Einstein's Dog

I am holding out hope for Zeke. I want him picked late and at a good value. A veteran who can get the tough short yards and knows how to pass block would be a great fit here. Contrary to the stats provided above, when I saw him in action last year I saw a good RB. Also, Zeke has been kind of humbled and with that can be a chip on his shoulders. I would find it easy to root for him now (I didn't before).

We want more than just a WR out of this draft though. WR, DL, and S. Players who are part of the future in short time. I think Beane will have to think long and hard about moving back a little if his preferred non-prima donna WRs are all still there at 28 - Legette/K Coleman and maybe T Franklin.

That helped increase my excitement about Coleman! The comments about stepping on the toes was interesting, so many people were talking about Coleman's lack of separation and this analysis was stating it was by design. And with the low drop rate seemed like it worked well. If Coleman and Legette are both there, I can see Beane dropping back because either of them seem like great fits.

I'm hoping Bills at Miami. I'd go. And the weather should be great.

I think the Josh evolving part is on the mental aspects, in terms of game management. For instance the KC game. Josh went for the TD on second down, wrong move. A T Brady or A Rodgers would have just been doing everything to get another first down and drain the clock. The objective there should not have been to score the TD but to burn clock and get a first down. McD and the Bills are on a nice run, just need to break through to the next step. Consistently fielding a very good team is a great way to potentially win the Superbowl.

You might want to listen to Beane's clip yourself then. A lot of people are interpreting it the way Sal is, but not me. They asked Beane what he was looking for in a WR just a few minutes after asking about C Samuels. He had just talked about Samuel's being in the RB room and the WR room, how he was smart and versatile. So to me it seemed like the first few qualities that came to Beane's mind were the ones he had just attributed to Samuel. From there Beane continued on to other traits, and in his GM speak, pretty much covered every WR on the planet including how you may need to offset the roster, get something you don't currently have. IMO, not something you need to pull your hair out over, just something the talking heads are cherry picking out for conversation purposes.

I agree. And I don't think Beane even answered the question of whether or not they offered a pay cut, seems like they didn't. With so many draft picks it seems like a later round CB who might develop behind Douglas would make more sense than bringing back Tre. Hyde makes more sense to me at a cheap price. While the Bills should try and get a younger developing player it seems like they could still use another veteran presence.

I don't think Tre comes back. IMO the blurb from Beane about Tre was because he was put in a tough interview spot when right after his praise of Von for taking a pay cut they asked him if the pay cut had been an option discussed with Tre. There was a telling, panicked, half second before Beane got into his preprogrammed GM speak. We'll have to see what happens with the draft but right now I give much better odds for Hyde to come back than Tre.

Groot is staying, long term. I thought Beane's response put it as a long shot for Tre and Micah.. Money issues, they would need to come back quite cheaply but both are certainly welcome. A vet RB is the odds on favorite of what will happen, the FO is waiting for one to get kind of desperate, take a discounted rate, and great value for us.

I like that the team seems to be reconstructing the way I had hoped. The FO is going with a slight retool but being a contender. It would be a retool and not a rebuild as long as they keep Diggs. The FO has kept the strategy of going low cost for RBs and is now adding low cost Safety's. I like the WR Samuel pick up. But my liking the strategy is contingent upon the FO getting a WR in the first two rounds, otherwise I'll have to reassess.

The 2024 TE room is the anticipated best the Bills have ever had! Kincaid is coming off a sensational rookie year. He is incredibly fluid and has great hands. I think he'll be the best TE the Bills have ever had and that starts in 2024. Nitpicking about his drops is ridiculous, I watched every game, his hands are among the elite to ever play the game. Of course there are things he can improve on, and it's not unreasonable to anticipate that he will. Knox adds an excellent veteran presence with a more rounded TE skill set that includes blocking. Knox was making a case of the best TE the Bills had ever had until Kincaid came along. Knox also brings a great team attitude, from bonding with Josh to concentrating on improving, to pay cuts and restructures, Knox just presents himself as a glue player that I'm glad is on the Bills. Even Morris showed positive signs in his limited action. I don't know if I ever knew who the third TE on the Bills was in prior years.

You have to figure Blackmon wanted a bigger contract. If that was the problem, I'm on board for going cheaper. But if the FO doesn't do any other S moves I think the likelihood that they draft a S in the first 3 rounds increases. I'm hoping they do another safety move, I liked the wild card Hyde call above. That would move safety down the draft list and we would look solid IMO.

But there was drama being told to us by Diggs. 1. "Ready for watever" indicates from Diggs that movement is possible. I thought it could have been provoked because Diggs turned down a request by Beane to take a pay cut. Don't you think that happened? After declining the pay cut Diggs could have been anxious that Beane didn't want to pay him. 2. "Well..." hours before the guarantee kicked in supports the above. Could be considered poking Beane a little, like what are you going to do about it. Seems like kind of a toothless threat out of Beane. 3. Diggs listing his stats for the past four years could be seen as trying to justify his salary to the fans. And to be honest, Diggs has a point, look at what Ridley got. So IMO, there was some drama. Still is, a little, we haven't seen how Beane reacts when a player gets the better of him. These guys have egos. It doesn't mean Diggs wants to leave Buffalo

Well....

Ready for watever.

The quote "Ready for watever" isn't shade or snark though. Seems like it was being anxious to what Beane had up his sleeve since Diggs refused to take a pay cut. I would be anxious if my employer asked me to take a pay cut and I said "No". Especially with an $18.5M guarantee approaching. Diggs shouldn't go anywhere, the Bills will be a better team with him on it. But you have to think Beane doesn't like getting made the fool. Diggs called his bluff and it looks like a toothless gesture out of Beane.

More likely Julian Blackman money.

I'm hoping T Franklin is showing enough to the Bills that they can put him in a tier with B Legette and K Coleman and gives them the confidence to be able to move down in the draft if the three of them are there.

For A Mitchell I think it depends on how the interviews went - Mitchell comes across as kind of a prima donna and the FO might not want that. I think the FO may try to have some restraint and stay and see what develops at #28. Legette/K Coleman/T Franklin look like they would meet a need and be great culture fits. If they are all there and the FO has them on the same tier, I think it would make sense to try and trade back some. I don't think Samuel or Hollins impact the strategy as much as keeping Diggs around does. With Diggs still here the FO has the luxury of using 2024 as a slower break-in year for the rookie.

I can understand the moving Diggs if you think it is a re-tool/rebuild year. Then take a big gulp of medicine and get a couple WRs. But I think you are in the minority to want that. Especially when the option is to contend for the title. Diggs/highly drafted rookie/Samuel/Shakir/Kincaid gives us a shot this year! And if the rookie works out, the future would be extremely bright.

A Rodgers was a franchise QB while he was at Green Bay. There were more than just the Jets interested in his services, it was the Jets that were the highest bidders. He got more than Brady on the open market. Point is, it's a team sport. Good QBs can be on non-contenders. The idea of moving Diggs this offseason after moving on from Davis would not be smart. Replace Davis and worry about Diggs next year is just such a smarter strategy. The cap hit is less, and the progression makes more sense. Lets see how our first rookie does before penciling in major minutes for two unknowns.

But it's hard to see the Bills listed as a contender if their starting WRs are penciled in as: WR1 rookie, WR2 - Samuel, WR3- Shakir.

Kind of circular out of you. A HOF QB is a franchise QB. That franchise QB was put in a rebuild type situation with rookie WRs (and no D Adams) - the result was not pretty. This, obviously, is a possibility, and it's up to the FO to make sure it doesn't happen. So lets please stop with the "all you need is Josh" nonsense. It's a team sport. Lets try and remember Josh pre-Diggs.

The 28th spot for the majority of us is being reserved for the Gabe Davis replacement. So with that in mind, how are we going to be better this year if we move Diggs? And I don't remember Brady in a year when the Pats* started two rookie WRs.

On the flip side, the last year at Green Bay, A Rodgers did not make the playoffs- they were rebuilding.