LA Grant

Trade a receiver for Mathis. As much as I like Robert Woods, he could be expendable and we need real help on the interior O-Line. Now that we have Clay, I know I could live with WR Corp of Watkins/Harvin/Hogan.

With Whaley being a wheeling-and-dealing type, I would be quite surprised if we stand pat with our picks. I could see us trading back into the 1st round to grab one of the top Tackles and have them play guard. Trade our 2nd, 3rd, and 4th to move to a mid-round 1st pick (plus a 5th?) and grab one of the top 10 LT prospects. I would be okay sacrificing some of our depth grabs this year to get a guaranteed OL starter, as long as our habit of gambling away future picks stops after going so hard all-in for this year.

Of all of the offseason moves that we could regret, "man, I wish we still had EJ" won't be one of them.

RG3 has exponentially more upside than any of our options. He is a much better fit for the style of offense we want to play. Acquiring RG3 would be a huge coup. A change of scenery and playing for a coach that would support and encourage him like Rex, rather than someone who wrote him off early like Gruden did, could be the thing that solidifies his play for good. And if RG3's injuries persist, you have Taylor and Cassell.

I would rather a QB prospect lack in maturity than in self-confidence. RG3 > EJ.

Make it happen. What's Whaley's email?

This feels like the "Da Bears" sketch from SNL. I would take Buffalo, no doubt about it. They look strong as fuuuuh now. I can't wait to see what they can do.

Dareus, EJ, Cassel, & this year's 2nd for Rivers? I'm not predicting it, it's probably not possible, but Alonso for McCoy was pretty crazy, too. They both have 1 year left on their contracts. Rivers wants out, wants to have a chance to win before his career is over, and he's a small town guy at heart. Dareus is clearly bored of the Buffalo nightlife and wants to live it up in San Diego or preferably LA. If you're going to beat Manning in the AFC West, you have to get in his face and Dareus helps you do that. If Rivers is serious about leaving after one year because your franchise is moving to a city he doesn't want to live in, why not get something for him while you still can? Take the extra 2nd, package it with SD's other 2nd and a 1st, maybe they move up and take Mariota. Him with EJ and Cassel sets you up pretty well at quarterback, certainly more so than empty-handed next year. It worked out pretty well last time when Rivers' arrival sent Brees packing, right? San Diego can extend Dareus and essentially become the Dolphins which is who they are right now anyway except that they have an aging quarterback that's too good for them; let Rivers play out his 1-year contract here. He's surrounded by weapons. If he can take this loaded team deep into the playoffs or to a championship, that's a much bigger pay-day on the other side for your last professional contract than it would be to maybe go 9-7 again in San Diego.

Too much has been made of the "ground and pound" phrase and promise. It's more of a mentality of willpower than of actual strategic execution. There are two things you can do with a football on offense. You can run or you can throw. I have a suspicion we'll be doing a little bit of both. Call me crazy!

What I like about Taylor, from what I can tell by what's available on YouTube and what you can dig up on Google of fan discussions about him, is that he's a gamer. I liked that about Thad too in 2013 and kinda liked him more than EJ, although Thad was even more injury prone and somehow regressed in 2014. (Seems like everyone on offense under Hackett/Marrone regressed in 2014) Maybe it's just because Tyrod is pure potential right now and hasn't been proven a failure yet, but he's the one I'm secretly rooting for to shine in camp and emerge as the starter. I want our QB to have the kind of willpower that Fred Jackson has. From what I can see (which isn't much), Tyrod seems to have the most will out of our 3 options at the moment. Cassel seems to be on cruise control, and part of me thinks that EJ has kind of already accomplished his goals in life. I don't think EJ has a deep fire to be a Super Bowl HOF QB, he seems more like he's just happy to be here. My hope is that Tyrod has that fire that you need in a QB.

Tebow deserves another chance. I wouldn't mind him competing for a spot on the Bills roster. He's not a natural talent, but he is a big over-achiever. But I think the NFL doesn't really want the spotlight on him because the dude is clearly gay and repressing it hard with the fundamental Christian stuff. Whenever that bubble eventually bursts, the NFL doesn't want to be near it.

He's even more of a project than EJ. No thanks.

It's a legitimate concern. As fans, we have no power to effect any changes, or to predict the future, or to know what they're thinking. Your anxiety is not misplaced. It may not end up this way, but right now, I feel the same way I did last year when they traded for Sammy. It's cool and flashy, but it's not exactly what we really need. I would much rather see the Front Office hardcore courting top guards than schmoozing Percy Harvin. I'm sure they are aware of it. We just need to see some results. It's still a huge, huge concern. And I just don't want the Whaley tenure to resemble the Tom Donahoe years where we kept getting name skill players and made big moves in the draft for the headlines but never improved the offensive line and never made it to the playoffs as a result.

It's an emoji, guys. Young people use emojis. Lots of them.

This would be so very good. This would make me much happier with our FA results. Make this happen!

I like this option quite a bit. He seems like a more developed EJ, or someone who could push him closer to completion possibly. Have those guys, Cassel, and a mid-round pick like Grayson battle it out and keep 3 of them.

Man, glad some of you aren't on the team. Just because things have always gone one way doesn't mean it can't change. The division is changing much more dramatically this offseason than previous years and it's not impossible. The Jets are shaping up and Miami isn't regressing. This is a year where every team in the AFC East could finish at or above .500. There are only a few plays that need to go differently to change you from 8-8 to 11-5 and acquiring big impact players is how you push the needle. The reason I like Buffalo's chances this year is because Pegula, Rex, and Whaley have far more will to win than anyone that's been running the show here for a long, long time.

What I wish you posted: "I just hope this isn't another tease. First we miss out on Iupati, then Bugala sticks with the cheese. I don't know why these seem to happen in threes."

With a reduced role in the run game, would Fred Jackson go back to playing Special Teams at all? Would he be a good fit? Dixon blocked two punts I think last year, wouldn't someone as powerful as Jackson be a difference maker?

"Don't confuse effort with results" is one of the least motivating quotes you could put on a training facility wall. Maybe they should put this quote beside it: "Well, kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is: never try." —Homer Simpson

I don't understand why not at least Transition tag him.

I would be very happy with this.

The man sure loves feet.

It is funny to me how many "misses" there are in the draft. We really should change the way we think about it — instead of "bust" shouldn't it just be "on par"? Most of these guys don't work out. A guy that does work out isn't quite a miracle but it's at least a little bit lucky. The other thing about it too is that they are people — kids — and not machines composed solely of 40 times, wing span, and vertical leap. A lot of the NFL's predictive measurements of maturity are frequently wrong. Kiko Alonso, for example, should've been 1st round talent but he dropped because he had an alcohol incident in college. In other words: HE WENT TO COLLEGE. On the other hand, there are guys like Cyrus Koundjio who got ahead of themselves and probably didn't put in the amount of focus to succeed at the next level because he got by in a certain way at the previous level. Some of the signs are clear. Everyone knew Manziel's **** was going to catch up to him. And I think, though not proven yet, Sammy's clear maturity is the opposite slam dunk because he seems to have a good head on his shoulders and seems to be a learns from his mistakes kind of professional guy. The NFL is less like meteorology and more like yearbook superlatives. Sure, this guy seems most likely to succeed now, but what happens when you load his pockets for the first time in his life? All that said, its late and I have no idea what I'm talking about.

Nice!