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If Thomas JR or Mitchell aren’t there at 28 I would trade back into the early 2nd and hopefully pick up a 3rd round pick. Draft Leggette or Franklin with that pick then grab DLine and safeties with next few picks

Not really, according to that post the Chiefs have 9 starters called out drafted since 2021. The bills have 8 and had way fewer high picks than the chiefs due to the Hill trade kincaid (2023 1st) Torrence (2023 2nd) cook (2022 2nd) Bernard (2022 3rd) shakir (2022 5th) benford (2022 6th) Rousseau (2021 1st) Brown (2021 3rd) Besides getting jumped for Mcduffie and having to settle for Elam our drafting is nearly identical

I do think we are more likely to carry 6 WR this year compared to t he past few years or only carrying 5. With matakevich and Neal gone if the WR 5 and 6 can contribute on offense and special teams k think they will go that direction

based on the numbers they kept last year at each position they still need: 2 Safties 1-2 CB 1-2 LB 2 DT 1-2 DE 2 RB 1-2 OL 2-3 WR and they also don’t have a guy who could be KR/PR currently That is just to get to a 53 man roster. Your also going to need completion for guys like Doyle, Hamlin and other end of roster guys

I don’t know if we will sign a WR (we should along with a draft pick) but I don’t think this is the year we are going to be able to worry about comp picks. With the number of guys we released we need to fill out the roster and we will likely need to sign more guys than we lose as FA. Not building a complete roster this year to potentially get a 5th round next year is not worth it

Rookies a moves for in season stuff will come from tre’s post 6/1 money. Agree we need to bring in several more free agents to fill out roster though

Sherfield is a FA

This move replaces Neal for less money and more versatility

I personally wouldn’t consider cook elite yet but he is close and based on your criteria of top 3-4 his position his stats suggest he is. 2023 cook finished: 3rd is rushing 8th in receiving for rb 3 all purpose yards his tds were low but that’s because they just let Allen rush anytime we are inside the 5 yard line. I am not disagreeing that we don’t have enough top talent but Kincaid, cook, and potentially Bernard could move into that category soon. The problem to me is we do not have top talent where it matters most. Dline, CB, WR

they are not factoring in the guys they would replace on the roster. If your adding 11 guys through the draft you would be eliminating the bottom 11 salaries on the team would are all about 797k-989k each. so you would only have a net of couple million needed for draft picks

I would love to see Curtis Samuel on like a 3 year deal if he could be had for like 8 million a year. He has had his best season under Brady, brings some speed to the offense, is still pretty young at 27, and gives you a vet on the roster next year if you move on from diggs. *I would still want a 1st or 2nd rounder receiver as well There are much bigger names out there but this is a realistic target I would be very satisfied with

Likely need 1 more linebacker with Dodson and matekovich gone. Likely a late rounder or cheap vet that has strong special teams ability.

Even if we draft 11 players in the draft the picks will only cost between 4-5 million in cap space. round 1- 2.4 million Round 2- 1.17 million Round 3- 1.011 million All other rounds are a minimum type salary. All of these players would replace existing minimum contracts on the roster and it would be a wash cap wise. Honestly if you drafted 11 players and they all made the team you might actually gain space as they would likely be replacing guys who make more than the rookie contracts

Shorter is a late round gamble who has underperformed at both penn st and Florida. He has limited special teams experience which is going to be something he must do as a 4th or 5th wr on the team. If he wasn’t on IR last year he was probably a 50-50 shot to make the team. Once he was eligible to return off IR and his window was activated they never dressed him. I hope he works out but I’m surely brining in multiple receivers to compete with him

Saftey- we only have Rapp and Hamlin they usually carry 4-5 safeties. Hamlin is not a lock to make the roster CB- we lost Neal, white, Jackson they will have to add at least 1-2 if not more LB- we lost Dodson, and matekovich. They will bring in at least 1 LB maybe 2 if one is a core special teamer DT and DE- we usually carry 10 right now we have 4 on the roster and Kingsley Jonothan is not a lock at all as he barely played last year. TE- i highly doubt they spend any resources here. Cap space or draft picks. You have Knox Kincaid and Morris who is a core special teamer and has been with the team several years. As a ERFA he can’t play for another team unless the Bills release him. ERFA are paid a minimum salary and he is one of the few core special teamer we have left on the team he will be back. They also have 2 other guys on future deals that were with the practice squad last year. RB- they always carry 3 and have 1 right now. I would expect probably a vet and late round rookie WR- They usually carry 5 but possibly will Carry 6 if one is a special teamer. Shorter has never played a snap and even tho Harty ans Sherfield we’re not great last year he never stuck on the roster or played much when he was called up. I don’t think either one is a guarantee. Sherfield is also a FA. Right now the only 2 WR we know will be on the team are Diggs and Shakir. I would imagine 1 of hamler, Isabella, shorter makes the team and we add a minimum of 2 WR but more likely 3 -4 with one being a returner/special teams guy

Based on the number of players the bills usually carry at each position this appears to be the team needs: saftey- 2-3 more players CB - 1-2 more players LB- 1-2 more players DE- 2-3 more players DT- 3-4 more players OL- 1-2 more players RB- 2 more players WR- 3-4 more players TE- None QB- None We Are looking at 15-20 potential additions to the roster in FA in the draft. I expect to make about 8 draft picks after Beane moves around so we are likely going to bring in about 10 free agents (some of those being players who could have been on roster last year

Even if we draft 11 players in the draft the picks will only cost between 4-5 million in cap space. round 1- 2.4 million Round 2- 1.17 million Round 3- 1.011 million All other rounds are a minimum type salary. All of these players would replace existing minimum contracts on the roster and it would be a wash cap wise. Honestly if you drafted 11 players and they all made the team you might actually gain space as they would likely be replacing guys who make more than the rookie contracts

This would be good for Buffalo. If Davis, Floyd, AJE and even jones get over payed in FA it could net us a few extra 3rd to 5th round comp picks next year

You’re assuming a top draft pick is going to come in and instantly be a very good player. Even top draft picks are a 50-50 shot. So if that player doesn’t perform year 1 you’re ok with a potentially declining diggs, shakir and a bunch of guys that could offer nothing? Everyone agrees we need a top young wr but you can’t bank on that. They will need to bring in at least 1 vet with a decent floor.

You have to bring in at least 1 proven wr. He doesn’t have to be a star but someone you can count on. There is no guarantee whoever you draft is going to be star year 1. Even if they are if diggs goes down your looking at shakir and a rookie. We need more than that

I agree with you. I think they need to draft a top prospect but also find a veteran you can count on as well. Samuel or Mooney make a lot of sense in that regard. If you only bring in rookies and no veteran and they struggle year 1 your WR is worse than this year assuming gave us gone

With FA less than a month away I figured it was time to start taking a look at some. Value free agents. With limited cap space but plenty of needs the Bills will need to hopefully find guys who can provide value and fill roles a low cost. Our impact players are most likely going to come from the draft. Here is a list I started to get some discussion going. Look forward to seeing other names people think could be a fit at a low to moderate cost. RB: Antonio Gibson (Washington) AJ Dillion (GB) D’ Onta Foreman (Chi) Gus Edwards (Bal) Clyde Edwards Helaire (KC) Kareem Hunt (Cleveland) J.K. dobbins (Bal) WR: Kendrick Bourne (NE) Nelson Agholar (Bal) Josh Reynolds (Detroit) Donovan People’s Jones (Det) Darnell Mooney (Chi) Dj Chark (Car) Slightly more costly but not top dollar: Tyler Boyd (cincy) Curtis Samuel (wash) Hollywood brown (Arizona) Saftey: Julian Blackmon (colts) Jordan Fuller (Rams) Jermey chin (panthers) Mike Edwards (KC) Dashon Elliot (Miami) Tashon Gibson (SF) DT: Tiare Tart (titans-Texans) Maurice Hurst (Cleveland) Javon Kinlaw (SF) Raekwon Davis (Miami)

I would be pretty pumped with this draft. No trades

Don’t be surprised if the Bills grab saftey Tykee smith from Georgia in the middle rounds. He was an All American at WVU and when Addae left WVU for the job at Georgia he took Tykee Smith with him. https://www.thedraftnetwork.com/2024/01/25/tykee-smith-scouting-report-nfl-draft-2024

Everyone wants a stud round 1 WR but it’s not a sure thing they work out especially year 1. I would much rather spend my cap money on a proven young WR (Higgins, Pittman) and then get a mid round pick at WR to go with diggs and shakir. If that first round receiver isn’t a stud out of the gate your wr situation next year is worse than this year. Use the draft to get young and cheap on defense and use all available assets in FA to load up on proven talent for Josh. Diggs contract will be off the books after next year so you can structure a proven wr contract with a low year 1 cap hit then have it increase the following years