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Agree. They can now take WR, MLB, OT, and C/G in the first four rounds in any particular order. The starters on the IOL are ok. RT needs to be an open competition with a rookie. And they need to add a WR#2 so Davis van walk next season. Only issue left is DL. Do they hope Oliver can stay healthy or so they trade him and draft another DT??

Wagner was released and is not UFA. He should not count in the formula

Great. He is terrible. One FA loss for the comp pick calculator. Need a couple more.

If Smith-Njigba falls past 20 becuase of his hamstring issues they should try to move up and get him

Excellent post. I've tried to keep an open mind knowing the this is just phase 1 of the offseason and the full plan won't be known until after the draft. I am going to reserve judgment on Beane until then.

I think that makes Buffalo +3 in free agent signings. Pretty sure none of them are worth a 3rd round comp pick that Beane appears to be on the verge of wasting. Hope we start losing some guys or there will be zero compensation for Edmunds.

WR or LB in round 1. OT, C/G, and whichever position that was not drafted in the first round in the next three rounds.

Hey that's fair. I generally agree with you. I think few people would draft OT in the first round knowing they would only be a RT. I think most OTs in the first round are projected to eventually be a LT or a standout G. I guess my contraband point is superstar can be found in the later rounds too. And I don't think position and round should have anything to do with each other. To take the opposite approach and prove my point, QBs are always overvalued and team after team blow first round picks on QBs that probably grade out much lower against other players at other positions. Lastly, I say just get talent. They need youth and cheap contracts in multiple spots to stay competitive.

One of those two will be sitting the majority of the game. Getting some reps at nickel in OTAs and training camp is the time to see how they do. Both Elam and Jackson are far better than Neal or Lewis. Put your best guys on the field. Its not like they don't play some man to man sometimes and have to play close to the line as the offense may dictate even when they line up outside.

Lane Johnson best RT in football. Drafted first round. 1 SB ring and 2 SB appearances. Try harder

Why not Jackson or Elam in the slot if Taron got hurt? They would be far better than Lewis. One of those two will be the #3 CB. Elam has good man to man skills so maybe he can drop inside if needed.

That is certainly plausible

And yet they were losing at home in the playoffs in the 3rd quarter against a 3rd string QB and RB.

It's far more than one game. Its Nathan Peterman It's defense choking at Houston It's 13 seconds Its watching the whole offense struggle for 2/3rd of last season It's watching a defensive minded coach waste the best QB in Bills history. It's going into a game against KC and now Cincinnati knowing we will be outcoached and Allen is our only hope.

If they are truly committed to playing some double TE sets then yes, it would be a good year to get a #2 TE. The problem is we can't get Dorsey and Allen to get enough targets to Knox. TE, or WR, or both in the first two rounds would be fine with me. Honestly they truly could go BPA at every position except QB, S, RB, CB, and OLB in the first four rounds and I would be fine. They need DL, MLB, WR, TE, C/G, and OT in no particular order. They have never had a ProBowl TE since the merger of the AFL/NFL. It is the worst franchise position group in the history of the NFL.

Singletary is worth more to the Bills signing somewhere else so we get the Edmunds comp pick than he is bringing back. He is nothing special but he is not bad either. Doesn't have that many carries. He and Cook would be fine for another year but so would just about any other RB to pair with Cook. I'd rather see Fournette on a 2 yr deal. He is a big back and excellent in pass blocking. He was released do doesn't count against you in the comp pick formula. Would be a nice compliment and veteran presence for Cook/Hines. At the right price.

MLB plan at this point is just speculation. I will reserve judgment on McD and Beane after we see who else they bring in. I'm happy they did not commit to Edmunds long term. I hated the Bernard pick last year and still do. Could care less if they brought back Dodson. Honestly bringing back Poyer, the fact Hamlin probably will be back and was at least decent, and Benford possibly moving to safety allows them to draft a MLB in the first two rounds. I want Wagner but I'd be fine with a MLB in round 1 or 2 as long as the other pick is a WR with size. Then pick 3 and 4 can go OT and C/G.

Screw that, let's draft WPA at positions of least need!!!!

Wagner would make this an ok FA group. Presumed upgrade at slot WR, upgrade at OG, avoided long term commitment to Edmunds, and get Poyer back for a run at a ring next year. Still need to lose a couple FA's or Beane will screw up the comp pick again. Singletary and one of the DL guys should get us to net negative. I will be honest though, it kind of feels like the Bills are stuck and everyone else is getting better around them. Feels like Green Bay with Rodgers for the last decade. Obviously the draft can change all that and one big move like a trade for Hopkins can make a massive difference.

Except we do know. Because if it was Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy like Hank Gathers he would have an implantable defibrillator and no chance to play. Barring any lung injury from the CPR, he will be cleared to play.

I would bring back Crowder,Lawson, and Q. I would have chosen Klein over Dodson but I would not bring both back. They need to find out if Bernard can play or not. Klein probably can be picked up after first game of season on the cheap and his salary would not be fully guaranteed. The rest can go. We need multiple players to sign elsewhere to get the comp pick for Edmunds.

Many of us lived through 4 straight SB appearances. If you are happy with division titles chances are you are under 25 years old or you have given up hope.

Sweeney Doyle Gilliam Two of these three Jones/Matakevich/Kumerow

Sorry OP but this is standard stuff that just about every person on this board has been talking about for months. And as its stands right now I believe we have signed more FAs than we have lost so no comp pick for Edmunds. Green Bay got a first round pick for Adams and Bills may get nothing for Edmunds. As it looks now he could have tagged Edmunds and still had enough cap room to make these low to mid-level deals. Still a long way to go this offseason but so far nothing special.

Didn't Bills do the same thing with Eric Wood??? Its just manipulating the calendar and when you designate them pre or post June 1st. They just signed Juju away from KC