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No, quite the opposite with most of those guys, lesser traits and more instincts. Though I wouldn't identify Bush, who struggled this season after a season ending injury in 2020.......... or the seriously disappointing Myles Jack as guys who are really perceived as better than Edmunds at this point. Edmunds is a middle of the league starting ILB/MLB...........it's not a premium position so it's a lot like being a middle of the league starting RB............he's been "meh"..........but he has physical talent to be an All Pro. Good comparison would be if Derrick Henry was a middle of the league starting RB in year 4 of his career..............people would surely say "that's it?"..........as are Bills fans and people like Jason LaCanfora who thought he was going to be the best defensive player in football last season.

No it's definitely not. Fletcher made more plays AND a lot more tackles than Edmunds. There were complaints about him not being undersized and not a great run stuffer...........but not about his instincts or ability to get off blocks and make plays. People think Edmunds has lacked support from his DL...........what Fletcher got when he arrived in Buffalo was much worse.

Fitz and Mack would have to be league min type deals for me. * Maybe* they could handle $2M-$3M for Fitz but not $5M, let alone his $9M figure last year. Berrios isn't as good as 2020 ceiling season Cole Beasley in the slot and may never be...........but he was better in 2021 than the banged up, slowing Beasley. And he lead the NFL in KOR average(30 yards per) and finished second in punt return average (13.4) for players with over 10 punt returns. He's basically a 2-for-1 player........your #1 slot and your elite return man. That said..........that isn't worth the $7.5M deal that Beane gave Beasley. I put Berrios in around $5M and I don't think that will get it done but remember they were paying about $10M aav combined for Beasley and Roberts to fill BOTH positions at a high level in 2019-2020 seasons

But I thought the Bills DT's were a liability...........so Edmunds couldn't make plays in run defense? The issue with Edmunds is simple...........he plays a position in a system that is designed to put him around the ball A LOT..............and he doesn't make the kind of plays that turn games.........passes defensed, TFL, sacks, QB hits, pressures, FF, FR, INT. The reasons are 1. A lack of in-game instincts or mental acuity.........he generally achieves the minimum result on every play he does make. 2. An inability to get off of blocks...........which turns him into a tumbleweed on screen plays and leads to him being maybe the worst blitzing LB in the entire NFL(no exaggeration.......he went like 140 blitz attempts with 1 pressure in 2019-2020).

Remember when LaCanfora predicted that Edmunds would be the NFL DPOY in 2021........in a league with TJ Watt and Aaron Donald etc..? https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/bills/nfl-insider-predicts-tremaine-edmunds-will-win-defensive-player-of-the-year

Exactly. @reddogblitz makes no sense whatsoever. Gard has a history of being confrontational and out of line.......he initiated a confrontation when someone who has been around the game for 40+ years should know you don't do what he did when he did it. Howard made the mistake of letting him get to him and reacting and is paying a substantial price and owning his actions. Meanwhile Gard isn't owning any of his behavior..........just like in his prior scandals.

You say all of this as if it's unfair that the most popular teams get to play in primetime. TV revenue is shared..........it didn't benefit the league or the Bills to show the Bills in primetime during the drought and they have only been a SB contending team for last 2 of the 20+ seasons..........it's going to take more winning for the Bills to approach the popularity of all of those teams.........all the teams you listed except for the Chicago Bears have won at least 4 Super Bowls each.

The 2014 Jordan Phillips vs Clemson video I posted above looks like a Jordan Davis 2021 highlight film. These dudes are remarkably similar..........6'6" and 340.........very tall and play tall. Phillips was also seen as a late first kinda' 3-4 NT prospect.......he just didn't play on a team LOADED with other starting quality NFL players like Davis. And yeah he made plays in college but in the NFL if you don't have leverage you become a liability in run defense. The length and upper body strength that Phillips and Davis use to make plays in college doesn't translate as a double team drawing run-stuffer............Phillips is basically a gap shooting pass rusher in a frame that's become troublesome to keep healthy. People expecting Jordan Davis to be Haloti Ngata or Vita Vea in run defense are probably going to be disappointed.

According to the scouting collective of @MAJBobby and @Over 29 years of fanhood Edmunds is better than Milano. Don't bother sending those job applications to PFF fella's. I've seen A LOT of contrived excuses for players who fail to produce since this board was created..........but the Edmunds one.........is probably the longest of it's sort. "But, but Edmunds has to defend TWO gaps in run defense." Oy vey. Nearly every team is base nickel now. You can make plays in your situation or you cannot.

James White is another free agent..........he's got some miles on him.......and a season ending hip injury in 2021 doesn't bode well for an older RB.........and he's typically been a below average option to hand the ball off to.........really more of a true "3rd down" back.

JD McKissic is another shifty McSomething hybrid RB/slot who is a free agent. 120 rec past two seasons...........and better career yards per numbers than McKinnon. PFF has him at 2 years $5M total for estimated deal.

The Bills are definitely in an arms race with KC and Cinci in terms of passing game weapons............and they are losing that race..........but I can't see using TWO firsts on any WR.

Well when would they have to make such a decision? Remember.........Metcalf was NOT a first round pick........this is his walk year..........there is no 5th year option. So they either have to extend DK Metcalf in the next 12 months or slap a $23M-$24M franchise tag on him..............when they just signed their #1 receiver to a 4 year $69M deal. The speculation is based in most part on the idea that the team might not want to have $35M-$42M per year tied up in their top 2 WR's.

The franchise tag is like $22M for a WR so Davante isn't likely to see much, if any, higher than that aav on a long term deal unless the guarantees are lower than normal. WR1 is still a difference making, big money position but the supply is getting better every season recently............that HAS to start impacting the top salaries for the position at some point. It may be this season.

Yeah, similarly I see Garrett Wilson as a significantly different player in 2021 than he had been in 2020. I think that's why he's passed Olave in the minds of a lot of people.

Yep..........and I do believe Wyatt would be an excellent fit just like that...........and probably a nice replacement for Oliver himself when that day comes...........but a lot would have to be off the board to keep adding to a relative strength at a mid-value position when you can satisfy a long term solution at a high value position.

I agree that you don't use a first on a slot-only WR. But you thought Justin Jefferson was slot-only though too and he's turned into nearly the opposite..........a massive big play threat.........the top yardage producing WR in the entire NFL the past 2 seasons. Dotson is physically more likely to be slot-only than the long and lanky Jefferson was, IMO...........but if he tears it up in testing I will think higher of his chances to play all 3 spots.

Use the force Beane. Let go Beane......

1. Gard initiated a totally unnecessary physical confrontation. An old dog like Gard should know better than to do something like that in the heat of the moment. He likes to stir sh*t like that though...........and he surrounds himself with like minds.........his staff is a toxic environment with one assistant secretly recording their in-house fighting and another getting fired for using the "N-word" for some reason when addressing their mostly white team. Gard then proceeded to take no blame for his actions wrt Howard and insisted that Wisconsin pay his fine..........while Howard graciously apologized. 2. He was not wearing a McCoy jersey............did you wear your McCoy jersey when you took your partner out for fast casual dining on Valentine's Day?

Fitz for league minimum. Berrios for 2 years $10M total. (Berrios agent is reportedly asking $9M per year from Jets)

Humphrey was a better prospect. Also a tremendous wrestler and athlete but a legit 6'5" guy who could carry 320. Like Linderbaum, Humphrey was also considered a first rounder much of the time in the mocks the year before and leading up to his draft. Then it's draft day and most teams know not to select a center that high.

Yeah you don't ever........EVER..........put your hands on someone and steer them to address you when they are diffusing the situation by walking away from them unless you are in a position of authority with a badge or something. First.......that is initiated assault by Gard.......the letter of the law..........and that would be at least frowned upon if Gard was caught on tape pushing one of his own players as they walked past him.........let alone a peer at another university in Juwan Howard. Gard just thinks he's an authority figure over Howard for some reason. I had a guy do that ***** to me at a Bills game once when his drunk buddy was talking smack. He thought he was some kind of cop and ended up on his ass in a daze. Keep your hands to your damn self, Gardy.

Right now agents are basically "unofficially" talking with ALL teams about the interest/values of the players they represent...........there is no rule against agents talking to GM's and no agent or GM is ever going to divulge the fact that they have discussed specific players.........but it's happening. So we usually don't start seeing re-signs until agents see who is interested in their players and how much interest they might get on the open market. If it looks like returning to the Bills is going to be the best option those agents will hustle back to Beane and try to get deals done before FA kicks off and they risk missing their window. Guessing a week before UFA......so like March 10 or so.........we will start to see some re-sign action. Others with more options may make tentative/handshake deals ahead of time to sign elsewhere or go into live free agency.

Lotulelei is the worst Bills free agent signing contract ever. Some would argue Derrick Dockery.........but in reality he was an every snap player who answered the bell every week as a Bill.......32-for-32...........and the proof in his value was quickly getting another long term deal at big dollars at his release (5 year $26M). The contracts @Thurman#1mentioned are mostly random and impacted one salary cap season............Star has been killing the Bills books with middling play and then a lack of availability since 2019..........which is why Beane pay-cut him after that season in the first place. Star right now is a league minimum player on the open market..........and that market would be very narrow............if the Bills cut him and he tries to continue on.........the likelihood is he doesn't have a spot on an opening day NFL roster and has to settle for week-to-week paychecks as a post week 1 re-sign or practice squander.