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Sleepers? Pretty sure I'll be sleeping by the time the Bills pick.

It's hard to argue with Josh Allen on offense. Maybe Jerome Bettis, but not sure how good his arm is. On defense, I'm going with Ray Lewis.

Williams was by far the biggest BUST, because he looked every bit like a no-brainer pick, and he tanked. Maybin was the worst PICK, because it looked bad on draft day, and stayed bad. I don't even consider Maybin a bust, because it was pretty obvious he was not an NFL lineman. Of the rest, Flowers was pretty busty, but the rest of those guys were just reaches that didn't pan out.

I'm a big proponent of taking the best player at their position in the whole draft , if available. I think it's the best value a team can get with a low 1st round pick. It's also why I loved the Tyler Bass pick! Breece Hall is the consensus #1 RB in the draft, so by all means draft the kid. Safety and TE are also positions where the top 1 or 2 should still be on the board when the Bills pick. By #25, the top 4-5 CB prospects will already be gone. Bills don't need a WR right now. Might as well get the most elite player you can get at a position Beane's Bills have not really hit on yet. Imagine this offense with a bona fide stud at RB. Josh has never had one, if we're being honest.

Ha, certainly not the greatest EVER, but one could say it's about as good as it gets. Sold the CB hook, line, and sinker on the quick out at the 1st down marker. Genius!

Glad he didn't pick the Browns.

I wonder what color his underpants will be if he ever has to cover Diggs 1-on-1.

Poyer will be 31 next year, and all those other guys are much younger. The most logical scenario has him moving on. I think Beane drafts a safety early this year so he can respectfully let Jordan hit the market and retire a very rich man. I believe his services on a two year deal would be very valuable out there, possibly more per year than the Bills would want to match. On the other hand, teams might balk a bit at an older player in a position where speed matters. Singletary would be the other candidate to go, based him being the most easily replaced of the lot. Oliver, Knox, and Edmunds are all young, home-grown, and integral to the team, so they will get deals unless the numbers just can't possibly work.

I have had ACL reconstruction on both knees. One is basically 100% performance-wise, and the other is about 90%. Two ACL surgeries did not stop me from skiing at the highest level of my life. It also did not stop Frank Gore from having an amazing 16-year career at RB. I would say it depends on three things: (a) whether or not there was additional damage at the time of the injury (meniscus, other ligaments, etc). (b) the surgical procedure chosen, and (c) the laxity of the new ligament post-op. For most of us, the primary surgery options are to harvest tissue from either your patellar tendon or hamstring to fashion a new ACL. This harvest is what causes lingering issues - patellar tendinitis, hamstring weakness. The deluxe option, which is what I figure the pros do, is to use tissue harvested from a cadaver. That way, there is no harvest site morbidity. There is an increased risk of a cadaver graft failing entirely, but if they don't fail they usually result in 100% recovery. A sloppy surgeon or over-aggressive rehab can result in the ACL graft becoming too slack, which allows the knee to bend too far the wrong way and maybe even slip out of joint laterally from time to time. Since pro athletes have the best surgeons and rehab coaching, its likely the only way Tre will have issues is if he did collateral damage to his cartilage at the time the ACL blew out. Being a non-contact injury, he probably didn't.

Bummer. I'm such a homer, I was holding out hope that he would be the secret weapon this year.

When he played, I thought Stevenson looked out of place on a football field. I think Hodgins has a far greater chance of getting meaningful snaps at WR this year. If they liked Stevenson so much, they probably would have let McKenzie walk.

The Bills' run of greatness began just as I was becoming old enough to care about sports. Prior to that, I only remember them being a laughingstock franchise, but technically I was still a fan. I knew Joe Ferguson existed, though I can't say I remember any games prior to the '88 season, nor do I remember Jim Kelly's draft debacle/arrival, as I would have been 6-7 years old at the time and was not yet reading newspapers. I do vaguely remember the cautious optimism that followed the Bills' respectable showing in the '87 strike year. So in 6th grade, I went into the '88 season with the idea that they might actually be good. My first coherent Bills memory was an article in the Rochester D&C following the horrendous 85-86 campaign. They did a spoof on the Bears' Super Bowl Shuffle, called the Stupor Bowl Shuffle. After that, it was the division win and the goalposts coming down, and I definitely remember getting jazzed up for the team at that point. So yeah, I was a fan before the SB runs, but likely became much more of one because of them.

Not this year, apparently, but you never know. It's kind of like taking a generational place kicker early - it's not a sexy pick, but having the best in the league at the position is a lasting luxury. A road-grader Guard can potentially help provide 12-15 years of stability for your superstar QB.

Inflation-proof contract, love it.

If business is business, then Diggs should acknowledge that he signed a CONTRACT to play for $14M per. Every player has to know that salaries will continue to rise the minute they sign, and if they sign for several years, their salary is going to become obsolete at some point. These guys can't complain about being underpaid, because they should have known it would happen. Oh yeah, and he's making enough money for he and his offspring to live lavishly for a long time. So if he wants to get bent out of shape over these huge new deals, then I say send him packing. If you aren't happy making $14M a year while playing on a dominant team with an amazing QB and a great culture, where the fans worship you, then F off. Stop comparing yourself to other WRs; take a step back and look at your life for a minute.

If Tua tries lobbing bombs to Hill the way Mahomes did, his noodle arm is going to get him 30 INTs. That said, the quick slant action will probably give us something to cry about.

AND, there are probably guys on his new team that don't even want to play with him. AND you have legions of fans who will never root for him. I am trying really hard to respect due process of law as far as the allegations go, but holy hell, I don't know how you sign a guy for even the league minimum when these kinds of accusations are hanging over his head. There is at least a legitimate chance he is a full-blown compulsive predator. Why bet the whole team on it?

That is a GREAT question.

This is the stupidest contract in the history of sports. I don't care how good Watson is, how do you guarantee all that money (even WITHOUT all the allegations against him) for a guy who hasn't played in a year? Factor in the legal mess, and it's just a disaster waiting to happen. Glad it wasn't us! I feel so sorry for Cleveland fans.

I don't think it's necessary or even wise to take BPA in the first round. Depending on the depth available at each position, there are likely to be players that can start right away and be potential stars in whatever position your team needs most. Then you can go BPA from there. I think they take a CB. They are short-handed there, and Tre is coming off a serious knee injury - I didn't realize until today that he also tore his meniscus - that's an injury that rarely heals completely and can cause lots of problems down the road.

I would much rather have Miller anyway, not even counting the two draft picks we didn't give up to get him. And Mack is only 1 year younger. Mack is a great athlete, but Miller is that plus a super genius and 2X champ. I would maybe rather have Mack plus an upgraded RB or veteran corner or slot receiver, but Mack over Miller straight up? No way!

Kind of a tool, but he always brought his A game on the field. His will be hard shoes to fill.

Dang, there go all our sweet comp picks.

It seems like there are enough loopholes that a smart GM can put together a pretty stacked team, provided that the ownership is willing to throw away a lot of money at times.