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I'd love to move Oliver and Epenesa. Both on the last year of their rookie deals. Both not likely to be extended unless they blow up, in which case we'd have a whole new set of issues to deal with. If we could get back a 4th for Oliver and a 6th for Epenesa, I'd be thrilled. Clear out Oliver's cap hit and give Kingsley Jonathan Epenesa's role. Bring back Phillips, Shaq and draft a DT. We need to get started on future contingencies for this DL anyway. Oliver, Jones, Settle, Epenesa all on the last year of their deals. Phillips and Lawson would likely be back on one year deals again as well.

Day 2 has been the issue. And it's a massive issue. I agree that RD1 has been fine. Not a ton of qualms with Beane here. I also agree that this past draft class may age very well. Ridiculous how they handled Elam, but he has a ton of talent and showed well when give the chance. Cook showed RB1 (in our Offense) potential. Shakir and Benford are, at least, solid rotation/depth contributors. Could never predict what happened with Araiza, and if the Bernard pick was OL, WR, S etc., we may well be looking at a Chiefs-like draft minus the excess picks from a trade.

When the collective fanbase is at a loss for picks like Basham and Bernard, and then Basham does nothing for 2 years of his rookie contract, while Bernard can't even see the field as a rookie when there are injuries ahead of him... I think it's beyond armchair GM's. I don't ever want to feel like we know more than our FO, yet lately, it seems like it... at least on Day 2.

I hear the Cover 1 guys hyping up Darnell Wright, the RT from Tennessee. He's a stud, but seems to be a strictly RT. Not sure if that fits our philosophy of having guys we can move around, but having Dawkins at LT and Wright at RT playing at a high level for the next few years as bookends is enticing. Frees Brown up to be the swing tackle. developed more and OL6/TE3 in heavy packages. That being said.. Brown could absolutely be the answer. He could also stay a liability.. But he is so raw, but so, so physically gifted. There, at least, has to be a contingency in place, but I wouldn't be shocked if Spencer Brown makes a huge leap if he can get a full off-season in.

I don’t think it’s crazy to say this. I like Elam’s game a lot. No idea what the problem was with McD & Frazier here. Judging by ACL timelines, if Tre is going to be that guy again, it will happen this year. Taron Johnson is a top 5 slot corner. Micah Hyde back at Safety. Let’s hope he’s back to 100. The potential of 4/5th’s of this secondary is honestly a top secondary in the NFL. We’ll see what they do at the other Safety spot.

Because no one is really making that argument. Beane is, justifiably, being called out for his Day 2 picks. That said.. Oliver was a big miss. Edmunds is an enigma. Allen and Diggs, sure. Rousseau and Elam.. too soon to tell.

DL needs to be more stout. They were with Jones healthy. Need another like Jones. Couldn't agree more. I want Oliver out of here. Trade him for a conditional 7th, do not care. He's too small and his cap hit is way too big. DL needs more finishers in the pass rush. Von never got to show it in the playoffs. He’s all we got and he’s old and injured. Eh.. Von is a freak. I still think he could give us a strong 2 years until we reach the outs in his contract. Rousseau hasn't made the jump to elite EDGE, but with Von back in the mix, they are a strong 1-2 combo. DBs need more man talent. We need DBs that can matchup physically and put pressure on WRs. Elam is that guy. No idea what the problem was with McD/Frazier and Kaiir, but he's our most talented DB. Other than that, we have to hope White returns to Pro-Bowl caliber play. If it's going to happen, it will happen this year (following DB ACL recovery timelines) WRs need speed and players that can make a play for Josh besides Diggs. Yup. Need an overhaul. I'd let Edmunds walk, use his money on someone like Meyers, then also draft a WR1 traits guy in RD1...but I highly doubt our staff would do that. OL needs better interior OL play. Brown is a problem but talented. Coach him up. Agreed. Not ready to give up on Brown, but we need competition/contingency for him. Otherwise, sign/draft a legit Guard and then double dip for a C to develop behind Morse this year.

Meyers likely isn't happening, but it should if there's mutual interest. Let Edmunds walk and take his money, give it to Meyers. Then draft a guy with WR1 traits in RD1. Fill out the OL on Day 2 with a RT and C/G. Draft another IOL in Rd4, then a RB2 in RD5. Offense is set for multiple years and Allen has weapons and protection. Sign a mid-tier FA vet LB and mid-tier vet Safety. Transition Benford to Safety. ....and McD/Frazier, figure it out. You still have Von, Daquan, Oliver, Rousseau, Milano, Johnson, White, Elam and Hyde. How much more does a Defensive HC need?

White - Yes Allen - Yes Edmunds - Yes, but need more splash plays Oliver - Average, not an impact player Diggs - (trade) Yes Rousseau - TBD, but not an impact guy through 2 years Elam - TBD, but McDermott refused to play him despite him playing well when called upon Gotta do better than that to keep pace. Can't be missing on Oliver, Epenesa, Basham and taking guys like Bernard and Elam who barely play their rookie years.

I feel like this is such a dumb thing to hang our FO's hat on. I could care less if Beane drafts 6-7 guys per year and 3-4 of them wash out of the league if he hits on a game changer every year. He needs to hit on his Day 1 & Day 2 picks at a much higher clip.. and some of them need to be difference makers. Ed Oliver is going to be in the league for a long time. He's a Top 10 pick that does nothing to move the needle on this Defense. Perfect example of the roster construction issues we currently face. A lot of guys who can make rosters. Not a lot of guys that can take over games.

It's the fact that Beane hasn't provided Allen with the "2 out of 3" that the other QB's he's facing off against have. Burrow has an elite WR1 and an elite WR2. Mahomes has an elite WR1 (Kelce) and an elite OL. Allen has an elite WR1 and.... Knox, Davis, Shakir, MVS, Juju, Moore, Boyd, Hurst, Mixon, Singletary, Perine, Cook, Pacheco, McKinnon... throw all those guys in the pot.... each team has a similar supporting cast of guys, but it's very evident that Allen is missing the 2nd of 3 pieces (WR1, WR1a, OL) that Mahomes and Burrow have. Allen is elite. He also needs to be given weaponry and/or protection on par with those on his level. We can't really say he has a better defense, because the defense never shows up against those guys in the playoffs. Beane, thus far, has failed him.. and he's fighting his elite peer QB's with one hand tied behind his back.

Not necessarily saying do this and sign Barkley .. more so, we can sacrifice some of the defense to add on offense. Agreed, I’d rather move/let-walk some defense pieces and use the money on OL and WR.

Rank them in order: Frazier. Anarumo. Spagnuolo. Unless Frazier is #1 on that list for you, tell me why it makes sense to bring him back after 4 straight years of bad playoff defense? They’ve shown up against Lamar Jackson, Mac Jones and Skylar Thompson. They’ve been bad against Mahomes (2), Burrow and Rivers. Meh against Watson. Surely the resume of someone who warrants a new contract with this organization…. Obviously.

They drafted 2 of the 5.

Rams went for it and won. Good thing because we've seen what it looks like post 2022. Eagles have gone for it. Let's see if they take home the trophy. Looks rough for them moving forward with their pending FA's, but they've set themselves up to at least have a chance to not follow the Rams path.

You're 100% correct. Chiefs/Spags recognize this. When it comes down to the Playoffs.. elite QB vs elite QB, which Defense can make a negative play. A sack, a turnover, a TFL... That's how you get elite offenses on the top of their game off the field. 1st and 10 becoming 2nd and 10 does not do that. Maybe a healthy Von changes the entire complexion of the Bills Defense next year.. and maybe that's even valid.. Take Chris Jones off the Chiefs and they aren't beating the Bengals to get to the Super Bowl. However, the Bills seem to be putting way too much money and draft capital into players that don't create negative plays. Milano is a great pass rushing LB. Edmunds, maybe he figures it out, but until then he's just a massive human being that runs into a gap whether it's open or not.

I'm perfectly fine with Gabe Davis as WR3, and if we can pay him long term as such.. great. That said, you need to have two the following: Elite WR1 Elite WR2 Elite OL Bengals have an elite WR1, WR2 and a good OL before injuries hit and derailed their playoff run against Chris Jones/KC. KC has an elite WR1 (Kelce) and an elite OL. Bills have an elite WR1. Addison would be perfect, and no matter what we do in FA, he should be a guy we're willing to move up to get if he gets within range.

I'd be shocked if the Bills didn't do something we're not expecting to get a legit WR2 in here before the draft. Beane went into the draft last year needing a CB, and had to panic trade to get Elam. It would seem to be malpractice to do that again at WR, given the fact we could very well be looking at their RD1 targets at WR all being gone by the time we draft and/or potentially gone before we even get to a place where we can entertain trade-ups. Maybe someone like Addison falls to the 20's and we can move up or sit tight, but I'm certainly not banking on that.

I think most Bills fans understand exactly what we have on Defense. A good regular season defense that throttles bad to mid QB's, and can slow down elite QB's if we have healthy talent all over the field. When we have faced elite QB's in the playoffs, the defense plays like a bottom 10 unit... 4 years in a row. It's not a fluke.

There is.. Bills just need to make tough decisions. Don't re-sign Edmunds. There's your Barkley money. Trade Oliver, frees up almost 11M. Cut Hines. Trade Tre White. Re-work contracts of a few guys outside Allen (Allen needs to be done regardless to free up money just to get under the cap). We can make big Offensive moves if we want... It just comes down to the FO's willingness to empty the cupboard Defensively. Which is unlikely, IMO.

I really want to vote for “on track” but I couldn’t pull the trigger. Thus far: -Failed to build an OL for Josh -Failed to keep up in the arms race -Drafting has been mediocre -Defensive HC, which will result in constant Offensive shifts -Defensive HC, with a defense that fails in the playoffs Hard to find the optimism with where we stand currently. I would very much welcome them changing my opinion this off-season.

Yup Burrow is going to be a 50M QB and Chase 30M Seems like Higgins is likely asking for 30M too, based off the reports .. can’t imagine they’d think mid-20’s is excessive for him

Bengals owner better figure out how to gain access to cash… and fast. Burrow is one thing. They know what they need to do, otherwise lose the fanbase. Chase likely in the same boat given the draft pick to take him and Burrow connection. Higgins and the other pieces coming due are quite another.

I would absolutely sign him to WR2 this off-season. Much rather a FA signing in OBJ than a trade for Hopkins. The next option is likely Jakobi Meyers, a clear WR2/3 to pair with Davis opposite Diggs. I have a feeling Beane won’t go into the Draft still needing to fill that WR role. We saw what happened last year with Chiefs jumping us for McDuffie then us trading up for Elam. I doubt he wants to be picking late RD1 having to hope we don’t have another bad luck WR run before we draft in RD1 or 2.

Gross.. For some reason I thought he was Rd1. You're right. And therein lies the difference, in a nutshell, between the personnel on KC and on BUF. They get Bolton. 2 picks later we take a JAG DE.