26CornerBlitz Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 From Tim Graham at The Athletic:Brandon Beane Q&A: Bills GM talks QB plans, O-line state, AJ... ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Soaked in sweat, Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane plopped down in the passenger seat of a John Deere cart inside the team’s practice facility. He just had been running wind sprints with assistant GM Joe Schoen under the sweltering sun. “Another three minutes,” Beane said, “and he would have my job. “I know what he was up to.” The workout was a break compared the rest of his Labor Day weekend. NFL clubs had to whack their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. Saturday. Beane haggled with the Oakland Raiders, trading quarterback AJ McCarron and exploring the stakes for pass-rusher Khalil Mack. He swapped out punters and, by the way, hashed out with coach Sean McDermott how to proceed at the game’s most important position. The Bills on Monday morning named Nathan Peterman the starter ahead of seventh overall draft choice Josh Allen. In an interview with The Athletic, Beane reviewed his weekend. He shared background on the McCarron trade, plans for the QB depth chart, thoughts on the upsetting offensive line, what went into the decision to cut former first-round pick Corey Coleman after acquiring him from the Cleveland Browns and why the Bills couldn’t bring Mack back to Buffalo. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Man, Beane is pretty forthright. Tearing up over McCarron and fretting over O'Leary are easy to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Gee, I only thought he sat down to pee. Who knew... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklabel Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 This sheds some light as to why they're working out Paxton Lynch. Seems they wanna roll with 3 QBs, and if they were able to gain a pick from McCarron, what's the harm in signing a dude to run the scout team and have it cost you nothing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 2 hours ago, blacklabel said: This sheds some light as to why they're working out Paxton Lynch. Seems they wanna roll with 3 QBs, and if they were able to gain a pick from McCarron, what's the harm in signing a dude to run the scout team and have it cost you nothing? Less & is always better for the 3rd string guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bockeye Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 First article read from the Atlantic (free trial), and it was good. Waaay batter than the BFN articles bashing Bills. Great open ended questions which resulted in insightful answers. It seems the Bills brass have embraced The Atlantic, though others may be able to offer more meaningful insight into this opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 2 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said: From Tim Graham at The Athletic:Brandon Beane Q&A: Bills GM talks QB plans, O-line state, AJ... ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Soaked in sweat, Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane plopped down in the passenger seat of a John Deere cart inside the team’s practice facility. He just had been running wind sprints with assistant GM Joe Schoen under the sweltering sun. “Another three minutes,” Beane said, “and he would have my job. “I know what he was up to.” The workout was a break compared the rest of his Labor Day weekend. NFL clubs had to whack their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. Saturday. Beane haggled with the Oakland Raiders, trading quarterback AJ McCarron and exploring the stakes for pass-rusher Khalil Mack. He swapped out punters and, by the way, hashed out with coach Sean McDermott how to proceed at the game’s most important position. The Bills on Monday morning named Nathan Peterman the starter ahead of seventh overall draft choice Josh Allen. In an interview with The Athletic, Beane reviewed his weekend. He shared background on the McCarron trade, plans for the QB depth chart, thoughts on the upsetting offensive line, what went into the decision to cut former first-round pick Corey Coleman after acquiring him from the Cleveland Browns and why the Bills couldn’t bring Mack back to Buffalo. Interesting article. I found his attitude towards the dead money from AJ and Coleman to be sort of cavalier. The Coleman deal cost us a 7th rounder and $3MM in dead cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bockeye Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 7th rounder isn’t worth a whole lot as many have said previously. The money may be more of a concern, but not that much, especially with how much we have next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QB Bills Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Did anyone read this? What did he say about not bringing Mack aboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transient Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 1 hour ago, QB Bills said: Did anyone read this? What did he say about not bringing Mack aboard? Short version; They inquired. Raida’s asking for too much, Mack asking for too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Well This Explains A lot and I hope this plays out the way they want. Trust The Process is Hard but GO BUFFALO But I vote for Qb Josh Woodrum over Lynch Lets Go Buffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Funny that Oakland gave us the Steelers' 5th rounder... I guess they don't have much confidence in themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 5 hours ago, LeGOATski said: Funny that Oakland gave us the Steelers' 5th rounder... I guess they don't have much confidence in themselves. Maybe Beane thinks the Steelers suck. Personally, I think they will be very meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: Maybe Beane thinks the Steelers suck. Personally, I think they will be very meh. Beane said the choice was up to the Raiders and they chose to give the Steelers' pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenWillBust Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 6 hours ago, transient said: Short version; They inquired. Raida’s asking for too much, Mack asking for too much. Trading for Mack would have been great, they should have picked him instead of Watkins, but, that trade would have ensured the OL and WR group to be crap for many more seasons to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBuff423 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, AllenWillBust said: Trading for Mack would have been great, they should have picked him instead of Watkins, but, that trade would have ensured the OL and WR group to be crap for many more seasons to come. And while it should be obvious to all fans, it simply isn't, that whenever you make a trade of that magnitude the ripple effects are significant. As you said, trading for Mack while exciting for *this* year, essentially paralyzes other parts of the organization. That said, I don't understand the Raiders' thinking. THIS is exactly why the Draft is so crucial to success. Because it cost YOU only one 1st round pick and then the proper Cap adjustment to retain him. And when you invest in a guy like that, you see the gains on the return. Beane knows there is still so much work to do and he was right to walk away. Furthermore, AJ nets a 5th round pick - and before everyone starts dumping on that pick, let's keep in mind that good to great players *can* be found in the 5th round. And for the first time since the Polian / Levy era, I have confidence in Beane and his team to unearth that 5th round pick. We'll see how Teller plays, but while many will dump on this, Peterman was a 5th round pick and of course one of the Bills' all time greats Kyle Williams was a 5th round pick. So, previous administrations failed in the Draft in nearly all rounds (except for a few key pieces, i.e. Wood, A. Williams, Glenn) I have more confidence that pick will be impactful and sustainable. If I'm wrong...so be it, but I think Beane's got this team moving in the right direction. Also, just for context this was his FIRST true Off-season as he didn't get to Buffalo until AFTER last year's Draft. Edited September 5, 2018 by BigBuff423 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloSol Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 On 9/3/2018 at 5:47 PM, 26CornerBlitz said: From Tim Graham at The Athletic:Brandon Beane Q&A: Bills GM talks QB plans, O-line state, AJ... ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Soaked in sweat, Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane plopped down in the passenger seat of a John Deere cart inside the team’s practice facility. He just had been running wind sprints with assistant GM Joe Schoen under the sweltering sun. “Another three minutes,” Beane said, “and he would have my job. “I know what he was up to.” The workout was a break compared the rest of his Labor Day weekend. NFL clubs had to whack their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. Saturday. Beane haggled with the Oakland Raiders, trading quarterback AJ McCarron and exploring the stakes for pass-rusher Khalil Mack. He swapped out punters and, by the way, hashed out with coach Sean McDermott how to proceed at the game’s most important position. The Bills on Monday morning named Nathan Peterman the starter ahead of seventh overall draft choice Josh Allen. In an interview with The Athletic, Beane reviewed his weekend. He shared background on the McCarron trade, plans for the QB depth chart, thoughts on the upsetting offensive line, what went into the decision to cut former first-round pick Corey Coleman after acquiring him from the Cleveland Browns and why the Bills couldn’t bring Mack back to Buffalo. What did Beane say about our oline problems, for those of you with access? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 24 minutes ago, AllenWillBust said: Trading for Mack would have been great, they should have picked him instead of Watkins, but, that trade would have ensured the OL and WR group to be crap for many more seasons to come. Finally you post something that makes a modicum of sense. Let's see if you can make it two in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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