FireChans

Oh yeah ur so right dude. No one every talks about how Pats coordinators blow and are overrated because BB is the real mastermind. You truly have a finger on the pulse of the NFL media.

We should sign a truly elite pass rusher to deliver in big moments.....

Would it surprise you to learn the Bills drafted 4 OL players in the last 2 years? They all just sucked. "We need to focus on drafting for offense" becomes "drafting for need" pretty quick. Something everyone seems to freak out about all the time.

EB is going to be learning on the job, even more than Dorsey at this point. If you wanna say last year, I agree that's not crazy. I could see going with EB > Dorsey when neither had been a real OC. Once we hired Dorsey last year, he was going to get 2-3 years as OC unless he had a Nate Hackett level implosion.

Lmao betting on Bieniemy would be a bigger gamble than hoping Dorsey improves. Another guy who has basically zero experience actually calling plays and running an offense, except this guy could barely get a job after being with Reid and Mahomes for 5 years?

Sure, but it also doesn't mean it was the "incorrect" strategy. Do you think the season goes different if Saffold is a top 15 G, Kaiir is a starter in camp and never lets the job go (like Tre White did 6 years ago), and Von never tears his ACL? I do.

The Bills draft for defense and use FA for offense primarily. It’s been a little one sided perhaps, but the offense is basically an FA fest compared to the D. I think Beane’s strategy is that competent OL players can be found for relatively cheap dollars. The list of OL signed since 2018 is staggering, we just haven’t gotten enough guys who are competent. I will say it again, the Bills went out and addressed their three biggest needs last off-season. Premiere pass rusher, IOL, and CB. The pass rusher worked out until injury, the IOL was a total bust and the jury is out on the CB. And that’s how a team that was supposed to take a step forward, doesn’t. The execution failed.

This is correct. The same scenario will likely play out for Oliver next year. It’s the way of the NFL. You can probably count on one hand the number of rookies who played out their fifth year without a long term deal that stayed with their team. Even with the Bills. Shaq. Gilmore. Edmunds. It’s a trend

Can we look at the Sabres? Why is there so much trust in the Pegulas hiring the right people? Right now Beane and McD look like the only positive exception in what’s been a horrible track record.

We could get another AJE or Boogie Basham or Cody Ford. Good point.

who do you want? Your plan has Diggs + Shakir + ??????

AI isn't ready.

Man, after 4 years of "Edmunds is playing his role exactly the way McD wants," we get this? This was the plan 2 years ago to let him walk and change defenses? Nah man. Nah. Not buying it. Nice try.

He didn't draft Teddy dude. Sure Pro Bowls aren't the best marker but you'd think with Brady throwing the ball, he'd had more than Mac Jones and Thuney.

Sure, he had a system. He also found a lot of diamonds in the rough in UDFA or cast-offs from other teams. But he still sucked at drafting lol. BB drafted 2 Pro-Bowlers in the last 9 years. We drafted 2 ProBowlers in 2018. If Beane goes another 4 without a single Pro-Bowler, he needs to go lol.

What does this mean?

He's bad at drafting.

Not particularly. His system was "Tom Brady is the best QB of all time and can throw to literal garbage cans." He drafted 2 ProBowlers since 2014. Joe Thuney (who plays for the Chiefs) and Mac Jones.

shoot me in the ***** face lol

I hear you. I think Evans is a pedigree player and a good locker room fit. Won a championship. This would be Hop's third team in 4 years. He has a volatile reputation, something I wouldn't want to introduce with Diggs and co. I actually think I overrated Evans' price. I think a third gets it done.

Ed is a disaster because the Bills needed a superstar in that spot. Bengals drafted Burrow, Higgins, Chase, Carman in their two crappy seasons in the first and second. The Bills drafted Allen, Edmunds, Oliver, Ford in their two crappy seasons in the first and second. They hit on 3 stars. We hit on 1. That's why Beane's presser was so embarrassing lol.

spotrac.com That's never been how it works. Trades accelerate the guarantees of the team trading the player AWAY. It's why Diggs is now untradeable for the next few years. It's why CMC had a cap hit of 600k for the 49ers last season, but is costing the Panther 26M in dead money. BB sucked at drafting.

Lol I didn't want to belabor the point, but that's how the agents will sell it. Let's pay Mike Evans instead. We can sign Deion Jones to $8-9M x 3 years with a teeny tiny cap hit and swing for the fences.

He doesn't have a $23M cap hit if traded.

This is the part that is not true. Smith MAKES $27M next season. He only costs $9M against the cap.