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On 4/12/2019 at 1:40 PM, C.Biscuit97 said:
only Bills fans can think a guy who started for the Pats isn’t good enough for us.
Hogan wasn't good for the Pats either. Yeah he produced some. So did Philip Dorsett. Wide receiver was a major weakness for them last year and Hogan was one of the problems. Of course with Brady throwing the ball anyone would produce. There's a reason they're letting him walk for a $2 million contract. If he was on the Bills any of the past three years he wouldn't have made a significant difference. Right now he'd be an underdog to make the team.
On 4/12/2019 at 2:24 PM, Kirby Jackson said:He’s Andre Holmes that did a stint with Tom Brady.
This is a perfect comparison. Andrew Holmes had a season with 700 yards and 4 TDs, with a rookie Derek Carr throwing him the ball. Sometimes average or bad players produce for a season. At the end of the day he is still Andre Holmes.
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On 4/12/2019 at 1:08 PM, Mr. WEO said:
Look at the fawning over the signing of tiny JAG Cole Beasley--one dimensional player who needs nearly 90 targets to get as many yards as Hogan gets in under 60. but he, like Hogan, fills a role---just a more limited one.
Terrible comparison. There's a reason Cole Beasley got signed for a 4 year $29 million contract, and Hogan is getting a 1 year deal with a maximum of $2 million for the year. Beasley is one of the best slot receivers in the league, Hogan is someone you borrow for a year while you wait for the real thing.
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I will take the Texans. Didn't read through the whole thread, when is the draft scheduled?
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The position group battles are going to be crazy this year. I feel like less than half the starters on defense are set in stone right now, and beyond Allen and Morse I couldn't name a single definite starter on offense. And this is before the draft. No one is coming to training camp with a job handed to them. That's the biggest difference since McDermott took over.
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4 hours ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:
dreams or nightmares?
Any dream where you end up reading Walter football is a nightmare
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Put your weird Bills dreams here. I can't be the only one that has those from time to time
Last night I dreamed the Bills drafted a dog that plays defensive tackle in round 1. Walter Football gave the pick an A grade.
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29 minutes ago, BillsVet said:
good WR or TE who poses a match-up issue for opposing defenses.
Name your man. Which WR or TE is worth taking at 9? I'm not sure any of them are.
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You don't reach for a player in the top 10. Draft BPA or trade down. Drafting a low 1st round offensive player at 10 vs drafting a top 10 pass rusher. No brainer.
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1 hour ago, Kirby Jackson said:
Trade 9 for Clark and 21. That’s the equivalent point value of pick 35. Throw in a 4th or lower if needed. At 21 you can get Fant or Metcalf or Cody Ford. Boom, problem solved
I love it. Get a stud pass rusher and still have picks in each of the first 3 rounds. If this is doable we should jump on it.
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We know they were in on Mack. Clark would be an incredible consolation prize. I would think a 1st would be the price but I'd be all for it.
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Just now, Mr. WEO said:
Ahhh, yet it seems like only months ago that the board was shouting loudly that "you don't start a rookie QB, you let him learn for a year!!".....
Worked out for Mahomes. Aaron Rodgers sat a couple years and turned out pretty good too. Allen looked better after sitting a few games. I stand by my belief that many rookies would be better off sitting at least half of their first season.
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I remember him, he was projected to go in the high 2nd round but fell to the 3rd. Wasn't he an OLB coming out?
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On 4/9/2019 at 2:31 PM, Yav said:
I was joking around but I agree that Harry would be a great fit. His personality is great as well.
I have heard his practice habits are sloppy and he gets lazy in games. Doesn't seem like someone McDermott would draft.
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16 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:
Building a successful team is obviously a very difficult task, and BPA is just one of at least a few different approaches teams take toward the draft.
I've said this before but I am sure the Bills planned their free agency spending around their draft plans. Everyone says the top talent in this draft is on the defensive line, lo and behold we didn't sign any defensive linemen to big deals. Now they've put themselves in a position where the player they take at 9 is likely to match BPA with need. Or with receivers, it isn't a pressing need like it was 3 months ago, but the receivers we signed are on contracts that are easy to get out of after a year. CB and safety are pretty well locked up for the next couple years but there aren't any top 10 secondary players in this draft anyways. I don't think this stuff is coincidental. Smart teams are planning 1 or 2 years into the future. Beane probably already has an idea of what positions will be deep in the 2020 draft. It isn't as simple as drafting BPA or drafting for need. It's a constant revolving door and the team's job is to make every decision fit together.
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3 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:
I have seen more of Zero's wife's breasts than I expected to this morning that is for sure.
It wouldn't be a TBD offseason without softcore nudity. It beats Zay Jones's butt from last year.
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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.
Chris Hogan makes a stop in Charlotte prior to Canton
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Sure, because 75% of drafted players don't even become JAGs. He was worthy of starting for a team that lacked talent at receiver. He was good enough to produce as a #3 WR for a couple of seasons with the greatest QB of all time throwing him the ball. By NFL standards that's a solid career. But it doesn't mean we lost out on anything when he walked.