‘“Stefon was one that we had looked into at that point, along with some other guys, and Minnesota was not willing to part with him at that point. But we checked back in and it didn’t seem like a definitive 100% ‘no.’ They just said, ‘listen, we’re not shopping him. We just agreed to a contract a little over a year ago.’ “’
Archives for April 3, 2020
Is Brandon Beane right about the Patriots?
‘Belichick can certainly elevate the personnel he has, but it would be naive to say he can win with anything and anyone. This 2020 roster just doesn’t look like one that can carry the load without a proven QB like Brady, and win a division title.’
What needs did the Bills leave for the draft?
‘One idea Beane and head coach Sean McDermott will likely consider is bringing in an edge rusher with a high ceiling. Addison and Jerry Hughes are locked in as the two starting defensive ends, but the veterans will be 33 and 32 years old when the regular season would normally kickoff.’
5 Observations: Bills GM Brandon Beane discusses Diggs trade, draft plans
‘”If I overpay a little bit, so be it. It’s better than waiting, sitting on my hands and I’m not really fired up about a guy when my pick comes up. That’s just my viewpoint. That may not be 31 other GMs, but that’s how I see it.”
Brandon Beane talks about free agency and the draft
‘Beane discussed how the Stefan Diggs trade happened. He said in the afternoon of the first day teams could talk to free agents, he made a call to Minnesota on Stefon Diggs and Minnesota wasn’t interested at that time. He talked to Minnesota later and they said it needed to be a big deal. Beane circled back later and worked on the deal at about 9:45pm or so and about 30 minutes later, it was done.’
What convinced Brandon Beane to swing big with a trade for Stefon Diggs
‘”Yes, the draft is stacked with receivers,” Beane admitted. “But I think it became evident with what’s going on around us now, that we don’t know what kind of offseason we’ll have. I just felt like it was going to be really hard, unless I traded up really high to find a guy that I know could walk in, day one, August 1st and be ready to roll.”‘
5 biggest takeaways from GM Brandon Beane’s pre-draft conference call
‘”I know everybody’s ready to get back to normal, but this is bigger than sports, and we’ve all got to do the right thing and social distance and flatten the curve and all the things that everybody’s saying to do and as hard as it is. I think it’ll pay off in the end and, and I look forward to that day when we get past it.”‘
Bills Today | Why familiarity was important to Buffalo during free agency
‘”We made a change to have a guy like Eric who’s coached in this system as a d-line coach and was a coordinator, now is back as a d-line coach,” Beane said. “He coached Star [Lotulelei] as a rookie, Vernon Butler, Mario Addison. These guys are going to know how Eric operates. They’re going to be able to walk in on day one like it’s not day one.”‘