st pete gogolak

I'm surprised we're spending a dime on the OL. Other than QB and maybe RB and TE, it's as solid as it gets.

Not sure what Beane is up to in FA. That’s based on the assumption that the strength of the upcoming draft is DE and DT. I get the Palmer signing. We needed a boundary WR and Palmer is an intriguing option (great analytics vs. meh production). I like the Forest signing. Again, intriguing prospect. Bosa, iI understand in the context of risk - reward. What I’m surprised at is three relatively big money signings along the DL. I’m surprised we didn’t target a CB in FA and rely on the draft to bolster the DL.

I think Shavers and Hardy have legit shots at making final roster. Assuming no additional FA signings, WR might be Shakir, Coleman, Palmer, Samuel, Shavers and a mid-round speedster draft pick. Hardy backing up Johnson in the nickel.

I don’t particularly follow the Chargers so this is more of a layman’s perspective but if Palmer is so good, why did Herbert spend the season throwing the ball to McConkey to the exclusion of the rest of the receivers on the team? Why are Palmer’s stats so meh?

I like the fact that KC has six games against Herbert, Nix and Smith (and Harbaugh, Peyton and Carroll). Smith isn’t that great but a helluva lot better than what they had.

At this point, it had to be a Chief initiation ritual, right? Who are the Bills 5? Miller is one. Was Azaria arrested? I don’t recall that.

Jesus. This is absurd. One first down and you’re in FG position, especially now the best kickers make 60 yarders like extra points. Do away with kickoffs altogether and start on the 20. Onside “kicks” put it at the 40 with 4th and either 15, 17 or 20.

Don’t tell me that they are going to cut Martin & Lewis? Hey, pretty lady!

The general consensus before the draft is that the Bills wouldn’t be one player or a handful of plays away from a Super Bowl because of the loss of Diggs, Davis, Morse, White, Poyer and Hyde. I think a lot of folks are forgetting that fact. Maybe that was Beane’s thinking in accumulating some extra picks instead of going all in and overpaying for a blue chip WR.

Sorry, no. Great player in his time but that time is gone. The ex I’d take back? Risto. Veteran RHD with a physical presence and a mean streak.

So Matt Miller of ESPN says that 31 of his top 100 prospects for upcoming draft are defensive lineman. Have no idea whether he’s correct or wildly mistaken. Assuming the Bills’ brain trust agrees, shouldn’t that dictate how the Bills approach not only the draft but free agency as well? We are close to set on offense. So little in the way of needs. If we trade Knox or Kincaid, we’re still pretty much set at TE. If we can’t sign Ty Johnson, we draft a RB in the 4th or 5th round. Only real difficult question is if we don’t sign Cooper and/or Hollins. At that point we should dip into FA for a vet boundary WR (Hollywood Brown?). Add a speedster in the mid-rounds. Assuming we can’t pull off a mega-trade for Garrett or Crosby, we should target a top end CB (DJ Reed?) in FA and use our #1 and 2 #2’s on D-line. Add mid round safety and call it a day.

I’ve been saying, with 20/20 hindsight, we should have moved up to grab BTJ before JAX picked him. Then I went back and looked at first round selections. Go ahead and tell me who would dealt with us. Rams? They picked Verse. Eagles? They picked Mitchell. Steelers? Maybe. Looking at it again, we probably would have had to offer a significant overpay (#1 plus 2025 #1?) to move up enough to grab him.

Great news. No reason to even waste a late round draft pick on OL. We are good to go!

Given limited amount to spend on FA, I’d rank position of need as DE, CB, DT, WR and S. Move Taron to FS (because we’re going to a base 4 - 3!). Add Bishop, Rapp and a mid round draft choice and we are good to go.

My God, I’m on this forum too much. This is sarcasm, right?