Ethan in Cleveland

So did I. I also said they should have just kept Dareus and the cap hit was about the same. But holy hell did Dareus turn into crap. At one point he was in the same discussion as Donald and then it all fell apart. Beane overpays in FA quite a bit. Worked out with John Brown for a while and with Beasley. Morse has been ok. Star, Addison, Butler, and Murphy were all really bad returns on investment.

I was just listing the possible reasons he would have been passed over.

1. You could not explain to your fan base hiring a guy that couldn't defend for 13 seconds 2. The rest of the league knows the Bills defensive ranking was fraudulent based on opposition QBs 3. Nobody really knows how much of the defenses success or failure is Frazier or McDermott 4. Frazier was far worse than Lovie Smith as a HC. Smith was a coach of the year and took Bears to SB with Grossman. Tampa job after that was a no win gig. Illinois is a terrible program in a difficult conference. Had he skipped Illinois and went back to being a DC he may have already gotten another HC opportunity. All that said I would have hired Todd Bowles over Lovie, Flores, or Frazier.

My disdain for Edmunds is well documented. But there are just too many holes on the defense to fill in one year. If you could trade him straight up for a Pro-bowl CB or DE then I would do it. But those type of trades are very rare. I let him play out his extension. If he is a star next year then tag him. If he is not let him walk and start over at MLB. No way do I sign him to an extension and if he wants to hold out let him. I would see if Kleine is willing to take a pay cut. He is a very good 4-3 LB and can be backup for either Edmunds or Milano in the nickel. I would cut every other LB on the roster and start over with low round draft picks and UDFA to fill out the needs on special teams. Edmunds and Milano play nearly 100% of the snaps. Any snaps the bottom feeder LBs get on defense is during garbage time when the game is over.

I'm assuming offset language in his contract. He doesn't get the guarantee and the contract money from his new team. Trading in the last year is pure savings because there is no additional prorated signing bonus money. If you trade say Tre White, then all his signing bonus money that was prorated over the length of his extension immediately hits the salary cap figure.

What does any of that have to do with winning?

Now that all the HC spots are taken, I would take Flores and dump Frazier. Flores is a better DC and would have a better chance of getting a HC job next off-season.

Didn't McDermott do the same thing? Get the next QB right and they can win again.

McDermott cost Buffalo a SuperBowl. There is no defending him. He either was directly responsible for the strategy or did nothing to stop Frazier. The defense was never as good as the ranking but Allen won the game. McDermott lost it. Anything less than a SB appearance next season and he should be gone. I’d rather take my chances with a hot shot young coordinator than process guy that chokes in the moment.

Agree 100% with this post. Seemed unfair that he lost the Chicago HC job when he did. Yes he had been there a long time but he was fired after a 10 win season. He had 56.3% win rate(McD is 58%) a coach of the year and a DB appearance That said he has been terrible ever since. An uninspiring hire but he does bring experience and he has had some success before. I was/am a Todd Bowles fan. I wanted him instead of Rex. I think he deserves another chance.

Do you think there is a talent difference between pick 25 and 40? There isn't. The only reason to stay in first round is the fifth year extension option. Otherwise I take 4 picks in the top 100 over 3 any day even if that means dropping out of the first round. For what it is worth I think Beane will stay put and take the best CB left on their board. Of that list the only guy worth a contract is Phillips. Mid-season when he was a healthy scratch I though he was gone. But he really played well when Zimmer went down. Good news is there shouldn ot be much of a competitive market for him. Wallace will be too expensive and they can get younger and cheaper in the draft. Zimmer and Boettger were not that good before they were injured. Obada on a veteran minimum maybe but I suspect any UDFA DE can fill his role.

I get the concept but having never actually played, how well does he really know the playbook? Obviously he is in film room reviewing what Allen did but its quite different than actually playing.

Yes you have to pay sometime but other contracts will come off the books like Morse, Addison, Star, and a few others. Sooner or later as you said the young guys have to produce nearly immediately. People talk about a 15 year window with JA. This year and next year was the window. After that his contract kicks in and the window becomes a crease.

6 games a year against Miami, NYJ, and Pats without Brady. Finally seeing more posters have the courage to speak out about the fraudulent ranking of the defense last year.

Yes but that day is in 2023 not 2022. Draft CB#2 this year. Milano and White can be restructured for cap savings each year. And Edmunds can be traded this year or just let him walk next year. Someone will value him enough to get a good return on a trade.

I have always liked Levi but its time to let him walk. Should net a 5th or maybe even a 4th round comp pick. Let Neal go to and he will help them stay with a net loss of players for the comp pick calculator. My plan: 1. Extend both Poyer and Hyde to create some cap space. Both players are getting old but they have been relatively healthy and as evidenced by the INT against the Pats, Hyde has not lost a step. Keep this tandem together for one more year. 2. Draft CB#2 in the first round. 3. Draft safety in round 4-6 4. Dumpster dive a veteran minimum CB that can either back up nickel or play some safety in a pinch

Average player. Terrible contract.

Epenesa is a bust. He will be a bottom feeder on the roster next year as the 8th or 9th DL and will be a healthy scratch most if the time. He is cheap enough to keep on his rookie deal.

Instead of a lottery, I would set the draft order after week 12. Then there is no incentive to keep losing.

No. The problem with this team is defense and OL. Well its really coaching but that is for a different thread. Allen will make the WRs better. All star QBs do. The issues on offense are the interior OL and TE #2. The issues on defense is Edmunds is overrated and makes no plays, they need another CB#2, they need an underage ang long term fix at DT 1-tech, and a pure edge pass rusher. Want to make a trade with the Seahawks. Trade Edmunds straight up for Wagner.

Yes and no. For the top 15 players sure. After that there isn't much difference for the next 50 or so. And after the first round there are so many trades and comp picks that draft position really doesn't matter. I criticize Beane alot and he deserves criticism for taking Basham and not Humphrey. But getting a starting DE and RT is not terrible. The fact his second round pick barely played is really disappointing. Groot looks ok. Brown looked ok but also looked awful at times. Brown would have never seen the field if Beane's worst bust Cody Ford was playing.

He will be out of the league in 2 years so its not worth me learning his name

Mike White Tua Tyler Heinicke Davis Mills Jacoby Brissett Mac Jones X 3 Lawrence Trevor Siemian Cam Newton Zach Wilson

Gase has done nothing except call plays for Manning when he was at his peak. A halfway decent Madden gamer can do that.

Biggest obstacle to success in 2022 will be McDermott as it was in 2021 What I remember is Wallace was lined up 12 yards off the ball and 3-4 yards wide of Kelce. He had a safety over the top. No way should he have been positioned like that and then drop further only to let Kelce catch the ball right in front of him.