Richard Noggin

Mmm there it is. Numbers.

Crosby was my number one preferred elite EDGE target (IF he had been available), even over Garrett. Mostly because of how uncomfortable he makes Mahomes on the field (very pleasing to watch Kermit repeatedly whine between plays about minor contact, essentially taking the bait). And he's relatively young. Turns out he wasn't ever really an option, alas.

PRIME Lockett (2018-2022) would be the PERFECT addition (considering cost x skillset x fit). CURRENT Lockett could still potentially add value, but would most likely mirror Emmanuel Sanders' 2021 season production/impact. Not totally spent, but only impactful in a few games. They'd be about the same age, coming off similarly productive FA seasons. Lockett's prime production IS more recent than Sanders' was when the Bills signed him, so who knows. But bringing in Lockett would have to be simply to fortify the BOTTOM of the WR depth chart on a team friendly deal.

How does the team "have Cook play out his contract" (emphasis mine) when it's not exactly up to the team? Or are you just listing hopeful outcomes that would help the offense be the same/better in 2025? I don't really think Cook would hold out an entire season (or even many/any regular season games) without a new deal, but I do get the sense he'd either hold out or even hold IN for all of training camp and pre-season. Strikes me as a guy focused solely on maximizing his one big NFL contract (and difficult to fault him for that, if we remove our fandom of the Bills and football in general from the equation and just see it from his perspective).

Why do the Bills have pick 31 in this mock?

We attended our "stadium experience" sales pitch a couple months ago, and locked in our two PSLs/seats in the new stadium. I 100% would NOT have done so if my season ticket partner, my 72-year old mother, wasn't so insistent. Goes against my sensibilities as a pleb to help a billionaire offset ANY investment costs that will ultimately make him exponentially richer, but my obligation to my mom outweighed my personal/financial perspective. The seats themselves are actually better than what we currently have and only ~25% more expensive. That was a pleasant surprise (especially with how cynical I am). Went from -2 yard line (left endzone), row 28, to 20 yard line, row 23. PSLs were $6k each. It's insane to spend that, if we're thinking rationally. But this wasn't a rational purchase. We'll just aggressively pay off the PSLs within 2 years, no interest, and be done with it. We've enlisted my out of town sister in a kind of loose timeshare arrangement to spread out costs. No way that could go sour, right? lol **should admit that when I'm in attendance I'm one of the louder, more enthusiastic fans in my area. And it's a solid area tbh. Almost exclusively standing. Not too many visiting fans. GREAT vibes.

Are you suggesting they currently listen to nepo-Davis on QB e v a l? (I know Al Davis had a STRONG hand in top of the draft decisions in the past; see also: Darrius Heyward-Bey in the top-10 of 2009 draft. Davis had a speed fetish for sure. But at least he came up as an actual football guy.)

Morris not being tendered does not suddenly elevate TE to a "need." It DOES, however, elevate TE to an opportunity for a new talent to make the roster, if they don't re-sign Morris in FA. That would allow the Bills to draft and actually roster a new TE prospect, knowing Knox's contract has its first reasonable "out" after 2025. Otherwise a rookie TE would have a difficult path to the 53 unless he just beats out the versatile and effective Morris. Then that rookie would be poachable, obviously.

If the Raiders make draft decisions influenced at all by a minority owner, then they are truly effed. Isn't there some new smoke around Brady and potential FA/trade tampering? The guy is an unethical hack at everything but playing the QB position.

How the above (2 posts back) draft turned out. No help from any fellow posters smh. (Really like the overall haul even though I didn't draft a WR.) Campbell could be a STEAL at 30. A defensive weapon.

Fam, who would you pull the trigger on if the following six players are available at 30? Asking for myself. I'm running through a mock right now. (last three prospects are most appealing to me tbh)

We all see a talent void at NT, but we have to ask ourselves if that has anything to do with why the Bills defense has fallen short in the playoffs for six years and counting under McDermott? Each regular season, the Bills have a 2-game swoon wherein they get absolutely mauled physically, featuring especially failures in run defense. However, each postseason, the Bills lose in the playoffs to the Chiefs (or Bengals or Texans) primarily because they cannot pressure the QB. Sure, the LOS in general is an issue, but a lack of pass rush pressure is the most glaring failure, repeatedly. (Entirely possible that super passive and predictable coverage schemes/off-alignments exacerbates this problem btw.) Kind of agree, even though I draft Clark almost EVERY dang time he's available at 30 in my dumb little mocks.

The bolded is definitely reasonable, but my thinking was more that Crosby's messaging helps the Raiders maintain the illusion of leverage in trade talks while also saving face for the player and team if no move is made.

Okay, but what would it take moving forward? Think most of us can agree that if Dawkins retired tomorrow, he would NOT make the WALL. But will his career end up justifying the honor? What would have to happen?

One must be willing to at least entertain the idea that such positive social media messaging shifts are strategic, intended to both improve leverage for the GM trying to offload a disgruntled fan favorite AND to deflect blame away from the player in question. No way for me to independently assess any of these narratives, but it's wise to maintain a pragmatic cynicism until proven otherwise. Some franchises, like the Steelers and Packers and Ravens, have successfully let the back halves of many drafts fall into their laps. Beane hasn't let the board come to him a few times already, nor have his moves up AND down in the 1st/2nd rounds been decisive/independently motivated and definitively successful.

Who else is saying Bond "is an excellent route runner"? I'm seeing the opposite, mostly. He's more so an explosive gadget guy innit?

Tremaine Edmunds was 12 years old when the Bills drafted him!

Has Groot routinely faced much double coverage though? To think he'll suddenly become a more disruptive force because of "single coverage" sounds like wishful thinking, considering his production to date. Groot has immense ability, but is mostly just solid (at best). We all watched him repeatedly lose contain to Mahomes in the AFCCG. What was that about?

Agreed that less regulations meant more violence and excitement back in the day, but naturally that resulted in more widespread, and more significant injuries (including deaths) and chronic conditions across sports. I mean, think of European road racing back before radial tires. Professional boxers. Hockey enforcers. Even baseball: Lou Gehrig (knocked out cold on a baseball field a BUNCH of times throughout his life) had a neurodegenerative disease named after him. Imagine even the unreported history of football's health impacts. We now know at least a component of the long term traumas via concussion/CTE lawsuits. Things just don't turn out well for the gladiators, historically. Obviously the NFL isn't super convincing with its emphasis on player safety, but even its half-hearted intentions have probably made dramatic advancements in workplace conditions and long term health outcomes for players overall. Hockey in the 80s and 90s was pretty great, though, wasn't it? What a wild, rough ride. Football more so in the 70s and 80s.

Was unaware of such a thread. Apt analogy, for me.

Don't understand all the complaints in this thread. Are kickoff rule changes really what's ruining the game? Sounding a little like "back in my day" obstinance. Can definitely get behind beotching about selective and generally over-officious interventions that seem to favor offenses, but also vary based on crews. Would love to turn most of it over to an eye-in-the-sky like tennis and Futbol have been moving towards. Stipulation is that you gotta show replays of all calls involving flags, measurements, possession/turnover rulings, and scores. More things should be challengeable, like uncalled delays-of-game, and uncalled illegal formations (Juwaan Taylor should have been flagged 2x or 3x his already impressive totals). Spotting the ball should be electronic and automatic. Just like baseball NEEDS to remove human umpires from calling balls and strikes, football needs to quickly build and implement automated and transparent checks and balances on calls that are not open to subjective interpretation.

When Beasley was an integral component of the Bills offense, the pendulum was swinging hard in the direction of passing. There was TIME and SPACE on the field. QBs both very young and very old were producing at historic levels. Josh Allen, along with Patrick Mahomes, are talented enough that they need to still embrace their youthful arm arrogance maybe a LITTLE more often than they have been recently. Allen to freaking Robert Foster was a legitimately dangerous deep connection down the stretch in 2018. Come on. Get the man a guy with elite speed and a knack for getting behind DBs. (Worthy fit that description tbh lol.)

There is a Bills 4th leaving and a 5th and 7th coming back, but those are whatever.

This Garrett trade breakdown seems favorable for the Bills compared to some earlier guesses/projections. Two late firsts is the cost here, essentially. Plus Epenesa is somehow valued enough in the transaction to be included at all (salary relief there?). No more or less valid, this proposal, of course, than any other as an entry in the ongoing chatter.

Misspelled realized and embarrassing 🤌