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You can get busts at WR in the early to mid first round, you can find pretty good guys late in the first round or even the 2nd round or 3rd round historically. If someone presents you with a deal to move up that you can't pass up, then do it to get a higher rated guy. But I don't overpay to move up, or maybe even 'pay up' to market rate. As others have said, you aren't totally devoid of weapons right now. Sure you'd like another one but its not sinking the team. Also, its obvious this year the team is in transition, this year, and likely next year, there is going to be a LOT of opportunity to fill spots on this roster for the next few years. Beane has some misses drafting high, but also has made some good picks in the middle rounds. I want as many 'lottery ticket' middle round picks to see how many of those spots/holes can be filled around the entire roster.

Ideally, I'd like a choice half way between choice #1 and choice #2. I don't know for sure he was a 'cancer' but I do have a feeling he wasn't GOOD for other players other than himself...and personally I'm not a fan of the flashy/big celebration/social media posting players (I'm more comfortable with the 'do your job' and 'act like you've been there before' guys.) I for sure think he is a declining talent.

I'm going to make a general statement here.... Most of the younger guys on WGR (and I like them most of the time better than Schopp and Bulldog) tend to like and support players that are active on social media, ones that can be or have the potential to be more controversial...stuff like that. Yes, they are into analytics and a lot of times have think rationally, but I swear sometimes they will give the benefit of the doubt, or slightly over-rate a player if they are simply a 'name' known around the league, or are someone who is a bit of a diva compared to someone else who just goes to work, plays football and goes home. To each their own, but I prefer the latter. Sure, I'm on the message boards and check Twitter everyday, but I do so for some conversation and news, the posting for the sake of posting by athletes, the 'promoting their brand', just isn't for me. I get it some people like that, but I'd just as much rather not have that on the team I root for, all else being equal.

Guessing here but: 1. You are looking to get the best deal. They were the only ones that offered you something or at least to the level they did. 2. You think Digg is declining. Maybe, MAYBE he doesn't decline that much this year or has a bounce-back season. But you aren't worried that much about this year as this is a re-tooling/get under the cap year for the Bills. Next year (2025) is the year you load back up, and by then, you are SURE Diggs is on the dowside and no longer making the Texans that much better. 3. You think you matchup with Houston well with or without Diggs, but anything you can do to have someone else knock-off the Chiefs or Bengals before you see them in the playoffs is a plus.

Many of us have been saying for over a year now that he lost a step or two and it was noticable. This may not be terrible for Miami, they look like they may have a lot of new pieces and maybe a vet in the secondary will help them back there, but I can't imagine he will be anything other than even a another half step slower than he was here last year.

And more athletic. Are the players that come, will they be better than Poyer and Hyde, for example? Maybe not, but I don't think it'll be a huge drop off. I have heard a lot this offseason about big plays Poyer and Hyde made, even this year. But I have 2 questions when you are dealing with 30+ year old guys in the secondary....They made those plays in the past, but here another year, and another year older, would they be able to make them again? And 2nd, Those are the plays they made...how many plays did they NOT make that someone younger/faster might have had they been in their place?

I am not too interested in this, but I the little of what I have looked into it the less I understand exactly what it is going to be and what it will give me that I don't already have. I've been tuning out of watching sports for years. Ironicially, the one 'major' us sport that gets the least major attention (NHL) is the only one that I am watching more (a little more, but not a lot more). As for the Rest, the Bills are really the only NFL team I watch anymore (I haven't evne watched much of the other playoffs and don't know if/how much I will watch of the superbowl). MLB and NBA I hvaen't watched a full game of in years.

Coaching isn't perfect but its good enough. Personally I wish McDermott would employ more of a m2m defense rather than so much zone..but he is who he is. QB is great, one of the top 5 in the league and on his best day might be the best. You are going to have 'good Josh' days and 'bad Josh' days but on the good days he's basically unstoppable. OL is slightly improved from last year, but that just makes them just average-to-above average. WR's are an issue. For me I truly think Diggs is closer to 'done' than to 'good'. Defense is fine. It would be great to have an Elite pass rusher next year, and I want both safeties to be younger/faster, but WHEN HEALTY they are good enough to win with a Healthy Josh Allen heading the offense. All teams deal with injuries. I truly think this team just had too many key ones on the Defense to get by with. They have the talent, they had 'good enough' coaching. They just did't have enough depth.

I'm ready to move on. Bring in some young guys with more athleticism. Will they be as good mentally at reading the offense? No, but that is a tradeoff you make now.....less $$, more athleticism.

Unless there was a major injury Diggs was hiding, he might not even be that good of a #2 receiver the way he played. Less speration than usual, not as many moves after the catch to get that extra couple of yards....he just looked very 'ehh'. There is real chance that age/workload has caught up to him and he is on a quick slide down in terms of usefulness.

Constant worrying? Its the FIRST thing I said on this forum all week about any problems they may face, anything negative chances they have at all in the playoffs, so look at who you are replying to before you make a comment like that and tell me to 'get off' something. Second, it is a concern. its a regular NFL week? Well we have all seen stats that teams that are on a shorter week by 2 days or more vs teams that are not fair WORSE in the following game.

Really early look at Monday 4:30pm weather....18 degrees at kickoff, wind chill at 6 degrees....still kinda windy 10-15mph, but no where near as bad as tomorrow would be. Chance of light snow (2-3 inches for the whole day in Orchard Park on Monday).

That is one of the first things I thought of.... if it had to be done, it had to be done. But that is going to be a huge competitive disadvantage for the winner. The team that the Bills (or Steelers) will play next week will have 1.5-2 days more to prepare, to rest..etc.

If Kincaid is your #1 going forward, Knox is still a very good #2 TE. Are you overpaying him? Sure, but any cap hit you take isn't going to be worth getting rid of him. Miller and White...yeah, not sure what can be done there but it looks like they are basically going to be non-factors for this team going forward.

If all the NFL teams have to play international games every couple of years, can't Buffalo just stake claim to Canada? Sure most have bad memories of the Toronto series, but Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, ANYWHERE but Europe. I'd volunteer for Canadian games to see if could avoid getting 'drafted' to do Europe.

I visit there once. It wasn't for me so I agree with a lot of what you said. Some people love it, to each their own I guess, I just don't get it.

Allen is already competing over 70% of his passes...and the Bills so far are a top rushing team. Who do you want to take touches away from to give to Kincaid?

I'm trying to stay away from this story, but I can't. I really don't care much about who is dating who. The extra attention the NFL gets from 'casual' fans who care about stuff like this is something that drives me away (a little tiny bit). But this morning I woke up, had the ESPN or Sporting news radio on (whatever they play in the 'off hours' of local programming and I heard a few minutes about Taylor Swift at the chiefs game. After 6am, I usually head to CNBC to listen to business news. Maybe 10 minutes in they brought it up. A few hours later on WGR, it gets brought up. Come home and go to the major news sites (general news, politics/business) and it is there as the 2nd or 3rd article from the top. Last night on every highlight show (halftime highlights, FNA, etc) it was there. I just wish there was a way to put on a BUSINESS news radio station or a SPORTS station, or go to read about WORLD NEWS/Business/politics...and NOT have to have Taylor Swifts name right there all the time with links to articles. If someone else likes it, great, I just can't seem to get away from it. I clicked on this tread just to make a comment and get it out of my system.

I'd be fine with not having names on the wall inside the stadium at all, BUT as others have said replace them with a Bills hall of fame in the stadium. I think there is such a thing as 'too many names on the wall', yet in a Bills Hall of Fame, for some reason I'd be better with more members there.

Get a grip. LOL, way to step up and reply to someone when they don't agree with you. I stated my opinion...the people who need to 'get a grip' are the Diggs brothers who felt the need to reply the way they did to this almost non-story, and You, who has to tell others to 'get a grip' because it must give your ego a much needed victory lap to be able to talk to others that way. Learn how to respond to people in a non confrontational way. https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-trevon-diggs-brother-trade-stefon-buffalo-bills-hurtful-safe

So we are now deep into a discussion again of what is "the process" Until we establish that, I'm not sure how to comment. I think the issue is "the process" is different to different people. To me, I think I am different than many fans on here. I WANT the process to be draft and develop from within. Don't give out big contracts to outside players. When you have one of your home grown guys come up, even if he is in the prime of his career, don't just assume you have to give him the top deal. As was said above, the Pittsburgh theory of "next man up" is what I like. I'm not GM (to the joy of most people) but if I was, I would not have traded for Diggs (would have kept on drafting WR's). I would not have signed V. Miller. I WOULD sign free agents, but not the top priced guys. If that is what the process is, I trust that, but the Bills have moved away from that.

To me this shouldn't be huge story. I like Diggs as a player, what I don't like is: 1.) he could have ignored it and not made any comment. Instead he felt the need to let everyone know how hurt he is. 2.) his brother felt the need to say that he has to get somewhere safe?? I follow twitter and social media and these boards because I want to follow news about the team, how they play, game related and practice related stuff. This junk by the players is what I wish I could not even have presented as something I see. (Yep, I clicked on the thread and responded, just because it is there)

What is "the process" we are supposed to trust. The "process" I like is being patient, developing from within, not giving out terrible contracts. The Bills are kinda hit-and-miss with that. For example, I like Von Miller, but I wasn't all for giving him that contract. I understand why he did it, but to me that money could have been better spent on upgrading the OL. So to me, "the process" is different from what others want it to be. I think from the Bills point of view, "the process" is just asking fans to be patient with WHATEVER they choose to do.

That is the way things go, when the star high priced QB plays poorly, he gets blamed. Stop blaming him or you will drive him out of town? LOL, there are some pretty crazy things on this board, but telling fans not to blame him so he won't leave...talk about coddling an athlete.

Or a slightly different take on the topic. If the Bills win, what will be the 3 most likely reasons why...and If the Jets win, what will be the 3 most likely reasons why: Bills win: 1. If it is possible Josh Allen has been under-rated this offseason. He is and plays like one of the top 3 players in the league. 2. Jets Defense isn't as good as advertised. The talk about a defense that brings back memories of the 85 bears is just overdone 3. Aaron Rodgers is shot. Maybe not bottom-5-QB-in-the-league-shot, but it is apparent his age has caught up to him and he is no longer a top 10 QB. He rushes many decisions and throws away plays to not get hit. Jets win: 1. Aaron Rodgers turns back the clock a few years and has a great game. 2. Bills defense is a lot worse than we thought. Their secondary is a step or two late to the receiver on most plays and they simply are not good enough to stop the running game. 3. Jets D is relentless in pressuring Allen and he simply has no time to make any plays