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No one in Detroit would ever make that trade.

I'd really like Beane to bring some Miller insurance in like we did with Floyd last season. If Miller ends up back to form, you get a 1-2 punch. If not, you have a solid starter opposite Rousseau. I'd love to see Groot not need that kind of help, but he hasn't taken that step from "reliable DE" to "star DE".

When you've got a DE carousel like McD likes to run, having a guy with 4-5 sacks as your worst option doesn't seem too bad. If it's cheap then I think it's an all right signing.

Can he play safety and/or forecheck?

This is going to sound snarky but I don't mean it to be: I would rather have more talent and redundancy at offense than on our D-Line. Full stop. Having a stout, hard nosed, defense that's full of depth is a luxury in the modern NFL. An effective offense is a requirement.

How would be creating a need by moving a guy who has consistently played at a very high level at a position be common sense? You have no guarantee that Johnson would be able to play at a high level at safety, and he's a top 3 Nickel CB in the NFL. This idea has about as much common sense as the jabronis on WGR calling for Allen to line up at LB during the playoffs.

Seems like a good idea. Obviously Simmons would be preferable but if you can get Blackmon on a deal I definitely understand it.

Pretty pointless comment then, but all right.

This is likely going to open up more cap space for this season, so no.

He might have a point about a rookie's first season with a cold weather team, it may take a bit of adjusting, but it's not like they'll never get used to playing in cold weather. That's just ridiculous.

That would be wild and really stabilize the secondary after losing a lot of leadership in the room.

He's constantly on the field and he's been dependable. Probably on the field more than any other Nickel CB. Seems like a deserved extension.

Saying that the Bills are the closest team to the Chiefs isn't claiming a moral victory, it's just the reality. Nobody is reveling in anything, at least I'm not.

Analytics guys seem to have loved this signing. Matt Harmon of reception perception loves this move, I'm not saying his word is gospel, but he was right about Diggs too when we traded for him.

If you want a guy who can take the top off of a defense, this draft is absolutely full of them. Running mostly straight and fast is one of the easiest things a WR can do. That's Hollywood Brown, and he's really not shown much else since being traded. Know what this draft isn't full of? Deebo-like Curtis Samuel types. The Chiefs were in on him too. Brown is the consolation prize.

The Bills are the closest thing to the Chiefs in the entire NFL and the salt from the losses is clouding your judgement. They've barely squeaked past us the last two playoff matchups. If the Bills were in the NFC it would be a Bills v. Chiefs Superbowl 3 out of the last 4 years.

Gross.

I understand, but I’d rather have a stellar offense with a middling defense then a balanced offense and defense. McDermott is supposed to be a defensive guru, so he should be able to do more with less. Otherwise what’s the point?

Anyone who isn’t happy with this signing probably only watches Bills games. Samuel has produced with straight up trash at QB. Davis has a better statline, but only because he has a great game every 4th game. Samuel is way more consistent. We raised the floor at WR2 but we didn’t box ourselves into a “Don’t draft a WR because we invested too much in FA”

Shorter won’t even make the team, I’d put money on it. In the modern NFL you can never have too many premium receivers. It’s the 2nd or 3rd most important position on the team. They should go all offense in the draft, I’d rather surround Allen with big talent potential then waste picks on D Line rotations and bend don’t break mentality.

I like it so long as we still get a WR R1. He’s a reliable veteran but not all we need.

Undeniable that the Bills need more star power on the roster, but 17 million a year is a lot to spend with Miller still on the books. It sucks though that Buffalo isn’t attractive to FA with amenities.

I could have sworn there was reports that Harris thinking of retiring after that injury, but yes he was a 1 year deal. You can say the same about everyone except for Diggs, honestly.

This is a ridiculous statement this early into FA and without seeing what we do in the draft. Is there some FA RB you'd rather have that'll be around the same price as Johnson? I can't think of any.

He was a decent enough RB2-3 last season and I'm sure it's a low cost contract. This is what we should continue to do at RB.