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Perry Turtle

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  1. Just now, thebandit27 said:

     

    Agreed

     

    Personally, I'd rather have the elite prospect than 2 good ones

     

     

    We're not talking about pick #23 here (or even #9)...the post was about trading down from a top 3 pick--a pick at which you should be getting an elite talent; not a top-10 talent 

     

    Big difference 

    So you're talking about a Marcel Dareus, Mike William's, or Sammy Watkins type of talent? ?

  2. Just now, thurst44 said:

    If Allen works out, then they really did not. They may have got two elite players in addition to their QB. I get the frustration as Mahomes is looking like an MVP and Watson has looked good at times, but as you said, Allen does remain to be seen, but his ceiling is very high, so to say they blew the '17 draft is premature. 

    I honestly hope you're right.  

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  3. Just now, whatdrought said:

     

    Because Elite Passrushers are the same as running backs. 

     

    The trade down idea is not a bad one (especially in a loaded front 7 draft.) but the topic was about if trading Hughes would be bad, and I don't think it necessarily would have. 

    According to the genius Bills GMs who made those picks, I guess they were.  Anyway, those picks were justified as BPA.

     

    As for elite pass rushers, if you replace Hughes with a JJ Watt who is in his prime, how many more wins do the Bills have this season with their current offense.

     

    How many more years do the Bills have to tank before they add talent to the offense?

     

    Anyway, it looks like Hughes is staying, and the defense will likely finish top 10 while the offense falls to 32nd.  It'll be interesting to see how Beane decides to build a modern NFL offense next season.

     

     

  4. Just now, Fadingpain said:

    And watch how our w/l record doesn't change in a meaningful way.

     

    We need a QB.  Until we have one, none of it matters.

     

     

    Yeah, the assumption is that they have the QB, but that remains to be seen.

     

    Unfortunately, this draft looks like a EJ-like pool of candidates.

     

    The Bills really blew the '17 draft.  It's going to set them back years.

  5. Just now, Woodman19 said:

    You always take the best talent on the board.  Imagine if we had taken Bill Fralik #1 overall in 1985 over Bruce Smith just because we have needed Oline more the previous year?

    The Bills also had a massive need at DE that season.  It's not like they had a top 10 defense and a historically bad offense, and decided to draft Smith.

     

    The last two drafts they needed a CB and LB and did pretty good addressing those specific needs.  Do the same in the next draft at OL and WR in the first, and they can turn things around quickly.

  6. 1 minute ago, whatdrought said:

     

    But if you're getting draft picks for him then it's problem solved. 

     

    If you have the third pick and Nick Bosa is there, having that big Hughes contract might be the determining factor as to whether or not you can invest that pick in that. Furthermore, if you have an extra third kicking around you're less in need of a trade down to fill more holes. It's all an elaborate game. 

     

    Also, Jerry is great, but don't forget that as many games as he has won for us, he has lost just as many by being an idiot and getting dumb flags when his emotions get going. He also has 8.5 sacks in 1.5 seasons. 

    So a team that can barely score one touchdown every three games is setting itself up to draft a DE in the first round.  Great!

  7. 7 minutes ago, thurst44 said:

    I hate this idea. He could have 3 to 5 more years in him and is playing at the top of his game (and i do get the idea of trading him at high value at 30, but still don't like this). The defense is the functioning unit right now. I also hate the idea of improving a team that is 8-0 and has few real fans.

    Not to mention that this trade would blow another freaking hole in the roster where there isn't one now.

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  8. 43 minutes ago, Buffalo Boy said:

    Goff was considered a bust and wasted pick ,by many, 2 years ago. The Rams were a complete dumpster fire.

    A lot can happen with a QB on his rookie contract and cap space .

    Yeah, and they fired his defensive-minded head coach and replaced him with an innovative offensive coordinator.

  9. 12 minutes ago, twoandfourteen said:

     

    Who are they tanking for? 

    Nothing.  Fans who claim they are tanking mistake the NFL for the NHL or NBA where there is a huge dropoff after the top few guys in the 1st round.

     

    There is no huge dropoff in the NFL if you don't have a Bruce Smith at the top of the draft.

     

    No team tanks the year AFTER they draft their franchise QB. 

     

    This is pure incompetence.  This front office believed that Nate Peterman is a NFL starting QB.  They believed that Benjamin was a #1 receiver.  They believed that Zay Jones was worth trading up for.  They don't believe in speed at the skill positions.

     

    In the 2018 NFL where offensive records are being set around the league, the Bills are run by a staff whose offensive philosophy is stuck in the 1960s.

     

     

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  10. 1 minute ago, John from Riverside said:

    If Mahommes was starting here he would not have the all star cast of offensive players to INCLUDE a offensive line that doesnt let him get sacked.....

     

    He would NOT look like this with our players.....

    That's  not even the discussion we're having here.

     

    No doubt any rookie QB playing under a prehistoric defensive-minded coach would look better playing under Reid.

     

    The argument is that young QBs learn best playing, not sitting and watching.

  11. 3 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

     

    Mahomes has put a big dent in this line of thought.

    Right, if you disregard his natural talent and football acumen and make a giant leap in the logic of cause and effect.

     

    Mahomes, like Watson, would have been fine as a first year starter.  

     

    Who knows, the Chiefs might have made the Super Bowl if they started him instead of Smith last season.

  12. Just now, Saratoga Leo said:

    Tell that to Andy Reid and Patrick Mahones. 

    Okay, I'm seeing them Wednesday, so I'll tell him them.

     

    Mahomes would have been fine starting last season. The guy can handle the football and can make more than one read, he didn't learn that running the scout team and watching the all-22. He's a true franchise QB.

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  13. 10 minutes ago, Avisan said:

    This is ridiculous, being on the sideline isn't the same as being on the field but you can learn plenty.  Learning in part by watching is completely standard for literally everything else in life, but somehow that doesn't apply to NFL quarterbacking?

    You probably watch several NFL games every weekend.  Does it make you a better NFL QB?

     

    Watching didn't help EJ, or Cardale Jones, or Peterman for that matter.

     

    Players learn by playing.  Edmunds plays the most demanding position on defense.  Nobody made him sit and learn.

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  14. 5 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

    Got it...thanks.

     

    THis actually makes it even more like the bills situation no?

     

    Then they went out in the offseason and got him some wide receivers in free agency

    And, like with Goff, they fired their defensive-minded head coach and replaced him with an offensive innovator.

     

     

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