Ethan in Cleveland

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Yes he will get in. No he doesn't deserve to be in the HOF. I also don't think Kurt Warner should be in the HOF. But if they put in Warner they will put in Eli

Draft a punter in the later rounds and keep everyone else.

I agree with your assessment. I'm worried it will be harder to replace Phillips via the draft than finding a better edge option than Murphy. I like Shaq a lot and hope he comes back. He is a good pro and if he was a starter or primary backup at DE it would be fine with me. I've posted many times, my priority is a pass rushing OLB. But I'm an old timer now who grew up with Lawrence Taylor, Cornelius Bennett, and Derrick Thomas. Maybe in 2020 it should be a 4-3 DE.

As others have pointed out he is at risk for being cut, but I think that would be unwise. He will be an overpaid TE#2 but his contract won't prevent anyone from getting signed in FA. Cutting him only accelerates the cap hit and they would still need to find another TE#2. He is a fine #2 and the team has bigger issues to deal with

DE or OLB in first, second and fourth. DT in the second. Get your WR in free agency

Well played. O-line was garbage last year and we cut a guy that was a good teammate and good to the city. And played injured in the Jax playoff game...but never did anything for this team Cutting him and keeping Gore was a mistake. No other way to spin it. Add it to the list of personnel mistakes McD has made over the years. No HC or GM is perfect but keeping Gore over McCoy made no sense, nor did it make sense to play Gore over Yeldon.

Both teams are loaded with talent and both only lack good QB play to be a consistent winner. Rivers has reportedly relocated his family to Florida. One might assume Brady would want a warm weather place to finish his career, or play a majority of his games in a dome. Both have offensive minded head coaches. Free agency this year will be incredible if these guys decide to keep playing and take their talents elsewhere.

Agree. Hughes is still effective but is on the decline.

Agree with your post. Trust in Knox. He is on his way to being a top 5 TE in this league.

We had a top 3 defense in yards, not in performance. We need a defense that can rush the passer. I'm fine with targeting DE as the pass rusher, but I think those guys are harder to find than an OLB that can come off the edge.

Defense and run game again wins. Bills need to add four front 7 defenders this offseason. The most critical is to get a pass rushing OLB. They also need at least two defensive ends. Shaq would be fine as one of them but if he walks they need to add two more. Lastly another interior DL with the assumption J. Phillips is gone. I would let Spain walk, move Ford to LG, and sign a veteran RT. They will need to add a running back too. I would address in free agency saving my draft picks for defensive guys and a WR.

Knox and Kroft are fine at TE. They need four front 7 defenders, a WR, and probably a RT. Of course that assumes Allen keeps getting better.

Knox has potential to be best TE in Bills’ sad history at that position. Kid looked great at times.

Defense and run game just can't win in today's NFL

Reid winning it all would be good. Reid choking again would be better. I don't like John Lynch. I'm not even sure why. Never liked him as a player and don't understand the HOF hype he generates. In the end I want Rodgers and the Packers to win another.

The point that people are missing is the opportunity cost of letting Phillip's walk. It's not the money that Phillips will cost them in 2020 that is the issue. It's the capital they will need to use to replace him. I assume the Bill's feel Oliver will be the starting 3 technique DT. That means the cost to replace Phillip's is what it will take to find a rotational 3 tech DT. That is probably a mid level FA or a 3rd round draft pick. So the question is for me, do you tag Phillips and overpay him when there is plenty of cap space to do so, OR do you let him walk and try to find a replacement? Bills historically have not used the tag well at all. The other upside of letting him walk would be the comp pick factor. But even Beane said this is probably not the year to have a net loss of free agents. That tells me they will ne active in free agency adding to the RB, WR, and both lines well before the draft. After all is said, I tag Phillip's for leverage and see if a reasonable contract can be worked out.

The process won't matter if they don't win games. Keeping Gore over McCoy was a mistake. McCoy was a fine team guy. What leadership does a fullback bring to a team? Who is he going to lead? Smith might have some value to a young Knox but he has no place in modern NFL. Much better to keep an extra swing tackle than a blocking TE.

No issue with a 3 yr extension but I would not break the bank for him. He is a very good safety but I don't think he would be too difficult to replace. If they draft four front 7 defenders this year, you can let Poyer walk next year and replace him with a first or second round pick in 2021 draft

Wow, I'm sorry but he is not deserving of a ProBowl invite. Congrats for him. Everything I've read is he is a good student of the game and puts in the work to get better.

Agree they cheated. But no conspiracy to see them win. The only conspiracy is the destruction of the tapes and that was to protect the entire league. NFL needed the controversy to go away and video makes everything worse.

Good pick up by Beane. Isn't great but is perfectly fine for 2020 returner. He will be the 6th WR next year.

Don Coryell Tom Flores Both are as or more deserving than everyone on this list

I had him second after Allen. Jury is probably still not out on his career but it's not looking good right now. If I were him I would ask to be released and go be a backup with a QB friendly headcoach - Rams, Eagles, Colts, Chiefs, and Packers would be good landing spots.

Which is the most annoying thing about this board. Brady and Belichick have just been better. Somehow the majority of this board believes 31 other billionaires are ok with the NFL favoring the Patriots as well as a union representing a couple hundred officials. Because 31 billionaires are fine with losing. Happens all the time. The Kennedy assignation conspiracy is more plausible.