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I think Beane will at least explore the possibility of trading one of the veterans they don't think will start. Boettger or Edwards come to mind. That would depend in part on how Spencer Brown develops in the current off season and whether or not Tommy Doyle is fully healthy and can develop into a reliable swing tackle in reserve.

Ford is a primarily a nose tackle and Oliver is a three technique, so signing Ford does not make Oliver available for trade. Maybe the Bills would part with Tim Settle in a trade, but Settle's disappointing 2022 season didn't do wonders for his trade value. The key question the Bills would have to answer is why Queen was disappointing last season. Would he perform that much better in McDermott's scheme?

So Buffalo's defensive linemen have been waiting for the team to hire stuntmen rather than doing their own?

Possible? Of course. Probable? I don't think so. It would mean the coaches completely lose confidence in Knox as a receiver early on in the season and Dorsey has to be inclined to incorporate tight end as a far more integral part of the offense than he did last season. It's likely that pass receptions by tight ends will increase quite a bit because of Kincaid, but I don't think that the Bills thought poorly of Knox in the past. I think they still like Knox. I think the modest contribution by Knox compared with some lofty expectations of Kincaid, have more to do with Dorsey's philosophy than any opinion in the organization about Knox. So it's Dorsey's philosophy that has to change for Kincaid to reach lofty levels.

I'm fine with what the Bills did. Now they just need to be intentional about incorporating Kincaid into the offense, and likely using two tight ends for a significant portion of offensive plays, if not most of them. Two tight ends won't necessarily be a running formation for them though.

A true bowling ball. Knock some offensive pins over!

We could call him "DK" to distinguish him from our other starting tight end. Um forget I said that.

Anderson is still under contract to the Bills. Sometimes these fringe guys hang around for a few years. If they develop, then they may contribute in the future, if not, they eventually get replaced by other fringe guys who might develop. I think it's an aspect of roster management that every GM has to work on. Most guys on the fringe never develop, but if you don't work at finding these guys, you never have a chances of hitting on a guy that can help your team. The Bills have gotten a decent return out of Ryan Bates, who started out as a fringe player. Levi Wallace was another one. The odds are low that this kind of player will ever be a core player on the team, but they do make important contributions.

Buffalo carried four RBs on the team at the start of last season: Singletary, Cook, Hines and Taiwan Jones. Granted Jones was really a special teams specialist, but RB was his listed position. Some of these guys will need to play special teams in order for the team to carry all four, but Murry is real good insurance for Harris. Though Murray is 33, he's been very durable, and despite the fact that he's a big boy with power, he also has some wheels.

I'm guessing any signing bonus would be minimal, so if he ends up getting cut, the dead cap issue won't be a problem.

At 6'5" and 250 lbs, Kelce is bigger than Kincaid. While Kincaid is said to be a physical guy who excels in running after the catch, Kelce is still going to have more power given the size difference. That does not mean that he can't be an explosive receiving tight end and have s similar role to Kelce. No guarantee he will be either. We can hope.

Everyone who rates the drafts of NFL teams is going to come up with ratings that are different from anybody else. I saw one rating that had Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at the top and other that said Houston had the best draft. I think there are plenty of questions about the Bills' draft. Will the Bills utilize Kincaid enough too justify using a first for him? Will the Bills alter their blocking scheme to fit the skill set of Torrence or can Torrence be a pleasant surprise if Buffalo tries doing some zone blocking? How can Dorian Williams make a contribution other than a major injury to Matt Milano? Can any of the bottom three picks not only make the team but get reps at the position for which they have a label? It's probably a given that Shorter is going to play special teams. I'm sure the Bills hope he can be outstanding in that role, but if he's going to have a more complete career, he's got to get on the field as a receiver and catch some passes. My guess is Broeker is a practice squad guy at best this season. That's not really shocking for a seventh round pick. He's the draft pick with the least likelihood of making a contribution. As with any NFL team, if the best case scenario for each draftee works out, then this is a terrific draft. So, we'll see.

He's actually a little faster and heavier than Bernard. Still pretty small. The scouting reports of both of them suggested they need to develop the mental aspect of their game.

Overall good size for a tackle, but slow and shorter than average arms. Looks very much like camp fodder.

I think his contract expired and the Bills have shown no movement toward trying to re-sign him. He's getting long in the tooth to be running down the field at top speed and crashing in to people.

Hey man. I'm 71 years old. The mind is going. Cut me a break will ya. Mitch Morse is the guy I'm thinking of.

As some pundits observe, he'll need to be protected a bit more than Edmunds needed because of his size. He's smaller and won't present that big obstacle in the middle of the field QBs had to throw over in Edmunds. The plus side of it is he's faster than Edmunds and instinctive where Edmunds sometimes had difficulty. I'm not writing off Bernard or Dodson in the competition. I think Specter's ceiling is a backup role and special teams. Williams might also have value in a big nickel role is Buffalo wanted to play him that way.

Mt guess is that Torrence and McGovern will start at guard. Morris will remain at center. Boettger and Edwards will compete to backup at guard while Bates backs up Morris. The Bills will try to trade the loser of the Boettger/Edwards competition for a late round pick in 2024.

I doubt many would have expected him to be available at this point in the draft. Presumably, this is a great value pick. I can't count the number of mock drafts that projected Torrence to Buffalo at #27. I have no problem at all getting him late in the second. BTW, http://www.drafttek.com does an ongoing mock of the rest of the draft using computer simulation. They now have Buffalo picking Drew Sanders in the third round. That would be sweet.

How should we know? There are lots of people who think Dallas was going to pick Kincaid, but there are multiple mock drafts projecting that Dallas would pick Michael Mayer even with Kincaid available. Of course, Mayer was available to Dallas and they didn't pick him, but unless Jerry Jones volunteers the information, we're not going to find out what the intentions of the Cowboys might have been. Jones will say, "We got the guy we wanted." It's what GMs always say.

Knox is not going anywhere. Drafting Kincaid probably means more two tight end formations. Kincaid can block but he's a little small to be an in line blocker. I expect he'll line up in the slot quite a bit. Obviously, the give this pick the value we all hope it will have, Dorsey is going to have to get comfortable with designing and calling plays that involve passing the ball to tight ends. Of course, Josh then needs to throw the ball to his tight ends.

I watched it. Nothing new. I already know more about all the players mentioned as possible Bills picks than what they said on the show.

I saw an interesting mock draft yesterday. It had Buffalo trading for Hopkins. The cost? Buffalo trades #27 to Arizona for Arizona's pick at #34. That means Buffalo gets Hopkins by dropping seven spots to the top of the second round. The big sticking point, that the mock draft doesn't get in to is what Beane has to do in the way of salary rewrites to manage the cap implications of paying Hopkins.

I'd be content with that result for the Bills.

Yes, I think the Bills are very likely feeling like they are in a difficult spot at #27. By most estimates there are less than 20 players in the draft that would normally be considered first round caliber. Odds are slim that one of the top 20 will last until #27. A month ago, I said I thought it was more likely that the Bills trade down rather than up, if they do swing a trade. The other day, Beane basically confirmed my thinking. Of course, given the paucity of elite talent in this draft, it makes finding a partner in a trade who wants to move up to #27 that much more difficult to find. If Buffalo makes a pick at #27, I'm pretty certain that a lot more of us will be unhappy with the pick than thrilled with it.