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Thanks, I hate it.

McGovern 4M + Harty 3.7M (- McKenzie 2.5M) = 5.2M spent on new acquisitions, theoretically. Re-upped Martin + Matakevich = 4M’ish on re-signings. Cam Lewis and Tyrel Dodson aren’t affecting the cap much. Dane Jackson tender 2.7M Around 12M tied up so far .. assuming McKenzie isn’t long for the roster.

Agree. Shakir & Harty is a nice potential duo in the slot, with both having the ability to also play outside.

3.7M cap hit this year, with an out next year if it doesn’t work out.

That would be a mistake. Bills aren’t serious if their plan for Josh Allen is to hope a small guy who was hurt all last season stays healthy this season and Davis/Shakir both make the needed jumps to fill WR2 and WR3. They all could … but hope isn’t a strategy.

Maybe I’m wrong, but if this means McKenzie gets cut … just view this move as replacing 2.5M McKenzie with 3.7M Harty. Bills paying an extra 1M for a guy they think could boom in our offense. McKenzie had his chance and it didn’t exactly work out. If they don’t address WR2, then my entire view of this signing changes. However, I think we will.

Even Brandin Bryant has had games where he looked great for us. Doesn’t mean he’s worth a big time contract. Oliver is the guy that I just don’t understand where podcasters I respect like Joe Marino, constantly get defensive over … “Well, you traded him, what’s the plan!?” … the plan for what?.. a guy who only plays above average when healthy and everyone around him is healthy? Draft a DT on Day 2.. that’s my plan.

Im, perhaps wrongly, assuming that the Bills still have a plan for WR2. If they do.. Spending an extra 1.5M this year to replace McKenzie with a risk/reward guy who could boom in this offense is the type of move I hope Beane is always willing to make.

True .. this is likely the correct answer

Yea.. I’m gonna go ahead and assume McKenzie’s tweets mean nothing. No moves since he tweeted all that.. aside from his replacement being signed.

Eagles and Bengals taking it on the chin this off-season. I get why the Eagles are struggling to keep guys.. even though Hurts is on a rookie contract, they went bonkers all in this past year. Not sure what the Bengals issue is … I guess making sure they’re able to keep Burrow/Chase/Higgins together?

You’d still think Beane would give Diggs a heads up. There would, hopefully, be some communication there.

Diggs WR1 Free Agent/Trade WR2 Davis WR3 Harty WR4/SLOT Shakir WR5/SLOT Yea.. that room would be 🔥

Bills have given zero indication, that I know of, that he could get traded. Fans/analysts just see him as an obvious trade candidate, given plenty of teams were high on him out of college, he’s a good player with potential, and the Bills could certainly use 10M and a draft pick if they don’t believe he’s in the plans after this year. We also currently have zero DT’s under contract after this year … can’t really see it staying that way heading into the season.

Saints fans on Twitter all like him. Consensus: -Tons of potential -Wish he wasn’t injured all last year so they could’ve seen what he’s capable of -Saints have no money and think they found his replacement last year anyway

Reportedly we were bidding against the Chiefs.

The initial contract was jarring …. AGREED Actual numbers aren’t bad at all. 3.7M cap hit this year. Cutting McKenzie offsets is by 2M+. We’re signing a slot WR with return ability that ran a 4.3 … Bills are taking a swing on an untapped potential guy.

I like how we signed this guy.. yet McKenzie is trending nationally on Twitter.

So, for the money, is Harty (potentially) our starting slot? 3.7M cap hit isn’t that bad, especially if you subtract 2.5M from that if we cut McKenzie. The speed/route running explosiveness in his highlights is impressive. I literally have never heard of this man until today.

I think he’s worth a shot. He’s got elite potential, but yes, has underperformed on bad offenses. 5M cap hit this year, plus 5th year option. We have two years at a manageable cap hit to see if he’s that WR2 with the ability to be the lead dog down the line.

Agreed. I wouldn’t fault them if they’re comfortable with Dawkins-Bates-Morse-McGovern-Brown with Doyle and Boettger heading into the draft. That starting 5 has some potential, but I say that with the assumption they are targeting RT at 27. Getting a high end Tackle to compete with Brown and then drafting a G/C in the middle rounds would really make me confident in how they addressed OL this off-season. As to where we stand now … Bills need to upgrade WR2 and then decide if Davis is their WR3, is he in future plans, is he a potential trade piece? Hopkins, OBJ or Jeudy would be a game changer in giving Allen the type of talent Mahomes and Burrow have. Make a move at WR2 and this off-season takes on a very different energy. As of now.. where we currently stand.. I feel like we’re still AFCE favorites (Rodgers/Jets included), but it’s a dogfight with them and Miami … and we’re still a slight notch talent-wise below KC and CIN, dependent upon Allen to be otherworldly to close the gap.

I think I’m fine with McKenzie as WR5 Diggs FA or Draft Pick Davis Shakir McKenzie We could certainly use the 2-3M he frees up, but having McKenzie as WR5.. a guy who’s made plays in this league and has been with Josh since jump, isn’t the worst insurance to have. However, I also recognize that Hines as RB3 and McKenzie as WR5 is pretty redundant, especially for a rookie OC that showed zero creativity in using gadget pieces last year. Tough call… I can go either way on him.

If we get Dane Jackson back for 2.7M, I’ll take it. He’s good depth and a spot starter that can hold it down pretty well, comparatively to CB depth in the league. Given the strength of this FO in drafting Day 3 secondary players, I’d almost rather they just let Dane walk and draft a guy to be CB4 .. unless the plan truly is to transition Benford to Safety .. in which case having Dane back as primary depth makes a lot of sense.

I don’t want to spend on defense, but Chauncey Gardner Johnson would be a welcome attitude on this defense.