WhitewalkerInPhilly

Pretty much. I don't think there's a single new player signing that I would rule the Bills out from drafting. I want reinforcements at DE, DT and WR. I'd love it if the team takes another big swing but if this is what the roster looks like going into draft day I'd say we are pretty darn close to where we ended last year with three picks in the top 62 and effective red shirt seasons for Carter and Solomon And I said it before and I'll say it again: of all DEs who actually made it to the open market (Crosby and Garrett had money thrown at them, the Bills can't force a Hendrickson trade) there is no one with a higher ceiling than Bosa. It's hard for me to be mad at taking a one year swing at a guy whose been to the Pro Bowl five times including last year. If it doesn't work out, oh well, you got the chance to get a guy on a rookie deal up to speed.

This is a very minor thing in the grand scheme but a cherry on top of this signing is that as a cut Bosa doesn't count against comp picks.

We did!

I have chosen to die on the hill of "Fullback is an underappreciated position whose value doesn't show up in stats or analytics"

I've had the chance to sleep on it and I'm liking the move more. Even if there's risk I would argue there's less of it here than with Von Miller's original deal. Von got $20M average on his deal even if he never got paid that much and he was older when Beane gave it. Now? At this point the Von we got last year was as good as we are likely to get. He was better than some people here think but no one mistakes that from what he saw in 2022. Bosa, even with the injury caveat is 29. You see DEs playing well into their 30s. Bosa has easily the highest ceiling of anyone who hit the open market. From a contract point of view the two worst outcomes I can think of are being so injured he doesn't see the field (in which case it's a waste but we are mostly already through it) or he plays himself into a mega deal (which is a great problem to have)

I think there is zero question that of all free agents (not potential trades) Joey Bosa is the most talented by a mile. I do worry about injuries but it's a one year deal. Say we use a day 1-2 pick on a DL and roll in with Groot, Hoect, Bosa, Solomon, Smoot, AJ and a rookie? I'd love a superstar but at this point I want it at DT

I remember in 2020 there was something similar and you had CeeDee Lamb and Justin Jefferson slide to the back half of the 1st round

I was going to say it made sense: pick up another journeyman, draft a rookie and hold an open competition And then I saw the guaranteed money. Jesus

Dude is an inch taller and 20 pounds heavier

Cover 1 had him in their wishlist and did a breakdown. Palmer seems ridiculously reliable

Looping this baxk to the point I made above: this seems like the kind of signing that makes Everyone Eats work better

Ok going entirely by what was on my wishlist? He's near perfect. Believe me if a Jamar Chase fell into the team's lap I'd be stoked but if the plan is to tune up the "everyone eats" a man to man separator was the missing piece. Take a guy in the mid rounds (along with a RB) and load up everything else on D

I don't know him. TELL ME HOW TO FEEL

It's not like we broke the bank for them either, they were just evaluated well.

As infuriating as it is to see players I want going, I am having massive sticker shock compared to what Beane is locking up our pending FA for. They're always someone when the dust settles who is productive but isn't on a team for a variety of reasons: cut to make room for another player, on the backside of their career even though they're productive or overplay their hand on the market and take a prove it deal. I WANT the surer thing but if teams want to cap hell themselves in advance I really can't stop it.

Just a reminder that while Beane has misfires more often than not he knows that he's doing

I've heard of him!

It's hard to make a reasonable offer when the other side insists is unreasonable. If the Browns had any sense at all they'd be taking their cap lumps ASAP and selling off assets because of the millstone that is the Watson deal. Who else do we have?

I can see this is the Bills telling Von to test the open market after Miller wouldn't take a cut. Here's hoping it means that have someone already lined up for a replacement

Keon Coleman is so slow that he might die before he commits any crimes and is remembered as a beloved Hall of Famer. There, are you happy now?

I want a game wrecker in the 1 tech. If the Bills get that I suspect Groot and Oliver look back to potential This deal is going to increase our cap space for this year. If anything I think it makes a FA splash more likely

This seems like the most obvious pickup possible. We need help there, he is likely ring chasing, no comp pick worries we can pursue now

Agreed. Of the five players we went into with looming contracts (Shakir, Bernard, Benford, Groot, Cook) he's the only one left who I think you can get good value on by locking up early. He's not flashy but his analytics are consistently top tier. Meanwhile Cook and Groot are looking for huge paydays and those are cans I am fine with kicking the can down the road on

Exactly this. It actually is likely going to *increase* the cap hit this year but it would mean dropping like a stone in 2026

It's a little more than I'd like but he was incredible in 23 and was still good last year. Considering that he's still on a rookie deal and the amount of guarantees this is probably in effect a 3-4 year (prorated bonus over this year, 2-3 years of $12.5 AAV) so I'm not worried about long term health concerns. Now do Benford. If we get that done, I'm willing to roll the dice on Groot and Cook