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Nice depth signing, solid Rambo replacement, nothing too splashy but a decent move. I would like to see a pure NT brought onto the roster, give the team depth and more draft flexibility.

Sure doesn't seem realistic though given the current cap situation. I think RT is a spot that could use an upgrade but there are more important needs that the team could spend space on. Henderson could do a solid job and there are plenty of people on the roster that can push a camp competition. I think if the Bills have 2-3 million in cap space left before rookies it would be better used signing a vet NT or a vet MLB for depth purposes.

Jasper was a prospect I thought for sure would have a productive pro career. I wasn't thinking he would be a hall of famer or even a pro bowler. But I thought he would be a decent starting caliber or a rotational player. The board went nuts for him, I always think drafting these "freakshow" raw athletes is a much better use of a 7th round selection (Esp if the team has multiple 7th rounders) than on a marginal prospect. Although it's not as though you can't find good prospects in the 7th round.

I think regardless of how good the Bills management think the draft class is at that position they should have a veteran option in case the players they want don't fall and for depth. Seems like a fairly cheap vet NT that is a one dimensional run stuffer could be had for what the Bills need.

Solid move, he will be 31 he could give them a solid season a nice bandaid to the loss of Jones.

I like Hogan slightly better but if the price is right he would be a solid slot receiver. Kind of a solid under the radar move. Gives them an option in case a mid to late round rookie isn't enough.

Good trade for both sides. Cooper fills a need to help out their offensive line while they get a good pick on top of it. The Cards give up a lot but they get a stud defender. I like the trade more for the Cards as I think pass rushers are always at a premium but the Pats* got a pretty good haul for him. Throw in the fact that he is a bit of a risky player off the field makes this a sensible trade for both sides.

QB development could be much better. Top picks are being rushed into action because owners and coaches are impatient and trying to get results or save their jobs. Any QB should sit their rookie year and learn NFL defenses, offenses, polish up mechanics, and learn to prepare as a pro. To be honest most QB's should sit 2 years before taking the field. But QB's always get rushed into action.

As far as the long list of needs (Which I don't think is that long) I think there are options later in free agency that can help the Bills add a few key depth players. As far as the draft goes they need to find some pass rushers in rounds 1 and 2, then improve the depth of the team in the mid rounds. In the later stages of free agency they can find a NT and a 3-4 MLB option. There is no doubt that there will be 2-3 holes on the roster and some positions were the team will be a little thin. But remember going into last year QB was a mess, offensive line was a big question mark both in terms of starters and in terms of depth and linebacker was also a concern depth wise. So it's not like last years team was spotless.

Solid player, but the team needs a true NT on the roster. Not a ton of cap space to go out and get a player out on the market with significant demand. But there will likely be a veteran NT out on the market in the later stages of free agency that would better occupy a roster spot than Charles. Although I would have liked him on the roster he isn't a hard to replace guy.

I think the defense will be better suited to work with the personnel along with the front office bringing in a couple of mid tier guys to help the defense out. The offense could get better through consistency of playing together and a QB having a full season under his belt. Overall I think we will look at this years and last years rosters differently. Last year after all the splashes and counting on an All-World defense to return there was a lot of optimism about the overall strength of the roster. This year the team retained the talent it needed and can focus on trying to rebuild the foundation of the defense. So the view of the team will be much more narrow overall.

They lost their best Running Back and their defense just brought on a bunch of big names who are on the decline or injury prone. I think the Fins will be a formidable team but they won't be a threat to make the playoffs. They will probably be in the 7 to 9 wins range. Going the Redskins route of trying to win free agency doesn't work.

Kyle Williams got hurt, Mario Williams regressed big time, and Aaron Williams got hurt. 3 key starters go down or regress big time you are going to have some level of regression on the defense. Half of your all world D-line (Which was the lynchpin to the unit) goes down or regresses. You suffer an injury to one of your top 2 or 3 DB's and your LB's don't fit perfectly into a new scheme. It was a lot of things that led to the Bills regressing defensively. Hopefully they get Kyle and Aaron back healthy, find players that fit the scheme better at MLB and in terms of a pass rusher, and the rest of the players get coached up to better fit the defense (And Rex adjusts his defense to better fit his players). I think the Eagles just got a really good player in Nigel. Young, fits the scheme, and highly effective in said scheme. The Bills seem to be committed to Rex's scheme so they likely need to put the resources into finding the personnel best suited to run it.

I would like the signing. The Bills could use someone that could fill that pure NT Role. Kyle and Dareus would be better off playing more outside in certain situations. I thought the Bills missed the boat not having one on the roster last year.

Let him play out this year, cross that bridge when the team gets to it. QB's get overpaid that's the nature of the league. I like Tyrod but he needs to prove it over the course of another season. The Bills cap won't be a huge issue next season as a lot of guaranteed money due this year is off and so that makes for a lot of cutable players that can free up major space, along with possibly some significant dead money coming off the books as well.

Definitely puts the Clay contract into perspective. At least Clay was a good productive versatile player and he gave the Bills solid production year 1. I think that the tight end market must be that desperate for such a massive overpay.

Not a bad idea. Move Woods to the slot and have Wallace go deep outside. Of course you would like a better option but if they feel he fits the offense and still has a solid year left in him it could be a decent band aid type move. Throw Wallace out there for a year hope to get solid production for one year and then focus other resources on other needs.

Not very high. The Bills don't have that one glaring need. Offensively they have a couple of holes at RT and WR and defensively they look to need a good amount of help finding a pass rush and a MLB along with another possible hole at safety. So they go quantity over quality, try and find a couple of impact players rounds 1 and 2, and then hit on another big contributor in the mid rounds or at the very least find depth and immediate role players later in the draft.

Good move salary was modest compared to what some guards at his level of production last season are getting on the market. I think the team has to look at upgrading RT and maybe find a new slot WR option. The offense then will simply depend on how good Tyrod can be. As far as defense that's another story. Maybe draft heavy on defense and try to find a couple of more modestly priced vets out there. Pass rush and Linebacker seem to be of need, and the team could use a safety. Hopefully the return of Kyle Williams and Rex getting players better fit for his system via the draft and free agency will work out.

He might not get the amount of carries needed to be a top fantasy numbers guy if Shady stays healthy but 7-9 TD's with 700ish yards along with 30 receptions seems like a good estimate. Health is a concern as always.

If he comes cheap it would be nice to add some depth who knows the system. But if the cost is a bit steep then move on. I think he is nothing more than a decent backup. But given the fact that he knows the type of system Rex runs he could prove to be a useful backup.

If the team can manage to resign Cog and find a decent CB and maybe decent depth player in the front seven then I will be happy with what they did in free agency. If they have an impact draft finding a pass rusher and a linebacker or O-line then there just might be some hope for the team. I will agree that their options to improve the team via free agency are limited. But they do have enough room to resign Cog and to make some more modest moves that could fill a few holes.

You could see it coming. Mario had a huge cap number to go along with a lack of love for the team (He probably wasn't willing to restructure the deal the way the Bills needed him to) and a drastic lack of production last season. With the Bills huge amounts of guaranteed money paid out this year they needed to work out some cap space and Mario's huge contract simply wasn't tenable. It's better to move on and draft or sign a replacement rather and use the cap space elsewhere. Mario was subpar his first year here clearly recovering from a rash of injuries, he then turned in two seasons where he was a stud along the defensive line and one of the best pass rushers (Who happened to be good against the run) in the league. But last year he just seemed out of it, either not feeling being in Buffalo or not feeling the scheme, or simply being done mentally. I predict he signs a fairly big short term deal with a team and has a couple of more productive seasons. But his time here was just done. It works best for both parties to move on. Change of scheme and scenery will be better for Mario, The cap space and getting rid of a player mentally done with the situation will be good for the Bills.

Won't make much of an impact. Maybe trade ups will happen more.

Brock was a 2nd round pick and projected to be much less of a project than a 6th round pick in Taylor. Also I imagine Peyton Manning to be a much better mentor than Flacco. So I think it's unfair to compare the two. Brock was a much more complete player coming out of college compared to Taylor.