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https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/04/07/cam-newton-should-target-bills-chiefs-for-backup-role/

I'm seeing it's for a "Skill Player" or Offensive Lineman. Not Defensive End. So a WR, TE, or OL. Maybe Bijan. But I would be shocked to see us trade up for a RB with the core we have and what we need to fill in the Draft. My guess is for Quentin Johnston, if he happens to fall within range or Darnell Wright. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10071545-nfl-rumors-bills-eyeing-trade-up-from-no-27-pick-in-2023-nfl-draft I'm in line with most prognosticators - which is Drew Sanders and Trenton Simpson are ranked above him. And thus far, Simpson is the only MLB prospect we have lined up for a visit (that has been reported on). If Campbell is a target, you don't take him at 27.

Jack Campbell fans about to fire up burner accounts when the Bills are on the clock at 27.

Toney had 14 receptions for 171 yards and 2 TDs for the Chiefs last season. He was used in spot duty off the bench. He and Moore could take a step forward and will be given more reps this year. But I think they're still looking at getting a clear WR1 or WR2 to replace Smith-Schuster and Hardman. Whether that's a Round 1 or Round 2 pick or a trade. I don't think they're solely relying on Toney, Moore, and now James to completely fill that void.

That makes their core right now MVS, Kadarius Toney, Skyy Moore, and Richie James. They lost JuJu Smith-Schuster and Mecole Hardman this offseason. I don't think this takes them out of anything. It's a Trent Sherfield like signing. They still need more help at the top of their depth chart.

Perfect way of putting it. Certain posters want Hopkins so badly that they'll legitimize the clearly illegitimate because they want to have something that keeps their faith no matter what. Instead of reviewing everything and thinking critically, it's all based in emotion. Exactly this. ErieCountyBulls "reporting" is 'Become a Twitter Source and Get Followers when you're not a Source 101'. Twitter is filled with ErieCountyBulls "reporters" every offseason. People who read tea leaves on leaks and make claims before everyone else so that if it happens, it legitimizes them. He called David Edwards would sign... after it was announced he was in town visiting with a team that has his former OL Coach. He said we're in on DeAndre Hopkins and are leaders of the "pact"... after Hopkins followed Josh and Von on IG and made his "Buffalo Soldier" post, while fans were in a fervor, looking for any information. Like you said, where was the Taylor Rapp information? It didn't exist because there was no info to piggyback off of. Another dead giveaway to me is them Re-Tweeting people that claim he had things before everyone else and is legit. A real source wouldn't feel the need to make "see! I'm legit everyone!" posts and block anyone who says they're not. Even if Hopkins is traded here, ErieCountyBulls isn't legitimized in my eyes. He'll have just happened to make a post that came true. I, or anyone else, could have put that out there on their Twitter account when everyone was excited and looking for info.

Even if he doesn't play this season, he needs to be on the team. You don't become a vested NFL player eligible for benefits and a pension until you have 3 years in the league. He's only had 2. He deserves at least that.

Yeah? And i'm open to dating Aubrey Plaza.

It's interesting to me that every single one of them are Free Agents after this season. You usually don't go into a season where your entire depth chart at a position are under 1 year deals. I have to assume one or two of Oliver, Jones, and Settle will be extended before the start of the season.

Roster construction is everything. A team cannot say "you know, we're totally covered here and need help all over the place, but this is an upgrade". That's the definition of a luxury pick. And right now given the state of our roster and our cap, we can't be making CJ Spiller-esque luxury picks. James Cook, Damien Harris, and Nyheim Hines is a very solid backfield to dress on Sundays. Looking at this roster - QB, RB, CB, and S are the only spots that I think we're in really good shape for this season. If you want to take a flyer on someone at those positions in the later rounds, go nuts. But that 1st pick MUST be a WR, LB, TE, OL, or DL. It's not even a question.

We also have Nyheim Hines. And as I said, McDermott doesn't dress 4 RB's on Game Day. Hines will be active for his ST's, in addition to his ability as a runner and pass catcher. Meaning one of Robinson, Cook, or Harris will be inactive. I just don't see how they'd trade a 5th for Hines and spend a 2nd on Cook within 6 months of each other and then turn around and spend another 1st on another one - after doing all of that AND signing Harris. It doesn't make sense to begin with. It makes even less sense when you factor in the holes we have at other positions and the upgrades we need at other positions, with the lack of cap space we have to do those things with FA's. RB is covered. If Robinson were on the board, I see it as way more likely we'd trade down to someone who wanted him and pick up more Draft capital than it is we'd draft him.

That would have us using a 1st (Robinson), 2nd (Cook), and a 5th (Hines) at RB within 1 year. It would also mean that one of Robinson, Cook, or Harris will be inactive on Game Day. For the entirety of McDermott's tenure, he's only dressed 2 true RB's on Game Day and 1 that is more of a ST'er (Taiwan Jones, Senorise Perry when Taiwan wasn't here, and this year it will be Nyheim Hines). No way we take a RB at 27 with the holes and positions that need upgrading when we have Cook, Harris, and Hines already on the roster.

The same thing was said about Tremaine Edmunds going into the Draft. Even less prognosticators had Edmunds as a MLB than Drew Sanders. He was considered a 3-4 OLB pass rusher type.

That's from the Former Cardinals GM, not the current one. And it's obvious that his contract is a major hurdle. But the other thing that makes it a downright impossibility is the Cardinals asking price. He says given the contract and his age, they're probably only going to get a 3rd day pick. Which is true. However, they are reportedly asking for a "Christian McCaffrey package". That's not going to happen.

It's definitely Drew Sanders and Trenton Simpson before Jack Campbell. I don't dislike Jack Campbell. If we get him, I'd be fine with that. But you don't take Campbell before those two come off the board.

It's incredible to me how overrated he is on this board. All I've heard for years on this board is "you don't reach for need". Now all of a sudden everyone wants to take the guy who's pretty much universally ranked as the 3rd or 4th best MLB, in the first round, in a class where pretty much universally one MLB (Sanders) is mocked in the first round or no MLB is mocked in the first round at all. If Campbell is the target, I think there's a very good chance he's there at 59. Or at least within striking distance of a trade up from 59, if Sanders and Simpson come off the board. Daiyan Henley may come off the board before Campbell as well. Taking him at 27 is insanity to me. I see almost zero chance of that happening.

Drew's comp is literally Tremaine Edmunds. If he's on the board at 27, I'd be surprised if he wasn't the pick. https://www.nfl.com/prospects/drew-sanders/32005341-4e29-0589-5c62-ee6a75833b2f

Definitely see Beane being more interested in Sanders than Campbell. He's big on athleticism, measurements, and having room to grow.

Absolutely. In no way do we give up a 1st plus for a 31 year old WR. Not to mention, that's not how trade conditions work. They're met by individual performance, snap counts, and availability - not by team performance. In this scenario, Hopkins could blow out his knee Week 1, contribute nothing, and then we'd be on the hook for a 1st if they made the Super Bowl without him.

Right now, I feel Beane's mindset is "on to the Draft". I imagine he had his conversation with Arizona and maybe Hopkins, realized that what they were willing to pay didn't match up with one or both of them wanted and that was that. I think the only way it happens is if Arizona taps out and concedes to giving him away AND Hopkins is willing to rip up his contract and signs something team friendly because he wants to be here. Or they release him and signs something team friendly because he wants to be here. I don't see either option as likely. Like I said, I think he's focusing on the Draft right now. If the board falls in a way he can get a WR he loves, I think he pulls the trigger. If it doesn't, I think he circles back to OBJ or trades.

If that's the board at each round, I'd be happy with: 1.) WR Jordan Addison 2.) OT Andrew Bergeron 3.) LB Henry To'oTo'o 4.) IOL Andrew Vorhees 5.) RB Kendre Miller 6.) LB Mohamoud Diabate

Then why does it say he lines up in the slot 11.5% of the time and his metrics are almost exclusively against outside CB's? Number's don't lie. https://www.rotoballer.com/is-isaiah-hodgins-healthy-or-injured-for-fantasy-football https://www.playerprofiler.com/nfl/isaiah-hodgins/

I wait. Everyone around here has an obsession with Jack Campbell. But I doubt Brandon Beane is looking at a rankings board of MLB's that reads just Jack Campbell circled. He's probably got his eyes on a number of different prospects. One of which will surely be at 59 or within striking distance if the board falls a certain way.

Disagree. He is a tall, slow, RedZone target. I don't think we ever lined him up in the slot and while you can occasionally slide almost any WR inside in certain packages, New York used him in the slot in only 11.5% of his snaps. He is not a slot WR.

Unless he likes Drew Sanders, which I could see given his comp on NFL.com is Tremaine Edmunds, I don't see value in MLB at 27. Haven't seen a mock (outside of Bills fan mocks) that has a MLB in Round 1 outside of Sanders. There's a lot that don't have a MLB at all.