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Bob is really good. His mock drafts are super accurate year after year. He’s been doing it a long time and I think at this point he has quite a few sources he can pull from. Way back in the day I used to frequent Scott Wright’s Draft Countdown website. Last I checked it looked like the site had been sold so I don’t know if Wright is still doing it or not but he was another guy was very accurate mocks and solid scouting reports. I like Daniel Jeremiah, he gives a great perspective having had a career as a scout and front office guy for several years. Bucky ain’t bad either. Joe Marino over at the Draft Network does a good job. There quite a few that seem to write for that site. I think it was originated by Kyle Crabbs and for whatever reason I can’t stand that dude. I think it’s the way he writes. He tries to make everything sound intellectual and it usually just comes off pretentious. Tony Pauline over at DraftInsider.net is another good one. He’s plugged in with some sources and his stuff is pretty good. Kiper is alright. I never liked Mayock very much. I remember the one year the guy yelled his comments for so frickin’ long that he lost his voice. He was super hoarse and hard to understand, you’d think they would’ve improvised and swapped him out with someone else but no sir, there he was froggin’ it up for all three nights of the draft. Couldn’t believe it when the Raiders hired him as a GM. He sucked. That’s about all I can recall for draft analysts that I follow/read. Usually watch it on NFL Network but I do like to scroll Twitter at the same time to get the scoop on trades and see the picks being tipped before they’re announced and all that. I remember when that first became a thing and people went batsh*t on LaCanfora for tipping picks and he got all fussy about it. As for the draft this year, I’d assume they’re going CB in the first unless a different player they really like falls to them at 25. I can also see Beane trading up a few spots depending on how the board falls. Wouldn’t mind WR in round one either, pretty solid group this season. I wonder if that George Pickens out of Georgia can get back on track with the breakout season he had a couple years ago. Out of all the receivers I’ve watched, that dude stood out. I like Olave as well.

Psyched to see how it turns out. I’m on #TeamDome (or retractable roof) but it sounds like this new stadium will be partially covered. They went all out with their weight room and team office renovations a few years back so I’d assume the new joint will be very modern, state of the art type stuff. Can’t wait to see the mock-ups and drawings for it.

That was more or less my reaction. I like Ike as a backup but as a starter he was pretty meh. You could certainly do a lot worse. They spent a lot of time developing Ike so I’m not surprised they brought him back. Super psyched to see Bates got retained. I think he played really well down the stretch. I still wonder why it took them so long to get him in the starting lineup. Maybe they saw him strictly as Morse’s backup or they felt like he wasn’t showing it in practice, who knows. I think eventually he takes over as the starting center.

Teddy B said last week that he hasn’t been told he’s the clear QB2, which lends to the idea that they might be looking at a competition for the starting job, Tua vs Teddy.

I thought Al was retiring? Of all the broadcaster shuffling this year, it’s upsetting Collinsworth hasn’t been traded to a greasy spoon outside Cincinnati where that Piccadilly dipschnitt can ramble on about “here’s a guy” to the four barflies who stumble in for coffee at 2 AM.

I would love to retain Bates. I’d also like to know why it took the coaching staff so long to give him a shot as a starter. They went with Feliciano, Ford, and Boettger all before rolling with Bates. Was he just not showing it in practice? When he got in there he definitely seemed to play a lot better than all the dudes he was behind at one point. I did read that he has been adamant about making center his main position. So I don’t know if they viewed him strictly as the backup center and didn’t want him at guard in case something happened with Morse? But they also had Feliciano who could fill in at center and it’s not like they don’t shuffle their OL around all the time so yeah, I dunno. Also, if he was as solid as we all believe him to be you’d think Beane would’ve put the higher tender on him, even if they were up against the cap because the money wasn’t all that much more. Hope they can keep him but if they can’t then I’ll still be trusting the ol’ process.

If it turns out that McKissic going back on his deal and returning to Washington forced Beane to let Levi walk then yeah, I can see why he’s so mad with them. If the negotiations were done the way they’re supposed to be done then Beane would’ve operated knowing that Washington was still in the running to re-sign McKissic and he would’ve been able to communicate that with Levi’s agent like, “If we land him, we can’t re-sign Levi, but if we don’t then we can explore options for Levi knowing we’d have some money to move around.” Instead, he was told from the jump that Washington was out, and had no interest in re-signing him. So Beane may have been like, “OK cool, that money is going on the McKissic deal, let’s let Levi’s guy know that we won’t have the money to bring him back.” So Levi takes the deal in Pittsburgh and then the next day McKissic backs out. If that’s indeed the case then he actually lost out on two players. I’d be pretty irritated as well.

Beane puts a lot of value on his draft picks. He was able to go out and sign a guy on the same level as Mack (probably a little better given his consistency, leadership, and how he shows up in big games) for the same money Mack got without sacrificing draft picks. I remember that. It was definitely strange considering he never really said anything about Buffalo before that. At the time I thought maybe he got all fussy because perhaps he expected to be drafted to Buffalo. If that’s the reason then it’s a pretty poor reason to be all sour grapes considering the entire front office in 2018 was completely changed from the group that was in there when Mack was drafted in 2014.

Wow, neato. May both Watson and the Browns FO get clocked in the nards with an errant golf ball. Kapow. Friggin' weird-faced little pervert.

Yeah, I’d be good with this.

I’m pretty sure the two played together at Fresno State. They’ll probably do pretty well.

Must be muy caliente by now.

I wanted them to draft this dude a few years back. I know he hasn't done a whole lot in the league but maybe a change of scenery will give him a spark.

Great googily moogily!! Earlier today I was starting to actually believe they were gonna sign Chandler Jones based on the roster moves they were making. And then as usual, some team comes out of left field and scoops him up. Had no idea all the space clearing was for Miller. Dang. That's big time. Dude still plays at a high level, he won't have to take a huge percentage of the snaps and he's an absolute beast in the playoffs and big games. 6 years, wow.

Never ever trust any player when they claim it's not about money and they "just wanna win." Every time I've seen that type of situation, the player always goes to the highest bidder. And Beane absolutely refuses to get into any sort of bidding wars. I'm sure he's out there making the calls and telling agents what type of offer they have. Something like (and this is hypothetical) "Yeah we can go 3 years for $30 million overall" and the agent says "Well, Vegas says they'll give us 3 years at $38 million, you wanna match? My guy says he wants to play there..." And Beane says, "Welp have fun with the other team. Bye. *click*" They just do not have the assets to chase any of these big names. They're so tight against the cap that no matter their offer, there's at least a dozen or more teams out there that can easily outbid them. Ah well. Keep on truckin'.

What a yutz. When I see players sign with teams like Jax, NYJ, and Washington, I just think to myself, "Huh. Winning must not be important to them." Money is all well and good and I get maximizing your talent but if you're being offered the exact same deal from two teams, one that's been a dumpster fire for years and one in a legitimate Super Bowl window and you chose the dumpster fire then I dunno what to tell you.

Mainly just Joe.

It's hilarious how you see the same people cursing this move when they were all calling for the dude to be cut anytime an opposing receiver made even the slightest play on him. Fickle. That's a very manageable deal, though. Surprised they wouldn't try to retain him if that's where the money was at. I can't imagine they looked at Dane Jackson and said "this guy is ready to make the jump to full time starter." He played well at times last season but also got caught out of position a lot. They're definitely drafting a DB within the first three rounds. I'd imagine they have their eye on a FA or two to bring in for depth. Or maybe they plan on swinging a trade. I think it's a pretty solid prospect group for DBs but I dunno if they're gonna get as lucky as they did when they picked Tre in 2017 and he's been rock solid since day one.

He said it was down to Steelers or Giants. I think he made the right call. While he would know the system in NY with Daboll, ownership there has made it real clear they're gonna do all they can to make Daniel Jones the guy. Mitch gets a much better chance to start where he's competing against a QB the Steelers don't have a major investment in with Rudolph. But it is interesting to see how this dude went from undesirable to "come win a starting gig" after a season in which all he did was kneel, handoff, run for a TD or a throw a pick. Understandable though, since there are quite a few QB-needy teams and the prospect group isn't great this year.

This seems like it could be a sneaky good signing. The guy didn't see many snaps in Washington because he had dudes like Allen and Payne ahead of him. He definitely fits the Bills in terms of what they're looking for in free agents (players on the younger side with untapped potential and just need a chance to shine) as well as in terms of players overall. His scouting report said he plays with "infectious energy" and takes well to coaching. As they've been telling new acquisitions in the McBeane era, come be the best Tim Settle you can be.

This is like the fourth or fifth reporter I've seen saying Bills have interest in Landry.

He’ll get paid somewhere.

Oh for farts sake… what? Unfinished business?! Lol what else could there possibly be for this dude…ya got seven flippin’ rings, the MVPs and All-Pro’s and pro bowls and records out the wazoo. Is he mad they gave last seasons MVP to that dirty hippie Rodgers? I bet that’s it. I bet that dude who spent $518k for Tom’s “final TD throw of his career” football is big mad right about meow. I dunno man, what the heck else anyone could ever want or need out of a career but here’s ol Tommy Pickles still slingin’ it over them there mountains. What a friggin weenie. He’s eternal isn’t he? I bet he’s some kinda weirdo pervert vampire or something. Son of a….unfrickinbelievable. Go home, Tom! Take your stupid ball and your stupid seven titles and stupid frickin’ records and just go home, nerd!

The Beane shade in this thread is hilarious lmao.

Played decent in spots. But my lasting memory of him as a Bill will be seeing him 12 yards away from the play as Jonathan Taylor rips off another 15 yard run. Good lord that game was abysmal.