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I thought we needed at least one more ILB before Williams' injury. They should sign at least one veteran ILB now, and there still are a few worth picking up.

While I hope that Palmer fully recovers and has a great season for the Bills, I am not optimistic that this will be the outcome. This sounds like a tough injury and if he is only now getting fully heathy, I am not sure how he will hold up once he faces the physicality of live play. I also think we need to be realistic about his potential contributions even when healthy. He was not a difference maker for a weak group of Chargers WRs, so I am not expecting him to be more than a #3 and more likely a #4 WR for us.

Our reality is that the Rams get Garrett and McDuffie, the Pats get Brown and Doubs and the Ravens get Hendrickson. I don't think Moore and Chubb are enough.

Yuck. We need more than Moore to upgrade our WR group. Coleman and Palmer are not starting caliber WRs.

At what point do we go "all in" mode? Certainly, the Rams are at that point.

I am not sure why Keon gets so much press and keeps generating more stories. It is not as if he was a top five pick in the draft. Sure, we were hoping for more from him, but he was drafted in the second round and a number of other WRs were drafted before him. In some draft lists for 2024, he wasn't even ranked in the top 10 for WRs. So, here we are and I am not sure that we should be surprised that he is going into his third year and is mediocre, at best. I hope there is improvement, but I am certainly not counting on it, and I am not sure he even is the third best WR on the team (close between him and Palmer (another disappointment) and maybe Bell).

So we will see if the many posters on this board who thought one of our greatest needs was a NT to stop the run are right or the new defensive system will be effective against the run with the players we have. I definitely lean to the former. Also interesting that, at least at this point, we have not done more at LB to further bolster the rush defense. I would like to see Tre and Cooks re-signed, but I think the numbers are now tough post-draft for their respective position groups for playing time and a potential roster spot, particularly since they will not play on special teams.

In looking at the various lists of players still available in this year's draft from the well known draft "experts", it seems to be dominated by CBs. Very few linebackers, DTs or WRs.

Maybe the question really is whether we have drafted players that will be difference makers next season. I think the answer is a clear no. We needed to draft a couple of starters (LB and either a guard, NT or WR). We didn't do that, so now I expect that Beane will sign some very low priced veterans to potentially fill those roles (and already have at guard).

I don't like the pick at all, but Hairston does have an injury history already between college and his first year with the Bills. Not sure that Igbinosun would be able to step in as a starter as a rookie. Does this mean that White will not be re-signed? Can't see him being interested in being the fourth corner and he will not be playing special teams.

I do not understand our draft strategy. We have a lot of needs, so why are we drafting back-ups? I would think we would want to find depth players in the fourth and fifth rounds (or later rounds).

Surprising to me that this was deemed the need to be addressed first. I would have thought WR, LB, DT and guard would have come before another DE, particularly with Rousseau and Chubb.

The Bills' FO got lucky with the Walker pick last year and think they can do the same with Parker who had a down year last year. I doubt this will be the case.

Very surprised we took Parker over McDonald.

Not liking this pick at all. Really have to question Beane's picks in early rounds. This is becoming a real problem.