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That's some serious semantic stretching to be like "though he wanted more snaps even after having just single digits less than both the starters - that doesn't mean he wanted to be a featured part of the offense". Why do you think someone wants more snaps? No player says "if I'm on the field more, I'm happy. Don't throw me the ball, just give me more "snaps".

Well he had 27 snaps in his last game as a Bill (41% of offensive snaps) against the Texans. Which was 4th most amongst WR's behind Khalil Shakir at 44 snaps, Gabe Davis at 36 snaps, and Josh Palmer at 33 snaps. And above Tyrell Shavers, following his big outing against the Bucs. He had only 9 less snaps than Davis, who had the most amount of snaps for an Outside WR and only 6 less snaps than Palmer. If he's saying that's not good enough, he's essentially saying he wants to start. Which I would say is being featured.

If what's being floated out there to Ian Rapaport by Moore/his team and/or the Bills are to be believed - it seems that Moore wanted to be featured or wanted out (ala Mike Edwards)

With Curtis Samuel putting in two DNP's, Josh Palmer unexpectedly popping back on the injury report after practice on Wednesday, than being downgrading to DNP today, Mecole Hardman on IR, and Elijah Moore's release - we're left with Brandin Cooks, Khalil Shakir, Tyrell Shavers, and Keon Coleman healthy on the 53. Even with Gabe Davis activated (as expected he will be), if we were to sit to Coleman - we'd only have 4 active WR's. We generally roll with 5. So it's likely Keon gets back this week, unless Palmer goes. Which given he went from Limited to DNP, isn't looking good.

That's not how it works. It is *exceedingly* rare that a General Manager keeps the Head Coach that's in place. 99% of the time a new General Manager wants to pick their guy. It doesn't matter who was here first. A General Manager of a Football Team is the person who decides who stays and goes on the team. That's what makes them the team Manager. Now, obviously, a move that big as firing the Head Coach would need to be approved by the Owner first. But Brandon Beane can *absolutely* fire Sean McDermott and stick around. However, Sean McDermott cannot fire Brandon Beane. And if Brandon Beane is fired, it's practically a given that whomever comes in will want to bring in their own Head Coach. Whether you think it should be the other way or not - there's practically no scenario where Beane is let go and McDermott stays. And the idea that "there's no place where Beane can fire McDermott" is just factually false. Him being here first doesn't give him managerial power or create a situation where Beane can't fire him. If that were the case, McDermott would be GM too.

That would be a hilarious misfire. Even if the "mutual parting of ways" over a disagreement in usage was just PR - putting it out there that you essentially asked for your release over playing time just to come back to a spot where you'd get FAR less playing time as a Practice Squad member would make him look really, really, really dumb. I think he'd sooner sign on to another teams Practice Squad before coming back here after having Schefter say it was a mutual parting of ways over asking for more snaps. I can't think of a time where it was reported someone asked for their release and then immediately came back, let alone coming back to a lesser role.

The Patriots or the Bills? Bc I think he's done in this town. It would look *pretty* dumb to have a "mutual parting of the ways", after he approached the team looking for more snaps - only to come back on the Practice Squad.

So there's a 27 page Brandin Cooks thread near the top of the first page. This would go in there, as it did 8 hours ago when another poster posted this in there.

He cleared Waivers.

I can't get over the amount of posters in this thread that are questioning this move and are acting as if this was a mistake. Now I'm coming across a post where we are implying he's going to sign with the Patriots and burn us? What is happening? When we signed him, I thought it was a good move. A former 2nd Round Pick that had some decent stats with the Jets and Browns and had some speed. But I remember @HappyDays saying that beyond the stats, the Draft prestige, and the speed that he simply was a bad player. That he wouldn't remotely move the needle for us. But I thought "eh, Mack Hollins wasn't a good WR either when we got him. Maybe his traits plus Josh would revitalize his career". Then he got to Training Camp and the reports were he wasn't showing anything. He wasn't separating from the pack at all and could just be outright cut. But hey - it takes new WR's and QB's to develop chemistry. Maybe he'd show us something when it counted? What he showed was that for all of his speed, he somehow couldn't separate any more than Keon Coleman did. His "gadget" plays were way more often than not blown up. The one TD he got on a run could have been run by anyone. When everyone was healthy (even when Coleman was sat) - he was the first WR to be without a jersey on Sundays. In 9 games with the team, he contributed a grand total of 9 catches for just over 100 yards. He provided nothing. Before the activations of Gabe Davis and the signings of Brandin Cooks and Mecole Hardman - the WR core as a whole was bemoaned by fans. I didn't hear one person say "Elijah Moore is a bright spot though, he deserves more reps". He was clearly the odd man out to be cut. Not only bc we need Samuel's cap relief in the off-season, Keon Coleman could get us some kind of return in a trade after this year (and/or be tried as a Big Slot), and Moore had only 6 games left with us under contract - but because of his overall standing with the team. If Moore was what some on this thread make him out to be, guys like Cooks and Hardman wouldn't have been signed. Davis wouldn't have been highlighted as he was. And Shavers wouldn't have been given the opportunities he was against Tampa Bay. Elijah Moore was a failed flyer. Bc he simply isn't a good NFL WR. I'd move him off the roster to fit on Brandin Cooks or Gabe Davis 6 days a week and twice on Sundays and not lose a blink of sleep over who signed him. He was always far and away the first WR out the door in my eyes.

I grow weary of seeing posts like this. The Playoffs are far from a sure thing. The Division is pretty much out of reach. We're barely holding on to the 7th seed right now. We've gone 3-4 over the past 7 weeks - dropping to teams like the Falcons, Dolphins, and a backup QB led Texans. Meanwhile, over the next 6 games we have the Steelers with a winning record, the Bengals with Joe Burrow back, the Super Bowl Champion Eagles, and the Patriots in New England coming up. A much harder stretch of games than the 7 we just went 3-4 in. The way that our Defense has been playing between a broken scheme and terrible roster makeup, a broken offense, how the team has been performing, and injuries worse than we've had all season - even squeezing out 3 wins in the 6 games is a huge ask. And even then, with the way other teams in the AFC have been performing - 10-7 is no guaranteed Wild Card spot. I know fans are used to always getting in. But this isn't the same Bills we've had over the past 6 years. We can't be trusted to beat *anyone* right now.

Update to the story - Moore wanted more reps. They obviously felt he either didn't deserve it and/or Cooks had the potential to provide more. Either way, it's now being framed as a mutual parting of the ways.

There isn't enough separation (no pun intended) between Moore, Coleman, and Samuel to disregard the trade potential in the off-season (a minimal return is better than nothing) or room for growth as a Slot (haven't tried that yet) in Coleman and the cap they'd save by releasing Samuel after this season. Again, I don't understand what you're seeing in Moore. He's been equally as bad as Coleman and Samuel this season, if not moreso. As bad as things have gotten with Coleman - his Week 1 was equivalent to Moore's entire season.

I'm sorry - in what world was Moore a "bright spot" at WR? He had a grand total of 9 catches all season. Was the first guy on the bench when everyone was healthy. For all his speed, watch the tape, he was practically never able to get separation. He wasn't particularly shifty, as his jet sweeps more often than not went nowhere. On top of that, he provided nothing in the Blocking game and nothing in the Special Teams game. Moore was a failed experiment and far from a bright spot. He was the obvious odd man out in the WR room. If he were anything close to a bright spot, we wouldn't be taking flyers on Brandin Cooks or Mecole Hardman before that.

He was the obvious choice. I was saying so after Gabe's first activation. You aren't letting go of Shakir or Palmer. Shavers has another year on his contract and provides Special Teams and Blocking. Samuel they'll want to release this coming off-season to better save cap. And Coleman you could get something for in a trade this coming off-season. Moore was always the first player who wasn't active if everyone was healthy. He isn't under contract after this season. So after the next 6 games and the Playoffs (if we make them), he's out the door anyways for nothing in return. And he was the WR providing us with the least. He was the obvious odd man out. With the addition of Cooks, we were at 7 on the active roster and that doesn't take into account Gabe Davis on the PS or Mecole Hardman on IR. Pretty clear to me that this was done to put Gabe on the roster. And it wouldn't shock me to see Samuel moved to IR when Hardman is healthy - if everyone were to stay healthy.