Logic

I just want to say one more time: Just because most reporters/analysts DON'T have legitimate sources, it doesn't mean that NONE have legitimate sources. Plenty of "I'm hearing" type rumors about the Bills have come out in recent years that proved true. Yes, Beane keeps a much tighter ship and yes, the leaks are few and far between these days, but it doesn't mean they don't happen. If you followed Ben Albright last year on Twitter, he was adamant all offseason that Allen was #1 on the Bills big board. He never wavered from that view point. Even in the face of constant harassment and mockery from Bills fans who didn't want it to be true, he stuck to his guns. People DO know things sometimes.

Thanks for another great post, Montoya. You consistently post thought-provoking and interesting content, and you're one of the best posters around. Kudos.

I think he's more likely to HAVE a bust in Canton one day than to BE a bust, but time will tell...

I just tweeted this to Sal, but... First we hear from Matt Miller that the Bills love Ed Oliver. Then we hear that the Jets "badly" want to trade down. Then we hear that the Jets are taking Oliver. I know trades with division rivals are rare, but is it crazy to think the Jets are trying to lure the Bills into trading up for Oliver?

The correct answer to what he should do is "Burn the house down and never look back".

I'd take Green Bay, Houston, or Indy if we're calling dibs!

Meh. Buffalo's defense is in 2-linebacker formations the majority of the time. They sure as heck aren't taking Milano or Edmunds off the field. So this means that we'd be spending a high pick on a guy that would be on the bench quite a bit. I suppose the argument can be made that the defensive line is rotated heavily as well, so Oliver wouldn't see all the snaps on defense, either. Nevertheless, as talented as White may be, I don't see the value in taking a part-time, run-downs-only linebacker at 9.

Thanks to Virgil and whoever else helped put this thing together. I'm excited for the 3-rounder!

I believe this. I also believe that a team before 9 will take him before the Bills have a chance. The Bills could be looking at a scenario where Bosa, Allen, Quinnen Williams, Ed Oliver, and TJ Hockenson are all off the board. Offensive line or Montez Sweat might be the only way to go at that point.

Alternate title: "Analytics guys who wouldn't know how to break down game tape even if Lombardi taught them personally list a few guys that their numbers tell them are good". (Thank you for posting this, OP. I'm not meaning to ***** on you. I just don't have as much faith in PFF as some seem to.)

When it comes to team building, boring wins ball games. The Whaley offseasons (the Ryan years, in particular) were some of the most fun times to be a Bills fan. Mario Williams watch, trading for McCoy, prying Clay away from the Dolphins, trading up for Watkins. Fun, fun, fun! Then the team started playing football games. Not so fun. Meanwhile, I can only imagine that Patriots fans are routinely bored to tears during the offseason. Once their team starts playing football games, though? FUN!

Bills were 26th in sacks last year. I don't believe Lawson will be re-signed. Even if he is, he's nothing more than an edge setter in the run game and a 5 sack per year kind of guy. Hughes will be 31 at the end of this season. How much longer does he have? And does it make sense for such a young team to give a big contract to a guy whose best days may be behind him? That leaves the Bills next season with Murphy and MAYBE an aging Hughes. The lack of pass rushing productivity last year combined with the contract situations of the edge players on the Bills roster makes an edge player a big need. You may be right that he'd only see the field on certain downs this season. The selection of such a player would be more about NEXT season and the seasons to come. At the end of the day, McDermott and Beane have yet to commit ANY draft resources at the edge position. That's crazy. It's ESPECIALLY crazy for a guy like McDermott, who doesn't like to call many blitzes and who relies on his front four to get pressure. As good as McD's Bills defenses have been at times, just imagine how dominant they could be if they could actually pressure and sack the opposing QB on a more consistent basis!

Profootballtalk posted an article today listing teams who have the most games on extra rest, and the Bills were one of 4 teams in that category. Third easiest schedule in the league, several games on extra rest, no primetime games or big flights to throw off body rhythms, and a big 4-out-of-5 home game stretch in the middle of the season. The Bills have absolutely no excuse not to make the playoffs this year.

Shhhhh. You're gonna upset Cornette'sCommentary!

Another year, another round of irritation at the Bills not getting any primetime games. One more time: The Bills, being a small market team, are ALWAYS going to be behind the 8-ball in terms of garnering national attention. The only market smaller is Green Bay, but they have a storied tradition of winning and an elite quarterback, so they get night games. The Bills? The Bills absolutely HAVE to win football games and make the postseason and HAVE to have some marquee players in order to even have a SHOT at night games. If the Bills make the playoffs this year, they'll get 1Thursday night and 1 Monday night game next year. If they make the playoffs AGAIN or if Josh Allen becomes a superstar, they'll get more than that the following year. You have to earn this stuff. The NFL wants ratings, and putting a Bills team that's been bad for 20 straight years and has no real star NFL players in prime time doesn't make good business sense. Win football games, get prime time slots. Simple.

That is an about as good a schedule as you can hope for. Third easiest schedule in the league (supposedly), open with two on the road but they're in the same stadium, BIG stretch of home games after that, a Turkey Day game, no prime time games, and our division rival games are all spaced pretty evenly apart. The ONLY nit I could pick with our schedule is that the bye week is too early. In the end, I just feel bad for the Bills players: They have to spend the first two weeks of the season in NEW JERSEY. Yuck. ?

The Washington Redskins knew within seconds of their name going on the clock who they wanted to take. They watched this player -- who they had rated as a fringe 1st round prospect and who, quite frankly, they couldn't believe was still around at this point -- slowly fall down the board to them. This is one of those rare instances that GMs talk about of value meeting need perfectly, equaling an absolute best case scenario for the Redskins. With the 45th pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, the Washington Redskins select Jaylon Ferguson, EDGE, Louisiana Tech. With Preston Smith and Trent Murphy both departing via free agency in the past two seasons, the Redskins felt they desperately needed a quality edge player to bookend with Ryan Kerrigan. After addressing the most important need in all of football in round 1 (QB), the Redskins feel incredibly fortunate to be able to turn around and address their other biggest need with what they feel is a steal at this point in the draft. @Golden Goat and his Carolina Panthers are now on the clock.

Dude... DON'T go to the Pats game. Why do that to yourself? Home openers are THE BEST. The weather will still be good, the optimism will still be hanging in the air, and the Bills have a MUCH better shot of beating the Bengals than the Pats. Put it another way: Why knowingly subject yourself to breathing the same oxygen as Pats fans for an entire day?

You said it would "look real bad for the Bills", as if a division rival being forced to trade for a 30 year old WR because they stink at drafting and their GM is on his last leg somehow reflects poorly on the Bills organization. You're a one-stop shop for pissing in people's Wheaties. Always have been, always will be.

Only in ScottLaw World would a team who is NOT the Bills trading with ANOTHER team who is not the Bills somehow "look real bad" for the Bills.

Mike McCagnan is now firmly in "Save his own ass" mode, as evidenced by him shelling out tons of money to a flashy running back and off-ball linebacker. He's like a more terminal case of Doug Whaley-ism. He is collecting talent in an effort to appease the fans and ownership, but he's not building a TEAM. I look forward to McCagnan and Gase both being fired in two years.

I'm going to have to leave my family gathering and go watch the Bills game alone. I can't be around the "couldn't care less about football" crowd for the first Bills Thanksgiving game in 25 years. "oh, the Bills are playing, huh? Against the Cowboys? Didn't they win the Super Bowl a few times against the Bills?" "Does Jim Kelly still play?" "Why do you still even WATCH the Bills, huh?" I CAN'T TAKE YOUR ***** TODAY, AUNT TILLY!!!

Got my hotel reservations for weekend of home opener just in the nick of time. Phew!

@Shaw66, if you haven't read the article at the following link, I highly recommend it. It captures very eloquently the whole "to root for Tiger or not" debate and beautifully puts into words what Sunday's win meant for Tiger the man. https://www.si.com/golf/2019/04/15/tiger-woods-wins-masters-golf-greatest-comeback-green-jacket?fbclid=IwAR0yMGZxnxXjQYXociS_Vqy3jhPeWihykVAvtpc1toW4xVQW-Ul2t4QkfcM "Woods said it at least three times during Masters week, but let’s say it again: He did not expect to be our Tiger Woods again. When he underwent Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion surgery in April 2017, he wasn’t even thinking about golf. He just wanted to be dad to Sam (who is now 11) and Charlie (10). He wanted to live, he says, 'a normal life.' The surgery worked so well that he started playing again, and he played so well that he started believing again. With his normal life restored, he slipped back into his abnormal life. He had won this tournament first as a son and now as a father. He had gone from phenom to cyborg to the man he wanted to be. He managed to save the best parts of himself while shedding his least appealing qualities. There is no stat for that."

Noooooooooo! I knew chances of him falling to my 'Skins were not great, but I sure was hoping. Boo this man! Boooooooooo!