To me it's Jones Overoptimism again. They think every pick is going to work out. They probably thought Mazi has to be a good player because we picked him. I bet they totally blame Quinn for last year, which to me is crazy.Yea, this organization shows no urgency to do anything, they'd rather sit out FA and "see what they have" early on in camp before doing something.
We do not even need to find a solid one, just one better than Dowdle, which should not be all that hard in the few weeks they have left.
Zimmer probably finally told them that this guy is making some progress, but there's no way we can count on him.
Blocker. Magnet.I think Mazi will play. But his conditioning and consistency isn't ready to be a 30+ snap a game guy. We need someone else to eat up some of those snaps.
I hate to say it but the long game in free agency could work out if these two contribute.Lost: Dorance Armstrong, Dante Fowler, Jonathan Hankins, Neville Gallimore
Added: Marshawn Kneeland, Carl Lawson, Jordan Phillips
I'll take this year's group over last year's even with Williams out for the year, especially since I think the LB's will be way more prominent in the pressure packages. So whereas last year we were completely reliant on the Parsons/Lawrence/Osa/Dorance/Fowler group to get pressure, this year I think we'll see somewhere around 4-6 sacks out of our off-ball LB's with less reliance on the traditional DL/edge rushers.
I love these super knowledgeable influencer wannabes posting about how the team knows who Phillips is because we played him last year.
My God, I thought even a lot of casual fans knew who Phillips was whether we played them last year or not. Professionals definitely did. It's not like Buffalo hasn't been one of the better teams in the AFC the last several years.