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7 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:
I don't know how they make those judgments, exactly, but I'm sure some of it is physical attributes and some of it is character attributes. But, at least as I've heard Beane describe, none of it is need based
It has to be at least somewhat based in need. We wouldn't draft a 3-4 OLB even if talent wise they were the BPA. But honestly most teams could consider 90% of their position groups as needs. The only positions I'd be shocked to see us take in round 1 are safety, CB, or QB. I could even see us taking a safety or CB in round 2 for depth and long term replacement purposes. We could use upgrades everywhere else on the team and most teams are in the same boat. Outside of your franchise players most positions need an upgrade, if not this year then next year.
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15 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:
I assume three of the trade ups are 22 to 12, 12 to seven and 23 to 16, or whatever the exact numbers were. Not sure what the fourth one was, but I don't think it was in the first round.
We traded up for Jones, Dawkins, Allen, and Edmunds. 4 trade ups in the first two rounds in just 2 drafts. We have 10 picks and I doubt we'll use all of them. They spent a lot in free agency to give themselves flexibility in the draft.
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3 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:
I don't think he believes in chasing game changing players in the first round, not once he has his QB and MLB. I think he's look to increase the total talent level on the team.
Since McDermott arrived we've traded up 4 times. Trading up for a QB any team would do, but not every team trades up for an MLB. That leads me to believe they will trade up for any talent that fills a need if they see the value there. A wrecking ball at DT is just as important in McDermott's defense as a rangy MLB. I think they have their eye on Ed Oliver and if he falls past 5 they'll happily trade a mid-round pick to go get him. If the process goes according to plan this will be the last time in a long time we'll be in the range of blue chip 1st round players. I don't think they'll feel comfortable just sitting and waiting to see who falls. They want another elite talent.
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11 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:
I really don't think the Bills think this way. I think McBeane view it this way: We've got our quarterback. We've got our middle linebacker. Now our job is to add talent, wherever that talent may fall on our roster. If the BPA is a DE, great. If he's a wideout, great. If he's a corner, great. If he's a guard, great. We'll take whoever the most talented guy is, and he will make out team better.
I think their philosophy is that we will fill holes in free agency, we'll add talent in the draft, and we will play with the guys we have.
I think they identify which needs they can fill in free agency and which they should be able to fill in the draft, and they plan their whole offseason around that. I'll be shocked if our 1st round pick isn't a defensive lineman. That's the only need we didn't even try to fill in free agency. I'm sure that heading into free agency they had already identified several d-linemen that they would be comfortable drafting at pick 9, so they didn't break the bank for anyone. Don't be surprised if they trade up for an Ed Oliver or Josh Allen if he falls. When BPA matches need they aren't afraid to move up for someone. I think Beane figures you can add 3rd and 4th round talent in FA, which leaves the door open to use those picks as trade bait on game changing 1st round players.
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1 hour ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:
Not sarcasm at all. I don’t think we will draft a WR early now. I think we have a good group.
John Brown's contract is very easy to get out of after year one. I think secretly the Bills are hoping to have his replacement already on the roster after the draft. Ideally he will be a stop gap who at the very least pushes Foster to compete. I still expect us to draft a WR early. Probably not round 1 but somewhere between 2 and 4.
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Joe Marino of the locked on Bills podcast thinks he is the best pass rusher in the draft. But I would be surprised if he goes top 10. Maybe if we trade down I could see us taking him.
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35 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:
Russ picked his Syracuse buddy Marrone PRIOR to elevating Whaley and the Pegula's and Russ picked Rex.
Did Russ also choose to spend 3 1st round picks on EJ Manuel and Sammy Watkins? It's hard to imagine a worse use of resources.
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1 hour ago, C.Biscuit97 said:
He has the same exact record as Doug Whaley after 2 years.
That's terrible for Whaley. In 2015 we spent $210 million on our active roster which was #1 in the league. In 2018 we spent $160 million on our active roster which was #31 in the league. How did we end up with the same record while spending a lot less on the roster? That's awful use of cap space.
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15 minutes ago, Maynard said:
Yeah, this is pretty stupid. The whole thing goes right out the window and means absolutely nothing.
If it's any consolation it always meant nothing.
I went to the Bills/Titans game in Nashville a couple years ago. It was the Tyrod comeback game. The stadium literally had more Bills fans than Titans fans. We were walking through the crowd leading the let's go Buffalo chant as stunned Titans fans looked around at the sea of red white and blue. We completely took it over.
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27 minutes ago, TaskersGhost said:
LOL
This is a good response to numerous people telling you to stop making up numbers. What a weird thing to do.
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If I took my son to a build a hat workshop, this is what he would come up with. My son is 5.
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I just have to say one last time that TaskersGhost in all seriousness said "Andre Holmes mimicked Goodwin" when attempting to prove that Josh Allen had a similar set of receivers as EJ Manuel. In fact I'll just post the whole thing because it's amazing to read:
See, EJ Manuel had Stevie Johnson. But Stevie didn't produce with any other team, and Kelvin Benjamin had more career yards, so that means Kelvin Benjamin is on par with him.
But oh would you look at that, that's another lie. He says Kelvin Benjamin has more career yards than any receiver we had in 2013. Just a little slightly off there. Stevie Johnson has 1,743 more career receiving yards than Kelvin Benjamin, and Robert Woods has a mere 1,430 more. No way TaskersGhost is randomly making up information to win an internet argument. It was probably an honest mistake.
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8 minutes ago, thebandit27 said:
If you're approaching the draft with the mentality of filling holes, then you've already lost
I think the mentality of this regime is you trade up when need matches talent. They say they will draft BPA but they're not waiting around to find out what the BPA will be.
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6 minutes ago, LSHMEAB said:
I live Oliver at 9, but not in a trade up which requires forfeiture of draft assets. He has 13.5 sacks in 3 seasons at Houston. I'm just not CONVINCED he's going to be a game changer at the next level.
Forget his stats, he looks like a dominant pass rusher. I'm no scout but his tape is elite. When I look at players the will be available after the 2nd round no one really jumps out to me. Give me Oliver in the 1st and the best TE or O-lineman in the 2nd, I won't care what the rest of the draft looks like.
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1 hour ago, Logic said:
That's pretty wild. Also I googled Baker Mayfield and April 9. April 9 is the day he visited the Bills. Maybe that picture is legit.
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25 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said:
People ripped Whaley for this.
They ripped him for trading away a future 1st rounder for a WR. If we trade a 2nd or 3rd for Oliver that is not comparable. Personally I would do it for the 3rd and a 4th thrown in. Not sure about the 2nd but I wouldn't hate it. He has the potential to be a game changing talent and we wouldn't be sacrificing the future at all.
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I found the worst take in the thread:
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It would not surprise me. They stocked up on later draft picks and filled holes in free agency. They gave themselves flexibility to move around. Although I would be surprised if we trade up in the 1st. Moving up from our 2nd round pick I could definitely see.
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I hate how invested I am in this.
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In retrospect I'm glad the Patriots won the AFCG. This is what Zerovotlz has done to me.
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This unfortunately means that the Jets will end up with Nick Bosa or Quinnen Williams
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We added Brown and Beasley and we're meeting with just about every receiver projected to go in the 1st and 2nd rounds. I don't think this is even up for debate anymore. Zay's spot is in danger. Regardless of how we feel about him they are looking for an upgrade.
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TaskersGhost recently compared Andre Holmes to Marquise Goodwin. Not worth anyone's time. This thread should be set on fire.
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7 hours ago, C.Biscuit97 said:
They still need receiving and oline help.
Sure, us and 30 other teams. But we have NFL level talent around Allen now. Nothing elite. But it is good enough to win. I really couldnt say the same last year.
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It wouldn't be a TBD offseason without softcore nudity. It beats Zay Jones's butt from last year.