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Huh? They have done quite well drafting. That makes no sense.

I picked other: Trading up THREE times inside the first round of ONE draft and NOT giving up any future picks while landing the QB and LB for our future.

Now talk is about Raiders or Eagles.

I don't know, I mean you very well could be right, but also the fact they went after Brown tells me they want to aggressively address it. And if you dont land a proven stud via trade like Brown, they may draft 2 of them and Isabella in the 3rd would be a great value, or maybe Marquise Brown just might slip there. But I expect them to draft one earlier than that unless they make some big trade for AJ, OBJ, Julio, or surprise and still land Brown. I really dont think the trade angle is in play anymore in any case, but its possible. So if they dont land a stud, they may go with multiple younger prospects to restock the talent in that room. Truthfully, I dont think they will go WR at #9 and will go OL or Hockenson. But with the recent try at Brown, I went ahead and went a little more WR heavy in this mock.

Free Agent Signings: OL - Paradis (or Morse), Daryl Williams, and Safford for the OL. WR - Humphries TE - Jesse James DE/DL - Sign one of the guys they feel best fits their system Trade: RB - Duke Johnson (our 5th round pick) Draft: #9 - D.K. Metcalf (or N'Keal Harry) #40 - Jeffrey Simmons (top 5 talent, falls due to ACL injury) - We can afford to take him as we have a strong D and can be patient on his recovery. #74 - Andy Isabella #112 - Jamie Oliver #131 - Bryce Love #147 - Traded for Duke Johnson #158 - BPA here on out Starting Offensive Unit: QB - Allen RBs - McCoy, Duke Williams, Love OT D. Williams OT Dawkins C - Paradis or Morse G - Saffold G - Long WRs - Metcalf, Foster, Humphries, Isabella, Duke, Zay, McKenzie (I think Zay would get traded for a 4th/5th round pick if we got both Humphries and Isabella) TE - Jesse James and Jamie Oliver

I saw twitter rumors the 3 teams are believed to be Oakland, Redskins, and Saints. Doesn’t mean it to be true, but those seem to be the teams most mentioned. I’ve seen some claiming Saints are the ones about to trade for him, but most the assumption is Oakland based on the black and gray comment in his IGTV video.

Duke is one of the most under used and under rated players in the NFL for real. Been mind blowing how stupid Cleveland was with his career. Now they have 2 full time studs to carry the rock, so he is expendable. This guy will be a steal for someone. You guys remember Priest Holmes in Baltimore BEFORE he went to Cheifs? Mediocre RB who flourished in a better situation. I think Duke can have that type of transition. Not saying he will be as good as Priest was for those Chiefs, but saying I think you will see a major jump in his production too on a team that makes better use of his skill sets. I am ALL FOR trading for him. Obviously, it needs to make sense. I wouldnt be surprised if we could get him for one of our extra 5th round picks or maybe our 6th. RB's just dont hold high trade value.

If this threads end up being more than 1 page then people have too much time on their hands and should go outside and play more.

Except thats such an over exaggerated thing to say. What people dont understand is that there are already cameras around them all camp and preseason. HBO crew doesnt change that a lot. The biggest difference is the additional depth with interviews and the bigger audience that sees it. Many coaches have said they felt it got the best out of the players because they didnt want to look bad or mess up on camera. I never understood why fans over exaggerate this point. These guys are around cameras 24/7 during every football season.

So much for AB announcing it shortly yesterday lol

Those are just fan comments, and the only reason anyone thinks this happened is because of one twitter comment still. No disrespect bud, but I don’t see how some colored circles are now being made to be confirmation of an affair with his wife because some fans replying to it like it is.

It’s possible, but still remain skeptical. What was this old tweet? I missed it

If you got info then you got info. But I follow him on IG and Twitter and I haven’t seen a single thing remotely close to passive aggressive. He’s on vacation and just putting up travel stuff. So not sure what you’re referencing. As far as evidence goes, there still isn’t a single shred of public evidence to support this story. Doesn’t mean it didn’t happen, and doesn’t mean you don’t have your own sources. Just saying there is no public evidence of this yet, just a random tweet reply from no one involved. And I do believe you have your source, just stating my original post was about public evidence being non existent.

I can’t stress this enough: THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO THIS BEING REAL. Literally none. What really happened is that a random twitter account made a comment on a tweet saying that AB slept with her. That’s it. Every single news outlet literally quoted this one random tweet reply from a no name twitter account. Never once has AB, Poyer, or Bush ever mentioned one word of this nor has anyone actually investigated it to provide any authenticity to the story. All that’s ever happened is people quoting this one meaningless twitter reply from someone with no connection to anyone involved. Its MUCH more likely to be a false story than real. The fact Beane was willing to trade for him only furthers the likelihood it’s all fake news and didn’t happen.

All good, but I still dont think they are as close as you think. Raiders had Mack, and the same defense still stunk and was a seive. They are a lot farther away from a good defense than a pass rusher. Their secondary is terrible so is the LB's and DL. Any of these guys would probably be the best player on the Raiders defense right now: Hyde, Poyer, White, Edmunds, Hughes, Zo, and maybe even Star. We have easily 5 guys who are better than any other Raider defender today, and one could argue 7. So I still disagree on how close they are. And I would take Josh Allen over Derek Carr right now too. Yes Carr has done more, but he hasn't been the same in years and Allen showed a lot of growth last year and elevated a bad team. Carr has squandered talent, I mean he couldn't even get Cooper involved while Dak made Cooper a star again. Allen elevated UDFA rookies who got cut during the season and made use of guys who perennially drop passes like Zay. PS: Radiers also now have to contend with Mahomes in that division, while Bills are in a division where the Elite is near the end and Jets and Mia are not much of a threat yet. Bills better suited for near term divisional success.

We have 10 picks, including the 9th overall and 40th overall. And I trust Beane and McD to do a lot more with those first 2 picks than Raiders accomplish with their 3 first rounders based on draft history. And we are a whole defense ahead of the Raiders as it is. They need to a lot of improvements to just be where the Bills are today and have a inept staff running their ship to try and do it. All great points and I agree with all of them. Browns I think will win their division, and I believe the Bills can and will contend to dethrone the Pats THIS year if Beane and McD have a strong offseason in rebuilding the talent around Josh on the offense.

We have a lot of picks too and we are in way better overall shape. Raiders are light years away from a good defense and their offense is as devoid of talent as ours, if not worse. We have a lot of cap room to help fill the holes, and with an ascending young QB and a stout young defense, we are close to being a very good football team. Not to mention we have a better front office and coaching staff by a mile.

Well to be fair, I would rather play in warm and exciting Las Vegas in a brand new stadium than in Buffalo...and I am a Bills fan. But he emphasized winning, and Bills are a lot closer to that than the Raiders.

All the twitter buzz (unreliable of course) is all about him and Raiders. Seems thats the over whelming favorite, maybe there isnt even really 3 teams and that was just leaked by his agent to make AB seem in more demand for some PR love. Deal could already be done just not announced.

Funny thing is Bills are light years in better shape than the Raiders and thats ironically where he will likely be. Over next 5 years, I bet the Bills average at least 3 more wins per season than the Raiders.

hahaha I still think its unlikely its us unless Steelers called Bills back. Sounded like Beane was done pursuing it, but doesn't mean he wouldn't listen if called back. But what a whirlwind it would be if it is us that still lands him haha. I went back and forth on him myself, but after thinking he was a Bill I was super stoked. I would still be if he ends up a Bill. I mean just because someone leaked something prematurely doesnt make AB a worse person. Its not his fault someone leaked old info to RapSheet.

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2019/03/08/antonio-brown-trade-rumors-steelers/stories/201903080137 Three teams apparently still "Alive" in the AB trade talks today Wonder if Bills still one of them or not.

Agreed, it if they call him back and agree to what Beane originally offered then it could revive. But very unlikely of course

I mean it’s not impossible it’s us, they could have called Bills back to engage Beane. But I highly doubt it.

I think them or Cleveland are two most likely. Steelers GM said he never ruled out a divisional team, just wants best deal.