DrDawkinstein

Considering CB is a premium position and our Secondary will be wiped out, it's likely. I dont think it's so Billsy tho. It's the modern passing NFL.

I think our 1st pick will be CB. I also think the fans have a much larger demand for RT than our FO. The OL is playing the best we've seen in years, maybe decades. No need to spend a 1st there when we have bigger holes elsewhere. I could see New England, Arizona, Green Bay, Jets, and Broncos all possibly taking a WR if their guy is there, so agree Odunze isnt falling to us either. So who we got?

The Bills need to draft a WR. The Bengals are about to lose Tee Higgins, and once again find themselves without Burrow and likely with another Top 10 pick. As of today, the Bills are at #17 and the Bengals #12. I expect the Bills to end up around #15 and Bengals around #10. Neither team will have a chance at Marvin Harrison Jr. He'll be a top 5 pick, hopefully not to New England. I imagine Odunze will be off the board before either of us pick as well. Although Odunze is close to a Higgins clone and Bengals might end up pretty high if they likely lose out. Looking at Draftek's list (just to get a list), who do we like? I could see Cincy going back to the LSU well and grabbing Nabers, which would leave Coleman or Egbuka depending on who drafts between us. Or do we go CB then get one of the 2nd round WRs? Anyone there to get excited about?

Yeah, it's pretty simple and no reason for fans to get so worked up. He's been disappointing, and I didnt even expect much from him. But he's an easy cut, and saves us money.

Oof, that's an ugly list. Reich, absolutely not. Bienemy likely isnt making it out of Washington and will promoted to HC Harbaugh is a douche, has bad blood with Jim Kelly, and I'm not sure who his OC would be or what type of Offense he brings considering he's historically been a Greg Roman guy. Dabol is interesting. As is Ben Johnson.

Every sports channel does it. Shannon Sharp/Skip Bayless are the kings of hot takes to drive engagement and theyre over on Fox. 99% of sports reporting seems to be hot takes to get reactions and drive clicks. Which kinda makes sense considering sports reporting is just fancy marketing for all these leagues. None of it should be taken too seriously.

Let's be clear: Spears is an ABSOLUTE CLOWN on NFL Live. He's only there to give dumb hot takes for the real pros like Orlovsky and Ryan Clark to play off of. Spears made that show unwatchable through the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He's dialed it back a little bit now that they are back in studio. But dude is just there to make jokes and throw out trash takes. I'm not excusing it, just explaining and denoting for anyone who happens to catch NFL Live. Give me Orlovsky, Clark, and Kimes and you got a good panel.

I think given a bigger role AJE could be a game changer. We've seen it already. How many other guys on our DL have INTs this year? Let alone a pick-6? He's way more dynamic than, say, Shaq Lawson who is one of those complementary role players. Rousseau/Oliver/???/AJE could be a great starting DL as long as we fill in that DT spot correctly. Whether that's Jones or a rookie or both.

The second paragraph applies to all analysts. White or Black. Everyone bashes Allen for his turn overs, but praises Mahomes as if he never turns it over, and dont even mention Tua. That just stems from him being a project and him being so wild his first couple of seasons versus the more pedigree guys. I dont think there's a race factor there like there is with his draft position (which is actually a valid discussion if presented properly).

Hasnt AJE been part of that dominant line? There's only 4 guys out there at a time, and we'll have Oliver and Rousseau back. Maybe D Jones too, or another DT. Who has been propping AJE up so much that wont be here next year?

Good take. My thing with Johnson, besides how well he's played for us over the years and the fact he's one of the few playmakers on D, is we are already gutting our DBs. No need to make yet another hole to fill there. I'm ok going with Bates for a season, but wish we would've drafted Morse's replacement over the last 2 drafts. *sheds a tear as I gently stroke my picture of Creed Humphrey* Agreed that the OL is playing great this year. Ah, gotcha. And physically he should. But it would screw us financially.

Brian Burns will be the biggest name out there. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/all/defensive-end// How is this relevant to this thread?

Agreed on 99.9% of this except for your mention of cutting Johnson. It would save us close to $8M, but I'd rather see us re-work his deal and give him another extension as opposed to cutting him outright. Another 3 year extension and he finishes his career as a Bill. Throw Morse in there instead, that gets us that $8.5M back.

I thought the same exact thing and was just schooled to the cap facts on this last week. I thought a retirement wipes out any dead money since the player is walking away. But nope, it counts the same as a cut or trade and escalates everything to an immediate dead cap hit. We would need Von to sign a completely new deal, retire on that, and then hire him as Asst to the Regional Manager.

Staley is so bad he cant even get his talented team to those big stages. Not that Im defending McD. But Staley is truly horrible. My biggest fear is that Staley gets fired, McD gets to stay one more year, and he brings Staley in as DC.

AJE. I love Floyd, and really want to keep both, but he's too old to give big money if I have to choose just one. Learn our lesson from Von. This would screw us SO HARD on the cap. All of his dead money hits if he retires. The Bills would beg him to stay active and just not show up. It would save us like $9M.

Agreed on Orlovsky and Kimes. Kimes is great for a non-player. With regards to Josh and race and the Talking heads... There are a number of black Talking Heads who were insulted that the NFL drafted a small-school project in the top 10 over heisman winning, big program Lamar Jackson. They assigned that blame to Josh like it was his fault, and will take every opportunity through his career to point out his issues. I get their frustration, but it isnt fair to take it out on Josh like they do.

The Vikings didnt even score on that drive. The Bills were up 27-23. The Defense stopped them on the goal line, and got the ball back with the lead 27-23. The Cam Lewis play should have been irrelevant as long as our Center and QB execute a simple snap. That loss was NOT on Cam Lewis.

Was looking for a place to post this. This thread seems appropriate. "The Process"

Way more blame could be put on Josh and Morse if you are going to single out players on that one. But it was a true team effort to ssnatch defeat from the jaws of victory. A very McDermott thing.

Lobbied is in line with my take. I refer friends for jobs and talk them up all the time. It still isnt his decision. Dorsey was brought in by McD in 2019. He was not a Daboll guy. He was a Carolina connection and had been sitting home jobless for 2 years. Josh didnt hire him then, and he didnt hire him as OC. Good on them for hedging their bets, but next time maybe just go find a good OC.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-01-28-9101090109-story.html REED STARTS OUT STRONG, BUT A BIG ONE GETS AWAY TAMPA — Buffalo wide receiver Andre Reed, who caught the first six passes thrown his way, dropped at least three after that Sunday. One of the misses, on a deep route over the middle, would have given the ball to Buffalo inside the Giants 40. It came right after Bruce Smith sacked Jeff Hostetler in the end zone for a safety that gave the Bills a 12-3 lead. A reception would have put the Bills within striking distance of a score that would have put some heavy pressure on the Giants. Instead, New York was able to score before the end of the first half, cutting the margin to 12-10, and the Giants went on to a 20-19 victory in Super Bowl XXV. ''I had one or two I should have had,'' Reed admitted. ''We`re all not supermen out there, although we think we are.''

Looks like it from the clip. About all he could do with Hurts bearing down on him with a complete free run after McD called a horrible blitz (again) that left the field wide open. In that situation, getting mad at a CB for not making the stop at the 1 is just looking for reasons to not blame the coach.

He played 87 out of 95 snaps. He needed some breathers. A couple of them were on 3rd down, and they happen to be when Nantz noticed and pointed out he wasnt on the field. It actually only happened like twice. Broadcast Bias.

It's Rasul Douglas. What should he have done at the 1 yard line to prevent Hurts with an untouched 20 yard head of steam from making it into the end zone?