JohnNord

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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

So what are your expectations? Because I don’t think he’ll ever be good enough to be a starting WR. He is one of the worst separators in the NFL

They should just trade everything for multiple picks below Round 3. Beane doesn’t draft so well in Rounds 1 and 2

I like Keon but don’t think he’s ever going to be the receiver the Bills think he can be. IMO the best case scenario is the 4th best WR on a team

This is true and possibly a reason why the Bills don’t need to take a big swing and pay DK Metcalf $33M a season. But also the team needs to upgrade Josh’s weapons as well to make his life easier. The playoffs has come down to a top pass catcher coming up small in a big moment. There were other times when the lack of ability at WR was on full display. I think the WR is looking decent but would like a rookie drafted drafted in R1/R2 that isn’t a Keon Coleman.

I’m not getting the hate for this guy. Outside of Davante Adams (somewhat debatable), there wasn’t a clear cut WR1 available. I like Palmer better than a player like Darius Slayton who signed the same deal. No idea why people are comparing his Curtis Samuel before he took his first snap.

Beane loves those modest free agent signings

Means nothing… he said the same thing in 2022 and then signed Von Miller.

My concern as well. They need to raise the ceiling and not the floor. And it seems that their approach is to raise the floor and have faith that the players they invested in recently take a big step. Not sure sure about that