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3 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said:
I like the jacket, at least 😎
I've searched on Ebay and elsewhere for that jacket. If anyone knows where one could get ahold of one, let me know.
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10 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said:
Personally, I never got the impression Adams was going to conduct a wide coaching search. I thought it sounded like he had a handful of very specific candidates in mind. He even said he was going to move quickly if all went as planned.
I think an argument could be made that Ruff was the best available candidate for Buffalo, and maybe even the best available veteran coach on the market. Maybe you give the nod to Berube for the Cup win. But on overall resume, Lindy was right there with any available coach if not better. I think an argument could be made for any of Ruff, Gallant or Berube. Depends what the team needs. I’d say for Buffalo, Ruff was the best fit. I just think Kevyn Adams vision for the roster is pretty much exactly how New Jersey played, and we saw how successful that was last season.
and I don’t at all buy that Brunette was responsible for it. The devils had good underlying numbers before Brunette got there and after he left, and they got worse after Lindy was fired.
Also - agree on Adams and changes this offseason. I think we will definitely see a new bottom six but I hope he also makes an addition to the top 6.
Well, I buy your narrative. The sour folks are pushing Brunette as responsible. I don't really fully understand the animus of some towards Ruff. They have so much bitterness towards Pegula that I think it colors any decision that is made.
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1 hour ago, JGMcD2 said:
Uhh you usually know things…
This would make sense for them when the recoup what they gave up to acquire Justin Herbert (per CTESPN). Draft a cheaper WR to pair with Addison.
Apparently the cap hit for the Chargers to trade Herbert is insane. That rumor is a no go so far as I can tell.
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20 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said:
we don’t really know who else Adams interviewed. He very well could have interviewed Gallant and/or Berube, etc. It’s also possible that Berube wasn’t interested (I think Gallant probably was).There aren’t a ton of accomplished, experienced veteran head coach available.
I read rumors they interviewed Mike Yeo but I have no idea if it’s true.
who else is there that meets the criteria?
I don’t think they had any interest in Todd McLellan and I don’t blame them. Reports are that he purposely tanked his Sabres interview last time around (when they interviewed him before hiring Krueger iirc).
I hope they did interview other candidates, if for no other reason than to hear their evaluation of the Sabres roster/players, etc. But even if they only talked to Lindy I’m ok with it. The fit seemed obvious. It wouldn’t surprise me to learn they talked to him before they even fired Granato.
Yes, I agree about talking to Ruff. I don't have a problem with it, either.
One fella speculated that maybe there were two or three alternatives that met KA's stated criteria, and that it wouldn't take long to gauge if any of them were interested.
Whether KA did due diligence on all the possibilities doesn't bother me, because Ruff is obviously qualified. If I meet the right girl, I don't feel it's necessary to search the field to make sure she's the one. I think some folks believe KA lied about a serious coaching search, and they extrapolate from that perhaps that he will not make serious moves to upgrade the roster through trade or free agency.
I think KA knows he's out of runway and has to produce, so I expect more significant change this off-season.
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1 minute ago, jahnyc said:
Now with potential character and injury concerns with Thomas (and character concerns with Mitchell), where does this leave us? Wondering if we draft a WR in the second round given that there may not be a WR with a first round grade left on our draft board.
I think they take McConkey. I'll be happy, don't care if other folks bellyache. Then they should trade up and grab Legette in the second.
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2 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said:
I actually love this hire. I thought he was the best fit of the veteran coaches currently available. I would have been good with Berube or Gallant. The rumors of Mike Yeo scared me. I thought Boudreau would be a good fit too but after reading more about him I don’t think he’s the disciplined coach we needed right now.
Berube- I thought the style of game he likes to play didn’t really fit this roster.
Gallant - I thought his style of play fit well but I had questions about the overall fit that I didn’t have with Lindy. I’ve seen it reporter that Gallant relied on veterans to lead and the Sabres don’t have any. There were also the exit interviews from the rangers players last season after he was fired. Reminded me of Buffalo’s sit interviews this season. Lots of talk about needing better structure, etc.
and if you liked Gallant, you should be excited about Lindy because Lindy just coached circles around him in last year’s playoffs! Gallant had no answers for the changes Lindy made to the way NJ attacked and defended NY.
Ruff just checked all the boxes for me. I feel like he’s exactly what this team needs.
The way he had New Jersey playing last year is EXACTLY how we hope the Sabres can play in the future. Aggressive, high speed offensive attack with constant in your face pressure on defense.
If Ruff gets the Sabres playing like the 2022/23 Devils, and actually gets good goaltending (unlike in NJ), the Sabres could be a legit powerhouse. Fans will be thrilled if we look like that 2022/23 Devils team did! I know I certainly would.
He’s a good, well respected veteran coach (and probably even more so in Buffalo) with a history of playoffs, and winning rounds in the playoffs too, + winning with multiple teams. He’s had 50+ win seasons with every team he’s coached (here in Buffalo, in Dallas and just last year with NJ).
He will be a true leader for the team. He’s someone they can all look up to and follow. I don’t expect buy-in to be an issue.He will hold the players accountable.
He will run tough practices.
He’s one of the best tacticians in the NHL. He’s great at in game, and between game adjustments.
and NOBODY will take more pride in this job than Lindy Ruff. Nobody wants to get Buffalo back to being a winner more than Lindy. Nobody is invested more in Buffalo than Lindy. He still lives here!
I also think he can help repair this rift between the team/players and fans.Then add in that Kevyn Adams has coached by Lindy’s side and it just made too much sense not to happen.
I honestly even think that Lindy becoming available in March could have been when Adams started seriously considering moving on from Granato.
There's a lot of kvetching happening on the Sabres' forum about not having a complete search. I dunno, but I love the hire.
Same fellas bellyaching all year that we need an experienced coach who will hold the young players accountable are now finding reasons to be negative.
It's not a caveat, just an extra wish. I'd like to get Peca back as an assistant coach.
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2 minutes ago, sleeby said:
Meh. I seem to remember winning first period, losing second doing some lazy prevent nonsense and then losing the game. Was glad when he was gone.
I remember the last 13 years. They were much worse.
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4 hours ago, H2o said:
Updated listing. Notice that Troy Franklin and Tez Walker are the only two WR's with 3 interactions.
I notice that I don't really like either one of them.
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14 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:
Just announced!
I love Lindy. I want that jacket. I hope they entice Peca to come back as an assistant.
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11 minutes ago, Turbo44 said:
Agreed. I think Legette may be the guy, huge upside but sizable downside.
I love Ladd but he admittedly does have a limited ceiling, I think. Still if Ladd ends up being a “faster/quicker” Cole Beasley, nobody is going to complain about a guy with 90 catches, 1100 yards and 8 tds a year.
my best draft idea is Ladd at 28 and trade 60 and a 2nd in 2015 for the low 40s to grab Legette.the way Josh was talking about Legette (“the dude has the best southern drawl”) leads me to believe he’s someone they’re considering
Mitchell’s workout numbers are as impressive as any wr in the draft, given his size, but his onfield production is mediocre. The Bills talk about YAC a lot and he’s absolutely terrible at YAC. Is this something that can improve possibly with a different use by the Bills? Not sure, but, it is a reason why I think he’s not being targeted by the Bills
McConkey and Legette is my favored combo pick. I was pushing for Kincaid last year, so if it happens, I'm going to maybe dance in the street. (I live on a rural farm, so only the cows, barn cats, and miniature horses will likely wonder what the damn fool is up to.) They are both late first/early second candidates. Your plan for taking McConkey at 28 and Legette in a trade up is also mine.
Some folks appear to think wanting two WRs this early makes one a "knucklehead." I don't think they have properly assessed where our WR room is right now. If they don't grab 2 early, I suspect a trade for a veteran may happen.
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44 minutes ago, dave mcbride said:
https://wapo.st/3W9A7BM (Gift article):
’The proximity of the Giants’ selection (sixth overall) to Arizona’s fourth pick has many giving New York the edge in completing that trade.
“They aren’t playing with Daniel Jones, I can tell you that much,” a second GM said of the Giants’ incumbent. “I hear it’s McCarthy or Maye” for New York.’
Makes too much sense. If you are counting on Jones to save your jobs, might as well put your houses on the market now.
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28 minutes ago, Beck Water said:
I agree with your fear completely, as I think I've laid out elsewhere.
I think McDermott's core defensive philosophy is to have a whole of "selfless guys" that work together and are far greater than the sum of the parts. I think that has shown itself very able to earn regular season wins and to be substitution-tolerant at many positions, but it has fallen short against the best teams playing at a frenzied level in the playoffs. In acquiring Von Miller and re-upping Tre White as well as in drafting Elam (to presumably upgrade from a "White plus a JAG" 2ndary), Beane and McDermott themselves acknowledged "we need a few stars". The problem is, they couldn't forsee both Miller and White derailed by injury (White repeatedly).
So we need to set ourselves up to move on and reload, and part of that is shedding cap this season. [I think the jury is still out on Elam, but obviously for his first 2 years that didn't work out, either.]
On offense, we need IMO 2 guys. Whether that's someone we draft or a late FA signing, or whether Shakir, Kincaid, and Cook take steps, can't tell you.
I agree with you that we could still contend for a Super Bowl in 2024, but that will depend upon a few key points. One of them is getting a functional pass rush from somewhere, whether that's Miller returning to form, Rousseau and Epenesa stepping up, or a draft/FA acquisition. Another, I think, is whether Josh Allen successfully transitions from being the guy who directed 42% of his throws to Diggs and Davis (241 out of 579 including spikes and throw aways), to being the guy who takes the choice with the higher % of success just a bit more often. He alluded to that at the end of his presser and mentioned "conversation with other QB".
It was noted that prior to 2020 when Josh took a big step to overhaul his throwing motion, he was said to have dug into several QB who had improved their throwing motion during their careers, and picked them clean about what he needed to do to improve in the course of a couple dinners. So I think that "conversation with other QB" is worth noting, and may be worth noting that Tom Brady is one of the QB Josh has spent some off season time with. While Brady has been public in loving Josh and wanting to see him win a SB, I'm certain he would not hold back if they spoke privately. If Josh has decided to dedicate himself to becoming a better "field general' and mental student of the game in the same way he dedicated himself to becoming a better rotational thrower of the football with proper hip-shoulder-arm sequencing, expect great things.
Time Will Tell, but no longer having Diggs there clamoring for the HIM share of the targets may help.
We normally agree a great deal, and that is the case here as well. All you can do is hope about Elam. He is sunk cost. The problem there, it has seemed to me, is scheme fit. Then there were injuries, and I think he lost his confidence. He seemed to have trouble often even where his strengths lie. Anyway, I'm not giving up on the fella. I still believe he has traits that could lead to a successful career -- I just hope it is with us if it happens.
I have been pushing for 2 WRs in the top 40, because all the players I like are probably gone by the mid-second round. That would entail at least the cost of one of our 2025 seconds. For the right fellas, it's worth it. Maybe this is the last time I will indicate my reasoning, as it will be tedious to keep hearing me say it, but I think McConkey can take many of Diggs' snaps. He's much more an outside receiver than folks credit, though not a big X type, obviously. He's the best route runner in the class, and faster and more athletic than a lot of folks think. I think he's a volume receiver year one. Then I'd like to pair him with that big boundary receiver. If you could do it, you'd trade up for Thomas, but then you're probably not getting McConkey. I think Mitchell and Legette are possible early second, and Legette in particular is someone I would target in a trade up.
However it plays out, I concur that Beane needs to add two WRs with potential to be difference makers in the WR room. Legette will take more time, but I think he has a reasonably high ceiling, and brings a versatile skill set. He could be DK Metcalf intimidating to tackle.
I'm not sanguine about the edge players in the draft. If you draft one early, you are most likely reaching. Verse and Turner aren't falling, and Latu is a medical risk I would not choose above WR. I think it's the worst position group in the draft, and would only take day 3 fliers, unless Beane has already gotten WR help and manufactures another day 2 pick. That would be my preference, in any event. All that means internal growth and maybe a late FA pickup is where I would place most of my modest hopes on that aspect of the DL. If Von does anything, I will be surprised.
I like what you have to say about Josh. I don't believe those who think his character has radically changed. I think he has always been an empathetic, good-natured fellow who is also ultra-competitive. I'm sure there were some personal relationship traumas that distracted him, because athletes are also human beings, and obviously the relationship with Diggs went sideways. There's no point in speculating all the reasons. I believe that Josh will now be a more dominant figure. He will be the veteran, elite franchise qb with younger WRs, even if they end up bringing in a veteran post-draft.
It makes sense to me that he would ask a lot of questions and listen attentively to Tom Brady. That cerebral, analytic approach is something that Josh can improve upon, and I think he has the intelligence and desire to do so. I don't think he is complacently aware that Mahomes has three rings and he has none. I don't think he is just happily playing golf and hanging out with his Hollywood girlfriend with no passion for adding to his talent and winning. It's so very easy for critics to cast aspersions that cost them nothing, and hard to achieve difficult things.
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Expensive trade up to grab pick #14. Just stayed and waited for the rest of the draft at remaining picks. Doubt #60 is there, but I'd love to start the draft out this way.
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Rome OdunzeWR Washington
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Xavier LegetteWR South Carolina
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Tykee SmithS Georgia
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Jordan JeffersonDT LSU
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Layden RobinsonOG Texas A&M
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Isaac GuerendoRB Louisville
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Brennan JacksonEDGE Washington State
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Tip ReimanTE Illinois
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Carter BradleyQB South Alabama
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3 hours ago, ScorpionZero said:
MDD I expect everyone to flip out about this but it is what it is.
I don't know how you managed both #5 and #31. Assuming one could actually do that, I'd prefer McConkey if he was on the board at 31, especially since you ended up with Wilson at 133. (I know you couldn't know that ahead of time.) We went from not enough big WRs to three plus Shorter. I think McConkey brings a dimension we could use, and balances well with MHJ or Mitchell. Wilson is worth a shot at that point in the draft, though lack of S help or DT is not so great. You probably should have went for a S at 133 if a decent one was available.
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1 minute ago, Shaw66 said:
I say this from time to time: My perspective about the Bills is I listen to Beane and McDermott, I watch what they do, and then I try to understand what that tells me about how they're thinking about the game. To the extent I think I figure it out, I then think about whether it makes sense - not whether it's right or wrong, just whether it makes sense. If it makes sense to me, then I'm happy and I wait for the games with an understanding of what it will look like if it works. If it doesn't make sense, than I'm anxious and I'm prepared for mediocre results.
I will readily admit that since McBeane arrived, it's pretty much all made sense to me. I think they are executing at a very level a methodology and plans to build a continuously successful team that wins Super Bowls. I think that time is coming.
So, I hope you're right. My fear, I guess, is that they have an excellent formula for winning in the regular season, but it falls short in the post-season. I know they were bedeviled with injury last year, and still came close. A number of folks have opined that they need more elite playmakers on both sides of the ball. It doesn't have to be an enormous amount, but one more on each side of the ball would help a lot.
A player like Kincaid or Cook might grow into that player. When Milano is healthy, he's borderline that player.
You can find that player in the draft without trading up into the top 10. Anyway, I'm putting some markers down on Thomas, McConkey, and Legette. Those are the WRs I like best outside the top 3, and I'd be happy with one or two of them. There are other positions that need addressing, and I'm sure Beane has multiple strategies based on how the draft plays out.
I still expect to be a Super Bowl contender next year. I do not see it as an inevitable down year, though it is a reset of sorts with all the veteran turnover.
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1 minute ago, ToGoGo said:
He will probably cost almost as much as MHJ in trade and will be extremely expensive vs a limited contract for a top draft pick.
Of course you’re paying for the certainty that this player is for real in the NFL.
The silver lining of taking the big cap hit on Diggs this year is resetting the economic structure of the roster. That is predicated on replacing him with WR talent on a rookie contract.
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9 minutes ago, Beast said:
OK, don’t roast me for this question but it has been one I’ve been thinking about since I started hearing about Brian Thomas Jr.
Didn’t he benefit from having Malik Nabers on the field at the same time? If I’m a DC, I’m more concerned about Nabers than Thomas. Thomas will go from facing the second best cover guy on a college football team to facing the best on an NFL team. Can he handle that?
Am I over reacting being concerned about that?
I think you're overreacting, and you could pose the question, or situate it differently. Thomas' combination of size, speed, and athleticism are not a mirage. Right now, with a lot of room to grow in terms of developing a route tree, he brings an immediate and consistent vertical threat that is exactly the piece our WR room most needs. And then I would say because of Nabers, he wasn't asked to do more. There is every reason to think he can expand, and become a true WR1. My bottom line is he already has a pretty high floor and definitely has a higher ceiling than most. You go get him if you can, imo.
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Just now, Bag of Milk said:
Not high on Justin Jefferson?
What's not to like about the best WR in the NFL, who is only 24 and wins on every level of the field?
The only real negative is you can't get him on a rookie contract, and it would cost high draft picks to secure him. (Those are pretty significant, however.)
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1 minute ago, OldTimer1960 said:
I love McConkey, worry about injury at his size, but I could be pretty happy if he is the pick - but I don’t think he solves the need for a deep target, in spite of his 4.39 40. He and maybe Legette, now we’re cooking, but that’ll cost to pull off.
Yeah, I agree with that. For me, McConkey is a top 5 or 6 WR in this draft. I think you need someone that plays his "role," though the precise skill sets will differ. So, maybe Pearsall or Franklin as alternative. Then you still need that big deep threat (I don't think Franklin checks the box for both. Maybe some do.)
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12 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:
The thing about being a dinosaur is, well, dinosaurs are dead. They lost the Darwinian wars. Football evolves faster than the species do. The game keeps changing. Nobody is looking for Bronco Nagurski any more, because the game has moved on. Well, the Chiefs letting Tyreek Hill go was a pretty clear sign that the game, for now, anyway, has moved on from the big deep threat. People talk about getting Metcalf. Metcalf is a dinosaur. (Hill isn't, because he's always been useful in the short game, too.)
It seems to me that when you have four of the acknowledged great offensive minds in the game (Reid, Shanahan, McVay, and LaFLeur) all playing the game, successfully, without a classic #1 guy, yes, you might be a dinosaur.
Let me back off, just a bit. I don't know. I don't know how to build a successful NFL offense. I don't know what skills it takes, and which players are the right fit. I just watch and try to understand what teams are doing, and then I try to draw conclusions about it. What I hear from the commentators is that all the defenses are playing one- and two-high safeties to take the deep ball away, and what I see is the best offenses attacking with waves of multi-talented skill players, all orchestrated by great QBs who can throw and who can manage the offense. So, when I hear Beane say he doesn't necessarily need the classic #1, it makes sense to me.
So, it seems to me that teams may be playing that one-and two-high safety defense because they could potentially be threatened by a deep threat. If that disappears enough from the arsenal of weapons and strategic tactics of OCs, the defense will adapt to whatever offense is dominant.
I don't know either, precisely, where the game is evolving, but I can only repeat my prejudice that having something akin to a traditional WR1 helps the entire WR room. Yet if one draws back from that, it's still largely a matter of semantics, imo, because I still don't think trying the "new" approach means you can dismiss the advantages of having better players at the WR position. I don't think it means having solid pass catchers with more modest ability is sufficient.
Let's grant provisionally that the current offenses are now going to emphasize moving pieces, those "multi-skilled" players you talk about, who are they? Does it mean getting MHJ or Nabers or Odunze is less important, or does it mean that their skills will be plugged into the new formula, and the superior talent plays out differently in terms of tactics, but recurs in terms of the better WRs still giving an edge to the team that has them? Maybe somehow this will result in the WR position being devalued somewhat akin to what has happened to RB. I am skeptical, but maybe so.
Regardless, Beane may see Kincaid as emerging as a significant threat. That's possible, and it wouldn't shock me. I advocated for drafting him last year with that hope. I'll be disappointed if Beane is content to go with a late round 2 WR to be the main piece in filling the WR room. I think it would be a big mistake. I've already written numerous posts on the fellas I think he should go get. Whatever happens, I'll root for Beane to be right and for the Bills to flourish.
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7 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:
& LAC would likely have both Vikings 1stsI can see Harbaugh doing it. Herbert puts up stats, hasn’t led the team anywhere
Is he going to draft McCarthy? That would be kinda crazy.
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4 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:
Yea Kneeland and Roman Wilson. That would not please me. Not at all.
All this time I've been worried McD was going to insist on Cooper Dejean or Chop Robinson, and I should have been looking over my shoulder for Kneeland.
That would really be dumb overdrafting for need, and then Roman Wilson is not anywhere near my top 7 or 8 WR choices. I wouldn't take him, actually.
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2 minutes ago, NewEra said:
Anything is possible, but his cap hit is 24M this year. If they trade him, it’s 36M
Maybe I misinterpreted, but I think he means Legette reminds him of Metcalf, and we should trade up from 60 to get him.
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9 minutes ago, Beck Water said:
Right, yes.
Where it matters is that if the Bills had a pick in each of the first 3 rounds, they could use 2 of the 3 on WR and still add to another position on the team.
Some people think the Bills have no other needs than WR, others (like me) think they have needs at DE, DL, and CB or maybe Safety.
It's possible Beane has some legerdemain on tap for creating a 3rd round pick, I don't know.
I think there are other needs, but I would sacrifice some to get the WRs early.
DE, DT, CB, S, OL, RB2, lots of places I would add if given sufficient resources.
I do think it is a terrible year at edge and mediocre at S. WR (first two rounds, especially), OL, and CB are pretty deep.
There are some decent mid-round DT depth if you have to wait on that.
1 minute ago, Goin Breakdown said:WR
another need in 3
Wr in 4th
if the Bills stay put
Right now, we have a second round pick at #60 and no third.
Lance Zierlein: Bills should draft 2 WR in the first 3 rounds
in The Stadium Wall
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None of that is remotely akin to what a boundary receiver means to a fully functioning offense, or a replacement for what a vertical threat WR means. The Bills need two, and they are going to invest an early pick, and possibly draft capital in a trade to fill the void.