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Get a good QB or be in position to get a potentially great one next year. It always starts and ends with the position.

 

McDermott shows us that the team is disciplined and can get this franchises culture back on track.

 

Finally.... is to get a good Lb that can compliment Ragland. This system requires solid backers and there's a chance all of our LBs suck. We currently have 2. One that's never played a down in the NFL and is coming off knee surgery. The other, had promise before Rex Ryan got here, but played poorly the last 2 years. I'd really like to get a LB that can do it all. If that happens to be zach brown, I'm ok with that, but I think he may be expensive for our situation.

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Top 10 steps to the AFC Championship game

 

1. Fire Rex - Done

2. Switch to the 4-3 - Done

3. Franchise Gilmore - Soon

4. Keep TT

5. Trade down at least twice in the draft - select WR, S, TE, OLB, WR, DB, MLB, RB Mixon, Oklahoma in the 7th if still there

6. A. Williams returns

7. Ragland is healthy and is at least serviceable at MLB

8. Sign five solid but not star FA's - RT, safety, WR, OLB, DB

9. Bring back Groy and Gillislee on RFA deals

10. Restructure Dareus to help pay for 8 and 9

 

This assumes Z. Brown is gone.

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... understand that we're not going to win many games, and use the year to develop for the future.

 

 

- trade back and acquire extra draft picks

 

- start making free agent decisions with acquiring comp picks in mind

 

- give up on Tyrod and save the money

 

- let most of our expensive FAs go. I usually hate this, but our terrible cap status dictates getting back in good cap shape as one of our one or two highest priorities

 

- draft an RT somewhat high

 

- draft for character and talent both

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... understand that we're not going to win many games, and use the year to develop for the future.

 

 

- trade back and acquire extra draft picks - agree

 

- start making free agent decisions with acquiring comp picks in mind - agree in concept. Franchise/extend Gilmore and you can let Woods walk, Z. Brown is gone

 

- give up on Tyrod and save the money - as has been pointed out his contract number is not that high

 

- let most of our expensive FAs go. I usually hate this, but our terrible cap status dictates getting back in good cap shape as one of our one or two highest priorities - our cap space is not terrible. Make smart choices and they will be fine. A. Williams may come off the books if he retires. KW only has a season left. Can restructure Dareus. If they sign Gilmore to a new deal his cap hit will be less than the tag. Lots of options.

 

- draft an RT somewhat high - there are no RTs worth drafting in the first two rounds

 

- draft for character and talent both - define character? If you mean a guy that dumps his pregnant girlfriend for a super model count me in. Draft for intelligence and talent. Character is a component but a distant third

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Free agency: A fun player addition for each AFC team


Buffalo Bills: Tony Jefferson, safety


New Bills coach Sean McDermott has a terrific track record with safeties who can do a little bit of everything. (He tutored relative unknown Eagles safety Quintin Mikell to make second-team All-Pro and helped castoff Kurt Coleman earn big coin in Carolina.) Jefferson can be deployed in a variety of ways, making big plays near the line of scrimmage or in coverage.






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I'm down with two scenarios:

 

1) The 'win now' scenario: Keep the offense in tact, but let Robert Woods walk, and draft a play making WR within the first couple of rounds. Shore up defensive depth with the rest of the draft. And hope for a solid RT somewhere in either the draft or FA. Idea is, maintaining offensive output, and improving defensive output with increased depth and improved coaching. This scenario hopefully gets us to the playoffs, but unless our defense is REALLY good, probably not the Superbowl

 

2) The 'future/tank' scenario: Start trading assets for draft picks. Let the expensive players leave, including Tyrod. Draft a couple QBs, and let them and Cardale battle it out. Likely have a horrible record, but hopefully with good draft position for the following year, and loading up on picks, we 'reset' our team, and grab some good young talent, and finally find a long term top 10 QB. High risk in this scenario, but possible high reward.

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1. If Watson isnt there at 10, take Mike Williams or trade back and stock up picks.
2. Grab a WR and S with the top 3 picks

3. Franchise Gilmore

4. Keep Tyrod

5. Grab some signature DW over-performing FA's at WR (DJax, Garcon, etc..) S, RT, CB (especially if no Gilmore), and LB.

6. Keep Ragland healthy.
7. Get Dareus a life coach.

8. Use a late round pick on a 2nd hidden gem WR.

9. Grab Chad Kelly as an UDFA and give him an opportunity.

10. Re-Sign Gillislee, Groy, and ZBrown. Trade Eric Wood for a draft pick or a solid RT.

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