RocCityRoller

Oh I agree. I made the same point and made a whole post about how McCaffrey's numbers were easily manageable and gave trade potential. Not much of a response. Willing to sit back and see how Renfrow/ Corey Davis etc works out. Thielen would be my plan B, but he is ageing quickly.

Oh I agree. You did a better job pointing out why Ekeler is a bit overrated by some folks here than I did. Yes I do want a few more easy completion passes to RBs though. Same for short passes to the slot. Buffalo has that in Cook and Hines and need to use it. Mostly was responding to the 'go get Ekeler' crowd. I think slot WR is the biggest need outside of OL.

I'd rather have JuJu or Corey Davis IMO.

Some good Jet WR will be available.... Corey Davis would feast in this offense, and could play outside. Elijah Moore could be an excellent slot. Wait and let this play out. No need for over the hill big name, big contract WR additions right now. Buffalo is playing this right. Clear cap space, signed a starting OG, have moves still available. Pounce when the right guy becomes available. Wilson/ Davis/ Moore/Berrios was a very good young WR core. (Mims stinks) Rodgers' ego is blowing that up.

I agree. So blowing cap room on all the over the hill/ injured WRs in this thread makes no sense. How nice would it have been if Buffalo had some cap space when McCaffrey became available? How nice would it have been if Buffalo had cap space when AJ Brown or Davante Adams became available around the draft? How about cleaning up space and making a move for Renfrow, or Thielen? I'd rather have JuJu SS than Hopkins or OBJ at this point in their careers.

The slot was far more disappointing than Gabe Davis. So was the OL. So was Knox for a stretch of the season IMO. Cook and Hines were underutilized. The Charger offense goes through Ekeler. Buffalo brought in an improvement at OG. There are mid-level guys who could help improve the slot over Crowder and Mckenzie. Outside WR is not strong this year.

This is a weak WR FA crop. You don't overspend on a weak crop to 'get a guy'.

Correct. I thought Richie James was still under contract, but he is a UFA. Good call. Sign James or Berrios for insurance at the slot. Cut McKenzie for cap room. Cook and Hines should take the gadget role. Trade Ed Oliver. Get a pick and $10m in cap relief, rather than let him walk next year for nothing. Extend D Jones. Now you have a slot plan. Settle becomes the starting 3T Add a 2-4th for Ed. Pick another 300+ space eater DT in the draft. if this team insists on playing nickel, better to have two monster space eaters at DT. Have some cap room to work with this year or next. If that space helps bring in Jamal Williams good. If that cap space extends D Jones/ T Johnson good.

The Bills have 6-8 million to work with, after the restructures. I have not advocated spending another dime on defense. I've even come around on dealing Ed Oliver for picks and cap space. It's a Roquan Smith type move that Chicago executed brilliantly. Do you want an over the hill Hopkins, or flaky injury prone OBJ to suck up any remaining cap space? No other teams are beating down the doors for their services. Maybe we can pick up did nothing Jerry Jeudy, but hey we was a high draft pick Let's blow our load on Henry. Maybe we can add a third light pass receiving RB in Ekeler with Cook and Hines. This is a re-tool year. The cap is not unlimited. Buffalo made some roster building mistakes in the 5 year window. This is the reality of the situation. A guy like Berrios could help today and leave room without having to depend on a rookie.

I don't understand the obsession with some TSW posters and Hopkins. Hopkins was a top WR. He is now 30 turning 31 this summer He has not played an entire season since 2020. has not topped 720 yards since 2020. Houston may have dealt Hopkins at the right time, but should have gotten more for him at the time. This team needs to get younger and cheaper, not older and more expensive. Extend D Jones, yes. Extend Taron, yes. Deal Ed, I've even come around to yes. For Hopkins or OBJ? No.

The best WRs in this draft are slot type guys. Also Berrios is a FA still. Wouldn't mind seeing him in the slot.

Don't know. Spotrac and OTC are both updating as much as possible. Probably explains the variance of $2m in total cap space. Either way, as it stands right now, Buffalo is under the cap but hardly flush.

Isn't Berrios available? Also the best WRs in the draft are smaller slot guys.

Buffalo is @$10 million under with the top 51 only 6-8million under with all contracts per Spotrac and OverTheCap. Got to keep rookie class money and roster filler room too. Already added a void year hit (660k) to keep Matakevich.... 🤮

Agreed. Williams would compliment what the Bills have in Cook and Hines. I don;t want either of those guys carrying on 4th and 1 or 3rd and goal. Mohamed Ibrahim - Minnesota would be a productive get in the 6th or 7th IMO.

I like Campbell too, but not in the first round. Would be another round 1 LB reach. I think Dorian Williams (LB Tulane) would be an excellent mid round LB selection. He is a natural zone LB. Basically a copy of Matt Milano. he has some development to do, but he is a mid round prospect for a reason.

RT market went a bit absurd. I think the kid from Syracuse (Matt Bergeron) would be an upgrade and can be had rounds 2-3.

Giants having a nice offseason. Contract for Waller is easy to get out of after this season if he is washed. Can play a 2TE set with Barkley in the backfield. Bobby Okereke (LB) was a really good get at his contract. In his peak, playmaker. Kept Jones and Barkley under cap.

Ekeler is an excellent back, but isn't Cook supposed to become that type of RB? Hines is in the same fit. Buffalo needs a chain mover who can run inside and take hits off these lighter guys IMO. Should find that in the draft. If Bills want to address it in FA then get Jamaal Williams from Detroit with a nose for the endzone and can run inside and outside.

My understanding is that you are correct. All of Oliver's money is base salary. The team trading for a player picks up all of the base salary.

Whelp the defending Super Bowl champions have decided Taylor is good enough for them, and protecting Mahomes. but you know better

We disagree here a bit, but that is cool. The window was still open last year, especially after the playoff performances the year before. I was ok going for it again, but did not like how Buffalo tried to do it. I thought Crowder and Settle were going to be sneaky good signings, ended up not being so good. Instead of over the hill Von Miller that broke the bank, Buffalo could have had Hassan Reddick and James Bradberry for the next 2-3 seasons. When I see players hitting 31-32-33 etc it's time to have a succession plan in place. Last year's draft was loaded with top end S help. We drafted none, despite having two 30+ year old starters. Dumb. I knew Poyer and Hyde had 1 and 2 years left. Age, salary and cap implications. Instead of 5 avg OL, what about picking one good one up? Why does OBD keep signing Boettger before he can even hit FA? They are bidding against themselves for a replacement level player at best, who has two Achilles injuries now. Dumb.

^ this fan gets it. Buffalo spent most of Allen's 5 year window avoiding the big splash FA. That was the time to do it. The Miller signing was about 2 seasons too late. Chandler Jones, Mack and Miller all moved in the season or two prior to last one, and no real noise from TBD to do it. The FO preferred bringing in a bunch of also rans and hope to strike lightning rather than get a star or two each off-season, with the exception of Diggs. Even then Diggs was a very good WR, but not a star. The OL is a prefect example of this failed strategy. The best thing this team could do now is clean some house, get younger, draft better and find one solid starter each FA period. Not a star, can't afford it, and not a bunch of Harts and Quessenberrys you hope will luck into starters. Stop using void years for over the hill former stars like Emmanual Sanders.

We generally agree. I thought Settle and Crowder were going to be sneaky good FA signings. Both were busts IMO. What injuries did Settle have? He dressed for 15 games and started 2 when other DTs went our with injury. He played 38% of defensive snaps, which is ok, but he was not good enough to earn more play time. I don't remember any plays where he flashed that occasional brilliance he did in Washington. It seemed to me most of the big runs against Buffalo where when Settle was in. Anyone who watches line play knew Jones was a starter and being brought in to replace Star. He did exactly what was needed. I think he was one of the unsung heroes of the team last season. I don't recall Jones being that banged up until the end of the season, and boy did it show when he was out. I guess Beane and some fans though Saffold was good? Not only did he milk it for a season, it made Bates move to RG where he is not as effective. Double mismanagement. Quess/ Hart/ Maincz - agreed. I hope no one thought these were starting quality players. I honestly thought they played some decent ball at times given the MASH unit the OL was at times this season. All of these guys were sub average (-) players for their former teams. At least with a young guy you may find someone who had unknown or untapped potential. The front office has to stop dillydallying with the OL. Signing 4-5 over the hill/ or subpar starters from other clubs is not getting it done. Instead of bringing in a half dozen warm bodies each offseason, go get an actual starter, who is under 30, and plays above average. Add the salary of the 5 or so guys each off-season and use it to get an actual OL that can play. It irritates me so much to see it year after year.