Kirby Jackson

He runs fast but he isn’t a speed guy. He’s a converted RB. Samuel is good with the ball in his hands.

S was bad last year. It was a problem. We are running it back at this point. They should have upgraded here and still can but early signs are 🤢. They are banking on Bishop becoming a good player. He was a bad player last year. Rapp is okay but just okay. The secondary is still bad.

He’s coming off of a great year. Just saying, he could fit on a short term deal

Gilmore?

It’s hard not to like this deal. Obviously he’s had injury issues. The Bills didn’t need more guys, they needed some dudes. A healthy Bosa is a dude. It’s a 1 year deal and a big swing. You need to have some luck to win a title. If he stays healthy that would constitute, some luck.

Well then 🤷🏻‍♂️

That’s part of the reason that I think the draft is more likely. You hope to find a guy that can play on a rookie deal. There are DTs throughout this draft. I think that they draft 2 although I’m not sure that 1 will be in the first. There’s too much depth there. I think it’s possible that they don’t take one until day 3 and the board will lose its mind. They need an edge which is also expensive.

Maybe if they go with a pure speed guy. If one of the top guys slips in 1 or 2, it is still on the table. Obviously there’s work to do on the DL still and CB2. They need another S as well. It is only day 2 of FA.

The offense is still 1 WR short. They traded Hollins for Palmer. Palmer is an upgrade but there is still a need at WR. Otherwise, I agree (assuming the Cook situation is worked out).

It doesn’t include Josh’s deal either which is the big 1. After the extensions, the cap guys were saying that they were $20Mish under and needed about $2.5M for the draft. I’d suspect that they currently have like $13M of cap space to play with.

Kenneth Gainwell

Holland to Giants https://x.com/adamschefter/status/1899432409671573703?s=46&t=aIi6rXjE4r9_s--847m7fQ

I like both additions so far. The Bills are better today. I still think that they need more top end talent but they added upside.

Mack played hard. Mack was an interesting character. Mack was great in the locker room. Mack overperformed for his talent. Mack is a WR 5 or 6. All of that is true. We loved him for who he was here and how much effort he gave. He’s a bottom of the roster player. The Bills WR room is better today than yesterday. I wish Mack well but Palmer adds a dynamic that they didn’t have. Keon will have to develop into the role that Mack played (and then some). He’s going to have to be physical and a gamer. The Bills will miss the person but not the player.

They just signed him I think. Walker obviously fits their timeline but are they paying them both??

I’m in the trade market if I’m the Bills. They have $ to spend and nowhere to spend it. The window is wide open. I’d be looking to average to bad teams, with new leadership. Give them picks in exchange for veterans that don’t fit their timelines. What would it take to get Travon Walker from the Jags for example?

Probably posted but this is good: https://x.com/scottbarrettdfb/status/1899179015157760132?s=46&t=aIi6rXjE4r9_s--847m7fQ

Feels like a decent signing. That’s a big number for him but he can hopefully help stretch the field. He has averaged over 15 YPC each of the last 2 years.

It sounds like they are about $20Mish under now. They haven’t pulled the trigger on Dawkins/Brown/Oliver (and won’t unless they need to). They need around $2.5M for the draft class and another few million for in season moved

Yep. I’m simply suggesting that both of those other guys busted out once they got away from the Saints (although Hendrickson was okay there). Perhaps a change of scenery for Turner makes him, at least, a quality rotational player?

That is the same group that drafted that bust Zach Baun in the first. They also drafted Hendrickson.

I could be on board with Holland and Allen. I wanted DJ Jones but think he’s going, or already went, back to Denver. I think Holland is a realistic target. I also think that they are in on the veteran edge guys. They’ll land one or even two with Von being one of them. I would also be hammering the phone with the Bengals. I’m starting by offering 2 1’s and a 2 for Chase. Make them say no. I’d pivot to Higgins or Hendrickson but not at that price obviously.

I’m actually of the belief now, that the Bills trade a 2nd for an elite player that we didn’t know was available. Dexter Lawrence is at the top of my list I think.

No they can’t. They aren’t and weren’t going to be able to allocate 35%-40% of the cap to the DL. That’s certainly true with Josh Allen. They can afford 1 more guy, maybe, in the Rousseau/Oliver range. They aren’t in the Garrett and Hendrickson range.

Yes, I wanted him traded as part of the Garrett package. That way you could trade less picks and avoid paying him. I’m sure they tried but Garrett wasn’t leaving.