SoTier

I hope you are right about Hoecht.

I was thinking this, too. Maybe they kick in a player (like AJE, everybody's whipping boy it seems) along with some picks to move up.

This is true. The Bills don't have a virtually unlimited line of credit like the Pats and Bears appear to have, but they have a very tidy sum that allows them to shop for some nice things, albeit not designer togs. 😄

Maybe the change of scenery will work out for him. I wish him luck.

Finding a rookie DLer ready to start from opening day at #30 is a pipe dream. Those kinds of players are off the board by the middle of the first round, especially when there's not a lot of QBs to distract teams drafting at the top of the draft.

The problem with overspending on free agency to create a great team for one or two seasons is that it only guarantees that the cap hit will come due whether or not the team wins a Super Bowl. Too often great teams don't win the Super Bowl even if they make it the big game. The Bills are drafting at the bottom of each round (#30 in round 1). The chances of finding a ready-to-start WR or DT at that draft position are between slim and none. The Bills could draft a true stud at either WR or DT at #30, but it's most likely going to take a couple of seasons to see that great player.

I'm sorry somebody peed in your cornflakes this morning.

Carter was a rookie DT taken at the end of the third round. That's the kind of player who takes 2 or 3 years to develop into his best self because he was chosen for his potential. DT is a tough position because it not only requires young players to learn/improve their techniques but also their opponents.

If Drake Maye continues to improve, they are going to be a problem. They look like they have a plan that starts with protecting their QB and giving him some weapons.

I was a pass on Bosa originally but that was when I still had hope that MG would be in a Bills uniform for 2025. A 1 year prove it deal for $12.6 to a guy who can be a game wrecker if he can stay healthy is a whole lot better than sinking $40 million a year plus draft picks for Hendrickson or Parsons ... if they even were attainable. (Still not better than Myles even at $40 million, though). Welcome to Buffalo, Joey B.

To all the Beane-haters who dissed the GM in this thread for not being active enough in the FA, do you want to reconsider your statements since he's added Joey Bosa to the Bills DL for 1 year for $12 million?

Probably a lot better than the odds of you posting something positive about the team. The last time I looked, kidnapping is illegal. A team can't kidnap a player's family to force him to sign a contract with the Bills. For example, Devante Adams wanted to play on the West Coast, so as a FA, he made a deal with the Rams. Moreover, if you would stop wallowing in negativity and paid attention to what was going on with teams and players in the last three days or so, you would know that many of the very best players likely to become FAs chose to re-sign with their current teams. It's been remarked upon repeatedly in the media and on TSW, including Godwin turning down a much bigger deal to re-sign with the Bucs.

I don't think that the FO does poor talent evaluation. I think that many fans' expectations about first and second round draft picks are unrealistic. Most of the ready-to-start future NFL stars are found in the first ten picks of any draft, and for some coveted positions like QB, DE/EDGE or OT, it's often the top 3 to 5 picks. By the time a team gets to the prospects in the bottom half of the first round and beyond, most have question marks, frequently about size or readiness for the NFL. Although these youngsters are vetted, there's no guarantee that a tweny-two-year-old who suddenly comes into a big pile of money will continue to do the things that got him that pile of money in the first place. Beane had 6 first round picks between 2018 and 2023. Only 1 (Elam) was a bust. One was an all-time great pick (Allen). Two were solid, good to very good starters (Oliver and Rousseau). One was a decent NFL starter (Edmunds) and the last one (Kincaid) had an excellent rookie season and a not-so-good sophomore season which also included a knee injury, so the jury is still out on him. Beane had 5 second round picks between 2018 and 2023. Two were busts (Ford and Basham). One is a Pro Bowler (Cook) and the other two are solid starters (Epenesa and Torrence). I think if you looked at other top teams' entire drafts over the same period, the Bills would be right with the best of them.

I got over Garrett. You'll survive.

Samuel was battling turf toe most of the season.

I think Palmer is the guy to stretch the field like they wanted Cooper to do. I think Coleman is supposed to be the big guy they wanted to fight for contested balls, especially in the red zone.

A concussion isn't like a knee injury in which the injury heals but the player may never be able to regain his speed/agility etc. -- and you can't always judge its effect until you see the player in action. Recovery from multiple concussions can be determined without seeing a player in action. Unfortunately, repetitive concussions can make another concussion more likely, but there's no way to tell if a player who has had multiple concussions will have another one. Mitch Morse, early in his stint with the Bills, had concussion concerns. I don't think that he had another one for the rest of his career.

Fans who think the current team is "cursed" are either too young to remember those 17 years in the desert or have selective amnesia about them. Nonsense. The only tragedy here has been that so many Bills fans wallow in self-pity and/or anger that they can't enjoy the ride the Bills are on with one of the greatest QBs to ever grace the NFL. Appreciate the good times.

My big crush was Myles Garrett. Since he's staying in Cleveland, I will defer to the real experts in the Bills FO to acquire the right veterans. Contrary to what some internet GMs on TSW believe, Beane and company really do know what they're doing.

I'll pass on Parsons.

Bosa should fit in with the Niners. They seem to like injury prone players.

I see you didn't mention Cincinnati, which made it to the SB in 2021, lost, didn't make the SB in 2022, and hasn't made the playoffs the last two years ... or the 49ers that lost the 2023 SB, and won all of 6 games last season. And how you could forget the New York Jests who went so "all in" on a SB run that they traded for Aaron Rodgers, kissed his backside by bringing in all his pals, fired their HC and GM, and are drafting #7 after a 5 win 2024 season?

If Cleveland won't trade Garrett, there's nothing that the Bills can do about it. If Cincinnati won't trade Hendrickson, there's nothing that the Bills can do about it. Las Vegas has already extended Crosby. I think that Dallas has extended Parsons, too. Grow up. You can't always get what you want, including a Super Bowl win. 🙄

Rousseau's extension is supposed to have freed up around $10 million I believe. Releasing Miller frees up $8+ million. Significant dollars.

I totally agree. Just doing the rough math from what I've read from posters much more knowledgeable about the cap implications of these moves, the Bills have opened up almost $20 million in cap space for 2025 with the Rousseau extension and Miller release. They wouldn't be doing that if they were going to "keep the status quo" as some complain.