Official Depth Chart:
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Best option for viewing rosters/depth charts IMO:
www.ourlads.com
2024 Buffalo Bills Depth Chart | Ourlads.com
The most respected source for NFL Draft info among NFL Fans, Media, and Scouts, plus accurate, up to date NFL Depth Charts, Practice Squads and Rosters.
Jim Bob
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5 things Brandon Beane addressed on 53-man roster and practice squad decisions
Why did the Bills cut Daequan Hardy?
www.newyorkupstate.com
Matt Parrino does a good job with some of the main questions after cut down day.
If an iceberg is one season, maybe the moves hurt us this year, time will tell. Long term, we have cap space to fill holes again and a lot of promising rookies in positions we lost.
Jim Bob
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Towards the end, Joe talks about Jonathan on the PS and the IPP. Since Jonathan counts, no other team can pluck him off the PS and he gets the 3 standard elevations that other PS guys do.
So, this is gives more context to Casey Toohill making the 53 over Jonathan and reminds me that while Beane doesn't always make decisions that look great in hindsight, he does always have more information than I do when he makes these decisions.
This sure seems like a "chess not checkers" move by Beane that was head scratching to most people when the cuts first came down.
I haven't listened to this, but it sounds like an interesting loophole. As said in the last thread i didn't think Jonathan was eligible because he technically hadn't come through the IPP but I'm not certain about it.
One other point though. Toohill is the #6 EDGE on the roster not including Jonathan. That does seem excessive even for a team that employs a lot of rotation...
Jim Bob
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Having 6 active DEs on game day is not uncommon for the Bills. And they oftentimes have 6 DEs with 5 active on gameday.
Aiyuk cleared by doctors, still not at practice
Despite being cleared by team medical staff, Brandon Aiyuk was not seen at practice Wednesday, as coach Kyle Shanahan and GM John Lynch had hoped, and the receiver is now subject to fines of up to $45,769 a day.
Bengals coach: Spoke too soon on Chase's status
Less than 24 hours after Bengals coach Zac Taylor said Ja'Marr Chase will continue to practice this week, he did not participate Wednesday.
Thank goodness the Bills aren't dealing with this stuff.
Jim Bob
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I am not surprised given all the reports that BB was calling plays at practices and McD was back to CEO mode.
Husko
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Love this pickup. Was high on him his draft year and he has a lot of talent, though he clearly busted hard in MIN. They can do much worse as far as dart throw bets on talent go, and at a position of big need.
Jim Bob
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Apparently part of the pivot was getting to play for his coach DB coach.
I was going to post yesterday that Cine is really the only guy available league wide I'd be bothered about pursuing for the PS as opposed to just bringing back our own guys - but reports suggested that he'd already signed elsewhere.
This is a great get. Could be a starter still imo. Injuries and coaching / scheme changes screwed him in Minnesota more than anything else.
HOOats
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Between Lamb, Chase, and Aiyuk this summer, I agree. I think it reinforces Beane's current approach to the WR room.Aiyuk cleared by doctors, still not at practice
Despite being cleared by team medical staff, Brandon Aiyuk was not seen at practice Wednesday, as coach Kyle Shanahan and GM John Lynch had hoped, and the receiver is now subject to fines of up to $45,769 a day.www.espn.com
Bengals coach: Spoke too soon on Chase's status
Less than 24 hours after Bengals coach Zac Taylor said Ja'Marr Chase will continue to practice this week, he did not participate Wednesday.
Thank goodness the Bills aren't dealing with this stuff.
Star WRs are an increasingly expensive (and cranky) luxury in today's pass-heavy, inflated numbers, $50M+ QB NFL. I don't mind us providing Josh with a group of solid, versatile, humble tools to work with - think Brady sans Moss. Plus it's an anti-fragile approach in that one injury to a star WR can't sink your whole plan.
That said, there's no guarantee it works and I don't think Beane is opposed to investing more future draft capital in WR.
Beane seems to be flexing his recruiting muscles between luring Cine and Mike White. It's a nice luxury to be viewed by players as a competitive, stable franchise where their careers can progress.
To me it also partially validates his plan to rip the vet bandaid off and reset the roster this year. We can fill holes by convincing devalued talent to come play under Josh, all while refreshing our cap picture and hopefully staying competitive.
Hopefully McDermott can work some DB whisperer magic with Cine. Injuries have completely derailed his career thus far, but the talent should still be there if he can get a fresh start.
Der Jaeger
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We were considering an Elam - Cine trade as fans. Now Beane has both.
I like the PS for moves like this. NFL equivalent of a PTO.
Husko
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Yeah, and Minnesotta has a weird scheme, about as different from ours as possible. Buffalo much closer to what he did in college
Der Jaeger
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Smart. McDermott needs to control the overall team. Someone needs to be above the play calling to avoid getting bogged down in the moment. That’s when team’s miss very obvious problems (like the FG block at the end of the Denver game).
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buffalowing88
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Hopefully that ends the mentioning of that guy's name for good.
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Mind you, Im not 100% negative about it. I am hopeful things can stay afloat, they can stick the landing, and the next 7 or so years with Josh Allen can bring more championship opportunity. I do like Brandon Beane for the most part, and like McDermott, although he has a stubborn side that makes me nervous.
However, the voice on the other side...
I see the horribly inept Pegula has been as a steward of the Sabres franchise. He has tendencies and preferences that contradict winning (likes "authenticity", values some sort of honesty, the "communication" buzzword). I believe he likes management who treats him like an equal and will entertain (and even act on) his ideas. I have always felt that Bills fans should enjoy it now, because dark times are ahead with this guy. If/when he has his Linda Bogdan moment with Beane/McDermott, we could be in the dark ages for awhile
The Bills had lightning in a bottle all at once. A very athletically gifted, young QB (on a entry deal), and other high-end players and leaders on both sides of the ball: Diggs, Hyde, Poyer, Morse, Edmunds, White, Beazley, etc. as well as other role players who were glue like Lee Smith. Don't forget Brown and Emmanuel Sanders too. So many of them are gone now. They still have a couple in Dawkins, Milano (injured), maybe Oliver, and maybe Gilliam.
I also believe that Brian Daboll and how the offense was run had a lot to do with their success. I subscribe to the theory that things got icey between Daboll and McDermott, and it would have split anyway. Brady now seems like he was more ball-control, run-run-pass like McDermott probably prefers.
I look at the roster now, and outside of QB, it looks worse than most drought-era teams. I look at the athletes most other AFC competitors have amassed, compared to the Bills and it appears like we are seriously out-manned. Fans and media also seem to be putting too much expectation on Dalton Kincaid right now.
And I also wonder if we are going to see a decline in Josh Allen from this point on. He has taken a lot of hits. You can't help but wonder/fear if his passing abilities will sustain enough once his ability to escape, run, and take hits starts to go away, and he will have an arc similar to Cam Newton. You look at the clown car of a receiver room and there is not much support there.
Der Jaeger
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This point might go under the radar, but it's a really good point. Flores is a Belichick guy, and he grew up in a multiple scheme defensive approach where a lot (a lot) is expected from the safeties. He could go from LB to nickel back, to deep safety on any given play. And from any of those spots, he could be in man, zone, man-off, etc. And the zones could be underneath, deep, etc.
McDermott asks a lot of his safeties as well, but more so of the strong safety (Poyer's old position), though Poyer and Hyde were basically interchangeable. Even so, Bills safeties are primarily zone based players who do line up in a variety of positions to disguise the defense, but it's not close to the complexity of what Flores runs.
