BullBuchanan

We need both, but Dugger is worse than what we already have.

Are you thinking about a different player on a different team? He was the 118th highest ranked safety on the regular season and he was the 33rd highest ranked safety of the playoffs - where there are 16 teams and 32 starting safeties.

Beane really needed to find a way to address S this offseason and he flunked hard. Getting Minkah Fitzpatrick or someone of his caliber may have been more important than landing a big time pass rusher. Hamlin is the 2nd best safety on the roster, but that isn't even the biggest problem. The biggest problem is Rapp is the best safety on the roster. We've deluded ourselves into forgetting he sucks too. We couldn't be farther from prime Hyde/Poyer right now, and I think it'll be our undoing come January. Quality safety play is critical the way we play defense.

I think the whole trading within your conference thing is overblown. How often does something like that really come back to bite a team? Every team has good players. Yea, the Bengals make us stronger, but Ideally they'd expect to get stronger from the trade too.

It actually IS true. The money doesn't matter. Have you seen the Eagles books? Here's an explanation:

Why do people still think this matters in 2025? We could make the cap space to sign anyone we wanted, if we wanted.

It's the 51st largest metro though, and when you consider the proximity to other significant cities it's not nearly as small a market as people make it out to be.

Shavers really just has one gear, huh?

People on here trying to convince us that Lundt is something special. Kid is not having a good day.

Bagent looks like a legit starting potential player.

Mike White advancing with confidence into a collapsing pocket. This dude absolutely could have been a drought-era QB for us.

I wish, but McD has been pretty clear about him as a starter. Frankly, Rapp isnt even starting tier anywhere else.

someone tell me anything Bishop has done to be a locked in starter.

If your CB or LB is screened/picked on a slant you often have 0-1 guys to beat (safety).

He'll be 30 when it's time for his next deal. History says he'll probably be moving into a supporting role by then.

I don't think he cares and he realizes the chances of the Bills paying him is probably close to zero. His best bet is to stay healthy and hope the Bills trade him to someone that can and will pay him.

Maybe you should have signed an NFL contract instead. It would be worse advice to risk getting injured on an expiring low-value contract as has happened with countless NFL players. This is about money.

That's a catch a lot of Bills drop. Gonna be a battle for that last WR spot.

It's eating his forehead.

getting worked up about a potential implication of a week 1 game seems silly. Whether we win that game or lose it 40-0, it should have no bearing on our season outlook assuming we don't take big injuries.

That's my take with regards to the season as well. I just feel differently about this because he's a rookie behind an established vet, so his opportunity to get 1 on 1 coaching about his technique and the trade secrets of the pros is definitely going to diminish when they are playing games every week. There will probably still be some, but training camp is huge for those reps and putting together a regimen for what needs to be worked on during the season. I'm not doom and glooming over it, but it absolutely has to have an impact on his rookie ceiling, and for a team that needs to squeeze out every last ounce of potential in order to take the next step, this sort of thing matters. We already know what the floor and ceiling are without Hairston. He's part of the attempt to raise them.

It's very good news long term, but I have to imagine this has a seriously detrimental effect on his development for this season. Being in the classroom is good, but he'll be missing valuable practice reps and might not get back until everyone is in game planning mode. I hope they designate an assistant o work with him specifically throughout the year so come the playoffs he can be a meaningful contributor.

This guy's story must be amazing. He's about to turn 29, is working on his 8th year of pro ball, has played 15 NFL games with 9 receptions. Somehow he's able to keep grinding out chances, but for some reason no one seems willing to make an actual commitment to him. The dedication he has to being a pro ball player must be insane. Multiple generations of 1rst round WRs have come in and washed out of the league since he showed up. Give me an episode of "A Football Life" on a guy like this.

He's had a pretty brutal run of health issues, especially for a guy in such good shape with every financial advantage and access to top tier medical personnel.

That's a lame justification. Where was the appropriate spot for Maybin to be drafted? The 7th round? If we don't draft him, he absolutely goes in the next 10 picks, just like most "drafted too high" players. Most draft boards are pretty close. It wasn't some insane reach that the jags or raiders are known for.