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The Hoecht replacement is going to be Solomon who won’t be as good obviously but maybe could replicate 6-70% of what Hoecht could do?. I would be interested to see Jackson get some snaps but I think he is just too raw at this point to really be counted on for such a big role

The Bills missed out on the top WR's in that years draft. The Bills were drafting 27th and were able to trade up to 25. From picks 20-23 all the better WR's were taken. JSN/Q Johnston/Flowers/Addison were all taken back to back to back to back. The Bills biggest need going into the 2023 draft was finding a second pass catcher opposite Diggs. They were drafting 27th so by the time they got to a place where they could trade up a slot or two all those WR's were gone. The next WR taken was Mingo by Carolina at pick 39 firmly in the 2nd round. Kincaid was considered the top TE in the draft. The Bills basically took the best pass catcher they could find at pick 25 and it was the wise choice in my opinion. Kincaid had a really nice rookie year adding another reliable receiving option to the core. Better to get a very good TE than reach for a WR. I also think holding onto the 56th pick to take Torrence as opposed to trading up made sense although JSN probably would have been worth it but hard to project that at the time.

The old Manning vs. Brady AFC Regular season matchups were also very highly viewed. I think in addition to these being two powerhouse QB's with good teams there's also a familiarity fans have. These teams all but once since 2020 have faced off twice a season in mostly close matchups (2020 AFCCG and 2020 Regular season being the only ones where I can think of that weren't close games) so fans have come to not only be familiar with the rivalry but expect it.

When did this injury occur or was this some sort of condition that just reared its ugly head? I'm hoping that he's able to give it another go at the NFL level but if this is his career that's very unfortunate. Yeah its nice to be in your early 20's with a 6 figure amount in the bank and no student debt but unless this guy has a clear "Plan B" line of work he went to college for that it going to put this young man at quite the cross roads. Hopefully he has some sort of fallback options if this is a career ender.

The thing is I don't see the Colts being a very good corner away from contending. When the Rams made the trade for Von Miller in season people really thought the Rams just needed a second pass rusher to help Donald and get over the hump. I think you make these splashy in season trades when you are really just a piece away. I'm admittedly not as keen on the Colts roster but I think from most fans are saying they aren't really just a corner away from contending. A very good corner like Sauce will help certainly. But I don't get the sense that this was the last big final piece they needed either. McBeane I think should have added a WR and possibly a back end D-line piece. D-line I can forgive because they only lost two guys longer term there and one in Oliver has a chance to come back. They built depth there and they like what they have. But at WR I can see that being an issue against better defenses and I think they could have likely found a team willing to swap a 3rd for a 5th or 6th for a WR that would help make an impact. But I am also not going to act like the season is over because they didn't do those moves either.

Winners: Jets (They got a haul of picks for very good but not great players on big contracts) Eagles (Phillips is a possible difference maker for a defense that needed some pop and all it cost was a 3rd) Bengals (Flacco Deal looms large for them and it was such a relatively cheap deal, their season may not work out but Flacco's giving them a chance) NOLA and Seattle (such a sensible trade between both teams) Losers: Colts and Cowboys (Overpaid for very good but not great players on big contracts) Titans and other rebuilding teams that didn't make trades (I think you lose a big opportunity to get better value for players in season)

I would have swapped a 3rd for a 5th maybe a 6th which is equal to about a 4th or late 3rd rounder. But I think what NOLA was clearly looking for in a trade was volume of picks. NOLA is going to be in a really bad cap situation next season. They need to hit on a lot of draft picks in short order. Getting 2 more picks in the mid-rounds helps them a lot more than swapping up a later pick into the back of the 3rd round. I think the Bills were more interested in swapping a pick to keep their pick volume the same but lower the quality of the picks. Whereas NOLA probably wanted more pick volume. Seattle clearly wants to give Darnold the tools he needs and got him a weapon. The Bills just didn't get it done for a WR at the deadline. I think that could prove costly but also means they like what they have enough to not overpay for a WR. I think D-line they could have added a back end rotational piece but they only lost two D-line longer term and one in Oliver is coming back possibly end of December to mid-January range and they were already very deep along the D-line. I doubt the teams fortunes are won and lost by not adding a Harrison Phillips to the D-line to eat some snaps on the back end of the rotation. But WR to me was a big need, we will see if that happens to hurt them in bigger spots.

I love Lamp

I think KC splits those games somehow. But if they go 0-2 that’s gonna put them at 5-6 and likely out on their division most likely. And if they go 5-6 that’s gonna put them in danger of missing out on a wildcard. But they still have some “softies” on their schedule with games against the Cowboys, Raiders, Titans, and Texans. Win those games and 1 other game and you hit on 10-7 at worst

Wilson after a really bad rookie year turned into at least a decent rotational player. He's just not at all living up to being the 7th overall pick. But he's not a bad player. Given that he's very versatile and is decent if the Bills wanted to "kick the tire" on a guy that can soak up some snaps and provide versatility I wouldn't hate it. Olave or Shaeed would help the offense against better defenses.

Could they do it cap wise with Garrett’s new deal?

Bills gotta "get fat" on the Dolphins this week. Fins off a mini-bye away won't be easy most likely. Getting to 7-2 taking off an away divisional game is critical if the Bills want to win the division. Gotta just handle things one week at a time. Hopefully the trade deadline brings a piece or two and the Fins sell off some more pieces. But it should still not be an easy game.

If the Vikes are moving Addison then there's something seriously wrong with Addison off field. Harrison Phillips would be a solid DT to add just to sort of eat snaps in rotation until Ed hopefully comes back and maybe Sanders.

2023 the Rasul Douglas trade came out of nowhere right at the deadline and in 2022 the Hines trade was also right before the deadline. Last years Cooper trade was semi-out of nowhere because while the Bills were very actively in on Devante Adams no one knew Cooper was on the block. So it is likely that the Bills will make some sort of minor move at the very least.

He was the 7th overall pick in 2023 for the Raiders, obviously not drafted by the current HC/GM seems like as a rookie he was bad and then he managed to prove to be a rotational piece but nothing special in 2024 and 2025. He seems to have a lot of versatility and still with a year left on his rookie deal after this season so there's plenty of time to continue to develop him at age 25 into hopefully a higher end rotation guy. I wouldn't hate it provided his cap hit for 2026 isn't too bad.