Don Otreply
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Well…, they aren’t ugly like so many iterations of teams uniforms posted here.
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2 hours ago, MikePJ76 said:
The first round should always be the best player available. They really shouldn't force a WR here when there are more to take throughout the weekend. Every year teams find players at wr from every round and UDFA.
The team has a glaring hole at center, safety and pass rusher. They really should let the draft come to them, no trading up and take the best available player. If it is a WR then that is fine that is the right move.
Chasing players and drafting for need in the first round usually gets teams in trouble.
also anyone who thinks center is not an impact position is crazy. Go back and watch the KC Buffalo game, the Chiefs O Line whipped the Bills defensive line.
BPA “at a position of need” is always what happens (no matter what anyone tells you) one goes for the biggest impact with the first pick, in this offense as it stands presently it is WR in the first, OLine is always important and quality can be found in the rounds after. With the history of our defensive scheme and acquisitions failing annually in the playoffs, (for many reasons) it’s is past the moment to not fully fill out the offense. I for one can not say what Beane will do, the likes of you and I and everyone else here can only hope for the best outcome. Fingers crossed 🤞
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Sounds like a 70’s porno movie title…,
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14 hours ago, Aussie Joe said:
Hear me out Nate!
When someone says that they are 99 percent of the time talking about something that is a bad idea ..
Just take a WR at 28 … there will definitely be good options still available at that point … just pick the right guy Beane !
Center can happen later … WR is definitely the bigger need
Agree, don’t make an easy decision hard, just do the smart thing, WR at 28. They still have ten more picks to follow up.
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As long as his recent injury history (Achilles and shoulder) is not an on going issue then he becomes a player worth considering,
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What a pile of manure,
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Being that Beane literally never stops looking for opportunities I would say that it is likely that some sort of a Lenard Floyd esq acquisition will happen, who that may be, I have no idea, but it is likely a D line guy again,
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On 3/15/2024 at 11:02 AM, Chandler#81 said:
and you know this ‘how’, exactly? Your crystal ball or your crystal meth?
According to his limited seven year career highlight film, (that is all over Bills YouTube content provider’s channels) he has been mostly a medium to short area receiver with middling / okay stats, his catch percentage and YAC is better than Gabe, I’ll give you that, but it is certainly still to be determined if he can perform as a #2, if he is chosen for that position I will of course hope for the best, but we have an opportunity to boost our WR room from slightly above average, as it is now, to something more dynamic, so why not take at vantage of the upcoming opportunity that the draft provides and get that true #2 guy? That to me is the question that should be asked and answered, jmo, no big deal if you disagree, 👍
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1 hour ago, OldTimer1960 said:
Question is, who is WR1b? It appears to be a class that has 3 excellent prospects at the top (Harrison, Nabers, Odunze), the 1 guy in the next tier (Thomas Jr). Beyond them, I think the candidates that have potential to be “wr1” (whatever that is) are Mitchell and maybe Coleman (but I’m not even sure Coleman will be good in the league).
While I love McConkey he may be more complimentary as I think Legette probably is (Legette is explosive and powerful, I don’t know that he will be a high volume receiver). I think Worthy will be dangerous, but not wr1 at his size. Likewise, I don’t see Franklin or Walker as lead wr types.
Instead of focusing on Diggs’ eventual replacement, I think they should be looking to have a group that works together among Kincaid, Samuel, Diggs and Shakir and Knox. The missing element now is the big boundary guy who can threaten deep and make the contested catches - ability to be a red zone jump ball guy is a plus.
Yup, 👍
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As the WR room stands right now, it is average even with Diggs, we really should get as close to a WR 1b as we can in the draft at 28, we need to stop short changing the offense in this regard.
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2 hours ago, SoTier said:
I'm assuming that you mean the Bills have only used 1 first round draft pick on a WR. That's a fair criticism.
For myself, I'm not particularly interested on where the Bills get their weapons nor am I particularly attached to official positions. IMO, you have to consider both RB James Cook (2022 2nd round) and TE Dalton Kincaid (2023 1st round) as serious weapons in Allen's arsenal. I do think that the Bills need to add a fast WR to stretch the field, something that the Bills haven't had recently, so I would like to see them draft a WR in the first or second round, especially because this WR class is so deep.
Agree, we haven’t had a field stretching WR since Brown and that was somewhat short lived, imo it’s the missing link,
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So, he resigned then…,
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On 3/15/2024 at 9:56 AM, SoTier said:
Criticism that's based on reality is valid, but much of the criticism of Beane/McDermott recently hasn't been based on facts but rather on posters' untrue perceptions or ignorance. Check out the thread on the Mack Hollins signing for criticism that descended into crucification of Beane based on a single poster's ignorance, but there have been plenty of others.
I wasn't aiming at you when I originally posted in this thread, but your criticism of Beane in the bolded sentence above is both unfair and disingenuous -- and certainly unworthy of criticism. While it is technically true that Beane hasn't drafted a WR in rounds 1 or 2, he did use a first round draft pick to acquire Stephon Diggs.
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Oh, you guys mean like ...
- Collecting draft capital and doing due diligence so that the Bills could not only move up in the 2018 draft to take a QB but to take the right QB?
- Hiring Brian Daboll and then adding Ken Dorsey to develop Josh Allen into a generational QB talent?
- Trading for Stephon Diggs?
- Drafting Terrel Bernard in 2022 to replace Tremaine Edmunds?
- Trading for Rasul Douglas at the trade deadline because he knew that he wasn't going to keep White in 2024?
I am for the most part quite pleased with the Bills turnaround since Beane and McDermott got here, who wouldn’t be? But imo this single top WR in six going on seven drafts is not what one could call proactive, especially when your QB is Josh Allen, again, jmo.
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7 hours ago, transplantbillsfan said:
Yeah it would be the same pre-McBeane. Not anymore, obviously
We all felt that way when we brought Jordan Poyer in as our SS.
Look at Sean McDermott's history coaching Safety. You don't have to trust him. I do.
Tua is still their QB, right?
And??? Samuel plays all over the place.
From the touted “highlights” of Samuel he is primarily short area / slot guy, with career stats that aren’t special, he is a better ball catcher and YAC guy than Davis for certain, but that’s not saying a lot. We are now one position acquisition away from having a fully formed offense, and that is the Boundary / #2 / take the top off WR, should Beane take the needed step the offense will be very dynamic. Imo our WR room as it is right now is “average with potential” , why not go all the way and take the last step? Jmo of course.
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18 hours ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:
Wouldn’t be horribly shocked to see them bring back Kyle Allen to compete for the QB3 on the Sqaud.
Outside “WR2” is Samuel
I really hope not, it would make for a mediocre WR room if that’s the case…,
“We” always seem to fall short on offense when we are just a step of two away from getting it right.
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13 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:
I am happy we are looking at him. He wrote one of my favorite piano concertos.Wasn’t that Harpsichord…
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Ain’t Kenny Pickett a country singer,
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2 hours ago, Sgt. Ski said:
i'm sorry i don't want to be a putz but.. Diggs #'s dropped because we were spreading the ball around, plus badly thrown balls by josh!
Shoulder injury on Allen’s throwing arm certainly didn’t help, but you are correct in that Josh could stand to tighten up his game a bit,
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I suspect you are correct, it is entertaining to watch teams jockey for position throughout free agency and the draft,
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1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said:
no way. Samuel wasn't even the BPA on his crappy Washington team.
Get someone better and younger under a rookie contract.
With the addition of Samuel and the other receiver we signed we are officially up to our eye brows in slot type receivers, we so desperately need an X / boundary / speed guy as our WR2, I sure hope we don’t go all Billsey and pretend we are all set at WR, talk about hanging Allen out to dry for yet another season…,
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It’s just amazing that a QB that is known to have virtually zero on the field talent is still being signed by NFL teams as there backup after all these years, oh well, more power to him making large coin doing mostly nothing, what a sweet gig…,
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11 hours ago, Logic said:
I respectfully buy vehemently disagree. Two reasons.
The first reason is that when building a team, you look beyond the coming season. You look at the following season, as well.
In 2025, Diggs will be 32 years old, Samuel will be 29, and Shakir will be in a contract year. No one beyond those three is worth discussing (Shorter unproven, Hollins on one year deal, etc).
So the first reason the Bills need another receiver or two is because they need to set themselves up for the long term and start breaking in a stud who can take over as the alpha in the room for Diggs in the next year or two.
The second reason the Bills need another receiver is that Stefon Diggs plays Z, and Shakir and Samuel play the slot. The only X receivers we have on the roster right now are Hollins, Shorter, and Shavers, and I'm not counting on ANY of those guys being viable starting X receivers in 2024 and beyond.
So for both short term planning (the Bills need a starting X receiver) and long term planning (the Bills need young receiver talent in the pipeline), the Bills need to spend premium capital on a wide receiver THIS YEAR. It's not a want, it's a need.
Now...the signings of Samuel and Hollins make it so that it's not a SCREAMING need that you absolutely HAVE To spend a 1st round pick on. But me personally? I'm not waiting any later than the 2nd round. I'd prefer a 1st rounder and a 4th rounder, but I'd settle for a 2nd and a 5th, something like that. Make no mistake about it, the Bills need -- and I'm almost certain WILL be spending a high pick on -- a wide receiver.
I sure hope so, it would be so typically Billsey to hang Allen out to dry for yet another season with in imo, a mediocre WR room like they did this past season, hoping for the best,
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3 minutes ago, FireChans said:
This is extremely defeatist of me, but I am concerned they are not going to learn their lesson about WR and the first round WR may not be coming now.
There’s a fair chance you are right on this, hoping for the best,
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He is certainly a player of interest, but haven’t we seen very recently what thirty plus year old guys coming off of an ACL injuries look like on the field…, (Tre & Von) it’s likely to take all of this season and into next season before he is able to play the way we would all hope he can.
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Drafting 10 or 11 Rookies: Is there an argument to do that this year?
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After a WR in the first and O-line in the second, use the rest to fill out the defense, 😂