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We shall see. I sincerely hope I am wrong, but something like this may impact Hairston’s chance to be the day one starter we all expected. Off season reps are extremely important for rookies. And someone brought up a good point earlier about Cole Bishop and how his off season injury last year had a significant impact on his preparation and ability to compete for the starting job. I really, really hope this injury to Hairston does not linger.

I know nobody wants to hear or believe this (including myself). It was a thought it my head about a month ago, but now, with this news, I’m going to officially make the call: Dorian Strong wins the job over Hairston. it’s Kaiir Elam vs Benford all over again. Guys both players were even drafted in the same rounds I mean come on we did it to ourselves 🤣

Hodor...... Henry is worth 15 million, yes......at age 31. Cook is 25 and prime age for a RB. Henry at 25 would be more than 15 mil in today's (new) RB market. I'm not so sure that this contract hurt James value as much as some may believe.

Also Troy Polallamalamu

Think we all know what the cover image is going to be as well. I’d be shocked with Anything other than the “backwards hurdle”

How many of the TEs ranked below him would have caught that final pass against KC? That's really all I care about. And those are the guys I want.

I know I might be in the minority but I hope Forrest gets a fair chance at the job as well. The kid can flat out ball and is an unbelievable athlete. The problem is, there always seems to be a bias against FAs brought in from other teams and a slight favoritism toward our own draft picks. All I am saying is, let the best man win the job. Whether that Hamlin, Bishop or Forrest. there is a lot more to be excited about with Bishop and Forrest also so I am hoping for a tight competition between those two at the end of the day.

Jairus Byrd was here multiple seasons but his rookie year where he would somehow pick off a pass every single week was pretty impressive and fun. How about Bryce Paup! I know, he was here for 3 years, but that 17.5 sack season came out of nowhere and was spectacular. Believe he also won defensive player of the year! And if we are doing most memorable for the wrong reasons… Anquan Boldin.

A lot of fans also wanted Leggette or AD Mitchell. Funny that I only see the comparisons to Ladd though.

Can relate. When I was in middle school had a buddy with a tv descrambler. Once word got out, he was the coolest kid in class.

Would still love to see Hamler actually get a chance in a regular season game. I don’t know what the issue is here. He played well for the Broncos despite playing on one of the worst offenses in the NFL. His problem was staying healthy.

Me: Yes Wife: No There are many conversations we probably should have had years ago and didn’t. This is one of them 😆 8 year old son plays flag football now. maybe this discussion will be revisited in high school if he’s still interested in playing.

I think Steelers just took Harmon....

No .... but we should try and trade up for him after Steelers take Shadeur....

Would it be SO BAD to make a splash move and take Golden? He keeps slipping. Some consider best WR in the draft after Hunter. And Beane has been saying we need a field stretcher for years.

I assumed all along that was something they would target to get Grant, but since Grant is gone.... seems less likely.

I am surprised how many posts I had to go through before seeing Winfield’s name. I actually think Winfield was better than Clements too.

Don't really understand the buzz about Cooper being "done". He might not be getting the separation he once did, but he was making catches that nobody else in our WR room could. Had a couple big time catches in the first KC game too.

I don't think about it much anymore, but when I do, it still hurts as a huge missed opportunity. It really all comes down to, by the time Josh Allen retired, will that have been the closest we ever got to a Super Bowl? Hopefully not, but if it is, then yeah, it'll still suck to think about 10+ years later imo.

I try to look at it this way... When we are somewhere between 4-2 and 6-0 after 6 games, getting these guys back is just going to feel like a bonus. Then again, hopefully the activation of Hoecht and/or Larry O. does not come at the expense of a younger DL that is doing well for us.

No mention of Daequan Hardy? Was one of our standouts in pre-season last year. Former 6th round pick, like Benford. Maybe I’m missing something, but given the current situation, I am a little surprised he isn’t getting any consideration to at least compete for the CB2 job.

Considering we didn't sign a CB and don't have a CB2 on the roster right now, I actually would have preferred keeping Elam and preparing him all off-season to be the starting corner opposite Benford instead of swapping a 5th and 6th round pick to get rid of him. This opinion may change if we sign a halfway decent CB with starting experience between now and the draft, but if we don't, does this force our hand into using our first round pick on a DB? Kind of looks like it right now. If that happens, they'd better get it right this time (and have a concrete backup plan if someone jumps in front of us and steals our target(s)). On a side note, I am still intrigued by Daequan Hardy. This dude is athletic and flashed in the pre-season last year. If Benford could develop into the player he has become, I wonder if Hardy has a shot as well? This would depend on whether the Bills are willing to give him a fair shot at competing for the job, of course. Remember a few years ago when we didn't have a starting LB after losing Edmunds? And everyone was CERTAIN that we were going to either sign his replacement in FA or draft him in the first couple of rounds. When neither of these things happened, nobody gave Terrell Bernard a chance. Nobody could believe the Bills were seriously planning to start this guy. But that's what happened, and it worked out. I realize Bernard was a 3rd and Hardy was a 6th (like Benford) but once again, the dude looked GOOD as a rookie and some of us believed he should make the final 53 man roster. Just makes me wonder...

It's hard to look at this as a great success just because we got a 5th round pick for him. It seems too easily forgotten that before getting the 5th, we spent a 1st to get him. Also sad & unfortunate is the fact that AFTER the Elam pick in 2022 was probably the best we have ever seen from Beane in rounds 2-6. 2 James Cook 3 Terrel Bernard 5 Khalil Shaki 6 Christian Benford Remarkable. And it probably would have been McDuffie if the Chiefs didn't jump in front of us to snag him, resulting in the panicked Elam selection. ALWAYS THE CHIEFS FAULT!!!!!!!!!!!!

FA and draft are my favorite time of the year for sure. The season is generally too stressful. And I genuinely HATE watching Bills vs Chiefs playoff games (because I fully expect our impending doom as a traumatized Bills fan) Although I will admit the 2024 regular season was a lot of fun and relatively drama free. This was an exception.

If you're not serious, this is a cruel joke.