Ethan in Cleveland

The NFL is notorious for recycling WHITE FO talent and coaches. Not so much for others.

Seattle

He was better in LA than he ever was with Buffalo. He signed for a contract with LA far greater than the worth he showed in Buffalo. Almost everyone agreed at the time the dollars did not match past production

Much better than Barkley. Depending on the dollars Fitz wanted, Keenum is probably just as good.

Good use of a useless 7th round pick. Not sure I like the player but as others have said if Allen gets hurt it doesn't matter who plays.

Wishing him to be a capable MLB when he isn't is even worse. But the rest of your post is likely very accurate. Beane and McDermott likely value Edmunds more than much of this fan base. I was in favor of picking up his option. He is essentially on a 1yr prove it deal now. Will be very interesting to see if he is a mincamp and training camp hold out.

Agree on all the points above. The only reason to keep him is fear of the unknown. If they draft a CB in the first round that can start right away, its very conceivable Edmunds is the worst player on the starting defense. A second and $12M in cap space to sign Wagner is better than keeping Edmunds for one more year. But, I dont think this regime is ready to move on from him. I think he will be retained and they see what he does on his contract year. What will be really interesting to see is if he holds out of camp looking for an extension.

Agree. I just think with letting Williams go and signing Saffold they will draft OT that can play guard instead of C/G first. The second OL they draft will be later and an interior guy. The wildcard is Ford. Can he at least be average with Kromer as a coach? Doesn't look like it but it would help alot if Bates leaves

Lol, looks like Beane agreed...

He got his team with a rookie QB to the playoffs and beat the Bills throwing 3 times. Be honest who would you have rather had in those last 13 seconds, McDermott or Belichick??? Bills have Allen and the Patriots are stuck with Belichick for a GM

Not coming off an Achilles tear

He sucks. I'd rather take my chances with a rookie than Barkley.

To be fair, most of us praised McDermott game decisions up until the 13 second melt down. Most of us thought he had gotten more aggressive during the year. Still hard to explain the Pats MNF loss. Nobody said Beane has not had good free agent signings. However many of us think he overpaid on guys like Murphy,Star, Addison, Butler, Morse. He has done well retaining guys. He has been far better with trades. And he did get a bit lucky with Allen. Beane was drafting a QB at all costs in 2018 and if Allen went to the Jets we would have been playing him twice a year with Darnold or Rosen. As for Star, he played well enough just not up to his contract. Similar to Oliver. He has been good but not 7th overall in the draft good.

Edmunds is enough...lol

Agree 100% on Whitner. Manuel was rated a 3rd round talent. So yes Nix did at least trade down and get a little extra value.

I think most would agree they need a young WR. I cant imagine them not adding one by round 2. Would be interesting to see if Beane would part with a second round pick for an established guy still on his rookie deal.

This 100%! The reality is there is no difference between player 15 and player 50. The bust rate for the entire first round is 50% and 27% for the entire second round. That tells me there is little difference for those guys at the bottom of round 1 and top of round 2. Therefore you draft for need within reason. Every year there seems to be a run on a position or two. So if 7 CBs go off the board by pick 25 then sure take a WR or OT. If you avoid ridiculous reaches like EJ Manuel you will do as well as everyone else.

I'd go corner in first round. Bills will be in more 2 TE sets this year and will run more. No idea how well White will come back. Heck if they went CB, WR, CB with top three picks I'd be fine with that, especially if they traded back once. McKenzie I think will fill the old John Brown role with more deep crosses that will pressure the defense and allow Diggs and Davis to work underneath and middle. For WR, the Bills lack a WR that has size and adequate speed. Benjamin was a bust. TO was shot. The last good one was Moulds. Would love to see them add a 6'4 205lb guy that is fast enough.

Good analysis. Pre-draft I would like to see them sign the backup QB, a veteran CB, and maybe one cheap RB. I would trade Edmunds for a second and sign Wagner. I don’t think Beane will do that. I’d then target the draft for CB, WR, OL, and LB. As for trades, unless they move Edmunds I can’t see how they could trade for a guy like DK or Lockett. So I don’t think they make a big move with any other day 1 or day 2 picks. I would draft best punter in the 5th round and then trade away all 6th and 7th round picks for picks in 2023. Almost none of those players would make the roster and they can sign a bunch of UDFA for camp bodies and PS.

I disagree with the run game assessment. Once Brown was at RT, Bates at LG and they committed to using Singletary most of the time, the run game looked solid. The OL should be better with Saffold. Brown was far from great at RT so that is a concern. Blocking from the TE position is still mediocre at best, though Knox seemed to be a bit better. WR blocking is solid. And then you add Kromer. I think the outlook for the run game and a more balanced attack is quite good. They will add another RB in the draft. I agree CB#2 is far more importna than QB#2. As with any NFL team, if the starter is lost for a significant length of time the rest of the roster doesn't matter. Marriota is still my top choice. I would have been fine with Tyrod Taylor or Fitz too. Either of those guys can manage a game or two. I'd be surprised if they don't sign a veteran arm .

Perfect post. Agree with every word.

With the talent they added on defense so far and assuming they add a first round CB, he could be the worst of the starting 11.

Add a veteran minimum guy and draft CB#2 in the first round

Ward was good too and I'm not trying to take too much away from him. However, many of his blocks would now be considered illegal crack back blocks. He delivered a lot of cheap shots with blindside hits.

I agree. Too much to give up and too much to pay.