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We shouldn't panic. He could be: - At a sushi restaurant, where you can order "Chef's choice" - Ruminating about the uncertainty of this Presidential election year - Binging "GOT" and has no idea how they're going to wrap it up The possibilities are endless....

@Billl - this is a Bills board, and I'm gonna make pro-Bills posts. I could do without the laughing emojis when I go pro-Bills, on a Bills board. We have posters here who are very pro-Chiefs, so that should at least meet some minimum requirement you have for KC worship on opposing team's boards. And beyond that, I'm sure you can get a lot of pro-Chiefs stuff on, you know - Chiefs boards. Also, I'd be curious why that post was so uproarious. Do you think Rice will ever be as good as Diggs? You think Watson is better than Shakir? Right now - you wouldn't trade Kelce for Kincaid, looking toward the future?

Even if we stood pat right now, we'd be better at receiver heading into '24 than we were last season. What's cool about that is that we're not going to stand pat. This has potential to be the best WR corps of JA's career to this point.

Diggs when healthy is obviously way better than Rice. And Rice doesn't even have the body of work to show that he can be consistent. Personally, I'd rather have Samuel than Brown because of the more versatile skillset - but that one is about even. Shakir is better than Watson, and I'm gonna bet a young Kincaid just about matches an aging Kelce in the next 1-2 years. I certainly wouldn't trade the younger guy for Kelce at this point. So, it's not even close. No way would I trade our group for theirs. And we'll probably get a better guy in the draft also.

It's a shrewd calculation, imo. If a younger receiver can play with a top QB, it's worth taking less money for awhile. It will pay off. Brady made average guys wealthy, and other elite QB's have done the same. Brown will put up huge stats w/ Mahomes and cash in next year.

We filled a need, and so did they. The differences are fairly negligible in the scheme of things.

Well, this would certainly feel much worse if we didn't add Samuel today. Maybe we can snag the receiver they want in the draft, too.

Good pick-up for them. Kind of strange that it's 1 year, but still makes them better this season.

Finally a talented player goes to the NFC.

I'd accept round 2. It depends who is there at 28 in the positions they're looking for - I'd want them to take BPA there (for positions of need). That might be WR, but who knows at this point.

What's the lesson? I still kind of hope we go WR in the 1st, but now it won't ruin me if they go w/ defense - which we also need, and probably more at this point. There will be very good receivers still available in round 2.

I'm thinking this too. The more I think about it - we have that capital to trade up in round 2, and now it feels like we can really beef up the D-line in round 1 & still get a good receiver w/ the 2nd pick, given how deep this class is.

Just checking around - it looks like KC fans REALLY wanted this guy.

This gives them a little more flexibility to go BPA in the 1st. Like others have said, I hope they still go WR in the 1st. But if they don't have a 1st round grade on a guy in that spot, they can go defense, and maybe even trade up in the 2nd for someone they like there.

Was not expecting this. Very good move.

I agree - though this move doesn't really move the needle for them.

He played really well for us last year. Great depth at that position.

We'll trade up in some rounds, or maybe trade for future picks - I can't see us staying put & drafting 11 players. But I'd see something more along the lines of moving up a few spots in some of the early rounds if there is someone they really like. I doubt we trade up into the top 10.

It's not wrong to be cautious, but I haven't heard too many here say we'll struggle for a WC spot. The AFC East simply isn't that good of a division. Miami is our biggest competition, and they have lost as much as we have this offseason, if not more. The Jets w/ Rodgers might be somewhat tough, but I don't see them taking the division. As long as Allen stays healthy, I think the division title is more or less a given.

This is the only one I'm seeing on the 1st page of the forum.

We'll disagree on some of that, but you're not making unfair points. I think I might have watched the Pats do it for too long without having top wideouts. The only time they really invested was w/ Moss, and that didn't pan out. Brady made middlin' guys good & great. I think Allen can do that too - but the offense needs to be designed better. When you watch KC, you can see how Reid schemes guys open. I'm hoping we see that now that Brady can come in w/ his own offensive philosophy. I also think Diggs will be more or less back this season. With Kincaid, Shakir, Cook & a 1st rounder who hopefully pans out like a 1st rounder - that's a pretty solid set of weapons for the offense. I get the Hollins signing. We also need a ST ace now that Neal is gone.

I'm trying to see what the option is here. It's not like we were signing Ridley for the contract he got today. This is the nature of things now. It's how it goes when you have to pay a top-tier QB. Big acquisitions in FA will be few & far between.

Ah, yes. The KC defense just laid down for Allen. Unlike what the Bills defense did for Mahomes this past January. And it was quite a bit more than just "picking on Klein." Half the Bills D was out or hurt. I'm trying to imagine how much more spectacular Mahomes would have been than Allen if he was on the Bills for the 13 seconds game. I'm not able to muster much. Allen was unreal that game. If the Bills win that coin toss, NFL history is probably a bit different. You've got 3 Super Bowls, and the consensus top QB in the league. Some even say GOAT. The Bills haven't won a thing. Not sure why you need the vote of confidence for Mahomes from l'il ol' me. I'm never going to wish the Bills had Mahomes instead of Allen. Sorry 'bout that.

That's kind of cherrypicking w/ Sherfield & Harty. Did you like the Kincaid & Torrence picks? Did you like getting Floyd? Did you think Bernard would become the player he is, or that he was a bust?

So, Mahomes gets the kicker excuse for that game, but JA doesn't get it for the game this past January. Got it. Most people thought Allen played better than Mahomes that game. It was close & they both played great - but there really isn't a case for Mahomes winning that game for the Bills if he had been their QB.