WhitewalkerInPhilly

Ugh. Trade back.

...there is a legit chance BTJ is there without moving up

Looks like the run on defense is starting

Mini getting back in?

My surprise was that Dallas Turner was still there

As much as I want WR, if the Bills get the first DE off the board who was supposed to go 10-15 I can live with that

Don't me shocked if an amazing defensive player drops to 28 and Beane is tempted

Well damn

I'm amazed how long they are taking for the picks. So far it's been the most predictable. Not on me should be shocked so far

So far it's going as everyone predicted

If we get Odunze, I will wince at the cost and then start cheering

Yeah I'm not trading up for Worthy. He's not worthy Pun aside, I can come to terms with nearly any WR taken at 28 but I am only trading up for the big three, BTJ, maybe Franklin or Adonai Mitchell

In the immortal words from the IT Crowd: "There were rumors, that there was a rumor but it was just bullsh*t" I believe nothing leaked to the press for the next five days until it's official. But maaaaaaan I want this to be true. It's probably going to hurt but I'll take it.

I'm usually against retreads but nothing has worked in 14 years. Ruff is literally the last coach to take them to the playoffs.

Yep. I think it was the Chiefs game too. I actually remember listening to Tom Grossi's live reaction and thinking "YouTube, I am watching someone react to what's happening and getting it quicker than you" Spend ~$400-500 for a legal, safe, and functional streaming service? I'll pony up the money for that. But that money to watch 3 - 5 games maximum while I still have to pay for Peacock and ESPN and Amazon Prime? No thank you.

I just used the website. Cancelled without issue. It's been a massive disappointment. I'm stunned at how badly they screwed the pooch. Not even on video quality, but the exceptions on what they were allowed to air were killers

One idea I heard floated is that if things fall wrong on getting a WR Day 1 and 2 (amazing non WR in round 1, no one in the mid tier by pick 60) that the Billls could throw picks to get Sutton And Denver eats the money while the Bills take a flier

While I think BTJ is likely a safer choice, if I am waiting to 28, I think Franklin is my guy. "But he's an X receiver" Yes, at least to start. He's slender and has some knocks. But the team's most consistent success came last year when they spread the ball around instead of force feeding Diggs. Between Kincaid, Shakir, Samuel and Cook the team already the players who can make tough contested catches over the middle, or dominate in the slot, or be a backfield run/pass option threat and can win a lot of one on one matchups that way. But if defenses compress coverage and the Bills have no reliable way to stretch the field, we get what we saw whenever Gabe wasn't clicking. If it's Franklin at 28, I'm happy. If it's Franklin at somwhere in the 30s I'll be over the moon.

Apparently he's hard to place. IIRC, he says Franklin could go anywhere from 1st to 3rd round. For me, the knocks on Franklin matter less considering his role: If the issue is that he's slight and less physical, that's ok because I'm imagining him immediately opening things up just running deep routes because you have Samuel, Kincaid and Cook for underneath.

The downside is that I believe that there is no "oh we will do the trade, but it doesn't go through until June 1st" Both teams would need to wait until after the draft, at which time trading Aiyuk may not make sense. Don't get me wrong, I'd love Aiyuk. With him I think the Bills can run their own version of the 49ers offense (Curtis and Cook and the poor man's Deebo and CMC, two starting caliber TEs, good FB in Gillam). But at this point everything carries risk.

And just...we have Khalil Shakir. We have a proven commodity, in the building, to fill the role Pearsall would provide. If we are to take a flier on a guy in late second I'd rather they take a gamble on Polk because at the very least he fills a different role. And if the Bills are passing on a WR at 28 or moving back I would absolutely look for Franklin, Mitchell, Worthy, McConkey, or Legette before Pearsall, easily.

Can someone tell me how Pearsall has suddenly shot up draft boards? He hasn't had the production of many of the others, doesn't have elite size and I was seeing him as back of 2nd -3rd round by most sites. Personally i would stay very far away. Another slot receiver? No thank you.

It's third on my list of priorities (WR, DB then EDGE) but in the mental tiers I'm constructing, Latu would fall firmly into "exceptional talent that you don't pass up if you get a sniff of" For the record, so far those tiers are: "Not gonna happen unless Beane bets the farm" "Go up and get him" "Exceptional talent that you don't pass up if you get a sniff of" "Nice bit of value if you stand pat, wouldn't mind an overreach" "Would be fine with at 28, would love in the mid-30s" "Move up in the second if you can" and "Hit those scouting reports, we're going value hunting"

I think Beane wants Thomas, but if he's not there Franklin is my choice. The "oh, he's too slight" is less of a concern in my mind knowing that you can stick him at X and dial up crazy combinations for Samuel, Shakir, Cook and Kincaid, and if they leave him alone he can win deep.

In my mind, there are five WRs who seem projected to be WR1s: Harrison, Oduze and Nabers sound like slam dunks. Brian Thomas has one year that shows that he could be. Adonai Mitchell has the physical gifts, but sounds like a project. After that? Everyone sounds like a situational piece. Now, is there a decent chance that one of those 5 is a bust, and we are talking about a gem that all the others teams missed? I'd say so. But it seems that if he misses out on Thomas, Beane want to be in position to have his favorite of the 2nd tier and have the ammo to take him somewhere in the 2nd round.