Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

Think the guy they signed Thursday could be the return man or maybe they both make it if Codrington shows he can provide some abilities as a CB and same with the other guy at the WR position. Do think Davidson is on the team unless they still resign Morris. And o think there will be trades of picks as agree not that many roster spots available for rookies. Do think one more vet CB will be signed Yes agree, but too many posters here expect that to happen their rookie year and if not that player is be a bust.

And yet as pointed out above, we had the #2 offense. The Bills are fine at WR and TE, probably will add a rookie with a mid round pick.

My guess is it becomes a credit for the 2026 cap. A player could get suspended in November so can't factor it in this year. At end of year bonuses that weren't initially added into 2025 cap get added into 2026, this likely will count as a reduction against the total. And yes doesn't get paid when suspended.

Well they do as the players don't get paid for those weeks. so if his salary was $1.7 mil, you'd take $600k off the top. Don't know if signing bonuses are somehow pro-rated into that, probably not??

They've kept 5 the last few years so doubtful they go to 6. Add to that we have two good pass catching TE's when healthy and believe we led the league in times with 6 OL on field. Think if Kincaid had been healthy would have seen more 2 TE's sets last year. Plus they signed this guy yesterday not even going to try and spell his name who likely was signed more as a returner, but can also play WR. Think he may provide more as a WR than Coddington provides as CB so think he could stick on 53. Maybe Coddington will also stick if improves his coverage skills some as a backup CB. I think they draft a WR mid round to take Samuels place next year. The Bills were one of the top 10 offenses in the league last year, Palmer does fill one need they had at WR to better stretch the field. When you have a QB like Allen, you don't need all pro WR's on the team. There are always vets cut in September, if someone were to get hurt, could sign someone at that point. But without an injury, don't see a roster spot for anyone else but a draft pick

And after about the 2nd or 3rd round many of us never heard of the player!

Agree, why can't we sign guys named Smith or Jones, or Adams, something easy to spell. It's taken me 3 years to figure out how to spell Shakir! Not this guy and the DT we signed, forget it!

Agree on Solomon, he could make decent jump this year.. Sure you can find a diamond in the rough, but expecting him to have even 4 sacks as a rookie is expecting alot. Bruce Smith only had 6 sacks his first year. This isn't in any way a knock on Beane, but assuming that diamond is out there, what makes you think the other 29 guys picking prior aren't going to find him first? There's alot of posters saying we should sign Cooper Kupp or some other WR or we should have traded for Metcaff, to me that would be a waste of money. Normally I'm not one to take a big risk but if they could improve the pass rush significantly for 2025, could mean a SB, where as the odds of a rookie in 2025 making even close to a difference is much lower IMO. For those reasons I'd go for. I doubt it will happen, but you never know. No one expected Miller signing either.

So if you were a GM would you have waited till round 4 to select Crosby if you knew he was going to be that good, or round 3 for Hendrickson, or let Tom Brady go to round 6? If your argument is that Beane needs to pick better and get that guy, then that tells me right there that all 32 GM's were all clueless as they passed on these guys and could have easily gone to another team. To expect Beane to be that much smarter than 32 other guys in the room is totally unrealistic. What it does tell me that these guys got lucky and so could Beane, but then you're betting 100% on luck. I don't disagree with it being very risky to pay some elite pass rusher a ton of money, but to expect the Bills to select that elite guy when 29 other GM's had a chance prior it telling me you're putting everything on pure luck.

Both are pure speculation at this point as Garrett signed. I do feel that in the NFL players are often traded for much less than initially thought mainly because NFL GM's value draft picks more than their own children and try like hell to not give them up as compared to the NBA where they hand them out like candy. Also think after Monday, teams have spent much of their available cash so likely what the Bengals wand and what they now can get goes down. OK, but then in 4 years Bills are in the same boat or let him walk and hope to strike gold again. Like a report I read last week stated. For a player like Groot, picked 30th, he's about what you'd likely get talent wise. It's dumb luck to get that elite guy at #30 as means 29 other GM's were all to dumb to pick him and/or we just got lucky. To expect to get that guy isn't that likely this year either even is a deep class. Also think it's a bit different when arguably the Bills very well may be having an elite pass rush away from winning the SB. If I were a team like Saints, Raiders, Carolina, I wouldn't bother going after him as by the time you get rest of roster fixed, Hendrickson may be over the hill. Add to that even if the did somehow draft that elite guy who turns out to be even better than Bruce Smith, the likelihood of that happening in year 1 or 2 is very low. It took Smith until around his 3rd year to be considered great. Recall early on he was not all that good against the run.

I'm thinking they may draft a true nose tackle type like that kid think he played for Michigan?? Could see him starting as rookie, but on likely passing passing plays Ogunjobi comes in for him so have Groot, Oliver, Ogunjobi, and Bosa rushing the passer.

Before the start of free agency easier to ask for more. Now most teams have cashed in, little money left to pay anyone, less interest so teams selling usually end up taking less.

What's it taste like, chicken or fish?

Yeah I've read that too, that he's better from the left, but can play right side pretty well also.

I've always felt if you're going to start a rookie, CB is probably one of the easiest positions to play a rookie so I'd be OK with having a rookie start opposite Benford. I assume Douglas hasn't yet signed with anyone? If so could still see him back here on lower priced deal So that must make him about 5 years older than Edmunds!

You could very well be correct. I've often said particularly about QB's you could predict every single one of them would be a bust including Josh Allen and Tom Brady and you'd be correct more than you'd be wrong. as the success rate is not that high. But also see too often posters here giving up on players way too soon. Or there where things going on b4ehind the scenes. Like this year with Kincaid, posters were labeling him a bust, then hear after the season he was playing on a partial torn PCL

That was my guess to the Steelers would have grabbed him. I'm fine with him for depth as he knows the defense.

Sure, but when you call a guy a bust after he played maybe halfa rookie season before getting hurt, it significantly lowers a persons creditability.

You probably said the same thing about Brown and Knox and posted that Bass needed to be cut after his 5th game too. If you keep saying it about enough players, statistically looking at NFL careers, you'd probably be correct over half the time!

Think of all position CB is the easiest for a rookie to come in and start, so could see them drafting a rookie high and still signing a rotational type CB now. Also think they will take a DT high in draft too. Likely maybe a WR in 4th or 5th, or they may still sign another role player. I'm fine with signing Palmer. The bills don't need a Chase, or even a Metcalf when you have a Josh Allen at QB. He makes the other players look much better. The team was overall la top 10 passing offense last year, adding Palmer will help and a healthy Coleman and Kincaid. Both also have a year under their belt also helps. Bosa is overall low risk at $12 mil for 1 year so ok there. Haven't seen a list of what Bills FA have signed elsewhere. I know Johnson, and Gilliam did resign here. Hollins went to NE, but haven't read about any one else like Douglas, Hamlin, Miller, or Morris.

And he doesn't hurt us for comp picks. On the other hand, if he has a decent season, but signs elsewhere next year, we'd be in line for a pick in 2027

Putting Bosa on the field at same time makes both of them better. Groot got 8 sacks with little help elsewhere. They also signed that other guy Hoechet, call him the Hoe for short who also could be used as a pass rusher mainly. And we should have cut Brown, huge mistake to resign him. Knox was a bust, Bass needed to be cut after his first 5 games as a rookie. it's a long list of posters here being totally wrong. Admittedly there's risk in this pick due to his health, but it's only one year and $12 mil so worth the chance. He's also likely not going to be asked to play a high snap count so that will help too. They may have been one reason he signed here as knew that was the case and that appealed to him.

Well we don't play Dallas or Detroit, so that narrows it down to night game that day. Do also have the Black Friday game too now.

Yeah I was hoping they'd have brought Johnson and Hollins back and it still could happen as far as I know he hasn't signed yet with anyone??

Kind of thinking the Bills feel guys like Johnson, Morris, and Hollins will be replaced by low cost players who've been in the system. Gore replaces Johnson, Davidson replaces Morris, and Virgil/Shavers replaces Hollins. When you're up against the cap, these are the moves you need to make.