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Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

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  1. So with Johnson extension, is there anyone else left now that could free up more cash if needed? Think all the names that were suggested have been done?. Still get another $10 mil in June too.
  2. Wish I had seen this in time, I'd have RSVP'd that I was coming! There's a number of things left on the registry if anyone is interested.
  3. Whether you buy it or not doesn't matter, it's what the front office believe in and I've read more than once that is how they view it. Yes next years #28 is worth just as much as this years. But the reason they downgrade a round is because you have no idea why pick you're really getting. Houston got this year 11th pick in the 2nd round from Vikes, next year it could be a top 5 or it could be #20. So for that reason is why it's downgraded. You also have no idea how the value of the draft will be the following year, it could be better,or it could be worse. Maybe a full round is too steep a discount, but there has to be a haircut of some value taken for the unknown of what you're actually getting
  4. The fact that so far nothing has happened does make me wonder a bit if either he told his agent not to shop him as is leaning towards retiring or did the Bills give him a number and he's looking around to see if he can do better elsewhere, if not will be back? That was more typical of how things went in prior years, a couple weeks after FA started, the player came back and signed once he found he couldn't do any better. I see post too about Packers interested, could be he does sign there as played there prior, though doubt many from the team he played on is still there or trying to drive Bills to increase contact??
  5. I come up with Texans giving up 780 and gets back about 680 points assuming using the "rule" that you downgrade a pick in following year by one round level and I assumed Viking finish next year around middle of draft. If you don't downgrade a round, then Vikes gave up almost 900 points, so putting it in the middle of those two scenarios says it's about even?? So adding to that, they could now trade their 11th and 23rd to move up to #4. Looks like they don't have a 3rd rounder so can't get much higher unless they make another trade to get a pick(s)
  6. All true. Seems like they brought back more of the guys with expired contracts more quickly too than in prior years. Makes me wonder if Beane had more a hard list this year. These are the guys we want, and told the others more straight up, you're not in our plans so they quickly moved on?? The one name out there that fits priors years mold is Hyde. Does make me wonder a bit if either he told his agent not to shop him as is leaning towards retiring or did the Bills give him a number and he's looking around to see if he can do better elsewhere, if not will be back? That was more typical of how things went in prior years, a couple weeks after FA started, the player came back and signed.
  7. Do find one thing interesting as more of the Bills FA are signing with other teams. In past years, seemed like many hoped for a big pay day someplace else, but in the end signed back in Buffalo. Makes me wonder if other years, Beane would tell these guys we're interested in you at $XX salary so if you don't get what you want elsewhere, get back to me. This year did he tell more of them, sorry you're just not in our plans.
  8. Not sure if this is sarcasm or not, but do agree with this to a point. Don't think it's the 6th round, but do feel there are higher priorities than WR at this point. There's only one ball to go around and only 11 players on the field. If we were playing fantasy football then the more weapons the better. Put another star WR out there, just means less catches for Diggs or Kincaid , or someone else. I'd go DL in 1st, then CB and WR in some order, after that followed by center. Not sure if the Bills will sign Douglas next year to extension as may feel rather extend Benford and then have a 2nd year CB on other side.
  9. Yes only 3 plus Shorter made it, but the team only had 6 picks. Plus all the top picks made the team. Now you're leaving us with only a #1 and #2 this year and a #2 next year in the first 4 rounds, the rounds that most of the best players are chosen. Actually they'd have one extra pick left at the bottom of the 4th. Add to that the Bills have more roster holes this year than last to fill. Agree I'd rather see them trade down to maybe around 35 and pick up a late 3rd or early 4th..
  10. And then you wake up from your dream!! If the Bills traded every pick they have this year, they wouldn't get even close to the #8 pick. If they added in next years 2nd round they may get close to #8 along with every other pick this year. The Bills can trade a boatload of their draft picks to move up from the 5th to maybe the top half of the 4th. Maybe you should some research before posting.
  11. Yeah wasn't sure about that either. But there certainly were many ripping Beane for letting him go so just as easily could have been serious too??
  12. I had wrote my post early Wednesday, since then Neal & Jackson both signed think was in Miami and Carolina respectively.
  13. Yeah the same Kirk Cousins who signed a 4 year $180 mil contract. I guess I must have missed when Rosen and Zach Wilson signed similar deals. While I agree Cousins isn't anything special he's still light years better than guys like Zack Wilson, Mack Jones or Josh Rosen and drafting a new QB leaving you with a good chance of getting someone just like them and then a team that in another 3 years will be drafting his replacement. So the Vikes would be just fine with JJ and Zach Wilson at QB?
  14. I'd be fine with taking the guy but not trading up to do it. IMO the Bills need to draft a WR, interior lineman, DT, and Safety all fairly high to assure they work out. Trading up makes that really hard to do without having a 3rd to start with. I'm more in favor of seeing them trade down from 28 to maybe the top of the 2nd and pick up a 3rd in the process. I'm fine too with bundling all those 5th and 6th rounds together into 1 or maybe 2 more 4th rounders. You can get lucky and draft one in the 6th round who may become an all pro, but usually takes more time and the odds aren't good.
  15. so Zack Wilson, Mack Jones,or Josh Rosen are as good as Cousins?? You said they should raft a rookie QB instead, not me. This was your plan! So pairing JJ with Zack Wilson, or Mack Jones or Josh Rosen would have resulted in just as good of results you're saying?? Interesting! Your idea is great as long as they draft another Josh Allen or Joe Burrow, but the problem is for every Allen and Burrow, there are about 5 Zak Wilsons drafted.
  16. So how do you know they would have picked Jefferson? In hindsight it's great, but for all we know, whomever they picked, could have been a flop And the QB could be a Zack Wilson, or Mack Jones or Josh Rosen, or a number of other flop QB's. Then you have nothing, need a new QB and a WR who wants out, but no team will trade for him based on contract you gave him.
  17. The fact that a guy like Simmons hasn't signed often means he's got good offers, but isn't crazy about that team, holding out hoping to make deal work in his desired location. And usually also means desired location has some level of interest too.
  18. So if he was so good and the Bills were so dumb, why is he being released by the Giants?
  19. Based on what happened this year, there's much more to the formula than simply that.
  20. So the Bills resigned Jones, AJE, and Lewis. Of the remaining Bills FA,the ones I'd still like the team to resign are Neal, Jackson, and Johnson. I'd add a maybe to Lawson.
  21. In the case of someone like Allen, if his contract is paying him $56 mil next season, likely higher in 2026, would it be a bargain or at worst a wash for the Bills to just keep tagging him at least for a couple years.
  22. Not really. First off you're leaving out Kincaid, he had 73 receptions this year. If he does that again in 2024, he'd be viewed as one of the top 5 or so TE's in the league. This past season he was ranked 7th. That's like having another WR out here. Knox as the #2 TE is also better than most teams can roll out and cook isn't bad either. I read an article a couple weeks back was talking about Shakir and what he could do next season. While it wasn't implying he was as good as Beasley, the article made the point that just like about 4 years ago, the top two Bills WR were Brown and Beasley out of the slot. Point being the 2nd best WR on the team could be the slot guy. Bill's used to have a guy Andre something that was pretty good out of the slot! There wasn't a great TE on the team either 4 years ago when Beasley was at his best. There's only one ball to go around. Say the Bills signed T Higgins who's averaged around 70 receptions a full season. He may have 70 catches for the Bills too, but doesn't mean as as team they'll be 70 more reception. Most likely means the reception totals for others will go down. Maybe it's not a coincidence that Diggs numbers dropped around the same time that Kincaid and Shakir came on strong. Draft a WR high and bring in a mid tier guy and there's enough guys to go around to catch all the passes Allen throws.
  23. I doubt you'll hear much about the ones who were asked to take a cut, but rejected it.
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