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Skyler Bell hits every need the Bills are missing in a receiver. Skyler Bell grew up playing hockey and has proclaimed his passion for hockey rivals football. Skyler Bell is a New York State kid. Skyler Bell and Buffalo are literally made for one another. Beane for the love of everything I hold dearly please just do the right thing and make this the pick at 101. Why do we have to complicate everything?

Wasn't Sanders injured and missed six games followed by being forced to start at Dend? I'm sure that was difficult for him to learn. I am not concerned about him at all. Whole off season to focus on being a DT and understanding what the NFL game is vs. the SEC. he doesn't strike me as a slug or fool. I expect great things.

That's fine. I went with what has generally been the consensus from everything ive read. I haven't read Bruglers beast yet. My issue as it usually is on these types of forms is I invite the critism. Pointing out a disparity while providing none of your own feedback is what I do not understand. I would love for someone to deep dive any other linebacker prospect they might prefer. So far I've seen this player is better but no reasoning as to why. A lot of individuals in Bills Mafia want a linebacker at 26. I am not one of these individuals, but I do believe it was a worthwhile discussion. If you truly believe there is a better linebacker then give your reasoning. It was a discussion and it is a welcome discussion for most of us who do not have the time to deep dive a lot of these players but have interest enough to follow consensus and watch some highlights film. I would enjoy linebacker conversation that talks about any other day two LB range pick. I have a question for Bills Mafia as it pertains to linebacker. Are people in general against picking a linebacker at 26? Would people be ok with linebacker being the first pick if it was a trade back? Do people want to avoid linebacker all together until Day 3?

It's not. Those are the consensus two linebackers after the Ohio State guys. Rodriguez isn't in their tier. A lot of Bills fans seem to want a linebacker at 26 so I wanted a discussion as to who was the preference at 26. Rodriguez is not going in Round 1. There is a chance one of these two are.

It is pick 26. No one wants to trade up. Any receiver, Edge, Safety, DT the Bills may have valued at 26 is gone. That's ok because both CJ Allen and Anthony Hill Jr. are still on the board. Who does Bills Mafia want between the two? Allen from what I've read/heard is your classic do everything above avg. Middle linebacker whose floor is very high. Hill Jr is the athletic traits linebacker who might not have Allen's instincts/field general pedigree but is going to be flying around to the ball every snap with a relentless motor. So what have you Bills Mafia?

I agree about the snap count, but I think that only tells half the story. If DJ Moore is who we think he is and Concepcion lives up to a lot of his draft hype (which is what you'd hope with a first round pick) You would have two outside receivers who are man beaters and would force safety coverage to the outside helping out Kincaid, Shakir, Knox, and Cook inside. It gives Allen a lot more space to work with as safeties wont be crashing down to the line of scrimmage and linebackers wont relentlessly pursue Allen while hes scrambling, knowing they have immediate safety help behind them if Allen dumps the ball off or finds a cut back lane. You'd finally have an offense that is complete on every level. The Texans would not be able to play the same defense against us with DJ Moore and Concepcion. Their safeties swallowed up everything in the middle. They knew Buffalo had no answers outside and didnt have the capability to beat man. Ideally you trade back. If Concepcion is there vs. high floor defensive players, I think thats going to be a hard conversation for the Bills.

Agreed. I did think this way. Then the next question is. Who do you want the Bills to take at 26 that wouldn't be a high floor defensive player? CJ Allen and Anthony Hill Jr are the definition of high floor. Are we obessed with them because theyre slam dunk starters due to our team needs. That sounds an awful lot like drafting for need not upside potential. Any DT prospect in that range isnt providing anything overly special to suggest they'd supplant our current guys. We can draft a run stuffing plug later. There is no DT who provides the pass rush juice to go with the run stuffing skill we wish for in a NT in this draft. Dillon Thieneman and Emmanuel McNeil-Warren provide the biggest upside. Maybe go there? Just sucks we have done the most work in FA with safeties and slot corner for the up coming season. TJ Parker going to beat out Rosseau and Chubb? Howell and Mason Thomas come with real arm length issues regardless how fast they are. We have no idea if Mesidor is a 25 year old beating up on 21 year olds or if hes that good. Do the Bills go corner? That corner wouldn't start. This is why people are enamored with Concepcion and Cooper Jr. Coleman and Palmer are the two easiest players to upgrade on who arent linebackers. Receiver is a premium position. Linebacker isnt. So what it comes down to is do we want the safe single, maybe double, or are we swinging for the fences that a receiver busts this offense wide open? Trade back is my preference. We cant rely on that. Takes two to tango.

Id like to add that im aware ive come off as KC or bust in this thread. I am not. I just want a loaded offense all around for the last few years of Allen's scrambling prime. We have never had a full offensive unit that scares opposing defenses everywhere. I feel KC along with Moore gives the Bills that type of offense. From what I've listened to about him you are describing a lot of what others concerns are as it relates to him. The reason I want him is he is exactly what the Bills need outside. Bills need man beaters outside. If defense id be happy with CJ Allen, Emmanuel Mcneil-Warren, Anthony Hill Jr, or TJ Parker.

Everyone ive listened to says hes an outside guy who will also go inside. Whose saying hes inside only? Again he's nothing like Shakir. Much better measurables. Hus best skill is beating press. Shakir cannot beat press thats why hes a slot. People are looking at the prospect in a vacuum and not focusing on how adding him and Moore completely overhauls how opposing defenses play us.

The Athletic Podcast and Ringer Podcast pushed me to KC Concepcion. Particularly his fit with the Bills.

KC Concepcion is 6 foot and 195 pounds. His wing span is 6 inches longer than Shakir and his arms are 2 inches longer. Concepcion played predominantly outside at Texas A&M and his specialty is beating press much like Diggs. He's nothing like Shakir. He's a twitched up athlete that can win at all three levels. Most pundits have no idea why he isn't a top three receiver in this draft outside of his drops and not the best against zone. He adds a skill set the Bills most certainly do not have. He's a man beater. Plain and Simple. He literally would force opposing defenses to overhaul how they play the Bills. Bills faced more man than any other team last year due to our X and Z receivers being awful at separation. Not any more.

I was all defense leading into this offseason besides hopefully bringing back McCovern and adding any type of receiver who is above. avg. More I think about it the more I just ant a wagon on offense the likes of which the NFL has never seen. Think the 2024 Lions but Allen instead of Goff. Allen with a top 10 OL, James Cook, Kincaid and Knox along with Conception, DJ Moore, and Shakir. I get feelings thinking about that offense. I just struggle with idea that anyone you take at 26 besides CJ Allen is going to be a 3 down starter difference maker for the Bills. Any Edge, Safety, DT at 26 is going to be most likely sitting behind someone. A NT plug, and pure bend and speed edge can be found later but there is only one Conception.

KC Conception please. Even random NFL podcasts with people who have a broad knowledge of the game and league are begging for him to go to the Bills. Its just a match made in heaven. Which means of course it won't happen.

As an outsider. Your perception is incorrect. If completely overhauling your entire defensive coaching staff is shuffling chairs than I need to relearn what shuffling chairs means. The Bills are finally waving goodbye to a massive collection of inferior defensive talent that only stuck around because they were McDermotts guys who understood his defense. It is pretty telling that most remain unsigned during this current FA period. As for Brady being promoted I must admit I wasnt fully on board when it was initially announced. The more I think about it the more im ok with it. He has run a top three offense in both seasons as the Bills OC. His offense produced a MVP QB one season and the # 1 rushing RB the next. You truly believe bringing in Pete Carmichael Jr who has been Sran Payton OC for 15+ years will not add anything new to the offense? Brady has brought in a lot of new respected names into the building with a lot of NFL experience on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. He saw how the McDermott defensive philosophy of sitting back and letting elite QBs pick you apart wasnt working come playoff time. Bills will give up more explosive plays next year I am sure but they'll also be much better against the run, have more sacks, and apply more pressure, and shorten opposing offensive drives next season I'd wager. You'll also see a more athletic and faster defense from Buffalo next season. No more geriatrics who only saw the field because they knew McDermotts defense inside and out. Moore has been heavily praised by Bears fans who wanted to keep him around. Even if what you said was true it doesn't change the fact that Moore is far and away the best receiver the Bills have had since Diggs and the Bills without any elite receiver the past two seasons have managed to be a top three offense. Moore will always have a safety shadowing over top of him because he is still good enough to burn you otherwise. This means no more cheating for opposing defenses rolling an extra safety into the box to help in the run game. No more crowding the middle of the field to jump on Kincaid and Shakir and passes to the RB out of the backfield. Im sure the Bills will add a deep threat as well in the draft. Bills playoff loss to the Broncos is what it is. At the time it was heart breaking but when the news came out that Allen was playing on a broken foot it was easier to swallow. Every Bills fan was wondering why Allen was throwing short passes into the dirt and underthrowing deep balls. We got our answer. As for the Bills being the most talented team in the playoffs last year. Not a chance. The Jaguars were head and shoulders above everyone in talent. Patriots, Broncos, and Texans then followed. Broncos and Texans had some costly injuries and the Patriots took advantage. The Bills just had the most experience. Had Allen not broke his foot I do agree the Bills would've been the AFC representative. You should thank Buffalo for knocking out the Jagaurs.

I think its normal to have a lot of FA every year who go unsigned. I don't think its normal for the vast majority of those FA to be key contributors to your defense the season before. Bosa - our premier FA signing the year before. He fadded as soon as he injured his wrist. Milano - McDermott guy we hung onto for way too long. injuries did him in. White - Started every game he was healthy. wouldn't mind him back. Jones - A middling NT who was our starter but hasn't been close to being an elite player for some years. Poyer - good solider and thank God he agreed to come as a practice squad signing initially as he did wonders for Bishops development. Philips - again a good soldier but scary he played any serious reps. Im not even talking last season im including three seasons ago it was scary we couldnt move off him. Ogunjobi - Beanes biggest blunder of 2025. There were a lot of solid middle tier run stuffing DT in FA and Beane went for the PED failure. Guy didnt even dress for games down the stretch. Rapp - he embodies everything that was wrong with our defense the past three seasons. He's the slowest safety in the league but started for us because he understood the McDermott defense and that was good enough to be a starter.