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    Rumor: Bills trying aggressively to move up for a WR in round one

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    22 minutes ago, Logic said:


    This is the last time I'll say this for a while, after having said it a thousand times this offseason: I'm sick of no other difference makers stepping up for the Bills in big playoff moments. I'm sick of the Bills hitting singles and doubles in the draft, but never home runs.

    I'm ready to swing for the fences and try to add a potential superstar to this team. I'm ready to see Rome Odunze catch a toe-tapping, game winning touchdown to beat the Chiefs and advance to the AFCCG, and I don't mind losing out on a safety and a couple backup d-linemen in order to make it happen.

    I know I won't win any new converts to my way of thinking, but I'm not feeling at all risk averse this year. Bring on the risk. Bring on a blue chipper. Let's do this thing.

     

     

     

     

    You know, i was the biggest supporter of just letting the board fall to us and see what's left, but i'm leaning towards swinging for the fences this year. I mean, what we've been doing hasn't been working to get us over the hump, so let's try something different.

     

    Here's what i'm thinking.......i think i would rather swing for the fences or swing for that homerun and have a miss, than not swing at all or just go after middle of the road, mediocre and take no step forward in the team's progression.

     

    Stagnant is stagnant, no matter how you cut it.

    We gotta elevate this team to the next level and that's why i'm kind of leaning a little more to making a splash this draft.

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    Rumor: Bills trying aggressively to move up for a WR in round one

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    1 minute ago, Shaw66 said:

    No, that's now what I'm saying, although I am in part.   Teams paid big dollars for running backs for several years after it started becoming apparent that the best running backs just weren't worth it.  It took teams a while to catch on.   I think you'll start to see that happen to receivers.   We all were startled when the Chiefs were willing to unload Hill instead of pay him; I think the Chiefs were ahead of the curve. 

     

    Everyone seems to think this is a deep receiver class.   If that's true, and if I'm right, guys drafted in the second and third round will make splashes around the league this season and next.    If that happens, would you rather that Beane (1) traded back and picked up a good receiver and a second pick or (2) traded up for a guy who was only marginally better, giving up draft capital along the way?   I would trade back.  And what will that mean?  It will mean that you don't have to spend big, either in dollars or draft capital, to get a receiver who gets the job done, because if you're running a good offense, there are plenty of guys you can plug into it, and you have a good chance of finding a Deebo (2), a Kupp (3), or a St. Brown (4) outside of round 1.  

     

    Now, there's one big caveat, and that is that this thinking is correct (or at least I think it's correct) only until the defenses adjust, as they always do, and the passing games that the best teams run become less effective.   Offense will then have to adjust, as they always do, and maybe that adjustment will change the value, again, of receivers.  Maybe the new defenses will begin to shut down the short to medium range game, and maybe offenses will counter by putting two or three burners on the field all the time and returning to a quick-strike offense.   If that happens, there'll be a real premium on speed.  In the meantime, however, teams seem to be valuing someone other than the classic stud #1 guy.  

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ..........agreed 100%

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    Legette vs. McConkey

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    I have no idea why so much love for McConkey.

    I mean, he was good in college, in college schemes as a gadget guy, but i don't know how that equates into our needs on the team. If we were looking for a smaller slot guy, then yeah, maybe pick McConkey but that's not what we're looking for.

     

    And i pray to Christ that if Beane has never heard me before, i hope he's hearing me now that we can surely do better than McConkey can't we?........which i know he isn't listening cause at the end of the day, who am i?

     

    I have problems.

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    Happy draft day all you pancake eating *****....

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    10 minutes ago, jkeerie said:

    Actually, they had a solid QB.  (That was the guy who celebrated with his wife and son when the pick wasn't the QB.)  Bo Callahan was the "flavor of the month," much-hyped QB prospect.  The GM was under pressure by the owner, so he initially thought he needed to make a splash.  

     

    In truth, the script for this movie is far-fetched, but it's an enjoyable watch if you like the NFL draft and Kevin Costner.

     

     

     

     

    Bo Callahan always reminded me of Darnold, Clausen, Mallet, etc.........you know, guys like that.

    Nothing real special long term, but real special on draft day.

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    Things aren't going well in Cincinnati

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    4 hours ago, Gigs said:

    They peaked when they went to the SuperBowl. The Bills have shown they can turn it on and go deep with shoestring and bubblegum outside of Josh Allen, the Bengals not so much. And Glass Burrow has to show he can play more than one full season in his career. 

     

    If the Bengals' window is open, it has a 'no see um' screen in front of it

     

     

     

     

     

    And yet, we can't beat them...........interesting.........interesting indeed.

    Things aren't going well in Cincinnati

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    16 hours ago, Virgil said:

    I can't fault them for the Hendrickson contact, as he has a deal in place.  Not speaking to Tee in a year, that's weird.

     

    In fairness, they have a lot of young talent that deserve huge deals.  Not everyone is going to be happy

     

     

     

     

    I've got a feeling that Cincy is just waiting to see how the draft plays out for them before confronting Higgins with a contract.

    It's here draft day.

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    My favorite night of the year......idiot analysts talking out their ass all night, making stuff up, playing up the Jets and Browns spectacular picks, poo pooing the Raiders picks, Kiper defending any nonsense that comes out his mouth, etc.

     

    It's a great night.

     

     

    Why the Bills don't "need" a traditional X receiver

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    For what it's worth, here's my take.....

     

    I don't know x's and o's and i don't know x and y and z WR's......i know none of that, however, i do know that the game philosophy these days is to control the middle. Yes, you want to control the trenches, but controlling the middle has become a huge factor in today's game plans. And contrary to popular belief, we have players that can control the middle, like Knox, Kincaid, Cook, etc.

     

    We do need a WR who can stretch the field and help to open the middle up, however, this narrative that we can't win without one is nonsense.

     

    I have spoken.

    Rumor: Bills trying aggressively to move up for a WR in round one

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    12 minutes ago, Logic said:

    Benjamin Albright, who was discussed earlier in this thread and who was all over Allen to Bills and Oliver to Bills early in those draft years, has released his one and only mock draft.

    He has Odunze sliding to 15 and the Colts taking him there.

    He has the Bills "trying and failing to trade up" and then drafting Xavier Worthy at 28.

    Personally, if Odunze DOES slide as far as 15 (which I don't see as likely), I can't imagine the Bills NOT trading up to get him. But it takes two to tango, and if they were to get shut out, Worthy is a fine consolation prize.

     

     

     

     

    I agree, however, having the 28th pick is not really appealing as trade bait to a whole lot of clubs, i would imagine......and every franchise knows we want a WR, so any flexibility in moving up for anyone of impact will be costly.

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