LeGOATski

This is especially important this off-season because of the transition. Get Kincaid, Shakir, Coleman, and Samuel all on the same page with Josh and the new scheme. That is our passing game and it's maybe the most critical component towards determining this season's success. It's April

Bills 2024 draft class: Pick 33: WR Keon Coleman, Florida State Pick 60: S Cole Bishop, Utah Pick 95: DT DeWayne Carter, Duke Pick 128: RB Ray Davis, Kentucky Pick 141: C/G Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, Georgia Pick 160: LB Edefuan Ulofoshio, Washington Pick 168: DE Javon Solomon, Troy Pick 204: T Tylan Grable, UCF Pick 219: CB Daequan Hardy, Penn State Pick 221: G Travis Clayton, International Player Pathway Who I would've picked instead: (For the record, I would've taken Legette at 32.) Pick 33: C Zach Frazier, West Virginia Pick 60: WR Troy Franklin, Oregon Pick 95: S Kamron Kinchens, Miami Pick 128: CB TJ Tampa, Iowa State Pick 141: RB Audric Estime, Notre Dame Pick 160: DE Javon Solomon, Troy (same as Bills, but earlier) Pick 168: WR Malik Washington, Virginia Pick 204: OT Tylan Grable, UCF (same as Bills) Pick 219: WR Brendan Rice, USC Pick 221: TE Devin Culp, Washington I went with plenty of offense, especially fliers on athletic receivers, including the 7th round TE. Addressed a few needs on defense with guys I think could develop into good starters. I honestly went with guys I was wanting at the time of the draft, like Troy Franklin in round two. In the earlier threads I was calling that the Bills would take a C/G then a WR with their first two picks. I also asked for Malik Washington multiple times in the draft thread. Probably not the best exercise, but it is fun.

I propose a new requirement for posting mock drafts: You first have to submit tasteful nudes. I know a ton of Debbie's on this board....but they're Debbie Downers.

It's not a self-deprecating post. That's an odd label to put on it. It's a reminder to practice humility.

I think "success rate" in the NFL is represented in win % and championships. At least, that's what it should be in my opinion. We all know about Bill Belichick's various draft picks. He was horrible. Yet, he still got the right pieces in place and was a winner. Beane has drafted much better by comparison, the Bills have been objectively successful since he's been here, but they haven't won. McD is not the same calibre of coach. Not yet anyway. All this to say I couldn't care less about this "success rate" in the draft. Beane is just as good or better than most of the other GMs in the league as far as I'm concerned. What's the equivalent of a draft in your job? What's the equivalent of a championship?

Why do you see this post from another fan as a flex?

Looks solid. I have more faith in the passing game than others, but I'm counting on Brady coming in with a plan for shifting focus to the TEs, specifically Kincaid. Brady's the real x-factor here. With such a change in personnel and scheme, the Bills might benefit from teams not knowing what to expect. Time to fully implement his own offense. I do expect the same balanced approach and complimentary football that McD loves. The return of Milano and some more athleticism at safety is going to be great for the backend of that D. I assume McD's going to have to simplify it a bit in order to get these guys playing fast and aggressive.

I wanted the Bills to take Legette. Keon is intriguing, though. I like his style of play and I don't think his route running is as bad as you say it is. Then I wanted the Bills to take Tez Walker or Malik Washington. No dice.

I love that the Bills signed Frank Gore Jr simply for personal perception of universal synchronicity.

Joe Thomas

I think he'll be consistently 1000-1200 yards and 6-10 TDs per year.

These are false, sensationalized statements. They ruin any well-intentioned argument you're trying to make (which I'd be happy to hear if it was presented in a rational manner.) I'm not gonna rehash what's already been said, so whatever.

That's simply not true. We see guys win deep every Sunday who are strong and get the jump ball. By all accounts, Coleman is already a good route runner and there's no doubt he's an explosive athlete. We'll see.

That's beside the point. He has the ears of this FO, so I doubt he's going to be disgruntled by their moves. You say he's being wasted, and maybe so, but it's not like a Rodgers situation where the FO doesn't listen to him. You say they're not making the moves to help Josh, but I doubt Josh feels that way. Josh has had an elite WR for most of his career, plus good vet role players, and in the past two drafts they've taken two receivers with their first pick who they think can be great in Kincaid and Keon.

Field stretcher in your terms has to be Samuel as he's the only guy with elite top end speed. Shakir also has good top end speed, but they're not going to use him that way. Coleman can still "stretch the field" per say, but in the same way Gabe Davis did it. Coleman's top end speed isn't fast, but he gets there quick and is a threat to make the play, even if he's covered. He's still running 21-22 mph when he gets to full speed, too. It's nothing to sneeze at.

Coleman's an exceptional athlete and great route runner. I think that'll make a difference in allowing him to be successful. I don't think he's Mike Evans. I don't know why people started making that comparison. Wishful thinking, I guess. He's Robbie Anderson to me. Robbie was the same height, but about 20 lbs lighter, which attributed to a faster 40 time. Yet Coleman had a better 10 yard split and the same vertical and broad jumps, give and take an inch respectively. Both are/were explosive, fluid athletes with great hands and jump ball getters.

I'll let Josh be the judge of that. By all accounts, he's speaking up for what he wants and the FO is listening. I lean more towards coaching and in game decisions that are wasting Allen, not the talent on the field.

We are pretty young in the WR/TE/RB department for what it's worth. I mean, if Kincaid, Coleman, and Shakir end up being our top three receivers, that's a super young group. Then you have the developmental guys like Shorter....Cook and Davis at RB....this is a young skill position group. More like giving in to your sadness

I'm willing to bet up to $50 ( that's like buying someone dinner at a decent restaurant), but if a beer is all it is, I'll honor it too. I guess 1 beer is almost $50 at the stadium, anyway....

Blocking TE who occasionally catches a pass. I'm here for it.

We could turn him into the best run blocking WR the game has ever seen.

What do you want to bet?

No one's expecting Samuel to be the #1, but if you think he can have a career year with Josh, that's an objectively great year. Coleman as the other outside receiver (who's also plenty versatile as a big, explosive receiver), plus Kincaid, Cook, Shakir, and Knox. Brady's going to get similar if not better production out of those guys than he did with his 2020 Carolina weapons (four 1000+ yarders! with the ghost of Cam Newton and Teddy Bridgewater as his QBs). You don't really have a leg to stand on when complaining about this. It's okay to be realistic and take a wait-and-see approach, but the dooms day posting that some people are doing is absurd.

So you think he can have a career year of 900+ yards receiving, regardless of the other extra yards he can get. He's a versatile speedster. Idk what you're worried about.