billsfan89

What team can really absorb his contract at this point in free agency? Seriously asking as most teams don't have a lot space.

I am sorry to hear that, layoffs happen in all sorts of economic situations thanks to automation. My dad back in 2005 when the US economy was doing well (by traditional metrics like GDP and the stock market) worked for a company that laid off 15% of its workforce because the new machines they bought made it easier to do more work with fewer people. A lot of these tech giants and other companies are cutting staff just due to automation regardless of how the economy is doing or not doing.

I wouldn't mind the Bills trading down from 27 to the mid '30s to pick up some future picks. The Bills can still get a good amount of impact from a player at pick 35ish. Ideally, the Bills could grab a mid and late-round pick in 2023 and a 3rd in 2024. But I don't see the Bills getting a 1st from any team, teams are reluctant to give up future firsts to trade into the late 1st.

Certainly fixes the defense but this team needs to surround Josh with more talent and make due with less on defense. RT, C and WR need to be addressed in this draft with WR and RT being addressed early. Ideally I would like to get a good WR at pick 27 and a good RT at pick 59. Then go defense at pick 91 and grab a center at pick 130.

Very solid list, Evans and Jeudy are the most “realistic” options outside of the Cards coming down on their asking price or cap considerations for Hopkins. That being said I think pick 27 being a WR is the most likely way the Bills try to address WR.

I remember this coming up when Jefferson started to blow up his rookie year but there is no guarantee that Jefferson would be the same WR in Buffalo that he is in Minnesota. I am paraphrasing this because its been a few years so if this is vague please forgive the poor explanation. Jefferson’s biggest weakness coming out of college was a particular type of route running. That type of route running was something that Adam Thielen was an expert in. Jefferson learned from Thielien in the off-season and camp. Without Thielen it is possible that Jefferson could have developed slower and not been an impact player his first couple of years in the league.

The Bills can always go WR at pick 27 and address other needs with picks 59 and 91 and use the remaining picks for depth. BBB is wise to not give up too much for D-Hop unless the Cards are willing to eat a significant portion of his cap hit. You can’t give up good draft assets and take on a large cap hit for a 31 year old WR coming off back to back injuries.

Hopefully, this results in a more aggressive and varied defense. I remember in 2020 or 2021 the defense was lapsing and McD took over from Frazier and the defense played much more aggressively.

I wouldn’t hate Campbell as a one year rental seems like he might still have something left in the tank. But not going to lose sleep if the Bills don’t sign him either.

Great and cheap depth signing, also even if Poyer and Hyde make it through the season healthy it still seems like Rapp can be a big Nicole and flex around the defense a bit.

I suspect the Bills defense will be taking a step back in 2023, not just because of Termaine but also the absence of Von until late in the season and some other factors. That being said assuming the Bills fill out the Dline and LB core with some combination of draft picks and lower level free agents I think the defense will still be a quality unit. If the defense wants to be top 5 then I think it’s going to require critical development from the younger Dline players, health from the safety combo, health generally speaking (that’s for any team obviously) and Tre to come back to or close to his pre injury form. Then hopefully this team can get Von back in December to tune up for the playoffs.

To be fair to Dorsey he had an Oline that got outright dominated so it is hard to make any offense look good when the Oline can’t block. Even had Dorsey attempted to work around that better the results wouldn’t have been that much better. Give Dorsey a better Oline and one more significant weapon in the passing game to work with and then I think we will know if Dorsey can operate in the playoffs at the highest level.

Most likely just a comfort thing, Bills likely would have had to blow away David money wise to pry him away.

It’s a lot of risk to take on the full cap hit of a soon to be 31 year old WR who has finished the past two seasons hurt AND give up decent assets to do so. I assume AZ at least wants a 3rd round pick and a mid round pick in 2024 and to not eat any salary. The Bills are smart to not give up too much for D Hop unless AZ is willing to eat some of the cap charge to make it more palatable. If AZ wants a lot and won’t eat any salary than the Bills are better off looking elsewhere or using pick 27 to supplement the WR corps.

Oliver has been an above-average to good player at times. He just never has had that break out to "Pro Bowl" caliber player we all wanted him to be. I expected some growing pains his rookie year and during the 2020 Covid season and then in 2021 he was out of position due to the poor NT play. I thought in 2022 he would finally have that breakout playing back at the 3 tech but he didn't get there. Still hope he can take that next step but it just hasn't happened.

I think the odds of drafting a center in rounds 3-5 are pretty high. The Bills need an "heir apparent" for Mitch. Having a rookie slot in as depth and primed to take over in 2024 would be a prudent move.

Didn't they do something similar with Ike in 2021? They basically put him on IR after he ended the previous season with an injury. I think Doyle would like the chance to basically stay within the organization and get paid to rehab and then get a shot in 2024 to make the team and extend his career. I just don't see him doing all that much on the open market if he were to show up mediocre in camp coming off a serious injury. Just better off taking a "red shirt season".

I would rather go WR/OL than RB, I don't think Robinson is as elite as Barkley was coming out of college and I think Cook/Harris/Hines is a solid RB trio. The Bills would get far more mileage out of pick 27 by protecting Josh or getting him a young receiving option that can be there for 8 years or getting him a young protector at RT to improve the O-line.

The details are going to make a big difference. But the cap hit won't be cheap long-term and Hopkins has been banged up the past two seasons and is going to be 31. I fear that if they go with Hopkins and pass on drafting a WR up high a lot of the offensive production is going to rest on an older more banged-up player. Yes any player even a rookie or younger player can get hurt but you do have to play the percentages.

I assume Doyle will be a camp body and then placed on IR to "red shirt" I also assume Ike will be a camp body unless he shows out or there is an injury. Ideally, I would like to see a top 9 Oliine that looks like this. Dawkins-McGovern-Mitch-Bates-Brown Bench: Queese, Edwards, 2nd round rookie tackle, and a mid-round rookie center. I would then like to see a vet tackle or guard brought in to push Edwards and Queese for depth or allow the team to carry a 10th O-line player which I am not against.

The more I think about Hopkins the more I don't like the move. Giving up draft capital and taking on the cap hit longer term for a soon-to-be 31-year-old receiver who has been hurt the past two seasons. I get how elite he is but I would rather look elsewhere either on the trade market or via the draft.

The depth of the O-line last year was pretty awful, Queese was the best backup on the o-line by a mile, and while I don't think Queese is a bad backup his being the best backup shows a strong lack of depth at the unit. Edwards and Queese being the backups are a nice place to start depth-wise. Ideally, I would like Beane to draft two O-line players one at RT and one at Center and sign another "kick the tires vet". Grabbing an heir apparent for Mitch and short-term depth at center can be achieved in rounds 3-5 while in round 2 grabbing a tackle to compete with Brown and add depth would be nice. That would give the Bills Edwards, Queese and two rookies off the bench add one more decent vet to go along with Ike as camp competition and I think you have a better deeper O-line unit.

I like the move it’s nice depth, not much else to say.

I doubt the Rams would be willing to eat enough cap to make it worth it for the Bills. Wouldn’t hate the move but I would look to the draft for help at WR.

You could do worse for depth but I still would like to see more done on the online for depth esp a vet guard.