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They have him under contract for 2 more years, it's not "looming". Win a Lombardi this year, then do what's necessary to maintain long-term viability to win a few more...

I was at the Jacksonville game that year, and at one point said to my buddy, “looks like we have a franchise QB”. Point is, that game belongs on your list.

Interestingly, he has G/C Johnson going with the next pick, then Hall and Burks with the next two picks.

He's got Booth going at 31, so I don't see the Bills passing on him for a RB.

This currently is speculation that the Giants will release him--he is not an UFA. The Gints are currently $343,000 under the cap, and they would save $10 mil by releasing him, but would also get hit with $11 mil in dead cap. Seems to me they would try to restructure some guys instead of releasing him.

Makes up for none on Mancz!

Since 2018, only 3 OGs have been selected. One was viewed as maybe the best player in the draft at the time (Nelson); one had OT versatility (V-T to the Jets); and only one pure OG (Lindstrom). So, No, they aren't picking a G at 25.

This is good. Unless they want to make other moves, they should be able to fit all of their FAs within the current space, including Barkley.

They'll need a relatively cheap backup, so wouldn't surprise at all.

Yeah, I was thinking about this yesterday given some of the comments some of the players made. There is a mystique about Bills fans that has filtered out across the league and it's a catchy phrase.

It's a business. He's trying to maximize his compensation.

I'm leaning toward this as well. Obviously, if someone who they have an R1 grade on slips, they take him; otherwise a move back might be wise.

And Beasely is still here, for now.... Need a few more moves to reduce the cap.

Should really help AJEpenesa too.

He should be changing his mind again at this point...

I think it stems from last year's contract. They let him test the market, then signed him for $1.5ish mil. He made a comment toward the end of last season that made me think he felt disrespected; so unless the Bills were going to pony up some serious money, I think he definitely planned to move on.

If so, then Shaq will most likely be our consolation prize

Can't see KC signing him and Mathieu

It's possible he re-thinks this position given "notable" players are expressing interest in the Bills, assuming they'll take a slight discount to join the super bowl contender.

Should be an interesting draft. Beane mentioned it is not stocked with a lot of high-end talent, but a lot of depth, which is why your trade back in R1 is certainly possible this year. However, he also said lack of elite talents in R1 mean rankings for teams can be all over the place, so it's also quite likely someone slides to them that other teams don't rank as high. We're about to hit the dog days of the offseason, after the combine. Almost time for @Virgil's TSW mock...

Well done Dude!

It's all too early at this point, but it is the off-season... While I get your POV, I agree with the poster who said OT in R1 will never happen--they won't move Dawkins inside after paying him LT money, especially when your current LT is already a "fringy" pro bowl alt. As I said, I think the best indication of the OL improvement is how they protected in the KC playoff games this year vs last: 2 sks and 4 hurrs vs 4 sks and 13 hurrs. For 2022, the biggest need on the OL at the moment is RG. As for backups, you open an entirely new can of worms; e.g. If Diggs goes down, then what? At any rate, I'm looking forward to seeing what Beane does in FA. Cheers.

Seems you're assuming Dawkins' play in the latter part of the year is not representative, whereas I would say it is. I would also argue that Brown will make a significant jump in year 2--the guy barely played 2 years of OT at NIU (previously TE) and didn't play at all in his draft year. You're also assuming the Bills can draft an LT at 25 who will be better than the pro-bowler Dawkins. I don't believe that will be the case. They do need to upgrade RG, but we agree that shouldn't be done in R1. Regarding your last point, I think a lot of people were worried about the OL, especially Williams and Feliciano, after last year's AFCCGI, and I think it's clear the OL was much better in pass pro against KC in this year's playoff game (4 vs 13 pressures). As for WR, given the pass-focused O, the Bills absolutely need a third WR to replace Sanders. It is clearly the case that any of the currently rated R1 WRs are a significant improvement over Gentry or Hodgins. I would say the same about CB, anyone picked in the first 3 rounds will most likely be better than Jackson or Lewis, the current list of CB2s (though, I agree, CB is more a want than need). Of course, perceived needs will change significantly as they go through FA, since Beane likes to make sure he's not in a position of needing to draft a specific position.

No doubt he looked out of shape early which could've been covid-related, who knows. My response was related to drafting an OT in R1, though @GunnerBill clarified for me the point was in relation to drafting interior O vs OTs in R1 in general , and I agree (though I'd support taking Linderbaum if he was there). To Dawkins, I think he's a top 10 LT at the very least, and I think the Bills will be just fine with him for the duration of his contract (he'll be 30 at the end of it). There are more important needs to address than OT in this draft. My personal preference is the other skill positions--CB, Edge, and WR, depending on who drops.

Dawkins had a lot of issues early in the season, but according to this source, he was the highest rated LT since week 13.