Ralonzo

Worst in the business Chad Reuter says: Bills trade 30, 109, 132 to Minnesota for 24. #24 Azareyeh Thomas CB Florida State - The 4.50 boundary corner that you need to spend your 4th rounders to secure, passing on: Hairston, Amos, Porter, Starks, Emmanwori... not to mention Harmon, Grant, Tyliek, Nolen, Green, Burden etc. #56 Kevin Winston S Penn State - Hey, didn't they just draft this guy last year? Run support box safety? #62 Xavier Restrepo WR Miami - All that money they gave Shakir tells me they need another one of those to back him up. For reference: (#26 Walter Nolen DT Mississippi) (#57 Jayden Higgens WR Iowa) (#63 Oluwafemi Oladejo EDGE UCLA) This is the most benighted most draft by either someone who knows nothing about what the Bills need, what they've already done and what they typically do - except trade up in the first using a 4th for someone who they didn't have to trade up for at all - and no DL picks in a historic DL draft. Either that or he hates the Bills and wishes for them to do this. The picks right AFTER these ***** moron picks would be a fair draft... IF they didn't piss away their 4ths for no reason. I would place a Fire Beane sign outside my house if any of those things actually happens.

"Everybody cheats"

If this is correct, this may actually play to the Bills favor in "back-loading" the season. As with the Bosa signing, I'm not concerned with him playing every snap all year at a high level. 17 will get them to the playoffs, and at that point they will need something better than what they've been rolling with on defense.

Why is everyone worried, Jordan Phillips and Quinton Jefferson get 6-game contracts, done.

I don't really care about him playing a full season. The Bills will always be in the mix because of 17. I care about him playing in January.

He's been noticeable every time I watched the Rams. They have an embarrassment of riches on their DL like the Bills have on their OL.

Finally got around to watching combine tape, James Pearce would step right in to Von's slot. A lot of ppl have noticed Donte Thornton but he's iffy to be a Day 3 guy now because he's getting a lot of buzz... but I'm intrigued by Isaac Teslaa.

Born to Chief

Here's today's non-subscriber 2-rounder on PFF:

There's never been a defensive end in the NFL as good as Handrickson thinks he is.

I was thinking the exact opposite - latching onto players for extensions on expiring contracts before the draft & FA disincentivizes you from looking to upgrade the positions. GM's find plus slot guys and linebackers on Day 3 every year. Why these guys at these positions? Unless it's a screaming hometown discount which neither is. Just not seeing the overall plan, except Beane plan seems to be to put together a complete roster before the draft so he can just pick BPA (and then doesn't).

Yes, for an extended period. Edit: @SCBills linked it above

Also LB Derrick Barnes of the Lions just extended for 3/25.5M total, $16M guaranteed. Hmm.

That's a low bar to clear. My take is, I'm not as worried about keeping the band together on a defense that's the sole reason the Bills have not played in a Super Bowl in the Allen era. The positions Beane is targeting for resigning are the devalued ones - slot receiver, linebacker. I don't hate the deal - I thought that's a lot of bucks for a slot on the Shakir deal too. But on the D side of things, doing the same old is just not working and hasn't worked for 5 years. If you're gonna keep the players and the scheme that's a fail. If you keep the players and change the scheme, maybe it works better and maybe not. This just strikes me like the Knox deal, eating cap space for non-premium positions.

His career post-Bills is 100% in the booth. He's tremendous. Extended talk about the Bernard signing and all things Bills.

Don't love this price. Wasn't a difference maker last year. Cook at that number I can live with, there's only so many dollars. But I guess in McDefense, even linebackers need a red-shirt year before he'll play them so whatever. I'd like to see the exit points from this contract, if the team can bail in 2 years without a major cap hit.

My rule this year in mocks is every trade offered by the Chiefs, I accept. Just like Beane. This was one with 3 trades with KC where I picked up most of their 2026 draft (R3, R5, R6, R7). Honestly, was pretty happy with it. Chiefs got these 3 guys with 30, 56, 62: Walter Nolen, Isaiah Bond, and Harold Fannin, who are already in the NFL Hall Of Fame as a result.

Jersey number, or age?

Blitzer, obviously!

That price is too high.