GunnerBill

This is the point for me. The resource allocation (at least in the draft) is scarily reminiscent of the Cam era Panthers.

I think it comes down to the lack of elite talent in those big moments aside, obviously, from Joshua Patrick Allen.

Yep. And when you put it alongside Trent Murphy, Star, Addison, Jefferson, J Phillips, Butler, Daquan, Settle, Floyd, Bosa, Hoecht, Ogunjobi.... all getting good to very good FA deals... most of which at a time when FA dollars have been tight. Brandon Beane says he will never apologise for prioritising the defensive line. It was also the MO of the Panthers while he worked there. My contention is he should re-consider his strategy.

EDIT: ignore. Miscounted. Yep. 7.

No that is purely players drafted. But obviously for the percentages that also means I don't count the pick used. So it would be 10/25 (40%); 7/25 (28%) and 2/25 (8%) for the categories respectively. But then you get into who else traded what and it all gets a bit involved.

Yea I saw plenty of leg / ankle breaks in soccer. They are actually more common than the serious ligament injuries at the level I played and coached. Two of them were literally sickening. I am a tad squeamish at the best of times but I actually vomited on those occasions.

Chiefs is 11/26 day 1 or 2 picks on offense since drafting Mahomes. Only 1 of those 11 is a running back (CEH). So 10 of 26 were OL or pass catchers (actually all WR no TE in this case). Ravens 13/27 day 1 or 2 picks on offense since drafting Lamar. Of those one Running Back (Dobbins). 12 of 27 OL or pass catcher. Bengals 6/18 day 1 or 2 picks on offense since drafting Burrow. Zero running backs among that. So by my rudimentary maths: Total % premium draft picks on O since taking their QB: 1. Ravens 48% 2. Chiefs 42% 3. Bills 38% 4. Bengals 33% % premium draft picks on passing game (i.e. excluding RBs) since taking their QB: 1. Ravens 44% 2. Chiefs 38% 3. Bengals 33% 4. Bills 25% % (and number in parenthesis) of premium picks spent on WR since taking their QB 1. Ravens 19% (5) 2. Bengals 17% (3) 3. Chiefs 15% (4) 4. Bills 4% (1)

Fair enough. My level of soccer a suspected achillies rupture would always have been a stretcher job whereas was pretty common for ACLs to walk off but I don't claim to be an expert.

This. If it is a suspected achillies rupture or something no way I'm helping the guy up and to walk off. But an ACL? Yea a slow straight line walk off is pretty normal in my experience and you are not gonna do more damage that way.

I'd argue, very strongly, that ignoring wide receiver in the draft is right up there with them.

Yep that is what it looked like to me too. Can never remember its name "Lachman" test. Gonna try and commit to memory this time. Haha.

On the plus side... Sounds like Tre had another really strong practice. That is at least three days in the first week where he has looked good. We might be about to need it.

Dang. That does not sound good at all. Just looked at the video of the trainers attending to him. It looks very like they were performing the checks you'd perform for an ACL. That doesn't mean it is an ACL, obviously, but the trainers clearly suspect it.

Of course. But I'm looking at the players on the roster and I am still seeing one of the weaker receiver rooms in the NFL.

8 of the 24 have been on the defensive line and 3 on linebacker. I don't accept 11 on DL/LB as against 6 on OL/WR/TE combined is a fair "spread".

I mean, no. It's 3 fifths of an OL, and at least one receiver short even if you are running a ton of 12 personnel. Now they have built a decent OL with a longer tenured vet in Dion and some clever IOL free agent moves. But the pass game weaponary is very lacking. After the Packers picked Golden in the 1st this year only two teams have gone longer without picking a receiver in round 1 - the Rams (who have had pretty outstanding success with later round guys in Kupp and Nacua) and the Steelers who have picked four 2nd round receivers in the time the Bills have picked one.

Since Josh Allen only 9 of 24 picks in the first three rounds have been offense and THREE of those have been running back. That means since drafting Josh only SIX premium picks have been spent on blockers and pass catchers (I know RBs can catch passes but not their primary use). Ford, Knox, Brown, Kincaid, Torrence and Coleman for those wondering.

Shows that if you turn up, learn the playbook, work your tail off, be a good teammate and have some level of ability you will stay near the top of teams' "break glass in case of emergency" lists. He has earned about $1.5m doing it. That isn't live forever money but it is enough to keep chasing your dream if you are sensible with it.

As I predicted. $23m AAV. Well he did. 23 was closer to 25 than 20 when I went to school 😁

I think Linebacker is (sadly) very much in play. But Wide Receiver stands out to me.

Where did Brandon go on holiday? The centre of the sun? The last thing I saw that colour was my grandmother's Queen Anne cabinet.

PFF only credits him with 14 pass block snaps in 2024. On which he gave up two pressures. One against Jacksonville and one in the AFCCG. He only got one below average pass block grading for the year which was the Championship game. And that has kinda been my point about. Bis whiff in that game is influencing perceptions. His pass blocking overall has not been the disaster some make out. It isn't a strength, don't get me wrong, but he is not a total liability.

Happened a few years ago with AJ Klein. They kept the young guys, cut Klein and put Klein on the PS. They then cut him from there later only to recall him at the end of the year from his sofa.

They are so short now there is barely any point.

I'd guess Cook.