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Yea it’s Olave or just wait till the draft for me. Pickens would be great - that’s what you hope Keon could become as a player - but he isn’t getting traded now.

I don’t know I’m not their GM LOL, I imagine if the picks are enough everyone has a price tag. He is just a great receiver on a bad team with a pretty good contract so thought I’d throw it out there to speak into existence since Olave has been discussed a ton.

Taking a look around the league there is one other receiver with a low enough salary this year to fit easily under this years cap. His team is off to a poor start, drafted several WRs high this year and need OL desperately. To obtain him would be costly, maybe prohibitively so. But trading picks and O’Cyrus Torrence may be interesting for the Texans and Nico Collins. a WR can’t fix all of our problems, but if there is one that can rejuvenate an offense on his own it may be him.

Shaheed would bump Coddrington as he would be the returner as well, Olave probably Moore maybe Shavers.

Shaheed would be a great addition in conjunction with getting Olave. Shaheed is likely to get a good sized contract that will net New Orleans a rd 3 or 4 comp pick. So you would have to offer similar compensation a year early. Something like a 2026 1st and 3rd for Olave and Shaheed. The WR group would be much better this year though New Orleans may not want to gut their WR room like that.

Olave is the best player realistically available. 25 and under contract through next year. His concussion history is bad but part of that was being subjected to Carr crash’s hospital balls. He is a good but not great WR1. If we have any hope of fixing this WR group this year, it involves him. But probably need someone else too that is a true deep threat like his running mate Shaheed.

This bye week would be a great time to get Olave. Not sure Beane will admit mid season his WRs stinks two years in a row

This is my biggest Bills fan fear

After enduring another difficult game to watch, the bye week is upon us. I wanted to highlight some players who may be available via trade this year. Trading for these players may not be the best for the teams long term outlook but may give us a 2023-style spark. If we are to bring in some new players this year, this bye week would be the best opportunity to get them up to speed: Jeffrey Simmons, DT, Titans Simmons has been on a tear so far this season with 4.5 sacks on a terrible Titans team that just fired their head coach. Overall, his contract is pretty manageable (would take some maneuvering this year), but he may look for a renegotiated contract after this year. We have several players in the pipeline at DT, but Simmons is a true difference maker. As such he would be an expensive and unlikely addition Chris Olave This may be about as good a time to inquire about Olave as there will be. A costly drop last week vs the Pats and many New Orleans fans were expressing the opinion it is time to move on. From 2022-2024, he is one of 28 players to have over 300 targets. His 5% drop rate is tied with Stef Diggs as 23rd worst of those 28. His 63.5% Catch Rate is 19th and success rate is 14th. He has had great yards per route run and first downs per route run advanced metrics throughout his career, showing someone who is a good and consistent separator. He has a very manageable contract that would not require much to fit and is signed through 2026. Many teams need WR help, so to land him may require a first round pick. Rashid Shahid Shahid has immediate value as a returner as he is averaging 14 yards per punt return and would immediately bump Coddrington off the team. He also is a dangerous deep threat who plays on the outside over 60% of the time. He wouldn’t add much more than that deep element, but that is certainly something our offense needs. He is likely to receive a nice sized contract as a FA if he leaves in the offseason. So whatever you give up you would recoup a comp pick the following year. Devin Bush A former Steelers bust, Bush has rejuvenated his career in Cleveland. He has especially shown to be an effective tackler and has graded out well in run defense. The Browns appear to be settling in for another rebuild and seem willing to move off players that are playing well but are not in their long term plans. Stephon Gilmore / Kendall Fuller Though trades are the splashiest way to add to your team at this point. There are still some free agents available that cost only cap space. Stephon Gilmore does not have a special place in Bills fans hearts, but even at his age he is still a good corner. Not sure he would be willing to take on a small contract to play this year though. Last year he signed for $7 million. Kendall Fuller has had a lot of success throughout his career while playing both the perimeter and slot. Justin Simmons Damar Hamlin is out for the year and Rapp and Bishop are not making a difference this year. Simmons signed for $8 million last year potentially making him too expensive. —- If I was Beane and felt pressure to win this year or else. I would trade my 2026 first and third for Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed and sign Justin Simmons and Kendall Fuller to one year contracts with some void years to make it work with the cap. Then hope a D-coordinator change, the PED guys and a healthy Max Hairston can fortify the defense enough to stop a nosebleed.

Josh is getting older, he is getting caught some times that he used to get away from things. Still amazing, but he can’t be expected to do that all the time anymore.

No, they feel very comfortable. When Beane went on WGR and cursed out the hosts (and many on here applauded it) I knew he felt he had the rope to do that. It will take multiple years of missing the playoffs for a change to be made and that is hard to do when Josh Allen is so great. We will fire Babich but Beane and McDermott are here for awhile unfortunately.

Yes after this season they should move on from McDermott and Beane barring a Super Bowl. Like 2023 we will turn it around enough that Pegula will give them another year probably.

yea the 2022 draft helped us so much from a cheap talent standpoint. Now they are all paid and the 2023 - 2025 classes have not shown anything except Kincaid when he is healthy and Cybo being pretty good and Walker doing pretty well.

We were running the ball well and that 4th and two where Josh flipped the ball to Ty Johnson. I saw Ty was in instead of Cook and was so mad. Leave Cook in and make them account for him, or better yet let him run for those two yards. Cook can’t play every snap, but he should definitely be in on 3rd or 4th and short every time imo

Been saying this for years now

I think Babich will be gone like how we moved on from Dorsey in 2023. For players, I’m not sure there is much to do. We don’t have a lot of cap space and I would be surprised if Beane will give up significant picks for talented players in case this year really bottoms out. Poyer may be our only option at Safety to make a change. Justin Simmons is out there but being able to fit him under the cap may be tough without adding several void years. Their are free agents like Stephon Gilmore and Kendall Fuller at CB that would probably improve the position if we are able to afford it. This limited cap space is tough. Could try to trade for Devin Bush at LB. He has been very good for the Browns - especially vs the run - and they seem willing to trade decent players for improved draft capital. Cheap contract and probably would cost a day 3 pick. Olave is the top target that may be out there and he is no Jamar Chase. May take our 2026 first rounder to get Really depends how far they want to kick things down the road for a chance to improve this year. Trade for Olave and Bush, sign Gilmore, Fuller and Simmons and we may have something. But it’ll hamper us the next few years with the trade picks, restructures and/or void years we would need to fit those types of players under the cap. If I was to guess, Babich is gone and we ride the year out with what we have

Bout time, he was historically bad for how many games he got to coach. Hopefully the Jets let Aaron Glenn challenge for that crown.

He was drafted a few picks before Prather. He fell because he was historically small and his 40 was slower than projected. But anyone that watched him in 2023 and 2024 knew he was better than a 7th round pick. His return ability will give him a chance to stick and develop further in the league.

I stand corrected, Beane is ready 😵

call Justin Simmons, we don’t have any reinforcements coming in the safety room.

Zay Jones?

He is just an ok WR is the reason imo. Palmer can separate, but usually they are on longer developing plays like the long crosser from the pats game. He isn’t fast or even quick so it takes a little bit for him to separate with his route running which is good. He also is not much of a RAC threat. So he has a niche role in the offense and Josh prefers to throw it to Shakir who can break a tackle, Kincaid who separates quickly and Coleman who is the open even if not open receiver.

I disagree, because of Josh what gets invested at WR almost always gets paid back with interest. The problem is since trading for Diggs the only significant investment we made at WR is Keon 4 years later after Diggs left. Yes we have signed people like old man Manny Sanders, Samuel, and now Josh Palmer. But there was a reason they were all available as free agents. They are not good. Amari Cooper was basically retired last year when we traded for him and is retired this year. Get serious and trade for a good, non-geriatric WR. Or spend several draft picks filling the room with talent. They won’t all hit but you have to take more than one chance. Beane has failed with that since 2020.

1st and 3rd for Olave and Shaheed?

Patty pick 6 and a Chiefs loss, great consolation prize