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I think you are underselling the amount of sacks Hughes lost because of this, honestly. You are 100% correct. Who cares about paying a guy a couple million more than "he's worth" (according to some posters here lol) because he doesn't put up stats. He immediately improves the play of everyone around him, that's his job. Trust The Process. While I wasn't the one who said "you gotta spend the money somewhere", I will address what you said after. Have you seen the FA pool for linebackers and OT's right now (or to start FA for the matter)? I think I would rather not pay ANY of them, anything, because they aren't better than what we currently have or can have in the draft. The only tackle worth taking a shot at was Hubbard, and Cleveland paid that man. Some immediate contributors will come from our draft this year and fill some of those holes. I do think we sign a C/G combo guy still, and likely a speed WR. We have plenty of money, after the Star deal, to sign whatever we so desire. There just isn't, and wasn't much out there in the FA market at some key positions of need for us.

more than 10 million after rookie allocation, especially after Richie Cog's just re-did his deal to lower the cap hit this year There's always money in the banana stand... To the OP's point - yea there are holes. We are coming from a talent devoid team of the past into the current FO vision, and Rome wasn't built in a day. Every team in the NFL has holes, and you have to live with not having great players at every spot. Trust The Process!

any number of teams might trade up ahead of us if we wait, or take him at theirs (Jets, Broncos - they had 7 scouts/FO people at his pro day, Dolphins, Cardinals, Steelers)...basically anyone who needs a QB

Exactly...best you can do is...what you can do. Beane has done a good job filling holes, and will continue to do so the best he can. "Rome wasn't built in a day"

comp formula doesnt matter, we already signed more than we could have to get a comp pick...even if all the rest of our FA's sign big deals elsewhere

could re-sign Matthews if the price is right A RT Maybe re-sign Preston Brown but I am not in love with him in this defense. Not re-signing him though makes drafting a starting LB a priority, which I don't love the idea of A speed WR C/G combo either in draft or FA

two firsts and third, next years third and your in so still full draft

I dont want our RG or RT from last year starting, personally. At least upgrade one of the two spots...and Groy is no lock, so maybe drafting or signing someone who is combo C/G will give us a little cover

you got a link for this?

wont have to package a ton of high picks to move up into top 5, not since we moved to 12...just a couple picks, will still have a full draft of picks

We will be keeping picks and doing exactly what you describe, except some will be used to trade up to take our franchise QB too...its a win win, get your QB and use your picks to draft impact players that can help your team for years to come.

Unless the Jets make that trade ahead of the draft, no way to Giants pass on Barkley and trade out if hes there

if we could somehow hang on to the 22nd pick we might be able to grab Evans there....might be hard to do in a trade up scenario

Eating up a double team/holding the line of scrimmage to create a defensive point of attack is critical to stopping the run or not allowing the QB to step up away from pressure Sorry you dont understand

you have no idea what the details of the contract are LOL

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I don't want to wait until draft night and HOPE the QB we want drops, I want us to get in the position to take our identified QB, otherwise...every trade we made was for nothing (except for dumping salary).

we will see how many QB needy teams there actually are once the draft comes around. Broncos are already out of the running, and the Jets/Cardinals don't have the ammunition we have even without us giving up our other 1st...we, and others, currently THINK there could be a bidding war to get into the top 5, but we have no clue I am just saying I think there is a WAY for us to get it done without giving up our other first or the rest of our draft. I would be fine giving up our other 1st if it looked something like, both of our firsts and one of our seconds to move up to 3 or 4.

making this equal out to the value of the Wentz deal, we could: package 12, our first 2nd rounder, first third rounder and a 2nd round pick next year and move up to 3 or 4.... We would still have: TWO first round picks this year, a 2nd round pick this year, a 3rd round pick this year, a 4th round pick this year, and a 5th and 6th this year....meaning a FULL draft Please shoot holes in this and tell me its unrealistic....because I am getting WAY too excited

This right here is what I am thinking, and I could see us taking either Rosen or Mayfield, and would honestly be fine with either...I'll trust the FO and the process. Makes sense from the Giants point of view, and the Browns point of view. Browns want the first two picks to guarantee best player in the draft (Barkley) and their future QB and they have the ammo to move up those two spots. Giants trade down once and pick up an extra 3rd rounder, trade down with us again and pick up a couple more 2's and 3's and we get to keep our other first rounder (22) and don't have to dip into next year. We pick 4 and 22. Browns pick 1 and 2 and still have many draft assets. Giants pick number 12 and now have 2-3 2's and 3's to rebuild their team. Can even still take their QB of the future at 12 (Allen possibly).

its not going to be tough to fit everyone under the cap in a few years because there isnt anyone to fit under the cap...all of these 2/3/4's that we have stockpiled will be used to trade up to 2 or 3 to take our QB....so really you have to pay our new QB in 5 years, which lets all hope to high hell we want to do at that point, whoever we pick at 22 (yes we can keep that pick in a trade up scenario), and then Tre and Dion....very affordable, especially if we don't go giving stupid contracts in the next three years

I don't want our FO to just be hoping to land "one of those guys", I want them to identify which one they think is the absolute best and make your move up to guarantee that you get THAT guy, and not settle for the next best QB...this is why another move up is crucial. Sure we could sit at 12 and pick one of those 4 QBs but thats loser mentality and how you get a bust. The FO (and I am thinking/hoping this is what they are doing) better be doing their finest homework ever done to identify which QB they want, zero in on him, trade up to 2 or 3 and take him.

Mahomes can certainly throw a deep ball I thought the Chiefs were in cap hell, and thats why they were releasing a bunch of players....and now can throw 16 mill a year at Sammy? Just more fodder for my cannon when people cry about being "close to the cap" or "not having any money to sign FAs" (well, that wont be an issue anyway for the bills for many, many years now)

The Bills can trade up for their QB this year AND still build the team...they arent one or the others...we would still have at least 3/4 picks this year before end of fifth round and free agency....both can be done. Would it be ideal to use every pick we currently have to build up our roster? HELL YES!!! BUT, if you dont have a QB, nothing else matters. Lets say we wait and dont draft our QB this year, build up the team...where does the QB come from? Getting lucky in the future from a QB falling in the draft to where we pick? I would rather not depend on that, make our own destiny now. The bottom line, I think, is this: if our FO identifies a QB that THEY THINK is a franchise changing QB, they should make the move up to get him. If they dont think that one of these QBs can be a franchise changing QB, then stay put and build the team. Im assuming they think one of these guys can be a franchise changing QB (personally I am hoping its Rosen or Mayfield)

maybe a little context for those who never knew that whoever this Joe Channellly is ever "had it" in the first place?