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Not to worry. I expected people to laugh at me. But remember it if it goes down tomorrow.

My enduring mental pic of Dawkins will be (after telling the world Buffalo could not lose at home) of stepping on Josh and killing a Shakir TD. I doubt I'm the only one who noticed.

Recall how many people thought the Collins signing was to turn Spencer Brown into a trade chip. Dawkins makes more sense.

That would kill my fight of fancy, but I doubt it's accurate. Dion likely has a bunch of guaranteed money, but most can be passed on.

Didn't they pay out some money to Diggs just before trading him? And doesn't the Dawkins terms make him more attractive?

The $11m makes a difference. Not sure how much. Not Collins. Backup only.

I rarely post, but feel I owe the community an outlandish projection. And I have earned the right. - KNEW that Allen was the Josh before the pick when 90% of this board had Rosen. - Picked Oliver as the target. - Sorta knew Kinnkaid was the man. - Strongly believed Diggs would be traded even though everyone claimed the cap was a no-go. - IDK, I may be in Beane's head ... that's why I need to type this. With that out of the way: Setting the stage: - Most teams now regard Malik Nabers as the #1 WR - MHJ dropped a bit due to non-combine participation. - Rome is showing up on more mocks out of the top 10. - AZ is going to cash in on a trade-down. - And if AZ doesn't, the Chargers will. - LAC could go WR, but almost everyone expects Joe Alt. - The Giants likely shut out of QB convo, will go WR - TN is all about an OT. Maybe like LAC. - Bills signed L Collins. - Diggs was not the only player feeling their oats on Twitter. D Dawkins was there too with his predictions. And post-season, with the googly eyes hoping he would get his extension. 3x20m. - LAC wants to move down, and TN needs OT too. The Terms: - If the Bills believe they have a replacement on the roster for Dawkins, he will be used as trade bait for LAC/TN. - Bills could then make that trade without exhausting this and next year's draft capital. - 28, 60, 2025 2nd for 1.5/7 + 4th. Projection: - 1-4 QB - LAC - Joe Alt - NYG select - Nabers, a diva in waiting. He will make Diggs and his passive-aggressive antics look like a straight-shooting choirboy. - Bills via TN - MHJ. I may be overestimating Dawkins' return. And of course, misreading the tea leaves. But that is my Mighty Kreskin moment for the 2024 NFL Draft.

If he was sick enough to lose 10 lbs, he would have never worked out. This is b#llshit agent-speak - rewriting history.

Has anyone dismissing McConky as an X receiver considered that, aside from being a great WR prospect in general, his future could be as a replacement for a fading Diggs? As Cosell pointed out in the video posted in this thread, Diggs is no longer a #1 WR. And we're aware of certain behind-the-scenes possibilities in the locker room that may affect his future here - along with his cap numbers. The Bills are not simply faced with replacing Gabe Davis. They have to up the game of the entire WR room. For this reason, I would not rule out a McConkey selected at #28 if Beane thinks he is the best WR. The only surefire big-bodied studs in this rich WR class are MHj and Odenze - and out of our reach. With the uncertainty around Diggs' performance and contract, we need to add talent, not a height /weight profile. For example, Orange asked a great question up-thread. Why isn't AD Mitchels tape more impressive? Take the best WR, period. Come back on Day 3 and select the trait guys to fill out the roster.

Josh was easily the most dominant player on the field in the divisional round. Mahomes just gets all the credit. He has a better team, mainly because their front office takes Humphries instead of Basham, or McDuffie instead of Elam.

Put OJ on today's Bills (along with Braxton) and he'd win the MVP even now. Receiving yards would be off the charts, and he'd run over modern LBs and DBs alike. Josh would be his closest competition. How many years did we endure the endless fawning over Emmit Smith and Barry Sanders as the best of all time? Only Brown could make a case, and that ignores OJ's 3 lost seasons from bad coaching and injuries.

Agreed, but this signing was always a nightmare in the making. Paying $120 mil for a guy at the end of his career is never a good idea. Watching OBD lap it up was astonishing. This was Beane at his worst.

That's the biggest problem. Teams like the Jets and KC are hitting on difference makers, while Bean is collectings draft and FA JAGS.

Beane is a Needs drafter. IMHO, his formulas push player position rankings to where we reach for the JAG OL this year and miss the All Pro WR, and next year pass on the All Pro OL for a JAG DL. This is the only way I can understand how he actually makes good late round picks - where he dumps his awful algorithms. Everyone says Diggs was a great trade. I suppose it was. Especially for Beane. Does his history suggest he would have picked Jefferson, already a more acclaimed WR, if he kept the pick?

That clip has inspired me to make my first post in 10 plus years. That was fricking awesome. I am pumped about Josh Allen!

Until such time that universities offer a minor in common sense, the Olbermanns' of the world will continue to be reviled. And then there is this:

Booo.

Agreed. And now has been diagnosed with a serious decease.

I think the most underated issue in this discussion is the ability of the coach in question to bring in top flight assistants. The Marty connection in Brian's case makes me far more comfortable, even excited. My dream scenario is Marty as HC for 2-3 years, and Brian as Asst HC/OC, and heir apparent. Our recent failures with Malarky and Williams are probably as much to do with their lack of standing to snag the top coordinators as it was their coaching skills. They were, after all, a former time's BShot and Frasier.

Nice post. I've always wondered about all the "Buffalo sucks" comments comming from Bills fans. If you are from there or have spent real time, you know what it has to offer - and how hard it is to find somewhere else.

I bet your right. He will do well enough to take Ralph off the hook for a big name/$ coach. And next year we will finish 7-9 again - like groundhogs day.

OJ may have been the greatest player of his era, and the face of the NFL in the 70's. No other Bill can claim that. Saying he is top 5 doesn't get to the heart of it. When I see him on a 'greatest' list behind Emmit, Sanders, Peyton and the like I want to spit nails. It just wasn't so.

Those Bills had more (positive) highlights in one game than the current regime has had in 3 years.

A voice of reason. I'd take 2 1sts in a heartbeat, but not just one. Sure he has all world potential, but he also helped kill our OL last season because he is a selfish b*&%$#. What makes anyone here confident that he won't start coasting after a big contract? Or that he will not sit out and underperform every year until he gets the king's gold? He has done nothing to make me think he won't screw us in the end. Peters is trouble waiting to happen, and if Philly wants to give us 2 1sts then would would be crazy to walk away from it.