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It definitely depends on Beane's assessment. He has a 1rst round grade on Walker going into the season. It goes without saying that they didn't have anything near a 1rst round grade on Royals. As for Horton, he went before the Bills picked in the 5th.

I get it, and appreciate your reply. Deone Walker in the 4th has 1rst round upside. If he hits, we have a monster. There was no receiver who has that kind of upside in the 4th. He also stated in his presser that they were ready to pick 2 wide receivers but both went off the board just before their picks. He knows better not to reach. He reached with Elam, and fans here will never let him off the hook.

Why is a GM sharply defending his 13-4, two playoff victories, #2 offense in the NFL football team "losing control of his emotions"?

It seems that some fans feel he intentionally ignored wide receiver. He did not. Look at their pre-draft visits, private workouts, etc. They knew there was a need. He also named two times during the draft where a WR was in play but picked right before their pick (my guesses; Kyle Williams in the 3rd and Tory Horton in the 5th). But he's not going to commit the cardinal sin of reaching. That's what they did with Elam and it was a disaster. I wanted a WR in the first 3 picks also. But a.) I trust Beane more than myself AND b.) Our defense sucked last year while our offense was elite. I'm glad Kyle Williams went off the board because they probably would have picked him. But there's a reason the draft room was celebrating with Landon Jackson. I'm excited about that guy (and so are they). A poster on this thread actually stated "I don't care how many points they scored last year." REALLY??!! That's like going to a restaurant and saying the food is great but you don't like the the cooking methods in the kitchen.

Indeed to much of what you say. But Von was a real swing to get that guy. And now Bosa is the same (hopefully with a different result). Did you watch his presser? That's a guy who knows he can dominate. Only the greats are able to say what he said. And of course they're going to use a 1rst and 2nd on another piece. I disagree with Groot. I think he's worth every penny. It's not a stretch to say he's the best run stopping DE in the league. Ed is maddening. But if you can find the right pieces around him, he's definitely part of the solution...not the problem. Wish he was more Aaron Donald. He's not. Never will be. AJE--c'mon. A late 2nd round pick. He was never going to be great. I'm such a Beane supporter, it's hard for me to criticize him. That's because the team success speaks volumes. That being said, it's the WR position that I wish he was better at. With the D-Line, the way the draft and free agency has gone, I don't see too many guys he passed on. As for WR, AJ Brown, DK, Justin Jefferson, and Ladd could have all been Bills. But every gm passed on DK twice. and Beane was hell bent on finding a tackle in that draft to protect Josh. As for Jefferson, The Eagles took Jalen Reagor one pick before Jefferson and the Bills ended up with Diggs. So none of this easy. And there's a certain amount of luck involved in team building. But in Brandon Beane I trust!! That's my motto. He's better at this than me. He's better at this than most other GM's. I think he will find the right mix. To be the last team standing is an ultra-difficult feat. Fans who view non-championship seasons as failures view sports through a completely different lens than I do.

Your common sensical, contextualized, nuanced, and unemotional point of view frankly has no place here!

I know this tiring sentiment is the growing growl here on the message board, but it lacks nuance, and frankly...truth. Is Greg Rousseau a train wreck? Is Ed Oliver a train wreck? Was Leonard Floyd's tenure here a train wreck? Was the Daquan Jones free agent signing a train wreck? Harrison Phillips? Even the AJ Epenesa pick (end of the 2nd round with major busts all over the board before and after him) is at worst, less than a train wreck. Are you upset he got Joey Bosa this year? Von was injured. That's not a train wreck. Are you mad about the rotational guys. The Tim Settles and Jordan Phillips of the world? So, where are the train wrecks? Boogie Basham. For sure!! Dewayne Carter? Maybe. I fully acknowledge the line was crap last year. So does he. So he's doing whatever he can to fix it. I also acknowledge that you don't just snap your fingers and it's done. They draft near the end of the first round every year. They have a QB who eats up a ton of the cap. And he has to address every position on the field. He did build a team that went to the AFC championship game last year. And if a very good TE makes a catch that he should make, we might be talking about a parade, not an awful defensive line.

Tell me about it. These mistakes are egregious!! Now if we were the Chiefs, then we'd be something. Even though they drafted; 1. CEH AND Felix Anudike Uzomah in the first round. 2. Skyy Moore, Breeland Sparks, and Kingsley Suamataia in the 2nd round 3. Traded a 3rd round pick for Kadarius Toney 4. Signed a replacement level right tackle (current off-sides artist Jawaan Taylor) to a 4 year 80 million dollar deal Every GM has these!! Every. Single. One. We went to the AFC championship game last year. It was no accident. They have good players. He picked, signed, resigned, and traded for those good players. Is he perfect? Of course not. But the Bills are drafting 30th. So he's more perfect than the other 29 teams. And don't throw the "it's all Josh Allen" BS at me. The Bengals have Joe Burrow (and Chase, Higgins, and Hendrickson) and they haven't smelled the playoffs the last two years.

I love how you are activating your "blaming/gloom-ridden/chastising mode" Our GM is awful We are an embarrassment The season's over We'll never get over the hump Anyone who doesn't see how awful this is must be an idiot If it weren't for Josh, we'd be a Pop Warner team

The need is for speed. Here's a better question; would you trade James Cook for Marvin Mimms straight up? I think I would.

This is your job for today; Try to make any fan who feels good about bringing in a low risk/high reward player for a year feel like crap about it.

If only you were the GM of the Bills, we'd be in so much better shape.

i hope so. if he's as good as John Brown, Cole Beasley, Emmanuel Sanders, or even Mack Hollins....we should be in good shape.

You and I see sports (and probably life) differently. You asked your questions. Here are mine; 1.) Is my team either working towards or putting themselves in direct position to win a title? 2.) Is the GM MUCH smarter than me? 3.) Do the moves they make/don't make make sense? 4.) Do they admit mistakes quickly and move to remedy them? And a personal one for me; 5.) Am I able to move beyond the "you are either a champion or a loser" mentality of sports, and enjoy that my team is damn good?

Where do you disagree?