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Well Buff, KC, and most of the other real contenders aren’t able to afford that kind of coin for Hopkins even if he was reliable health wise…..which he isn’t or had no PED issues………which he does.

The money Beckham got means there is no discount salary wise from Hopkins. I doubt he goes anywhere. Maybe Jets?

The amount of money Beckham got just killed the Hopkins to anywhere rumors IMO.

Shirley this can’t be serious.

What is the name of that person?

Now do comparisons with: Mahomes Allen Stafford Dak Geno Carr Jimmy G The number one fact is that no one REALLY knows what has been discussed between Jackson and Baltimore. With that said, so much of the speculation says the same thing about guarantees that it is likely close to true. I don’t think most people would be either happy or upset if Baltimore gave Jackson everything he wants. They may have opinions on its wisdom, but saying the opinions are based on skin color is not backed up by evidence. The only player to receive a fully guaranteed, top dollar, long term contract in league history is a black guy. Cousins’ longest contract was three years and not true top end money….close, but not what Jackson presumably wants. Clearly the owners do not want baseball type contracts to become the norm. You can argue whether or not there is collusion, but tying it to race is unsupported. You tried with Cousins, but a valid argument requires a lot more than that. If Allen, Carr, and Stafford had received full guarantees, but Mahomes, Geno and Dak hadn’t, you’d have an argument. Personally, I don’t care what Jackson gets from whom, but maybe have a small preference for him ending up in the NFC.

Yes the Chargers were so stupid…..spelled correctly…..for getting a first round pick the following year.

Inaccurate assessment of the original post.

All those guys came from strong drafts. This one is weak.

Eli Manning says hi.

I’m not talking about holding him for a year necessarily. It might be an hour. Rob Johnson comes to mind as an example. Some dude went from Green Bay to Seattle too.

Did you bother reading?

Your preference is to get the LEAST out of available resources?

You’re wrong about that.

Spoiler alert: The elite receivers are already gone because there are none. What do you sell?

Completely different purpose to the move. This is more of a situation of what Rob Johnson did for the Jags. It’s not hard to figure out that they might have to jump other teams. This includes the Saints who pick at 29.

The team may play a game of chicken hoping they can trade up to 28 instead of 27. The Saints are a threat to take a QB. Do you really think Beane is scared to play a game of chicken? Do you really want a scaredy cat GM?

Sam Darnold: Proven insufficient NFL QB. Hendon Hooker: A completely different person. If I wanted to create similarly irrelevant comparisons I could point out that Hooker and Herbert both start with H. That would be equally dumb. The point is this: After 26 picks have been made the Bills will hold the top remaining pick in the draft. If there are still 2 or more QB needy teams…..there will be…..and Hooker is available……he might be…..the Bills will have more leverage than any team in the league. They can fritter it away on some slow LB from the Midwest, a pipsqueak WR or some other guy that might do ok, or they can move down a little, get a similar player and 2024 assets….or they can use their inevitable leverage at a later date. If you have an asset with the ability to increase in value, you don’t cash it in for face value. This same argument goes for Levis but it is almost certain he will be gone.

Read the original post. In an unexpected turn of events it has been revealed that Hooker and Rudolph are, in fact, two different people.

I think Rudolph went in the second but your point holds.

Why not find one in the 5th instead? Plenty of Lilliputians there I’d guess. Not in the first.

So a lesser version of a guy that got drafted in the 5th is worth burning a first? Geez no.

Two post 27 teams need to like him in order for Buffalo to add value. If you’ve seen him play I think you’d agree that 2 or more of the teams I listed probably like him to an extent where they would give up some value if he is there at 27…..which he might not be. Our alternative is a likely worthless WR bust like Addison, a meh LB or picking a good player like Rice way above projected slot. Worth the acknowledged risk IMO.

Did you read it?

I have a thread started about it on the main board. I walk through the logic in the OP. The trigger to the above is using Hendon Hooker as a bargaining chip.