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After his restructure paying him millions in bonus money up front and the dead cap hits on his deal, he's pretty much locked in. Beane never restructures players and then cuts them. We also gave up a Draft pick to acquire him and he's only played a handful of games. RB in the 1st is out. Bet the farm.

I wouldn't. Not based off of things that have been said by Beane and McDermott or his contract. I think he will be used as a Returner (although it's possible he isn't as Harty was a 2019 First Team All Pro return man), but will also get some plays in between Cook and Harris. And if we take a guy in the 1st, who's inactive on Game Days? We're not going to dress 4 RB's. Even when we had Taiwan and he dressed for ST, we only ever dressed 2 other actual RB's.

I don't agree with the idea that (not that I'm saying you're saying it) Hines is just going to be a Special Teams guy. I don't think Beane traded for him just to be a Returner. Even McDermott has said they could have used him more on Offense. And with what we're paying him, I'd be further surprised if that were the case. As for Harris on a one year deal, I feel like it makes more sense to Draft a RB next year if you need to replace him and/or Cook regresses than it does doing it this year. It has to be WR, LB, or OL in Round 1. Maybe a DT if they think they might want to move on or won't be able to bring back Ed Oliver and/or DaQuan Jones after this season. Maybe a TE if they feel they need 2. RB is just a luxury pick that you shouldn't do in the 1st Round to begin with. Doubly so if you already have 3 RB's to feel good about and Triply (is that a word?) so if you have holes to fill.

We spent a 2nd Round Pick on James Cook just last year. He really started coming on strong down the stretch. We traded for Nyheim Hines a handful of months ago. Just signed Damien Harris to be the Thunder to their Lightning. Our RB room is in real good shape this season. Maybe we take a late round flyer on a guy. But in no way, shape, or form are we drafting a RB in Round 1 with the holes we have to fill on this team and the RB's we have already.

I have hopes that WR's fall as a whole and teams go with other WR's before Quentin Johnston first. Probably wishful thinking, though I did see Daniel Jeremiah mock him to us at 27. Anyone who watched the TCU v. Michigan CFP should know what I'm talking about.

He's the one who's available. In no way is LA ever trading Cooper Kupp.

I'd be cool with Allen Robinson (a WR ACTUALLY on the trade market). He was misused in LA. However, they'd have to eat a LOT of his salary. His contract is untenable.

You're right. This is a message board. So if posters post things that are one sided and don't look at the full spectrum, you should expect someone to point out that they're one sided and not looking at the full spectrum.

That and posters taking that as gospel and dragging others who are legit sources through the mud to fit their narrative. It's one thing to hope it happens. Hell, I hope it happens. It's another thing to simply ignore the entire story and focus on straw man arguments to push their beliefs as legitimate. Critical thinking gone by the wayside in favor of blind fanatical emotionally driven posting.

Members of this thread: He nodded when McAfee sang "Buffalo Soldier" Me: Yeah... at most he's nodding that the IG post was made, if not about something else that was said. Members of this thread: Confirmation the Bills are trading for Hopkins today.

Since like Friday, this is all I see in when I visit this thread

Yeah, the new head coach of the Denver Broncos who said he's not trading Jeudy. And simple logic that says trading their #1 WR doesn't make sense after Payton left NO to avoid a rebuild and set Russ back on track. https://www.nfl.com/news/broncos-sean-payton-on-courtland-sutton-jerry-jeudy-rumors-we-re-not-trading-tho As for Mike Evans, Todd Bowles has also said like Payton they have no interest in trading him and is completely baffled as to why it's even being talked about by anyone. https://www.joebucsfan.com/2023/03/todd-bowles-addresses-chris-godwin-mike-evans-trade-rumors/ Sorry if these sources aren't on the level of ErieCountyBulls. Fans of other teams were clamoring for a Stefon Diggs trade recently too. These ideas are just as likely as us trading Diggs.

OBJ, I could see Beane going with Kenny Golladay or Robbie Anderson (though that wouldn't thrill me), and/or a 1st or 2nd Round WR. Mike Evans and Jerry Jeudy aren't available for trade. Regardless of how much fans and media speculate, they aren't on the market.

It has. But if you watch the video, he never mentions the Bills. Mentions fits with other teams, mentions Raiders don't make sense, never mentions the Bills. So I don't know how this is giving anyone an impression. Unless we're once again trying to read deeply into things that may or may not be there. "He mentions every team but the Bills. This must mean the Bills are trading for him soon!"

What is that significant development?

Apparently, Ian not even mentioning the Bills but not outwardly excluding them like he did the Raiders is him giving the "impression" that the Bills are in 🙄

It's more valid because it's a BILLS Beat Reporter, who is *actually* seriously connected to the team and has covered them for 15 years, outright saying they won't be trading for him. He wouldn't say it like that unless it was confirmed to him. Not a beat reporter from the Texans. Not some rando on Twitter. It's Tim Graham. If you don't know who Tim Graham is and why his word means more than ErieCountyBulls - I don't even know what to say. As for Beane, he didn't just say he looked into it and they can't talk about him because he's on another team. He made a point to say that Social Media blows things out of proportion. He didn't have to say that and probably wouldn't have if things were serious. That was specifically done to let fans know it wasn't as serious as everyone around here thinks or hopes. Combine all of this with their reported asking price that we were never and will never pay - it's time to face reality. We probably made a call last Wednesday when it was being reported they weren't going to get much and when we found out what the actual price was, that was that.

I honestly think Hopkins is going to be a Cardinal this year. The price tag they're asking for says they're not really willing to trade him. If they were motivated to move him, they wouldn't set the price so high. No one is going to give up "Christian McCaffrey" trade compensation for a 31 year old WR on a massive two year cap hit. I don't care how good he's been. That's too much for a guy who could lose a step at any moment.

Oh believe me, there's a couple posters in particular that are going to read this and say that Tim Graham doesn't know what he's talking about or that this is more proof than ever it's getting done. But it's... Back to OBJ watch. Or a 1st Round WR. Hopefully it OBJ doesn't get done, one of Quentin Johnson, Jordan Addison, or Jaxon Smith-Njigba falls to us.

We're back on OBJ watch people.

This was obvious when the price tag came out as a "Christian McCaffrey" level trade a couple days ago. A significant development would be Arizona drastically dropping their price. Short of that, it's never going to happen. Beane is never going to pay a price of 2-3 picks starting with a 2nd this year AND pay 34.5 in cap over two years for a 31 year old WR. I don't care how good they looked as of last season. I don't know that any team is paying that price. I don't believe Jerry Jeudy was ever available to be traded for even though fans clamor for it. Same goes for Mike Evans. https://bucswire.usatoday.com/2023/02/16/nfl-news-trade-rumors-mike-evans-tampa-bay-buccaneers-free-agency/ So as of right now, it's pretty much OBJ or a 1st Round Pick as far as a legit WR addition goes. Some of you are just going to have to learn how to deal with it.

It's March 27th.

Right. They lost Hill and replaced him with Schuster. The point is, if they do the trade, they'll be adding Hopkins but will have lost Schuster and Hardman. Adding one maybe elite WR, but also losing two very good WR's that have hurt us. So i'm not buying the idea that the Chiefs will become so much more superpowered than they were last year and adding Hopkins means "we're doomed", can never possibly hope to beat them, and it's a total failure if we don't stop it from happening.

Exactly. And if the Chiefs do land him, he'll be added to a WR core currently headlined by Kadarius Toney and Skyy Moore, after losing JuJu Smith-Schuster and Mecole Hardman. Addition and Upgrade to WR1, but to a core that has faced substantial reductions.

Makes about as much sense as believing ErieCountyBulls is a legitimate reporter.