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I really find it surprising that they have basically chosen Gilmore over Malcolm Butler long term...Absolutely nothing against Gilmore, but Butler is the better CB...I really don't think that's even debatable...I know there are rumors of them moving Butler now...I can't imagine there's any way the Pats plan on spending $30 million annually at Starting CB...By paying Gilmore they clearly don't have a problem paying premium dollars for a #1 CB...So why not just pay Butler and lock him up? I have to believe Butler would have taken the Gilmore deal...or at least something VERY close... I guess they feel the difference between Butler and Gilmore is not as big as I feel it is...And I'm sure they are planning to get something for Butler...So Gilmore + what they get for trading Butler > just keeping and paying Butler...I don't know...Far be it for me to question the Hoodie...But it's just very odd...And kind of a crappy thing to do to one of the best CB's in the NFL who is only 27 years old, and want's to stay and play for your team... The Patriot way though...

Exactly... I swear if the Bills don't Draft that kid I'm going to cry... Thing is they can probably trade down a couple times and still get him in the 19-24 area...I absolutely think he's going to go in the 1st due to the 5th year option...And I think Houston is a very likely landing spot... I've watched every bit of what I can get my hands on of him multiple times now...He does things effortlessly that you can't teach...And it's the important things...The mechanics and footwork and all that are completely workable...What you cannot teach, and what he has in abundance, is that arm ability, touch, and intangibles...

So far...

Put Smith-Schuster at #2 and I'll be ecstatic...

I know they are not the same player...Even position...But I'll take Hyde and his production at that price over $14 mil for Gilmore every day...And twice on Sunday...

Don't know if this was already covered...But just read this on his Wiki...And in case it's removed I swear it really was there... "He now is the GOAT DB for the Buffalo Bills and will lead the Bills to their first ever Super Bowl and take over for the clown ass player named Stephon Gilmore."

Interesting...

^^^this x 2...

Good thing Free Agency just officially started and the Draft is in late April... Plenty of time for panic and doom!!!

Oh my...I think I've got better hands than Fuller...And I have terrible hands...

Just glad it's over...

^^^ This exactly!

Exactly...Impossible for the next 2 years...And still almost an $8 mil cap hit if you want to unload him then...

For the love of all things holy TRADE DOWN Doug... How he left us with 6 picks in this Draft is beyond my comprehension...He better fix that... Scouting this class and knowing we're short on picks, cap money, and overall talent is making me very, very, sad...

Please...No offense really because it happens all to often around here...Can we just move on from comparing every Bills failure to every freaking prospect? It's literally the lowest form of rebuttal intellectually...It's just lazy... At best EJ would have been the 7th Ranked QB in this Draft...At best...It would be a decent argument between him and Peterman...I think Jerod Evans has more upside as a prospect than EJ did...Granted there is a bit of hindsight in that statement..But still...

^^^ This too!!!...

^^^ This...

Totally agree...He was a great fit for Rex's scheme...I just don't see anything for him in a 4-3 outside of a situational 3rd Down Pass Rusher role...

One thing about Jairus...He was never fast to begin with...He's had foot and knee problems now...and he's 30... At this point his stock could not be lower IMHO...It's a testament to exactly how poor the Bills depth chart is at Safety that I would even consider bringing him in on a one-year "prove it" deal...But I would...A part of me died admitting it though...

Not whatsoever...

The fact that this thread got to 4 pages says all anyone needs to know about the overall quality of football knowledge on this board nowadays...What is going on around here? Apologies to the folks left on TSW who are in fact football-smart...And there is still plenty of you out there no question...But the minute I read the words RR and 3-tech in the same sentence I pondered what has become of my favorite place for the better part of the past 2 decades...I really miss the days of legit football conversation...Maybe the Bills futility on the field has just rubbed off too much? Maybe the day and age of twitter has played into the quick off-the-top-of-the-head thoughts that seem to be more prevalent here nowadays...I don't know...I find myself spending far less time here than I used to, but my passion for Bills football, and the NFL in general has never waned...I'm just going elsewhere more and more to talk about football... And coming from a poster who's signature has us taking a RB in the 1st?... Anyway...

You're joking right? Please use emoticons to indicate sarcasm just to leave no doubt...

Yep...

Exactly...