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Beane is going to get a LOT of phone calls for that first pick in the second round.

Yup. We all get it. No argument to make, so you post a gif. It's apparently all you have. I'm sure the 12 year old TikTok girls think you're a genius. The Falcs went 13-3, then traded up by giving away a huge trove of picks to get Jones. Jones was sensational, but the lack of all those players had a huge effect. Even getting an HOF receiver didn't get them from 13-3 to a title. In fact, in Julio's ten years with that team they only had four winning seasons. It's extremely questionable whether that was a smart trade.

They won the last two Super Bowls. LOL. I'm also a little dubious of their ability to scout WR's with spending premium draft picks on Hardman, Moore, and Rice.

I'm glad I didn't stay up to watch this all play out. Okay, on to Round 2! By the way, I think they will surprise everyone and take the corner from Iowa or the DT from Illinois. Boring, either is a quality pick that makes the team better.

Dejean and then using the trading up from the bottom of the round using a couple of those 5ths and grabbing Franklin.

I think they’re going Dejean, they just value versatility, defensive backs, and elite ceiling too much to pass here. I think they trade back up from the bottom of the round and grab a WR, likely Franklin is their target in this scenario, imo.

I think there will be one more trade back then we take Franklin or McConkey

DeJean just to shatter the fragile

I suspect they had about a half dozen WRs with similar grades so they knew they could move back, stockpile some more picks, and get one.

Another trade back before we take McConkey or Franklin is my guess

Beane said he didn’t have 32 guys with first round ratings. So he moved back and got more picks. Simple. And Worthy was apparently one of those guys.

Not Mitchell he has attitude & busy written all over him. DeJean sticks out like a sore thumb. But our WR room is laughable at thee moment.

I prefer DeJean personally. I could also see us taking McConkey.

Um, yes there is. In fact, it's the most reasonable stance in this case. If we hadn't traded that pick, they'd likely have traded to #29 or #30 and had to give up less and still got their guy. Or maybe even gotten him at #32 without giving anything up. No reason whatsoever to think that if we don't make that trade they don't get their Xavier anyway.

Clearly, from what Beane stated there was no player with a first-round grade by the Buffalo Bills when they made that trade back. Think of this team moving away from the past of signing expensive free agents and going to the draft to obtain more quality depth, starters. If anything Brandon Beane has shown he knows talent and will find the right players to draft. Two 2's, a 3rd, a 4th, four 5ths and a 6 & 7. That's three players out of the top 100. Ten total draft picks with some ammo in the 5th to move around should they see someone fall. Beane has also stated that he is already fielding calls for that first, second-day pick at #33. There are still some decent WRs out there like Adonai Mitchell, Texas. Keon Coleman, Florida St. Ladd McConkey, Georgia. Ja'Lynn Polk, Washington. Troy Franklin, Oregon along with several others. Plus, everyone's favorite is DB Cooper DeJean. Many other players that could fill out the roster left in the draft. G/C Jackson Powers-Johnson. https://sports.yahoo.com/2024-nfl-draft-best-available-players-for-day-2-045104444.html Just relax!

Whom should the Bills select? IMO it’s between Mitchell and DeJean. im OK with either.

This. I think it is fair to criticize Beane if you wanted us to draft Worthy, Legette or Pearsall. If not, there is nothing to be mad about. He will get his guy and got additional draft capital in the process. I wanted Legette but they clearly didn't.

Probably. They did the same thing with James Cook a couple years back.

No one is playing checkers or chess.

I think that's the price if you have youtube TV

This. It's about every year. That's their goal, as they've said many many times. They want to be competitive every year. And there's every chance they'll be competitive this year as long as Allen is healthy. They did this because based on their board and how the draft fell, they felt this was the most effective use of their picks. Doesn't mean anyone else has to agree. But that's what they thought.

Our WR room is Shakir, Curtis Samuel, Mark Hollins, Justin Shorter (& some practice squad players). That's laughably sad. Mitchell takes plays off & is said to be uncoachable. Troy Franklin is skinnier than a marathon runner & can't get off press coverage. McConkey has the same skill set Shakir already gives us. All would be fine picks as the SECOND WR wr drafted. None replace the 1st rounders we missed out / passed up on. Good luck Josh. This will be a bottom 5 WR room next year. But trying to find a positive side, we gave KC their Tyreek 2.0 target to beat us with for the next 5 years & the Panthers appreciate getting the A.J. Brown / DK Metcalf love child at WR. So that was nice of us.

People losing their minds here over smart moves and then hoping for Cooper Dejean? Or Ladd McConkey? Yikes.

Who are your big winners and even bigger losers after round 1? not including the Bills. Winners: 1. Bears Caleb and Rome was the best they could hope for. 2. Jets This sucks but trading back, getting some more picks and a high value OT prospect for Rodgers is the smart, but not sexy move. 3. Vikings Depending on you felt about McCarthy, the Vikings had a good night. Active around the board, and used their capital to get their two biggest needs. Reminded me of the Bills in 18. Now, for the actual important part. The LOSERS. Losers: 1. Falcons I slept on this thinking it was the worst move of the draft thus far and I woke up thinking I was being generous. Alienating the QB you just gave 2 fully GTD years to make a deep playoff run so you can have a 9 year senior ride the pine for 2 years is absurd. Now, to be fair, if 3 years from now, Penix is a franchise QB no one will care, so I give them some fraction of credit there. But the whole reason you throw stacks at a Kirk Cousins is because you believe the rest of the roster is close to contention. Falcons are just unserious. 2. Raiders oh boy. To spend multiple high picks on the TE position two years in a row when you don’t have a QB on the roster is certainly a strategy. They saw the Bills extend Dawson Knox to big money to ride the pine and block on goal line and said “hold my beer.” 3. Broncos They drafted Bo Nix.

Man you have a LONG time to stay up until the Bills pick...