EmotionallyUnstable

This is my biggest fear. We’ve fallen into this trap three consecutive years in RD1 and it’s always ended up poorly. If the run on corners happens early, I hope Beane is wise enough to not again draft this years version of WR8 off the board at CB or DE

Silver lining is we roster an additional DE and DT likely from a later round selection and see if they bring any juice in live game action. Maybe one will stick? Just trying to find the good here. Although I am not too worried about it. Last year we went through stretches without Smoot Von and Carter. It isn’t ideal, but maybe the door will be opened for someone to step up that would have otherwise not been given an opportunity. Go Bills Mike Green making it to 30 is wild. He’s been flying up boards into the teens.

Damnnnn I get to repurpose my Hughes jersey. Niceeeee

I thought they were getting us gifts?

Predicting he doesn’t make the roster

Any insight on Jeff Okudah? Anything worth a look?

So from my calculations, the Bills will need roughly 3.5 million to sign the rookie class over the summer. I am not sure where things stand now but it has to be getting close; https://overthecap.com/draft

Terrible deal signing all these Canadians. As much as I love them, the extra 25% tariffs don’t allow our dollars to go as far. Sitting down at the table short stacked, Beane!

Last year of his deal

This is exactly the opposite of how they used AJE last year and idky we’d expect that to change. They’d save 4M cutting him, so if you can bring in a rookie who can complete right away then I think it makes him expendable especially knowing he’s on his last leg. edit; hang on do you mean “rushing the passer” or “rush the football” because my post was in regards to him being primary an early down player

Gilliam

Rumor has it the icing on the cake to get the deal done was the return of Reggie Gilliam

I don’t see this as removing DE from the discussion at 30. In fact, I think it shouldn’t. Bosa is on a one year deal and AJ is free agent next year too. That leaves Groot, Solomon and Hecht as the only under contract past this season with Groot being the only real hand-in-the-dirt 4-3 edge. If the BPA left is a DE, I’m still all over that

This makes AJ expendable, especially if they draft a DE at 30

I didn’t say I didn’t like it, just that I am not expecting much. In fact I am glad Beane is swinging

I have a feeling this will not go well. Can’t fault Beane for trying.

I believe it’s absolutely realistic to expect to bring in at least 3 rotational guys who will play significant snaps, #30: CB (100% of snaps) #56: DE (40% of snaps) #62: DT (30-40% of snaps) Past this you can grab a safety who can play rotationally. I don’t expect and game wreckers unless we get lucky on taking a guy who high upside. Most likely outcome is 3 guys who can be significant factors in year one.

Buy land east of the city

Land a decent CB (Asante Samuel Jr still available?) and I’ll feel fine going into the draft: can you get 3-4 starter-level rotation defenders in the draft? I think so. Beane heavily banking on young player development

We are fixing to select a CB DE and DT in our first three picks in some arrangement. Free agency has only reinforced that.

So far we’ve added at WR and DE Expexting mid to low average additions at DT and CB. Money aside, I feel like they’ve addressed 2 of 4 obvious needs and need to plug up the other two before the draft…then take BPA for our first 3 picks and hope we have enough to run it back 🤷‍♂️ Still sorely lacking game breaking talent on D

He was a bit of a tweener. Not sure how much he fits with them. He was a standing edge at times in a 5 down look or played off the ball a bunch too. Hopefully 4-3 end is a better fit

My guess is neither right now. I am assuming that with the extensions (Bernard, Groot, Shakir), Von release and Josh Allen new deal, they are where they want to be for free agency. Once they make it into the summer and the roster is assembled, THEN I think you can get a Benford move. I thoroughly think they’ll let Cook play it out

Im bracing myself for some slightly above average numbers for slightly above average players. I think many here have captured my thoughts on Beane and his ability it find and assemble a good to very good roster. The elite players are what we’re missing. The top end talent has proven not good enough to get it done over the past 3-4 years and I am not sure where they plan to address that now. I have mixed feelings on it. On one hand, from an entertainment standpoint, it would have been tremendously exciting to land a fish line Higgins, Garrett or DK. On the flip side of it, they were a few bad bounces away from winning the AFCC game.

Wow. I am surprised this is the destination. No QB, cold weather, must be all about the Benjamins