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I think the first 4-5 weeks is going to dictate what New England does for the rest of their season. They are going to give Stidham every chance to show his still skill and win over the first 4 games. If Stidham has led them to a 3-2 or 4-1 record, they are going to keep trying to win. If Stidham has led them to a 0-4(or 5) or 1-4 record, I think Bill will try and tank the season to get the #1 pick for Trevor Lawrence. I'm sure New England has scouted him for the 2021 draft and realize how good he is.

There is no great solution to this problem of social spacing. Cause you have to worry about all of the seats around you, not just the ones beside you.

Isn't every other seat empty and then staggering the empty seat for every other row, be enough for social distancing with wearing a mask??? EX: O Occupied E Empty Seat 1 2 3 4 5 6 O E O E O E E O E O E O O E O E O E E O E O E O That way nobody is breathing down other persons back. This would create 50% capacity. So you would only have to give up 1/2 the home games.

OT IMO. I don't think we are going to be able to come to compatible terms with Dawkins... So, I would assume an OT at this spot.

I agree they are alot cheaper, but Fournette wasn't that bad of a RB, but he did produce. Other than his attitude and non-teammatedness. I guess ultimately they thought keeping him for 1 more year was worth more than any trade offer they received.

If we have 2 rings, I would be happy to give him 40MIL. BUT I hope he wants more SuperBowl trophies and doesn't try to break the bank. Definitely pay the man, tho.

The 32nd pick of the 2021 draft will be the highest rated OT.

Damn, Beane is playing 5D chess against these other GM's.

The real question is did Miami execute the 5th year option for Harris?

Jags being Jags... ??? They try and trade Forunette, won't take whatever they can get for him... and still decline his 5th year option... What a bunch of Jags... ?

That's true, he might not be a quiet as a backup. IMO, Newton is purely a 'try to trade during the season pickup'. He is not the future in Buffalo. If he wants to pass up 5-7MIL and stay in the NFL, that's his prerogative. But he could be making some money while he is waiting for a starting job to open up. In fact, you can tell Newton, 'Hey, if a starting QB spot opens up during the season, we will try and trade you there'.

Wasn't Green Bay 12-4 last year? If Rodger's isn't Lafleur's type of QB, what kind of QB is he looking for? thx

Ok, let's assume Beane wants to bring him in as a backup... with the hope to move him during the year. 1) Talk with Josh Allen. Tell him you are bringing him ONLY as a backup and that he is the #1 QB. If he says NO, then drop it all. 2) When Josh says 'ok', try and sign Newton to a 1 year backup deal of around 5-7MIL. 3) Hold on to him and when someone loses a starting QB, try and trade him to that team. Maybe we can get a 3rd out of him. If not, then we have a good backup for this coming year.

For me, this hits multiple fronts. 1) Even though it was 25 years ago, the players and coaches can gleam some insights as to what it took to go to the super bowl 4 times in a row. A huge accomplishment. 2) Culture. It shows that the organization does not forget about you (at least the great ones) and that they want you to remain in the Bills culture even after you playing days are done. 3) Player retention. IMO, players are always looking for reasons to move on or stay at organizations (besides $$$). Some players actually care about the environment they are in. If you can provide a top notch environment, where the organization shows they care about their players during and after their careers, that one thing could be the tipping point to retaining a player.

This is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard... Aren't these guys professionals??? Can't they go and talk to their OC whenever they want? If someone wants to work more than someone else, why are they trying to stop that? NFL is dumb.

Yeah, what he said... 1) Too old 2) Too hurt 3) Too $$$ Other than that, Green's a catch!

philly's secondary has been a dumpster fire the last 2 years. Because of cap constraints they couldn't pick up anyone that would demand any salary. They signed ppl off the practice squad and the street to fill positions... Not sure that is good roster management.

The only pick I would change is the 6th round Kicker. I would have drafted the Punter Mann instead. Dude is a beast punting the ball.

Great analysis and writeup... Couple of things: 1) RBs better get used to having more competition constantly. I'm hoping that Beane drafts a RB in every draft and creates a whole stable of RBs to run. Play the best one and if they need a breather, bring in the second one. We need to keep fresh young legs in the backfield... 2) IMO, Fromm was a good pick. He looks like he can be a more than adequate backup in the NFL. Also, (I'm not hoping this) if Josh Allen doesn't work out like we all hope he does, we will have a QB with 2 years of experience under his belt and we can put in if needed. I think this is a good backup insurance policy at QB. 3) What I like about our WRs is they were their teams #1 receiver (UCF and Oregon State). So they got the other teams best CB every week. Look at the production these guys produced for their teams. I'm not saying they will do the same in the NFL, but I feel pretty confident they will compete for WR spots 4,5,6.

If the dude wants to come in for a league min veteran contract, sure, he can fight for a spot...

Beane got recruits for EDGE, RB, WR X 2, CB, QB, and Kicker. The only pick what I was like wut was the Kicker. I was hoping he would have drafted the Punter Mann there... Other than that, the picks filled needs IMO. Grade for me is incomplete. We will need to see how many make the team and how well they play this year...

Let me say this up front, I really really like Beane and McDermott. I want them to be here for a while. I love Beane's philosophy on how to build this team and we'll see how he maintains it as Josh Allen gets his new contract. OK, the one thing that really bothers me is that most of the free agents / players coming to the Bills are coming from the Panthers, which is where he was prior to being our GM. He is using his inside knowledge on those players and if they are worth bringing here. I just worry about in a couple of years when he cannot use Carolina players as his personal free agent store (because those will be players he won't know well) and he needs to start evaluating and pulling more FA's from other teams. That is my only real concern. Beane has done a wonderful job with the roster, getting 'extra' players and trading them during training camp, the drafts have been pretty good. Is he perfect? No, but he is working hard for us.

I think Beane lost most of his latitude in this draft when he traded for Diggs. We couldn't move around in the 2nd unless we would give up our 3rd or 4th round pick... which we don't want. Now in Round 4, Beane might move around 1 time.