Logic

While I don’t think there’s a chance in hell of Sammy signing here, he DID return kicks in college. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/sammy-watkins-1.html

Quinn gets it. Being physically in the city of Buffalo does not necessarily mean that one is signing with the Bills, any more than Jessie Pegula taking a ***** in a Michigan Arby’s means we’ve lured Megatron out of retirement.

The only way I could see this making any sense is if he’s open to the idea of returning kicks and punts. Even then...I don’t see it. The culture fit with Diggs, Sanders and Watkins together seems....not good.

Fair, but they already signed Sanders.

I just don’t understand where anyone who buys the idea of Watkins potentially signing here thinks Watkins is gonna line up? Why, at age 27, after being a critical part of the Chiefs offense, would he come here to be WR5 and rarely see the field? It makes no sense. None.

There’s no way it has anything to do with signing with the Bills. Beane and McDermott couldn’t get him out of the building fast enough in 2017. It’s also completely illogical from a roster standpoint. He’s gonna sign for peanuts to be WR5? Absurd. I know it’s a fun thing to discuss in an otherwise uneventful free agency period so far, but it ain’t happening. No way, no how.

Not that I heard. That said, Bills scouts have met with a few RBs and WRs who would be Swiss Army Knife, kick returner, and jet sweep assets. I think they know they need to add speed. I guess we’ll see in a month or so.

That cap hit is a lot more palatable, I think most will agree.

People keep saying versions of this, but a trade for Ertz will necessarily include a contract extension, and there are ways that Beane can structure it do that Ertz is affordable this year (signing bonus, backloaded deal, etc).

Here are Rick Gosselin’s special teams rankings for 2020. He’s been doing this a long time and is the best in the biz. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.si.com/nfl/talkoffame/.amp/nfl/rick-gosselins-2020-nfl-special-teams-rankings Six of the top nine were playoff teams, and the number one team was the Patriots. It seems like Bill Belichick knows a thing or two about what’s important to winning in the NFL, and it seems like special teams success correlates directly to one’s likelihood of winning enough football games to qualify for the postseason. Weep. Tell me how a WR6 and RB4 should be kept more for their ability to play 4 snaps a game on offense than for their ability to play on punt coverage, kick coverage, punt return, and kick return teams. You can’t, because it’s a ridiculous opinion.

Can we wipe the free agency slate clean and start over with a legitimate cap, please? Sheesh.

Jacoby "4th quarter relief pitcher because Tua has checkdown-itis" Brissett. Nice.

But what I want to know is... Now that Fitz is gone, who will be throwing Will Fuller passes in the 4th quarter?

@BringBackFlutie It seems like the Bills want to add a quick, shifty running back with pass game utility and dynamic open field ability... Any ideas?

My main takeaways from the presser: - Bojorquez big time'd them. It will be interesting to see if any team pays him the money he seems to want. - It was interesting to hear that they regularly consult with Josh regarding offensive roster moves and additions. - Emmanuel Sanders is a guy they've been after for a while. It's clear now that they simply viewed him as an upgrade over Brown, period. - Both Beane and McDermott believe they already have the pieces in place to improve the run game. Mentioned practice reps and scheme as potential fixes. - Said they were "very content" with Wallace vs Jackson for the CB2 job, which might (or might not) rule out an early round pick being spent on a CB. - They wanted Andre Roberts back and simply couldn't afford to pay him what he sought - Beane is clearly irritated at the cap situation this year (but then, what GM isn't?) - They seem hesitant to do more restructuring of contracts this year, unlike many of the armchair GMs here and on Twitter. - They simply don't have much money to spend on big time free agents. Any remaining additions will likely be low cost, bargain bin variety. - They spoke in pretty vanilla terms about what they'd like to do at tight end and defensive end, which might be "Poker face" stuff. I think they want to add dynamic players at both spots.

Yep. "We weren't on the same page". Sounds like Bojo big-timed 'em.

Gotta be one of the best backup QBs in the league. 64% career completion percentage, 64 TDs to 37 INTs. Has had two seasons with QB Ratings above 94.0. I know people like to pick on him, and as a starter -- particularly one taken third overall -- I get it. But as a backup? Great signing.

Three thoughts: 1.) I beat Yolo to the punch for once! 2.) Could THIS be what Cynthia Frelund was talking about? 😆 3.) This thread should be fun.

The veteran tight end market is just about dried up, and we know that the Bills badly want a veteran tight end. Darren Fells is still out there, I suppose, but the dropoff from Ertz to Fells is significant, and Fells is quite a bit older. I do not think it's a draftee they want to add to the stable. They want a vet. Gotta get the Ertz deal done.

All the players you just listed would help, sure, but they’d all be rotational players at best. They also all have the POTENTIAL to be good players in the NFL. Meanwhile, Zach Ertz would be a full time starter, and we already KNOW he’s a good player in the NFL.

I don't disagree that a 3rd is a steep price, but... I'm just curious who, with the 30th pick in the third round, is likely to improve the Bills more (and more instantly) than Zach Ertz. Moss, Singletary, Knox, Phillips. Those are our most recent third round picks. I dunno, man...I just don't know.

I don't think he would, necessarily. I think they were going to do a presser today, regardless, to discuss the re-signings to date and answer questions from the media. The fact that the presser was pushed back an hour, though, has led people to speculate that it's because Beane and co are working on something behind the scenes -- like finalizing a trade.

I hear you. I'm just saying that in my view, a 2022 3rd ISN'T too steep (and I realize I'm in the minority), because: 1.) I think Ertz would greatly improve the offense. He'd improve the run game, the passing game, and allow Knox to become more of an H-Back/Move TE. Two positional improvements for the price of one. 2.) Next Year's picks generally are considered one round lower. In other words, a 2022 3rd is equivalent to a 2021 4th. 3.) because I think Beane could recoup the third round pick easily by trading down in rounds 1 or 2 this year or next year.

I don't want the Bills to have to spend a 3rd round pick for Ertz. That said, I'm not sure who could realistically be selected with the 30th pick in the 3rd round that would have as big (and instant) an impact on the Bills as Ertz would. Recent third round picks by the Bills: Harrison Phillips, Devin Singletary, Zach Moss, Dawson Knox. I think I'd be okay with a 2022 3rd. Beane could find a way to trade down in rounds 1 or 2 this year or next year and recoup the pick.