UKBillFan

I get what you're saying, but eventually something has to give if the Bills don't get over the hump - however tough it might be to make that decision.

So here's the wide receiver. Would I still have liked a move to draft Thornton, Royals or Horton? Yes, sure, even with Moore seemingly now in the room. But this is a positive move in terms of talent, variety and depth.

They only get comfortable with offense - it’s ok, Josh will do it all. Presumably he thinks Palmer is Cooper’s replacement, him or a fully fit Coleman. At least one of them better be, otherwise it might be a case of deja vu come October.

I think that’s a weak argument. Drafting a WR doesn’t impact the budget any more than drafting another position. No one expected a WR in the first round. I believe most people are happy with the picks across the first two days. The questions are being asked about day three. No one is asking Beane to trade next three first round picks for Chase or anything like that. Just something different in the room. And perhaps it is still to come.

They're trusting a lot of Kincaid and Coleman's regression being simply down to injuries. If they're right, then we could well be celebrating a Super Bowl win in February. If they're wrong, then it will probably be the same result of more angst over the off season over what could have been and what should have been done differently. And if the offense has issues this year through natural regression, such as the number of turnovers increasing towards the mean, Josh perhaps being world class instead of otherworldly and some of Cook's plays being worked out on defense, then something different may be required. And quite a few people will be sadly saying "I told you so". There is time left to bring a WR in. And I think most people liked the draft picks over the past few days - even if some aren't fans of the players themselves, they're fine with the thought process. From there, could they have got Royals or another WR in round four? I guess that's what every thread is boiling down to. Him or Walker.

The media and fans were right to rip the WR corps off last summer - Beane almost admitted it in yesterday's interview by saying people had a point. The offense struggled until Cooper came in; the Ravens and Texans games were awful. Even though he didn't do much himself, he gave defenses something else to think about, a different challenge. For now, there is a lot of faith in Kincaid and Coleman returning to pre-injury form and very little in support if they don't.

The concern is everyone just expects the offense to pick up where it was last year with no further charges. That Josh is going to have another otherworldly season rather than regressing go 'merely' world class. That James Cook is going to be the same player as he was last year, despite other teams building and planning over the office season. The O Line will remain strong, but the Bills offense is too reliant on people rather than design. It needs something different and, despite the opportunity being there in the draft to do so, Beane decided against it. I doubt many people were too unhappy with the first three picks. It's number four where the questions begin. Perhaps Beane, despite his defensiveness on the radio call, feels the same way and that's why they have hosted Moore etc. We saw last year what happened when the Bills became one dimensional - they had to reach for Cooper.

If the Bills signs Moore then, for me, the moves in the draft add up. I hope they manage to get him over the line.

It's not an 'if', it's a 'must'. Beane basically ignored offense at the draft, despite a mediocre at best WR room, and spent highly on offense. If it let's the Bills down again then the way the team drafts and judge players on the defensive side of the ball has to be questioned.

If we sign Chark I'm going to have Baby Shark in my mind all season. I think I prefer Moore.

I've been trying to think of a way to phrase my concern and "why do they keep banking on improvement on offense but replacement on defense?" is just perfect.

Put Josh or Mahomes in Lamar's place and the Ravens would have won at least one SB by now. Their problem is, more often that not, he chokes in high pressure situations. With the quality rosters they've built around him, they should have claimed at least one ring over the past few years.

The point being Josh had the ball in his hand in both games with time to move down the field, and failed to do so. And that wasn't all on Josh. The hope here is that the Bills have fixed the issue so they won't be behind going into the final moments of the 4th - that the defense would have held off the opposition's offense to the extent that it can be kneel down. And with so much invested in the D across the draft surely this year is the year where there can be no more excuses for McDermott (horrific injury run aside). This defense has to work. But there will be questions asked if it comes to the detriment of the offense and they fail to get over the hump because of that too. Albeit, there is still time to improve the WR room before September.

Beane had McD tied up in the corner of the draft room so he couldn't make the call for Alexander at 240. What bugs me is they abandon the draft very early for celebrity cameos, coach interviews, analysis which has already been done 100 times before, meeting puppies and games. It feels disrespectful towards the later picks, especially as they are ones that people will know less about in general.

It's true, the OL looked great last year. I would like another starter in the WR room. Shakir, Palmer, Coleman and maybe Samuel are fine, as long as Coleman takes the step up, but someone to stretch the field would be key. I just wish they had drafted Royals.