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I, for one, am super glad you are not the GM of the Buffalo Bills. To not listen to a trade offer that benefits your team because you're scared of that team....sounds like a championship mindset!!

Or we could just build the best team we possibly can without concern for what SCARY THEY are doing. It's good to have a GM who is not scared to make this kind of move like most of us would have. Getting a third to select the same player they would have selected at that spot (Ladd, Frazier, or Franklin) is smart and reeks of confidence. And that's why they pay him the big bucks

Suddenly Wothy is a #1?? They weren't taking Worthy and they weren't taking Pearsall. So to get a 3rd round pick (when you didn't have one) to select the same player you were going to select anyway (Ladd, Franklin, Frazier, Mitchell, etc.) is nothing but damn smart GMing

So Keita and I aren't the only Bills fans in Japan watching the draft!! I knew there were more out there.

Why...because they couldn't find a team dumb enough to trade a premium football player for the 28th pick in the draft?

Man, I wish I could get on the BTJ train... but I can't. My kingdom for one highlight of him snatching the ball over the middle, or a route that shows nuance and shiftiness. If he's drafted, I'll get on-board quick. But I see a souped up Gabe. Plus he has injury concerns, on-field concerns (hands, route running clearly a work in progress), and personality concerns (doesn't exactly strike me as an alpha). He strikes me as the Tremaine Edmunds of wide receivers. He's super impressive physically, but a complete projection as a football player. Beane, like most GM's, are salivating over his traits. But I'd be thrilled if they pass on him. Also, can someone give me a more hopeful comp than Christian Watson or DJ Chark. The PFF guys have him somewhere between wr #9 and wr#15. I'm open to plenty of positivity.

Looking at a draft board in retrospect and saying 'This is what they should have done...' is about as fruitless as moaning about the girls you didn't ask out in high school.

I'm guessing it's Shorter

My WR crush process worked like this; 1. Thought Xavier Legette was the prettiest girl in school until... 2. Troy Franklin caught me eye. I knew he was the one.....until... 3. I flirted briefly with Keon Coleman. Picture him in the Bill's embedded arriving from the airport. But he's slow...a deal-breaker for me. Moving on... 4. I fell hard for Tez Walker. But.... 5. Jermaine Burton seemed so perfect. I heard he's a jerk though. So... 6. Ladd McConkey was next. It's so clear. Checks every box. Problem is...maybe we can do better. 7. Screw it. Go get Rome. I mean, have you seen his interviews? He's so cool!! I'm all in. On second thought, he costs a ton. 8. Just stick with Ladd. C'mon it's a no-brainer. It's just that I wanted a big guy. 9. Trade down. Of course!! Ja'lynn Polk and Roman Wilson are attractive. 10. C'mon it's Ladd. It's always been Ladd. It always will be Ladd. 11. Why am I thinking about Xavier Legette this morning? I thought I was over him. 12. Kansas City better not get Ladd . 13. I hate all these guys. I'm sick of thinking about this. I can't stop thinking about this. I forgot my wife's name. 14. I wonder what Ladd is doing right now.

Trading what will end up being a high second in next year's draft for a 3rd in this year's draft does not sound like great business to me.

i think it's significant that the Bears are hosting Xavier Worthy on a 30 visit. They are not taking him at 9. And they don't pick again until 75. You don't bring that guy in if you're not considering him. They may have something in place with the Bills. By the way, I am with Joe Marino. Trading up significantly in the first for a non QB usually does not work.

I figured. I went for the quick joke. In all honesty, I think Beane is really good at his job. Could you imagine this board if we rolled out K.C.'s receiving corp last year. They actually traded a premium pick for Toney, and busted with 2nd rounder Sky Moore. That's not to mention picking CEH in the first round, trading away the best receiver in the league, trading their top cornerback, drafting a first round pass rusher last year who could barely get on the field, etc. etc. But none of it matters because they win. Their roster, in my opinion, doesn't look any better than ours. But Mahomes and Kelce just find a way. So Veach will be lauded on here, and Beane dinged....cuz it's all about the rings.

Two words....Albert Einstein No theory of relativity, he's just a cut-rate university professor

I hope they don't stick and pick in the 1rst. I think most of us are hoping for an added 3rd (or very early 4th). I want them to get their guy. I trust Beane. If he can find Gabe in the 4th and Shakir in the 5th, I trust in a stacked class he can get a guy he wants. If they take Franklin in the first, I'd be fine with it because that means he's at the top of their board. But I'm guessing they don't have a first round grade on Franklin, and after watching Tez, I don't see much of a difference between the two (I like Tez more). But it doesn't matter what I like. I just want a weapon streaking down the middle of the field.

All good points. Yes, as Justin Shorter shows, you can bring in 4th round guys for 30 visits. Tez does not strike me as one of those guys. If you don't trade add a pick and take him in the 2nd......he'll most assuredly be gone by end of the 4th. It's pretty clear they want a blazer. Tez is a blazer. I can certainly see a scenario where Joe Brady pounds the table and says, "Out of all of them....he's my guy." Sam Monson has him as WR 9. And that's after a bad senior bowl. If you make the argument that you go elsewhere in the first and take the highest wr on your board in the 2nd...I'd be all for that. But guys with his size and speed don't last. And I doubt he gets past the bills at 60.

Non NFL gm draft boards are worth little. Jack Campbell was the 18th pick last year. Bills fans are still waiting for him to drop to 60 in the second round. If you like a guy, you can bet you're not alone. They aren't bringing in Tez because they think he'd be a nice addition late in the 4th round. They are interested.

I like Tez....a lot. He's smooth. He's fast. His highlights have the "pop" factor that Troy's don't have. I was on the Troy Franklin train for a long time because that blazing wideout who can run those deep crosses strikes me as the final piece after the Samuel signing. But Troy leaves me a bit cold. Perhaps it's his personality. Weight? Not sure what it is. Tez just works for me. If he went back to college and showed-out, you're talking a top ten pick. He's got BIG talent. I'd trade out the first, secure Tez early in the 2nd and breathe easy from there.

I agree completely. The wi-fi was awful also. The Bills would get a sack, and I'd have no idea who. But my biggest complaint was how far away from the action I felt. I was in the top deck, but only the 3rd row. There were at least 30 rows behind me. The players looked tiny. Yes, it's stunning architecturally, but I found myself thinking bout the new place. I think they'll get it right.

i think 12 hours to the states. 10 hours back. But I'm staying for a couple of weeks.

Arriving from Tokyo 7:30 am, In-N-Out by noon, walk to game at 3:00. It's my own personal Super Bowl.

Who's expectations? Yours? They didn't fail to meet my expectations, and I promise I'm as big of a fan as you are. They were 13-3 last year. Did you expect higher? They won a playoff game. After a perfect storm of unfortunate incidents, they ran out of gas. Happens to the best of us. As long as they make the playoffs and give themselves a fighting chance, my expectations are met. My love is not conditional on a Super Bowl....although that's coming regardless of your expectations.

Four full pages and only a single "Where's The Roof?" Also minimal mentions of location and taxes. Look at us. We're growing. We're becoming so big and strong.

Hodgins will be better than Davis Zach Moss was a great pick The Diggs extension was a mistake (???) Beane should not trade up for Quinnen Williams There is no way they are not resigning Edmunds Ed Oliver would be gone after his 5th year

I hang my hat on being a contender year in and out. The only way to win the Super Bowl is to consistently go to the playoffs. They do that. And I agree with you on Allen. He is ONE of the best. The best has won it twice recently. Allen will figure it out. My NBA comp for him is Giannis. He was doubted up until he finally won it (in his 8th year). Joker just won it in his 8th year. Sensing a pattern?

Wildly underachieved with what he's got?? They were 13-3 last year. Only 1 team gets to win it all. What's he got anyway? It's a good roster, but nobody is shaking in their boots. They could get hot and win it all. There's about 6 teams who could. This idea that either you win the super bowl or you are wildly underachieving is silly. He's won 4 playoff games in the last 3 years in a loaded conference. They'll eventually win it all. It's a process. And as lifelong Bulls fan, they lost to the Pistons twice in the playoffs, and finally in Jordan's 7th season, they won it all.