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I wouldn't hate it, honestly I am not really enthralled with either punting option on the roster.

The original made it a full season. I think that they play out the season at the very least. Vince McMhaon sold nearly 200 million of his WWE stock to fund this venture. I imagine he calculated enough funds to play out a season and hearing that they have a TV deal means that they at least have some revenue to go with it.

Ziggy would be a nice cherry on top of a very productive off-season. I think all of those players can come in and start at a better or average level. Interesting to see how this final wave of free agency plays out.

I understand it not being a good look esp with those circumstances. But the whole mandatory but not mandatory concept behind voluntary workouts is funny to me because some coaches basically make it unofficially mandatory.

Bitching about voluntary workouts always reminds me of that scene in Office Space about "Pieces of Flare." If you want me to wear 20 pieces why not make the minimum 20? If it is truly voluntary then you have the option to not show up.

I hope it works out for Zay. He seems like a good dude and a hard worker. I think that it is actually a positive sign that the Bills didn't take a WR in the draft. They must like what they have in Zay and Foster in order to not feel the need to draft one either early or late.

If you know anyone that lives in New Jersey they have legal sports betting via a phone app or in person at casinos.

Who thought someone could make Vince McMahon look like a sensible business person. Say what you will about the original XFL but they made the full season.

I put 50 on the Bills over. The best gambling advice I ever was given was don't gamble an amount of money you aren't comfortable losing. But I do wonder why the over under is set so low for the Bills. This roster won 6 games last year and they weren't a few miracles either. They lost some close games and won some close ones. All in all it balanced out and they were a firm 6 win team due to the defense and Josh Allen's play towards the end of the season. This team added a lot of talent via free agency and had a well received draft. I thought they would peg the over under between 7.5 and 8.5 which would be fair given how much of an unknown Allen is. But 6.5 just seems low. This team had really bad talent last year and still got carried to 6 wins by the defense which is intact and added the 9th overall pick and is mostly young or prime at most positions and doesn't lack depth. Vegas isn't stupid I wonder what they are projecting for the Bills to place it at 6.5? I think that Vegas probably does a lot of their analysis via advanced analytics, those analytics don't favor our QB and they probably bet against them.

I can't honestly remember the last time the team had a good RT. Jason Peter's maybe Langston Walker?

It is actually such a great luxury to see a player like Bodine be on the roster bubble. I think Bodine is a good backup center. So to have him on the bubble shows the strength and effort they put into building both the starting O-line and the depth behind it.

I would have to defer on the scheme and what the offensive coaches think. Clearly they like Barkley and I am fine with Barkley as the backup. However if you put all three on the same team or with similar talent levels I would say that Tyrod would win the most games. Yes Tyrod is too conservative but not making mistakes and being conservatives wins games esp with a good defense. Add in what Tyrod brings running the ball and it is a more consistent formula than Barkley and Fitz who might be more dynamic at times but also produce a lot of turnovers and mistakes.

If Shaq has a breakout 2019 The Bills can franchise him or transition tag him. But I think it is hard to commit nearly 10 million to an underperforming DE. By the end of 2019 the Bills will know what Shaq is and will be able to properly assess what his value is. I think that if you commit to a large 5th year option you lose your flexibility and while it is a bit of a risk if he has a strong season I think it is better to worry about having to keep a good player who will be a free agent then to have to worry about being locked into a underperforming player.

Josh has to hit the layups with consistency. Cole should help with getting a reliable underneath option and a savvy receiver in terms of coming back to Josh when he scrambles (he did that so well with Dak.) I know Josh will do good things getting the ball downfield esp with Brown and Foster as burners. However can he make those reliable throws that move the chains consistently? As much as I love Josh he misses too many easy throws that are on him. Now this isn't to say I don't have faith in Josh as he works hard and has already shown in his rookie year the ability to be coached and improve. But he has a long way to go in a lot of aspects of his game.

10 sacks from Ed might be unrealistic although it is possible. I think he will take some adjusting to the pro-game but still be an impactful player his rookie year. I think 6 sacks is a nice Mendoza line for him. Honestly it is more so about how many pressures he is generating as opposed to the sack totals which can be a bit circumstantial. If Oliver can generate 40 or more pressures and close to 20 hits or more I think he will have a huge impact on the team in his rookie year. Overall I think expectations for Oliver should be high but not unrealistic. He might come in and set the world on fire and make a pro-bowl team and be in the running for DROY. But more realistically he might not be an instant star, yet that wouldn't mean he couldn't be productive and have a very good impact this year and beyond. Kyle was a huge loss from a locker room perspective. I don't think had he played he would been a huge impactful player but his presence as a professional and as a leader was important. But the defense luckily kept J.Phillips and drafted Oliver so on field they are as or more stout and the defense has a lot of vets on it. As you mentioned Zo is a beloved teammate and veteran, Hughes is the heart of the front 7, Star is a long time pro who played in a Super Bowl, Trent Murphy has been around for a bit, and in the secondary the safeties are guys who are 7 plus year vets. So I don't think there is an overall lack of veterans or leadership on the defense. But Kyle certainly was a loss to the culture.

It depends on the context. I love Clowney because I think he has been woefully misused in the 3-4, he is best in a 4-3 traditional DE scheme. But I also think that Clowney comes at a super high cost as I think the Texans want multiple premium picks in 2020 and 2021 for him and you have to pay him a huge contract. I don't see the Falcons trading Julio as Julio probably has 2-3 prime or near prime years left and they want to win now with Matt Ryan who is getting older. But if the Falcons are trading Julio and the cost is lower draft pick wise I would rather give Allen another piece on offense than overpay for a prime pass rusher with injury issues. That being said I do hope the Bills make an offer for Clowney that is no more than a 2nd round pick and some mid round selections.

Brown, Beasley and the returner Roberts will be on the roster if healthy. That leaves 3 roster spots at the WR position open. In order for Zay's roster spot to be in danger he has to have 3 WR's leapfrog him. Foster is one that you could easily see that happening with. So that means 2 WR's have to be better than Zay for him to be outside the top 6. I could see one WR out of the rest beating out Zay but I don't see two happening. Esp considering that Zay was a McD pick who improved a lot last year and is still just 23 years old. It also doesn't help your case that the competition behind Zay is rather weak. I don't see two of those players coming on strong enough in camp/pre-season.

Brown and Beasley will make the roster. I think Foster and Zay are 90% locks. I think Roberts is also a 90% lock to make the roster, he will be the WR6 as he will just be a punt returner and kick returner and spot play WR if there are injuries. WR5 will be the spot where there will be intense competition.

Star's deal was back loaded to have a bigger cap hit in year 2 and 3 because last off-season the team did not have a lot of cap room and they wanted to bring him in. That being said Star is overpaid but still has value to the team. Star is a grinder and does a lot of things needed out of a DT in this scheme. Yes the team could have found that role cheaper but McD knew that Star could pull off that role. I don't like the contract but Star being overpaid doesn't mean he doesn't have value for the team.

Probably a guy they hope to stash on the PS. Give him 2 off-seasons and 1 regular season of NFL strength and conditioning and maybe next year he can make the roster as his frame fills out and he gets coached up.

I would have liked the Bill's to have traded up for DK around pick 58, probably would have been a modest price. But I am not an NFL scout or GM so my opinion is worthless.

The Bills needed a bit more depth at safety. I think this is the exact kind of player that will push the current backups and have a chance at developing. I can't say much about late round picks other than is this a guy that can at least come in and push current guys on the roster? Yes, and possibly have a ST impact is a nice bonus.

Right position to take but I am not sure I like this pick. Seems like they drafted a developmental athlete type over a more polished player. These types of freak athletes usually are great 5th to 7th round draft selections but for a late 3rd round pick I am not sure. Either way I hope this kids athleticism pans out on the pro-level although I think the impact he will have can be limited in 2019.

Love this pick, LB was a depth need and this certainly fills it. Give him a year to learn the system and get comfortable with the pro-game before he gets a shot to start. Great value in the 5th too. My third favorite pick in the draft.

Yes they needed to go RB but I think they could have gone for one in round 4 or 5. I think with Yeldon, Shady, and Gore you can take a developmental guy later. Once again a certain depth need but I would have gone after a pass catcher.