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I wouldn’t be shocked if we went back but then up again with later picks. I think we come out with less players than we currently have picks but that could spin a lot of ways still

You identify a need or goal for an organization and try to find fits to fill it. you have to give some consideration to trends but have to be careful. For instance right now it’s hard to keep a successful OC in place so I’d give extra weight to having an offensive head coach for continuity sake. But I’d also want that guy to have a lot of key characteristics- things like innovative and flexible, not always young. Or data driven and confident to make the right call even if it looks terrible on ESPN when you come up on the wrong side of the odds. some of the qualities lend themselves to youth but it shouldn’t be the driver

Where this actually effects us is Ansah. saints were pushing for Quinn and I think had Ansah on the back burner. I suspect their interest will go up a bit now and it’s a bit less likely he comes to buffalo but we will see how it plays out

The flip side is that as a day two trade he’s not the king that a top half of round 1 pick is. Depending on the definition of cheap- he makes sense for just about any team as a flyer (given even moderate scheme fit). Even if mediocre he’s a relatively average back up on an affordable contract it won’t happen here, but it’s not the level of crazy some are portraying

The flipside is he just sky rocketed his appeal in a niche that may rabidly support him. Even if 90% of Netflix viewers boycott a movie, if he now takes almost the entirety of the remaining 10% it can be a successful release (I know the percentages are random and arbitrary and not accurate estimates even)

Truly don’t go nuclear right out of the gate. As you mention it’s largely regular people trying their best at local level jobs. They also likely see you as still having the majority of the weekdays and all of the weekends so they may have considered this a pretty good compromise. Ultimately, is there anything other than 100% access to this field that would satisfy your needs? That’s what I meant by go with answers not problems. Is there another unused field in the town that could be used for drills part of the week for instance?

With a base nickel he’s essentially starting regardless

I think beane feels little pressure because of his injury status (kind of a moderate risk high reward but not required piece) and Ansah would pick the saints if the Quinn trade doesn’t work. No shade here. Just a shot at a ring and some more pieces on the line with him so he’s less of a focal point. It’ll be interesting to see where these couple of pieces land.

I think they will go BPA. I think few, if any, moves in free agency will change that evaluation. Without actually listing names and individual odds- i guess id say it’s about 33% edge rusher, 33% DT and 33% the field if trying to project what’s bpa at 9

They haven’t shown who they are and everyone is curious to find out. I’d rather watch that than two teams that feel like they will compete for a 4 seed but not championship

Ultimately, few (if any) positions have a definitive #1 all time. rarely is the most naturally gifted also both the healthiest and on the best team. That gronk is very near the top of two of those is enough to deserve the conversation but not enough to close the conversation

Yup. Go to the person running the field before jumping to higher ups. I’d add talking to the other league may be effective too. Work your way up the chain. And try to bring a solution instead of a problem. They get bombarded with problems. Make it easy to help you. That said, be aware that simply wanting the field available at the time most convenient to you based on paying taxes might not be a particularly compelling argument for them to pass up a well funded rental. Really more details are needed to help guide you though.

Is there any process to reserve the fields? If so, were you following that process?

But they can’t push for safer rules? That’s not?

And a couple football highlights

And I’ll stress he’s a junior in HS that’s playing football. That’s world class speed for a guy that can catch a contested ball. Hes got 5 years til a pro day but if he can stay healthy/focused we will be raving about his measurables pre draft Sub 21 200 outdoor here.... https://mobile.twitter.com/KayshonB15/status/1107852218609344512

Who are the examples from previous regimes that were signed early in free agency and were major camp fodder? Like more than an OT signed to play TE camp fodder? hes definitely addresses some needs but it feels like you are creating a storyline

So for sports entertainment, do you draw the line anywhere on safety? Or what about the participants drawing the line? Do they not get that right?

And so far, he’s continuously improved into being the best linebacker in this draft and the type that you compare to the best prospects at his position over the last several years. Hes not the dude that’s faking his way through it and just there for the party ala Johnny football

Sports might not be for you then. Believe it or not lots of these kids in the draft would’ve said they were going to be a top pick and making millions 3-4 years ago.

The last several have had solid day 2 guys. It hasn’t been popular here but I’m a huge fan of a day 2 back that can step in and give you 4 years of top end play from day 1. Wash rinse repeat. id be all for drafting a guy in the 3rd semi regularly. Guys that used to go 10-30 (just a cut below ELITE) are going 40-90. Fantastic value for a guy that can change a game

He has. But I bet you’d take Julio Jones, aj Green Calvin Johnson type receivers before him. They are are just more impactful on the defensive game plan than a TE is.

And even then, if you missed an elite talent at a few other positions it’d still be the wrong choice - just sting less. If he played at San Antonio state would you still pick him out of all the bball players or is it really the buffalo connection?

Its not a great post and is far from true. Guys like boobie and Easley were great teamers that were bad at their actual jobs as examples. Plenty of good players wouldn’t be particularly good special teamers.

To be fair, crossman has a pretty long history of turning gold into crap, and crap into crappier crap. That they kept him initially raises far more questions than firing him does. Hopefully some of these early regime issues get fixed and don’t end up recurring like a Chan gailey defensive hire.