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Hughes is still a capable pass rusher. If he had anyone on the other side he might be a beast. Other posters nailed it. He goes for the strip sack a bit too often. But he is solid. Now just add some youth around him at DE and OLB.

Just as I had hoped. Nice work so far Beane Maybe they just play better. They never played a game together until last year. Ford was a rookie. Just give them some time. Dawkins will be in a contract year and shoudl ball out for a big payday. I'd bring back Waddle and Bates and sign a couple UDFAs after the draft for camp fodder. With Spain coming back, they are set to restock the DL and LB spots.

Another good move. I like Kroft at #2 TE. Knox is going to be a best for the next 5 years. They will find a new #2 when Kroft leaves.

Love it. Now just let Ford develop at RT

I'd use the tag on Phillips, Lawson or Spain and at the same time cut Murphy. None of them are worth tag level money but I'd overpay any of these three for one year. I don't understand why they would not weaponize the tag to have at least some control. There will still be plenty of cap space left to sign any combination of free agents they want. By not committing beyond one year it leaves plenty of cap space next year for Tre and possibly Dawkins (I'd let Dawkins walk unless she takes a team friendly offer). If they get a bunch of guys in free agency they can rescind the tag if the players don't sign it.

I agree the line needs to play better but I don't agree that it needs to be by addition of players. If they just bring back Spain and let Ford continue to develop, they will be better. They started 4 new linemen and all new TE's with a rookie RB and second year QB. Give them more time by bringing back Spain.

The response was related to the loss of a comp pick for Gilmore. All McD had to do was cut Holmes and one other player. Holmes could have been replaced with a guy at the local Planet Fitness. Ducasse was a starter but was terrible most of the year. He did play better down the stretch, but John Miller could have filled in for a few games. The FB has been useless the entire time he has been here.

They didn’t because McD chose to keep a couple of street free agent WRs that did nothing for the team. If he had cut them and or the useless fullback they would have had a third round pick.

Hyde is the best. PED Murphy is the worst.

You are misinterpreting the market. It only takes one of 32 teams that is desperate for a scarce resource (a franchise QB) to set the market - especially a market where at any time 1/8th -1/4th of the teams are bidding for the resource. And it only takes one GM to decide Dak is a franchise QB.

I'd trade down. But I think there will be a WR or DL player at that spot worth the 22nd selection and Beane makes the pick. If there is a run on WR, maybe an OT falls.

I’m liking this more today than I did yesterday. However they still need two or three edge players. Maybe a mid level free agent and a few draft picks.

It at best an educated guess. And history would say no GM or team is better than any others. I agree if you look on the aggregate that a top 15 consensus pick has a better chance of succeeding than a 16-45 guy. But I suspect once you get in the way 20s the teams differ wildly in their assessments of players. This year is deep at DL and WR. A smart move is to make multiple selections at these two positions and hope a couple of them succeed. If you want a superstar, get them in free agency or better yet by trade. You know what you are getting based on track record.

You forgot to add the odds for the extras picks acquired. That’s the whole point of trading down. Instead of pinning hopes on three guys in rounds 1-3, you ma be able to draft 5 in rounds 1-3. There are tons of great WR’s in NFL that were not taken in the first round.

I agree. To make this work there needs to be a prospect or two that falls at a position the Bill's Bill's don't need. The obvious would be QB but maybe TE, MLB or DB. Bills are unlikely to invest first round resources in those positions. The teams below us know that too. So they another team to cover someone at 22 and feel the need to leap past the Patriots

Amen OP. There is no difference between 22 and the mid thirties. The only thin you lose is the fifth year guarantee. I’d give that up for additional picks on day two. Additionally, after using a day 3 pick on best punter, I would package some of the 5th and 6th round picks for higher 2021 pick. There are not many roster spots up for grabs especially if they sign at least a couple starters in free agency or bring back Spain. A few day two defenders and AJ Green would be perfect. Or a DE in free agency and then a WR and two OLB on day two.

No thanks. Duke has less than 20% chance of being on the roster next season. The Houston game showed the defense is far from elite. Yes another WR would be great, but the priority is pass rushers.

Yup. This is a good move by McD.

Okung has never lived up to his draft status. He was never that good in Seattle and always a bit injury prone. If they go that way, then they will cut Long and probably go with either Waddle or a cheap FA.

Agree on not allocating 25% of the cap to one position group. Just to be clear, Beane created the salary cap mess you are giving him credit for solving. He traded Watkins and Dareus accelerating their cap hits. It is perfectly reasonable to make those moves, but you can't then forgive the impact on the salary cap. I'm a fan of Star, much more so than many on this board. But he, Murphy, and Morse are overpaid for their level of production. You may be correct that Beane needs to overpay to attract talent to Buffalo. As for the disproportionate positon groups, that could change in a heart beat. If they sign a high dollar free agent DL or WR there will be significant dollars assigned to those groups. Not saying that is wrong, but if you add AJ Green or Amari Cooper to John Brown and Cole Beasley.

LOL. It's easy to cut players and throw away an entire season to give yourself cap space. And Beane has a track record of overspending on free agents - Star, Murphy, Morse, and Long are all overpaid. Morse was an improvement at center but he is far from the best center in the league which is the contract Beane gave him. I do think he has done a good job in how he has structured some of the contracts giving himself some outs. Let's see how he spends this year. Can you explain this? It doesn't make any sense. Having a #1 opposite him, means he will get more targets thrown his way. Even if Ramsey shadowed their best WR (which no DB does for entire games - Tre only did sparingly) he would still see more passes thrown his way and really doesn't mean anything in terms of his ability to cover.

I'm fine with that. Bring him back on a one year deal. Overpaying for one year with $80M to spend is fine. Bringing back Phillips won't prevent Bills from signing a WR or a DE in free agency. Just don;t make the mistake of a long term commitment to Phillips and they will be fine.

This is what the Bills need to do more. They need to weaponize the tag. I have advocated tagging J. Phillips to have some control of the situation.

Tony Eason was drafted by Patriots in 1983 one pick after Bills selected Kelly. In an odd twist, Jacob Eason’s father is named Tony, but it is not the same Tony Eason that was drafted in 1983 by the Patriots

Can't break the bank on Milano. He is a nice player in McD's system. Great production from where he was drafted, but he is not a top 30 linebacker in this league. Let him play out his contract and move on. There will be bigger names that will need extensions. If there is any doubt just remember this play.