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A draft class one of the best drafts I think he’s had at least on paper. Beane accomplished 3 things that were critical. 1- He filled the remaining critical starting roles by adding a WR, S and a C. 2- He filled key depth needs at RB, DT, DE, LB, OT and CB. 3- He boosted the 2025 draft capital adding a second 4th rounder to the teams capital. The team is deeper and better frontline while also adding an asset that can help down the line either facilitating a trade at the deadline or in the 2025 draft. As a fan am I still concerned about the WR group even after the Coleman addition? Yes, I still think there’s concern at WR. But I also leave the draft a lot less concerned about the safety and the offensive line and I also leave less concerned about the depth of the team which I think has been improved. I know reaction to the draft is mixed but this is going to be a solid draft. I think they get 2-3 consistent starters and 3 role players at minimum.

Rapp could start but he left a lot to be desired so brining in a quality safety to compete with him is a good move/

I thought with Milano and Bernard as the starters and Dorian Williams and the vet LB they signed from Philly and Spector the Bills were good at LB. But I think they likely saw how these smaller quicker guys may be more injury prone so having depth is critical. I think they will either carry 6 or cut Spector and try to “sneak” Spector on the PS.

I think VPG is going to get a chance to start which I like as I thought he was a complete steal. I think with this picks it’s going to end up with him getting the Justin Shorter treatment and redshirting the season so to speak. The Bills could carry 10 offensive line players but they usually carry 9 so unless he blows the Bills out of the water I think he’s going to be stuck on IR like Shorter.

The Bills after their top 4 corners don’t have too much competition and they usually carry 6 corners with Lewis listing as a safety who can play corner in a pinch. So Hardy will likely slot in as the 5th corner and primary Taron backup. I think they probably like Ingram as the other backup boundary CB.

Diggs outside of the Fins game and maybe one other game was not putting up good numbers. But Diggs was still commanding a lot of attention from defenses as they were still treating him like a threat. So it’s going to be interesting to see the offense function without his WR1 presence and attention.

Coleman was a nice addition but he’s still a rookie and not a “Blue Chip” top 5-10 pick either. So it’s going to be hard to expect him to have a huge impact. If they can get him to 70-80 targets and be efficient with those targets I think that’s a good scenario for him. Shorter is coming in off his “red shirt” season he’s gonna have a chance to be the WR4 but you can’t expect much grand levels of production from him. Hollins is a nice Sherfield/Kumerow ST WR5 type guy. Samuel is a nice slot receiver who can flex outside and Shakir is a really solid WR2 option whose also going to split slot and outside snaps. But are the Bills WR’s “good enough” I would say that they aren’t tragic esp with the addition of Coleman but there is a large concern they may be short on firepower. Going to have to see if they can get Kincaid and Shakir to take on bigger roles and see where it goes from there.

They need depth a Nickel corner nice pick

Beane said they like him at both G/C which leads me to think he’s gonna push Edwards for a starting so spot

I think this is the equivalent of when NBA teams don’t have room for a late first round pick to get minutes so they take a player whose going to play overseas for the next 2 years. I think the Bills are hoping to slot him into that extra PS slot for international players

Pretty highly regarded prospect most had him going in the 5th or 6th round so decent value. Likely the 10th offensive linemen

Could be a medical issue. Usually when guys fall that’s often the cause

I’m curious as to why Rice is falling so hard. I thought he would be a 4-5th round pick but he’s falling into the mid 6th. There has to be a medical or something out on him

He may or may not start but I think he’s going to get a chance to start. Likely in camp I think he’s going to get 33% of the starting team snaps at center early on to see what they have in him and if he looks the part that’s going to lead to more snaps.

Fins did a good job in getting Washington but as long as Tua’s the QB I am not worried about the Fins.

Seems like a balanced draft. Their first pick was on offense. Their next two picks were defense and then their next two picks were offense. The last two picks have been defense. 3 offense 4 defense and considering the Bills had more depth needs on Defense not shocking to see them go there

Post June 1st once Tre’s money hits they will have some options via free agency at WR and DE. At WR OBJ and Tyler Boyd are out on the market. At DE Yannick and Ogbah are available as are old Bills favorites Jerry Hughes and Shaq Lawson. I am not sure how they play it but if the Bills want more talent free agents are out there

Probably measurables or maybe he had an injury history?

I think he’s got great upside but I think they can also just get value from him being a solid rotational DE. His rookie year hopefully he can take those Shaq Lawson snaps and be productive in a niche role

End of the 5th round but your point stands it’s a solid pick. The Bills after their top 3 DE’s (Groot, AJE and Von) don’t have much there (Kingsley Jonathan and Toohill neither all that inspiring) so adding someone at the Edge for depth and development is solid. I do wonder if the Bills will look to bring back Shaq or another vet after June 1st?

Solomon is more of an Edge player

Bills got their Edge player and a solid prospect at that. The Bills needed someone to come in and compete for those 4th and 5th DE rotation spots. They also don’t have any DE’s besides Von under contract long term. So adding a cheap option is good

Kelvin Benjamin had a 1000 yard season his rookie year and after being hurt year 2 he had a 900 yard season in year 3. Had he had a better work ethic he probably would have been a really good player. So if Coleman is Kelvin Benjamin but with a better work ethic that’s probably going to be a home run pick. Without the work ethic he had good years as a rookie and a third year player.

They may ask Josh what traits he likes in a WR and then they look at the WR’s in the draft and take the one that fits the profile best.

Seems like a solid trade to go down 5 spots. My question is what do they do with 4 more picks? I think they can easily roster an Edge and CB but after taking an LB their places where they can go with those two other picks is shrinking. Maybe they are hoping to punt away a pick for a future selection or go for a kicker/punter?