NeverOutNick

I really like Hamler’s upside. He’s got special speed too. Ideally he and Claypool finally live up to their potential and make our team.

Seems like Hollins is a lock at this point. Hopefully it’s a fair competition between MVS and Claypool and I’m hoping Claypool, having the more upside to be special wins. MVS is what he is. He’ll have an occasional deep catch but drops too many catchable balls to ever be reliable.

I hope I’m wrong on Drake Maye. I know he went to the worst possible situation, but the kid is the best QB in this draft class and I hate that he’s in our division.

You can honestly say that Daboll, McDaniel and Pederson wouldn’t elevate Josh and the offensive to new heights? again it’s just my opinion but I’ve seen enough of what McD can’t do to know he’s not a top 10 coach. And all of the guys I listed would do better with the team we have.

100% He may be a good man and a great leader but his in game decision making is pitiful and costs us a few games each year, especially when it matters most. I can not overlook how he directly screws our chances at getting to the Super Bowl year in and year out come playoff time by his incompetence or lack of preparation and adjustment while Josh is putting the whole team on his back, playing out of his mind. I know under McD we will be steady and get our 10-12 wins each year but he’s not Lafleur or Andy Reid that are so gifted with offensive minds that he can elevate his teams play in big moments and make the proper adjustments when you have a less than ideal supporting cast to work with. Hes a fine coach but I can list 15 current coaches I’d rather have coaching Josh Allen now and come playoff time that I know wouldn’t botch things up like he has: 1. Andy Reid 2. Matt Lafleur 3. Sean McVay 4. Kyle Shanahan (don’t totally trust him in big moments but he’s a great offensive mind that would elevate Josh) 5. Dan Campbell 6. Jim Harbaugh 7. Kevin Stefanski 8. Mike McDaniel 9. Kevin O’Connell 10. Brian Daboll 11. Sean Payton (hate this guy but he’s a heck of an offensive mind and decisive in big games) 12. John Harbaugh (my first non offensive mind who is as steady as they come) 13. Shane Steichen (He’s the reason eagles were such an offensive juggernaut a couple years ago and the reason the colts gave teams fits last year with Minchew at QB) 14. Doug Pederson (see Sean Payton) 15. Mike Tomlin (basically McDermott without the stupid in game decisions) honorable mentions: Demeco Ryans and Zach Taylor are both better in game managers than McD any of the top 14 outside of John would elevate Josh’s game and we’d never have to worry about our offense drastically changing because our HC would be an offensive mind. I concede that this FO and ownership love and will go down in a blaze of glory with McD but I hate it because Josh is in my opinion, the best player in the NFL and what we get from McD isn’t enough to get Josh the title he deserves

Fixed it for you

I love Eric Moulds and Andre Reed but man getting an in his prime TO would be hard to beat. TO at his best is an all time top 5 WR even with the baggage

I don’t think we’re “better”. I think we’re deeper. This is how I see it: Last year This year Diggs Shakir Davis Coleman Shakir Samuel Harty Claypool Sherfield MVS Hollins Hamler Shakir is our #1 for this year and he’s earned that role even if he’s not built like a true #1. Will Coleman be the guy eventually? Maybe. He’s a big target that snatches the ball out of the air but isn’t a great separator just yet. Samuel is not special. He’s been the #2 or 3 option on every team he’s ever been on because he’s not a great route runner or even a deep threat (surprising for a guy who is so fast). He is a fun gadget player who is a way better version of what McKenzie was supposed to be. Claypool has the most upside of any player left and seems like he’s proving it in camp. I hope he finally puts it all together and isn’t just a nice preseason story. MVS is a deep threat who drops a lot of catchable balls. I don’t think he’s a lock to make the team but he’s a big deep threat so he’s safer than most. Hollins is the special teams dude captain that McDermott loves. On most teams he wouldn’t be a lock but he probably is with our safe conservative head coach. Hamler had all world potential. He is just never healthy. If he’s finally healthy I’d leapfrog him into the top 4 discussion because of his skill set to break the top off the d and ability to score a TD any time the ball is in his hands either punt return or catching the ball from Josh. it’s a much deeper WR room than last year which is good because of injuries but it’s not “better”. Diggs, even if last year was a down year, is a true #1 type WR who has mastered route running and outside of last year was always clutch in big moments. Hopefully someone steps up to be that guy this year but I was hoping we traded up for that guy in Odunze in the draft (not bitching because I’m sure it was discussed but too expensive) I am quietly optimistic about this years WR room but I am not expecting anyone to be a true #1 target at WR. If anything I think that guy will be Kincaid

Pay him whatever he wants, whenever he wants. He’s the only reason we’re a Super Bowl contender. Lock him up as a Bill for life

He should have final word. McD doesn’t need to be involved in player evaluation, it’s not his job. He should be like most other coaches in the league and shut up and color during the actual draft since I’m sure months prior he told Beane what “he needs”

If any coach had Allen the drought would’ve been over. He is the best talent QB the league has ever seen. But I agree Chan was at least creative and would’ve been more successful than the current regime imo

I agree. Safety is fine and thank God Hamlin is probably gone. I do think Hyde would come back if needed and that gives me comfort come playoffs. He’s got a few good games left in him and would love for him to win a SB on this squad

If history is any indication it will once again be a pass rusher to be the “big money” free agent. We did it last year with Floyd and a couple years ago with Von. Would be awesome to go trade for a vet like Adams or Hopkins for Josh but I think Beane is happy with his one year rentals competing in camp. I agree on corner. I think we’re fine and Ingram has been being groomed for a couple years and showed well last preseason. We do have the rookie nickel corner to back up Taron so we’re fine there but I won’t complain if they bring back Gilmore on a year deal

True enough. I like the way he catches the ball. I believe he’s a natural hands catcher and it will translate very well. Not as many routine drops that we’ve seen from guys like Gabe Davis. Coleman wasn’t my favorite prospect either. I think he was #13 on my board but if the bills wanted a Tee Higgins type I’m fine with it.

That’s my bad I should’ve wrote this in my last post. I left off 2020 intentionally because that class has no barring on helping Josh now. Diggs and Davis are no longer on the team and rookie contracts are 4 years long (with the 5th year option). Where are all the rookie WRs we’ve drafted to develop with Josh the last 4 years? Shakir is it outside of replace our top 2 WRs with 1 Keon Coleman in this year’s class. And please no one give me special teams specialist Justin Shorter, who isn’t a legit NFL WR and wouldn’t have been drafted in this class. I do like that Beane brought so much competition with 3rd chance options like Claypool, Hamler, MVS, Hollins, etc but I think you do this on the defensive side of the ball where your head coach supposedly thrives at getting the most out of free agent players (Hyde, Poyer, D. Jones). You prioritize WR in the draft for 3 reasons: 1. WRs are crazy expensive once they hit free agency 2. If you draft multiple WRs each year for your franchise QB, you have cheap options that have time develop with your QB, not 1 year dart throws 3. When your best WRs do want to get paid and you don’t want to pay them, you have plenty of options waiting in the wings to step up and fill the holes (GB, Cincy and SF)