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You do realize Snead has gotten the Rams to 2 Super Bowls with 2 different QB's in the period of time that McBeane have reached none? Credit is most certainly due. The original roster Sean McDermott inherited in January of 2017 was better than the one McVay did..........the 2016 Bills at Rams game was a physical mismatch and the Rams were a laughingstock at that point while the Bills were just an underachieving team with 10-12 win talent. The Rams just went for SB contention right out of the gate in 2017 and McVay really coached up a middling young QB..........while the Bills opted to get rid of all of their prime age core players and slow play their way into a title contender.........which took until 2020. People don't give Snead enough credit for realizing that he was bad at making first round picks...........he wasn't getting anywhere by exercising his first round picks..........it's easy to forget that the Rams were perennial top 10 drafters spinning their wheels prior to Snead hiring McVay. They could have clung to picks and easily still be like the Jaguars.......who have drafted in the top ten of round 1 in 14 of the last 15 years! Snead's strength has been day 2 and day 3 drafting..........it's remarkable the turnover they have been able to withstand in great part because of their excellent drafting. So the mortgaging the future stuff is nonsense.

Best part of the story is the emphasis on how it killed the Dolphins early 70's dynasty.

No, QB is an exception and offensive skill positions are tougher to develop at. It's mostly lineman and defensive players. But there are A LOT of them. The list of "just picked it up and now I'm an MLB player" is NOBODY. You can't outmuscle anyone in baseball and you can't steal first base so athleticism takes a very far backseat behind refined skill. But to that point..........it's not that uncommon at all for players to fail at pro baseball and jump right back into QB'ing and get on an NFL roster in a very short period of time........Drew Henson, Josh Booty, Chad Hutchinson, Brandon Weeden just to name a few..........the list of big talented QB's who found out they couldn't hit professional pitching or get pro baseball players out despite seeming like can't miss MLB prospects is long. Henson and Booty were the top HS baseball players in the nation. Baseball drafting makes the NFL draft look like an exact science which is why Kyler being drafted #9 overall in MLB means very little.

Dodged a bullet. Further proof he shouldn't draft a CB early.

Yes he had a rep as a selfish/bonehead decision maker. It is very possible that this is seen as a limiting factor to his draft stock. I was very impressed with him working himself back into playing shape and getting back on the field late to help Georgia win the NC. But we are talking about Sammy Watkins in another thread.........Sammy was maybe the best freshman WR in NCAA history to that date and looked like an absolute warrior on the field.........I will never forget him single handedly destroying Ohio State's defense in that bowl game. That was nuts. But in the pro's his inferior intellect has really undermined his game immensely. These are admittedly things we can't know from just watching his games. If it was just immaturity then maybe it's not a big issue........if he thinks the earth is flat and dinosaurs didn't exist then maybe he's not smart enough to help himself.

Whaley was a talent collector but the main issue with those Nix/Whaley Bills was that they weren't in sync with their coaching staff and didn't understand the locker room dynamics well enough. They drafted talented players but then they put them on a rudderless ship of bad coaching and a dearth of leadership. Watkins was a prime example........he was put in a WR room with no veteran leadership AT ALL. Not having anyone to show him how to be a pro was a disaster for both him and the organization. You can go back to Marv and Brandon as GM's and every year they were picking guys like Marshawn Lynch and Donte Whitner and Aaron Maybin........immature 20 year olds........and just throwing them into a bad situation. On pure scouting acumen it's not even fair to compare Whaley and Beane........Beane isn't a scout..........he NEEDS that expensive, deep staff of personnel men because that's not his thing. But as I said at the time.......Whaley HAD TO GO.......the Bills needed an executive GM not a "specialist" scout GM like Whaley. An organization like Pittsburgh can have road scouts as GM's because the Rooney's can handle every other aspect of team management and Dan Rooney really was a football guy as well. The Pegula's were lost in pro sports...........and really remain that way in hockey where they haven't quite turned over the reigns to a powerful Beane/McDermott type leadership dynamic yet. They needed an executive like Beane that would put an end to the rudderless dynamic between coach/gm/owner that had each faction making moves that made the other look bad. Marrone playing who he wanted instead of who Whaley intended........Whaley making personnel moves that Marrone vehemently disagreed with.........and then Pegula's sticking their nose in periodically like giving Dareus that absurd contract(No way Overdorf approves a contract that size without morality clauses for a repeat offender like that). They were all over the f*cking place organizationally.

Excellent...........the good luck run of franchise stability continues. It started when Ted Rogers passed away before Ralph..........continued when the franchise availability coincided with Terry Pegula being at a then all time relative net worth high in a market where his property was liquid enough to make a quick buy..........and then Mahomes and Allen both somehow being available to the Bills and them getting one..........and now THIS. Took a good deal of things to align for this to work out in favor of Bills fans the way it has.

Gilmore got man coverage money........because that's what he can do.........if you play man defense in the secondary you almost HAVE to build around the CB position to be a top defense. Bills defense doesn't require or even give their CB's that much island time so Gilmore was an unlikely fit..........he can probably play fine in zone but you gotta' pay him like a man corner which doesn't make sense. The CB situation in Buffalo is a lot like the RB situation...........a very vocal group of fans doesn't understand that you just need ordinary athletes at those spots who otherwise do a lot of other things well to succeed in the Bills O and D. Neither of those types are hard to find. The Bills offense needs to revolve around the great QB and the Bills defense revolves around DL play and assignment sound back 7. The area where they need to get better production is MLB..........an instinctive MLB should star in this defense.......it's impressive how well they've played defense despite having a guy who should be a 3-4 OLB or hand-in-dirt DE by now playing in the middle..........what's not impressive is that they expended 1st and 2nd round picks to get a pretty average MLB 4 years into his career.

Nah. It takes a lot more repetition and skill to play major league baseball than it does to play in the NFL............there is little chance he could go back to baseball and get to the majors that quick. Look at all the foreigners who just start playing football and a year or two later they are playing big time NCAA football.........it's become commonplace.......that's not even a remote possibility in baseball. I really doubt Oakland would even give him that bonus money back after he's gotten his sh*t turnt inside out playing NFL football for a few season...........and his bonus is important because minor leaguers make like $15,000 per year in actual salary. And if he ever did make it to MLB then he would have to wait 6 years to reach free agency. And since MLB has a MUCH stricter PED policy........most players careers are ending in their early 30's..........which is about where he would be going into free agency in like 2030. Kyler Murray going back to baseball is a pretty absurd notion, IMO.

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Yeah.........but, of course, the play was to just sit still and draft Aaron Donald. And that really shouldn't have come down to hindsight. That should be a lesson to all the people who are prioritizing need over BPA..........the best player at a need position can end up miles short of the BPA.

Cole needs to learn that he can't just groove one anymore just because he throws 99. Batters are used to seeing that......he needs to be a better pitcher......he was lucky to get away with just 3 runs they hit him very hard for the first 2+ innings. The Gleyber Tortoise bobble/fail on the routine DP changed the tenor of the game. He's Gary Sanchez at 2nd base........a gifted batter but too dumb to correct the problems that make him just a league average hitter, a lousy fielder and a liability on the bases. They have chosen to become a pitching and defense team.......and yet the failure to handle routine plays has cost them repeatedly already. Cashman clings to players with losing qualities for too long. Good middle infielders aren't that hard to find that they should be running out IGB(infield ground ball) and Tortoise. They don't hit enough or run well enough to be worth the 19 errors they each committed last year.

As teams are now increasingly practicing my long prescribed model of only drafting "premium positions" in round 1.......I can't remember the term "premium positions" even in use 15+ years ago.......it wouldn't surprise me entirely if they picked Willis if he were somehow available at 25. My other long held belief is that you can pick the best QB on your board in round 1 every year and the math will ultimately come out in your favor. That one is much less likely to catch on because so many coaches and GM's in the top half of round 1, where the best QB's typically go, are on a short leash and not yet in lock step with ownership. Has to be a process from ownership on down. It's never been more evident that if you don't have a franchise QB your situation is borderline hopeless. Obviously a dynamic reserve QB could prove invaluable if forced into action and Allen plays a very violent brand of QB. And if they trust Willis will turn into a franchise type after 4 years.......then you only need to look at the trade returns from Carson Wentz to know that even a QB who has flashed some ability is worth what a first team All Pro is in trade at just about any other position.

I agree that it's less simple and at the same time not more complicated. But I actually think it's making GM's jobs easier by making it easier to make sound decisions..........so long as they embrace the information. A significant part of the evaluations/decisions are being done by the math.

Sometimes 5 star mega recruits like Andrew Booth who every scout has been penciling in as 1st rounders for 3-4 years can suffer from "prospect fatigue" and lose some luster compared to late bloomers but unless the medicals are considerably more concerning than that it's hard to see him falling into round 2. Clemson took a step back as a program this past season but I thought Booth kept getting better and the stats seem to support that. He doesn't have any real negatives on his resume other than a punch he threw in a game vs Louisville as a freshman and my understanding that was it. Seems like a safe pick. I will say that I believe that the CB position took a reputation hit in the playoffs..........Jalen Ramsey getting scorched for numerous big plays may have caused something of a "if he can't be shut down then maybe nobody can" mentality that fed this WR market frenzy. The UFA CB market has been noticeably cold and the salaries have stagnated so it stands to reason that feeling could spill over to the draft...........but McDuffie/Elam/Gordon before Booth wouldn't be right, IMO.

Hill would definitely be one of those "we just can't help ourselves, we are a defense-first team" kinda' selections.

I still disagree...........the concept is that the early picks should be players with the potential to be organizational difference makers..........RB's don't really apply if only because math says handing the ball off is intentionally limiting your offense. Even best per-play production of the best RB is still much less than the average per play production of a pass thrown by an average QB. I know people want the best players everywhere but taking the ball out of Josh Allen's hands and giving extra touches even to the best back is bad math...........even in a career season like Taylor had last year. Add in the fact that you can always find RB's on day 3 or in free agency and even off the street in mid-season that are capable of stepping right in and playing well behind a solid OL with a franchise QB. It's a careless use of a valuable commodity.

They didn't cut him out of training camp they cut him after the preseason..........where he played so badly that he made a significant impression on the Bills fan base. If anyone is protesting too much it is you by asserting that he is "literally a camp body".........we surely hope a scenario doesn't unfold where he makes the team........but he is just 28 years old and has 67 career starts in the NFL.........a camp body is a guy who has no chance at all of making an NFL roster.

I really like Parham. Shorter so he gets good leverage inside but also has excellent arm length for an interior OL to help in pass pro...........has a lot of starts under his belt in college and is a good athlete so he should have the quick feet to excel if they decide they must run a lot of outside zone.

Yeah I actually watched every snap he played last year. He's brutally bad. My point about his PFF grade stands..........his 33.7 season score was worse than the lowest score at most positions(which are usually low 40's into the 30's) each week. I think we all ASSUME he can't possibly make the team but now that you mention it........I guess there is a chance. Thanks for that thought.

Best Bill ever. My favorite Bill ever. One thing that gets glossed over though was Bruce complaining to the national media during SB XXVI week in Minneapolis about hate mail he had received that season. He basically painted the entire Bills fanbase as racist. Probably the worst shade ever thrown on the Bills fanbase.........and in such a big moment...........it was extremely divisive and controversial and cast a pall over most of the week. By the time the game arrived there was a ton of negative energy around that team and I blame Bruce for a good part of that...........it was the low moment of his career in Buffalo, IMO and it's been intentionally dodged in retrospectives. The Chuck Dickerson comments about the Hogs thing wasn't nearly as controversial in the moment but it has served as a convenient excuse and a cover for the bigger story at the time.

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It is perplexing how he gets work but it's been something of a foregone conclusion that the Bills were re-signing him........Capaccio has been saying it all winter. There is a good deal of subjectivity in PFF grades but generally speaking an OL with a score in the 50's is usually unplayable to the eye test. Bobby Hart had a 33.7 last year. That's like the having the worst score of any player in the entire league every week for a full season. He's arguably been the worst regularly employed player in the NFL in recent years. I guess they are hoping that he will evolve into Vlad Ducasse 2.0 and have a couple serviceable seasons in his 30's.