Brandon Beane Gives Blueprint to Critical 2019 Offseason

[dollars 2 donuts]

4 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Matt Paradis - Center for the Broncos who is going to be a FA.

 

 

This is what should be arriving on his driveway on the first day of free agency.

 

 

 

 

 

But my hope is he accepts a check.

[Rc2catch]

1 hour ago, cage said:

 

Two years ago we barely knew who Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer were...

I knew Hyde for sure but I had no clue Poyer could ever be a starting safety. 

I like the mid tier of free agency. There’s room for growth and not the finished product that’s getting a fat contract and never has to play hard again if they don’t want to 

[CuddyDark]

4 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Matt Paradis - Center for the Broncos who is going to be a FA.

 

 

This is what should be arriving on his driveway on the first day of free agency.

 

 

 

C and TE should be their big contracts.

[gonzo1105]

1 hour ago, thebandit27 said:

 

I don't entirely disagree, but I think I may not have made my point clear in my initial question.  It seemed like you were saying "no LB or DT for any reason whatsoever", which is a thought process I can't agree with.

 

IMO, if that LB or DT had a grade that was elite-level, then you definitely take him, because that's what the top 10 is for.  It also happens to be that the DL appears to be the most well-stocked area when it comes to top-10 talent for the 2019 draft, so it's entirely possible that the team's highest graded player will be a DT or DE.

 

And in that case, I'm totally fine with taking that guy.

 

To me, imo the most valuable positions on a football field nowadays on Defense are DE and CB. You really need 2 very good CB's in this day and age. Guys who can lock down the best WR's. Then you need an elite pass rushers whether it be OLB's that can get after it or DE's. I wouldn't mind a Ferrell, or a Josh Allen. I just dont want a DT in round 1. I get it if there is an Aaron Donald you take him, but the chances of that are slim and the past drafts prove my point on that. 

 

Outside of Donald, Fletcher Cox, and Sheldon Rankins (guys who dominant as a run stopper and pass rusher) the only other elite DT's came out of the 2012 class in the last 7 or 8 years. 

 

2017

No DT drafted in the first round

 

2016

Sheldon Rankins (Elite)

Kenny Clark (Bust)

Robert Nkemdiche (Bust)

Vernon Butler (Bust)

 

2015

Danny Shelton (Bust)

Malcolm Brown (Average)

 

2014

Aaron Donald (Elite)

Dominique Easley (Bust)

 

2013

Sheldon Richardson (Good)

Star Lotulelei (Solid)

Shariff Floyd (Bust)

Sylvester Williams (Bust)

 

2012

Dontari Poe (Good)

Fletcher Cox (Elite)

Michael Brockers (Good)

 

2011

Marcell Dareus (Average)

Nick Fairley (Bust)

Corey Liuget (Average)

Phil Taylor (Bust)

 

 

[corta765]

4 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:

This is where I’m at. This team needs an infusion of talent (especially on offense). Get as many good players as you can.

 

Yep BPA. If it turns out Ed Oliver is there and we are at 10 fine take him or if someone else wants him take the picks and run. The last two drafts the Bills have got starters on the following so I trust their drafting:

2017: Tre White, Zay Jones, Dawkins, & Milano

2018 Edmunds, Teller, Allen, & T. Johnson

 

I'd like to see what they could do with a few second and thirds instead of trading them.

[Victory Formation]

4 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Matt Paradis - Center for the Broncos who is going to be a FA.

 

 

This is what should be arriving on his driveway on the first day of free agency.

 

 

 

How good is he? I don't watch Denver a whole lot. I watch every single Bills game but not every NFL game. 

[ctk232]

6 hours ago, WideNine said:

Not that I would expect Beane to tip his hand, but I would have liked to have heard something about better protecting their QB investment. TE's who can catch and block, and O-linemen who do not get steamrolled into your backfield on just about every play.

He won't, but he wasn't entirely misleading in his comments either. From the article, it sounds like his ideal scenario is to go BPA in any draft in general as much as possible, and to use FA to support that goal of minimizing needs going into the draft. 

 

There are many different philosophies out there for how to approach FA and the draft, and some even treat them as mutually exclusive of each other in terms of how they are used to build out a roster. Jury is still out, but he admitted Allen/QB was his target first and foremost last year, but that the rest of the players fell as the draft unfolded and the Bills boards were reconciled. It's speculation, but it appears Beane thinks the draft is best utilized by pursuing BPA as a priority, and taking select picks at positions of need if the value is there. 

 

As for FA, it sounds like he's resource focused and from the jist of the article, it seems as though he's more for getting a guy that will fit and impact the roster (as does every GM) but that he isn't so much concerned with what he'd have to pay to get them here a la his mention of limited resources losing out to higher offers from other teams. Plenty of people here would be concerned by that, and I'm always skeptical of overpaying FA players myself. But it sounds like we can hedge our bets that Beane will provide ample incentive if he likes a guy, and we've already seen the contracts he offered to Star and Murphy as evidence that he's not afraid to commit $ for potential. I haven't seen anything to the contrary so far, but I'd like to hear more about locking down some of our clear young talent (Tre, Milano, etc.) for longer term when the time comes, and how that may affect spending this FA year and the next.

 

But to your point, we all have an ideal situation in our head, but I like that Beane at least knows that the draft and FA are very much connected and that depending on how FA fairs affects how a team approaches any draft. While I would love to see both Paradis and Saffold on our OL next year, the chances of us landing even one of them are unlikely. And if both Little and Williams are off the board by the time we pick, we may have very different options available to address our OL needs. I think it's this scenario that Beane may use to justify spending as much as he might in FA. Beane clearly knows the needs of the team, but that doesn't mean that he'll be able to address everything no matter the priority. Case example is this past offseason - even with limited resources we offered John Brown an FA deal which was refused, and Beane attempted signings of WRs from other teams all while we thought the position was being ignored.

Edited December 4, 2018 by ctk232

[Royale with Cheese]

Just now, NewDayBills said:

How good is he? I don't watch Denver a whole lot. I watch every single Bills game but not every NFL game. 

 

He will probably be the highest paid center when he signs his new contract.  He’s a top tier at his position.

[BuffaloHokie13]

1 minute ago, Royale with Cheese said:

He will probably be the highest paid center when he signs his new contract.  He’s a top tier at his position.

What we need and haven't had since Wood retired, is a center that can help our young QB with protection calls.

[mjt328]

When Brandon Beane speaks, it shows how clueless many whiny-@$$ people on this board really are.

 

He clearly sees the deficiencies in our offense.  He clearly saw them last offseason.

But wanting something and being able to realistically obtain them is not always the same thing. 

 

We didn't have the salary cap space or the interest from guys they wanted in Free Agency, so the money went towards the defensive holes instead.  After landing Allen, the draft board just didn't make it worth reaching for offensive linemen or offensive weapons, compared to the defensive talent sitting there.

 

Beane isn't trying to rebuild the 84 Bears.  He wants a powerhouse offense that can put up 30+ points every week.  But he's not going to shell-out terrible/overpriced contracts or reach in the draft, just to satisfy an impatient fanbase.  He knows the way to properly build a team is by being patient and smart. 

 

[Joeziehmer]

9 minutes ago, mjt328 said:

When Brandon Beane speaks, it shows how clueless many whiny-@$$ people on this board really are.

 

He clearly sees the deficiencies in our offense.  He clearly saw them last offseason.

But wanting something and being able to realistically obtain them is not always the same thing. 

 

We didn't have the salary cap space or the interest from guys they wanted in Free Agency, so the money went towards the defensive holes instead.  After landing Allen, the draft board just didn't make it worth reaching for offensive linemen or offensive weapons, compared to the defensive talent sitting there.

 

Beane isn't trying to rebuild the 84 Bears.  He wants a powerhouse offense that can put up 30+ points every week.  But he's not going to shell-out terrible/overpriced contracts or reach in the draft, just to satisfy an impatient fanbase.  He knows the way to properly build a team is by being patient and smart. 

 

Signing Trent Murphy was a horrible long lasting decision along with Star.  We have rotational help on the defensive line but no real offensive line and receivers are such a weakness and tight-ends with an aging running back that nothing was really done to fill in any gaps.  What McBeane wants is the 2000’s era Baltimore Ravens.  Star and Murphy are rotational guys and that’s about it.  Over paying for that isn’t helping and wasn’t helping to begin with.

[TPS]

5 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Matt Paradis - Center for the Broncos who is going to be a FA.

 

 

This is what should be arriving on his driveway on the first day of free agency.

 

 

 

Yep, my #1 target.

[billsfan_34]

6 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

He has to.  Simply no getting around it with the interior needing the most immediate attention from guard to guard. 

Get a top notch, smart, smash ya off the ball center to QB the line and everything else will be that much smoother. A few guards are needed that can actually pull! Heck, this line cant execute a screen let alone run block. I can see the Bills grabbing 4 new linemen thru FA and the draft.

58 minutes ago, gonzo1105 said:

 

To me, imo the most valuable positions on a football field nowadays on Defense are DE and CB. You really need 2 very good CB's in this day and age. Guys who can lock down the best WR's. Then you need an elite pass rushers whether it be OLB's that can get after it or DE's. I wouldn't mind a Ferrell, or a Josh Allen. I just dont want a DT in round 1. I get it if there is an Aaron Donald you take him, but the chances of that are slim and the past drafts prove my point on that. 

 

Outside of Donald, Fletcher Cox, and Sheldon Rankins (guys who dominant as a run stopper and pass rusher) the only other elite DT's came out of the 2012 class in the last 7 or 8 years. 

 

2017

No DT drafted in the first round

 

2016

Sheldon Rankins (Elite)

Kenny Clark (Bust)

Robert Nkemdiche (Bust)

Vernon Butler (Bust)

 

2015

Danny Shelton (Bust)

Malcolm Brown (Average)

 

2014

Aaron Donald (Elite)

Dominique Easley (Bust)

 

2013

Sheldon Richardson (Good)

Star Lotulelei (Solid)

Shariff Floyd (Bust)

Sylvester Williams (Bust)

 

2012

Dontari Poe (Good)

Fletcher Cox (Elite)

Michael Brockers (Good)

 

2011

Marcell Dareus (Average)

Nick Fairley (Bust)

Corey Liuget (Average)

Phil Taylor (Bust)

 

 

DT just as important- everything starts in the trenches

[mjt328]

36 minutes ago, Joeziehmer said:

Signing Trent Murphy was a horrible long lasting decision along with Star.  We have rotational help on the defensive line but no real offensive line and receivers are such a weakness and tight-ends with an aging running back that nothing was really done to fill in any gaps.  What McBeane wants is the 2000’s era Baltimore Ravens.  Star and Murphy are rotational guys and that’s about it.  Over paying for that isn’t helping and wasn’t helping to begin with.

Remind me what our D-Line looked like at the end of 2017.  We desperately needed help.

The reason Murphy and Lotulelei are "rotational" is because we were able to ALSO add Harrison Phillips in the draft, Jordan Phillips in free agency - not to mention convincing Kyle Williams to stay another year, and getting a breakout season from Shaq Lawson. 

 

Both were good adds.  Not Pro-Bowlers.  But players that help make this team better. 

And if you don't see the improvement in our Defense this season, you simply don't understand football.  Plain and simple.

 

And for the millionth time.  This rebuilding project was not about JUST 2018.  It was about the long-term future of this team.

If Beane had used his resources on the offensive instead, everyone would be complaining that he "ignored" the defense.

 

[BuffAlone]

6 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

I'm not so sure they should be. We'll see how he develops.

I haven't dissected his every play, but he seems like he's doing well for a late round pick..processing the trust and all, and progressing as well as Cookie for a 5th rounder. We shall see

[BillsFan692]

8 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

Orchard Park, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills sit at 4-8 with four games left in rookie quarterback Josh Allen's first season after he bececame the organization's highest-drafted quarterback ever in April.

 

Allen, the season's focal point after two decades of mediocrity at the quarterback position for the Bills, has gone 3-4 as a starter and has flashed all the skills and faultsexperts predicted during the draft process.

 

With just a quarter of the season remaining and the playoffs almost completely off the table, NYUP.com sat down with Bills general manager Brandon Beane to take some inventory of the team and talk through the 2019 offseason process, which could be the most important one of the past three decades for the Bills.

 

Allen is coming off arguably the two best games of his career. Some of the young talent around him has started to show but how can Beane put more talent around his quarterback? The process for making those moves has already begun.

Is bean for real?? Draft defense in first two rounds is he drinkin the purple drink????

[Mat68]

I think that is most likely the way.  Pay in FA for O lineman.  Draft 2 to grow.  Early pass rusher or catcher.  Buffalo needs to try and add the best possible players.  I would take runs at all the top tier players. Bell and Lawrence come to mind.  Cover all holes in FA use the draft to add talent.  

[WideNine]

8 hours ago, Limeaid said:

 

Yes the GM should encourage all such players to stop trying for last quarter of year; would encourage a wave of plantars fakeitis in locker room. You missed your calling and should have been a cheerleader.

 

Wow, lighten up Francis. Do your replies always have to drift into douchebaggery.

[Punching Bag]

Just now, WideNine said:

 

Wow, lighten up Francis. Do your replies always have to drift into douchebaggery.

 

When I reply to douches yes.

[WideNine]

7 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

 

When I reply to douches yes.

 

Whatever.

[vincec]

Don’t forget about QB. They need a real veteran option who has playing experience along with another young prospect, IMO. Hopefully they’ve learned from this season.

[WyoNewt]

6 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

 

He will probably be the highest paid center when he signs his new contract.  He’s a top tier at his position.

 

I've seen him ranked between 10th and 13th in the league by various sites, but he'll be coming off a broken leg.  I'm guessing he'll get something in the 8 to 11 million/year range, but I would be mildly surprised if it was over 10 million/year.  The salary info below (for centers) is from overthecap.com. 

 

Player	Team	Total  Value	Avg./Year	Total  Guaranteed	Avg.  Guar./Year	% Guar.	Free  Agency
Ryan Jensen	Buccaneers	$42,000,000	$10,500,000	$22,000,000	$5,500,000	52.4%	2022 UFA
Brandon Linder	Jaguars	$51,703,000	$10,340,600	$19,500,000	$3,900,000	37.7%	2023 UFA
Weston Richburg	49ers	$47,500,000	$9,500,000	$16,500,000	$3,300,000	34.7%	2023 UFA
Travis Frederick	Cowboys	$56,400,000	$9,400,000	$18,162,822	$3,027,137	32.2%	2024 UFA
Alex Mack	Falcons	$45,000,000	$9,000,000	$20,000,000	$4,000,000	44.4%	2021 UFA
Justin Britt	Seahawks	$27,000,000	$9,000,000	$5,891,399	$1,963,800	21.8%	2021 UFA
Rodney Hudson	Raiders	$44,500,000	$8,900,000	$12,650,000	$2,530,000	28.4%	2020 Void
Maurkice Pouncey	Steelers	$44,136,625	$8,827,325	$13,000,000	$2,600,000	29.5%	2020 UFA
Corey Linsley	Packers	$25,500,000	$8,500,000	$8,000,000	$2,666,667	31.4%	2021 UFA
Ryan Kalil	Panthers	$16,750,000	$8,375,000	$11,000,000	$5,500,000	65.7%	2019 UFA
Mike Pouncey	Chargers	$15,000,000	$7,500,000	$10,000,000	$5,000,000	66.7%	2020 UFA
Max Unger	Saints	$22,250,000	$7,416,667	$8,100,000	$2,700,000	36.4%	2020 UFA
Spencer Long	Jets	$27,400,000	$6,850,000	$6,000,000	$1,500,000	21.9%	2022 UFA
Jason Kelce	Eagles	$37,667,000	$6,277,833	$10,398,000	$1,733,000	27.6%	2021 UFA
John Sullivan	Rams	$12,499,999	$6,250,000	$3,249,999	$1,625,000	26.0%	2020 UFA
J.C. Tretter	Browns	$16,750,000	$5,583,333	$6,500,000	$2,166,667	38.8%	2020 UFA
Ben Jones	Titans	$17,500,000	$4,375,000	$7,500,000	$1,875,000	42.9%	2020 UFA
Cameron Erving	Chiefs	$8,279,218	$4,139,609	$5,000,000	$2,500,000	60.4%	2021 UFA
Daniel Kilgore	Dolphins	$11,750,000	$3,925,000	$4,825,000	$1,608,333	41.1%	2021 UFA
David Andrews	Patriots	$9,000,000	$3,000,000	$1,600,000	$533,333	17.8%	2021 UFA
Greg Mancz	Texans	$6,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,500,000	$1,750,000	58.3%	2021 UFA
Billy Price	Bengals	$11,712,492	$2,928,123	$11,712,492	$2,928,123	100.0%	2022 UFA
Matt Paradis	Broncos	$2,914,000	$2,914,000	$0	$0	0.0%	2019 UFA
Nick Easton	Vikings	$2,914,000	$2,914,000	$0	$0	0.0%	2019 UFA
Brett Jones	Vikings	$2,914,000	$2,914,000	$0	$0	0.0%	2019 UFA
Ryan Kelly	Colts	$10,450,986	$2,612,747	$10,450,986	$2,612,747	100.0%	2020 UFA
Russell Bodine	Bills	$5,000,000	$2,500,000	$2,150,000	$1,075,000	43.0%	2020 UFA
Ryan Groy	Bills	$5,000,000	$2,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	70.0%	2019 UFA

[ColoradoBills]

7 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

 

He will probably be the highest paid center when he signs his new contract.  He’s a top tier at his position.

 

6 hours ago, TPS said:

Yep, my #1 target.

 

16 minutes ago, WyoNewt said:

 

I've seen him ranked between 10th and 13th in the league by various sites, but he'll be coming off a broken leg.  I'm guessing he'll get something in the 8 to 11 million/year range, but I would be mildly surprised if it was over 10 million/year.  The salary info below (for centers) is from overthecap.com. 

 

Player	Team	Total  Value	Avg./Year	Total  Guaranteed	Avg.  Guar./Year	% Guar.	Free  Agency
Ryan Jensen	Buccaneers	$42,000,000	$10,500,000	$22,000,000	$5,500,000	52.4%	2022 UFA
Brandon Linder	Jaguars	$51,703,000	$10,340,600	$19,500,000	$3,900,000	37.7%	2023 UFA
Weston Richburg	49ers	$47,500,000	$9,500,000	$16,500,000	$3,300,000	34.7%	2023 UFA
Travis Frederick	Cowboys	$56,400,000	$9,400,000	$18,162,822	$3,027,137	32.2%	2024 UFA
Alex Mack	Falcons	$45,000,000	$9,000,000	$20,000,000	$4,000,000	44.4%	2021 UFA
Justin Britt	Seahawks	$27,000,000	$9,000,000	$5,891,399	$1,963,800	21.8%	2021 UFA
Rodney Hudson	Raiders	$44,500,000	$8,900,000	$12,650,000	$2,530,000	28.4%	2020 Void
Maurkice Pouncey	Steelers	$44,136,625	$8,827,325	$13,000,000	$2,600,000	29.5%	2020 UFA
Corey Linsley	Packers	$25,500,000	$8,500,000	$8,000,000	$2,666,667	31.4%	2021 UFA
Ryan Kalil	Panthers	$16,750,000	$8,375,000	$11,000,000	$5,500,000	65.7%	2019 UFA
Mike Pouncey	Chargers	$15,000,000	$7,500,000	$10,000,000	$5,000,000	66.7%	2020 UFA
Max Unger	Saints	$22,250,000	$7,416,667	$8,100,000	$2,700,000	36.4%	2020 UFA
Spencer Long	Jets	$27,400,000	$6,850,000	$6,000,000	$1,500,000	21.9%	2022 UFA
Jason Kelce	Eagles	$37,667,000	$6,277,833	$10,398,000	$1,733,000	27.6%	2021 UFA
John Sullivan	Rams	$12,499,999	$6,250,000	$3,249,999	$1,625,000	26.0%	2020 UFA
J.C. Tretter	Browns	$16,750,000	$5,583,333	$6,500,000	$2,166,667	38.8%	2020 UFA
Ben Jones	Titans	$17,500,000	$4,375,000	$7,500,000	$1,875,000	42.9%	2020 UFA
Cameron Erving	Chiefs	$8,279,218	$4,139,609	$5,000,000	$2,500,000	60.4%	2021 UFA
Daniel Kilgore	Dolphins	$11,750,000	$3,925,000	$4,825,000	$1,608,333	41.1%	2021 UFA
David Andrews	Patriots	$9,000,000	$3,000,000	$1,600,000	$533,333	17.8%	2021 UFA
Greg Mancz	Texans	$6,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,500,000	$1,750,000	58.3%	2021 UFA
Billy Price	Bengals	$11,712,492	$2,928,123	$11,712,492	$2,928,123	100.0%	2022 UFA
Matt Paradis	Broncos	$2,914,000	$2,914,000	$0	$0	0.0%	2019 UFA
Nick Easton	Vikings	$2,914,000	$2,914,000	$0	$0	0.0%	2019 UFA
Brett Jones	Vikings	$2,914,000	$2,914,000	$0	$0	0.0%	2019 UFA
Ryan Kelly	Colts	$10,450,986	$2,612,747	$10,450,986	$2,612,747	100.0%	2020 UFA
Russell Bodine	Bills	$5,000,000	$2,500,000	$2,150,000	$1,075,000	43.0%	2020 UFA
Ryan Groy	Bills	$5,000,000	$2,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	70.0%	2019 UFA

 

Some thoughts from Broncoland.

Paradis had talks with Broncos and his agent before the season and supposedly they were good.

Talk out here was 9-10 million.  Before he went on IR most would of thought he would re-sign.

Now I'm not so sure.  His replacement McGovern is playing real well.

 

The new interior line (Broncos had a lot of injuries) is giving Keenum time to throw and they are winning now.

These next 4 games should be interesting as to what Elway does with the OL next year.

[Putin]

13 hours ago, WideNine said:

Not that I would expect Beane to tip his hand, but I would have liked to have heard something about better protecting their QB investment. TE's who can catch and block, and O-linemen who do not get steamrolled into your backfield on just about every play.

IMO protecting JA should be the MAIN priority this offseason, via free agency or draft , 

As far as adding weapons around Josh Allen ,  I hope KC would be a perfect example that maybe we should consider adding more speed at every position WR/TE and yes even RB , 

Edited December 5, 2018 by Putin

[Buffalo Barbarian]

17 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

Orchard Park, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills sit at 4-8 with four games left in rookie quarterback Josh Allen's first season after he bececame the organization's highest-drafted quarterback ever in April.

 

Allen, the season's focal point after two decades of mediocrity at the quarterback position for the Bills, has gone 3-4 as a starter and has flashed all the skills and faultsexperts predicted during the draft process.

 

With just a quarter of the season remaining and the playoffs almost completely off the table, NYUP.com sat down with Bills general manager Brandon Beane to take some inventory of the team and talk through the 2019 offseason process, which could be the most important one of the past three decades for the Bills.

 

Allen is coming off arguably the two best games of his career. Some of the young talent around him has started to show but how can Beane put more talent around his quarterback? The process for making those moves has already begun.

 

Have to do better than Benjamin, next time trade for Christian McCaffrey.

 

 

[Buffalo Barbarian]

Cant believe he said Benjamin was a warrior and a hard worker.

 

i know they BS us a lot but lets get real, guy was bum and is why they cut him,  just be honest in cases like this , its not like you're giving away trade secrets.

 

 

 

[bigK14094]

The Bean Mcdermott combo get a lot wrong this year.  The Petermann fiasco to start, SLOW wide receivers for another, bad OL for another.  OK, the first rounders might make it in the NFL....but, bad judgements also abound.  The Benjamin Holmes mess was obvious pretty quick.....took a long time to get rid of those guys. 

[oldmanfan]

O linemen.  Has to be the priority.

[WideRightRevenge]

14 hours ago, Joeziehmer said:

Signing Trent Murphy was a horrible long lasting decision along with Star.  We have rotational help on the defensive line but no real offensive line and receivers are such a weakness and tight-ends with an aging running back that nothing was really done to fill in any gaps.  What McBeane wants is the 2000’s era Baltimore Ravens.  Star and Murphy are rotational guys and that’s about it.  Over paying for that isn’t helping and wasn’t helping to begin with.

 

I don't know this negativity on the Star or Trent signings.  Star's role is not in the stat sheet .. his job is to free up Edmunds to make plays .. he stuffs the run and the Bills YPC is down from 4.3 to 4.1 and through 12 games they have only 12 rushing TD's against .. last year the team gave up 22.  Trent for all the games he's missed is 4th on the team in sacks .. when he's out there all I see is all out hustle and passion (as opposed to Benjamin .. thank goodness we cut him)  .. the key is keeping him healthy. 

[Bring it]

19 hours ago, BillnutinHouston said:

Would love to see Paradis in a Bills uniform.  We need a reliable center in the worst way.

I don’t know who it will be but agreed we do need a center. Not only for his play but to replace E. Woods leadership on that line.

[papazoid]

blueprint ???....more like a sketch on a cocktail napkin.

[Mike in Syracuse]

20 hours ago, thebandit27 said:

 

Agreed regarding the 2019 top-10; very defense-heavy.

 

And I'm totally fine with that; elite pass rushers and corners can change games.  Along with elite pass catchers; those 2 positions make up the 2nd-tier of criticality behind QB.

I read this somewhere else but a teams draft priority should be:

1.   Draft the guy who throws the ball.

2.   Draft the guys who catch the ball.

3.   Draft the guys who tackle the guy who throws the ball.

4.   Draft the guys who stop the guys who catch the ball.

 

Seems to make a lot of sense.

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

22 hours ago, HomeskillitMoorman said:

I just really hope he understands the heavy amount of work that needs to be done on the O-line. WR is a big need as well, but it won't mean anything unless we get some major upgrades on the line. 

 

I'm a BPA guy for the draft so I agree with what he's saying there, as long as he's still able to make the significant moves needed on offense in other ways. Forcing it at positions you need is how EJ Manuel happens. 

 

When McD mentions the LOS in every presser I think they are both very aware.

 

As for draft - we aren't loaded with tons of talent at any position really other than maybe LB and Safety.  BPA if its a DT, DE, OT, WR - they need talent across the board.  I would hate reaching for something just because we missed in free agency. It's a process right?  

1 hour ago, WideRightRevenge said:

 

I don't know this negativity on the Star or Trent signings.  Star's role is not in the stat sheet .. his job is to free up Edmunds to make plays .. he stuffs the run and the Bills YPC is down from 4.3 to 4.1 and through 12 games they have only 12 rushing TD's against .. last year the team gave up 22.  Trent for all the games he's missed is 4th on the team in sacks .. when he's out there all I see is all out hustle and passion (as opposed to Benjamin .. thank goodness we cut him)  .. the key is keeping him healthy. 

 

I'd like to see a pass rusher added to the group.  If the top OL is off the board and a premier DT/DE is available in the draft i say go for it. 

[Gordio]

23 hours ago, Juice_32 said:

 

I've been thinking about this for a couple weeks. Greedy, Tre and Johnson would be fantastic. I would love to see that trio together.

 

 

You would have by far the best secondary in the league.  I am with Alpha, the draft is top heavy with Defensive guys, I hope they don't try to force an offensive guy in where they are picking.  Build on your strength.  

[ColoradoBills]

5 hours ago, Mike in Syracuse said:

I read this somewhere else but a teams draft priority should be:

1.   Draft the guy who throws the ball.

2.   Draft the guys who catch the ball.

3.   Draft the guys who tackle the guy who throws the ball.

4.   Draft the guys who stop the guys who catch the ball.

 

Seems to make a lot of sense.

 

The only thing to consider is add:

1a.  Draft the guys who give time to the guy who throws the ball.