Brand J

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Yeah, the year where Erick Flowers was a first round pick, think it was 2003, was arguably the worst year in franchise history. Off the top of my head, the only one I remember contributing was 5th round RB Sammy Morris. Correction: this was the 2000 draft. We famously picked Leif Larsen in the sixth and Tom Brady went just a few picks later.

AB and AB would be even more unpredictable. The second AB stands for Amanda Bynes, who’s not even recognizable anymore.

I still maintain it would’ve been better for the Bills to be up 2, not 3, with :13 seconds left because I think the entire defensive focus would’ve changed… “Can’t let them score a FG.” Bills played as if “can’t lose the game on a TD.”

Truthfully, Josh has enough weapons where struggling in the passing game shouldn’t be a thing: Stef Diggs, Curtis Samuel, Khalil Shakir, Dalton Kincaid, & James Cook. The reason so many are high on WR is because the majority of us feel that Diggs is on borrowed time and we’d love to find his successor so we don’t miss a beat when he does depart. Objectively the defensive line and safeties are a much weaker group than Allen’s pass catchers. A safety won’t go in round 1, but DL should definitely be in play. I don’t envy Beane, he HAS to get these premium picks right. We can’t afford another Boogie Basham mishap.

I love the Beyond the Blue and Red specials on YouTube. If the Bills were featured on Hard Knocks I’d be lying if I said I’d be against it. I’d watch every minute.

Yep, the theme is the same for all those guys. Their speed is secondary to their knowledge and craft. I think it was Brady who called Moss “the smartest receiver I’ve ever been around.” I think Worthy will be successful in the league, he has nuance to his game. He’s not just a “run fast” guy. That said, I’m not advocating for him at 28, but if it happens I wouldn’t be pissed about it.

I think pure speed guys mostly struggle in the NFL because all they’ve relied on their entire career is speed. They don’t have savvy moves to get open, they’re not QB friendly with understanding of coverages, they don’t always have the best hands. Worthy has had legit production at a major collegiate conference, he’s not a one year wonder like John Ross. Given the league isn’t as physical as it once was, he should be okay. Devonta Smith is similar in size and has been highly productive.

They were already obsolete (somewhere around a 5% recovery rate) unless they were a surprise onside kick (45%), which rarely happened. I think the current onside kick needs to be revamped as well.

So instead of trading up for the best “can’t miss” WR prospect in ages, we should’ve stayed at pick 9, selected Aaron Donald, and then picked Devante Adams in the 2nd. I have a suspicion the 5th or 6th WR taken in this class will outperform two of the top 3, not only because he’ll have a better QB, but also because the talent gap isn’t as great as perceived. Stay at 28 or trade down and pick up a 3rd.

That’s probably the only time it ever happened. Either the team lets the clock run out or they do the fake snap count before the quarter expires. In the other instances, I feel like they’ve batted 100 in the times the game clock was running down and the offensive team couldn’t get a play off or spike the ball before it hit 00:00.

Just on the front page of the board, we have: We are set at WR. Maybe we’ll grab one in Round 6 After yesterday who is your WR pick at 28? Poll: Would you trade our 2025 1st round pick to move up in this draft to get a top WR? Is drafting Diggs replacement a priority in this draft? Marvin Harrison Junior wants to be a Bill 2024 WR Draft Class And now yours: Trading up for a WR? Talk about WR fatigue! Let’s hear about some of these other positions. How does Chop Robinson compare to Micah Parsons or Dwight Freeney for example?

Seems like this is the 3rd or 4th thread covering this topic. There’s not even threads on other positions really, its all WR, WR, WR.

According to many, the new return setup supports a RB returner much more than an explosive WR who’s used to operating in space. It’s more of a stretch run play where they have to read and choose the correct hole than make a guy miss. A fully healthy Hines would flourish with something like that, but he probably has one more season before he’s all the way back. The 76% touchback percentage or whatever it was had to go. It was essentially a dead play, not exciting at all. Moving the ball back to the 30 and returning the ball with 5 man blocking wedges was never coming back, so I’m happy they found some other way to keep it in the game. We’ll see at the end of the season if it’s a relevant play and has any bearings on the games.

I think that’s what he means. We don’t have a problem with the game clock expiring before a play.

Owners amended the proposal, so touchbacks are at the 30, not the 35.

No, it was never from the 25. It was booted from the 30 in the old days, but moved up five yards to the 35 starting in 2011. If they kick it through the end zone now, the return team gets the ball at the 30, not the 25 like last year.

They’ve been stealing ideas all along. Much of today’s on field, close up, and overhead camera work is due to the XFL. I thought putting it at the 35 was great, but owners amended the rule to put it at the 30, only five more yards given.

Original kickoff had the ball at the 30. I agree, they should back it up the 5 yards which would make touchbacks as low percentage as they used to be.

Good, it needed to be changed because it was essentially a “dead play” as McD described. Adios to surprise onside kickoffs, the only onside attempts that actually had a chance. I’d like to see that play modified too, they have something like a 3% success rate.

Those who would trade up and sacrifice a 1st round pick next year are clinging to two hopes: that the WR will be a future all pro, or at the very least, a perennial pro bowler AND the WR will be better than any taken after him. We know that’s not the case when it comes to the NFL draft, it’s a crapshoot. Even the “can’t miss” picks miss, so I don’t get the infatuation. Just take a guy at your pick, he may be even better, or trade down and gain another pick in the first two days. Trading up, or trading down, you’re not promised anything but gaining or losing draft capital. That’s it. I’d rather have more lottery tickets than give them away.

But collectively they will which renders your “argument” moot.

Is that from The Onion? No way would he say that.

It’ll be fun to look at and revisit, but no, it wouldn’t change my mind. If MHJ finishes with 1,500 yards and the Bills trio goes for 1,800, we’re still talking about career longevity where anything can happen. You’re putting all your stake in ONE player, when I have THREE. In other words, should something happen to one on both sides, I have two more that can continue putting up stats while your guy sits in the training room. Rice took 19 years to put up those ridiculous stats. Fitzgerald took 14. Both were largely iron men and they had to be to post those numbers. We don’t know what MHJ will be, he doesn’t even have a QB right now. I do know the Bills trio had a pretty good year last year and injury notwithstanding, will more than likely improve on those numbers.

Pretty illogical claim that one player who’s not even in the NFL yet will surpass the combined career numbers for 3 Bills receiving threats. Especially when pointing out that those three combined for over 1,700 yards in their first season together. Again, people on this board say the silliest things. Maybe I’m the fool for trying to engage with them in a factual conversation.