Brandon

No surprise at all, except that it was 9-0. I expected at least one would have to be a dumbass.

I don't think it's an option, nor would it be something I'd want to do. Milano is too good when healthy, the cap hit for trading him before June 1st is huge, and I doubt the trade value for a 30 year old LB is high enough to bother with, anyway.

I also have concerns about his durability.

Marquise Goodwin never had more than 33 catches in a season in college. Worthy never had a season with fewer than 60.

These guys are all going to go higher than expected. If the Bills don't get one of the better prospects by R2, they're not going to, and even that may be a stretch.

I'd consider it an injury red flag, but I'm not sure it would scare me away at 28. Just get a damn playmaker. If they want a more traditional #2 WR, they can follow up in R2 or 3.

I'd consider it as well, and to add to the point, the insane cost of veteran WR contracts also factors into that. If you can get two high level WR prospects out of this draft and have them on rookie contracts for 4-5 years, with Josh Allen throwing to them, it would make a lot of sense from a cap perspective to do it.

I don't think it really matters. If he runs a 4.21, it's a good bet that he's going to run the other drills reasonably well. And there's also the game film and productivity. In terms of athleticism, the only real question was whether or not the rumored downfield speed was real. And now we know that it is. The only real concern I have with him is that he's 165lbs and it IS a pretty significant one. Agreed, and it's highly unlikely that a guy who posts a time like that is going to fall on his face in the other agility drills. Maybe he doesn't post the best times of the group, but they're almost certain to be good. There's not much else he's going to gain from it, either, and there's always the risk of a freak injury.

He's had at least 60 catches per season in college and played part of 2022 with a broken hand.

Worthy was my top realistic pick for the Bills before the weigh ins. Now, I may have to put him back in that spot, despite it. They could follow up with a more traditional 2nd WR in R2 or 3.

There are also a whole lot more that ran in the 4.6s and never did anything.

All else being equal...WR. The Bills have been trying to beat the Chiefs by loading their defense for years. But I'm sure this time, it'll be different.

The more I watch, the higher I rate Worthy. The weight is a concern, though, if 170-ish is true. I also suspect he'll come in at 5-10 or 5'11, but that doesn't bother me as much. Speed, short area burst and separation would be my priority.

But can he get any separation at all?

MVP! MVP! Straight into triple coverage!

Not if it's tipped.

KC should have challenged that on 3rd down. If they lose, they're going to regret that.

I'm satisfied with it. I thought Brady did a good job under the circumstances and will be interested to see what he can add to the offense when he has an offseason to fully implement his own playbook and, hopefully, with some serious front office investment at WR.

It's primarily the lack of production until this year.

It seems like their longterm plan for Shakir is to leave him in the slot role. They still need another starting level WR on the outside. Either way, it doesn't matter. Even if he can play outside, that means they need a slot guy. They run enough 3 WR sets that they need a quality player there, too. It really just affects the type and role of the player needed, but the degree of need would be the same.

I think he had a foot injury for awhile this year. Regardless, 6-8 per year is about what I'd expect of a 'good' LDE and I think Rousseau will likely average in that range yearly until age and injuries become a long term factor. That 20-32 area tends to be fool's gold when it comes to DE. Not always, but too many of them never do anything. I'm just glad Rousseau has been a productive starter.

Mario Williams was the closest they've had to that since the 90s. A truly dominant, disruptive pass rusher is the hardest thing to find with the exception of QB. It's not impossible to find one outside the top 10 picks, but the odds are definitely stacked against you. Greg Rousseau definitely isn't at that level, but the Bills are damn lucky he's as good as he is.

Yes, it was the right decision. Shakir was open. Sure, in an ideal world, they could run more clock and still score the TD to win. In reality, they may have never gotten the same opportunity to score a TD and Bass may still have missed the FG to tie. And if that happened, the same people complaining about Josh throwing that pass to Shakir would be complaining that he DIDN'T throw that pass to Shakir.

I wouldn't completely gut the thing, but yes, I largely agree with that approach. Unload as much of the dead weight and players in sharp decline as you can and start clearing cap space for FA acquisitions in 2025/2026 (not much they can do for 2024). That may mean a step back in 2024, but puts them in a better position afterward.

Yeah, I agree with that. Beane and McDermott have openly stated an objective to have a dominant DL since they were brought in. They saw how the Giants beat the Pats in the Super Bowl and that's what they want to be. Of course, that was a decade ago. In reality, I think they're a day late and a dollar short on their objective, but whatever.