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The memes are going to be horrific if Coleman doesn't end up hitting. I think they'll be fine, but it'll likely be Packers post Adams "fine". Which is a nice way of saying the QB propping up a bunch of dudes.

I really like the Shout! podcast and Matt Parrino, but I would take his opinion with a hefty dose of salt. He always falls in love with guys who realistically never had a shot at making the roster and talks them up a lot.

Host the draft on a flotilla on the Niagara. First round picks on the maid of the mist.

They could have traded him and got a big return, but I get it.

Signing a super elite WR before you have the QB room in hand seems like putting the cart before the horse, but what do I know? Without a massive salary cap increase, I don't see how this WR trend is tenable.

Except this is a high level athlete with a background in a correlate skill, as there is some crossover in skillset with wrestling and O/D Line technique. We're not going out and signing a pole vaulter.

This situation happens every day to all sorts of people in all sorts of professions. Maybe it's not fair but it is the way it is. You can work hard at something all your life and your peak might not be as good as someone who just picked it up. I played a club sport at a high level after college and convinced my brother in law to try out for the team I was on. Not only did he make it, he ended up higher on the roster than me because of his excellent athletic skill, despite me playing the game for 10+ years. I wasn't salty though, it's just the reality of the situation.

You get 90 guys and you know 15-20 of them essentially have zero shot to make the team. You might as well fill those spaces with insane athletic talent and see if you get surprised. The Bills have a whole lot of lotto ticket players at camp and if 1-2 of them hit Beane will end up looking like a genius. Zero risk, so go for it.

My dad became a gambling addict late in life and spent a ton of money before ultimately dying on a bender after disappearing for weeks. He left my mother in a very, very rough place financially and now she'll likely have to work until she dies. I had to step in and pay off the last of her mortgage, which has had reverberating effects where I'm now 5-10 years behind financially compared to my peers. Because of this I'm personally against gambling and I try to stay away from it. I don't think it's healthy for it to be promoted so heavily, and I'm not a fan of it becoming such a huge sponsor of basically every sport, but I do think it's better to be legal and regulated than pushed out of sight where people can be exploited.

Saleh should already be gone. JD has put together a very good team, although they've had terrible luck at the most important position.

I said it before and I'll say it again: He's going to be bad this year and go off on some RFK brain worm riddled conspiracy theory onto how it isn't his fault. He has a massive ego that's not going to let him be humble, and the NY media is going to exacerbate the situation 10 fold. It's a perfect storm for Bills fans.

I'd say anything the Bills can get out of him is a bonus, and not to be expected. Elam is going to have to perform astonishingly well in camp to see any meaningful time on the field. I wouldn't bet on it. We should all be thankful that we took Benford and that he's become a decent CB2.

Sign Hyde back for a vet minimum deal, save the rest for when an impact player suddenly becomes available via trade, EDGE and WR are strong candidates.

Must be nice to know you have a product that is basically a "sure thing". I can't really see any way that the NFL makes less money or gets less popular moving forward.

This is so overdramatic for a guy who stands to make essentially a vet minimum salary. He has zero leverage to "be a cancer" at any point in training camp or the regular season. He's a big, fast guy with good hands. Are you trying to say that the Bills should be more invested in character than athletic ability? It's been one of the major criticisms of the Bills since McD took over.

There's no real pressure either way with Claypool, and I think that's the best thing about the signing. The Bills have made practically zero investment, so they can wash their hands of him if they don't like him or his attitude in camp. It's the definition of a low-risk high-reward, and it's exactly who you want in a training camp. I think it's funny some of the people I hear against the Claypool signing are also Justin Shorter truthers.

Considering some of the allegations against him he probably should be in jail. He had every opportunity to seek help if he's having mental health issues. Having a mental health crisis doesn't excuse your actions, as much as it might explain them.

The nepotism in the NFL is wild. Don't get me wrong, nepotism is everywhere. It's amazing that a guy like Hackett, who should be an OC of a D3 football team at this point, is still getting chances. He basically destroyed the Broncos franchise.

Somebody should tell Beane that three WR3s doesn't make a WR1. I don't hate the MVS signing. In a vacuum it's fine, but we're using our whole paycheck on scratch offs and expecting a big payout. MVS could work out, but he's played with elite QBs his whole career and still had drop issues.

If we could sign Metcalf that would a huge win in my opinion. We'd need to extend him in order to drop the cap hit though, and that might be pricy.

Does it make Bills fans feel worse about the Coleman pick knowing that the Team that highly drafted N'Keal Harry and Tyquan Thorton wanted him?

Brandon Beane:

Claypool... I don't hate it. He's the living embodiment of low risk / high reward. He has every physical tool to succeed, he just needs to put in the effort. I doubt that this is his wake up call, but if it is he'll be home run. I still want a more "sure thing" roster lock, but this is excellent competition or at the very worst, practice squad depth.

Considering Miami is going to be under water in ~20 years, I don't know that he made a wise decision.