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Not true, though that would be convenient for those looking to make an excuse for Beane not putting better playmakers around their QB. They weren't pro-active about that in either of the last 2 offseasons and deadlines. Yeah they took a flyer on an aged Emmanuel Sanders and spent a 1st round pick on Kincaid a couple years later but when you contrast that to moves made on the DL.......where they are obsessed with never having less than 8 blue chip picks or high end veterans at every position.....it wasn't much invesment. Specifically WR? Meh........Diggs and a bunch of day 3 picks and UDFA's was apparently "fine" until the market tightened up. Beane was simply behind the curve.........he passed over WR talent to trade up for Elam and maneuver for James Cook.........and then got priced out of the OBJ and Hopkins free agent markets and beaten to the punch for WR's in round 1 in 2023. He made his own misfortune.

No, they can't. That's not how it works. They are technically free to sign with any team while on a PS but they can't be "plucked" or claimed. They can choose to stay on the teams PS or get elevated etc.. They are free agents........simple as that. A lot of players choose to stay on PS despite 53 man roster offers because they like their longer term outlook with the team they are on the PS with etc..

Yeah this time more circumstance than choice though, IMO. The few bad teams that had impactful offensive pieces that lined up for trades had circumstances change over the last couple weeks and then decided they weren't ready to give up on their seasons or wanted to keep their weapons for their next QB. That was a tough break for the Bills because it's not every year when you have very talented veteran WR's in bad situations with league minimum type cap hits like Adams and Hopkins while you have a cap-strapped contending team.

Yeah he and Suh both went to the Eagles last November when their D-line got banged up and their run defense was a sieve. They weren't world beaters but they helped them get thru the season/playoffs. That's what the Bills need. This defense is a good fit for Joseph. Hopefully he still has some left.

No they can't be "plucked".........which clearly implies claimed without their consent/input.......... but they are technically still a free agent.

Yeah both moves were foreshadowed.........the only big DT's of note on the market were Joseph and Suh and Suh has been connected to the Ravens for weeks so it kinda' had to be Joseph.

In fairness, that fanbase is just generally p!ssed off because they are dealing with the reality that they don't have a franchise QB and might suck for the foreseeable future for the first time in 30 years. Scrutiny is the order of the day there. Getting the equivalent of an early-mid 4th round pick in a strong draft for a would-be 29 year old CB is a pretty normal move for a team that's missing the playoffs and re-tooling.

I disagree that they have "plenty" of weapons. They are middling wrt weapons offensively and other contenders have some of the best skill talent in the league so they are out-gunned in that regard. They do have a QB in Josh Allen who can play like the best QB in the league for stretches and make huge plays with his mobility so they will have to lean on that and hope he gets them to the playoffs and gets red hot there.

They scored just 24 points against a disheveled, unfamiliar, out-of-conference opponent who had to travel from Florida on 3 days rest. I never draw much from Thursday night games and I am certainly not presuming that it was suddenly a breakout game for those 3 guys and now they are going to be superb from here on out. The quick game definitely seemed to help Gabe and Shakir be able to body catch the ball more, which might address their issue with hand drops but I would expect defenses to adjust to that with press coverage if that's the Bills approach. They both have physical limitations.

Jimmy G looked invincible when he was on the field for a few years and some folks REALLY bought into "Jimmy just wins". It was largely him playing for teams that were near the top of the league and him fitting into those systems. And he was probably a better fit for what NE and SF were doing at the time (when he was healthier)...........but I agree Carr is the better QB overall. An aspect of that is durability as well. Carr is tough and pretty durable and stands in and takes shots and gets big plays made as a result. Jimmy G is a fragile check down specialist at this point. Just a stroke of misfortune that the situations played out in last couple weeks like they did in Las Vegas and TN and the Bills didn't manage to get Adams or Hopkins.

Yeah he's a great fit. Doesn't help their lack of a WR2........and that's been a huge factor for teams reaching SB's for a long time now...........but they should get good play from Rasul next year as well so even if it's ultimately for naught this year Douglas isn't just a 1/2 season rental.

Yeah they seem to be in a position where some teams cut bait so I understand why people tried to connect the dots but the dead cap hit alone if they dealt Elam made it difficult. Most of their veteran contracts are already backloaded so they weren't going to find relief moving a vet. The only thing I thought might happen is a player for player deal for someone else's struggling young player with promise(like Jameson Williams or Terrace Marshall).

Douglas definitely was awful with Philly........but then he did suddenly improve.........when he went to GB. Like De'Vondre Campbell did too. Both were utter trash until they went to GB and then they got very good overnight. If the Bills had gotten Campbell too it would have gotten the same kind of initial responses but he has been like an 80 PFF grade LB overall since he joined GB. McBeane need to be able to find these kind of guys who just needed a change of scenery and some seasoning. Poyer was the last one of those they found and that was technically one of Whaley's(along with Lorax, Tyrod, Zach Brown etc.. that was sorta' Doug's thing). Maybe Elam is that guy for them and just needs some time and guidance like Rasul did. And maybe that's part of the reason they wanted a guy like Rasul Douglas.........to put a guy on the team that has been thru what Elam is going thru now and got to the other side and became a very good.

Too much like sugar right from the bowl for me. Serious question.........do you drink milk during Bills games? The guys I know that eat the candy that was old folks candy even back in the 70's buy flavored milk instead of soft drinks.

The fact that they play A LOT of zone opens the draft board up for them though. They don't NEED to spend a 1st round picks on a CB to get that quality of player they can go day 2 or even day 3. It's worth noting that CB salaries have largely leveled off as salaries at other premium, edge-island positions are increasing...........the reason is supply and demand. The supply of talented CB's tends to be pretty good well into most drafts. Goes back to Parcells' "planet theory"........there are lot's of 6' tall guys who can run but can't catch the football well enough to be a WR. That's how you get a solid CB2 talent like Benford in round 6.

Why would you think Diggs and Adams couldn't both get 8-10 targets per game with Josh Allen at QB? Like I said, you are caught in the middle of two different ideas. That you can't have 2 WR1 level stud receivers and that you can't afford both. There are lot's of teams with 2 WR1 quality targets and the acquiring team would only be paying Adams late round rookie level money this year and WR2 level money next year in the de facto last year of his deal.

Incorrect. Even sans Gilmore and Woods they took a veteran laden 10 win quality team into camp. Their offense had lead the NFL in rushing AND big plays for 2 straight seasons despite Woods and Watkins missing a lot of time during those seasons. Dennison screwed that up but the talent was proven. Their defense had just enough pieces and playmakers to be very good until they traded Dareus and pulled the drain plug on their run D. The notion that it was a bad roster was incorrect. It was an OLD roster........but not bad in a relatively weak AFC. And I called it........they Jauron-balled their way to a great start and finished strong against a weak schedule even after their trade deadline disaster deals(Dareus out, Benjamin in). I'd sure take a Lorenzo Alexander back from that team.

No, it's true. Your boy Shaq was in street clothes somewhere after lousy sophomore season.

The Raiders pick up most of his pay if he's traded. Which is the reason they are unlikely to trade him. It's like a $50M dead cap hit for them to deal him. But he'd ONLY have like $18M in cap hits over the next year and a half with Buffalo.......and $17M of that is his base salary next year.........which the Bills could add dummy years to and lower that cap hit to around $2M and permit him to be a free agent after 2024. They wouldn't be paying him $20M per year. Not even close. You are conflating 2 things here.......it's not a case where they would be paying 2 WR All Pro money.

There are no guarantees and I wasn't specifically speaking about Johnson........whom I would never trade a first round pick for. I don't value CB in the Bills system enough to use a first round pick on anybody other than a generational player at that position. In lieu of guarantee though there is FACT........and one of those is that the Bills made the playoffs in the 2017 season and ZERO of the Bills first round picks from ALL of the drought years combined were on the field that day in Jacksonville.

Contract isn't the issue at all. His cap hit for the acquiring team this season is negligible and the base salaries in coming seasons aren't bad. As for keeping them happy.........that's not been a big issue in other such circumstances. Marvin Harrison/Reggie Wayne for example. A great QB will make it work and Allen is a great QB. Lot's of situations with 2 stud WR on teams in the NFL and don't hear a lot of bitchin'. Bills have one of the less physically gifted WR corps in the NFL so it's not like there are a lot of mouths to feed beyond Diggs. Sharty/Shakir/Sherfield are JAG's. Davis should be getting 4 targets or less in NFL games and Allen should be throwing the ball 38-40 times per game so do the math.

It's easy to have lot's of talented rosters over 50+ years but it's REALLY EASY not to win a SB in that span............so no, they aren't equally important. I am a draftnik and big college football fan who follows HS recruiting etc...........but I can say without hesitation that the most overrated personnel chip is a 1st round pick. Less than half of them are worth picking up their option after year 3. It looks like a good draft class but you just never know if you are going to hit or miss so if the right player is out there who can make a big difference it's not necessarily the bad play people assume it will be.

This is why the 2 sports you don't conflate.........m8.

One of the guys I tailgate with brings these to the game....... I immediately chucked those things if I found them in my bag.

Wrong sport, mate.