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Just now, BuffaloBills1998 said:
no I read quite a bit of posts where majority wanted to keep Milano, I didn’t even think we would be able to keep either of them. Beane found a way to keep all 3. Also you don’t build a team through FA you build through the draft, while yeah it’s boring that we’re not picking Day 1 of FA I’m totally fine with it and signing mid tier FA and building through the draft.
I have a feeling Beane will shut me up before FA is all said and done, but for how great he’s been.. our DL was a travesty this past year relative to the investments. As of now, we’ve simply replaced Jefferson/Murphy with Star - a dude who nobody even knows if he’s in playing shape, let alone going to even play. -
6 minutes ago, BuffaloBills1998 said:
Again both the draft and FA are not exact science. If we let Milano walk and overspent on a FA DE that didn’t pan out on top of a draft bust at 30. Everyone on this board would be going after Beane with a vengeance, it’s amazing how weeks to months ago you guys were praying that we keep Milano and now you guys are pissed we re signed him I don’t get it
In fairness, the only guy the majority of this board wanted re-signed was Williams.
People were very split on Milano and Feliciano.
Coupled with keeping Addison/Butler, and watching all these young pass rushers fly off the rack today, the angst is justified.
I trust Beane and think we’re lucky to have him, but it doesn’t mean he’s beyond reproach. A lot of people here hated the Carolina-Connection Star/Addison signings and here we are with those two..
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2 minutes ago, ScottLaw said:
The “no stud D-Lineman” isn’t from lack of trying.... they have a ***** ton of money and picks already invested in the defensive line, they just aren’t very good....
I think Oliver and Epenesa have potential.
DE’s, outside the elite prospects, tend to take some time to develop. Oliver was screwed over by Star opting out, which caused a ripple effect on the line.
But yea...Hughes OR Addison are fine opposite a younger pass rusher - instead we have both plus money tied up in Butler because “RoTaTiOn”.
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5 minutes ago, MiltonWaddams said:
Ugh. So much more than I expected. This DE class is too rich for the Bills cap-thin blood. Scrap for the cap it seems.
Not necessarily directed towards you - just a random vent post..
The Bills are not cash strapped, we just choose to be right now.
Im sorry, but if this team with a rookie contract QB, rookie contract RB’s, rookie contract TE, rookie contract WR2, no stud D-Linemen and no CB2 is “cash strapped”, we have a problem.
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I’m a trust the process guy, but Addison on this roster while young pass rushers are available in FA due to wild circumstances is really frustrating right now.
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Well, they’re an AFC team so, by law, an NFC team must give them an elite player at little to no cost.
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1 minute ago, Reed83HOF said:
Other than AJ Brown, they have no one to throw the ball to, but yet keep adding to the DL
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1 minute ago, zevo said:
As long a Wilson isn’t going the other way...
Hot take ... I actually don’t think Wilson is that great, but for sure - id rather that not happen.
Would have to be Russ saying no to NY, because if Carroll likes Sam and the Jets have draft capital... why not?
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24 minutes ago, glazeduck said:
Count me among what appears to be the minority in not being interested in Hunter if it's going to cost our 1st rd pick. 2 or 3? Sure, let's do it, but a 1 is too rich in my book...
What about our 1st for Hunter and a 4th back?
Brings back a pick from the Diggs trade and we now have our one missing piece.. we can afford him - once Hughes, Star and Addison come off the books, we’re not paying anyone on the DL.
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Just now, TheBeaneBandit said:
Very good ILB. Didn't know he was a free agent. Much better vs the run than Edmunds and isn't weak in pass coverage either.
He’s awful in pass coverage-
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I do think we'll make a move or two in FA by restructuring and finagling the cap, but I know we're not going to be major movers and shakers here.... that said, it's kind of interesting to follow the Jets, Fins and Pats to see what they do - knowing that they are all now chasing us.
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2 hours ago, T master said:
I think the WR room isn't a priority to Beane this yr given they have Hodgins coming back this yr and he needs to fill the other positions which they lost some good players like their punter and DB is another position so i think he may think about it but has other positions of need that are more pressing right now .
Not sure relying on a redshirt 6th Round Pick is a great strategy.. especially when we are counting on a 2nd year WR to potentially take over the #2 outside spot.
I know there are only so many assets to throw around, but I think we really need to get a legit WR for our 4 wide sets, and then allow Hodgins to be WR5.
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If we don't address pass rush in FA somehow, and Joseph Ossai is there at 30, I think he's the pick. He has elite pass rush ability, but is super raw. With Hughes. Addison and Epenesa in the fold for this coming year, he could be a pass rush specialist until he fine tunes the rest of his game.
If he's not there, I could certainly see us going CB or Offensive Weapon should someone too good to pass up be there.
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13 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said:
Pushing all that money to future years just creates future problems. I don’t see Beane doing a lot of that.
I agree he likely won’t do a ton of this, but creative restructuring to get someone they want makes a lot of sense given the future cap increases and Hughes/Addison/Star contracts all potentially coming off the books after this coming season. -
2 minutes ago, wvbillsfan said:
I’m not convinced a healthy Cody Ford helps anything. Not saying he can’t get better. I’m just not impressed by his play thus far.
Fwiw, if he were coming out in this years draft, given how he played in college, we’d all love him in the 2nd Round.
Hard to judge him when we played him at RT his rookie year and then he got hurt early in his second year.
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10 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:
To be honest Beane didn't really do anything spectacular in terms of the cap. What he did do is keep the team together. I think many people thought he'd let those players walk to improve pass rush, TE, and CB.
Now is the hard part. How does he make the team better? That's going to take some cap manipulation.
He cut Brown/Jefferson and got Butler/Addison to take pay cuts.
The COVID FA could’ve helped, but he got all 3 of our big name FA’s to sign with us long term with fair market value contracts.
I think it’s a bit dismissive to be flippant about this offseason so far.
Agreed on your last part, even if it’s just via draft, we haven’t exactly gotten better yet.... although continuity and experience is a huge plus for us going into next year.
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Definitely did not see this coming.
Never a bad thing to have too many solid/good OL, but we know Beane wasn’t thrilled with the running game, so where are we going to address that?
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34 minutes ago, ScottLaw said:
Too inconsistent. Doesn't do anything spectacular. I don't see it, but if there's any year to really show what he's got it this year.
I think a lot of the angst people (myself included) have towards our linebackers stems from the KC game.
Looking back, our coaching was an absolute disgrace in that game. Romo was eviscerating us all game for not chipping Kelce and being physical with him.
Tampa comes in two weeks later, and what do you know... hit him every time he released from the LOS.
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3 hours ago, BillsFan1988 said:
We actually went away from man power scheme last season to more zone scheme. That was actually a very bad idea considering our backs don't have the speed necessary to threaten the outside much.
Our backs suck just face it. Btw Beane wants to throw the oline under the bus but he's signing those guys back so don't believe everything u hear.
If we re-sign Feliciano, you have a point.
However, to date there is no reason to believe he’s coming back, and if he doesn’t, that means 2/5ths of the OL (both Guard spots) could be different from what we saw for the majority of last year.
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Just now, Thurman#1 said:
The reason we beat them with Josh Allen is that he was healthy and upright.
That's largely due to the OL.
The OL, once you have a real QB, really pretty much is the be and the end all. How many good young QBs have been beaten into timid PTSD cases because the GM refused to prioritize the OL? Luckily, Beane has showed he's not one of those.
Agree and disagree. We throw a lot, so there will be times the QB is pressured (even with a good OL), but some of our biggest plays in that game don’t happen if Allen isn’t an absolute physical freak.-
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13 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
WR would surprise me greatly.
If we sign someone like Hunter Henry, I suppose I could see us going with Diggs-Beasley-Davis and co., but if we don’t dramatically increase the proven talent level of our TE or RB room, running with Gabe Davis as our outside #2, with not much behind him in proven talent is risky.
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Smart move by the Texans to re-unite Watson with a former Clemson buddy.
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3 minutes ago, MrSarcasm said:
I find it funny everyone wants another RB.
So let's just say they do sign a RB or draft a RB in the first two rounds, what do you do with Singletary, Moss and Williams? They are not dressing 4 for Game Day and probably not 3 either.
Ha... I find myself being one of them and have to remind myself to stop it.
Pre-2020, I was firmly in the “never pay RB’s / never draft them high” camp.
Then I watched Singletary/Moss for a full year, and..... ehhhh.
I do think OL improvements at the Guard spots could do the trick, but Singletary’s pass catching issues REALLY frustrated me last year. Moss, I’m fine with. DS better put in work this offseason if we’re rolling with him again.
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Lawson to Jets
in The Stadium Wall Archives
Posted · Edited by SCBills
Nobody is saying that. People are looking at this roster in relation to beating KC/Tampa etc., and staying on top of the AFCE.
The scrutiny is much more pointed when you’re comparing yourself to the best of the best.
Our DL was a massive weakness last year. We also had no running game or TE threat. Those 3 things (along with Frazier’s gameplan) killed us against KC.
So far, we have basically the same DL, with Jefferson/Murphy swapped out for Star (maybe). Addison, Star and Butler are all guys many on the board didn’t want, and two have been relegated to pay cuts, while the other is a mystery right now. All 3 are tying up cap space that could’ve gone to a young pass rusher.
We re-signed our OL - It’s likely set outside of depth. They are great in pass pro, so let’s hope our FO believes scheme, coaching and consistency is needed for the run game.
TE/RB, not fair to really judge them on these spots until after FA/Draft.
Beane isn’t perfect, but he’s dang good. He could easily shut me up, and I low key expect him too - but he’s done things we can at least discuss in non-sunshine/rainbows terms.