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There has been some terrible injury luck, but with the current investment in that side of the ball, it just has to be better when it matters most. This can't be a growing pains year. By the playoffs, be good, be very good.

Cooper is probably done. I empathize with concerns about McDermott, though I like the fella. Then I think about the Sabres and what happens when Terry Pegula has more say, and I count my blessings.

Both sides of the ball failed, ultimately, as did coaching. Everyone needs to be better. The D needed more players, but WR is still an issue.

The original host of PTI was Max Kellerman. Then there was a contract dispute, IIRC, and Tony Reali, who had been a fill-in host, became the regular host. Kellerman is obnoxious, but good at boxing commentary if you're into that sport.

Stat boy; he started out as a fact checker for PTI and they would have him on at the end to correct their mistakes.

The points were arbitrary and subjective. It was just an excuse for the sake of conversation on the topic. It was not a real game. I was a casual viewer, but liked some of the panelists, particularly in earlier versions of the show. However, if one was looking for rationale behind the scoring, I can see how that would be frustrating.

I argued for #22 and #23 in their draft years. But you're not allowed to worry about WR. Beane will yell at you, and other folks will act like thinking the WR room is subpar equates to not recognizing the defense needed a major upgrade. Apparently 13 of the 91 players currently signed are WRs. Most of them are long shot lottery tickets. One supposes the numbers, however, implicitly indicate there is some awareness of deficiency, despite the propaganda otherwise.

The Sabres may make the playoffs in the next decade.

Do they have one for slowest WRs?

It's harder, but other teams manage to do so. So far, Beane has not really drafted elite talent with the very important exception of Josh Allen. A few folks need to emerge to improve the odds of post-season success. I think the 2025 draft has some promise, though it will take time to reach that level obviously.

Diggs was a technician. He did not have superior speed, really. By itself, that one move does not equal properly investing in the position. I still think Beane needs to add draft capital early at WR on a regular basis, though the last draft was admittedly suited to filling evident needs on D. You're welcome to think differently. In any event, Diggs is not on the team now. Palmer is supposed to fill that role, I suppose. We're all hoping it works out.

If one restricts "elite" to 20 or 25 players league wide, that is just a semantic move, but it is also a way to diminish the difference between the Bills (a solid team with depth, but few players that can take over a game in a crucial moment of the playoffs, for example) and those teams that have won championships because they have multiple players on both sides of the ball that can do that. Hopefully more players will emerge besides Josh Allen. There are candidates, though I don't see any at WR, for instance.

When was the last time Beane took a speed WR early in the draft? I think he has a type, and it's closer to Kelvin Benjamin than an elusive burner. Those folks who believe he is consistent with a Carolina philosophy for team building (Dline first, receivers normally excluded from first round consideration, preference for burly types) seem correct to me. And yet, they could have made a trade for Metcalf, and passed on him in the draft. So, he likes the slow, burly types. Yes, some sarcasm, but not entirely undeserved. It might all still work out in the end. If it doesn't ultimately conclude with Josh Allen in a Bills' uniform hoisting the Lombardi, no amount of extenuating circumstances are going to excuse the failure; and if he wins, everything is forgiven/justified. If they don't win it this year, for me, Beane better focus like a laser on the lacuna in his team building strategy.

Naturally, since they emphasize the position in the draft, they will have both more hits and misses. Beane does a lot of things right. I think he needs to up the ante at WR in his overall drafting strategy. This is a criticism based on his entire tenure, not just this year. The view that he does not value WR enough is not equivalent to the view that he was wrong to prioritize defense in the recent draft. He did well, but the FA and draft focus is typically on D. If Coleman and Kincaid have strong years, and if Palmer is better than mediocre, the urgency will subside. If not, Beane may be making another third round pick midseason trade.