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He was the best pass rusher on the team with little camp and no preseason last year. The less he does now the better they are in the long run. I'd be stunned if he dresses for any of the preseason games. More reps for the kids. I'm liking the DL more with each report but will hold my breath until we see them on the field. A capable H. Phillips and at least one emerging star from the group of DE's would let Frazier just rush four more often and let Edmunds, Milano, and Poyer drop in coverage more.

I’m not sure any deserve first ballot but Ware is 9th overall in career sacks. I suspect he will make it on the first try. There are not many guys that have been passed over that deserve HOF so it’s a good year for Ware to get in on the first chance.

There is always a surprise cut or two Feliciano is my guess on offense H. Phillips is my guess on defense Ford played RT his rookie year, Bates can play OT, and Boettger is far from a lock. I like Bates as the back up center and that frees them up to go with Boettger at RG and let Feliciano go.

Never made it to a game in San Diego. May go to baseball game at some point

Agree. When I watch the games he is at best the fourth worst player on defense after CB#2, NT, and DE#2. Even nickel CB made more impactful plays than Edmunds. He plays becuase he was a first round pick, he is still learning, and they have no one else to play MLB. If he balls out this year then the Bills will be set with the cornerstone of their defense for another 5 to 8 years. And they should pay him like Wagner gets paid. I just have not seen him play to that level. As for replacing him, next year's draft might be a year too early. They will need a center, a NT, and a safety will be my guess.

I was at the LA game too. Flew down for my birthday. I left at halftime and threw my hat in the garbage walking out. Dumbest coaching decision McD has ever made.

Agree with everything you state from a contract and dollar standpoint. I agree McD likely thinks more of Edmunds than I do. I just don't see a top 5 MLB on tape. I'd take my chances and make him prove me wrong. In two years time Hughes, Morse, Beasley, Hyde and Star will be off the team. That frees up cash leaving only Diggs, Oliver, and hopefully Ford to pay. Obviously a few free agents and good drafts to backfill those players will be needed too.

I wouldn't extend anyone else. Make Edmunds earn it just like he made Milano earn it. He has played well enough to pick up his option but not consistently well enough to warrant an extension. Plus you have the franchise tag.

NFL 1. Chargers are in AFC West race until the last week, but ultimately end up a WC team 2. Vic Fangio is the first HC fired 3. Seattle misses the playoffs for first time with Wilson, Carroll retires 4. Dallas wins 12 regular season games and represents NFC in the SB 5. Raiders win 5 games and Mayock is fired Bills 1. Bills lose consecutive weeks against Chiefs and Tenn and this board explodes 2. Bills win 12 regular season games and beat Cleveland in Cleveland for AFC Championship 3. Edmunds is benched as MLB after Tenn loss 4. Morse is also benched after the Tenn loss 5. Hyde starts to show his age 6. Moss becomes the feature back and rushes for 850 yards 7. Bills have 52 sacks 8. JA, Bass, Diggs, White, and Dawkins earn ProBowl 9. Rousseau finishes 3rd in DROY voting with 7.5 sacks 10. Bills 31 Cowboys 27 in SB

Josh will sign an extension. It has no impact on the cap this year and very little next

Interesting take. I would agree Dawkins and Poyer are 4 and 5. Dawkins is not truly elite but he is a top 10 LT. My feelings on Edmunds are well documented. He has the physical tools to be even more dominant than White. I hope he emerges this year. I've never been sold on Oliver and wanted the other Josh Allen or Hockenson in that draft. But he played well last year, DT takes a long time to develop, and he should get more 1:1 pass rush situations this year with a more athletic group of DL. I have two other candidates for elite status. Tyler Bass. He has an elite leg and he got better as the year went on. He could be an All-Pro next year. And then there is Knox. I think more of him than most on this board, but the board is correct that he lacks consistency.

My top 4 1. Bledsoe - 2002 season was his second highest rated, second in yards, and highest comp % of his career. Not only was it one of the best ever in Bills history it was a highlight for Bledsoe's career as well. He set Bills season total record for yards in 2002 only to be broken by Allen last year. 2002 season of QB play was the best during the 17 year drought. Then it all fell apart. 2. TT - fun fact Tyrod's QB lowest rating as a Bill was 89.2 and as high as 99.4 (Jim Kelly's highest was 97.6 in 1991). TT was QB for three years and Fitz was for four. If you take Fitz best three years he only passed for 1000 more yards than TT. Where Fitz beats TT handedly is in TD passes. In Fitz's best three years he has 20 more TD passes than TT did in his three years. TT had 16 interceptions total in 3 years. Fitz had 23 in one season, 16 and 15 in the other two. TT offense led the league in rushing 2 years in a row and was a top 10 scoring offense twice 3. Fitz - as above, he scored and he turned the ball over. Fun to watch and had some exciting wins but just too careless with the ball 4. Flutie - more urban legend than effective QB. His best season in win total he had a QB rating of 75. The team won despite him not because of him. That he is fourth on this list is a testament to the 13 other piles of garbage that played QB for the Bills

Don't forget Matt Barkley. He was projected #1 overall too before he decided to stay for his senior year.

Shhh...facts are not welcome here

Put a dome in OP and cut back to 68K seats and raise the ticket prices I was all for a downtown stadium but OP just makes more sense. The cost would be far less and that savings can be used to build a dome. Just build a similar structure to Minnesota and it will be amazing!

Agreed. After Oliver and Star the rest are street free agent types that can be replaced. Phillips and Zimmer are cheap and are probably playing for one of the last spots on the roster.

If you have the QB then you can win. Allen's development covers up some holes. This is not a critique of Beane or McD and please don't take it negatively. Every team has question marks somewhere and the Bills do as well. The Bills interior o-line is at best a work in progress and is one concussion away from a disaster. Edmunds could be a top 5 LB or out of a job by season end. As you said TE is a concern though I am still a big fan of Knox. CB#2 is a nice position battle. There is no star at RB but there should be enough talent at RB to have a bit more balance this year.. Kicker looks good but still only a year sample size. So I agree with the OP. The roster us solid which makes for some nice threads for some of the roster spots.

Agreed. Edmunds needs to play better and the young DL needs to produce. Hopefully they find a little bit of a run game to go with the passing attack. Everything is set up for a SB win.

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Not sure what you have been reading, but It's been very well documented that Beane and McD asked him to lose weight last year. which he did. Baltimore has always liked having experience on defense mixed with some youth.

I'd rather keep him than Gilliam. But it likely will come down to Kumerow and Hodgins for the last WR spot. Like others have said if you can get a 5th for Kumerow from GB I'd make that deal if Hodgins shows anything in camp

Perfect response. Trubisky is a great back up option. He lets you cut Fromm and go with just two QBs on the roster opening up an extra spot for a WR or linemen. He is good enough with this team to win games if Allen got hurt. Fromm and noodle arm from last year were not.

Get younger not older on DL. I like the mix of youth and experience that Beane has put together. Didn't like most of the moves last year including Epenesa pick. But having him drop weight and then adding two young pass rushers should be a big improvement.

Davis had 3 drops all last year and made a number of very difficult catches. He has excellent hands. And this would be year two as he was a rookie last year. Are you speaking about Knox?

Modern day NFL DE. Tall and lean.