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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.

Loving this free agency frenzy.

Shaq at 10 million per year? Pass, not a tragic over pay but a significant one. I think you are just paying on speculation at that point.

Gave the Bills two good seasons fairly cheap. Dude has never had a big contract so I can't blame him for getting as much as he can.

I think he get 4 years 40 million. Not from the Bills but from another team.

Campbell is coming off of a 6.5 sack season, he will be 34 years old at a position where declines happen around 32/33, and he is a 15 million dollar cap hit. Not saying this isn't a good move for the Ravens but it comes with risks. If the Jags use that cap space wisely and then Campbell is shot this is a home run for the Jags.

Cam Newton was a bigger running QB and he got worn down.

The Titans line was also banged up and other starters were out, I wouldn't put it as a knock on Mitch.

I would guess, I think this is more of a camp body type acquisition.

This team had games where the O-line took over and closed out games. In particular the 4 minute offense against a stout Titans team ran down their throats with Gore to close out the clock.

2015 to 2016 I think they returned the same O-line of Cord-InCog-Wood-Miller-Mills (Unless I am missing something) and I can't think of the O-line changing much from 2016 to 2017 either besides Dawkins taking over for an injured Glenn. But before that I can't think of a time when the O-line had that type of continuity (certainly not in the drought era.) And unlike the 2015-2017 offensive lines (which were solid O-lines dominant in the ground blocking and average to below average pass blocking) you have a lot of quality depth behind them. Ty and Long are starting caliber players, while Bates is super versatile with potential. I was worried when McBeane in 2018 seemingly neglected the O-line (I give them credit in 2017 for at least investing a 2nd round pick in the O-line with Dawkins when the O-line in 2016 was coming off of a decent season.) But the complete rebuild of the O-line and O-line depth in 2019 with mostly mid-tier or lower acquisitions (Outside of Mitch there were no huge contracts and only a 2nd round pick was added via the draft) was something that showed me that they understand the importance of the O-line.

I wouldn't say the NFL is evolving back to running however I think that the running game is becoming more intricate to offenses now. I think Star stays on the team easily.

I don't like it, I would have just cut him and saved 5 million on the cap instead of taking a potential 3.4 million dollar cap hit vs. a 1.5 million dollar cap hit. 1.9 million might not seem like a lot of money but that is almost 1% of your salary cap and everything adds up. I think McBeane must really like Kroft in order for them to structure his contract this way. And Kroft is taking the higher guarantee and the increased freedom. But I don't see it with Kroft honestly.

PFF had them 21st overall and Football outsiders had them 16th. I couldn't find too many other rankings but from my eye test the O-line's play ranged from average to above average. But that was with 4 new starters and a lot of turnover in the coaching staff in the O-line and a rookie in Cody Ford starting. I think that the increase in continuity (which is big for O-line play) and a better year from Ford in year two will see the O-line improve to being a top 10 unit.I do agree that the Kroft restructuring wasn't the best, although I do like the Norman signing.

I should qualify that they are not brining in a big time free agent RT or spending a high draft pick at RT. They are rolling with the Ford/Ty and possibly Waddle or another lower tier free agent or late round pick at RT. The competition will be there but it is going to be from Ford/Ty and other more minor acquisitions. People here want Conklin or another big grab but I just don't see that happening. I think they want to see what Ford can do after finishing the season strong while having Ty as a backstop. The O-line play ranged from Average to Above Average last season. But keep in mind that was with a rookie in Ford and 4 new starters and 3 new backups. Only Dawkins remained from the previous season. And O-line play is improved with continuity. I think the O-line just having one season under their belt is a tremendous advantage and if you can get Ford to improve that will get them to be a top 10 unit in the league.

Shaq isn't worth 15 million even on a one year deal. I would love for the team to resign him at a good rate but I am not breaking the bank for potential. I would rather take those dollars elsewhere if he wants more than 9 million aav.

I would have thought this deal was "team friendly" at 6 million aav and fair at about 7 million aav. So 5 million aav and having one less starting position to worry about is good. Hopefully they can invest the major dollars along the D-line.

Ford wasn't good at pass protection early on, but after Ty got hurt towards the middle of the season and Ford came in and played all the snaps he was actually solid in pass pro and good in the running game. I think the Steelers game in particular he was very very good. Ford was a bit raw coming-out of the draft as are a lot of rookie O-line players. I think he will surprise a lot of fans who are skeptical. And they do have Ty as a backstop.