billsfan89

That's true Taron is a bit banged up, but I don't see this team going after both Reader and Harris due to not wanting to be locked into too many big deals. They have Addison and Diggs two massive/significant deals locked in and made several mid-level acquisitions too. I think that they will try and go for the depth and specialist building that rounds out the roster as opposed to adding more big time contracts. I wouldn't mind however them adding Reader or Harris (esp Reader) as I think one more starting piece to the defense just puts this team in an insanely good position entering the draft.

They are stuck in a tough division. Seattle is always tough, San Francisco might take a step down but they will be competitive and The Rams have talent too. That's one of those divisions where even if one team is dramatically below expectations there will still be 3 teams with 8 or more wins. I do like their moves, they got Hopkins on a steal and Phillips helps their D-line.

Evans is a big body who can high point anything. Goodwin works well all over the place, OJ Howard is a reclamation project worth considering. Their O-line is actually solid and their defense more than decent. If they sign Brady and draft a couple of pieces around him I don't see why they wouldn't be better than the Chargers who have less dynamic pieces. That being said I don't think that the Chargers are a bad fit at all, let's not pretend that Allen, Henry, Eckler, and Williams aren't a nice set of skill players.

Reader would be the final piece to an excellent off-season but I think at 10 plus million it just seems unlikely they pay up that much for a 4th DT. Chris Harris is a good player but not sure he offers what the Bills need (he is more of a slot guy and I think T.Johnson works well out of the slot.) I think the major moves from the Bills are done, I think they move onto mid-level signings and depth signings. I think they add Von Rotten to the O-line depth and Jordan Howard to the RB stable. Then they go to the draft to address any remaining needs via round 2 and 3.

The league hopes LA will drive revenue big time. It isn't rocket science why the league wants big markets to have success. I think from a football perspective that Tampa would be an excellent fit but that LA market just presents better opportunities for him and it isn't a bad football fit if they can boost that O-line and get that defense to be decent.

I wish Brady stayed with the Pats, just so that they would be good enough to not get a high draft pick. I fear the Pats trying to tank for Lawrence.

The ST unit while not bad last season was far from an elite unit. And I am not talking about the shaky punting and Haush not having much leg beyond 50. The coverage units were just OK. I think adding another ST ace to the coverage and kick units is a proactive decision that helps the ST take another step up. If only they could find a punter.

David Johnson hasn't been considering a top 3-5 back since 2016. I don't think he offers much value to that trade, esp on a big contract.

Just because Houston has a dumbass GM that does stupid trades doesn't mean that every other GM Will just give away talent.

Although the Bills paid retail so to speak for Diggs he is worth it in my opinion. First off he is on a very good deal for his level of production. And his deal is relatively easy to get out of after 2021. Secondly as much as I love McBeane with draft picks it wasn't like the team didn't have extra mid round picks to spare and pick 22 would have most likely been spent on a WR anyway. Why risk Josh Allen's development and the team's window to win on a rookie? When Diggs is a proven vet who immediately sets the WR1 tone for the next 3-4 seasons considering he turns 27 this season. Is it a risky move for Buffalo? Yes, but this is the season to take some risks. Last off-season the team was very prudent in making not too many splashy acquisitions in order to build a deep quality team. Well now that the foundation has been put in place you need to add those final few pieces.

This is a very good signing. Addressing the pass rush with the loss of Shaq and a possible need there anyway. The deal unlike Shaq's deal is very easy to get out of after 1 season and is paying Addison for the production he is likely to do as opposed to speculating a significant improvement in production to justify a large free agency contract.

I really wish the Bills traded pick 22 for him. Immediately would provide that stable WR1 for the next 3-4 seasons. Would completely change the dynamics of the offense and be worth a 18-20 million dollar contract.

Reminds me of the Jets signing Mosley, Bell, and a couple of other high profile free agents only to miss on their O-line acquisitions and not have enough depth. I like what Miami is doing so far but they have a lot of work to do in order to build a real team.

Miami is spending big but they are starting from a big deficit talent wise. I also think that they could be very top heavy like the Jets but lack depth and good drafting needed to compete.

Same, adjust that title.

Big signings worked so well for the Jets

Their O-line still needs some help despite signing Conklin and they need a few pieces on defense. However on paper if they can add at least one more O-line starter and another 1-2 pieces on defense they look to be in a good place on paper. But then again it is the Browns and this is all on paper.

Chances are small. I wouldn't mind Bradham as this years EJ Gaines low risk reclamation project.

Hopkins will only sting if the Bills don't do something substantial at WR. I thought Hopkins was a bit older than he was (like 29 or 30) not 28 in June. He has at least a handful of prime years left at a very reasonable rate. I honestly wouldn't have minded trading pick 22 for Hopkins. But if the Bills trade for Diggs or make another good move. I think we will get over it.

Good trade for the Niners. They weren't going to pay Bucker without having to let other players on that defense go. Now they get pick 13 to try and restock the defense with a young cheap player or they can trade down and get some picks back to restock their draft. Indy gets a good player but they eat into their cap space and lose their best draft asset.

Hopkins would have been a no brainer I fully agree (Personally hoping for a Diggs trade.) Even for a second round pick plus the 12.5 million Hopkins would have been worth it. Conklin I can have either way, he is coming off of a great year and had a fantastic rookie year. However he wasn't as effective and struggled with injuries year two and three. I also like the Ford/Ty combo. As much ***** as Ford got last year he finished the year much better after Ty got hurt. Hooper to me isn't worth the money. I think he is great in Atlanta where Julio and Ridley make things open for him. I don't think Hooper would work here as I don't think he is as dynamic a weapon in circumstances where he isn't the third target out there. However I think you are also playing backwards from the pre-determined outcome. You don't know if Conklin would have cost 14-15 to come to Buffalo and if Hooper would have cost more too. It's easy to look back with hindsight and say they should have done X or Y. I trust McBeane fully as a lot of people doubted their moves last off-season and most of those were good.

Your math is a bit off. Kroft makes 4 million, Smith 2.5ish that's well short of Hooper's contract. Ty and Long falls way short of Conklin too. I also wouldn't go out calling McBeane cheap and a moron just yet. Plenty of good quality players and "Big Names" left out on the market.

Jordan Howard would be a solid addition to team. It's not a ground breaking high priority need but a road grater short yardage back is good to have and Howard would both come cheap and be effective.

They rolled over a lot of cap space over a lot of years. The Giants also paid out OBJ's bonus which helped.

Trent is an overpay too. Just because Trent is overpaid doesn't justify over paying Shaq.