26CornerBlitz Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 HOW BRANDON BEANE'S FIRST DRAFT SET THE FOUNDATION FOR THE BILLS PRESENT AND FUTURE How did the Bills trade up twice in the first round and still maintain all of their 2019 draft capital? GM Brandon Beane shares the behind-the-scenes details from a very active draft weekend. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 cool article...we seem to have a GM again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Very interesting article, thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Great read... The article doesn’t mention the Cardinals trying to trade up to 7 so I wonder if this really happened... I don’t think the 2 seconds is as an overpay though, and I love it how he is still cheeky enough to get back TB’s 7th round pick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said: Great read... The article doesn’t mention the Cardinals trying to trade up to 7 so I wonder if this really happened... I don’t think the 2 seconds is as an overpay though, and I love it how he is still cheeky enough to get back TB’s 7th round pick... I think he was just concerned that someone would jump ahead of them to 7 and take Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBonhamRocks Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 minute ago, nucci said: I think he was just concerned that someone would jump ahead of them to 7 and take Allen Yeah, plus the further the draft went on, the more teams that would have been able to match the draft capital required to move up. Obviously the Bills could outbid them, but I would think they wanted to nip a potential bidding war in the bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 minute ago, JohnBonhamRocks said: Yeah, plus the further the draft went on, the more teams that would have been able to match the draft capital required to move up. Obviously the Bills could outbid them, but I would think they wanted to nip a potential bidding war in the bud. I concur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, nucci said: I think he was just concerned that someone would jump ahead of them to 7 and take Allen Yeah I appreciate that and agree.. i just recall that on the day of the draft there were reports that the Cards were trying to get up to 7 for Allen so the Bills supposedly had to outbid them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Arnold Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 21 minutes ago, billsfan11 said: Very interesting article, thanks for posting Nothing but fair and balanced reporting from buffalobills.com. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 13 minutes ago, Wayne Arnold said: Nothing but fair and balanced reporting from buffalobills.com. Gil Brandt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, 26CornerBlitz said: HOW BRANDON BEANE'S FIRST DRAFT SET THE FOUNDATION FOR THE BILLS PRESENT AND FUTURE Great read. Beane is Legit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 57 minutes ago, eball said: Gil Brandt? Gil drafted Red Grange so he knows his stuff... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBonhamRocks Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I am happy that we were able to keep our 2019 picks, but at the same time, I would have understood giving them up considering how much cap space we have to fill out the roster next offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Well it's good that Beane was ready to work. McD was sleeping in the war room. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davspo Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Hey, they got the 2 guys they wanted and didn't mortgage the future. Not bad. Now let's just hope the 2 first rounders work out. If they do, it will clearly be the best draft in the history of the franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said: Gil drafted Red Grange so he knows his stuff... Funny because it's true! But to my point, treating Gil Brandt's quotes about how Beane handled the draft the same way one treats Chris Brown's "reporting" is a little misguided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, The Wiz said: Well it's good that Beane was ready to work. McD was sleeping in the war room. TP might be putting on a few pounds... Must be Kim’s cooking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I love what Beane did even more in this draft now, after reading that article! One really wonders what 'ol Dougie would have done? And even more so, I wonder if Beane's connections and relationships are at a different level than our former GM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Aussie Joe said: Great read... The article doesn’t mention the Cardinals trying to trade up to 7 so I wonder if this really happened... I don’t think the 2 seconds is as an overpay though, and I love it how he is still cheeky enough to get back TB’s 7th round pick... Colts moved from 3 to 6 and got 3 seconds... and the guy they probably wanted at 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 It seems to me that one of my real concerns for the draft was happening.....Beane still got it done You have to have someone WILLING to trade with you.....and it was not falling right for us till we got to 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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