Success

Eh, I'd say it's better to be a little banged up now than 2 months from now. We've only lost Hoecht & Happ for the full remainder of the season & playoffs.

I'd like to zag and praise Beane for not trading for someone just to "make a move." As the dust settles, it's clear that no one who we really wanted was going to be traded. We are going to need draft picks - our cap will always be a problem now, as long as Allen is QB. We're in good shape. I love what I saw Sunday against KC, and think that our offense AND defense will continue to develop as we move along this season. If we can stay healthy, this could be our year.

I'm one who thought Shaheed wouldn't have moved the needle and would have been just a "move for move's sake." But I think one thing we haven't talked about too much is the Bills' cap situation as it relates to future drafts. We'll be able to free some cap each year, but will likely always be in a situation where it will be tough to add quality FA's w/ the limited money we have. Given that, there is a higher premium on future draft picks for a team like the Bills. We need as many picks as we can get in the years ahead when it comes to adding quality players inexpensively.

I feel like fans are really overplaying the difference Shaheed would have made. The time to upgrade the WR position was this past offseason. Meyers & Shaheed were the only guys moved today - and neither is a significant difference-maker. Slight to moderate upgrades at best. In a way, I applaud Beane for not making a move "just to make a move." The best fits for really improving the WR corps just weren't available or affordable. So now we hope. We hope Kincaid stays healthy. We hope Gabe can still play. We hope Palmer comes back soon, and Coleman can show improvement. We hope they figure out how to use the speed we have in Samuel & Moore. We hope that they work Cook into the passing game consistently.

I would have liked Shaheed - but I think Moore can likely do the same. I'm not sure if we know how to use speed guys in our offense.

Shaheed is another WR3. He was really hyped here - but we have a roster full of WR3's.

Moore is fast also.

We need good health from some guys now - Palmer, Kincaid, the D-line. We'll see what Sanders & Jackson bring to the table on D, and if Gabe can regain some of his old form. But I'm not mourning our lack of move if it was just going to be for a marginal player, like a Deebo or Von. It doesn't seem like any of the top targets were really that available.

Really, most of the guys that ended up getting moved wouldn't have helped that much (at least the guys we could afford). Shaheed would have been nice, but is he really much of an upgrade? He's just another WR3, really. I think it's getting tougher finding trading partners with 7 teams in the playoffs now, and how mid the league is. Most teams are still holding out some hope.

We might still get Deebo, or someone on that level - but we have a bunch of guys at that level. I'd still like to see a move, but at this point we're just looking at a move for move's sake.

How has Von even been this year? Is he playing alright?

I just have a hunch that whatever trade we make is defense, given the injuries & cap situation. There just isn't a WR out there who we can afford that can really move the needle.

I'm in a minority - but I don't think he's the guy we needed, or that he would have moved the needle. We have speed on the roster already. We just don't really use it. He's yet another WR3 on a roster full of 'em.

I thought we were really healthy last season. This season is worse, but as others have said, most teams are hurting. We've only really lost one impact player for the whole season (Hoecht).

This can be the start of a nice run for us in the next month+. No one is "easy" (Miami rarely is, though the record w/ them is lopsided), but every team that we play until the Pats is a team we should beat. I think the silver lining of New England being real competition is that it will help prevent any let-ups. We're in a tight division race & every week matters.