CorkScrewHill

You nailed it .. well done. I looked at so many mocks .. and you were the only person that I saw that projected Kincaid!

To be honest I totally forgot we had signed him. Given that I would pass.

The lions signed David Montgomery in free agency and just inexplicably drafted a back at number 9. Deandre Averaged 5.5 yds per carry this year and has a very low cap number for his final year of his rookie contract. Would like this more than getting DHoP as he would be a nice safety net if Cook cannot be the work horse. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/04/28/dandre-swifts-future-in-doubt-after-lions-draft-jahmyr-gibbs/

Local media Interview with Dalton Kincaid after the selection.

Did something happen to Josh Allen? .. because otherwise the Bills are no where near the end of their Super Bowl window

CBS ranked his as 31st best player,ESPN had him at #14, and PFF had him as #10 overall. I like the pick but we shall see

1. Name the first 5 players draft in order (Feel free to name the teams as well for bonus points) Levis(CAR), Anderson Jr (HOU), Stroud (Tenn), Young (IND), Richardson (SEA) 2. How many trades will be in the first round? 4 not counting those that already occurred 3. Will the Bills trade up, back, or stay put? Trade Down. 4. Will DHop be traded today? (doesn't mean he is traded for a first round pick). Bonus points to identify the team he is traded to Yes, to the Chiefs. 5. Who will the Bills pick? Joe Tippman (C) second round via trade. Will use original 2nd rounder for Jack Campbell (LB) 6. How many RB's will go in the first round? 2. 7. How many QB's will go in the first round? 4. 8. Will ESPN cut to commercial if/when the Bills make their selection? No. 9. Who will be the biggest reach pick of the draft (Yes, I know this up for debate. Gruden made it so easy with the Raiders) CJ Stroud. 10. Which college will have the most players selected in the first round Georgia, Ohio State, and Alabama tie with 3 each.

I remember in 1989 you could only watch on ESPN. I had just graduated college and did not have cable. I called in to John Murphy's radio show on WBEN and suggested that they should cover the draft. He laughed at me. WGR had a Bison's baseball game they were going to cover but it got rained out so they switched over to covering the draft. It was very choppy coverage as they were basically watching ESPN and then making comments about the picks, but I loved it as I paged through my Mel Kiper draft guides. back then Mel would come on local stations and talk the draft and then if you wanted the guides you would call a number they provided after he was off the air and Mel would answer and take the order himself. Good times.

I was surprised to learn that he is dating the daughter of Rick Tuten (punted for a lot of teams including the Bills back in the day) that Tyler. https://heavy.com/sports/buffalo-bills/tyler-bass-contract-girlfriend-instagram/ i don’t remember Rick looking that good

Bill Belichick is not trying to contain the rumor. The patsies just brought in Will Levis for a pre-draft visit. levis is projected to go in the top 14 or so. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/04/20/will-levis-visited-patriots-wednesday/ Here is Mac's reaction when he found out Levi's was in the building

You monster .. how will they be able to support their families. It is always about supporting ones family and no human should be expected to do it for less than a mere $40 million per year.

End of the roster addition. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/04/14/bills-sign-kevin-jarvis/

I was really high on Robert Nkimdiche and Laquon Treadwell in 2016 and DK Metcalf when he came out and I wanted "the right" Josh Allen. I have basically not worried about it since as I realized even after the success of Metcalf and Allen that I have no real clue. I just like the freaks who may or may not become superstars .. Tremaine and Groot fit the bill as well. In looking at the drafts of other teams you will find similar hits and misses as the Bills and as "horrible" as the Bills have been they still have one of the top rosters in the NFL, so they are doing something right.

Given he is a big baby wouldn’t shipping him equate to child trafficking?

If I were a GM and my team was really good .. I would always look to sell my late first round pick to a team that is likely to be bad the following year. If you get a 3rd and 5th this year and first next year from the Cardinals, Saints, or the like .. that would set up for 2024 early pick and another chance to sell my late 2024 first round pick.

So at this point we have lost two free agents Tremaine and Case. we have resigned Poyer, Matakevich, Dodson, Jackson, Martin, Lewis signed from other teams: Harty, Kyle Allen, McGovern with the following remaining free agents: Klein, Quessenberry, Saffold, Singletary, Phillips, Lawson, Crowder, Beasley, Taiwan, Van Roten, kumerow, Hart, Murray, Marlowe, Sweeney, Jaquan Johnson Of the guys from last years team I would like to see Phillips and Lawson back on cheap deals as that would reduce the need to draft another dlineman and allow us to focus on the oline in the draft. I am also a big fan of Singletary - he has a ton of heart and might be fine if we can fix the oline. I am not really surprised these guys have had no takers individually, but collectively we seem to have a bunch of players nobody else wants. Perhaps because we lock up the players that are important or perhaps because our depth is just meh or a mixture of both.

Dane Jackson back as expected https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/03/17/bills-re-sign-dane-jackson/ he is a great backup especially given his draft status. It is a 1 yr deal.

Nice tweet from McKenzie liked him when he was the gadget guy

And if he signed with the Bills you would say he sucked and we overspent. What is your team doing that is so much better?

The veteran minimum is more than a million dollars. Matakevich barely makes more than minimum and Lil Dirty was a starter last year .. admittedly he did not step up .. but that was a pretty cheap contract for someone who is starting in the NFL. Neal I do not get. We will find out if Harty is worth it though there is hope for him as a returner and a stretch the field receiver. You are right .. thanks for the clarification https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/cardinals-expect-c-rodney-hudson-to-retire/ar-AA18fvdC

Per sport trac nfl transactions the following players were cut this morning Rodney Hudson C Arizona Bud Dupree LB Tenn leonard Fournette RB Tampa Bobby Wagner LB Rams i know a lot of people will be interested in Fournette and Wagner especially but I worry about Morse concussions and Hudson is a very serviceable center

Love Micah’s response

It is important to remember that the Bills were missing Daquan Jones, Von Miller, and Micah Hyde for the playoff game .. three of their best defensive players. Miller is trending toward being ready by training camp last I heard. I also think Groot and Basham will continue to develop along with Elam .. so not quite so static

Sport trac estimated he would get a 3 yr $33 million dollar contract. We shall see how close it is to that. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/jordan-poyer-12500/market-value/

Anybody interested in a used Edmund's Bills jersey .. going cheap