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This smells like a 7-11 win season and either not making the playoffs or losing a wildcard game 17-13.

Ok - who are the Bills rivals? Tell me one NFC rival the Bills have? Tell me any NFC v AFC rivals?

Cross conference rivalries? None come to mind.

What rivalries are you speaking off? The divisional rivalries? I am not aware of any AFC vs NFC rivalries that would be missed. Maybe some big games based on teams being good playing each other but not an ongoing rivalry. But that is what the super bowl would be for.

I can go for this. Similar thinking as my original point. Lets eliminate the ridiculous easy vs hard schedule debate. Why do teams play completely different teams yet are compared to the same standings...makes no sense. As you state this way or my original suggestion would create a legit AFC champ bc all are on a more level playing field in terms of competition.

Assuming you keep the 16 game schedule here is my proposal: Each conference team plays every conference team once. That equals 15 of the 16 games. The 16th game can be multiple formats: 1) Chose prior to the season based on finish the prior year and played vs an NFL team. 2) Flex game played as the last game of the year and can be based on current record. Best record plays worst record - 1 plays 16 down to 8 plays 9. Benefits I see is the removes the SOS aspect and luck of playing certain teams as all teams basically play all the same teams. Think it will help with the week 16 play to make the playoffs scenarios as the bubble teams would be the 4-10 ranked teams and may have more to play for. Super bowl could likely be two teams that have not seen each other. Downside is you lose some of the in division rivalry and tradition. Travel to away games may be less exciting. Thoughts

It is an example of Bills fans know and watch these guys play every week. We read the articles about how they are doing this or that. Reality is there are players like this on every team. They are above average contributors on any just about any team. They will get paid slightly above average from someone. J Phil is the one guy I could see some team overpaying for because they are more desperate.

We need a #1. Either in the draft or FA. Not sure how much adding another contributor does to this offense. I already see Brown and Beasley as contributors. Another contributor could help but I dont feel it is enough. Look at the past 10 years drafts - each draft class really only has maybe 2-3 at most stud WR's and handful of contributor types. With that, if you cant land who you feel is a top 3 WR in this class then you wait to the 3rd or 4th at least and grab one or two of the contributor types (Pittman, GG, or if one of the higher guys (Jefferson, Aiyuk, etc) fall. In the first and second go Edge and OL...

Brian Moorman it is. Seriously - names not said yet: Nate Clements, the good J Byrd...questionables Whitner, A Williams, Poz Moulds is not a drought Bill

If you go Diggs then do you still draft WR in 1st? If so, got to be one of the bigger guys. Do you go: Diggs for 2nd Draft Edge Epenesa or Chaisson in 1st Draft WR Gandy-Golden or Pittman in the 3rd/4th Draft OL, CB, RB, LB and another WR Sign Yannick, Armstead, Barrett or pass rush help SIgn Hooper or Henry at TE Sign Thuney, Costanzo or Conklin Sign inexpensive RB Sign weakside LB and CB help Tre White extension Cut Murphy and Kroft Allen Singletary and RB2 (vet or rookie) Hooper/Henry and Knox Diggs, Brown, Beasley, Gandy-Golden/Pittman Dawkins, Morse, Feliciano, Ford, Thuney/Costanzo/Conklin Yannick and Hughes Oliver, Star and H Phil Edmunds, Milano, WLB White, Johnson Wallace, FA or Rookie CB Hyde, Poyer Bills go 12-4 and win AFC East.

Another way to look at - Bills have easiest schedule next year. No excuses, win the division.

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It would be dumb for the Bills to pay him $15M + Even dumber for a team to trade for him to pay him $15M +. No team is going to want him that bad in my opinion. Not that much urgency to get him on their team.

Why do people look at obtaining a 25-26 year old proven player as a one year thing? If the Bills can sign any elite player in his prime that is for the long term. We have the money to do both. Supplement this roster with more elite talent, keep our own and draft for the future. It is possible to do it all with the current state of our roster.

All these - we dont have the cap space, what about player xyz, build via the draft talkers must just love mediocrity. Lets do our best to just keep our own and maintain a decent team. We can have some excitement bouncing around from 6-10 to 10-6. Good times. This is the NFL. Teams can get out of deals so easily and manipulate the cap and rosters. You have to go all in when you think you have a window to win. If the Bills are not at that point yet then they are in trouble. The next 3-4 years they have a shot to be good. You worry about that now and adjust as needed when you need to.

Would take this. One of the better drafts I have seen.

We agree then. I have said this and many respond with how we cant afford to that because of Milano, Poyer, Dawkins, etc. That is my annoyance. We have plenty for those guys and some big free agents this year.

I was reacting to not just the article but posters discussions of the topic on this thread and others. And if they added 9 last year then should have the ability to do much more this year. $90M is one of the highest cap numbers available of any team this year or for any year ever. Someone people seem to think with $90M you cannot do much because of excuse xy or z. All teams have flexibility in the NFL by the nature of how contracts are structured. The Bills have so much flexibility and $ available they are not limited in who they can sign. The only limit would be if they want to pay or the player wants to play. Not a cap issue. This is what I am talking about. We are in better shape than just about ever team out there. We do not only have $55M. That is money available so why would that not be included? People get confused with spending money just to spend it vs spending money to improve the team. Spending on certain free agents are worth more than saving to resign guys like Milano, Poyer, etc. I agree you look long term and what will help the team win now and in the future.

So tired of the early damage control and expectations of not being able to sign any big free agents. We have $90M in cap space and really none of our own free agents that are crucial to sign. Even taking into account money for some of our own we easily have $50M+ that could be spent on 2-3 big name free agents. There is no way to spin and tired of hearing how our $90M is really not $90M now. Last year we heard how great a job this team did putting us in position to have all this cap space and no its not really cap space. Come on now.

How many times have the Pegula owned Sabres made the playoffs? Prior to their ownership the Sabres had made the playoffs 29 out of 40 years. Only missed 11 times in 40 years. This year would be 9 straight for the Pegulas...that is almost equal to the prior 40 years combined. How can they be doing a better job than any owner of any team, any sport.

People voting must be young folks.

Bills jumping back into the first with Wirfs and Thomas both on the board still.

How could anyone expect Lamar Jackson to win the MVP in just his second year. Wait... How could you expect Mahomes to win an MVP in his second year. Wait... What if Murray, Jones, Lock or Mayfield or Darnold win it next year. Still the what do you expect from Allen. You dont need Allen to be MVP or Drew Brees. But you do need him to be better. Nothing wrong with that and there is a middle ground between where he is today and MVP level which is reasonable to expect.

Rumor is the Bills are going with only 3 OL next year to help Allen take another step handling passing vs a rush.

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