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ding ding ding! Exactly why the draft was designed the way it was, give the losing teams a chance to get better players and the winners get the scraps.

I mean plus this just makes sense....they wanted their new GM to be involved in one of the biggest franchise decisions. They did what was right for them, and they nailed it.

Honest question for the board. Have there been many receivers who excelled in the slot as rookies or even second year players? i ask because the best examples I can think of are veteran guys who excelled at the mental aspect of finding soft spots in various coverages. Then I think about the Bills last year and the players who we tried to replace Beasley with, like McKenzie, who is super fast but was mediocre in that role.

It's always a question of who is available, first of all. Also, I don't think any team drafts someone as a #2, they draft the best players they can, and hope they reach their best potential. Therefore, I'd go against the grain on this one and say TE if there's a star potential guy there. Those guys are way rarer. If Kelce is an A+ tight end, Dawson Knox is a B+/A- at best. Imagine putting a Kelce or Gronk in his prime on this offense....JA wouldn't even know what an incompletion looks like.

I always see it as pointless to try and rank players at the top like that. They're all a bit different with different strengths and weaknesses, play for different teams with different management, different climates, different coaching, different rosters.... Beasley could have made a comment about Rodgers being disrespected WITHOUT ranking him. Rodgers stands on his own with his own reputation.

totally, football is just entertainment anyway. People seem to have forgotten that we were approximately 7-9 for 20 years lol. Winning is fun, and having our team in the playoffs every year is also fun. A Super Bowl would be even more fun…but yeahhhhh.

This could absolutely be true. I'm sure athletes are solicited for business deals, investments, endorsements, etc all the time.... The danger of social media....whatever you post gets "interpreted."

I'm 50/50 on it. You're right, but on the other hand, RB is a position where a guy can step in and immediately make a big impact.

Perhaps this article is satire?

I don't share the opinion that Frazier is a problem. His defenses historically rank at the top of the league, and that has not changed during his time with the Bills. Even with all the injuries this season, the defense performed extremely well.

A year ago, everyone said the Bills had the best roster in the league. We had an unfortunate rash of injuries this season. Now we're going to lose some important players to free agency. At this point, yeah we need some roster improvements, that's clear. Complaints about the coaching staff and front office? Total bull####. Any team that's winning their division and in the playoffs every year has a winning formula. As far as I'm concerned, as long as they have JA and they keep working at it, they're gonna crack through eventually. We can complain about the Chiefs all we want, but the way down is far. Fire McDermott and Beane? This team is more likely to end up back in 7-9 purgatory than win the Super Bowl.

except McDermott Bills broke the draught in his first season (ahem with less than stellar talent), went 13-3 last season, made the playoffs every season but one (Josh's rookie season), and reached one AFC Championship game. Jauron's highlight season was what, 7-9? Jauron was a walking ghost, McDermott is fired up and working his tail off, while owning up to mistakes and working to correct them. I just don't see any comparison between the two.

I would also add, Beane has also done a good job moving on from players. Most of those short deals weren't extended, and he knew to let Lawson and Philips go when they were overvalued. This year is a bit more difficult with Edmunds and Poyer.

Maybe they'll do it, but I'd be surprised...the cap situation is what it is. Meanwhile they extended other players before their deals were up.

No news here really....he didn't get a contract extension and surprise surprise.... he's a free agent....lol. Can't keep everybody unfortunately....here's hoping we've got some young guys waiting in the wings who we just haven't seen yet.

sometimes the guys without pedigree have to work harder and play better than everyone else to prove themselves. Maybe he's one of those guys.

because maybe he adds value?

When will fans stop complaining about every signing that doesn't thrill them? Never, I suppose.... EVERY team needs "cheap" players to fill roles that ARE in fact important, even if their contributions aren't noticeable to us on the outside.

That was fun to watch, thanks for posting. Takeaways from my side were: - When the defense sends pressure, Josh often gambles. Instead of immediately taking the checkdown, he tries to get more. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. To "go by the book," he should decide to take the safety valve as soon as the D sends extra guys. The flip side of that is, he has made a career of running around dodging guys to buy extra time for a splashy play. To me it seems like a next step for him is knowing WHEN to extend a play and when to do less work and just take 7 yards. - Sometimes the play design didn't give Josh any safety valves. The D sent pressure AND covered everybody at least long enough. Such play calls leave him hanging out to dry. - This was a learning game for JA and the offense. unfortunately the learning game came during the playoffs.

He caught everything thrown his way his first two seasons. He’s slumping for some reason. He can still turn it around, but if if his contract is up, it’s a cheap extension.

I think they'll play, and ball out. The situation will likely make them hyper-focused rather than distracted. If the league does cancel the Bengals game before this game, then you're probably right. Though I would be surprised if they rendered that decision right now. I think they'll wait for this week to play out first and see all the seeding implications, etc. I don't have the desire to calculate all the seeding scenarios, but lets say hypothetically after this week that the postponed game would have no seeding implications...then they could simply cancel it.

You're right in not holding expectations. It's a fool's game to hold expectations on a team as a fan anyway, with or without extenuating circumstances. But yeah, I have to admit myself I find it it extra irritating when fans are getting on certain player's cases (for not playing up to form) who have had some recent horrible traumas (Marcell Dareus comes to mind). All that being said, they care a lot about football and competing for a championship so I'm pretty sure they will rally and use this as some sort of mission to "do it for Damar." At this point, the horrible event already occurred and he is receiving the best care he can get from the doctors. No one else can really do anything except offer prayers and support to the family.

good info, thanks!

Some NFL players unfortunately just get the shaft. If they aren't able to show themselves for the first FA contract, they never get paid the mega dollars. Poyer falls under that category. He deserves more, but his extension just didn't time out right. I think if he was going to sign an extension here, it would have already been done. I appreciate that he's stayed totally committed to the team despite the lack of extension.

If there is, I guess we're not supposed to know 🤣 It could be anything, a tummy ache, an injury, a personal problem, testing out various different combinations and players in the backfield. I don't think there's anything to worry about, he'll be in there again at some point.