Virgil

I'm sorry, but there's just no part of me who thinks the difference maker these past few years has been Metcalf. Don't get me wrong, I think he could be great with us, but not the piece needed to push us over the edge. That 30 mil needs to go to a game changer on defense

You're killing me smalls

He posted a pic of him in the Jags uniform over the Bills? He's dead to me...

This should be a very interesting contract. I would have to assume it’ll be very incentive laden, but I doubt he takes a one year “prove it” deal

Respectfully, any answer that isn't a game changing defensive player, is the wrong answer. Our offense is not the issue. It's easily good enough to take us all the way. But to expect your offense to have to score 30+ points in every playoff game to win is insane. And honestly, for the McD questions, if we get a Garret and don't go to the SB, then McD has to go.

This is who I want in the first round. With the defensive line depth in this draft, getting someone like this would be great in McDs defense. I like that he can lineup anywhere behind the line and could really excel here

I will fight you

Wow, age took a toll on him. I barely recognize him

When looking at the grades, two things jump out to me: 1 - Bills need a new plane. That F- really held them back. They'd be in the top 10 if that were a B or higher 2 - Coach being a B. There's only 4 coaches ranked less than a B. There are 4 Coaches ranked as a B. That means McD is ranked between 24-28 in the league. For all we hear about culture and family, that seems really low to me. Additionally, there's been comments about how our scheme was to blame for the KC loss (which I strongly agree with on both offense and defense). This is not a Fire McD post, but I think it's relevant that McD is not as beloved by his players as it's made out to be. For me, I'm personally giving McD this year to make it to the Super Bowl, or it's time to move on. He's done great things for us, but it's ***** or get off the pot time and we would need to try something different. Honestly, I can't say I would have been too upset if we let him go this offseason and brought in Ben Johnson, but that ship has sailed.

I’m sensing a trend

Keep talking sexy, I'm almost there....

I think the fact that we have multiple threads begging for a Crosby/Garrett trade, and we are already paying Oliver, shows that Groot is not worth top 10 money. Many have already made the main point of him disappearing when he should be earning his paycheck. If you are going to make top 10 money, I expect to hear your name in a meaningful way in the playoffs, not the regular season. If we resign him, anything over 12 mil is terrible to me. Personally, I let him play out his 5th year and see what happens. Can anyone say that he can't be replaced in the draft? I can't.

Love this contract. He's an ascending player and become a safety net for Josh. Great value

If Garrett, Oliver, and Groot can’t get it done, or elevate the 4th lineman, there’s no hope anyways.

Like we saw in recent years where there was maybe a handful of true 1st round grades, it makes picks 15-100 a crap shoot of people reaching. Everyone can't trade out and picks need to be made. So it'll be interesting.

Yup, please forgive my offseason brain

https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2025/story/_/id/43955223/2025-nfl-draft-class-better-expected-strengths-weaknesses-questions-prospects Key Highlights: -Running backs could have starters coming out of rounds 5, 6, and 7. There's quite a few with 2nd round grades that could make big impacts. -Tight Ends are solid. Not 2023 solid, but close. (Doesn't really help us) -Defensive Line has 31 of the top 100 overall player rankings. Could see a big push and benefits teams like the Bills picking at the end of rounds. To me, this works out really well for the Bills and this is what I would like to see: -Draft one of those RB's as a potential Cook replacement. I think Cook is great, but we aren't budgeting our roster to pay a RB 12+ mil a year. If we can trade Cook for a 2nd or 3rd, and then flip that pick into his replacement, I'm good with it. It's nothing personal and I would love to keep Cook, but I just don't see us having the money for him within our plans of this roster. -Our defensive line needs work, even if we do swing a trade for Garrett/Crosby. Personally, I don't know what kind of money Groot is going to expect, but he disappears too much in big games for me to justify paying him 20+ mil per season. I'm completely fine letting him play out his 5th year and making that decision next offseason. With that being said, we need a game changer at DT alongside Oliver, and I could see AJ being a cap casualty along with Von. With McD's rotation, I could see 2-3 picks on the defensive line in the early rounds. As for other positions based upon draft round grades (super early as the combine isn't done) -DBs - only 2 DB's have a first round grade, and only 3 have a 2nd round grade. This is not great for us. Safety equally has similar players with 1st/2nd round grades. If we are looking for starters here, we need to hit on a mid round pick or trade up. -WR - I personally do not believe that WR is the need that others do. Even with Cooper not doing much out there, we still had a very prolific offense. For those interested, there are 11 WR's with 1st/2nd round grades OG - For those that think Edwards' roster spot is in jeopardy, this is not the draft to replace him. There's only 3 Gs with 1st/2nd round grades, and then a huge drop off to players with a 6th round grade. Based on all of this, I would argue that our FA priority should be (aside from resigning some of our own guys) -Safety, Guard (expensive in FA and assuming Edwards is out), and DB.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/nfl-to-consider-changes-to-kickoff-including-touchbacks-moving-to-35-yard-line I thought the 30 was too much. I don’t like this

I'm easing back in. Still hurts to be honest. Definitely not ready for the draft or off-season hype. Hopefully FA wakes me up. A lot of team have tons of money. It's going to be interesting. Also, my Josh could leave us page is really trolling hard. I'm loving every second of it 😜

Could probably only get an 8th for him

If he's healthy now, I'd bring him back. He was solid depth.

I don't think he'll ever be that guy. Too nice and respectful

Lamar is the smart one huh?

You realize this is a fan forum right? The majority of what we speculate or talk about never comes to fruition. Just some conjecture

I’m not saying he is going anywhere nor implying I think he will. It’s just an offseason hypothetical. Nothing more.