billsfan89

If they pass on Mayfield to take Mason at 5 they are morons. If I am Denver I call up the Bills and offer a trade down if I am set on taking Rudolph. If I am Denver give me 12 (Where I can get Rudolph) and picks 53 and 56 for pick 5 and Denver's 5th rounder. Denver picks up some picks to help strengthen the other parts of the roster. The Bills get a top QB and still have pick 22, 65, and 96 to address other needs along with taking back another pick in the 5th round to help with depth.

Lamar Jackson is a project but honestly, if he is there at pick 22 I wouldn't mind taking him there. They can fill 4 other needs on the roster at picks 12, 53, 56 and 65 while having AJ game manage a team that suddenly can add 4 possible starters via the draft along with depth in the mid rounds. The Bills have already filled needs this off-season and 2 or more quality starters plus some useful depth acquired in the draft are enough to improve the team to a point where AJ McCarron as a game manager can win the team games. Then throw in a windfall of cap space in 2019 and you could be comfortable with a project QB for a couple of seasons. Jackson to me has the most tantalizing potential of any QB in this draft. He could be Michael Vick like with his freak athleticism and raw throwing ability. But Vick was coming into replace Chris Chander at the very back end of his career and Vick didn't have the right environment in Atlanta where they failed to develop Vick as a player and person. Maybe the Bills with McCarron hold down the fort and do well enough to actually allow for a project QB to develop for 2-3 years. If Jackson secures his fundamentals (Which are not nearly as bad as scouts make them out to be but certainly need work) and learns to operate an NFL system by sitting for 2-3 years he can actually develop into his potential while learning from a smart QB (McCarron played under a notoriously demanding coach in Saben and a respected coach for 4 years in Marvin Lewis.)

The Wonderlic doesn't mean much, sure it might make teams value him one notch less but if a team believes a QB is a top 10 player and that player falls to the early second round some team isn't going to take a shot and trade up to take him for a modest price? I think Jackson at worst falls to the early 2nd. I actually like Jackson as a prospect and I think that if the Bills can get him at 12 they should consider it and if he is there at 22 and they took a non-QB pick 12 then they should take Jackson at 22. I think Arizona would take him at 15 no matter what. Jackson is a bit project but the Bills have AJ a smart QB. AJ functioned well under Saban a notoriously demanding coach and played 4 years in the NFL under a respected veteran coach Marvin Lewis who has had some decent success in Cincy with 7 playoff appearances. I think AJ can manage the game well enough for a season or two to let Jackson work on his fundamentals a bit more. The Bills have enough drafts picks to take a chance if all the other QB options fall out.

I thought Miller was really good in 2015 and not bad at all in 2016, the previous administration must have faith that he will function better in the new blocking scheme. Seems like he was not built for the scheme the team ran in 2017. If Miller can be a decent RG I they will either have a pick come in at RT or live with Mills who is a solid run blocker but a turnstile in pass protection. I think the management has faith in Dawkins as a LT and was willing to let Glenn go for a modest return. The Bills also freed up even more cap space for 2019. I am more than comfortable mortgaging the draft for pick 2 to secure the QB situation. No QB is a guarantee but QB is the position where you have to take risks and pay a high price to get a top prospect. Big risk in trading up for a QB, but the reward is the highest in the sport. The top QB in the league is probably worth 35 million a season that's nearly 20% of your salary cap tied up in one player but a great QB makes everyone better on the offense and is such an advantage since so many teams go decades without finding a decent QB.

It's the dry days of the off-season, overanalyzation is all I got. I forgot about him, I think he is more of a take a flyer but 2 years in and a former 3rd round pick is a more intriguing prospect.

Even in the comparison to Poyer it falls a bit flat. Poyer was a starter before getting hurt. Poyer started 4 games in 2015 as a backup then took over as a starting safety to start 2016 playing 6 games before getting hurt. The Bills say something in Poyer during his 10 starts and took a chance on him with a low contract. This guy has done nothing in 4 years including getting hurt in 2016. I think this is a player they like to push for a backup spot. I think the way this teams structures camp battles they like there to be a lot of competition. But I can't get super excited about this signing, if he turns heads in the pre-season I would be pleasantly surprised. I think that the football sports media doesn't have a lot of news to cover in free agency so fairly inane signings get noticed by fans as there are less big names to report on now that 80% of significant free agents remain.

Championship... haha. Seems like a pretty inconsequential player, former 7th round pick, backup for years on a mediocre series of Dolphins teams. I doubt this would be a signing for anything above the league minimum. A low-risk move that is nothing to read into in my mind.

Nix was much better than the previous administration but that's like saying someone who is mediocre at best at their job is better than someone who was horrendous. The 2010 draft class with Spiller was !@#$ing awful, 2011 and 2012 were good but Nix's free agency and general personnel decisions weren't that great (I liked the Mario signing as a culture change, but there weren't many other good signings.) Nix and Whaley were mediocre at best, for every good move there was a corresponding bad move.

Smart move for the Browns low risk high reward, I wish the Bills made a competitive offer but hopefully, they can find a slot corner.

That's the nightmare scenario for the Bills, 4 QB's and Barkley go in the top 5 picks. That leaves the Bills holding the bag as far QB's go.

I think what did Zay in was more than likely synthetic weed but for sure the long lag time to kick in makes people overdo it on edibles. I know someone that it takes 2 hours for edibles to work. But even if someone is smart enough to not take additional amounts and wait there still could be issues with someone doing too much. For example, not everyone knows how many MG's make for a potent amount and sometimes if you make edibles yourself you end up having something that has an unknown amount in it.

' I think smoking weed is a much better way to consume it from a safety perspective. Yes edibles don't cause you to inhale smoke in your lungs but they also are super easy to miscalculate and go overboard on. Smoking I feel like hits you much sooner and is a more gradual effect also the fact that smoking takes time to do makes it a natural mechanism to help you know when to stop. To each their own I know some people who have a well-regulated tolerance to edibles out in California but I think that as weed become legal in a majority of states now it is up to us to educate everyone about proper use and the dangers of taking the drugs in various forms.

I would say the odds are high that it was something like synthetic weed, but I would also say that it is possible that it could be other drugs or other drugs mixed together. Drugs impact everyone very differently.

Honestly who knows what drugs he took. It could be anything from overdoing it on edibles to synthetics, to mixing various drugs. Everyone's body and mind do have a different reaction to different drugs. From a medical perspective, most freakouts like Zay's are usually caused by the drug causing anxiety and then the anxiety being exasperated by an unfamiliar mental and physical state caused by the drug. So in Zay's case, it might not have even been something crazy like Spice or a synthetic drug. It could honestly anything that has potiental for an adverse reaction.

I still think Eli could have 2-3 good seasons left but the Bills are trying to build a sustainable winner and I think that getting an older QB with a huge cap number isn't in their plans esp having to give up significant draft capital to do so.

I think that the Bills should consider upping their offer for him, he has had 1 free agency visit to the Cardinals and nothing else activity wise. I think that considering the fact that even before the incident Zay was a questionable player to count on an upgrade at WR is a huge need.

Hurns has some talent even last season he was decent, 39 receptions for 484 yards in 10 games with Bortles throwing to you isn't too shabby. The guy missed just over a third of the season, prorate that over 16 games and you are looking at 55 receptions for just under 700 yards, in any context that is quality WR3 production, but adjust for the fact that the Jags were not only a run heavy offense but a bad overall offense (Who wasn't throwing a lot due to a fantastic defense keeping them in games if not giving them the lead in games) and I think I see why people think Hurns could be better in a better offense. I think the main question with Hurns isn't the talent, when he has been on the field he has been a better than average player and in 2015 he peaked with a near all-star level (All-Star in this context being a top 6 player at your position in your conference, which Hurns wasn't be he certainly was a notch below that in terms of raw output.) Some team is going to overpay Hurns on speculation and potential which is what you are usually paying for in free agency. If a player is worth it take your shot, name your price, and if it takes more than you are comfortable with then pass. I think the Bills front office is very disciplined in that sense. If they want a player they go get him at the cost but if they don't want them they just name a low ball price they are comfortable with and see if the market comes back to them.

The last pick of the 3rd round and a 1st in 2019 to not only trade up to 6 but to do so to get Baker Mayfield is insanely good. That leaves pick 22, 53, 56, and pick 65 to build up the rest of the roster plus a few picks sprinkled in to help address depth needs. I don't see this happening because I don't think the Broncos are passing at Mayfield at 5 and I think a trade up for Mayfield would cost a bit more (I think you have to include a 2nd at the very least.)

I think Matthews would be an interesting player to up their offer to. Hurns just got released and he is on a lot of visits at the moment. Hurns is going to get a good offer, the market has not come to the Bills on Hurns, it could simply be too much for the Bills blood for a player like Hurns (Hurns coming off of two banged-up seasons.) But the market doesn't seem to be hot on Matthews other than a visit with the Cardinals there hasn't been any activity on them. I say up your offer a little bit more than your standing offer and see if you come in above Arizona. Matthews was clearly the teams best receiver when healthy. There isn't much at receiver beyond Benjamin, Matthews could ensure a good slot receiver in case Jones can't overcome his yips and recent troubles.

Could be, I thought Miller in 2015 and 2016 was an above average guard, not a mauler but more than capable. Hopefully, this new system plays to Miller's strengths more because a decent RG is a huge upgrade from the play they got out of that position last season. If they feel Miller could return to form under the new system I am fine with him as the RG and Ducasse as his backup but they need to draft a RT high and dump Mills.

I think if you draft a RT around pick 53 or 56 I think you, of course, run the risk of a player not being ready to step in right away. But I think that Newhouse isn't the worst option to put up against a rookie RT.

If the Bills can squeeze him under their cap I would love this move. Hurns was outright dynamic in 2015 and he is a burner exactly the type of player they need on the field opposite Benjamin. He has missed some games which is a concern but considering the Zay Jones news I think you have to think that the Bills have to be more active on the few WR's remaining.

Considering that Zay was a pretty "Clean" guy in college and up until now in his pro career. Everything about this guy in the draft process was good character wise. Hopefully this is an isolated incident. But I think the team which already had a need for a WR will definitely have to address the position more now.

I think Miller is gone although I think that he could be effective on another team he just isn't fitting the blocking scheme the team wants to run. I think they probably were trying to trade him but might just roll with him as a camp body and make him a cut at some point. Ducasse I see as a bench player (Although the coaching staff loves him so who the !@#$ knows) since he is versatile being able to play either guard position or RT. I honestly wouldn't hate Ducasse as a backup Guard/RT but I would much rather they go with a 4th or 5th round pick occupying that spot. As far as RT I think there is a chance that Mills starts. Now I think Beane would prefer to draft a RT to start and keep Mills as a camp body to compete with Newhouse off the bench. I like the effort to get more depth on the o-line but that right side is still a mess with Ducasse/Miller and Mills starting at this moment. I think you have to address that RT spot in the draft high. RG I think you should address but in the cap era (And assuming you make a massive trade up gutting a good chunk of draft picks) you have to make compromises and given the choice between upgrading RG or RT in the draft I would go with RT.

Throw all draft value charts out the window. For one trading up for QB's is always something you have to pay a premium for. Two while I think that the draft value chart is a useful tool as a baseline trade ups are always relative to who is bidding for the pick. If the Bills want pick 2 I think at a minimum it is going to cost the team 12, 22, 53, a mid round pick, and next years 1st.