The Jokeman
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13 hours ago, Patrick_Duffy said:
Cell or land line?
Ahem.
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1 hour ago, IgotBILLStopay said:
Now that the 2017 season is officially over - what should be our offseason priorities? While we do have a nice stash of picks, Bills have even more holes to fill than last years' offseason.
1. QB Situation - Trade for Foles or 1st round QB in Draft along with a Tyrod trade for a 4th / 5th rounder would be my choices.
2. WR - Going into preseason with Benjamin and Zay "Mr. Drop" Jones as 1 and 2 just scares me. Some nice speed options with John Brown, Pryor or even Martavis Bryant. Would rather have one of these guys than use a first rounder on WR.
3. DL - Need a replacement for Kyle. Hughes' performance also sliding. Just two teams sacked fewer than the Bills in 2017. Definite Draft priority - Round 1 if no QB.
4. OL - Eric Wood replacement. Draft Priority - Round 1 if no QB.
5. LB - Arguably the worst unit on the Bills' defensive side. Milano is a keeper but need 2 more guys. After the Milano experience, trust the staff can find starter material in 2nd and thrid rounds. Alternatively, can live with a NaVorro Bowman signing. Singlehandedly improved Oakland's defense. But is 30 years old. Was hoping for Mason Foster but Redskins resigned him for a rather cheap deal.
6. CB - With news that Ej Gaines is on his way out, we have another hole to fill. Butler anyone? Would love for him to shutdown Hogan / Cooks twice a year and watch Belichik answer questions about that.
7. TE - With questions about Clay's durability, is the NIcklaus' bloodline the answer? I kinda liked the guy from the Jets (whose TD was called back against the Pats).
1. QB.I'd love Cousins but his salary would hurt us more than help us in 2018, so part of me wants to trade up and get Rosen yet part of me thinks staying at 21 and 22 to get someone like Rudolph and DT are a better option which brings me to...
2. DT Even if Kyle is brought back he's a depth guy at this point in his career, we need to replace Dareus' size and while I think we'll make an effort to get Star Lotulelei yet also like to give DaQuan Jones a looksy to (UFA from the Titans) and possibly draft one with pick 22.
3. LB Lorenzo Alexander showed his age last year so like to find another guy to start ahead of him, possibly in Round 2 of the draft.
4. Depth WR. I mentioned him in another thread but Bruce Ellington be a strong slot/return man WR option in UFA and doubt break the bank to get him.
5. Depth CB. Re-signing Gaines is vital and one would think our coach/GM know how important the secondary is by their UFA last season and drafting of a CB in Round 1 last year.
6. Depth at the interior O-line as Ritchie not getting younger and while like Groy starting at C it doesn't hurt to have someone behind him.
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If the stories of him being drunk and being found with marijuana are true, no thanks as sounds like the kid has a substance abuse problem. Toss in he seems to be a bit immature this year in the way he was "treated". He's a good but not great CB that will be looking for number 1 money and maybe a team desperate for one will give it to him yet I wouldn't. Re-sign Gaines and LeoJohn and draft someone with one of our top 5 picks.
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5 hours ago, TheTruthHurts said:
Question is will Frank Reich get a head coaching job before McDermott is inevitably fired?
Frank doesn't do any play calling in Philly, not sure if he did in San Diego. I like him as a person but I'm not sure Frank will ever be a HC as not sure he has the "fire" to be one. Also by making the playoffs think McDermott has bought himself at least three more seasons here and can't see Reich being a HC candidate the next few years.
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4 hours ago, MarlinTheMagician said:
Was really intrigued by idea of taking Mason Rudolph and James Washington back-to-back. May not have to move at all. You have a 6'5" QB and your X, Y and a new Z receiver. You give your QB his college security blanket. Sign a Bradford/Keenum type as a bridge and away you go. What do people think?
We need a depth WR so can't see taking one in first three rounds and actually prefer we sign a vet to fill the role. Bruce Ellington. Fits the mold of a slot WR who can also play the return man role.
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On 11/8/2017 at 3:14 AM, machine gun kelly said:
I know he beat us in SB 25, but I love Parcells. Can you believe on that team it was Coughlin as the OC, Belicheat as the D.C. And Parcells as head coach. All will be HOF someday like Parcells.
Coughlin was never an OC just a WR coach.
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Just now, 26CornerBlitz said:
I see him as a complementary RB as well, but nothing wrong with him exploring his options in UFA to see if any team will accommodate him.
I agree he should explore his options but sometimes these guys need to have more realistic expectations of their worth. Whether it be a pride or agent thing (see money) I just can't see why McKinnon thinks he's shown in his career thus far he can be a feature RB.
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17 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said:
McKinnon wants to go to a team where he's the feature back.
He'll have to accept a backup job as can't see many teams making him a feature RB.
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1 minute ago, Nihilarian said:
I don't think you are.
Cousins will command more money than the Bills want to spend on a QB. It's my thinking they will get a better bridge QB this year and draft a top rookie QB.
Who is this better bridge QB? I'm not a Tyrod fan but don't see many on landscape.
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1 minute ago, JerseyBills said:
I give this team/coaching staff tons of credit. It was an obvious rebuild year and we made the playoffs! We're going to be much more talented this year as well but McD consistently says they're building a team, not just a collection of talent.
We are less flawed then most think. I wouldn't be surprised if Tyrod is kept. He has to be used in a college type manner, I wanted Smith , don't think Cousins is a McD guy, hope I'm wrong.
And when gas college ball won in the NFL?
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On 1/27/2018 at 11:45 PM, JaCrispy said:
Doubt it...with the broncos roster it appears they are in a win now mode...we are still a year or two away b fore we have a shot to being true contenders...the Bills getting cousins wouldn’t make much sense because we don’t have the rest of our team together yet imo.
Cousins is 29, he isn't too old if the Bills make a push in 2019. That said four picks in first 55 or so could make it quicker.
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5 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:
The smart money is on them taking him at #1.
Some feel Brown's like Allen and with his Senior Bowl performance and if can follow up with a strong combine he could be the top pick at QB. Yet I like Rosen best.
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7 minutes ago, Formerly Allan in MD said:
Aside from the money, what makes us possibly attractive is all the high picks and some guarantee that we'll use at least one, or free agent money, on a stud receiver.
Benjamin is a stud WR he averaged 1000 yards and 8 TDs in the two full seasons he's played.
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6 minutes ago, HappyDays said:
I don't think signing Cousins would have any effect on the core of our team. Maybe Glenn or Hughes would become cap casualties but we could afford to lose both of them if it came to that.
Glenn maybe cuz of Dawkins but not Hughes.
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2 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:
If he becomes a FA I could see it.
Or even a trade as still have the draft picks to pull it off.
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7 minutes ago, stuvian said:
I can't see us breaking the bank but we are a better destination than all but Minny or Jax
Jax has already committed to Bottles for another season. Minny is interesting yet think they could get Keenum back at a fair price.
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Just now, Kirby Jackson said:
Browns because they have double the cap space of anyone else and can promise him Barkley.
Broncos because they have an elite defense and good receivers. He may think that they can win.
The Jets don’t make sense to me.
I wonder if Brown's would pursue McCarron again.
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3 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:
So Beane must not have been interested in parting with a 2nd round pick for Smith.
And/or signing him to a four year extension.
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3 minutes ago, PIZ said:
I hope there isn't even one Bills fan that doesn't want Kirk Cousins. It would be awesome to see a QB find his wide open receivers instead of dumping it off to a FB. Kirk Cousins would be a huge upgrade. Here are his numbers the last 3 years:
2017.... 4,093. 27 TDs.
2016.... 4,917. 25 TDs.
2015.... 4,166. 29 TDs.81 passing TDs for Cousins the last three seasons, Tyrod has 51.
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3 minutes ago, K-9 said:
I predict Cousins goes to Denver whose defense gives him the best chance to win now.
Denver's D was worse than ours in points against. Also Tailb might be on the way out which might take it down a fee more pegs. I don't debate their competition but not better than us.
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9 minutes ago, Lurker said:
What's the competition for Cousins? Would the Jests have an interest, with all their cap room?
One would think the Jets and Denver could be our prime competition. Yet if Cousins stays true to his word on being a winner you'd think we'd be is top choice. As we have a running game in place and a WR (Benjamin) and TE in place that could serve him well.
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1 hour ago, PolishDave said:
No way. That would be idiotic.
QB is far more valuable and far more of a game changer than Barkley is likely to be assuming both Barkley and the QB you pick are as good as you hope.
If the Browns do that, they are completely insane.
The Browns have enough draft capital that could likely move up to number 2 from number 4 if they really are worried about missing out on Barkley and/or their QB of choice. That said they have other needs that could be filled at number 4 if Barkley happens to go to the Giants, Colts or team X that trades up.
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I don't want either one, stay put and take Rudolph if he falls at #21 and the best DT/LB on the board at #22.
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2 hours ago, Wayne Arnold said:
Don't cross the Moats!
Can Andrew Norwell (Panthers) play RG?
If not Ritchie does have experience at RG as needed, that said Norwell likely going to be the most sought after OG in UFA and get more money than we should throw at him.
If the Giants/Colts are willing, should we attempt to trade up now or during the draft?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
Posted · Edited by The Jokeman
Yet if we take Beckledge than we can't get Tony Hunter!
In terms of the original thread and trading up, I have no issues trading up to the top 2 as it could be a McEichel type move. Of course hopefully we get some get players with our remaining picks this year and use the available cap space to fill other holes.