FilthyBeast

There's a reason why Beane drafted him in the 2nd round despite taking Groot just a round earlier. Guy was a serious force in college and truly BPA when we picked. Personally I'll be very disappointed if Groot and/or Basham don't show something and have a big impact this year especially with all the attention Oliver and Miller will command. Add to the fact they were both high draft picks and we'll essentially be starting over at DE once again soon since Miller is obviously just stopgap these next few years

I just don't see him in that class despite near decade long tenure here. Solid player but has always been more of a #2 DE hence the reason why he's never matched the production he did in 13/14 alongside Mario Williams (and Marcel Dareus at his Bills peak for that matter).

Hope you're right. I'd just rather be safe than sorry by adding some sort of veteran insurance because it's not just about stopping Mahomes anymore given how ridiculously loaded the AFC is as a whole. Need to now stop Carr/Wilson/Burrow/Jackson/Watson/Herbert/etc. A true murderers row on paper compared to the garbage the Bills faced last year at the QB position.

Looks like he's returning home to join the Texans and play with Addison as well based on some reports on Twitter.

ACL's are typically a full year which would mean White isn't available until 2nd half of 2022 season. Also given the nature of his position and how critical movement, I still think the reality of the situation is we won't see the same version of White until 2023 even if he's able to return this year and play and a respectable level. So again, on paper DB is still a glaring need for this team right now even after the draft.

Honestly not sure of the rules, it just seems weird that the NFL would want to showcase JA17 and the Bills so much early in the season instead of spreading things out more like the last few years of Bills primetime appearances.

People probably thought the same thing about Aikman but that's worked out well for both parties. Love him or hate him though Brady's passion and intensity for the game will probably make him a good analyst unless he slobbers profusely over the Patriots when calling their games.

They already are pretty loaded even without Bradberry. AFC West is truly going to be fun to watch this year and it certainly decreases the chances of the Chiefs securing home field in the playoffs again, let alone even winning the division.

Yes it would be wild. Makes you wonder how many more primetime slots would be open for the Bills down the stretch though since most NFL darlings only get about 5 total primetime games each year.

Unfortunately there's probably a better chance of Ford being cut/traded before opening day than magically becoming a good player in year 4 under a new position coach. Beane obviously has given him the benefit of the doubt because he liked him enough to trade up in the 2nd round but at some point you have to acknowledge the obvious.

If the Bills were truly playing the season opener TNF in LA wouldn't that have leaked by now by more official sources? I'm not saying OP is wrong, but just seems like the NFL would want to start the hype train ASAP. Personally though I think it would be weird to have the defending SB champs open against a non conference team unless it was a SB rematch which this is not.

I'm not sure what some fans don't get about this. He was a valuable contributor here through the years including a great run during Marrone years in 2013 - 2014, but it's not like he's a HOF player or anywhere in the same class as Bruce Smith or Mario Williams were. And speaking of the latter, you can argue the only reason Hughes even did good those two years was because of him on the other side. I'll still be really surprised if he's even makes a teams final roster this year because I really do think he's finished period and we even hung on to him a year too long.

Definitely not any national media, but I assume at least half this forum? 😂

Elam is a rookie and no idea what he's going to look like this year or in the long term. White isn't likely going to be ready at the start of the season and even when he plays may not be the same player right away (or ever which is something a lot of fans seem to be discounting here). But I would agree that there is no point of trying to pursue him to a long term contact if anything because we won't have the money. We might not even be able to sign him to a one year deal depending on what he's looking for or wants out of a new team.

Wouldn't surprise me but still think the 2017 overall has been the best during this current regime. Obviously landing Allen a year later is why this franchise is where we are today which is 100% on Beane, but overall Beane hasn't put together a draft quite like 2017 yet in terms of the collective impact the aforementioned playoffs have had.

I'm sure he's going to be on a different team soon and get a chance to start games again this year. Cleveland is pretty stupid (and desperate) to make the Watson trade before unloading mayfield though.

Saw this story over the weekend and was surprised to hear about it, mostly the fact that dareus has any desire/motivation to actually still play in NFL now that he's on the wrong side of the 30. But good for him either way.

I get all that, just would have preferred we looked at a different team with a better recent track record but it's still ultimately beane ultimately calling the shots anyway regardless of this addition.

Would love to see him come to Buffalo but it really depends on if he's looking for a huge payday/multi year deal right out of the gate. If so that will take a lot of interested contenders like the Bills and Chiefs out of the equation pretty quick. But if he's willing to sign for a one year team friendly deal to compete for a SB then we'll have a shot.

Would be interested to see what Whaley does if he gets a second chance as an NFL GM. I'm not defending him by any means, but he wasn't surrounded by the best folks in Buffalo in terms of Nix, Brandon, previous scouting department, etc. Also let's not forget he was here during McD's first draft so you have to give him some credit for White, Milano and Dawkins who remain key pieces of this current team and culture. And considering Pittsburgh's track record they wouldn't be giving him a very hard look if they weren't impressed by whatever he's pitching to them during the interview process.

Sure hope so but we obviously aren't going 17-0 this year in the regular season....at least I think.

The Titans were ravaged by injuries the last two times we played them and we still lost. In fact they had like half their team on the Covid list in 2020 when we had the worst game of that season by far. Still think they are just a bad match up overall for the Bills similar to the Colts.

As a chiefs fan you would certianly know better, but personally I would have taken Karlaftis on the Bills if we already didn't have a logjam of young players there. And he has that blue collar 'lunchpail' trait that this team seems to have liked in the past with DE's. But DB was obviously the bigger need for this team right now anyway.

Should be a good early season litmus test for both teams and glad we finally have them back in Buffalo. Just like with the Chiefs, the Titans are quietly one of the Bills biggest conference rivals given that we've pretty much played them every season since 2018. Titans have had the Bills number the last few years though so hopefully that can change now.

Unless I missed the news somewhere, this must be a preemptive move by Beane to replace someone that Schoen and the Giants are going to poach for their front office since they recently dumped some long time scouting folks after the draft. But I also share the concern that this might not even be a great hire looking at the Texans and what a dumpster fire the entire organization is right now.