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Haha, well... that wouldn't make a lot of sense (Hallen) but Beane and McDermott are the two guys most responsible for the direction of this team and it seems like they make a lot of decisions together or at least Beane highly values McDermott's input on things. They just seem to be really synced in with what their vision is and how they go about executing it.

Yeah, I'm a fan of McBeane, it's a combination of the two dudes running this team. Easier than always saying, "Beane and McDermott."

That was my first thought. He is indeed the sports director there so The Athletic must be doing pretty well to be able to lure him away.

That would be an interesting transgression as McCoy wore #29 his rookie year before switching to #25 the following year.

Gabriel is a schmuck. There's a reason he no longer has a job in a front office.

They never officially retired #32 but they took it out of circulation after OJ finished his career in Buffalo.

BW's down the road from the stadium is pretty good. Dinosaur BBQ is good as well but it's a chain and I dunno if you're looking for a Buffalo-exclusive type of spot. Now I want BBQ.

I recognize the quote from the scout so I know I've read this report before but I can't remember who it is... Edit: Oh, wait. It's Tremaine Edmunds.

Sounds like he got a minicamp invite where he'd have to try and earn a spot. Maybe he thinks he should've been drafted or signed outright as a UDFA? Clearly he has some skills and you'd think one team out there would take a shot on him but maybe it's his attitude, who knows.

Last season was a rough go for the whole OL, not just Dawkins. I understand how they want competition at every position but last season I really felt like they let the OL battles play out a bit too long. They still didn't have their main five settled after the final pre-season game. Then they rolled out Dawkins, Ducasse, Groy, Miller, and Mills. Groy was swapped out for Bodine, Ducasse eventually cleared the way for Teller, Miller swaped reps with Sirles, Mills was replaced with McDermott a few times. Just a lot of shuffling around. OL is one of those groups that needs to have chemistry and be a tight unit. As others have pointed out, they clearly missed the leadership provided by Wood and Incognito. This makes the Morse signing that much more important. I also like a couple of the veteran guards they picked up. I think their preferred scenario would see the OL made up of mostly homegrown talent, guys that they've drafted. So, Dawkins, Teller, Morse, Long/Spain, Ford. Something like that. All these OL they signed on such short-term deals, it makes sense that they'd wanna have guys that they've mostly drafted be their starters so they can have sustained success and not have to shuffle things around every season. Of course if one of the guards they signed wins the gig they could always extend them.

Ah, ok. I was. I read a list of UDFA's on NFL.com last night and didn't see his name. Thanks.

To date, I don't believe he's been signed as a UDFA by any team nor has he even been extended a minicamp invite.

If Hughes still has gas left in the tank at the end of this season, I wouldn't doubt that they offer him a nice, short-term deal (one, two, maybe three years) and then if he plays out that deal and still wants to play, maybe that's what they keep doing. Kind of how they worked Kyle's contracts over his last few years here.

Can't wait til this guy is throwing tantrums by week four because he ain't getting his targets. He will have nowhere near the success in Oakland that he did in Pittsburgh. And he shuns the Bills, who are further along in their rebuild and definitely seem to have a more coherent plan, to go to a team that doled out a ten year contract for a coach who had been out of football for years who then comes in and proceeds to get rid of the teams best player. They also have no friggin' idea where they'll be playing home games in 2020. Can't wait to see it all implode.

I'd like to see them come away with AJ Brown at 40 but we'll see. Either way, they should have a chance at a solid receiver if that's the route the wanna go.

They gotta be thrilled in that war room right now. Didn't have to do a thing but sit and wait to get the player they wanted all along. I think he's a great fit in this defense and I'm psyched to watch these kids fly around with their hair on fire.

It's not up for debate, the line done been drawn!

Oh, ok. Noted. ?

The sad part is that he actually gets paid to act like a whiney moron.

It's debatable. We are gathered in a corner of the internet specifically for debate...about football...and the Bills...and their current draft situation...which will change numerous times over this weekend. The Houston Oilers?

Right? Sheesh. "Muh draft picks! Not muh precious draft picks!" Either way people wanna slice it, I guarantee Beane does NOT leave this draft with 10 prospects. He will move around the board and try to turn those 10 picks into 5 or 6 picks happening in the first five rounds.

Definitely seems like this idea is picking up more steam the closer we get to the start of this thing. If they think Q. Williams is the difference maker they need on their DL then I'm fine with it. I have a lot of faith in this front office. I wouldn't want to see them sell the farm to slide up six spots and I'm certain Beane has a limit on what he's willing to give up. He's not going to move so much capital that it'll throw their entire draft off course. He has a calculated plan and if things line up the way he wants, he'll pull the trigger. And if Quinnen Williams goes on to become an All-Pro, no one will care what they gave up to get him.

I'm probably wrong but the more I think about it the more I feel like they're going to find a way to walk outta this draft with Ed Oliver. My other scenario is that if they lose out on Oliver their focus will be on moving around the board to turn their 10 overall picks into five or six picks within the first five rounds.

This is perhaps one of the stupidest insights I've seen this draft season. Hughes is their most productive pass rusher. McD also greatly appreciates Hughes' work ethic and approach to the game and likes having players like that around so the young bucks can see how it's done. Finally, $6.8 mil for a solid pass rusher is not exactly breaking the bank, plus they have the money anyway. Cripes. Who wrote this? I genuinely hope they smack their toes and shins on every piece of furniture they own.

I can't disagree. It certainly seemed like Whaley wanted to make a big impression. And I understand his reasoning was trying to do as much as he could to help Manuel but it was a lot to give up. Even if he had worked out here I wonder if people would still be salty about what he traded away.