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Zero interest in giving up a 2nd rounder plus paying him a big contract.

If Jacksonville releases Fournette, I might show interest. I don't really want to be paying a two-down RB who isn't all that good on those two downs the amount of money Jacksonville is currently paying him though.

With the 9th pick, it currently looks like Buffalo is probably going to have the following options on the table: Devin White Rashan Gary Clelin Ferrell Jonah Williams/Jawaan Taylor/Cody Ford DK Metcalf Greedy Williams Ed Oliver (if they're lucky) I'm still hoping for a trade down or Oliver, but we'll see.

Lol he is not. Tampa literally just locked him up long-term this year and he put up the best season in franchise history. He's going nowhere. Buffalo can go for a big catch radius guy on Day 2 of the draft. Collin Johnson, Hakeem Butler, JJ Arcega-Whiteside, etc. Even Day 3 will have some of these guys like David Sills and Tyre Brady.

This, IMO, is what made Bill Barnwell such an interesting writer when he was first breaking out with Grantland. The article is long enough that you might just want to jump around between sections and find the ones that you find interesting, but it's a really good read IMO and it goes in a lot of different directions. http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25650911/bill-barnwell-2018-lessons-nfl-season-means-2019

I don't think that's true. https://www.sbnation.com/2017/1/10/14038902/nfl-teams-hiring-new-head-coach-must-follow-rules

I think he means if Daboll gets a HC gig, which Buffalo wouldn't be able to prevent.

I'm still on the fence with them. I love McDermott as a leader but I think he has a lot of growing to do as a game manager still (which is totally fine; he's a young, inexperienced coach). Beane has a pretty shaky track record so far IMO but this is obviously likely to be the make or break offseason for him with the cap space and draft picks that he's accumulated. I'm a bit nervous that we'll let him make these big moves and then end up finding out we wasted the assets and then have to bring someone else in to clear out his mistakes like he did when he was first hired but we'll see. He's certainly had some pretty good moves mixed in with the bad.

I think Kwon will be re-signed before he can hit the open market. If not, I think he'll get a much larger contract than I'm comfortable with considering that Buffalo already has Milano and Edmunds in place. As for Humphries, I think he's going to get paid. I wouldn't be shocked if he gets like 4 years $40 million or 3 years $30 million or something like that after the contract we just saw Quincy Enunwa receive. Humphries would be a tremendous fit here though and I think Buffalo will show interest in him.

I'm not sure I want to be spending the money that both McCoy and Star will cost, but McCoy would be slotted into a role where he could play 60-70% of snaps even with McD's rotation. I'd certainly rather pay McCoy $12+ mil than paying Star but we're unfortunately saddled with Star already so it might be best to find a cheaper interior pass rusher.

Trade down should still be the goal IMO, but it’s a bummer that we’re probably out of range for Oliver now. Seems like we’re destined to reach on someone if we stay at 9.

Lamar has completely transformed that team and he's nowhere near his potential ceiling. Allen isn't near his yet either. If either of them are able to reach their respective ceilings, they'll probably be MVP candidates IMO.

Like I said, I think the order will remain the same, but I would assume that Baker scored higher than a 53 this week, so he'll probably pull further ahead of Allen than he already is and Lamar probably scored higher than a 44, so I'd imagine he'll close the gap on Allen somewhat (though still be behind him).

https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bucs/2018/12/30/gerald-mccoy-i-gave-this-organization-everything-i-had/ His contract next season is unguaranteed and after the game today, he was responding to questions as if he knows he's being released.

This isn't updated for this week yet. They've only graded 7 of today's games, and haven't graded Baker, Lamar, or Rosen yet. I assume it'll be the same order still but I'd guess the gap between Baker and Allen will be a little larger than that. Before the season, I had them ranked, in terms of being ready to play this year: 1. Baker 2. Lamar 3. Rosen 4. Allen 5. Darnold In terms of overall rankings, I had it: 1. Lamar 2. Darnold 3. Allen 4. Baker 5. Rosen After seeing them all play this year, I'd probably go: 1A. Baker 1B. Lamar 3. Allen 4. Darnold 5. Rosen

If we're going based on who was the most valuable rookie, I'd say it's Baker and then Lamar. In terms of who was simply the best player, it's a tough call between Baker and Saquon. I'd probably lean towards Saquon.

Schefter already reported that the Bucs are committing to him for at least one more season as the starting QB.

I wouldn't say I'm rooting for any particular team. I'm just rooting against New England pretty much. I enjoy the Chiefs, Ravens, and Colts in particular in the AFC (assuming Indy takes care of business tonight). In the NFC, I don't really care about any particular team at all. I think the Saints will win it all but I don't have a rooting interest in any of them.

Why?

Will people mock the committee for putting Oklahoma in the playoffs like they’re doing for Notre Dame after this or is it okay for other schools to get smoked in these games?

If he runs in the 4.4’s I agree but I don’t see that at all. I think he’s in the 4.55-4.60 range.

In a trade down scenario? It depends who is available but there should be a bunch of worthy OLine in the late teens. Could go WR or TE there too or even another defensive lineman.

I think he ends up a Day 3 pick when it’s all said and done.

That would absolutely be a good idea. I’m excited to watch Oklahoma-Alabama. Oklahoma’s OLine is stacked but Alabama will be a huge test for them with Quinnen and Raekwon in the middle.

Oliver. Scouting OLine isn't really my specialty, but based on what I've read, I'm not really convinced Jonah is worth taking in the top 10. Oliver, to me, is at worst the #3 prospect in the draft and he happens to be at what I believe is a position of need. To me, if any of Bosa, Quinnen Williams, or Oliver fall to the Bills pick, it's a no-brainer (assuming they don't trade down, which would be my first choice).