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Another straw man attempt to defend Edmunds...well, iImagine Allen developing as slowly or not at all like Edmunds has. There's no part of Edmunds' game that's improved since he was a rookie. Allen OTOH...

What do you think about drafting another corner?

Yes I am. And the concept of signing another receiving TE.

Yeah…reminds me of the people who deflect blame from GM’s or HC’s because everyone makes mistakes at some point. Should apply to posters as well….didn’t think they’d do it…but hey, all posters are wrong so can’t blame me..

Congratulations on being the most petty member of TBD today. You win the internet gold star.

You forgot to mention they didn't have a lot of cap room to make moves so you can't blame them for, early as it is, 1st week of UFA. Or...say that Beane is a wizard. Come on CT!

No one follows the team to make the playoffs. Maybe you are, but most aren't. Point is it's a credential people use to declare criticism unwarranted. It shouldn't be. Kind of like NHL coach of the year...that's practically a harbinger of things to come.

That's entirely possible. But players make career decisions and, professionally speaking, would you rather play for a franchise featuring Carson Wentz or Buffalo with Josh Allen? A team that's a SB contender or your last one which hasn't made the playoffs 5 of the past 6 seasons? Maybe his kids are in school. Maybe his wife didn't want to leave. Who knows? But it's strange to see someone like Schefter report a signing who then goes back to his original team.

So much for that theory Buffalo was a destination because of Josh. Nothing against Josh, he's excellent, but something else is afoot here.

For the record, Dave Gettleman won the award in 2015, Reggie McKenzie in 2016, Howie Roseman in 2017, and Ryan Pace in 2018.

McD is the stumbling block who insists on that DL depth and Beane just fills the order. This will become an obstacle next year when Josh's contract kicks in...because you can't keep the DL rotation McD wants, pay Josh, and have enough left over to build an elite offense. Or, devote cap dollars to CB and LB the way they have. I had hopes McD would evolve as Josh ascended. He hasn't and I see nothing that will.

Occam's razor.

That's nice, but in today's NFL it's more valuable to design a solid offense and be able to fit the players. Being the #1 defensively by any metric really means little when put up against an elite offense. And the best way to win those games isn't stacking more DB's, LBs, and interior DL.

Exactly CT. I had hopes Buffalo would be aggressive this off-season and find another elite player, but so far and through most of the 6 off-seasons they fall back on safe decisions. The two exceptions (Allen and Diggs) when they went outside the box they found elite players. Maybe they'll reel in a big fish this week, but seeing their foray in UFA so far I doubt it given their cap space and because... This team is built in the image of the HC re: both personnel and strategy. It's his team and while Beane is the GM, it's not in the classic sense like most people might think. I get the impression after all these off-seasons that Beane is just happy to go along with McCoach's theory of NFL rosters and scheme.

I almost miss those days Bill! Drafting/signing DB's before anything, weak OL/DL, and 7-9 seasons. The board back then was great.

Mouse McNally couldn't improve Cody Ford.

I can see McCoach saying it now..."We are going to make Tremaine Edmunds look good if it's the last thing we ever do."

3.5M AAV for a 3rd down back who is 29 when the season starts. "And there was much rejoicing..." Fantasy football has ruined how people assess value wrt RB's.

They should not need to pay average dollars to a SAM to replace Klein who'll play less than 50% of the snaps. The base defense is practically a 4-2-5 anyway.

That defense failed when it mattered most. The massive investment in personnel and scheme needs an overhaul because no one's content being the best unit in the regular season. It literally means nothing.

Time to hang it up for the night Hondo.

Yeah, I heard he's repping for a temp hire agency now. I'll bet that endorsement earns good money.

None of your previous posts were worthy of a response.

Kansas City, LA Rams...those teams have done it better because (and I'm not sure if you know this) they won SB's. Made big acquisitions to give them an edge either before or during the off-season. When the NFL starts awarding the Lombardi to the best regular season roster, please let me know. I'll change my criteria on success in the NFL. I really can't take you seriously with the third paragraph. Stop falling back on hyperbolic arguments and whining about the pandemic. It's an indication you're whining.

The bad UFA contracts have far outweighed the good ones. Star's is at the top, and 2 good ones at market value don't overcome that level of stupid. As long as McCoach has the dominant voice in personnel, they'll always shade toward defense, spend good money to do it and all at the expense of Josh. They're SB contenders sure, but going from perennial playoff team to winning a SB is a bigger leap than people understand. And right now, Buffalo is taking the pedestrian and safe approach consistent with a risk averse HC.