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WR1, RT and Edge Rush are the top needs that will require major FA dollars or a high draft pick to fill. Finding a run stuffing DT shouldn't be hard to do (although they wiffed big on Star), finding a between the tackles runner isn't hard to do. OLB is a need but I think they can bring Lorax back for one more season in 2020 and draft one in the mid rounds (they also have V.Joseph coming back after his red shirt year.) Even RT which I would classify as a need isn't tragic as I think Ty is a decent RT. I think they more than likely can roll with Ty for one more season and draft an RT in rounds 2-4 to back him up. Guard I wouldn't even put on the list as I think you can let Spain walk (he has been a JAG) and kick Ford into the guard spot and roll with Felicano as the other guard. You also have Long and Bates as depth. Maybe they draft one late but I don't see it as an issue.

Feliciano has been really good, I think they can kick Ford inside to take over for Spain. Maybe draft or bring in some depth but the guard position isn't a major concern. RT is a need as Ty is OK and older. Probably address RT in rounds 2-4 next year.

Venture firms always want to pump online content spheres to be the next big thing like VICE. But that's just not realistic for a site like Deadspin. So they do two things 1- Spend a lot of money to pump up the revenue and hope to dump it or 2- Cut costs to the bone and bleed things dry. They did the second option and the staff saw what happened to Sports Illustrated and made the move early.

People can complain about the politics in sports but most of their articles were sports related. Maybe 10 to 15% weren't. I actually get the argument of stick to sports as there are few sanctuaries away from politics but the site in its most popular days always had political articles which were often their most popular pieces. The issue stems from venture capital firms wanting insane returns on investments. Deadspin is a sports blog with a good readership but it was never going to be a business that delivered a 10 to 1 return on investment. The site was profitable under their original ownership but it was never going to grow into Vice or anything like that. It was a profitable enterprise but much like a lot of things venture capitalists touch making a nice profit isn't enough. The new management pushed their agenda because they wanted to cut costs and make the site inflate his value.

I am not surprised that the Bills didn't claim him. His talent level is not that grand anymore and the reports of him being a bit lazy up in New England don't really fit with the Bills culture. I wouldn't be surprised to see Houston claim him as they are in a desperate win now mode. But I don't see Gordon as much of an upgrade over the younger players the Bills could plug in there.

I think he is probably stating that there wasn't a reasonably priced trade to be had. I don't think that there were any trade deadlines from the previous administration to compare it to. But the point stands that you don't need to make a move if one isn't out there to be had.

I think the Bills are a somewhat "soft" 5-2. The Jets and Titans kickers could be viewed as having gifted those games to the Bills. The Bengals and Dolphins are horrid teams that the Bills had to make comebacks on. They played the Patriots tough no small task even in a one possession loss. The Bills also took care of the Giants fairly easily. But the Bills did get smacked by the Eagles in their other loss. Overall in the NFL you are what your record says you are and more often than not if you win the games you are supposed to win you are going to finish with a winning record (especially with this teams schedule.) The Way I look at it is if the Bills can win 3 out of the next 4 they will be set up to win 10 games which is good enough for a playoff spot. 10 games plus a playoff game would be an excellent way for the culture and team confidence to improve. The Bills are maneuvered enough cap wise to take care of their own talent via extensions and add a piece or two to the existing roster. I see no reason why the Bills couldn't take care of key players like Milano, White, and Dawkins to new deals while also grabbing an elite pass rusher and maybe another starting caliber piece via free agency. They can then add a WR and a RT via the draft to bolster the offense while further loading up on depth via the back and middle portions of the draft.

This team has much better depth and overall talent than the 2008 and for sure 2011 teams. I also think that the team is much better coached overall than those two teams. I think 10 wins is super realistic. If they win 3 out of the next 4 that puts them at 8-3. They then have a tough stretch against the Cowboys, Pats, Ravens, and Steelers, even if they go 1-3 they enter into week 17 against the Jets at home at 9-6. I think ideally you want to win the next 4 (the only tough game you have is against the Browns which is a game you should be favored or a push away.) But even if you get a loss in there it still sets up you to a realistic path to 10 wins and a likely playoff spot. I think this roster is simply better built than the past 5-1 teams that disappointed.

The increase to the military budget was 80 billion dollars and the tax cuts added about 200 billion to the deficit. That's nearly 300 billion added to the deficit that is completely self inflicted by the Trump administration's policies. The argument isn't that there would be no deficit because of the factors you mentioned but that Trump has ramped them up by 35% or more.

Honestly activating Taylor and cutting Peko is the only move roster wise the Bills can make that would have some sort of impact. The trade deadline passed and there wasn't a trade to be had and there isn't a vet on the market that can help. I think the odds of Taylor being anything more than a marginal upgrade are slim but at this point Peko is not a starting caliber or even rotation player. Taylor has at least a chance to offer you some improvement at a weaker point of the roster. I also think that Taylor is a bit better than your average PS player. He played well in his time in Miami although both his first two seasons were cut short by injury. I don't see the harm in trying something with the DT position.

I think The Rams spoiled the trade market giving up two firsts and a 4th for Ramsey. A lot of the teams holding the big players like Washington and Cincy were hoping to get a ridiculous return for their players based off of the inflated values other teams got for their players. I think it is unfortunate that Cincy was not open for business as Billings would have been a good grab to give the defense some reinforcements at a reasonable price. But to me it was clear that the only deals out on the market were overpays that would not have suited the interests of the team long term and would not have improved the team enough in the short term.

Next year’s WR class is looking very good according to the people who project these things. The other big need this team has (edge rusher) is likely going to be filled in free agency as there look to be a number of good edge rushers out on the market and the Bills have the cap space to go after a big fish and a couple of other modest contracts while not impacting their ability to secure their own talent to extensions. So if they take care of the pass rush in free agency WR will be the biggest need on the roster come the draft and in a supposedly good WR class that all lines up for them to add a WR early in the draft. I think in round 2 they then go to RT or TE to add another piece around Josh but WR will be a big add in the draft as it just lines up for the Bills to take one.

Dam didn't see that. I am shocked the Boys didn't pull the trigger on it. They might as well go for it this year since they are going to run up against massive cap issues.

The Cowboys are willing to give up a 1st and 3rd which seems fair for a good young safety but I don't think they are willing to give up two firsts like the Jets probably want. I would bet on it not happening. Maybe if the boys give up a 1st in 2020 and a 2nd in 2021 but not likely.

I would say that there is only a 30% chance a trade comes in. I think they want to do a trade for a WR and a DT but I don't think they want to give up a whole lot. I would love to see a 5th for Billings out of Cincy, low cost move that helps the defense become more stout up the middle and his deal is expiring. I would also like to see a trade for a WR but that is just not likely to happen. AJ hasn't played a snap this season and has been declining for multiple seasons. I don't see them ponying up anything more than a 3rd rounder for him and I think Cincy balks at anything less than a 1st. I think if a trade does happen it is going to be for a DT not a WR.

Especially since a space eating DT shouldn't come at a high cost. Billings out of Cincy would make the most sense. Low cost on an expiring deal and fills the need to get bigger and more stout up the middle.

They need to find a big run stuffing DT. That's the only thing that will prevent them from getting beat along the interior line consistently in the ground game. Oliver and Phillips are penetrators and not run stuffers. Star and Peko are not getting it done holding the middle against the run. The team needs to find a big run stuffer to take Peko's place. Not sure who is on the trade market but a run specialist DT shouldn't be that hard to find. It isn't a highly valued position and I am sure there is a out of contention team that could have a solid run stuffer that they would be willing to trade.

This year's draft is supposedly ripe with WR talent so I doubt they will not get a WR via the draft. But yes they did tear down the WR position in recent years and one offseason was not going to fix that.

The Skins are awful any sensible person should project the Bill's to beat them.

The offense should be ground and pound with Allen managing the game and taking his shots here or there. But the team doesn't appear to stick with the run often enough. I don't think Daboll is doing a bad job but he is lacking in certain areas. It doesn't matter where you draft a player. Was Antonio Brown less good because he was a 6th round pick? John Brown is producing like a legit WR2, Beasley is an effective slot WR but the offense lacks a WR1 to help these complementary pieces come together.

That's why I think you make a good sensible trade to acquire a player that helps you win now. I would heavily consider trading for Poe out of Atlanta for a 5th or 4th round pick. However I am not trading a 1st rounder to chase this season either. Improve your team at a good price.

You can't mortgage the future to chase after a season in which you aren't a piece away. However if you can improve your chance of winning by acquiring a player for a mid round pick I don't see why you wouldn't consider it. The future is not always guaranteed.

This is a 9-11 win team that will be lucky to win a playoff game. But they have cap space and draft picks to fill out the roster. You can't expect a Super Bowl or even conference finals after a 6-10 season. Fans need to get a grip.

They were average against the Fins in my opinion.

The defense had a bad game. Not sure if I am ready to downgrade them just yet.