Dr. Who

Next year's first is off the table, imo. There's going to be some great wr talent at the top of the draft. Trade for Clowney would also have to include a plan to sign an extension. Think it's unlikely to happen, but I do think he would flourish here.

I read on another board he had a travel day.

Why not just keep an extra guard? I don't really get the fascination.

I surmise he graduated in December, so May exams are not relevant.

From CBS article shortly after the draft: Oliver flashed more pass-rushing moves than in his first two years with the Cougars. The run-stopping prowess has been there since his true freshman season in 2016.

More or less agree, but part of that equation is teams ran on us a lot because bad rush defense. That helps pass defense numbers. Oliver is very good at stopping the run, btw.

They were good not great and bad in the red zone. Think they'll be better this year.

If only there was a fella named King Anger.

I'm okay with keeping4 TEs. I'd cut the FB, though McDermott seems to favor the fella. Ahh, answered the other page. What this guy says^^^

I am relatively agnostic on Zay, but it does seem to me that the controlling narrative that most folks carry around is one that downplays the positives by explaining them away and then accentuates the negative or dismisses him as JAG. I have no idea how it will go. This year will be decisive for his career with the Bills. The wr corps looks a lot better if he becomes anything close to what was hoped for when we traded up in the second to get him and if Foster continues his upwards trajectory, so basically I'm hoping for that and I think there's a chance it happens.

Hear me out: here they are, they're hired.

Significant improvement of the o-line (including hopefully coaching upgrade), Allen getting first team reps and an off-season where he knows where to concentrate his efforts, adding Brown and Beasley, maybe some actual holes for the rb to run through, TEs with working knees -- enough there to make middle of the pack a plausible goal.

Let's not.

I wanted DK, especially once he fell into the second, but that's damn funny. Next yrs draft has lots of wr talent at the top of the draft and quality free agents. No reason the position shouldn't be greatly upgraded soonish. Just need Allen to show growth with remade line, and modestly capable wr corp, TEs with knees that work, etc.

I have a list of annoying posters I'd like to see you respond to.

In short, Hapless, one generally has more confidence they know what they are doing on D. Hopefully there were mitigating factors on O and assessment has improved on that side.

Have you noted the size of our new offensive line? Power, not finesse, I think. We are building a bully run game ourselves.

Bumbles bounce.

Think Dawkins Spain Morse Long Ford the likely starters, though there's a lot of competition at guard. We actually appear to have quality depth. Waddle was supposed to be the swing tackle, but I think Nsehke might end up filling that role now that Ford is part of the equation. The other possibility is Ford gets kicked inside to RG and Nsehke plays RT. I personally think Dawkins could excel at LG, but I agree he will have to clearly fail at LT before they contemplate that.

Tyreek Hill is not going to be playing football in the NFL for a long while, imo. The broader point really is that next yr has the bonanza of wr talent available in free agency and the draft. Folks can complain all they want about not getting an alpha WR this yr, but the talent pool dictated otherwise. Meanwhile, the Bills had arguably a spectacular off-season, basically rebuilding the o-line from almost scratch and adding quality depth throughout the roster. Edge and WR remain areas that need improvement. Allen has enough this yr to work with. If he makes a leap this yr, we will provide all the extras next year. Could be a fun ride if things work out and it's not irrational to think they might.

I think DiMarco is likely gone. They will use a TE for the FB role when needed.

They had Singletary in for a visit, didn't they? Not sure about Montgomery. I don't get the sense they settled for Singletary.

I think there's a good chance 4 TEs make the roster.

Part of it is we were so bereft of talent last yr, the contrast makes the new guys appear perhaps stronger than they are. Nonetheless, I still think league average is their floor.

I think most folks are pretty happy with the draft, though wr is an issue for some. Sills and Easley speak to that. Also, last yr we had two UDFAs make an impact, so more attention maybe?