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Dalton Kincaid is our Big Time future star passcatcher He's already becoming a star before our eyes

Agree with almost all of this. I didn't love this trade market though at receiver. Do I honestly think Jakobi Myers, Rashid Shaheed or Calvin Ridley were the peice that made the difference here? No. Not really. I like Myers but he is not really a vertical down the field receiver. He is another hybrid slot / outside guy who does his best work in the middle of the field. Shaheed is similar and while he does have downfield speed he isn't really an X receiver who is going to dictate coverage. He is more like a better (and bigger) version of Elijah Moore. Calvin Ridley if you are getting the version of him from a couple of years ago would have been thr closest to what we need. I have no idea what compensation the Bills were willing to give to make that deal happen, but for my part it had to be less than we gave for Cooper a year ago. Giving up more day 2 draft ammunition for guys the wrong side of 30 wouldn't be for me. I don't think Ridley is a Cooper level talent in any event. Beane made his wide receiver bed in the spring. Then shouted at some radio guys to make himself feel better. But the bed he made he must now lie in. If this regime is still here in April it should be with a clear dictat from Terry Pegula: Find Josh a #1 receiver or else.

Who is the new Andre Reed ? 🙂 We showed it in the game against the Chiefs....something that we should have done in the 4th quarter in the AFCC and that result would have been different.

Cornerback also has the highest percentage of head injuries of any position Might as well basically include neck in the head These guys are running faster than anyone on the field and running into guys all the time... Constant whiplash 10 car crashes a game Lineman do the same thing but it's a smaller distance.. defensive backs and corners in particular play with a speed and then when they have to get physical are well undersized to most of the people they're going against Concussions highest rate is at corner.. I bet neck injuries aren't far behind

I am sure he probably also spent $100K of that for a Injury Insurance that could be significant (meaning much more than the 600K)

Don't worry...Von Miller will get his release from Washington and he'll return to Buffalo. Book it!!

Knox is Allen’s best friend on the team and they like having the 3 TE’s. I agree business is business but if Allen says to keep him then they will keep him. It would be one thing if he sucked but he doesn’t so…. They aren’t going to piss off the most valuable player on the team.

7D backgammon

Beane over here playing 3D checkers.

6th round. First pick of the 6th I believe which was considered a significant slide for a guy who was anticipated as a late day 2 / early day 3 prospect. Does make you wonder now whether there were something on his combine medicals that factored into that slide and maybe that was related to the neck.

Hairston never allowed a receiving touchdown last year at Kentucky

Well, so many here complaining that Buffalo didn't grab that #1 WR that simply wasn't available out there. Clearly the Dolphins were asking far too much for Waddle. Brandon Beane is consistently ranked among the top general managers in the NFL, often placing in the top five due to his successful roster-building strategies and contract negotiations. His leadership has transformed the Buffalo Bills into a competitive team, making him highly regarded in the league. Also, don't forget that a GM is sometimes only as good as his scouting staff. This is a playoff roster the last four seasons and the only reason as to why the Bills haven't been to a Super Bowl was because of the team they just beat this week. The Chiefs have been the very best team in the NFL the last five years in terms of wins and the #2 team has been the Buffalo Bills. While Josh Allen has been great at times there have been some games where he hasn't been so great. That recent Falcons game comes to mind and last year it was against the Texans. He isn't perfect and has flaws... like with his deep passing and I wouldn't trade him for any other QB. It is a team sport and this GM has built an excellent offensive line to protect our cherished QB. They have a top 3 RB with Cook and Buffalo has the #1 team in rush attempts, #1 in rush yards, #2 in rushing TDs, #4 in rushing yards per attempt. I think this GM went all out for a pass rusher in Von Miller that because of injury didn't pan out. He went all in for a WR in Stephon Diggs and while he was great against average teams. Although he failed to live up to his value in the playoffs. What would it take to obtain a Justin Jefferson, a Ja'Marr Chase. It would clearly be cost prohibitive for not only draft picks but also cap space. Besides, weren't the 2024 Buffalo Bills the #2 team in the NFL in points scored without that #1 WR? Plus, because the Bills are utilizing a run centric offense it has allowed the offense to be very careful with turnovers being the #3 team in turnovers lost and the #1 team in turnover ratio at +24. I for one am very happy with what I saw in the Buffalo defense against the Chiefs and going forward I have faith that this might be their year.

an underrated song, IMO

My point is, BTDTGTTS. Let's bring in some new people, not the same old retreads that we already know what they can do.

Speaking of Hairston... how about Xavier Worthy's stat line... 7 targets, 3 receptions, 23 yards...

He looked like he had a hell of a lot of potential. Let’s hope with time, rest, and rehabilitation he can continue playing the game. If not at least he can say he got to be drafted, played on the league, and got to start a game

I didn’t want a trade at all. I have little faith in Beane’s ability to A. pick WR receiver talent B. Pay the proper price. But I stand by my assessment that Josh is the reason we are who are, where we are. Not just this season but in terms of this run. That was in regards to the comparison w/Rivers, although Josh in better than Rivers

That was a very nicely timed PA out of 12 personnel that 100% fooled KC. Brady won that play, not the receiver. I don't really count that as an example of Knox "stretching the field." But I will give our offense some credit for finding some explosive pass plays against KC. That was totally missing in previous weeks. That PA to Knox, Kincaid's TD, the 47 yarder on Kincaid's crosser, the flag route to Moore. No coincidence that all 4 of our TDs came on drives that featured those 4 plays. In fact the outcome of drives in this game perfectly correlated to whether we had a 20+ yard pass play. On 4 drives we had a 20+ yard pass and scored a TD on all of them, on 5 drives we didn't have a 20+ yard pass and failed to score a TD on all of them. That's how critical it is to be able to produce those explosive passes. I remain unconvinced that we can consistently create those plays with the current personnel, especially if we're ever in a situation where the defense knows we have to pass, and I would have preferred to add a weapon that gives us more consistency there. But maybe they can build off this last performance and prove me wrong. We'll see.

He got a signing bonus of $285.356 and that's all that was guaranteed. Like many late round draft picks and UDFA, he probably has a "split contract" clause in his contract that lets the team pay him less while he's on IR, typically something like a 45% pay cut. So instead of $568k he'll get $312k. Total for year, $597. There are still a lot of young people who would like $600k for a year's work, plus medical and life insurance. The problem, as you say, is that these kids had to be pretty single-minded about pursuing their dreams to get here. So it's very difficult to pivot.

Not to keep receipts but I never understood the we can’t afford him. I’d rather pay Jimbo 15 million and cut Dawson Knox or any number of other guys than give him up. His vision speed power and elusiveness is a combo I’ve never quite seen before. And his actions speak louder than words, one word at time style is awesome. He’s no chirper. Gotta love the guy.

I can't find the stat from this year, but last year we faced the lowest percentage of two high coverage shells in the NFL at 37.7%. This is per Joe Marino's substack. I swear I remember hearing we are similarly low this year but I don't know the exact percentage or ranking. Defenses are definitely very mindful of Allen's ability to deliver strikes to the intermediate area of the field, but they are not worried about us getting behind them. They're able to cheat a bit and compress short and intermediate passing windows because we have no way of punishing them for it. A lot of Allen's initial reads end up muddy because a coverage defender that should be in conflict is able to stay leveraged both low and high because they have no fear of one of our WRs darting past them.

Surprised and disappointed that we could not trade for a DT that would be an upgrade from the former Bills players who were in today to try to fill a roster spot. WR was a tougher position to upgrade at this time, although I was hoping for Shaheed because he also would have helped our special teams return game which has been lackluster with Codrington regressing from last season and being inactive. I am happy that the Chiefs did not get Hall from the Jets. That would have been a significant upgrade for them.

Beane slept in?

Leftist commies won elections in blue states and cities. Shocker! Self reflection time! 😂

I get it, really I do. I’m just not confident that the Jets have the right people in place to use all the effectively. IMO Glenn has been a disaster, the owner is a donkey and that building has a culture of losing. Why sign Gardner to a huge deal in July then trade him away? I get the compensation is great, but it undermines the current regime. Were they so bad in the assessment of where the team was in July that by November it’s time to blow it up? Same thing with Fields, is he your guy or not? Owner says he sucks while signing his checks Just lack of planning and direction from a team has desperately needed it for a decade +