Fan in Chicago

Good luck with that

Exactly my thoughts. Then we can more strongly influence Beane. 🙂

He should go into the draft with broad goals in mind but not about specific players. The draft can fall in many many different ways and he needs to keep himself flexible to react. We saw this last year in trading up for Kincaid when he found out that the Cowboys wanted him. Here is where networking and his contacts with the likes of Schoen and in the Panthers organization help.

I would take the latter with a grain of salt too. With our available cap space next year, having draft picks in 2025 draft is much less important than having them this year. Plus with the long term goal of team building, we need to use this year's draft to also keep the pipeline full especially at the postions where the FAs next year are projected to be slim.

Thats a rather lopsided track record in Carolina. However, using the first two picks on O in 2023 gives me home he has changed to prioritize offense over defense. To be clear, my post was not to somehow prepare for a non-WR as our top pick. I absolutely think WR should be our first pick and coming away with a player at any other position will be a disappointment irrespective of how the rest of the draft goes. I think (fervently hope?) that Beane will do a modest move up into the lower teens. I scanned what he said yesterday and its a whole lot of nothing. Granted its just your feelings versus mine, supported by zero actual knowledge, but I think the opppsite - that Beane will trade up.

I wrote in another thread that what the Bills really need is excellence to cover all parts of the field. Speed and outside threats are sorely lacking right now and hence we dont have a full WR room by any means. If (when) the Bills add 2 WRs to the roster who can own/excel in specific parts of the skills while also doing other things, then we will have a complete room. Samuel is one example where he has played mostly in the slot but can play outside also. We need the two additions to be the opposite. So, if you use the pure words, we dont really need a single #1 WR if the above criteria can be filled. I want oppposing Defenses to fear our entire receiving corps as a whole and not one specific threat. Then we will truly have a unpredictable and dominating offense. This portfolio of skillsets will complement Allen's ability to reach any part of the field.

We already had a thread with this stupid option. Just shut this one down.

As HC, YES. as GM and HC, no. But as long as Allen is still our QB. You asked "if", but depending on how this season goes, I may even advocate firing McD at end of season if BB is still available and interested to be our HC. Put emotions aside and have a singular focus on The Goal, folks.

I wouldn't call Josh a chicken to his face. He may just come back with "I am the egg, man"

Serious question - would Jewish commentators and media personnel then refer to him instead as "AD" or "Mitchell"?

This question doesn't deserve a vote response

Time is supposedly a global magazine. Mahomes is a sportsman and entertains sports fans. His influence is in a sports world. In the grand scheme of things, with so many social and political things going on in the normal world, the importance of his zone of influence is miniscule. For Time to name him a top 100 influential person (of the world) is an indication of how far that magazine has fallen.

I get that. Draft premium positions high and get the fillers post draft and post June 1

Just reading the first 3 pages was revealing. Even some respected posters were sure he was a bad pick. Just wow!

WR needs trump others, of that there is no doubt. But I must disagree to use up lot of resources in this and 2025 draft to move into the top 10. I just hope we don't use our first pick on anything but a WR.

If we use #60 for a trade up or for a second WR, I am concerned about the S position. While I understand not drafting for need, we still need to fill the pipeline. How would you propose filling the S , and another EDGE, in this off season? Wouldn't a more modest trade up for a Thomas and preserving our picks this year for S, EDGE, OL make more sense?

Oh yes you would

I am with you on this. What is important is that there are receivers to challenge the D on every part of the field. We already have several to cover the short to medium (Kincaid, Shakir, Samuel). As long as we find 1 (ideally 2) through the draft and post draft cuts/trade, we didn't really need someone we can call a #1 for this year. Shakir, Kincaid and Samuel have good hands. As long as we have receivers who can be the go to guys for Allen at every level, we will be fine. But we are not there at this point if time

Now I like Dawkins even more. Much like @Augie, I too thought "This guy can run for President"

I really feel we need a super impactfull WR to strike fear in opposing defenses. But i agree that draft capital is valuable this year due to the multiple holes (don't forget Safety 😉). To that end, I wouldn't mind using our 2025 2nds to move up into the lower teens to grab a Thomas. I didn't vote because I am okay with such a modest trade up but not a monster one as Kirby is advocating.

I don't watch basketball at any level, have no interest in the NCAA. So, no

Cee Dee Lamb or Aiyuk after June 1

Part of me wishes Jones drafts a WR with their first pick and makes Lamb available post-draft. The $$ though ....

Well hello there. You have been missed around these parts. There is lot of new fodder for you.