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Oh I'm always praising Skylar! He's the bestist...

Beane kind of went out of his way to defend Brown in his presser...He gave the throw-away "we're not going to hand him anything" line, but it sure sounded like they still believe he's the answer at RT.

Yep... I realize the Bills had a whole bunch of injuries along the way...But that did not stop them from fielding 6 of their own 1st round picks, 2 of their own 2nd round picks, one of the better slot corners in the NFL, Milano, and an admittedly banged up Poyer on Defense alone...There's got to be a way to use that talent better. Even if it isn't all disruptive talent.

I completely agree Johnson and Addison will be out-of-reach...But beyond those two...For the Bills at least...Because they already have Diggs, Davis, Shakir, and probably Beasley for a year...I like Jalin Hyatt better than any other WR by a bit...He could have a Wilson/Waddle effect for Buffalo...He's electric...

100% agree...

The Bills will need to adjust on Offense. The Offensive Line must improve...No more of that garbage. There's no excuse. We have a cheat code at QB and WR...They have to keep Josh cleaner, and they have to become more multi-scheme...More plays designed to get you 7-15...Cook should be prominent in that role. I think they need another young RB...And I think they need to at very least hit a solid double with a WR in this Draft. It's all do-able...Block better mostly. On Defense, I have to admit I really agree with Louis Riddick's take. We need more disrupters on that D-Line...We don't have that quick-explosive type player outside of Von on that entire D-Line. They could have had that kind of player with Uche in 2020. I just think if they try to roll out the same basic Defense next year, it's trouble. Talent and scheme. They've got a lot of work to do...We'll know more in May...

That pick is still a mystery. I remember the thoughts after the Draft to help explain it were centered around using 3 LB's more...That Bernard would provide match-up possibilities, and that he was a good blitzer...But that certainly never materialized. It's interesting that despite all those injuries in the secondary the Bills did not go 3 LB's at all. Just because Teron plays slot CB it does not mean he can't be on the field with 3 LB's. But even if they did, I get the feeling Bernard would not have been that 3rd LB anyway... That does not mean the Bills can't do some of that next year, and that Bernard would be that LB...That's best case scenario I think...He's not a bad football player. Somewhere in the NFL there's probably a decent role for him...And the Bills could figure that out. But I don't see him filling either of the other two spots. Back up for Milano for sure.

Very good...

I think this RB class is really good value-wise...And I'm fine the the WR group in the first few rounds...It just depends how quick those top 3 go...I've yet to dive into the TE's much beyond what I saw this past year in College. I did see Washington a lot... Washington is a unicorn. I really doubt he gets to #27 just because he's so unique...He's the type of player that would change a ton of what the Bills do now just because you can...I also think he's a great fit for Buffalo because no one is going to want to tackle him in the cold...No one... Outside of the top-top guys there are 2 players in this Draft right now that I most want to see in Buffalo...Jalin Hyatt and Darnell Washington.

We should definitely have this talk... As much as I want a WR, I have to admit to watching a couple GA games and dreaming about him in Buffalo...No more need for Bobby Hart at TE that's for sure...

Honestly I'd be a little surprised if it's not at least tried.

100% agree...Right now Hyatt is my guy...I doubt very much he'll disappoint in his workouts. I almost wish he did a little. If he runs too fast #27 is going to be tough. That kid is electric...

Agreed...That PFF Big Board is a joke right now...I've been able to get 5-6 players from TDN's Top 100 in some PFF Mocks...The TDN Mock Draft Machine cannot come soon enough for me...

PFF just now... #27 - Jalin Hyatt - WR - They have him rated #64 overall...That's a fantasy. #59 - Jahmyr Gibbs - RB - He was there. I'm not stupid. #91 - Dawand Jones - OT #130 - Quindell Johnson - S #139 - Jarrett Patterson - IOL #164 - Thomas Incoom - DE #205 - Cameron Latu - TE - #247 - Hunter Luepke - FB There you go Beane...You're welcome...

The entire Organization from Beane down through the Coaching staff needs to re-think many things. But to be perfectly honest, as someone who has lived the NFL Draft and hobby-scouting for over 30 years now, most of it is Beane's Dept...College and Pro. As a Draft nerd some of the misses are really glaring. And the UFA's have been a mixed bag, especially when you consider 2 of the best UFA signings we've have had in the McD era (Poyer and Hyde) came before Beane was in charge. Beane is quite literally living off of Josh and Diggs reputation-wise.

I know this is probably beating a dead horse at this point. But I was thinking about McD's comments after the Bengals game concerning both lines. He said you have to protect your QB, and disrupt the opposing QB... In 70 total games in Buffalo Oliver has 16.5 sacks and a total of 47 QB hits according to Pro Football Reference. Sacks are not included in the QB hit stat, but because the QB hits the ground on that stat it's an excellent pressure stat. So that means Oliver's total of sacks and pressures where the QB hits the ground right after they throw is 63.5 in 70 games. Or less than 1 per game played (.907). By way of comparison, Quinnen Williams has 87.5 total (27.5 Sacks/60 QB hits) in 57 games. I doubt McD is overly happy about that...

You think we have tackling problems now...Wait till you see Tre White at Safety...

Oh for sure, Burns is a heck of a player...I've lived down here in NC for 30 years now. All my immediate family are Carolina fans...That kid is very good. I agree that despite the positional difference, I would not separate those 2 much.

Exactly. It also can't be ignored that even if the Bills were hell bent on getting a DT in 2019, they chose Oliver over Christian Wilkins and Dexter Lawrence who have both been better NFL players so far in the their careers.

I don't know...We'll see. If you listen to Beane's comments in the Presser he basically said it's mental not physical with Tre right now. Sure he could be hiding some things. But they have internal testing from before the injury and after, and it sounded to me like the Bills feel he's back physically, but mentally he struggled with the first major injury he's ever had playing football. Beane even mentioned stopping and cutting on that knee being different until you get over the mental part of it. That would explain his looking a step slower. But the only way we're going to find out for sure is to see how he plays early next year.

Well...If anyone want to bore themselves to death they could go back and look at my posts from that 2016 Draft. They would see that I LOVED Chis Jones for the Bills. He was probably my favorite prospect from that entire Draft. The Bills took Shaq Lawson at #19 instead. I liked Lawson too, but I did not put him even remotely in Jones category as a prospect overall. When you look at the Oliver pick too it stands out to me because all of Beane's other picks in the 1st Round are Height, Weight, athletic ability-outliers. Rousseau is a huge DE...Elam is a big CB...And of course Josh and Edmunds are freaks at their positions. This is what happens when you miss on premium Draft picks...There is a domino effect...If we Draft Jones over Lawson maybe we're a little light at DE (though Jones rushes off the edge some), but there's no need for Oliver in 2019. So we could have had say...Jones and DK Metcalf instead? Oh well...

Well...I'm not going under the assumption that the Bills will trade Oliver because I seriously doubt they will. But depending on the return I would absolutely consider it. Like I said previously I'm not going to assume anything because teams do dumb things all the time. The Bears gave up a 2nd round pick for Chase Claypool...You just never know. Are you saying regardless of the package offered, an Oliver trade would be completely off the table? The book on Oliver has played out pretty much exactly the way he was scouted. Undersized, great physical traits, etc...But at the end of the day we are looking at a DT who is expected to bring Pass Rush consistency, and he has 21 QB pressures and 16.5 sacks in 70 games played including the Playoffs. He's averaged 2.5 total tackles in those games. That's good stats for a 0/1-tech. But a 3-tech in a Defense that is greatly reliant on pressure from rushing only 4, it's not great. I fully understand a lot of those games came when he was not getting much help from others. And he's had some injuries. But that does not explain everything. The Bills need more from that position. Normally I would say replacing Oliver would not result in better results given his pedigree. But the number don't lie. His closest stat comparisons league wide are Dalvin Tomlinson, B.J. Hill, and D.J. Jones...A 2nd, 3rd, and 6th Round pick. Which admittedly would lend credence to the "no one will trade for him" argument. But it would also lend credence to the "see what you can get for him" argument as well. I'm just saying I would absolutely see if one team out there is willing to give the Bills a deal they can't refuse. They can use that Cap space. I would feel 100% different if I was convinced Oliver will have a breakout 2023...I'm not... Here's what Spotrac says about dead cap in an Oliver trade...

No team would trade for him without signing him to an extension. I would imagine that's a given. Unless you can't restructure off the 5th year? Is that a rule?

I'll probably be typing this a lot over the next 3 Months... Jalin Hyatt...

I would absolute trade Oliver. And I'm not going to say there will be no market either. There's 28 other teams out there outside of our Division...28 other Defensive Coordinators. Teams do dumb things all the time...Some teams are desperate with a ton of cap space. He won't be 26 till next December. You never know.