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Barring a collapse in Tyrod's quality of play the rest of the season I think that the Bills are better off grooming Peterson and another young QB behind Tyrod over the next few years. The team has 5 premium picks possibly 6 if they get that comp pick. I wouldn't be opposed to one of those picks being used to draft a QB but they should use more than one of those picks to draft a QB. Trading multiple picks for a QB could be a waste of resources. Tyrod is a QB you can win with and the team will have various other needs going into the season. Why not use those picks to solidify the foundation of the roster around Tyrod and have 2 good young QB's behind him developing. Peterman and another young QB developing offer the team a lot of trade bait down the line too if Tyrod develops further. DT, DE, CB, LB, WR (depending on how Zay finishes and if Matthews resigns), and RG could all be urgent needs going into the off-season. LG, TE, and RB could also be positions where the team younger players at. If the team trades 3 or more premium picks for a trade up for a QB then the ability to address those other needs are compromised. The Bills have plenty of draft choices and a pretty good amount of cap space. Hopefully the manage those assets well and fill out the gaps that remain in the roster. A all in move for a QB could be very costly if they miss.

Unless there is something I missed it isn't like Glenn was a malcontent or the team was 1-7. I think if the team was 1-7 and a mess you could justify dumping Glenn if you got a really good deal like a 1st and 4th, get good picks and free up some cap space for a team that isn't going anywhere. But at 5-2 why would you trade away a well liked player who has been huge in reviving your offensive line? It made no sense. Just because a player is on a big contract doesn't mean you trade him.

I doubt that he plays much, as some others here have said he might play situational if the Bills have enough inactive players and could use the spot. But there is no way he can be used in any meaningful capacity.

Love the move, the Bills still have 5 premium draft picks and possibly a 3rd round compensatory pick. But they have a quality top 2 receiver who is locked in for next season at an affordable rate. Benjamin is also the kind of tall player the Bills needed at that position. The cost wasn't too steep and it still provides the team with talent next year. The offense needed a lot of help and they got a pretty good piece to satisfy that need.

I also don't see the Giants making a deal until during the season. I get that the Giants biggest issue is their O-line but Glenn isn't going to fix that and even if Glenn did at 1-6 they aren't going anywhere even if Glenn dramatically improves their O-line. The Giants season has slipped too far away from them to invest a high draft pick to win this season. This type of deal would likely happen in the off-season, the Giants might be interested in the deal but likely don't want that contract on the books until next season.

Why are people so eager to get rid of Glenn? Is Glenn hated in the locker room? I haven't heard any reports of that so unless that's the case I find it perplexing as to why fans of the team would want to trade away the starting left tackle of the team whose return has coincided with drastically improved O-line play. I get that Glenn has a big contract and some injury issues but he is back healthy and playing dam well. He isn't a sore thumb in the locker room nor is unproductive or under performing. Why on Earth would you want to trade away the anchor to the O-line?

I liked Dareus his first few years here. He was such a dominating player from 2013 to 2014 one of the top defensive tackles in the league, even in 2011 and 2012 he was a very good player greatly helping out the run defense which coincided with Kyle becoming such a dominating player. But 2015 once he got paid he just started to play good enough. 2016 he had suspension and injury issues. This past year he never bought into what the coaching staff was doing, and although he wasn't playing bad (I think he was playing average to above average) he just wasn't living up to his contract/talent level and must have been an issue in the locker room. McD and company clearly believe that it is addition by subtraction, the draft pick is fairly inconsequential and the short term cap relief not major. Just getting Dareus off of the team must have been viewed as a huge plus as the cap return and draft pick aren't that major at least short term. I do think this move could work out for the Jags, at least it could work out for this season. A change of scenery and a familiar coach as well as joining a strong defensive core could be a kick start for Dareus's career. But the Bills just needed to move on, wish they were able to get a little more for him but they made the move they thought was best for the team.

As good as this team has been so far I doubt Calvin Johnson is going to come out of retirement to play with Tyrod Taylor in Buffalo. That's not shitting on this team, but rather acknowledging that the player in questions preference is more likely to want to play with a QB that throws the ball more and a team that has at least one other really good WR on the roster. I see the Eagles as being a team to try and take a chance on him. They have Jeffery, Ertz, and some other decent WR's but could use a top tier WR to make the offense elite. Wentz is a young QB coming into his stride and they don't run the ball and play conservative as much. They also sit at 7-1 in command of their division. I would love for the Bills to try and make this happen but for what Calvin Johnson wants at this stage of his career Buffalo might not be a great fit. I could see the Bills making a move for a WR but not this one.

I could be wrong but there are no reports of Glenn being a negative in the locker room or anything to that effect. Glenn has had some injury issues and is on a big contract but when he has been on the field he has been dam good and he seems to be well liked and respected in the locker room. Seems like Dareus and Sammy were locker room issues in addition to other issues for the team. Glenn's return has completely coincided with a return in the ground game, those two things are related.

It shows how important the locker room is to what the coaches are trying to build. As talented as Sammy and Dareus were they had egos about their individual performance that likely were the cause of some locker room issues, Darby on the other hand had issues with management and wasn't a great fit for the scheme. Overall I think that the team has bought into what the coach is doing and it did show on that Tate play. With the larger negative forces gone they have completed a fresh start and winning both cures and justifies everything.

The Bills were 4-2 last year, so I don't put that much stock into the hot start. But winning cures everything. Dareus was given away for a low round pick. Most times when the Bills would dump a player for pennies on the dollar we would have real reason to think that the team was just giving away talent for some stupid reason. But McD and Beane have proven that they want to build a culture and have everyone on the same page. Dareus must have been a really big issue in the locker room for them to just dump him for a fairly low return. It's a bold strategy for sure but fortune favors the bold. How the Bills team plays will determine how successful these trades are. If the team fades down the stretch into a 7-8 win team then we know that sometimes the process needs more talent or the team just didn't have the depth to win. But if they go 10-6 and make the playoffs without all of these talented players then they will have justified their approach and have a ton of cap space and picks to build up the roster into a real contender.

I wouldn't want an RB in round 1 or 2. With 2 3rd round picks at your disposal you are better off looking for a heir apparent to Shady in rounds 3 or 4. RB's are a dime a dozen and Shady might still have 1 more good year left. I would much rather see a DT and WR in round 1 then got with a CB and TE in round 2. Guard and RB could be needs best off addressed in round 3. The team could also address 2 or more needs in free agency. Tons of cap space and tons of picks don't usually go hand in hand with a competitive team. So hopefully the Bills finish the year strong and make the playoffs. A playoff birth really looks good of McD and what he is trying to do. Free agents will actually think of the Bills as a winning situation, then a strong draft class could be brought in to fill out the gaps.

I thought maybe the Bills could holdout for a 3rd rounder or better. For the Bills to give up on Dareus for only a 6th or 5th Dareus must not be very well liked in the locker room. A well liked player who is under performing could be a lot harder to let go than a malcontent who no one likes anyway. They must think it's a lot of addition by subtraction and the added cap space however modest this year is worth it. I think in years past giving up on a talent like Dareus would be read as the team giving talent away for little return. But with how good this staff has looked at 4-2 you kind of trust them a little more with how to handle a locker room malcontent. Winning makes everyone look better. I think the team could have held out until 2018 if they didn't get a better offer but maybe they were just itching to dump him. Seems like this staff wants their players to be All-In all the time no exceptions. It's a disciplinarian method of coaching but it can win and be highly successful.

They are going to at least restructure 1 or 2 of those contracts. If all of those players finish strong they could do a lot of restructuring to keep players for another year while also adding some more cap space in 2018. I think Clay and Hughes are the most likely to be cut or take a restructure. Clay is finally coming of age but he might be banged up which might limit his production the rest of the season. Hughes is a good player but isn't a dominant player. If he fades a little down the stretch or gets hurt they might persuade him to take a restructure that still pays him well but cuts a little off the top to save some space. Shady, Tyrod, and Glenn are more likely to finish the season strong and have a better position to refuse a restructure.

I would hold out and see if some team is willing to give you a 7th for Boldin but if the market isn't there after a week or two then just release him.

I don't think people understood that "Inmates Running the Asylum" is just a colloquialism and metaphor about there needing to be someone in charge. It doesn't literally mean that the players are prisoners in this context. I get the sensitivity of the players given the atmosphere of the league and the country. Seems to me like it was a bad choice of words and even though in context they aren't ill intended it definitely can come across that way.

Not sure there is much of a market for Boldin. Boldin is 37 coming off of his least productive season. I am sure some team would have been willing to give him a contract at the league minimum but what team is going to want to trade a 7th round pick for him at 2.5 million? I think a team would rather take on one of the other veterans out on the market for less money and not having to give up a draft pick. I think the Bills did the right thing letting him test the market without letting him walk for nothing. Boldin quit on the team for good or bad reasons but the Bills shouldn't let him leave for greener pastures without seeking something in return.

I would simply demand that the NFL end Thursday Games.

Big issue with Dareus is that he is a malcontent. If he was just under performing but a good citizen I think you have to stick with him this year and next. But if he continues to be an issue butting heads with the coaching staff and causing locker room issues and distractions I think in the off-season you have to trade him. I think in the 2018 off-season a desperate team would likely buy low on Dareus hoping to tap into his potential and in 2018 that cap hit is only a one year commitment. I think you could at least get a 4th in 2018 and a 6th or 7th in 2019 for Dareus if not a 2018 3rd rounder at least. Even right now he still plays at an above average level, his play is still effective, he just isn't the dominating player he could be. But overall I think you have to hope that Dareus can turn it around. The D-line is fairly old. Hughes is 31 and Kyle is likely in his last season here. Outside of Shaq there isn't much youth on the D-line. If Dareus can turn it around he could anchor the D-line for the next 3-4 seasons.

Dawkins had one bad game, it happens to rookies, he has been more good than bad at LT. I would love to see him get a shot at RT. Seems like Glenn can handle the LT duties and be highly productive. If Dawkins can be decent at RT and Glenn be what he was or close to it at LT then we might see the O-line turn things around.

I think in 2018 you might find a taker, but to take on his salary the remainder of this season (Which with cap space rolling over eating up a lot of space in 2017 matters) and in 2018 would be insane. I think some team might be willing to throw the Bills a 4th for Dareus. Dareus is still playing at an above average level and has tantalizing potential. In 2018 that cap number is a lot more reasonable considering you can get out of it 2019 fairly painlessly. I don't see a major trade coming from Beane, John Brown for a 6th I could see but not sure how desperate the Cards are to sell on him.

In 2014 the Bills faced a woeful Raiders team and were 8-6 going into that game. Had the Bills won that game they might have been able to make the playoffs at 10-6. The two wildcard spots went to the 10-5-1 Bengals and the 10-6 Ravens. Hypothetically the Bills had they won that game in Oakland they would have been 9-6 going into a Pats game that they won (Brady got pulled in the second half because the game meant nothing to the Pats even if the Bills were 9-6 that game still would have meant nothing standings wise, although the Bills were winning at halftime after Brady had played a full half.) Not sure how the tiebreaker between the Bills and Ravens broke-down that year. Both teams would have been 6-6 in conference but the Bills were 4-2 in their division compared to the Ravens who were 3-3 in their division. Not sure exactly how everything else broke down tiebreaker wise. But that late season loss to the Raiders was a back breaker. Directly killed the Bills chances of making the playoffs that year in a game that the Bills should have won.

The Bills were 4-2 last year going into a key game against the Fins who were still finding themselves. The Bills lost and the Fins went on a huge run to get into the playoffs. This weeks game is huge but its far too early to say that it is any bigger than a lot of other games the Bills have had after hot starts. I will say this IF the Bills win on Sunday and are 5-2 then the Jets game will be one of the biggest games for the Bills in a decade. Not only a key divisional game but a win there would put the Bills at 6-2 on the season a pretty insane first half that sets them up well for the second half of the season.

It wouldn't be a bad move, if Gaines is hurt you could do worse in your hunt for a replacement.

The Jauron teams had a bend don't break defense that was at times accomplishing the bending while not breaking, but those are the types of defenses you can actually win with if you have a QB. To be honest if you have a top 10 QB in the league you will always have a good shot to win as long as you have any semblance of talent on the team.