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WOW!

I know, sorry for being facetious but I'm preparing for all the "Beane should sign this offensive player" threads. Brandon will get who he can.

I'm old and have to protect my liver for next season.

I'm ready to start sniffing paint.

NO. I will keep posting this every time I see this thread work it's way up to the top!

I will lift a glass to your father right after I post this!

I don't know either. I am hoping Knox and his agent go for a 3 year extension that works for both of them and the Bills.

Please don't, please.

Seeing that TD just made me want to throw up. In my head I have moved on but not in my stomach.

Yes. If the Bengals can't win, I want them to get blown out. Would of been a nice day in Buffalo for this game.

No argument there but trading another 1st and 4th and $20M per year for another WR are some of the ways I disagree with "the how". LOL.

Mccorkle doesn't need a leash. He's well behaved.

Even if there was a reason to want the Chiefs to win this game, I know I won't be able to do it.

Sweeney will go to camp but they definitely need to bring in someone to displace him. Gilliam's worth has to be tied to his FB play. That being said bringing in a FB during camp to compete is something that I think should be done. Gilliam is way too short to be considered a TE.

FWIW the league just gave Knox a decent bump in pay for 2022 under the "Proven Performance Bonus" program.

Do you have his drop % for only this past year?

Sure, but like any subject on this board you see a lot of over and under rating players. If they can lock up Knox anywhere around $8M per that puts him as a good deal IMO. Finding a Kelce or Kittle is more luck than skill and it seems to me trying to pursue that when gaging TEs is a fools errand. Knox has the potential to be the best TE the Bills ever had (not that it's a big accomplishment) but you have to have a TE that teams have to game plan on. Keep him and draft a guy from the 4th on down and hope he can perform too.

Sorry I missed that point in the thread. I guess my point is Knox doesn't need to put up top 3 stats to be worth the money I think he will sign for.

Maybe the new OC will game plan TE usage more? Even so, Knox doesn't have to get to 1,000 to be a weapon teams Ds have to worry about. Is there any evidence that Daboll was a big TE game scheme OC? I was just going to use Kroft as an example of what Beane is willing to pay. Well done!

Well even though Knox is in his last year of his rookie contract I don't think Beane will sign him up for an extension unless Knox and his agent want to tie it up for a reasonable number. TEs usually go to the end of rookie contracts before signing. As to his worth look no further than 2 FAs (Dalton Schultz, Mike Gesicki) this year will get $10M-$12M. Guys like Uzomah, Njoku, Max Williams and Evan Engram will get $6M-$8M. So, make your plans accordingly. Personally, I don't think Knox is going anywhere. They will draft a TE around the 5th round this year.

Sure, why not. While Beane is at it he should get Scherff, CJ Jackson and Devanta Adams in FA! It's so easy. Don't fall asleep at the wheel Brandon!

I'd sure would like to see a poll of Buffalo Bills players on who they want to win.

No. Beane has not de-emphasized the skill positions on offense and he won't in the future. For that matter he hasn't de-emphasized the OL either. Beane has to constantly reevaluate every aspect of this team and attempt to balance it the best he can. He has had some pretty good misses on some draft picks and FA signings. Every team does. This causes gaps in long term planning. You don't have to look any farther than Cody Ford to see what I'm saying. He's got a number of holes to fill this season and will have a number of holes to fill next season and the one after that. For every hole he fills on defense there will be keyboard warriors condemning him for neglecting the offense and vice versa. All GMs and HCs go through this constantly and I think Beane and McDermott have been doing a pretty damn good job so far. Keep it up guys!

Do you seriously think that McDermott and Beane haven't put in a lot of time on what to do if/when Daboll was to leave? McDermott is meticulous about things like this and has a short list. That being said a whole lot of other qualified NFL Offensive Assistant Coaches would give their right arm to come to Buffalo as the OC. Give OBD a few days to look at everything.

That is not really true. He has minimum salary and most is already roster bonus which can be restructured. BUT all his signing bonus and restructure bonus has to be paid. There is nothing "magical" about his contract. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/patrick-mahomes-21751/ The Bills can restructure Josh Allen just as much. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/josh-allen-25102/