Buffalo_Stampede

Davis was the 3rd or 4th WR after being drafted in 2020. He was developing into WR2 very nicely. Slot WR was the position most in need of young talent. Beasley turned 31 in 2020. We had nothing behind him. Rondale Moore and Elijah Moore were the hot names in the 2021 draft. Both would’ve been excellent prospects to replace Beasley. They took Rousseau. They probably made the right pick there. Before the 2022 season we felt very good about Diggs and Davis as WR1 and WR2 for now and the future. They needed a slot WR now with Beasley finished. They weren’t prepared to replace Beasley. There really wasn’t an opportunity to draft a slot WR early that year. Skyy Moore was talked about a lot in the 2nd. They could’ve traded up in the 2nd for Moore. Instead they doubled down on edge. They did however draft Shakir that year, but they didn’t play him much. They went with McKenzie after Crowder went down. In 2022 Davis failed to take a leap forward after his historic playoff game vs KC. His ankle injury definitely covered up his failure. Gave him an excuse. Bills were not aggressive enough to replace him or bring in competition. Instead, in the 2023 draft they took a TE to play in the slot. Still trying to find a slot WR, even though Shakir was here. They liked Shakir, but didn’t trust him yet. McKenzie was popular, maybe that was the reason he played over Shakir. I think they wanted WR Addison but thought he might fall to them. I’m not sure if they saw Addison as a slot or an outside WR though. I don’t think they saw him as a Davis replacement. He was more like Diggs or a slot WR. What I’m saying is I don’t think there was a real opportunity to draft a Davis replacement in the 1st or 2nd without a massive trade up. They could’ve drafted a developmental guy in the middle rounds, but that probably doesn’t satisfy what people wanted. 2022 free agency was a possibility to add a legit WR. They gave Von $120 million. They definitely could’ve dipped into free agency to replace Davis but at that point he was coming off his historic playoff game. They likely would’ve signed Christian Kirk for the slot if they added a WR. 2023 was probably the best chance to replace Davis with a free agent WR. Hopkins was the opportunity. They didn’t do it for whatever reason. I dont think Davis was a failed WR2. He did produce some decent numbers. I think the biggest failure at WR up until this year was how they handled slot WR. In 2024 they need someone to step up at both outside spots and slot. We’ll see what happens.

Didn’t watch anything in depth on Coleman because I thought the Bills wanted a different type of WR. I think the only comment I made on Coleman was “maybe Beane was happy he ran a slow 40, like with Gabe Davis.” I watched him the last few days while in Twobillsdrive jail, and yeah he’s not a separator. But he’s extremely athletic. WRs that don’t separate are very hard to project. We’ll just have to wait and see how he performs with NFL CBs all over him. Will he be able to make the contested catches vs NFL CBs and will Josh throw him the 50/50 balls? It’ll be fun to watch him develop.

WR1 is someone that gets open consistently, no matter the coverage. WR1 can come in all shapes and sizes, all speeds and positions. Outside WR is the typical WR1, but slots and TEs can also be WR1.

Beane staying put at 28 might tell us he believes he needs all his picks to fill this roster.

I would love if Beane trades back. So much value for us!

DT Johnny Newton still there 😳

My bad, I thought everyone got the pick when I did.

I was wrong. Jags took Brian Thomas

Sounds like surgery coming to me.

I don’t think a WR goes before the Bills pick. 🤫

Philly always has players fall to them.

Beane can’t contain himself, the trade up is upon us.

I was saying Miami is taking Chop.

Chop

Beane about to trade up for an edge.

Welp, I’m going to sleep.

Legette to the Chiefs.

We get Odunze, what did it cost?

Those are pretty big trade pieces we can’t beat.

The Chiefs run man more than most, 35%. But Allen hasn’t had much problem vs them lately. That link tells you how much the Bills play zone vs man. 21% man which is 19th. 76% zone which is 14th. I wouldn’t play much man either.

I know. And he ran 354 routes vs zone. The Browns were the #1 team running man just 42% of the time. Most teams run man less than 30% of the time. You want WRs that understand zone and can beat zone. You’d love to have a WR that beats both zone and man. We shouldn’t be looking for a man beater. We need a zone beater.

Most of the Bills routes are vs zone in that link. It also shows you the league runs zone defense.

I would love to see that data.

It’s always been that way believe it or not.

Yes. Releases are a skill. Anyone worried about size is drafting James Hardy.