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If we have Nabers or Odunze at this time tomorrow, I'll be thrilled. Losing the picks would hurt. But having a top receiver on a rookie contract will also allow us to add more through FA.

It's about health. This team is as good or "close to as good" as any team in the league, especially with Allen. SB should be the expectation.

By "unpopular," do you mean "insane"?

If we come up short again....why not? I like McD, but we have certainly underachieved up until now. If we have another divisional round exit or worse, I think most would agree we can't waste more of JA's prime. I would be thrilled if we hired Belichick if that was the case. He's a terrible GM - but the best coach of all time. Who says no to that? I'm pulling for McD to come through, but if we underachieve again, this would have to be on the table (imo).

Great read! As good as any other mock out there. Though, I would be surprised if we trade back instead of up. Just not that deep of a draft, per just about everyone.

So, this turned into another Mahomes & KC worship thread. Cool.

Crybaby.

Well, I actually do believe in the cosmic aspect of things. But not as far as me influencing anything by trolling opposing fans here.

Huh? What are you even talking about? If Success the message board poster changes his outlook, the Bills will get past KC and win a SB? Sounds easy. I respect KC. You have veered into worship. To each his own.

I haven't discredited anything they've accomplished.

Burrow got hurt, KC happened to get hot at the right time. I'm sure you'll get some nice emojis from the KC fans here, though.

There is a reason teams don't 3-peat. Some will chuckle - but our biggest competition next year is in Cincy, and Houston.

Anyone else wildly relieved that Diggs is gone? Loved what he did for us, but he was & is the diva Vikings fans were talking about when we traded for him.

Floyd basically disappeared at the end of the season. Diggs was playing more like a #3 option. Tre was one of our best players - but has hardly been on the field the last few years. Hyde & Poyer - love 'em both - were both noticeably slower. We may actually be better in the secondary now. Morse will be missed. But not if McGovern can step up. So, my answer would be "no."

I'd love it. People are talking about trading for Aiyuk or Higgins. You get a guy like Nabers, you're giving up valuable draft picks - but w/ the money you save having a top tier talent on a rookie contract, you can fill holes in FA instead.

100% agree w/ this. I'm surprised the OP poll is split close to 50/50. I thought everyone would be on board w/ a trade up. We're talking about getting a player who can be Allen's go-to for a decade, and give opposing DC's nightmares. They could be one of the legendary combo's of NFL history when all is said & done. I wouldn't compromise on that possibility.

I think we'd have to give up way too much. But I'd also be wildly excited. Ultimately, we could be talking about a combo nearly as legendary as Montana/Rice, for the next decade. What's that worth?

Well, except for the whole "beating the eventual SB champs at their house" thing....

We mainly lost older guys who couldn't stay healthy. We almost beat KC w/ Diggs not really showing up and dropping a pass that could have won that game. I feel confident that whoever we get in the 1st round can at least match the 40 yards per game production we were seeing in the last half of the season. We might be better w/ younger, faster guys at safety. Losing Morse is more of a big deal, but if McGovern can excel there, it's a wash. I'm not seeing any kind of devastating roster turnover. We were old, and got younger, and faster. And we'll get a bunch of guys back who weren't even playing at the end, or were playing hurt.

The Texans are being overrated. I said it yesterday - people should check their schedule last season. They didn't beat many good teams. They'll have a 1st place schedule this year, and won't catch teams by surprise like they did in '23. Not that they won't be in contention, but they haven't proven much to me yet.

WR salaries are getting silly. I don't see us trading for another big contract. Trade up in the draft & get Odunze or Nabers, and get a #1 on a rookie salary for a few years.

Nick Wright really is the culmination of where sports media has been heading for the past couple of decades. Obviously, a sad thing for anyone who values real sports journalism and intelligent analysis. But he is the model now.

Great breakdown of the options. My preference would be the 1st - with no #1 on this team, I'd really love to get one of the top 3 guys. Would you (or anyone) think there is a chance we might trade w/ the Giants & try to get Nabers?

Diggs arriving helped make Allen a better QB. Diggs leaving will likely make him an even better QB. I think the past couple of years, Allen has adjusted his own game to try to accommodate Diggs and keep him "happy." It wouldn't surprise me if his turnovers went down now - instead of trying to force things to Diggs, he might get back to just playing loose & having fun.

LOL - was literally just talking about that w/ some friends. Probably low.