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Why does the city of Dallas hate generational talent? First they basically give Luka to the Lakers, and now the most profitable franchise in the history of the sport can’t retain their own star players? It’s honestly amazing the Cowboys make the post season as often as they do for being one of the most poorly run franchises in the league.

Well… that’s certainly A choice of words…

Did we sign Kelvin Benjamin yet since we’re bringing back all the McBeane classics… maybe a lil’ sprinkling of Robert Foster even.

Reading through these names feels like an episode of Key and Peele…

I can’t remember the last time the Bills drafted any DL and right away we as fans were collectively like “oh, this dude is legit”… Kyle Williams?

I mean they did draft two CBs, I’m hoping White wasn’t actually their “plan A” at the position, and Hairston will get up to speed by week 4-5 to take over the spot full time regardless if Tre is healthy or not.

I’d be interested to see some run designs with him on the field, along with Hawes and 6 OL… basically a better Mack Hollins, so yes?

“JAG” to me means capable NFL player, not somebody you’re worried about on the field being a game changing playmaker. That’s motor. A dime a dozen NFL running back. Nothing to be ashamed of, Singletary carved out a nice lucrative career for himself, but he wasn’t giving any DC’s fits trying to gameplan for him. You let me know when you see Joe Burrow run over and through defenders… There is NOBODY like Josh Allen. No homer, it’s just not even close. There’s 17 and there’s everybody else… Bengals also play in a far tougher division. I think if you put Burrow on this team, they are likely still division winners bc Beane has built a strong OL, and the division is still trash, but who knows how he looks without even one WR as capable as Tee Higgins, forget about Jamar Chase. But yeah, I’ll agree the Bills are run better than the dumpster fire of an organization that is the Cincinnati Bengals. As well as the Dolphins, Browns, Jets, Raiders, and probably 2/3 of the league honestly. The “problem” is, the best football player EVER to step on a football field currently plays for our Buffalo Bills, at this point anything less than a Super Bowl is a disappointment. The bar has been raised and nobody seems to get that bc everybody here was so used to losing for so long, they seem content with Josh’s career falling short just bc that’s historically been the Bills M.O…

My assessment was strictly the first three rounds. He’s had some nice hits in other rounds, certainly wouldn’t list Edmunds amongst any of his accomplishments, and Wyatt Teller is probably the guy with the most accolades on that list and he didn’t have the foresight to actually keep him on the roster, but Dawson Knox got a bloated extension… His propensity for finding occasional late round gems who out perform their late round draft status doesn’t make up for the squandered picks in the first three rounds, where all the premium talent is considered to be. That is a concern. This team should have multiple Super Bowl performances at this stage of Josh’s career especially when looking at his absolutely elite playoff numbers, so who’s not doing their job when 17 is “putting on his cape” year in year out only for somebody to inevitably fall short? Whether it be the defense that has had SO much draft capital and free agency dollars thrown at it, only to be a liability every year in the playoffs, or 1st round picks not coming up in big moments like Dalton Kantkatch, or does the honus fall of McDermott and his defensive coaching staff? The common denominator in all of that is Brandon Beane, those are all players/coaches put on the field with his seal of approval, so imo, the buck stops there. It all starts at the top, and to your point he’s made some good decisions like some late round picks and Joe Brady, but it’s going to be incredibly hard to win it all if you can’t ever knock day 1/day2 out of the park like the other perennial winners do from time to time to retool on the cheap. FTR, I like Beane, I want him to succeed, but at this point I’ve lost pretty much all faith in his ability to put together a defense to compliment Josh like Mahomes has had in KC.

Brown and Bernard I’ll give you, top 5 might be a bit Homery, but so is the rest of your assessment. Dawson Knox is above average in what way? Using two day 2 picks on RB and walking a way with an average RB, and a bust is not a brag. It took him three tries to finally get it right with Cook. There is literally nothing special in there, at all. Nothing that’s like “wow, what a wizard, how does he do it?”, he basically drafted a bunch of jags, and then combine with all the busts/disappointments I listed in the post you responded too, and it basically says it all- Josh Allen is his resume. Without Josh he’s back in Carolina 4 years ago…

Groot is solid, but no OC’s are game planning for him like a top tier DE, but I’d give him a B. James Cook is legit… After that, excluding Josh, his resume for the first few rounds is less than stellar. Edmunds Oliver, who given his top 10 draft status has underperformed. Elam Kincaid who is running the risk of venturing into bust category without a breakout year AJ Mehpenesa Cody Ford Boogie Basham That’s a lot of high end draft capital, and as the OP mentioned, last years class isn’t look so hot at this point. You’d like to give them the benefit of the doubt, but this teams track record of developing its day 1/2 picks doesn’t leave me feeling to optimistic for Carter or Bishop, I still think Keon can contribute, but would’ve rather had Worthy, Ladd or traded up for BTJ, Coleman was not a guy I was keen on but I can think Josh can get the most out of him.

Beane’s just not that good at drafting. He’s not the worst, but he’s also very far from the best. He basically lucked into Josh, and most of his other picks have been alright at best.

Yeah I know tackling certainly isn’t his forte, I had just thought if Rapp was more of the “thumper”/run support role, and you kinda just let Tre White ball hawk back there, it couldn’t be worse than Hamlin. Or use him in strictly passing situations and let him sit back there in zone. It shouldn’t even be a question, Beane’s had ample time and free agents to choose from over the last couple years who wouldn’t have broke the bank at the position, he just chooses to ignore it for whatever reason. Ever since Poyer and Hyde aged out, the position has went from one of strength to a complete liability, with no real excuse for it.

I had no idea there was “Tre to safety crap”, sorry to ruffle your feathers there brother. Touchy subject apparently… Unfortunately, team doesn’t have a starting caliber safety. BTW, quite literally prefaced with “too late for a positional switch”. He’s shot at corner. TRYING him out at safety in the offseason would’ve hurt who exactly? Taken valuable reps away from all world pro Damar Hamlin? Those paid off…

I feel like they should’ve tried Tre at safety. Probably too late at this stage of the preseason for a positional switch, but it’s worked for some other corners in the twilight of their careers. Devin McCourty and Troy Vincent come to mind. I mean, the team needs something at Safety, and I feel like while we all love Tre, he’s likely to be more of a liability than anything else out there on the boundary this year... Unfortunately time + injuries catches up with the best of them sooner or later.