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I guarantee you he doesn't only use that money for that.

Not the biggest fan of Vivek, but holy hell he is an effective communicator on this..

From the state that brought you “black people don't know what computers are”…

Counterpoint is that the Dolphins will have their pass rushers as the season progresses. They've also lost a good bit and may not have Chubb or Phillips to start the season.

Let's just hope the Defense, where we have recent investment in guys like Oliver, Jones, Epenesa, Von, Milano, Johnson & Douglas, along with high draft picks in Rousseau, Carter, Bernard, Elam & Bishop also holds up it's end of the deal. Especially when it matters. We've asked Josh to carry this team since he made the jump to elite QB. Analyst after analyst point out how he's asked to do more for our team than any QB in the league has to do for theirs. And for the most part, he has elevated everyone. And in the Playoffs, he is the equal to the man leading the league's current dynasty. Now, we seem to be building an Offense that is equipped to take more off his plate, but without anyone that truly scares a Defense (as we sit here today). Let's see how it goes. We only get so many prime Josh Allen years. They better have a plan, and that plan better work.

Judging by Embedded, if we didn't go Ray Davis, it was going to be Van Pran-Granger, who we got a round later. I'm not in love with spending a 4th on a RB. That said.. I do think Brady's Offense likes having good receivers as backs. When Cook comes out and Davis goes in, we might not have the down field WR routes that Cook can run, but Davis is an above average receiving back, so we still can operate the same offense regardless of who's in the game.

Here's why people have this view: WR is the one position these past few years where we have under-invested. And in the past two years, it was an evident problem down the stretch and into the playoffs. Yes, the Defense continually lets us down when it matters. But I don't even know what to say anymore. They unclutchness of some of these players, the injuries we keep sustaining to major pieces.. ok, what do we do? Because we continually invest heavily on Defense. They simply need to be healthier and step up. On Offense, we can at least point to a fundamental team building flaw that has been evident in the postseason. And sure, our Defense got shredded by Mahomes (shocker) but Josh Allen still put us in position to beat them with his play. Only to be let down by his WR's, one of which gave up on the season around Week 10 and the other who had zero business being out there in that game.

Coleman, Shakir and Samuel are likely all here for .. at least .. this season and next. If MVS works out, they'll likely bring him back. I do get them wanting to see if Coleman can the WR1 and Shakir can be a top tier Slot. It's risky though.. and you only get so many prime years of a Josh Allen. Aiyuk seems like such a perfect fit for this team, but we can't force SF to trade him to us and I don't know that I see Beane pulling the trigger on a trade on a guy who's already 30/pushing 30 given how they may not be long term options and would likely hinder them seeing what Coleman's true potential is. Not saying I agree with it, but trying to look at this from the Bills POV. And I tend to think we're done at WR now. We seem set 1-5 (right or wrong) and you don't bring in all these guys to compete for a spot/spots if they don't exist. Trading for an Aiyuk, Lockett, DK, Hopkins etc slides everyone down a spot and maybe puts Hollins into a camp battle with everyone, but the way Beane talks about him, he sounds like a lock.

Checked out the Fins board reaction to this. Not happy they lose the sun advantage. They do like that we have to travel on short rest. Did note that Chubb and Phillips may not be back for Week 2.

We've, at least, addressed the depth. What was completely unacceptable is for two years in a row, having lack of WR depth kill us in the playoffs. Two years prior we limped into the playoffs and had street FA's taking major snaps. Last year we lose Gabe and have Trent Sherfield playing major snaps against KC in the Divisional Round. Absolute JOKE. What I will, most assuredly, find maddening is how we always have money & high picks for DL, while hanging WR out to dry. And judging by the MVS signing, along with the 55 other random receivers brought in, that 6/1 money is probably going to the DL... because we always have money for that, even though they never show up when it matters.

This is a very fair take. Most fans of other teams would look at Coleman - Shakir - Samuel - MVS - Hollins and agree with you. That can change when we see them on the field, in this offense, with Brady, with Allen. But as of today, that WR room doesn't scare anyone, and we - as Bills fans - are taking the best case scenario, which is that Brady is the real deal at play caller, Allen can elevate these guys, Kincaid is the #1 ala Kelce/Andrews and these WR's are all, at least, WR2/WR3 ability. We have an interesting collection of talent on Offense. Allen is obviously elite. I think we likely have a Top 12 OL again. RB's and TE's are arguably Top 5 groups in the league. The WR room makes a lot of sense 1-5, but has no one, as of yet, that scares anyone. I can't fault those who are optimistic and I also can't fault those who are pessimistic. The fact is, this WR room is a bottom tier group on paper.. and while KC/BAL rooms aren't world beaters, they have more proven talent and Tight Ends that have shown they can be the focal point of the passing game.

Between the Week 2 Prime announcement and MVS signing, the Bills are trending #1 on X right now. As someone who was too young for the Super Bowl years, I still will never get over how Josh Allen & the national rise of Bills Mafia have made this small market team such a big name in the NFL.

Currently, I see Rousseau as a Tremaine Edmunds type player.. but at a premium position. Which means he's good enough to get paid and I don't necessarily love that team paying him being us. I need to see more pass rush ability from him before I sign him long term to a massive contract.

The only team we should be concerned about that has a non-rookie contract QB, but is in dramatically better shape (currently) than us is Kansas City. They've simple nailed the big moves and draft these past few years. Trading Tyreek Hill, while still having Travis Kelce, put them in a position that we couldn't keep up with given the moves we've made. Everyone else has the same issues we have.. and many won't be in as good of a position as us next year when we finally get out of our current cap situation. CIN has a liquidity issue in ownership and a ton of high priced players coming up due for new contracts. BAL has gone through a similar roster overhaul as us this year, probably bigger than us, but nobody talks about it because it was 3 OL and some mercenary guys they brought in last year .. oh, and they signed a shiny object in Henry. NYJ are built around a QB who has 1-2 more years left in him. MIA is built around Tua, who is going to get paid and Tyreek, who also has 1-2 more elite seasons left in him. The other teams have rookie QB contracts. Teams like HOU and JAX can spend like we can't... until they also have to pay their QB. It is what it is.

We have a lot of reason for hope, but as I said in another thread.. hope isn't a strategy. We also have a lot of "what ifs".. Our WR room has a pretty high ceiling IF Coleman is the real deal, IF Shakir continues to ascend, IF Samuel just needed a good QB, IF Kincaid makes the Year 2 leap to top tier TE, IF Cook stops dropping big passes... and so on... I like our OL and think we're strong at RB/TE around Josh. The Offense really hinges on making this WR room work for what Brady/Allen envision. On Defense.. very similar what ifs, but on the DL... I think we're much better at DT with Oliver/Jones backed up by Johnson & Carter, but DE is highly volatile with say.. Rousseau, Epenesa, Von, Smoot & Solomon. If they all hit, our Defense is looking great, but that's a lot of hope to put Von/Smoot a full year removed from major injury and a rookie pass rusher.

MVS in Buffalo is likely behind: Kincaid Samuel Shakir Coleman Cook So, if you're including other positions for KC, he's probably Option #6 in our Offense, competing with Knox and Davis for targets. The only way he moves up this list is if other guys falter or he steps up. But entering the Summer, this is where he stands.

I feel like I'm the only one who hates "easy" games for Week 1. With how random Week 1 can be, and with us (on paper) only having a few "lay up" games.. I'd rather not have one of them, at home, on Week 1. If we do.. better make it count.

At night, so I like it. The heat doesn't bother these guys, it's the sun beating down plus the heat. Could be a night time low of high 70's, low 80's.. completely fine.

It comes down to Josh Allen. Josh Allen is Patrick Mahomes equal in the postseason. The only difference is the Chiefs around him step up in those moments, whereas the Bills around JA do not. Where they are not equal is the regular season. Mahomes, last season was a bit off, but is typically very steady. High levels of play with a high floor. Josh Allen has high levels of play, but will have games where he is literally the reason we lost. That can't happen this year. Tough schedule and we need Josh Allen elevating that regular season floor.

Here's the thing though.. Diggs under Brady wasn't Diggs. I don't know who that dude was, but it wasn't anything remotely resembling a WR1. Gabe Davis became even more of a head scratcher as the season went on. Any chemistry he had with Josh had completely disappeared. On paper, is our WR room better? No rational fan will say yes.. but it is deeper.. and it is younger.. and it does have more specific skillsets. Can we hope Coleman-Shakir-Samuel-MVS-Hollins can give us a Green Bay WR room base level? I don't think that's at all out of the question.

Does John Parry not move the needle for you? lol This is well said though.. However, until someone dethrones the Chiefs, I think it's always going to kind of feel that way. I'm sure the Bengals and Ravens fans feel the same. I'm sure Jets and Dolphins fans feel the same about us.

I have to agree with those pointing out the difference between OBJ in Miami and OBJ in Buffalo. Even if the money was the same, he already knows the sales pitch: Come to Buffalo, play with your boy Von. JA as your QB. But it's Buffalo weather and half your game checks will be taxed to death so the money wouldn't even be the same .. and you're WR4 on the depth chart. They're not stunting Shakir & Coleman's growth unless they fall on their face and Brady wanted Curtis Samuel. We also have a Dalton Kincaid on our roster to eat up targets. Or.. go to Miami. It's Miami weather and Florida taxes... Tua is good, not great, but you'll put up numbers, be in contention all year and play WR3 on a team that has a WR1 & WR2 that terrify other defenses. Aside from going in on a WR1 via trade, an MVS signing is basically the most sensible move we can make right now.

This is the vision I see as well. Kincaid as the 1. Cook & Davis used more in the passing game under Brady. Coleman, Shakir, Samuel & MVS all WR2/WR3's around Kincaid. Knox playing the traditional TE role.

Makes me wonder what that 6/1 money may be earmarked for... I actually do like the MVS signing, but it probably takes a big WR move off the table for this year. Re-visit Justin Simmons.. Wait and see how Von looks this Summer and maybe go after Clowney? I doubt we're rolling it over to next year. We're fine cap-wise after this season and have heavy draft capital to improve the team next year as well.

I don't expect him to be anything more than a poor man's Gabe Davis in our Offense.. but it's still something we need to be able to threaten defenses with.