DrDawkinstein

We'll always be a passing team, but we all saw it last year. You have to at least threaten to run the ball. A more balanced attack only helps the passing game and takes the heat and pressure off Josh.

If you look at our combine meetings, the majority went to pure C/Gs. We will not draft an OT who can maybe play OG. We will draft a true OG and let them shine.

All Free Agents cost more than we'd like. For every team. Maybe because they didnt have any other choice?

That's exactly how I see it. DWill is best at RT. We have an RT now. Saffold is an upgrade to DWill, and doesnt stop us from drafting a Guard either.

Dont be one of those guys at 2:45pm on Pre-tampering day. Also:

Especially when we're talking about the #3-4 WR, which will be the #4-5 option.

No. That's not how contracts and dead cap work. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/star-lotulelei-12294/ Look at the Dead Cap column, and subtract it from Cap Hit column to get your savings.

LOL, because we're 2.5 hours into the pre-tampering period? Beane NEVER makes big splashes in the first 2 hours. It isnt worth the money it takes to overpay and land one of the big names right away. Lots of time in Free Agency to find guys. Maybe in the 2nd tier, but I wouldnt call it the "dumpster".

Not sure making the 1TDT hole on the roster is worth the $1.5M it would get us. At least not at this moment.

I dont expect any Bills news today, or even this week. This is when the prices are highest. Beane hasnt done much on previous opening days, I don't see him doing anything when we have our smallest cap space of his tenure so far. Maybe once the big names go for big prices, we'll make moves on the 2nd tier market.

He should have started all last year, but since he can play EVERY position on the OL, the coaches thought he was more valuable as a backup (taking 1 roster sport to cover 3 guys) instead of risking him to injury as a starter. "Genius" I'm guessing he'll start a lot more this year. True. I'm firmly in the "the salary cap is a myth" camp, and know Beane can get creative. I'm just not sure the squeeze is worth the juice for who is out there.

How aggressive can we really be in FA? I would expect an early draft pick tho, if that's what you mean.

And not a single player left on the team that played with AW now that Hughes is no longer under contract.

Tender Bates is the title of my memoir

And dont forget about Knox as a Receiving option. After those 4, there arent a lot of balls to go around. Although I'm not sure about McKenzie in the slot and would like to see a real slot WR brought in.

Stop making threads.

It will get there. It does every year. Is what it is.

That's what the 2nd tier guys are for. Another Bates/Boettger/DWilliams type, or 2. And a 1st or 2nd round G would most definitely be a starter. With the number of CBs and C/Gs the Bills have met with, we will be looking for starters at both positions from this draft.

I guess Brady unretirement didnt sway him much.

Nah. Mods will/should consolidate this to a "Moves around the league" thread.

I dont expect us to be active at all today. Or even much this week. We have no money, and this is when prices are the highest. Beane will bring in 1-2 2nd tier guys, and draft a C/G. That's about it (imo).

Womp, first announcement of tampering period...

We have a looming deadline to be under the cap by Wednesday. We can always re-sign Williams to a smaller number and bring him back.

I thought both were recently legalized.

Also, both sides obviously negotiate through the media. The team uses the media to put pressure on the state, and vice versa. Take everything with a huge grain of salt.