Kirby Jackson

We didn’t score “plenty” because we lost. Plenty would be more than the opposition. We had the ball and a chance to win both times. Allen was superhuman and it wasn’t enough. Imagine if he had someone else taking on some of that load? Okay, if we get by Mahomes, would we have been manhandled the same way by the Philly d? They would have just attacked Josh knowing that no one else scared them. Our OL is just better than KC. Our defensive scheme is as much of an issue as the talent. We keep throwing assets at it and ending up in the same place. I’d rather try giving Josh some dudes at WR. No one is saying that the defense didn’t need to get better!! I’m saying you didn’t need to draft only defensive players. You should have taken the speed guy before Walker, Lee Smith, 2 more CBs, etc… They brought a zillion guys in and missed on them all. Today was a fail. The first few rounds were good.

Alright, let me ask you this, “if the Bills are to win a Super Bowl, what is the likeliest way?” I’ll say, our MVP QB is the most important piece. I don’t think a case can be made otherwise. The most important thing is for him to go in with a loaded gun. They don’t believe that. It hasn’t worked. Lots and lots and lots of people over the years could have taken Josh Allen to where he has gotten. Instead of trying to cover holes, they should be making his fastball faster and then covering the holes. They are sending him out with a bottom 5ish group of pass catchers again. That’s malpractice. if you look at the asset allocation they’ve given him WAY less than any other top QB has been given in terms of playmakers. The draft value charts will illustrate that. My question is why? It hasn’t worked so why keep trying it that way? You win BECAUSE of Josh. You aren’t going to win a Super Bowl because you have the 8th best defense instead of the 14th best or whatever. It is Josh Allen.

They are the strength of the team because of Josh Allen. That’s the point. The OL is good. Can you imagine how good they could be if they didn’t say, “hey Josh, go make Mack Hollins good?” What if they called Nico Collins name instead of Boogie Basham? We can play the this guy drafted vs. that guy drafted game all day. The data says, they’ve given WAY more to the defense and it hasn’t worked. Now, we are trying it again. Both Beane and McDermott belong on the hot seat. If this roster doesn’t get to the Super Bowl, there is no reason to continue letting them try again. You’re wasting Josh Allen instead of helping him. If your pitcher throws 98 MPH, it’s more impactful to get him to 102 MPH than it is to take his awful curveball and bring it to below average. It’s the strengthfinders concept. It’s a test and concept that everyone should look into. What you’re not good at is less important than strengthening your strengths.

There are ways to measure it instead of just randomly throwing out players that fit the narrative we are trying to push. I did the exercise last year and it wasn’t close. Take every draft pick in the McDermott era (since 2017) and cross reference it vs. the draft value chart. You can use trades as well (ie apply points to the Diggs acquisition) and allocate the points from their picks to offense and defense. You’ll see that they’ve allocated WAY more to defense than offense. I don’t have the time or energy to do it again but if someone does, I think some will be floored at how much greater the investment has been in defense than offense.

Coleman was the 9th WR selected. Palmer and Samuel are role players. Kincaid has been underwhelming. The OL is good. They absolutely haven’t dedicated anywhere near the resources to offense than defense. Use the draft value chart since 2017 and decipher points to offense vs. defense. It’s not even close. FA dollars too

Last year they decided to replace their top 2 WRs, with the 9th WR drafted, Mack Hollins, MVS, Chase Claypool, Andy Isabella, KJ Hamler and some other scrub that I’m forgetting. Why? Why neglect guys to help the most important player the team has ever had? Why make him overcome them instead of adding people to elevate him? I’m trying to trade for George Pickens.

That’s been driving me nuts lol. Everyone is fine betting on a leap from Kincaid and Coleman, etc.. On the defensive side of the ball though they needed to replace Carter, Ingram, etc… The hypocrisy of hope

He’s a pretty good player and represents good value as did Hancock. The Bills just don’t have enough roster spots in the secondary to roster all of these guys. They got sniped for Horton. They missed the WR. They got sniped for Pooh Paul. They didn’t do a good job today (at all) IMO. I hate the idea of drafting guys that are immediately long shots to make the team. I’d rather draft a punter or developmental QB. You have a bottom 5-7 group of pass catchers and you drafted one guy. He’s Lee Smith.

Too slow Probably have to bring Cooper back unless you make a deal for a guy. Maybe Alec Pierce?

My goodness. Dorian Strong CB, Virginia Tech. This has gotten ridiculous

The “Josh having a few bad games” thing isn’t a thing. It’s not 1992 anymore. Josh Allen is the MVP of the league. If they draft a young guy and he plays well for a month, they trade him. That’s Jimmy G. There’s no such thing as a distraction or people calling for the backup in the Bills situation. If Kirk Cousins or Geno Smith was the QB, I would agree. That’s not the case for Allen, Burrow, Jackson or Mahomes. The conversation started when I said that I wouldn’t hate Shadeur in the 5th. He could win some games. It just felt like really good value. I never thought Shadeur was a top 10 player but I don’t think that he’s a 5th round player either. He was a 2nd roundish guy. McCord and Howard are out there still as developmental guys. As an Ohio State fan obviously I prefer Howard to McCord 🤣🤣. I don’t see either as the guy though. You can afford to use one of these picks on a guy to compete for a backup spot or practice squad spot at worst. You aren’t keeping all of these guys you’re drafting anyways.

I’d argue that number 2 QB is way more important than a guy battling J’Marcus Ingram or Baylon Spector for the last roster spot. I 100% believe that. If Josh misses a month, do we miss out on the division? Home field? The playoffs?!? You can’t have that. If they think Trubisky is good enough, so be it. It certainly isn’t White. Soon, they’re going to have to draft and develop a guy. That’s what good teams do. The Pats did it behind Brady multiple times.

Welp, so much for that idea

With this recent run of DTs, I bet Beane trades up to avoid missing out on his next one

Why not? Did Jaden Daniels step in and lead his team? Stroud the year prior? Those are extreme examples but in 2025 it happens a lot. Purdy is an even better example and he was Mr. Irrelevant. If you asked 32 teams who they would rather start in a game tomorrow Mike White or Shadeur Sanders, 32 teams would pick Sanders. If the Jameis Winston type of vets go places with a rocky QB situation it even further strengthens the point that you need to draft a guy there if you have an elite starter. We need to look at it through the lens of “what if Josh misses a month?” That’s all that matters for a backup.

White is AWFUL🤣🤣

That’s dumb. They need a guy capable of going 2-2 or 3-1 if Josh goes out for a month. They can hire another QB coach if we still need someone to help Josh in the film room. Bring back Barkley. They can’t punt on a season because he misses a month. That’s the purpose of a backup.

Wash, rinse, repeat

I wanted a QB in this draft. Thought it made sense to start developing a guy. I think that I want Shadeur at this point. He probably has to go somewhere with an unquestioned starter at this point. If he’s good you can eventually get a haul. If he’s a backup, so be it. The Bills locker room is strong enough to take in all that comes with drafting him. He is as likely to be good as Dillon Gabriel or freakin’ Kyle McCord 🤷🏻‍♂️

Fair It still is impossible to see the 3 least 2 deep with Josh Allen as your QB. That is such an indictment on the WR talent. There are still plenty of field stretchers left that we met with. I’m sure if they have their eye on one, they’ll go get them.

I hope I’m wrong

I don’t care what some random scouting report says. I’m using my own eyes. There’s a reason, with those measurables, that he’s still on the board… Update: I hope I’m wrong 🤣🤣

He’s a horrendous athlete. That’s why he’s there. Walker is so stiff. Now maybe, he’s decent value as we move forward but he’s not a very good football player. He’s very good at measuring. A year ago, he was thought to be a top 10 pick. The more teams evaluated the more they saw that he wasn’t very good. If you want to drop a 5th on him, that’s cool.

Why do we “hope” that Keon improves but replace the guys on defense that we don’t think are good enough? The goal should be to turbocharge Josh not to rely on him elevating scrubs. I oversee a sales team that has 27 sales people. 37% of our book of business is generated by the top 3 people. Is it better for me to give them everything that they need to go further or to spend time/resources worrying about numbers 25-27? That’s the WR argument. Who cares if your 5th corner or 5th DT sucks? I don’t care if my 25th best sales person isn’t good. I’ll never invest in them in place of those top 3 people that make wins happen.