Logic

Perfect fit for the Packers. Well done.

I KNEW I liked you...

I know it's easy to cast aspersions at Mr Simpson, but... Who among us has not murdered our wife and her waiter friend a time or two, and then, after acquittal, written a book called "If I Did It"? Let he who has not committed a double murder and then brazenly mocked the justice system via a cheeky, taunting book publication cast the first stone!

Dolphins: have Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, made an offer to OBJ, and have been linked to Xavier Worthy and Ricky Pearsall in the pre-draft process. Jets: Have Garrett Wilson and Mike Williams, but might draft Brock Bowers or Rome Odunze Chiefs: Have Travis Kelce and Rashee Rice, but signed Hollywood Brown and will likely draft a receiver high. Bengals: Have JaMarr chase and Tee Higgins, may draft an offensive playmaker high. Bills: ....likely to stay put or trade down and take the 7th or 8th best receiver in the class to pair with Curtis Samuel and Khalil Shakir? I understand the argument for the "Packers model", but it's hard to see some of the other AFC teams doing all they can to get premium weapons, and then consider the notion of the Bills maybe just being happy with whatever's left at 28. I know no one knows anything yet, and it's too early for this talk, but...Bills fans and everyone else in the football watching world have been talking for three offseasons now about getting Josh more help. If their version of that is to jettison Stefon Diggs and then trade down into the 2nd to draft whoever's left at WR....color me slightly worried that that mission will have been accompished.

I'm fine with the $100, but... if I take Virgil to Lumpy Humpy Day, it'll be HIM who is, um...enacting a stiff penalty.

If the Bills don't roll out the red helmets and throwback sets now, they're just throwing money away. Judging by social media, fan demand is incredibly high for them, and tons of people would happily shell out money for the new merchandise. I'm honestly not sure why they haven't rolled them out already, unless they're waiting for the new stadium or planning to make a primary uniform switch. People want the red helmets twice a year. Give them the red helmets. I really, truly don't understand why they haven't done this yet.

Outstanding post. Really good stuff. Thanks!

The Bills misused Deonte Harty. He was an excellent deep threat with the Saints. I could count on one hand the amount of times the Bills threw Harty a deep ball. Instead, they pigeon-holed him into the gadget/jet sweep/McKenzie role, and it just never worked with him. Mind you, I'm not saying he's some great talent or anything. But he definitely has more to offer than what the Bills did with him. Total waste of a contract, and I put more of the blame on them than him. Oh well. Gone now. So long and happy trails.

I'm just going to say that he was one of the top five greatest running backs in NFL history, his highlight film is amazingly fun to watch, and he was an all time great Buffalo Bill, and leave it at that. May whatever lies ahead for him in the great hereafter befit the total sum of his lifetime here on earth.

Right. But in this case, Rice has admitted full guilt, turned himself in, is fully cooperating, and is going the total contrition, "throw himself on the mercy of the court" route. In these types of cases, it's my understanding that prior legal history and a stance of remorse both play big parts, and Rice has been in absolutely no prior legal trouble, and is at least feigning (if not actually feeling) remorse. At the end of the day, I STILL expect this to be plead down to lesser misdemeanor chargers, a hefty fine and financial restitution paid, no jail time, and no more than four games suspension. Likely just two. That's my prediction and I'm stickin to it!

Unless the Bills are trading up in the first round...Troy Franklin would be a great get. As I've stated here before, I think he's underrated, and very possibly the 4th or 5th best receiver in this draft. That said...I sometimes think more gets made of the "draft visits" stuff than is reasonable. Oftentimes there are just lingering medical or character questions, or they didn't get as much work done on them as they would have liked due to any number of reasons (scout availability, scheduling, etc). Put another way, it's possible the Bills put a ton of work into a player during the college season, have a lot of information on him, and don't need as many visits and as much "draft season" research.

With the 14th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles select Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama. ROLL TIDE! With James Bradberry and Darius Slay both coming off down years, we felt the time was right to add some youth and athleticism to our cornerback group. Cornerback was far and away our biggest need, and we coveted Arnold above all other corners in this draft. He was the top corner on our board, and one of our top graded players overall. Rather than wait around to see if he fell to 22, Howie "Wheelin and Dealin" Roseman used one of his two 2nd round picks to move up and secure his guy. Arnold is a twitchy man coverage corner, with loose hips, quick feet, and an aggressive willingness to challenge the receiver at the catch point. He boasted excellent turnover production in 2023, with 5 INTs and a FF. He'll come in and compete with the veterans we have, but we're confident that by year two, he'll be the alpha in our cornerback room and will lead the secondary for years to come. **side note: In all my years doing these mocks, this was the first time I've successfully pulled off a trade. I just liked the player and the team fit too much to wait around for him** @Allen2Moulds and the Indianapolis Drunken Irsays are now on the clock.

I did sign off on it last night, yes sir. Made sure the values matched and submitted the offer. It was fairly late at night and I headed off to bed. Figured it wouldn't get dealt with/submitted 'til morning. Apologies for the unintentional breach of protocol. I think some wires just got crossed. I will await your word as to whether I should proceed with making my pick.

This draft outcome so far already feels like a bad start for the Bills. Top four WRs gone, and BTJ earlier than expected, which could have a ripple effect. I hate it lol. (Mind you, I'm not criticizing anyone's picks specifically or the lack of the Bills trading up, per se, I'm just saying that if this is really how the draft played out -- with the teams at 9 and 11 both willing to trade down and the Bills doing neither and missing out on the best four receivers -- I'd be kinda bummed).

Fair enough. Thanks Virg.

I can understand and agree with the first sentence. I do not necessarily agree with the second sentence. Unlikely? Yes. Completely out of the realm of possibility? No.

Color me surprised and at least a little bit disappointed that there was no discussion of the Bills trading up to 5, 6, or 7 for one of those guys. Not sure if that would've come in the form of a poll, a private message inquiry to those picks' owners, or what, but...it seems at least a reasonable enough possibility in real life to discuss the possibility within the context of this mock, no? Bummer.

If the Cardinals like all three wide receivers, or even prefer Nabers to MHJ (as some teams in the NFL apparently do), or have those Odunze even with those guys on their board...then I could see them doing this. It's not like they WOULDN'T be walking away with an alpha WR. They would.

I happen to think Nabers is the superior prospect, and I happen to believe that multiple NFL teams feel that way, too. It's been reported that teams across the league all rank the top three very differently, and MHJ is NOT the consensus WR1 that fans and draftniks think he is. I think there's a realistic shot that Nabers comes off the board first. I also think that, of the top three, Nabers is the guy the Bills like best. He ticks all the boxes Brandon Beane has recently mentioned as far as what he looks for in a wide receiver. I don't know how feasible it is in real life, but Nabers to the Bills is the absolute best match and the best case scenario for their WR corps, IMO.

I wonder what it would cost the imaginary Buffalo Bills to move up to this spot...

If I was running the Vikings, I'd have already sent you my two 1sts for this pick

Just curious if you made this pick because it's what YOU would do, or because it's what you think the Bears will do. I'm always fuzzy as to which of those we're supposed to be doing in these things, but...just wondering what lead to this pick.

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Yes sir. I'd be happy to. Thanks!

I'm with you 100% If there's one bugaboo that I can't overlook in a wide receiver draft prospect, it's separation. The major problem with the Bills' passing offense was that guys weren't getting open. They weren't gaining separation. Adding Keon Coleman does not seem like it would fix what ails us. Give me someone a bit smaller and slighter, but who can gain cleaner and more consistent separation, please and thank you.