OldTimer1960

That was admirable - Cooper is a pro. Hope they can retain him.

It was an excellent season (in my opinion) for the Bills. They far exceeded my expectations in what I thought was a reset year. Now it’s time to look forward to FA and the draft. Needs will depend some on what happens in FA, but I am expecting a defense heavy draft. It would not surprise me if their 1st, 2nd and the 2nd they have from the Vikings are CB, DE, DT (not necessarily in that order). WR that can get open would be welcomed, but early reports are that it isn’t a great class and it looks like most of the top prospects are slot guys.

I agree with you there. There are a number of those space eaters in this draft and may be able to get one back end of the 2nd. Many think it’s a value mismatch in round 1 for the space eaters.

While I think Frank Reich is a good coach, I’m not sure I’d mess with the play calling magic that Brady had going. They need better than Shakir, rental Cooper, Hollins and Coleman at WR. They *could* resign Cooper and Coleman could have a breakout second year. I would not break the bank for Cooper, but he is still quite good. They need competition for Coleman in case he doesn’t develop.

I agree - 1. Worthy was not the position they were looking to fill and 2. Let’s see if he can stay healthy at 170lbs. However, I was not a fan of the Coleman pick - it dealt forced in that they wanted a bigger boundary receiver. Still, he might develop and he deserves that chance, but they should bring in competition or a viable starter in case he doesn’t develop. If that position was easy to fill, Gabe Davis would not have gotten the FA contract that he did. Kincaid reportedly played with a torn PCL. Doesn’t mean he shouldn’t have made that catch, but he still has a chance to be good - clearly though there were other good TEs in that draft who have outperformed him so far. I expect he will rehab hard and come back to establish himself as a good player. To your point about needing impact players- I agree. Problem is picking late in each draft makes it much harder to find impact players compared to picking at the top of rounds.

I think WR is a big need unless they resign Cooper. Even then, maybe Coleman improves a lot but he isn’t a good NFL starting WR right now.

Game over…

Takeaways are really the main hope for this D.

Defense is not even putting up any resistance.

Oh hell, Elam is in.

It will be horrible if Benford is out. Defense not likely to match KC at full strength.

Who thinks the defense can get a stop?

I think he will go somewhere by mid-2nd. His effort and intensity will be attractive to many NFL teams.

Great post Gunner and thank you. Looking forward to this and the Senior Bowl and all the draft talk. i won’t be surprised if the Bills top 3 picks are all D.

I don’t know - depends on what pick Bills would need to spend on him. I haven’t looked at a lot of game tape (and as much as I like to pretend, I’m no scout), but he strikes me as a good solid high-floor guy with limited ceiling. Those kind of guys are really good to have, but likely not stars. Sounds like he might have the attitude and dedication to intrigue the Bills, but I think we would end up disappointed if they use even a late first on him. Maybe not a fair comparison, but I get some Chris Kelsay vibes (and I liked Kelsay a lot more than many - he was underrated).

The team they are playing. There are no pushovers in the playoffs this season.

Cross WR Karen Lacy (LSU) off the list of candidates at the position. He is wanted for negligent homicide related to a traffic accident he allegedly caused and then fled from.

I hope you are right. He seemed to be coming on until Poyer blew him up against Miami. Did that intimidate Coleman? If yes, can he recover? I didn’t like the pick, but was pleasantly surprised up until he got hurt, but he has done next to nothing since returning. He IS good on the “Allen run around until the defense loses track of receiver plays”.

Based only on early reading, I think the most likely prick in round 1 for the Bills will be DT or CB. Appear to be pretty strong groups early and DT is a bit devalued so maybe a good one will slide. WR, at the moment, looks like a down year - especially for boundary WR that Bills still need (assuming Amari Cooper leaves in FA). DE will be a need, but not sure that is the best group after the first half of round 1.

Maybe that hit Poyer put on him has made him timid.

I will say that Coleman usually has excellent coverage on the DB.

Assuming Cooper leaves in FA, WR is a big need. Coleman can make some great off-schedule plays, but can’t win many 1-1 matchups and Curtis Samuel has been a huge disappointment (maybe he is injured?). Unfortunately, the draft doesn’t look strong at WR.

I agree Solomon is one of few who has played well.

Too much for his age. He probably has 2 good years left then the inevitable decline.

One defender who is playing well is Javon Solomon. Why is Dorian Williams so far down the depth chart (or apparently down it)? Is he injured?