Brand J

The average, full grown silverback gorilla stands about 5’5”, but weighs between 300-485 pounds, has an 8 foot reach, and is 4-9x stronger than the average human. How do you think something so small, yet so powerful, would fare at offensive guard or defensive tackle in the NFL? 🦍

10.25” hands at 5’10”. A genetic blessing.

CB - Trent McDuffie LB - Brandon Smith

He was on the left side of the defensive formation that play IIRC, going against the RT.

I definitely didn’t think Justin Jefferson would become what he is today and I’m sure Beane didn’t think so either. He wasn’t among their “top 3 targets” they’d have to move up to get. If the Bills had stayed at 22 and selected JJ, I wonder if he would’ve been just as successful as Diggs in Buffalo.

If Edmunds isn’t going to be extended this off-season, or the first few weeks of the regular season, then he needs to be traded before, during, or after the draft to a team that values him highly.

No thanks, there are usually more misses than hits in the first round anyway. If someone can guarantee Sauce will be a more athletic Richard Sherman, then sign me up, otherwise just stay pat and pick the player you most believe in; no one has that crystal ball.

From the article it sounds like Miller needs to play on the left side of the formation, going against the RT. Sounds like where he’s most comfortable. Bills need a RDE to step up, I’m not sure if Groot has the skill set to consistently win against LTs.

At least we finally have a guy on that side of the ball that the offense has to account for every snap.

Stevie was good, but I don’t think he was ever considered one of the top 5 or 10 WRs in the NFL. And the Bills traded up for Watkins when Stevie was still on the squad. Mike Williams? Don’t even remember him taking a snap for the Bills. Point is, Whaley never traded a WR the caliber of Diggs, only to use those picks to select another WR at the top of the draft. Don’t think he did this with any position actually, but someone correct me if I’m wrong…

Keep your eyes on Brandon Smith, the LB from Penn State. He scored a 9.9 RAS and is a little more athletic than Edmunds, but not as long. Problem is, he also shares the same pre draft questions about his instincts, processing time, and ability to shed blocks. He also misses more tackles than Edmunds, but plays a more physical brand of football. He’s one of the few LBers the Bills met with and is projected to go in the 2nd round.

I’m going to assume this is in reference to Sammy. I don’t remember Whaley creating a hole by trading a high profile WR only to draft another. He was doubling down on the EJ Manuel pick to get him weapons. It was a stupid trade, no doubt, you don’t give up that many assets to move up for a WR. Word at the time was that he also liked Odell Beckham, but if they had stayed put likely would’ve drafted TE Eric Ebron.

If a WR is drafted within the first two rounds this year and proves he can play, next offseason may be very interesting! Diggs no doubt probably wants in the neighborhood of what Adams and Hill got and that’s not possible. An $8M bump to “only” $25M/yr may not be possible. Too many contracts are coming due in the next couple years.

I’ve had this discussion with others: even though the cap raises every year, the percentage of the cap the QB occupies has increased significantly in the last decade. The wealthiest QBs used to pull in about 10-12% of the cap, now they’re over 20%. There was an article in The Athletic talking about how owners may go the way of the “max contract” like the NBA has. I believe @GunnerBillwas saying there’s a real problem with recognizing how lesser talents should be slotted because GMs HAVE TO HAVE a guy. Lamar is lesser than Mahomes and Allen, but if he had an agent would probably bring in more than the two if the contract was done right now.

Ironically, two players that we know Beane stressed about and had graded much higher - Cody Ford and Zack Moss - appear to be duds.

Maybe not until the 2023 season, given how athletes initially return from those major surgeries.

Wish Jerry well, he just wasn’t the finisher he used to be. My most memorable sack of his was when he whipped All-Pro Joe Thomas for a defining sack. Those days are long gone.

Never thought I’d see the day where WR contracts eclipse CB contracts. There’s a plethora of game breaking WRs in the league, but the same can’t be said for CB. You’d think the more glut of talent one position has, the cheaper the contracts would be, since it’s theoretically easier to replace the position with talent on cost-controlled contracts. Devante Adams’s agent broke the mold. With that said, I’m of the opinion we shouldn’t be shelling out that sort of cash to the WR position and if one is drafted in the first two rounds, it likely means one of Diggs, Davis, or the rookie WR will not see their next contract in Buffalo.

Quite a contrast in jawlines.

Diggs for Micah Parsons…? Joking, guys, it’d never happen.

Yeah, I liked his tape the most, but the Bills never met with him, or any of the other marquee RBs as far as we know.

If it’s more annually than the 2nd round tender, I feel Beane missed this one.

Saw that Chiefs fans wanted Waddle and 2 first round picks just to get the conversation started. Delusional.

All Bates can do is sign their offer. Bills would still have 10 days to match.

If Bates signs a contract that averages more than $3.9M/yr and Beane doesn’t match, I think it’ll be his one mistake this off-season. I imagine Beane gambled and didn’t tender Bates at 2nd round compensation because he didn’t think another team valued him at $3.9M based on the limited time he was on the field. If he matches, then it’s simply allowing another team to do the contract work for him.