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There will be some decent vet options available after the draft. I think McBeane is savvy enough to see how the draft shakes out and then dip into the vet RB market once they know what exactly they have at RB post draft. Out of all the options available, I do like Hyde the most but I think drafting a bigger RB around round 4 is the team's best option.

I think it is that the NFL owners are going to play the season without fans in the stands (if this is Covid 19 related) or it is just a resolution to the Pats/Bengals Spygate 5000 situation. I bet on the more bland news story as I think the NFL will wait until June before making any major decisions. The NFL unlike other leagues is in its most dead time now which means that they are going to have the luxury of waiting until mid-June (where in 2 months things could rapidly change.)

Decent marginal signing, former 4th round pick bounced around a lot but still has 21 starts in his career. Not much more than a bubble roster player who started some games as a rookie then later in his career got some starts due to injuries. Must not have been better than replacement level as he got cut several times and traded. But I like adding more offensive line competition in camp, value added that he is by all reports a good locker room guy. Odds are that he is just brought in to push Bates and Long in camp but you need depth and you need competition, this signing does just that.

There were a lot of other teams that were in on Diggs who unlike Cooks isn't coming off of a major injury and dip in production. Cooks was valued at a 1st round pick level just 2 years ago.

Levi White I can forgive as he probably just mixed up some names (he even said Tredaevious after showing he knew he messed it up) but he really couldn't even do basic due diligence to know that Shaq Lawson and Jordan Phillips were their big free agency losses? It is sad that even when ESPN gives the Bills some love they still manage to bungle it.

That is true but they have the luxury to wait 2 more months before having to make these decisions and 2 months is an eternity in this process. So much can change in that time, I agree that at least a month or two delay in the start of the season is likely at this point mainly to get rapid testing and wait out states easing restrictions.

Would love this pick, more investment along the trenches and getting younger at a position group that has 3 players above 30 in it.

They model based on the worst case scenario and no action taken. They then project forward based on action taken, the models have been pretty accurate as they get adjusted to the actions the nation/states have taken.

The NFL has the luxury of time, they can wait 8 weeks until mid-June to make a final decision on the season. Unlike the other 3 major sports leagues which are losing time in their seasons now. However the NFL might have to make some difficult decisions then but there are just far too many variables for them to wait through.

I don't know why they would sign this extension now but it seems fair value for the dual threat dynamic back he is, he also doesn't have the knee history of Gurley.

I agree value is a concern you can't reach for need. However that is my hierarchy of needs where I think they should have their needs highest on their radar. I hope the draft shakes out that way.

I could see a minor trade up a few spots in round 3 or 4 but overall I think McBeane just lets the draft come to them before they make a trade up. Get me a DE, WR and RB (in that order) and add another depth piece to the secondary or LB corps in round 5 and I think this team is set up nicely.

I do feel like Beane might trade an O-line player for a 2021 mid-round pick if there is a camp or late round pick that performs better than one of the vets. A Spencer Long or Ty type might fetch a 4thor 5thround pick from an O-line thirsty team.

This team is fairly set at all or most starting positions. What this team needs is youth and depth at certain positions (Secondary, DE, WR, RB, and LB) the team has the ability to address a good chunk of these needs with their existing picks. If you trade up to add a more premium talent you are losing the ability to build depth and get younger on your roster. Given that the team only has 6 picks and needs to get younger at several positions it is better that they stand pat and just target quantity over a big eggs in one basket trade up.

A good WR or a good DE will be there at pick 54. Let the draft come to you.

Interesting Mock Drafts, love the work put into this. I would love to see the Bills go DE and WR in rounds 2 and 3. Going into free agency I thought DE and WR were the biggest most glaring needs on the roster. Diggs is a nice frontline addition but depth and youth is still needed there. I would like to see DE ideally in round 2 so that the team could have a young player behind the rather old Murphy, Hughes, Addision trio. WR is more so a depth need as Beasely and Brown are older.

The risk is just far too unknown at this point. I would imagine that we are talking 3-5 months from now what is going on with this public health issue will be a completely different set of circumstances than what is happening now. Personally for me I am in wait and see mode. If the spread of Covid can be contained enough to where the risks are much more minimal than I would strongly consider going. However if the risks are higher than well I would have reservations about going.

I don't see the need for change honestly it seems like people are overthinking this.

He already sold the stock at record highs back in 2018 to fund the XFL. The WWE stock isn't a factor.

I would be willing to go a bit more for Milano if the contract is easy to get out of after 2 years. 9ish million with 20 guaranteed seems fair for both sides.

McMahon supposedly had 3 years of the league funded so it appears he was will to have it he a loss for that long. Officially they are suspending operations so who knows if they won't take another shot in 2021

H-Money was decent in 2018 (a bit shaky in the 40 plus range but serviceable on 50+) but in 2019 while he was still good on field goals under 50 yards (only missing 2 out of 23 sub 50) he was only 1 for 5 on field goals in the 50+ range. While I think consistency in the 49 and under range is good and a must (you have to hit 90% of field goals under 50 yards) you have to have some range to hit 50+ field goals. I think you need your kicker to have at least 50% on +50 field goals. 20% just isn't going to cut it. I agree that they need to at least bring in some competition.

RGIII would come to mind (2 future firsts and a second along with the 6th pick that was swapped back), also the H.Walker trade was a lot of picks. But Cooks if you count the draft day trade cost teams 3 first round picks (NO trade up, NE pick, and the LA pick) and a 2nd round pick. That's quite the haul if you add it all up.

I think it is silly to assume D.Williams is going to take the RT spot from Ford. Ford was trash a lot of last season but after Ty got hurt Ford looked a lot better. I expect Ford will pick up where he left off and play well at RT better than D.Williams who has been seriously hurt multiple times since his All-Pro days.

Both are on big contracts both are the same age. However Cooks is coming off of an injury prone season and has a history with concussions, I get that we paid more for Diggs but being healthy is a premium that you have to pay for.