Flip Johnson

This is so bizarre. "Multiple NFL teams wanted them" ... sure, as UDFAs. Sills got passed by the whole league. Williams is on a futures contract. I hope they're great, but they are not exactly putting Zay Jones on notice. There are only a few guys in the NFL at age 23 or below that matched or bested Zay Jones' production last year. He is an ascending player. Juju Smith-Schuster, Corey Davis, Chris Godwin, and DJ Moore were the only 4 WRs in the NFL at or above his level at his age. Do you think those guys are getting cut or traded?

Zay will not only be on the team, he is likely to lead the team in catches. The idea that Duke Williams who runs a 4.7 and has played his whole career in Canada, and a UDFA from W. Virginia is somehow endangering Zay Jones' status is absurd. He is an improving player that showed good chemistry with JA down the stretch last year. He will probably go for 65 and 800 this year and we'll still be seeing posts about how he sucks.

I feel better about the franchise than I have in 25+ years - smart people with the trust of ownership that are implementing a cohesive vision. Similar to the Bears in 2018, we are setup to contend for the next 3 years of JA's contract. If he ascends into a star and gets elite money, then we could have a 10-year run of contention. But he is good enough today to have this team in the mix for the playoffs this year.

Fat Bob's

He apparently turned down UNLV who was offering 1.6M - double the UB money. Money is obviously a factor but most likely so is ambition. College basketball is rigged in such a way that if you want to go to Sweet 16s and Finals 4s with consistency you need to be in a P5 school or be Gonzaga.

It would be strange to interpret the signing of Beasley and Brown as a shot across the bow against Zay Jones and Foster.

For a mid-round pick I am all in. If his speed/explosiveness come all the way back he is a game-breaking athlete.

This is the rare, well-written, carefully reasoned, totally ridiculous take on this board. The Bills need WRs. They have a 23yr old that they invested a 2nd round pick in. He is cost-controlled. He more than doubled his catches in year 2. There is zero chance he gets cut this year.

The issue with AB - for starters. - He is 30. - He has a big contract. - He has a HOF QB throwing him the ball and is the focal point of one of the best five offenses in the league. And yet he is unhappy. Why would he be happy in Buffalo?

I love Buffalo and think the "there's not much to do" angle gets overplayed. But I think what's tough about Buffalo is not the lack of things to do per se, but how hard it would be to be a legitimate celebrity because of the relative smallness of the city and the obsession with the football team. For example, a guy like Marshawn Lynch can go to Seattle or Oakland and just blend in and nobody bothers him. But if he goes down to Chippewa he can't be left alone. Guys like Fitz and Fred Jackson thrived here but they had big families and hung out in Orchard Park. Mario Williams seemed like more of a loner so he didn't struggle. If the Bills ever traded for OBJ or Antonio Brown it isn't that there's nothing to do - it's that it's such a fishbowl. Why would Tyrod Taylor and Lesean get pictured together in Toronto? They can go there and not be bothered. Even the old Bills did a lot of their nightlife on the other side of the border. Allen does fit Buffalo in that sense because he comes from a small town and seems to be all about football.

He is a known malcontent and his talent hasn't converted to wins. Great players may often act confident/arrogant - but you don't see OBJ type antics from Julio Jones, Hopkins, Michael Thomas, AJ Green, etc.

That would make a great poster.

He's completely dispensable and probably will be dispensed of this offseason. Brady really doesn't throw the ball outside the numbers very often or very effectively anymore. The Pats are not going to invest heavily on an outside receiver at this point.

If you read Collision Low Crossers which covers a season with the Jets (2011), it's painfully obvious that Rex is not the organized CEO that most teams need. And this is from an author who obviously found Ryan to be immensely likeable. Rex could have been successful if he had these four things. 1. The physical energy he had in his 40s 2. The number of practices that NFL teams used to have. 3. A veteran core who understood his system and could communicate it. 4. A solid OC (this could have been Roman - he got thrown under the bus in the mess of 2016). I don't think the Pegulas understood the NFL enough at the time of the hire, and obviously it cost the team several years.

There is no reason not to bring him back? Clay had 21 catches last year. McDermott made him inactive in December. There's nothing left to see.

Wade has done it before and has the horses to bring the interior pressure that Brady hates.

It has to be Bruce. Thurman is a top 15 all-time RB, Reed is a top 15-all time WR, but Bruce is top 15 all-time period. And OJ isn't a process guy.

His body is shot. There's no evidence that Buffalo means anything to him. He would be pricy - no way is a guy that gets endorsement deals and acting gigs going to play one more season without at least 5-7M. Add the hit on Tre, which is the dirtiest play I have seen in years, and I can't think of anyone in the league that I would be less enthusiastic about the Bills signing.

And now they are closing a deal with Gregg Williams as their DC. So there will be two super normal people running the Jets.

At some point Elway needs to either come down and coach the team or start leaving his staff alone.

These same people all wanted us to cut Robert Foster after his first preseason drop.

It's one thing to make a hypothetical statement about the#1 pick in the draft while you coach the Red Raiders of Texas Tech. It is another thing to actually pull the trigger. Also, Steve Keim is still the GM and he drafted Rosen.

- His scheme is outdated. - He would need a stable of veterans (Ed Reed, Jim Leonard, Bart Scott, etc.) to install it, along with the number of practices that used to be allowed by the NFLPA. - He doesn't seem interested in working hard enough to reinvent himself or starting over as a position coach or coordinator. I think he's done.

This is a good point. To have asked Reich to come in and break the drought would have been incredible pressure and it would have looked similar to when Marv Levy was brought in as GM in 2006. There's no doubt that Reich benefitted from his time with Philly. He fell into a great situation with Indy and he's making the most of it. Happy for him. I don't wish that he was here.

A lot depends on who exactly is in charge. In Buffalo it truly is McDermott. That doesn't necessarily make Beane weak. But McDermott was given wide ranging authority and he found a GM that is implementing his vision. If you think about it, this model is true of NE (Belichick), NO (Payton), and KC (Reid). You can be skeptical and say, 'what makes McDermott an authority on that level?' But I believe the Pegulas have empowered him to make a 10+ year run at this. In Cleveland or Green Bay it is the GM in charge of finding a HC. Almost by definition you want a guy who won't threaten you and I'm not sure that's the healthiest thing for the success of the team.