DefenseWins

NO to OBJ and AB...

I'm certainly not against trading down if the opportunity presents itself. But this is not the kind of deal that I would be in favor of. I question Julio's durability at this stage of his career for one thing. I want Beane to shore up this teams OL in FA first and foremost. A serviceable TE would be nice too. Allen needs a WR who can grow with him and become a WR1 for years to come. The only teams I don't want to trade down with would be Miami or N.England because they are our direct competitors being in our division. An extra 2nd rd pick would come in handy. However, bearing all this in mind, if Beane decides to stay put at 9 and say draft a DL I'd support that move too. Not knowing what FA will bring makes it difficult to guess what Beane will do in the draft itself...

NOW, repeat after me: "Trust The Process"

At this point, at least until we see what FA brings, it's difficult to predict what the Bills will do with the #9 pick... Personally I'd prefer a 3 down OL or DL... WR with the 2nd rd pick...

Brady is still the best!

I wouldn't mind seeing both Haskins and Murray being drafted in the top 8 picks. That just means that the Bills get a shot at the 7th best positional player (non-QB) in this years draft. It's interesting though that there were rumours around the 2018 Draft that both the Bills and Arizona valued Allen over Rosen. Bottom line is that I'm quite happy that McBean zeroed in on Allen as their choice. Time will tell but I think that McBean "killed" this past years draft getting Allen, Edmunds, Phillips, Johnson, Neal and Teller. McBean also acquired Foster and Wallace. Another solid draft like that and signing a few more FA should have this team looking it's best in many a year...

6'5" 265# looks like he has potential 43 receptions, 439 yds and 3 TD's in 2018... And he should not command a huge salary either... The Bengals also need to resign FA Tyler Eifert... Cinci is known to be tight with their spending... Might be worth signing Uzomah in FA...

IDK BUT This guy didn't look too bad.... Besides Peterman is currently under contract with the Raiders [sarcasm on]

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/tredavious-white-21768/ Actually, Tre White is eligible for the 5th year option if the Bills choose to use that option on him since he was a 1st rd pick, so they actually have him under contract for 3 more years assuming they choose to exercise their option on him...

So some think that he will get drafted high in the 1st round. How high and by which team? https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/01/01/dwayne-haskins-makes-his-case-to-be-the-first-overall-pick/

First thing is I really don't see Oliver dropping to #8... Kind of makes the whole discussion pointless to me...

Every injury is of course serious. Especially when you are a professional athlete dependent on your body's health for your very income. But it would have been far, far worse to suffer an ACL injury especially at this point, so late in the season. And as pointed out already, the fibula is the "non-weight bearing" of the two leg bones. Could have been a whole lot worse. The Bills have been pretty fortunate in avoiding some of these career ending injuries. Knock-on-wood that their luck continues in this regard in the future.

His current stats for this year are: 21 Receptions 184 yards 0 TD's We have to be able to do better for our money... Cut him and sign someone in FA who is healthy and can contribute each week...

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/11/24/another-great-wide-receiver-from-antonio-browns-family/ Yet another example of a player coming from a family of former and current players... Several others come to mind both current and in the past. The Bills currently have one half of the Edmunds Brothers. Chad Beebe (Don Beebe's son) is a current player with the Vikings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_family_relations_in_American_football The list above is huge...

I notice a lot of fans here are qualifying their remarks about Clay by saying that he is worth keeping around when/if healthy. From what has been said though is that he has a bad knee and at his age and with the wear and tear he has undergone he is "Never" going to be healthy again. Time to cut him after the season and save 4.5 million that can be used to sign his replacement in FA. Croom seems like a promising backup TE who can block and catch. Logan Thomas is also a cheap alternative backup TE who can stay but a new #1 TE should be brought in. There should be several good TE's available in FA. Time to move on...

The "kids" on this team should improve as the season goes along. Edmunds as I recall got off to a slow start too. but has improved from week to week. Teller looks like a player too now. The same should hold true for Allen. I've said it before and will keep saying it. You don't just set the league on fire in your rookie years. It takes time to adjust to the speed of the NFL. You're going up against the best of the best on a weekly basis. It's not the same as college football where you can dominate based on your physical skills alone. It simply takes time. Every rookie is different in how fast the game slows down for them. Making snap judgements on rookies is idiotic. Just sit back, relax and watch for improvement from week to week. This is a transitional season. With another good draft in 2019 and plenty of cap space this team is headed in the right direction. Just sit back everyone and chill!

The real question is "Does anyone really care?"

Obviously, the vast majority of QB's drafted in the later rounds do not make it in the NFL. Even most highly drafted QB's seldom become "Franchise QB's". How many backup QB's can you remember that turned out really well? Other than Brady who is the "outlier" of the bunch, who else comes to mind? As far as Tyrod is concerned, what has he really achieved? He may be a likeable guy but has he really been a successful NFL starting QB? For that matter, how many current NFL starting QB's are really any good? A lot of college QB's as well as other positions can excel in college because they are not going up against "the best of the best" every week like they do in the NFL.

I don't see the Bills finishing lower than LAR... I believe we'll get a top 4-5 pick most likely... I wouldn't mind trading down a few spots and picking up an extra 2nd rd pick... I wouldn't be shocked if they actually traded back/down a couple of times picking up a couple extra 2nd rd picks in the process while ending up drafting between #10-12... Those extra 2nd rd picks could help replenish the talent on this team...

I know of a couple of guys who have had a long running wager on whether the Bills will win a Super Bowl or whether the Sabres will win a Stanley Cup, first. Kind of similar situation... They are both approaching 60 yrs old... I'm not convinced either one will ever live long enough to see either happen...

For the record, I stated last week that the Patriots game was the game to bet $5000 on against the Bills...

Well, you are sorta right in the cases of Richie and Wood. He certainly couldn't have known that Richie would go wacko nor could he have planned Woods sudden need for a medical retirement. But make no mistake. A rebuild was always in the cards. I thought it would have happened the year before but the defense in particular jelled unusually fast thanks to the acquisitions of Hyde, Poyer and EJ Gaines and the drafting of a true shutdown corner in Tre White. I can't remember when we have ever had a better secondary. I know people are upset about how putrid the Bills are this season but you have to give the front office a chance to rebuild the offense in the off season. The top 5 probable draft pick will help a lot. Not to mention the 90 million in cap space to attract FA's. I've watched this team since it's inception in the AFL. I've seen a lot worse...

CONS: Apparent lack of elite length will a point of discussion in NFL circles. At times can be a little too patient, and is susceptible to long arms keeping him from landing his hands. Range in his set points is a bit limited, elite speed/bend guys will really test his ability to get out deep in his sets. Wish he rocked pass rushers with his punch a bit more. Not a true mauler in the run game. Needs to keep working to seal off defenders in zone, not allowing them to free up late in the rep. Might never be a great people mover. Can get out-reached at times, and may need to be a little quicker and more decisive to win first contact. Finishing/intensity is an area of his game that needs to improve. -Jon Ledyard

And then there is the "wonderkind" Sam Darnold who put up a 14/29 153yd 1TD 0Int performance this week. He has played all the games this year for the Jets. They, despite having had something in the neighborhood of 90 million to spend this prior offseason on FA have exactly 1 more victory than the Bills... Guess he sucks too... And let's not forget Tyrod who is riding the bench in Cleveland since after the third game of the season... In an ideal world none of these rookie QB's would be starting yet. But trying to predict what kind of careers any of them will have at this point is simple lunacy.

Let's remember that Mahomes had a year to sit on the bench and learn/adjust to the NFL. Would he have looked as good if this were HIS rookie season? And how bout waiting till the off season when Beane can start building a team around Josh Allen. Let's see what Josh can do with some semblance of a team around him.