[Best player for immediate upgrade to our starting lineup.]

Looking at what this team is missing and the quality of player who would be available by position at 30 - it's Etienne, if he's there. Because the RB position is devalued in the Draft these days, it's probably the biggest bang for your buck when you're picking as low as we are.

 

Any Edge Rusher who's left at 30 I don't see coming in and providing much more than Epenesa did and won't hop Hughes or Addison. Kind of feel the same way about DT. Can't imagine one left that far into Round 1 is hopping Oliver or Star.

 

Maybe Cornerback if the position slides. But although Levi is not thought of as much by fans - he is by McDermott. He always seems to fight off the competition. And much like DE - it's a highly valued position where real studs are picked way higher than 30. It's also a big learning curve position from College to the NFL. So I have a hard time seeing one coming in and immediately throwing Levi to the pine. We'd have to get real lucky with another Tre like pick there.

[Could Perdue’s WR Rondale Moore be a good future successor to Beasley?]

Anyone saying 4th or lower is talking nonsense. He's a 2nd Rounder on most boards and I don't see him falling much further than early 3rd. Wouldn't shock me in the slightest if we took him in the late 2nd if he's there to replace John Brown's speed and Andre Roberts Kick Returns, in the short term.

[Bojo to Rams (update - traded to Packers)]

Imagine playing hardball with your GM who wanted to sign you to a long term deal and then you end up being a destined to be cut camp competitior to one of the best at your position... and you're a Punter. Whoops! 😆

[Aaron Donald facing assault charges for attacking a guy in Pittsburgh [Update: mistake, apology issued]]

I'm not saying this is what happened. I'm not victim shaming here.

 

But if I rep'd some of these players - I'd be telling them that they should EXPECT to be targeted. There are people out there that will realize who you are and goad you into beating the ***** out of them. They may "deserve" it. But they know what they're doing. They're *trying* to get beat up. Because they know - it might suck in the short term. But in the long term, they're going to get a BIG civil settlement and become rich off it.

 

Just understand it for what it is, laugh it off, and go home. 

[Panthers are letting Bridgewater to talk to teams about a trade]

On 4/6/2021 at 11:04 AM, BillsDude said:

 

I can see Houston doing it. Those dopes.

 

They already signed Tyrod Taylor this offseason. Seems kind of pointless to have Taylor and Bridgewater - especially with Watson still on the roster atm.

[What is going on with Malik Hooker? Any news of Bills' interest in him?]

Beyond a lack of money - we're also coming up against the roster limit. We can carry 91 players into Camp. At this point - we have 71 players on the roster. We have 7 draft picks. We also tend to sign 10+ UDFA's each season. Not to say we can't or won't sign anyone else - but I think veteran FA signings are pretty much coming to an end. Maybe one or two more - but the odds that it's one person in particular that you have your eye on is pretty damn slim.

[Falcons shopping Pick #4]

Omg. You people are starting to make me dislike Kyle Pitts just by association with these ridiculous ideas.

 

He won't fall anywhere near a level worth giving up what it would take to get him. You don't trade 3 firsts - which would be the absolute minimum - for a Tight End. I don't care how good of a Tight End prospect he is, you just don't. 

 

[NFL extends Int’l Pathways Program to a third year - Positively impacts Christian Wade]

1 minute ago, Big Turk said:

 

How likely is it at 30 or 31 when the season starts that Wade sees any action in the NFL when players are typically falling off at that position?

 

It's extremely unlikely that he ever does. IMO had they not extended the pathway program - this would have been it for him. I know he's an awesome story and he had a couple good runs in the Pre-Season a couple seasons ago. But let's be honest here - if the Bills really saw something in him - his career would have taken the Efe Obada path instead of the path he's on now.

 

[Draft trade thought -- complete & total "what if"]

Before I clicked the link I thought "bet this is about Pitts". Not going to happen. He won't make it to 10. Even if he did - you're not giving up what it would cost to move from 30 to 10 for a Tight End. I don't care what kind of prospect he is. 

[McShay Mock Draft 4.0]

DE and DT Prospects who people believe should have gone higher than we picked them at is A-Okay for me. 

[Is Aldon Smith worth a look?]

No

[Bills sign LB Marquel Lee]

From his Wikipedia:

 

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Throughout training camp, Lee competed for the starting middle linebacker role against Ben Heeney, Cory James, and Tyrell Adams.

 

... looks like he'll be competing with Adams again 😆

[Bills sign OT Bobby Hart]

Also - not for nothing - I remember people saying that Daryl Williams sucked and was a one year wonder we only signed because he was a Panther. You never know how a change of scenery will work out. Trust the process.

[Bills sign OT Bobby Hart]

3 hours ago, billsfan89 said:

Don't hate it. PFF (which I think is most useful for O-line/D-line grading) gave him a decent grade last year (fringe starter caliber player) the best of his career on 800+ snaps. I trust the staff, I like that they aren't slacking on the o-line. I was hoping they would go out and draft an OT in round 3 for depth/development but a decent vet isn't the worst way to try and replace Ty.

 

They probably still will. Jordan Devey and Trey Adams were on the Practice Squad last season. So even if Hart makes the roster (which isn't a guarantee anyways) - we'd have 8 Lineman on the active roster (if Adams and Devey stayed on the PS) and we usually carry 9. 

[Bills sign OT Bobby Hart]

Geesh - didn't realize we had so many experts when it comes to the Giants and Bengals O-Line over the past few seasons. PFF has him graded as the #51 Tackle in the League. People are acting like we signed him to replace Dawkins or Daryl. He's being brought in to replace Nsekhe, for spot duty, or hopefully to not even play at all. Who knows how he'll do in our system and in spot duty instead of starting. Calm down.

[Bills sign OT Bobby Hart]

3 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

I’m not sure you could do any worse.

 

The Giants and The Bengals felt he gave them a better chance than any other Tackle they had at the time for him to start 66 games total. Not saying the guy's great - but for a Backup Tackle - yes, you could do a lot worse than a guy who has that much experience. 

[Bills sign OT Bobby Hart]

Started 66 games and is 26 years old. Could do worse for a Ty Nsekhe replacement.

[Do the Bills have "their guy" picked out?]

Real big difference between picking at 12 with a ton of ammo and needing a QB and picking at 30 in pretty good shape pretty much everywhere and not a lot of ammo. Probably a number of guys they like. Maybe a couple he'd be willing to move up a couple spots if the price weren't too prohibitive. But no way are they sitting there with a single "guy" in mind.

[Virtual off season = trade pick 30?]

Trading a first round pick for someone would involve squeezing in their contract to our cap situation and paying them much more than a Rookie. Not to mention it would have Beane trading his first away two seasons in a row. I don't see it.

[NFL extends Int’l Pathways Program to a third year - Positively impacts Christian Wade]

People upset about this should look at it this way:

 

Would you rather have him on the Exempt PS list again or off the team completely? His best case scenario IMO was earning his way on the Practice Squad, unexempt this time.

 

And even that seemed like a longshot when you consider Antonio Williams is above him on the Practice Squad, they brought in Devonta Freeman down the stretch last year so that even *Antonio* didn't see the field, we signed Breida, and we're almost guaranteed to Draft a RB somewhere between Rounds 1 and 7 (and a later Round pick could end up on the Practice Squad as well). 

 

[Re-sign or “Wave Good-bye” Series: Player 2 - Corey Bojorquez]

16 hours ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

Appears to me he's way overplayed his value to teams.  

 

He sure did. Somebody should have reminded him he's a PUNTER. Don't think I've ever heard of a punter telling his GM "nah, I'm good on a long term deal. I'd like to get paid a big one year deal or I'm going to test the market".

 

For as good as some of his kicks were - he did shank a couple. Which when you factor in how little he punted in the first place - the couple he did do probably equated to a pretty high percentage of shanks overall. Don't really feel sorry for the guy. 

[FA RB/return specialist Tyler Ervin visiting Bills]

5 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

Nah he'll stick around for TC to be in the 90. He has a chance to make it as a 5th WR as he might be a better WR than Roberts was. 

 

Except he's not a WR. He's a 5'10" Running Back.

[Sammy Watkins to Ravens]

Between Lamar's ability as a passer and Sammy's injury proneness - this has got 500 yards tops written all over it.

[FA RB/return specialist Tyler Ervin visiting Bills]

4 minutes ago, Rocky Landing said:

I think Jones being designated an RB is almost a technicality. I can't remember him taking a single snap on offense last season, although I believe he did. He's a great gunner. Terrible RB.

 

That's what I mean though. Last season, we carried Singletary, Moss, Yeldon, and Jones. If you're of the mind that Jones is staying, unless we're going to carry 5 RB's (and as such, taking away from a different position) - I can't see us keeping 2 RB's who provide nothing in the Running game and are strictly Special Teamers. 

[FA RB/return specialist Tyler Ervin visiting Bills]

If he wants to make the team, he's going to also have to be a good gunner and beat out Taiwan Jones. Don't see them using 2 RB spots for strictly Special Teamers.