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They'll get one or both of Hamler and Shavers on the practice squad and call them up in case of injury.

Zappe is a guy I'd be fine with throwing in the game if your QB went down with an injury in the 2nd quarter and let his adrenaline carry him through. But he's not a guy I'd want starting the next week. He seems like an in-game backup but not your actual 2nd stringer if that makes sense.

The thing about keeping a guy like Hamler is would he actually be claimed by anyone? To me he seems like a cut and practice squad guy who you call up early if Hardy is indeed hurt and then move on. I just have a hard time using a 53 man spot on him.

I think Knox and Kincaid are going to be on the field together a lot. Likely with Kincaid in the slot. 5 WR's is acceptable for this team although injuries are always a concern. What this tells me more than anything is that they feel good about Samuel's and MVS' recovery

Fine we can add in Frank Gore Jr

Elam for Aiyuk who says no

Also Q being out for a while is significant to me

I was probably semi in the minority thinking that the WR room was good enough. But they have to bring in someone of significance at this point. I know that's difficult at this point but you gotta find a way.

That's awfully close for me. I just think with the unproven WR's, it's good to have 2 high end RB's. Plus Davis isn't proven yet either. But if somehow a team would offer you a 2nd and a 4th for Cook, I'd probably have to take that deal.

Well we keep drafting linebackers so hopefully somebody is ready once again.

I know it's not the easiest system but we need Bishop to be a starter. You gotta get that kind of investment out of 2nd rounders at non premium positions.

When do cuts start happening?

Once a year in person, the rest on TV. And I have to watch it home. Can't watch from a friends house or a bar.

He should cost next to nothing in terms of trade capital

Ladanian Tomlinson

Worst case scenario. 17-0. Josh throws 52 touchdowns and adds 18 on the ground for a historical 70 TD season with just under 6000 total yards. James Cook rushes for 1000 yards and Coleman, Shakir, Samuel also have 1000 yard seasons with Coleman already being classified as a top 10 WR in the NFL. Guys like MVS, Claypool, Hollins emerge as legit deep threats and defenses have no idea how to stop the Bills with Kincaid (1000 yard season) and Knox (10 TDs) dominate underneath all season. Ray Davis proves he can be an inexpensive backup with a wildly efficient 6 yards per carry and 750 yard season. The offensive line keeps Josh upright all season to the point where Josh has to play golf on Mondays and Tuesdays to get exercise after barely having to move on Sundays Von Miller rebounds with an 18 sack season including 4 of Mahomes in the 55-3 regular season win for the Bills. Greg Rousseau adds 22 sacks of his own and potentially prices himself out of Buffalo as he's being called the best defensive end in the NFL. Ed Oliver is such a threat with pressure up the middle that opposing offenses run 2 RB formations at all time to help their QB. Epenesa and Solomon get a combined 16 sacks where they're basically untouched. Milano and Bernard are the best LB tandem in the NFL with a combined 30 INT's, sacks, and forced fumbles. The secondary capitalizes on the intense pressure with 20 picks, 8 of which are returned for touchdowns and Elam emerges as a Marcus Peters type big play threat. Cole Bishop becomes one of the best safeties in the NFL and the Bills are known as the most desirable place for all safeties. Babich and Brady are both on the shortlist for every head coach job in the league and McD silences all critics both in the NFL and within Al Qaeda The Bills, with their 38 point average margin of victory, get ready to host the 5th seeded Ravens (whom they beat 41-6 earlier in the season) in the first round of the playoffs when CBS cuts to the director of the CDC partnering with Roger Goodell announcing the rest of the season has been canceled due to a virus caused by Aaron Rodgers mixing two psychedelic drugs with the fur of Australian sheep covered by the blood of Brazilian beatles.

My thoughts - A QB of Allen's caliber can elevate a WR group - In today's NFL (and basically all periods of the NFL) I prefer to look at it is the full pass catching group and not just WR's - Between Kincaid and Knox, I feel that you have two very good options - Shakir and Samuel are legit good in my opinion. My only fear is that your 4 most proven pass catchers are probably best as slot/tight end positions - Coleman is unproven but he's a bigger body guy who at least seems to have the right attitude. If he could even fill the Gabe Davis role, I think you can get by - Call me crazy but I think either MVS, Claypool, or Hollins will be a regular factor/threat Is it better than last year? I don't really know. Diggs is really really good and was the focus of a lot of defensive gameplans. Kincaid should take a jump. A healthy Knox will at least give us more options. Shakir is ascending. He'll never be a superstar but he will be a big factor.

Von and Elam are good answers but I actually have a good amount of confidence in both. Elam hopefully doesn't have to have a massive role (although with injuries he'll see plenty of time either way) and I think Von won't play up to the contract but I think he'll be much much more productive. Bass is a good answer I considered James Cook. I think both Ray Davis and Ty Johnson could keep Cook off the field on 3rd downs and hurry up situations. He might be the most dynamic player we have but he puts the ball on the turf too frequently. I love Cook and want him on the field constantly but I'm not positive he will be. But maybe that will also be because Davis and Johnson are more than solid. I also considered Dion Dawkins. For some reason, I see him as a guy who once his play falls off, it falls off a cliff. But I'll go Matt Milano. With how unforthcoming they've been about his injury, I just am skeptical he's going to come back as the player he was. This is to no fault of Milano, I just think that could be more of a hole in the defense than we're expecting. I definitely hope I'm wrong.

The Bengals will be a threat assuming they're healthy with the last place schedule. But I can't pick against the Chiefs. That said I'm picking the Bills

He's more proven than Solomon obviously but if you're looking for a strictly pass rush guy, I'll take the low priced rookie

You aren't touching QB or TE obviously. With the drafting of Davis I don't think you're touching RB either. I'm sure any coach would tell you they want more depth on the o-line and d-line but I think you're pretty solid there too especially with the drafting of Carter and VPG and the various March signings. It's McD so you can never rule out a LB signing especially if Milano has any sort of health concerns. But I more so see them going after a special teams type guy who is a generally meaningless salary hit if they're going to look at a LB. Edwards, Bishop, Rapp seem to be the safeties which is good enough especially if they let Bishop play from day 1. Plus Hyde is always possible. I know safety is important in McD's system but not sure they make a move until they know for sure Hyde's status. You can always use pass rushing depth but it seems like they're really betting on Von being significantly better. I do hope Solomon gets a roster spot. He can be a situational pass rusher. So for me the two spots that could use attention are WR and CB. WR - I really like Shakir and Samuel because you can move them around and scheme them. I really like both of them but neither are good enough that you feel good about it if they're lining up against someone like Sauce Gardner every snap. But since you can move them around and Brady actually seems to be creative, I think they're a solid 1/2. Then you have Coleman who I think will have some blow up games and some invisible games just like Gabe Davis. But that trio is pretty good. Plus I think Kincaid will lead the team in targets and catches assuming he's healthy all year. So yeah you could definitely use more depth but you aren't signing another possession WR and it seems like they have already added some deep threat options. So I wouldn't touch the free agent options. If a trade is possible for an Aiyuk type player, of course I take a look. CB - Douglas and Benford on the outside. Taron on the inside. That's pretty good although you always worry about Taron's concussions. Douglas can play while banged up but he is aging a bit too. Elam is the wild card here. I love that they haven't given up on him yet. But there just isn't much out there after him. I admittedly don't know much about the available free agent CB's or even the trade market but this is probably my biggest concern heading into next season.

This is a cop out answer but I'd say any of the turnstile offensive lineman "protecting" Josh over the years. Last year was such a relief.

I think Coleman will be inconsistent. Assuming Shakir and Samuel split time in the slot, that leaves Coleman most consistently matched up against the opposing top outside CB. That's going to be tough for him most Sundays. But I think Brady will scheme him up enough that he'll have his moments. Bishop is a guy that may need time to earn the trust of McD but I hope he gets the keys from day 1. Mainly because I think Rapp is best as a 3rd safety and I don't want to see Hamlin out there. Carter will get reps and I think he's going to be pretty good even if the stat sheet isn't stuffed Davis is going to play a lot. Especially if Cook doesn't clean up fumbles/drops. Even though I think Cook's hands are better than he gets credit for, you can't afford any slip ups. Davis also may save some tread on Josh's tires early in the season. VPG is the guy I most hope explodes. If he starts, it trickles down all across the o-line. I hope they give him every chance possible. The others - who knows. Solomon could be a situational guy. The others I like their upside but it's still a good roster and hard to make the 53.

I have a feeling they're counting on Kincaid to become Kelce

Maybe helps return kicks with the new rule?