Ethan in Cleveland

PUP is almost certain and in fact wise. Just like White last year he is needed for the stretch run. Unlike White, my guess is Miller will be back as soon as he is able. White taking extra weeks after being medically cleared is still a very odd situation.

I have been an Allen proponent since before he was drafted and defended him when half this board wanted him gone after season 2. Those who posted that back then rarely admit it now. But saying he needs to play better is not the same as saying we have a QB problem. In 2022, he had more INT than Mahomes, Herbert, Burrow, Brady, Rodgers, Hurts, and just about every other top QB except Prescott. We all know he had several other dropped INTs. I'm sure those other QBs had dropped INTs as well. And to be fair, the difference between Allen and the majority of these guys was 2-3 INTs. Only Hurts had single digit INTs(6). He played with a bad elbow for a majority of the year but he was still careless at times. The INT on the opening drive of the Jets away game was brutal. He also had a few red-zone INT's taking points off the board. We all saw missed opportunities to take the safer checkdown. He is the best QB this franchise has ever had and yes he still needs to be better to get us a ring. Both things can be true.

Have you been to many other stadiums? KC is quite good. Seattle, Minnesota, and Arizona are excellent. Giants/Jets stadium is ok. Very sterile feeling. I was underwhelmed by Denver's and Jacksonville's stadiums. Green Bay is awful except for the history. Chicago is terrible. Now that I am back in the Mid-West I will start to make it to some stadiums that I have not visited since they opened. I've been to the old stadiums in Cinci, Cleve, Pitt, Detroit, and Indy. Now all new experiences.

Love his attitude Hate the interceptions He needs to play better He's our only hope

Feel good story! Reality is, he was not very good in coverage. He only looked ok next to Johnson who was atrocious. He's a solid hitter and is solid depth if either starter misses some time. In fact he was good enough that hopefully they rotate him in during the year to decrease the reps Poyer and Hyde take to keep fresh for late season.

Josh only needs to worry about not throwing so many interceptions. He was careless with the ball all year. He needs to start throwing to the wide open underneath guys. The oline needs to play better. They most likely upgraded LG pass protection. RT is still a question mark. They need to plan for Davis leaving next year. Yes they need to invest on offense but that will be done with the draft. Now if they go MLB, Edge, Safety, DT with top 4 picks then maybe he should complain.

This is missing a few key points. Josh was a 1st round pick and thus got a 5th year extension. Per the CBA his second contract extension kicks in after the 5th year. Hurts was a second round pick and thus only a four year deal. His new contract is an extension as well. I think in general you are correct the longer the deal the lower the annual cap hit. It doesn't change the dollars paid just the accounting for the cap. LOL they were saying that in the 70's and 80's. Hasn't happened yet. LOL. How old are you? They said the same thing in the 1970s and 1980s. And it has done nothing but grow. Yes all good things come to an end but it won't be because of the players being overpaid.

Would be good to get one veteran DE and trade Epenesa for 7th round pick.

Klein is better than Dodson and has shown to be able to play both LB spots in a pinch. Beane has probably realized McDermott screwed him by recommending Bernard. Now he needs insurance if they cant get the MLB they want in the draft or it allows Beane to package some of his draft picks to move up and get the player he wants. He knows he needs MLB, WR, and OT in this draft but if he is targeting a certain player WR or Robinson perhaps he likely will have to give up one of his Day 2 picks to move up.

I think he was pointing out the exact opposite in that the visits aren't smoke-screens. Beane brings in guys he wants and drafts for need. As he should.

I was right about Allen and Darnold. I had Rosen my #2. I dismissed Mayfield and was admittedly biased by the failure of so many Oklahoma QBs before him. I did not understand the hype but I saw Darnold up close and knew he could not handle the pro game. Biggest miss was on Justin Herbert. I watched this guy play small in every big game Oregon played for three years. He never lived up to the hype. Even in the RoseBowl win it was him running not passing that won that game. He was terrible throwing the ball in his RoseBowl MVP performance. I thought for sure he was going to be a bust in the NFL.

As others have said, Whitner and McGahee are the two that made zero sense. Sure Maybin was a bad pick but it made some sense. Whitner over Ngata? Why Marv why? And what arrogance to take McGahee thinking your team which didn't make the playoffs the year before was good enough to take a RB to sit out an entire year.

100% agree. Once Miller was gone no one objected to Dareus being drafted. Honestly no one complained about Dareus until after his big deal. He was a star and earned his big extension. No one was advocating for Watt. No but it has a great first step!

I'm not disputing your list, but no WR? Typically every draft has a guy or two that turns out to be very good. If WR is that bad, then Beane had better double down on the trenches.

21 was crushing the Pats 20 was squeaking past the Colts and then beating the Ravens on one of the top 5 plays in Bills history - the Taron Johnson pick six Agree little pass rush but rarely out of position. He is a quality backup DE but can start opposite Rousseau for several games while Miller comes back

Actually it is losing ground

Darrelle Revis said it a long time ago. You only stop elite TEs with elite corners. No player can match up with elite TE size but a CB can run with them. Nobody has an issue lining up a 6ft CB against a 6'5 WR. Why wouldn't you do the same against a 6'5 TE? Guarding elite TEs with safeties and LBs is old school dumb ass DC thinking. They aren't athletic enough to run with the elite TEs. To McD and Frazier credit, the Bills did man up Gronk with CBs in the past but I have not seen it when facing Kelce. Maybe that is because the Patriots had no credible WR threats recently and of course KC does. Or maybe Bills tried it and I missed it.

Right or wrong this regime prioritizes position flexibility and movement over size. I'm not even saying that is wrong, but that philosophy gets you burned at times. This defense over multiple seasons under McD gets steamrolled by physical teams. Then there are times where they hold up against the run quite well. All that said, I would favor a big DT and big MLB. Others disagree. DT takes years to develop. Bills SB window is now. MLB and Edge can start right away. I'd favor drafting a MLB and/or edge this year and getting a veteran DT in free agency next year. Top 4 picks need to be 3 offense and 1 defense in no particular order. Getting Poyer and probably Hamlin back and the free agent safety buys you another year before needing to address safety in the draft.

As many of us say, it only takes one team to make a bad deal or a bad trade and mess with the market. $15M for a guy coming off an ACL is insane to a team that may have a rookie QB

Bobby Wagner was the best LB in the NFL for most of the last decade playing at 240-245 lbs. And that was on a 6ft frame. We can go back and forth with multiple examples. Hope I'm wrong and he can play. If not he will go down as even a worse pick than Ford.

245-255 I realize the game has changed and your MLB needs to play in space much more than 20 years ago. But they still need to have size to play the run and be physical at the LOS when needed.

The 5th year is important but its also irrelevant for this team right now. The SB window will have been slammed shut by then.

He's listed at 224 pounds. If Beane or McD thinks that is ok for MLB then they are coaching a different game than I am watching. You still need size up the middle. He is closer to a big nickel safety than he is a MLB. If he was insurance if Milano got hurt then it was a complete waste of a draft pick when the team needed other depth players. It doesn't really matter though. Our only hope with this coaching staff is Allen scores 40 a game. Get 3 more guys that can contribute on offense and a LB, DT, or edge in the top 4 picks

I dont know Chandler. I remember that more as Kelly playing really poorly. Didn't he have horrible red zone INT in that game?

Beane screwed us by drafting a smurf in the 3rd round last year and made it worse not signing a veteran to replace Edmunds. At this point there are too many holes to fill because he has missed on so many day 2 picks. Edge might be a bigger need than MLB. Dodson is probably better at MLB than Epenesa or Basham is at end. If they went edge, and then 4 straight players on offense I would be ok with that. The secondary should be elite again. If they can add a legit pass rusher then they can survive with a below average MLB.