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You can’t make that assumption. Just because LA used him inside at the snap is not an indication that’s how he be used in Buffalo. LA had outside receivers when Ladd was drafted. Buffalo needed outside help. Had they drafted Ladd he’d have been used where needed. The truth is where a WR starts on the line is less important than the routes he runs, the depth of his catches and where on the field the catch is made. Shakir catches the ball inside 2-3 yards down the field. That’s a slot receiver. Ladd caught the ball on average over 9 yards down the field. Shakir and Ladd are different kind of players.

He added more speed on both sides of the ball because the team desperately needed speed on both sides of the ball; especially after he let Worthy go to KC.

By the way, Beane knows he blew the Coleman pick. (40 4.61) Since he made that pick, all the skill players on both sides of the ball have speed. At WR were have added Palmer (4.52 @ 6'1 210), Moore (4.35), and Prather (4.46), AT DB & S: Bishop (4.45), Forest (4.41), Hancock (4.42), Hairston (4.28), Strong (4.50)

Ladd is a player who can play anywhere at any time. We need good WRs. Ladd should have the pick. By the way Ladd is the same height as Diggs and faster.

I like being the underdog last year.

Taron Johnson was an AP-2 a few years ago and Josh was an AP-2 last season (and the league MVP). Wyatt Teller, a Beane draftee, has 2 AP-2 and 3 PBs.

Yes and no. That number is the 51 largest contracts. It doesn’t reflect the 53 players who will actually make the team, nor the $4 mill+ space we need for the practice squad, plus room anyone who ends up on the IR. It also doesn’t reflect the increase in dead cap for the players the Bills will be cutting. It’s a frustrating number and why I started this thread. The Bills situation is even more complicated because of Hoecht and Ogunjobi’s suspensions.

I don’t know. Do you know if he talked about the process of picking Cook, Benford, T Johnson, Bernard, Shakir, Torrence, S Brown, Rousseau etc…. It’s easy to pick on a few mistakes, but someone is missing the forest through the trees. PS: Ford and Basham were drafted exactly where their pre-draft rankings placed them.

Because I care whether a proposed move is realistically possible. I think others do as well.

Ask me after week 8

With 90 or so players in camp, how many have a realistic shot at making the club? I think the answer is 66. I have 53 projected players. After that I think there are maybe 12 others with an actual shot: White, Davidson, Shenault, Shavers, Prather, Lundt, Green, Logue, Spector, Lewis, Jackson and Hardy are my last 12 out. Brad Robbins in theory could also beat out Camarda for punting duties. QB- White - He's likely be re-signed to be the emergency QB TE - Davidson - Hawes vs Davidson for the 3rd TE spot, I have Davidson back to the PS WR - Shenault, Shavers and Prather will compete for the 6th WR slot, if we keep 6. I have all 3 on the outs. OL - Van Denmark, Lundt, and Green will fight for spot 9 and maybe 10 on the OL. I have VD in, and Lundt & Green out. DT - Logue could make the team is someone gets hurt LB - Andreessen, Ulofoshio and Spector fighting for one maybe two slots. I have Spector out CB - I think he keep 7. The battles are Ingram, Strong Jackson & Lewis fighting for 2 spots and Codrington vs Hardy for the punt return job. I have Jackson, Lewis and Hardy out. Did I leave anyone out?

At least he wasn't from Carolina.

I'm not sure how carry over bonuses are calculated. I assumed Miller's were included in his 15 mill dead cap calculation, but honestly I'm not sure.

Because when the season starts the 279 mill cap hit applies to the 53 players that make the roster, the players on IR and the PS. So I am trying to see after the 53 players how much room Beane actually has to play with to accommodate the IR, the PS and in season changes. A team needs about $4,000,000 just to accommodate a 16 player practice squad. The more vets on the PS, the bigger that number grows. The 51 contracts is only relevant for the offseason.

That's if you designate him for a post 6/1 cut. However, that would increase his dead cap in 2026 and 2027. Not sure that's something Beane wants to go. Nor do I think they are cutting Jones. Behind on the roster are Carter and a few rookies.

I have the Bills currently spending 267,830,925 so far. This figure included the value of the cap hit for 50 players, the projected cost of the 3 unsigned draft picks ($5,805,358), and dead cap of $30,755,741. The dead cap figure includes $29,421,258 for void years and dead cap hits for players previously cut plus $1,334,483 for guys who will be cut. In the last category, the biggest hits come from Dane Jackson, Cam Lewis and Prather. We can save about $300K in cap by keeping Prather and cutting Shenault. The biggest question is how do the Bills and handle the cap associated with idiots Hoecht and Ogunjobi. My understanding is that their signing bonuses hit the cap immediately, but not their base salary until they return. What I don't know is how things like a roster bonus or workout bonus affect the cap now. Hoecht ($4,488,000) and Ogunjobi ($4,106,684) each have $3 mill base salaries. Hoecht's roster bonus is 510K and Ogunjobi's is 150K. If add in the entire cap hit to the Bills current expenditures, I have the Bills at $276,425,609 on a cap of 279 mill. However, the Bills gain $2,117,647 in savings from the games checks forfeited by Hoecht and Ogunjobi. All in all the Bills seem to have about 4.6 mill to play with. I know there are other adjustments, such as carryover from last year, but the information on those adjustments isn't clear. I went through this exercise because the two websites, spotrac.com and overthecap.com, only calculate the cap based on the top 51 largest contracts. I wanted to see what the team actually looks like based on the 53 players who will most likely make the roster and have a spreadsheet I could utilize to determine what if scenarios such as Ingram vs Lewis for the final DB slot or Codrington vs Shenault for the KR slot. Right now I have Ingram and Shenault on the roster.

I just watched the embedded video and it was interesting to hear what Gray and Beane said about Hancock. I also say an article that overthecap.com has us with just 1.9 mill in cap space. The cap space situation makes Lewis' spot on the team even more tenuous.

I've seen Starks interviewed many times here in the ATL and he is one of those I want to be the best and to be the best I have to play the best kind of guys. I wanted him for the Bills. Love the Hairston choice. Both Hairston and Starks will be difference makers in the NFL.

Didn't Hairston say basically the same thing when drafted by the Bills. https://billswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bills/2025/04/26/buffalo-bills-max-hairston-keep-ball-picks-off-josh-allen-practice-2025-nfl-draft/83284266007/

Lets hope There should be a rule, if you aren’t good enough to play for the Jags, you aren’t good enough for the Bills.

Wow! And Terry Pegula names Kevyn Adams as the new GM of the Bills after firing Beane.

Good surprise, Milano stays healthy and plays great all season

Except he really isn’t a fit for Brady’s offense. The guy had 0 yards in 5 of his last 9 games as a Bill and only 21 yards in a 6th. He had only 14 catches in his last 34 targets in that 9 games period and 10 of the 14 came in only 2 games. Sorry I just don’t see the fit.

Serious question: Why does any really want Davis back? He was often injured. His completion % was terrible and got worse over time.

Why are you leaving off the RBs? They were 20% of the passing game last season. Let’s also clarify what are his best options for what. Most frequent target? Most yards? Most likely target to get a first down? Most like target in the end zone? Most likely WR to catch a deep pass?