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Bc he is not good at football

We have been here before each year losing games we should win so I’m not panicking. I think we can win any game as long as the script goes the right way for us. But I do see some of our flaws on offense as not fixable this year. If the defense can start generating more turnovers like they did last year and Kincaid can stay healthy, the path forward becomes much clearer. I won’t be surprised if we fall short of our goal like I was last year going into the AFCCG.

Yes that is exactly how you do it. Draft guys early every year until you have two good players. And even then you cant go four years before picking the next one early.

Both, when players are not getting open after 3.5 seconds of Josh holding the ball, I blame talent more. But players could be schemed better.

Beane:

I doubt they would have traded with us, but if that was the only hold up you give them a 2026 1st rounder.

😭😭😭

Other posters that claim to have some sources have said the Bills would have drafted Ted Higgins if we had retained the pick. Maybe one of them will see this post. Let’s just enjoy memories of the most prolific receiver in Bills history.

Ridley is toast anyway.

Let’s hope. Keeping the OL together and adding a WR1 gives this offense everything we could ask for in 2026.

It’s a rental to potentially improve your offense for a Super Bowl run. Then you can either resign him or allow him to walk. He is projected to get a good size contract in Free Agency and so you should be able to recoup one of those picks as a comp pick in 2027. I would have done it for that price. But I’m not heartbroken we didn’t either.

The Bills actually have one of the highest amount of players under contract for 2026 at 40. 9 of them are on IR currently so it is easy to forget them. Knox, Samuel, Rapp, and Ty Johnson are almost certainly not returning on their current contract. Maybe Bass as well. Starters that will need to be resigned or replaced are LG, C, DE, LB and Safety. DT and CB we already drafted replacements this year. I think you may be counting K and P as starters that need replacement - those positions don’t require a large investment. In any case, the roster status is not that dire that we couldn’t afford to make a trade without crippling ourselves. We will never know what conversations were had. If I was Beane I probably would have tried really hard to land someone to try and improve the roster, even marginally, this year when the path to a Super Bowl seems less daunting than any year I can remember during the Allen era.

On to asking for a first round WR in the 2026 draft again. Realistically, the trade deadline didn’t have much to offer the Bills.

You will get the hungry version

Bc Shaheed got traded

With Meyers and Shaheed gone I don’t think we will be trading for any WRs this deadline.

Meyers would have been an upgrade but for a 4 and 6 he isn’t worth it. I thought the Meyers add was more likely due to Hunter being out long term. This is a bit interesting

Meyers played out wide for about 70% of snaps in 2023 and 2024. He was about 50% this year with the new staff. Shaheed isn’t a traditional X but does align wide over 60% of the time his entire career

He isn’t much better (but much faster), but he is the only realistic one on that list unless they somehow pry Olave away.

Welcome to Buffalo Rashid

any of those would be awesome but doubt it. $3 mill is just about right for Shaheeds contract rest of season.

he actually has two games already in his career where he scored two touchdowns. Saints game too (1 receiving and 1 return TD). He was the top draft WR fit for the Bills imo and had him ranked as such in the pre draft WR thread

He isn’t healthy. He would fit in well here that way.

Yea very clearly he is a role player. We shouldn’t expect him to be a go-to player, but someone that adds another dimension to the passing attack and special teams. I don’t think he will ever be more than that personally, but the ability he does have is valuable.

I would like it if we could get Waddle or Olave but it seems pretty unrealistic at this point. Rashid Shaheed really should be a Bill by tomorrow. His contract is manageable and would provide a vertical outside element to our passing game. In addition to that, there is immediately a roster spot for him as he would take Coddringtons spot as punt returner. He was an all pro there in 2023, currently the Bill with the best punt return average is Keon with 6 yards per return which is 43rd in the NFL. His receiving production through his first four years is similar to that of Jameson Williams who signed a 3 year $83 million dollar contract extension this year. So even if you give up a third rounder this year, if he walks in free agency you are likely to recoup a similar pick in 2027. An acquisition with upside and very limited downside.