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What draft grade did you have on Terrel Bernard after his rookie year?

For anyone wondering "who is Jim Monos" ... he was director of player personnel for the Bills for 4 years during what I call the "Russ Brandon and Rex Ryan" years. After that he lasted 6 months as director of player personnel for an Alliance of American Football League team. Then he became an Uber driver. Yes, I'm serious: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-monos-024a15187/details/experience/

Tyler Dunne with another hit piece. Nice. Hopefully this one galvanizes the team as well!

Respectfully, I don't think that's how void years work. They count toward your cap whether the player is on the roster or not. Also, I don't care if they actually have to pay him, I care about the cap penalty they incur, which is brutal.

Personally, I factor 3 things into "worst Bills player" 1) What was the investment made in them? 2) How did they play while on the Bills? 3) Did they have any success for another team? I'm seeing a lot of "Maybin" and "Peterman" answers. Maybin had some success on the Jets and Peterman at least was in the league for a while... and was a 5th round pick. To me, there's only one answer: Mike Williams of the 2002 draft. #4 overall pick. Terrible for 3.5 years before the Bills gave up on him. No other team gave him another chance for 4 full years after that. Then played half a season (terribly) at a different position for one team. Then done. That's pretty unprecedented. #4 overall pick to nobody willing to give him a shot, he was so bad.

"Informed they are will be moving in another direction" I.e. "please trade with us before we release him" LOL good luck with that. Also ... LOOK AT THE VOID YEARS ON HIS CONTRACT!! https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/3745/aaron-rodgers The Jets are going to have to pay him $21M the next 2 years to NOT be on the team... and THEN $14M ... and THEN $7M. 4 more years of commitment.

My concern would be the Steelers are a well-run organization and just got a good season out of the corpse of Russel Wilson. The Jaguars, in contrast, are a joke. Thus, what we've seen from Lawrence might not be his full potential. He was the consensus #1 overall pick for a reason. I pray the Steelers don't get their hands on a young QB with big upside.

So... this isn't even close to true. He took the GM role in 2015: 2015: Nelson Agholor: WR - no longer with the team 2016: Carson Wentz: QB - no longer with the team 2017: Derek Barnett: DE 2018: Traded out of first round with Ravens, who took Lamar Jackson, the Eagles took a Dallas Goedert in the 2nd 2019: Andre Dillard - Tackle - no longer with the team 2020: Jalen Reagor: WR - no longer with the team and Justin Jefferson was the next pick 2021: Devonta Smith: WR 2022: Jordan Davis - DT 2023: Jalen Carter - DT/DE 2024: Quinyon Mitchell - CB So, he has 1 offensive lineman and 3 defensive lineman picked in round one of the past 10 drafts. 40%. It's actually an impressively low number. Worth noting, he also has several horrible picks. The guy misses a lot, just like every GM.

I think the Raiders and Browns are the exact type of stupid teams to highly value a young "superstar" RB. A perfect trade chip for getting Maxx or Myles. However ... important to note ... player for player trades are exceedingly rare.

Having the best CBs and Safeties in the league does absolutely nothing if you can't get pressure on Mahomes, Burrow, and Jackson. On the contrary, if you have an elite defensive line, your can stand average DB play. The game is won and lost in the trenches.

Alright. Guys. I appreciate the Maxx Crosby and Miles Garrett talk. We need an impact DE. That's true. For the love of god, though. Get the value right. Defensive End is one of the most important positions on the field and you're asking for two guys who are at the top of the league in their position. A 1st and 4th is not enough. Also, you might not have been paying attention, but the Raiders' Tight End had the best rookie season of all time. A "2nd plus someone like Kincaid" makes zero sense. The price is two 1st round picks and maybe more.

The third down back is Ty Johnson. He's in on passing downs. That situation is primarily a passing script. James Cook is bad at pass blocking. You can expect Ty Johnson to be in on any pure passing script sequences.

I'm in a bad mental spot. I'm sure many of you are. What are you doing to get out of it? No sarcastic responses, please. We can make any excuses we want - the refs, the defense, McDermott, etc. - but the fact is they were so close... again... and same result. It feels pointless to continue as a fan.

Ok bye then

Zero fear of this guy. Love the signing.

I finally took the time to read through this full thread. You responded what, 8 times attacking me for my initial post? I didn’t say McDermott needs to be fired. I didn’t even say he’s bad. I corrected my initial post that said he’s “at worst average” because this offended you and others… with a clarification that I meant his detractors would call him average. Im happy the Bills won. I’m extra happy for McDermott. This weird, smarmy, sarcastic tone you struck over and over again might be fun to watch by onlookers, but it’s sad. We like the same team. Good lord.

I also think these type of responses come off as insecure and fragile. We are on a Buffalo Bills message board. I am typing my opinion. You are responding. Nobody expects Sean McDermott to read this… but you felt it necessary to attack a fellow fan for having an opinion that, let me guess, is different from yours? Time to look in the mirror bud. Enjoy the win, it was awesome. The rest is unnecessary and embarrassing.

I’m kinda surprised this thread is still going. A bit surprised people went so crazy on me for just saying I wasn’t fully bought in to McDermott… Just to be clear, he did a ton this game. His defense made plays when needed, he had a great plan coming in, and he won. It wasn’t an offensive track meet to have Josh bail him out. This is exactly what I needed to see. No more complaints here. The same calibre of preparation and defensive play calling in the playoffs as what we have seen in regular season. I’m happy - enough with crucifying each other.

Seems like a good dude. I like him. The thing that kills me is the national media and player narratives surrounding him. They all WANT him to be the best player in the league because he’s electric to watch and he is aligned with the upbringing and race of the majority of the non-QB league. Moreso than Mahomes, Russel Wilson, etc. There are definite “one of us” vibes happening. I wish it wasn’t part of the conversation, but it is.

We had two time outs as well. Late in the game in that situation, I would have been supremely confident in Josh. Nervous for the situation, but confident in Josh.

At least average means even doubters would call him average. Would you prefer that I call him elite?

So if the Bills win 13-10 or 42-40 it doesn't impact your feelings on McDermott at all? That's surprising. To me, as a Defensive specialist, McDermott needs to show that his defense can step up in the playoffs against top competition.

[EDIT: Removing the part where I said McDermott is “at least average” because people are getting waaaay too focused on that. I simply meant his detractors would say he’s average.] To me, this is the statement playoff game McDermott needs. Round 1 over Denver was a huge defensive win. Holding them to 7 points was impressive. In the 7 games prior to our Wild Card matchup, the Broncos had scored 29, 41, 31, 34, 24, and 38. Round 2, we face a Ravens offense that has been dominant. If McDermott shuts down the Ravens or at least holds them under 20'ish points, that's it for me. I'll stop talking about his job security. No coach can shut down every elite QB and elite offense every year and yes, he's had some poor defensive performances in the playoffs. However, if he gets it done this time, I've seen enough. Bring him back with open arms next year and probably again the following year. Anybody else feel the same?

I hope nobody takes this the wrong way. I bet against the Bills all the time. If they win, I'm extremely happy. If they lose, hey, silver lining ... at least my dinner was paid for. The bigger the game, the more I bet. It doesn't affect whether I want them to win or not. Not even a little. Betting on the Bills to WIN, to me, is crazy. I have enough at stake emotionally each game already. Can't imagine adding a wager into that.

Do you guys remember when Kyle Williams actually said this early in Dareus's career? Something along the lines of "I told him he can be as great as he allows himself to be." That was the first warning shot that a more competent GM (Beane) would have been VERY aware of before throwing a truck load of money at him.