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Hey Kirk, what do you think of the draft pick?

Yes, but let's say Butler had moved up and taken a player he really coveted and the Bills were better for it. If the team was better, Wade Phillips may not have been fired (although he may still have fallen on the sword for Ronnie "the mullet" Jones). As a result, the subsequent timeline of coaching hiring and firing may have been very different. Wrex Ryan may have never walked through the door in 2015, so Russ Brandon would never have had the chance to ply him with wine so that he wouldn't leave the buiding. In that case, Doug Whaley may not have been a dead man walking in 2017, and Brandon Beane may not have been there to select Josh Allen in 2018. This whole butterfly effect from trading up would have ruined the most entertaining Bills football since the Kelly era!! I think the moral of this story is that you should NEVER trade up for good players. The peril of trading up for players that you covet just might be that you kill your future unicorn!! You're an awful, awful man for even suggesting such a thing, @dave mcbride!! For those wondering, I am well aware that Brandon Beane, in fact, traded up to select Josh Allen. I'm hoping the absurdity of the post will result in the masses overlooking this obvious flaw in this otherwise ever-so-well-thought-out post.

And a Putney.

The best part of that movie is Tom Telesco’s review of it…

I’m not going to do the work, but I’d be interested in seeing this list relative to QB they played with and staff they were coached by. WR production really depends on the team they have around them.

You do realize that Denver cut RW, right? The only thing remaining of RW in Denver is a giant cap hit...

Technically Nolan wasn’t fired, Regier upon his hiring, opted not to retain him and offered him an underwhelming 1 yr contract. Given the ongoing headache between Muckler, Hasek, and Nolan during the preceding season, one could hardly blame Regier for being wary, and in hindsight Ruff over Nolan was obviously the right call.

Well, it’s better than re-hiring Ted Nolan… time will tell how much. I’m hoping that Adams made the decision to fire Granato some time ago and gauged the interest of other currently unemployed coaches. I suspect, however, that Adams knows his job is on the line and Ruff is a desperate panic hire given their familiarity with one another with Adams having previously been on Ruff’s staff. Hoping it works, but certainly tempering my enthusiasm (despite being a big fan of Ruff during his first stint). To those citing his lack of a Cup, he got them there and came close with a much less talented team than the Stars, and their best chance was derailed by a freakish run of defensive injuries against Carolina. It was certainly not a coaching issue in either of those seasons. Can’t speak to his time outside of Buffalo.

Always get/give the “Go Bills”. Never ask about TBD… don’t want to spoil the interaction in case it’s someone that has me on “ignore”. 😂 Edit: Maybe instead of “Go Bills” I’ll start responding with “high level meetings”, “F5”, “Luke Russert’s mom”, “what kind of car do you drive”, “ground up and in the freezer”, or “deers” just to test the waters. 🤔🤣

John Waters called, he wants his mustache back. He said while you’re at it, he’d take Kermit’s voice, too, and he’d give it back to him the next time he sees him.

Why no love for Ray-Ray?

Who's Allen going to throw to?

Ok look, an NFL QB can throw an accurate ball in shorts to an uncovered WR... the things people crow about. Not to mention, based on the pulling up at the point of the catch, looks to me like the last 2 were underthrown...

Diggs the player was in decline IMO, and I thought they'd get 1 more season out of him before making this move purely due to his cap hit. I think Diggs the person became enough of a pain in the ass that Beane decided the extra 3M cap hit was worth it to get him out of the locker room NOW. I suspect he's burned enough bridges behind closed doors that he won't be asked back to represent the team in any meaningful fashion in the future, and I kinda doubt he'd want to anyway. I wouldn't say I have any particular hard feelings, but I was one of the people that downplayed his bull####. Obviously, I was wrong, and as a result I don't think I'd want to see him back in the future representing the team in any meaningful fashion after this exit. I doubt I'm alone in that.

You forgot Diggs…

Poe-tay-toe Poe-tah-toe. Regardless, Beane was not involved in the decision regarding trading the pick and selecting Tre White.

If there's going to be a big move this season, IMO, it has to be the draft. I can't see them adding significant salary this year by trading for a WR. If it means trading picks in next year's draft, a year they'll get significant cap relief from all of the moves this offseason, they can fill in the roster with FA's in 2025. I can see Beane doing this if the player they really want is attainable. They can then let the kids get their feet wet this season when they'll be competitive but, unless they unexpectedly catch fire, are probably not going to make a serious run at the SB, and then they'll be ready to roll next season.

We didn’t win without him, we won without him producing. Big difference. What’s Shakir gonna look like drawing the coverages Diggs got? Gabe couldn’t handle the jump from 3 to 2 WITH Diggs. Gonna be interesting without him.

Beane was not the GM, Whaley was.

Wrex is no Marvin Lewis.

Norman... he's just a normal guy, but he's killin' it.

...because that's the nugget of oversight that casts the otherwise ironclad validity of my post in doubt?

Yeah… well I hope they both implode while Trubisky lights it up in the 4th quarter every game because the Bills are annihilating their opponents weekly, and he parlays that into a SB ring and a huge contract as an NFC starter with a reasonable degree of success. The following season I hope the same scenario plays out with Fields after he’s cut from the Steelers and signs on as the Bills backup while the Steelers flounder with a Zach Wilson-level FA replacement.

Are you suggesting that Von may be done, for all intensive porpoises?