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Not surprised Beane was aggressive and moved. I am surprised it was for another DT.

Comment on NFL radio right now that interior DT who rush the passer are the hardest players to find in the NFL. —-Bill Polian

The biggest need at WR is someone who can take the top off the defense and give Josh a deep threat. Guys like Ayomanor, Royals, Horton, Thornton and Arian Smith give us that skill set. Horton, Royals, and Smith all had top 30 visits with the Bills. Thornton had multiple less formal visits with the Bills. I expect the Bills to draft one of those 4 guys. I doubt the Bills scheduled a visit with Ayomanor because they didn't think he'd fall a place they could draft him.

Despite comments on this board to the contrary, Beane has done a good job drafting overall. The Elam draft for example gave us Benford, Cook, Bernard and Shakir. The year prior he took Rousseau, Spencer Brown and Hamlin, even though he missed on Basham. Give me 3 good picks for every dud, I think we'll be ok. The math says one of these 3 probably won't work out as hoped, but there is a very good chance all contribute.

added 11. Ayomanor - Projects as a high end 2 and maybe a one. 6-2, 4.44 12. D!ke - Likely a slot, but the better Gator on the board. 6-0, 4.34 The Bills likely also have interest in Safety Billy Bowman in the 4th rd

Cynical but fair. You never know until they hit the field, but the best news is that none of these 3 have to start unless they earn it.

Absolutely, but he did it with guys who can make an immediate impact this coming season and you can project as starters. In fact, I think Hairston and Jackson could win starting jobs this season. With these picks you could see how Beane projects his lineup this season CB2 - White and Hairston - not sure who starts DT 1 - Oliver backed up by Sanders DT2 - Jones backed up by Carter Edge - Rousseau and Bosa backed up by Solomon (& Hoecht when he returns) DE - AJE and Jackson - I think Jackson’s speed could push AJE to the bench.

More trades, but ultimately a deep threat WR, a safety, a TE and it will depend how many picks they have left after the trades. One writer mentioned that they could grab IU’s QB Rourke, who is coming off surgery, with a late pick and stash him on IR for the season. I love this idea. Rourke was amazing last season for IU. Big guy with a strong arm and surprisingly mobile. He lead IU to the playoff on a torn ACL. Give him a year to heal, learn from Josh and Brady and he’ll be ready to be the backup in 2026.

I couldn’t disagree with you more. They aren’t moving Cook. If anything they will tag for 2026. They are a ton of guys I really like at WR who could make a strong impact in 2025. Most are the deep threat guys I’ve previously mentioned. I am disappointed that Felton got drafted right after I posted earlier. Don’t forget Puka Nucoa was drafted in the 5th rd.

One thing about both the Jackson and Sanders picks is that they hint that the Bills are still high on Carter and Solomon. The Sanders pick allows Carter to shift to the one. Jackson is an upgrade over AJE which implies they like Solomon’s motor off the edge as Bosa’s backup. Essentially the depth on the DL looks like: Solomon backing up Bosa and Rousseau. Jackson backing up (maybe even beating out) AJE Carter backing up Jones Sanders backing up Oliver We’ll see where Lodge fits during camp and how Hoecht and Ogunjobi fit when they return from suspension.

Except the 2 suspended guys.

Beane repeated that tonight.

I suspect Beane will use one of the picks from 169 to 177 to move up in the 4th and take the deep threat WR they need. Felton, Royals, Thornton, Ayonmanor, Bond, Arian Smith, Bike (ok not really his name but the site goes *** if I spell it properly), and Horton are all still available and all fit our need for a deep threat with speed.

Who? Future backup Bills QB drafted with pick 240.

I may be a little biased since I've actually watched all 3 players in college and all 3 made a positive impression on me. That said they all fit our needs, are guys the Bills have been monitoring all offseason and are guys you can project as future starters. Hairston brings speed that our secondary is sorely lacking and I can see him winning a starting job in camp. He is also a ball hawk. Sanders has the ability to backup both Jones and Oliver and brings real pass rushing ability from the middle. It will be interesting to watch how they deploy Carter and Sanders. We can't forget that Carter is 6-3 305 and can play the one as well. Lastly Landon Jackson is just a sound football player. I think he is a better version of AJE.

From the Athletic

TV needs to do a better job of getting the picks out and broadcast simultaneously with X.

I believe Beane will only make 7 picks in this draft. I see Beane being very aggressive up or down to get the players he wants the rest of the way using the 4 picks from 169 to 206 to ultimately improve the overall level of those 7 picks. Our remaining needs in no particular order are DT (Jones’ replacement), Edge (Bosa or AJE replacement), Safety (Rapp replacement), TE (fill hole from Morris departure), Deep threat WR, and 1 misc, but probably not a OL. Maybe a LB, extra CB, a backup QB. I like the idea of Bowman in the 3rd or early 4th. I’d like to see Beane grab one of Royals, Felton, Kyle Williams, Thornton or Arian Smith as the deep threat WR. So why only 7? There aren’t enough roster spots to accommodate 10 draftees. Right now 52 roster spots are spoken for. That leaves one open slot, but I have 6 players/slots who I think could lose their jobs on the 52. QB -White or Trubisky won’t make the team. LB - Spector, CB - Ingram, Dane Jackson or Codrington won’t make the team. S - either Cam Lewis or Hamlin won’t make the team. OL - Green won’t make the team. TE - Davidson won’t make the team.

I have been saying this for weeks. Running through the mock drafts if the Bills didn’t grab a CB in the first, they’d all be taken by the time the Bills draft again at 56. This draft is deep at Edge and DT, some one good will fall to us at 56 & 62. My one caveat is that depending on how things fall, I can see the Bills trading back to recover a 3rd rd pick to grab and WR or Safety with a late 3rd. The deal would look something like 62 and 132 for 65-67 and a pick in the 90’s. The Giants were my likely target but their trade in the first sent away their pick at 99. Maybe now Cleveland is the target with 67 and 94.

From ESPN From the Athletic

4.28 speed. Ball hawk. 39 in vertical. This is the type of player the Bills secondary has been dying for. Who in the Bills secondary has even close to that kind of speed? I don’t know if he is a day 1 starter. It will depend on how Tre looks, but he’ll be in the mix for sure. Love the pick. Hopefully he reaches his potential.

Again.

@LEBills All those Gators are clearly keeping us from winning the big one. We need players from teams that actually win big games - GA, Bama, OSU, and Mich. The Eagles had on their roster this season 5 guys who played for Bama, 5 Bulldawgs, 3 Wolverines and 1 Buckeye. We had 4 Bama, 3 Dawgs, and 1 Buckeye. We also have 3 UB Bulls.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I saw the thread title, but this is very well done. What an interesting approach to trying to read into Beane's thought process when drafting. ChatGPT couldn't have done a better job. I obviously watch plenty of GA football. Arian has (had?) a concentration problem rather than terrible hands. He improved significantly last season with the Dawgs and had by far his best season catching the football and being a difference maker. I'd love to see him join the Bills.

Like all software, garbage in garbage out. Ask it another another 50 times and see what happens.