Kirby Jackson

If you aren’t starting with 2 1sts and more, you aren’t a destination for Myles Garrett.

This was, by far, his best game IMO. He looked dangerous and more comfortable. Having Cooper next to him will open things up for Keon.

I love these threads and watching what people think is “realistic.” 😂😂 “I’d give them a 2nd and Hamlin.” 😂😂 The offer, if you want Garrett, 2025 1st, 2025 2nd, 2026 1st, 2025 4th & Kaiir Elam. Something like that feels fair but still probably isn’t enough as the Bills will be picking at the end of the round.

Love Cheers!! I still watch it every weekday at 6 & 6:30AM. That show is still so funny.

2nd year but point taken…

Rudolph is better than Levis IMO. Levis would have made more plays and more mistakes. Rudolph will be steady (even though he isn’t good). If the Bills make mistakes tomorrow the Titans can hang around. With Levis in, they would have made too many mistakes regardless.

I don’t disagree. That’s just what Kuharsky responded to someone that asked on Twitter.

Apparently they are saying it is from “injury.”

It was meant to distract the fan base. Instead of saying, “our WRs are trash and never open.” The spin was, “we don’t need to force the ball to one guy.” It was a load of crap that most intelligent fans saw right through. Fortunately it only lasted 6 games and they were 4-2 in that span. Now they can have Amari Cooper eat twice and Mack go hungry.

“The house that handies built.”

Why play Hamlin when you can get older, cantankerous Hamlin?

This is exactly why I always advocate for more speed. Think about Deonte Harty. He was not good in a Bills uniform. He also was CRUCIAL to winning the division. He had the longest punt return in Bills history, resulting in a TD, to beat Miami by 7. If he fair catches that ball, the Bills start at their own 5. What happens if they have to punt? Are they even a wild card?

Diggs is still the better player (although that gap isn’t huge). For THIS year alone, I’d still say Diggs. Moving forward, taking the cap hit, getting the pick, and clearing the deck, all while getting Cooper, will be better imo. The Bills were also able to do this in a year where they are already 4-2 & still in control of the division. Sometimes you have to take a step back to take 2 steps forward. In this case, the passing game took a step back for 6 weeks but the team did not. At 4-2, with this schedule, they’re actually a game ahead of where I thought they’d be at this point. Everything is still in front of them and they’re a much better team than they were when they took the field Monday. I also think, that the Bills will extend Cooper for 2-3 years if this goes well. His game feels like it will age well (as does Stef’s). Guys that are technicians age better than guys that win with pure athleticism.

There’s Bar Bill there now as well. If you’re looking to feed people wings that’s probably your best bet but it’ll be tough to accommodate that many.

Yeah, it’s high on the list of needs. I was trying not to rank them, just kind of listing areas where they could improve. Bass has lost his confidence and everyone but McDermott seems to have lost confidence in him. Hopefully it doesn’t burn the Bills.

As crazy as it may have seemed a couple of months ago, 11-6 almost certainly wins this division. 10-7 might even get it done. The start for the Bills/Dolphins/Jets has the Bills in firm control at this point.

They had the worst WR room in the NFL. They added a WR that has been to the Pro Bowl 5 times. Even if Cooper isn’t as good as Diggs was, the Bills are WAY better today than they were yesterday morning. “Moving the dial” is so hard to pinpoint. He may make 2 plays this year that Hollins or MVS wouldn’t have made that result in a win or 2 extra. That changes seeding, home field and potentially a playoff outcome. You took your biggest weakness and elevated it to average. We should all be excited about this. Is it enough? No one knows. Are they better? Unequivocally yes.

The Bills still have needs if the right player becomes available. They still could use another WR on the outside. They could use a safety. Hamlin isn’t the guy. Maybe they try Bishop or Edwards there but need to do something. They could also add a big run stuffing DT. I fear that they don’t know what to do with those guys. I saw Linval Joseph and Poona Ford both filling that role on other teams this year. A big space eater would be nice. There is always a need for pass rush if they can get an inexpensive part time player. Maybe Solomon can grow into that? A backup QB would be nice but that might be an offseason move. We’ve had worse than Mitch. Kicker is the other thing on the list. It’s difficult at this point to have confidence in T Bass. In no particular order the needs are: boundary WR, S, space rating DT, backup QB, pass rush and kicker.

100% agree with this too. Sometimes you want to let things play out to see if the issues can be resolved. This was a clear lack of talent and the Bills recognized it and upgraded. That’s strong.

So Tucker isn’t credible enough? Harmon has an agenda? Orlovsky taking about the inability to win vs. man good enough? There’s plenty more where that came from. Instead of discrediting the data and experts, can you provide the data and experts refuting the separation concerns (prior to Cooper of course)? The Bills receivers were awful prior to this move. They are now average and that may be enough because the league is pretty open. Credit to the Bills for realizing their massive mistake and giving Josh a real weapon. Progress

We are in agreement that multiple factors are at play. Josh holds a small part. Brady holds a larger part. The WRs hold the largest part (imo). Cooper should alleviate a lot of that.

Matt Harmon’s expertise on the subject good enough?

Ah yes, the old, “I don’t like what the data says so discredit the source.” That’s a popular way to go about things in 2024. That “confirmation bias” continues to be backed up by data. They aren’t getting open. You can watch the all 22, listen to experts like Ross Tucker (talked about it yesterday on WGR), read data supporting it or choose to deny it. At this point it isn’t a “feeling” that they aren’t good. The Bills made a move yesterday because they see it too. I’m not blaming the receivers 100% (I had it at a very conservative 70%). The teams with bad receivers throw to their first read less often. That’s not surprising. Cooper gets separation and is a great route runner. The Bills are missing that. He takes away that cover 0 that teams have decided to play because of the lack of receivers.