3 1sts over the next 2 years is definitely more appealing than 2 1sts and a later pick for several reasons, one of which you touched on. All 3 of those picks will have the 5th year option available. I have valued out many trades to get to pick 2, 3, or 4 even factoring in as much as 40% inflation and that's without considering adding players. A move into the top 5 is most certainly doable.
Didn't know we had a Jordan Metthews in the first place...
But really, Matthews' skillset is redundant here and it isn't needed. That is not to say he doesn't have value to someone, I just don't see the value to the Bills specifically.
No, no it wasn't. This past year 3 of their top 4 receivers were in their 1st year with the team (Kupp - rookie, Woods & Watkins from Buffalo) and the 4th was their RB.
If I had to identify a floor for Rudolph in the draft it would be pick 48 by the Los Angeles Chargers. I don't see him making it past that pick, but I could see him going earlier. I don't see him going before pick 21 either. That's his range for me. Somewhere between picks 21 and 48.
I don't see any available veteran QB as the answer, Tyrod and Foles included. Both are only acceptable if a high end rookie prospect is also in the fold. I dislike Foles as an option quite a bit because he requires resources that could be used to build our roster.
The tough part about the valuation is that, despite taking WR1 snaps and high efficiency, he was still 4th on the team in targets and behind 2 other WRs. He's played ~3.5 years now, and while his efficiency stats have always been good, at some point you have to ask why he doesn't get Brown/Jones/ODB/Hopkins type targets?
Right now I just feel like we need so many positions filled that I don't mind giving up the future 1st even, since the LBs and DL look so solid this year. Those feelings will likely adjust as we make our way through FA though.