JohnNord

There are way worse examples of “free agent folly” during the Brandon Beane regime….cough…cough…Star Lotulelei In 2023 Bills had limited cap space and tried to fill their roster free agents signed to a mid-level or low level contract. I think everyone on that list besides Harty were signed to a one-year deal. So while these FA’s sucked it’s not really that surprising. The strange thing is that when Poona was activated it’s not like he was a dominant force. He didn’t seem to do a whole lot. While he didn’t get a ton of reps never really maximized his minutes in Buffalo. Poona Ford’s 2023 season is an absolute mystery

The fact that Moulds averaged 20+ YPC on 67 receptions will always be incredible.

If you’re Milano why would you take this pay cut? For a chance to earn more through Free Agency in 26? I get that it makes sense for the team but not the player.

I think they are missing a WR with vertical speed which they should address within their first 3 picks in R1/R2. I like Shakir and Palmer. I’m not at all sold on Coleman and Samuel. The fan base is making excuses for these two already and I’m not expecting a similar season from both in 2025. I don’t care if Coleman is only 21, separation is a major problem. He’s literally the worst WR’s in this metric. I think he’ll make fewer plays than last season. Samuel is a mystery. I think the injury excuse is a bit overstated. Can’t figure out why - but he just wasn’t used well in the offense.

The key word there is “summarize.” There should be a new rule around here that you can’t post a video without sharing the contents. It’s not hard to write a paragraph to give viewers the gist

Right… but I just look at a WR like OBJ a few years ago who was in a similar situation coming off an ACL. He still thought he could play in Baltimore and then was unhappy as the 4th/5th option in Miami. So I don’t think Diggs suddenly becomes a humble, team player over night and that makes him a bad candidate to join Buffalo in 2025 Exactly… Diggs ain’t coming back

Where do you think Diggs fits in the WR room? I don’t think you want him starting over Palmer or Shakir and you probably want to see Coleman get snaps on the outside too. Assuming Buffalo drafts a rookie WR mid-round or above, I think that puts at WR4 or WR5 fighting it out with Curtis Samuel, Laviska Shenault, Jalen Virgil, and Tyrell Shavers. Is Diggs going to be cool taking the 4th highest amount of snaps? Exactly why this won’t happen.

This is the dumbest offseason topic ever. There is 0% chance that Diggs returns. Last year, Buffalo was willing to eat $31M in dead cap space just to get him off the team. Now 11 months later, they want to bring him back? It’s just not gonna happen. It just seems like one of those offseason topics that Bills fans bat around out of boredom. I’ll say on paper, signing Diggs to a one-year contract as a depth receiver might be worth a gamble. But you can’t separate Diggs the person from Diggs the player. When you take into account his attitude, it’s a terrible idea. Which is exactly why it’s not going to happen.

Ultimate clickbait title… tell us what he said. Don’t just post the video

This is an all-time botch by Beane. They knew Hoecht was suspended and signed him to a moderate deal. Then they honored the Ogunjobe signing after realizing he’d be suspended for 6 weeks. Terrible job IMO

Cincinnati is just plain stupid how they handle situations like this.

I agree with most of this and feel that the roster is in a good spot. With that being said, a team never truly goes BPA. It’s always “BPA based on need or perceived needs” Next season there’s no Bosa, Epinesa, Ogunjobi, Jones. Based on the talent in this year’s draft you can be damn sure DL will be drafted. Same with CB. While we expect Benford will be re-signed, there won’t be a start next season. Finally they’ll need to draft a WR as there’s no threatening field stretcher on the roster. Aside from these positions, they could go BPA but will likely base it on perceived needs in the future I think they draft DE and DL for next season when the majority of their current roster won’t be under contract. Give them a year to plead the defense and start in year 2

It also saves a few million in cap space

Make no mistake, Elam was a tremendous BUST and he hurt Buffalo in numerous ways, including the AFCCG. It wasn’t for lack of trying though - he just was not a very good fit for the defense. With that being said, I do feel bad for this young man. After the playoff win against Pittsburgh where he struggled but redeemed himself a bit with a pick. You thought that maybe it would give him the confidence to turn the corner. But in the locker room he sarcastically said something like “I’m just a bust.” That really showed where his mindset was. I think this is a pick you almost certainly put on Brandon Beane…or whoever was responsible for drafting him. Not only did they draft him in round one but they traded up. Just terrible all around. The redeeming part is that he did find a starting CB in R6, but man - imagine if both CB’s were good. The funny thing is that at one time there was an “Elam hive” of fans who believed McDermott didn’t like Elam and that’s why he wasn’t getting reps. Then they watched him play…the hive went silent!

That’s a good point about the contract. I’ve seen Bills media reach out to colleagues in Pittsburgh. They said Ogunjobe wasn’t great at holding his gap so that’s what makes me question him starting at DT. But hopefully he can play there situationally

I don’t think so because he’s not a natural 1TDT. Right now it’s Daquan, but that could change if a FA or draft pick is added

I don’t think there is any hope for Elam in the CB3 role. I think Buffalo like Jamarcus Ingram better. If they can trade him, they probably will.

I think they have DaQuann penciled in as the starter. I think the rookie DT they will draft is really going to have to come on strong to release DaQuann.

The only time I thought he looked really good was the stop against Tennessee. He was very bad for most of the year. So bad that they wouldn’t even dress him

Yeah I agree. Larry is a good player but it seems like Buffalo need that big space eating DT. We’ve seen what happens when they use players out of position. Maybe they draft someone?

So many fans are whining about this deal. I love it. You want Beane to take chances and when they do, you complain. Come on man

I voted slightly satisfied. I really like the re-signed players and their contracts. I think Palmer will turn out to be a great signing. I’m hoping Hoecht too… but we’ll see. Unless they can trade for a big name, which is doubtful, the plan seems to be to sign undervalued players and HOPE to finally draft well in rounds 1 and 2. It’s the hope that kills you

They will sign a veteran CB and draft the next Kaiir Elam… I mean the next 1st Round CB in the draft. Knowing Buffalo he probably doesn’t start in 2025

Im not predicting this based on a YouTube video - I’m using his college and rookie season as well as the metrics I’ve seen on him. Keon looks like a WR that can help contribute to an offense. I don’t think he’s a good enough route runner and doesn’t have the speed to win consistently. That’s why I don’t seem him as a starting outside WR. Thats a fair take, is it not? What do you see?

That’s Big Baller Bargain Basement Beane to you! Honestly, that’s probably a good thing. The bargains typically turn out better than the big ticket items. Every FA signed to a big contract almost always underperforms in Buffalo - Von, Star, Trent Murphy (to a lesser extent). His best big free agent might have been Mitch Morse who he made the highest paid Center at the time. The mid-level free agent signings more than likely Brown, Beasley, Sanders, McGovern, Floyd etc. Of course, he’s had misses here too like all GM’s but there seems to be better value in the second or third level tier of free agents. I expect a few more to be signed tomorrow