Beane again showing why he is a top GM

[Niagara Dude]

7 hours ago, Success said:

What he has done so far is like a magic trick. This team was WAY over cap just a week ago.  Yes, a lot of contracts were set up to restructure. But we've signed a speedy receiver, a solid starter at guard and re-signed Poyer.  We didn't overpay for Edmunds, and still have some space to bring in a LB, a RB, or possibly both.  We have also retained key role players like Dane Jackson, Martin and Dodson.

 

Personally, I'm much more optimistic about 2023 than I was just a few weeks ago.  And we still have the draft ahead of us.  He DOES need to nail this draft, but I'm just feeling good about the whole deal.

 

It's good to have a capable GM. They're not plentiful in this league, and at worst, everything Beane does is well thought-out, and in line w/ a true vision for what this team needs to be.

 

He still has time but as of now this team has not improved and you could argue they have taken a step back after losing Edmunds. We need to see what he paid for Poyer before giving that a grade and as of now the Dolphins may have the best team on paper in the division.  The Chiefs won the Super Bowl last year because their GM had an amazing offseason both with trades/free agent signing and most important and amazing draft. Why is restructuring contracts some huge deal?  unless your using the cap space to bring in difference making player then it's really not doing anything positive .  The Bills need a big play RB and perhaps an upgrade at #2 receiver. We need to improve our offence ,  because no matter how much assets/resources the Bills stick into their defence they always seem to suck in the playoffs.

 

7 hours ago, Success said:

What he has done so far is like a magic trick. This team was WAY over cap just a week ago.  Yes, a lot of contracts were set up to restructure. But we've signed a speedy receiver, a solid starter at guard and re-signed Poyer.  We didn't overpay for Edmunds, and still have some space to bring in a LB, a RB, or possibly both.  We have also retained key role players like Dane Jackson, Martin and Dodson.

 

Personally, I'm much more optimistic about 2023 than I was just a few weeks ago.  And we still have the draft ahead of us.  He DOES need to nail this draft, but I'm just feeling good about the whole deal.

 

It's good to have a capable GM. They're not plentiful in this league, and at worst, everything Beane does is well thought-out, and in line w/ a true vision for what this team needs to be.

 

 

[Thurman#1]

8 hours ago, Success said:

What he has done so far is like a magic trick. This team was WAY over cap just a week ago.  Yes, a lot of contracts were set up to restructure. But we've signed a speedy receiver, a solid starter at guard and re-signed Poyer.  We didn't overpay for Edmunds, and still have some space to bring in a LB, a RB, or possibly both.  We have also retained key role players like Dane Jackson, Martin and Dodson.

 

Personally, I'm much more optimistic about 2023 than I was just a few weeks ago.  And we still have the draft ahead of us.  He DOES need to nail this draft, but I'm just feeling good about the whole deal.

 

It's good to have a capable GM. They're not plentiful in this league, and at worst, everything Beane does is well thought-out, and in line w/ a true vision for what this team needs to be.

 

 

 

He is a top GM. 

 

But what he did so far is solidly decent. Some good smart signings. 

 

Getting under the cap was something pretty much all of us knew would happen and knew how as well.

 

This is no magic trick. Solid moves, a lot of grinding. I don't see reason to be much more optimistic than you were a week ago. But a week ago there was excellent reason to be optimistic. The end of the season was crushing, but next year has looked good pretty much as soon as you got over that Cincy loss.

[SydneyBillsFan]

8 hours ago, Success said:

What he has done so far is like a magic trick. This team was WAY over cap just a week ago.  Yes, a lot of contracts were set up to restructure. But we've signed a speedy receiver, a solid starter at guard and re-signed Poyer.  We didn't overpay for Edmunds, and still have some space to bring in a LB, a RB, or possibly both.  We have also retained key role players like Dane Jackson, Martin and Dodson.

 

Personally, I'm much more optimistic about 2023 than I was just a few weeks ago.  And we still have the draft ahead of us.  He DOES need to nail this draft, but I'm just feeling good about the whole deal.

 

It's good to have a capable GM. They're not plentiful in this league, and at worst, everything Beane does is well thought-out, and in line w/ a true vision for what this team needs to be.

 

 

Twelve months ago I'd have endorsed this take, but I am in a holding pattern on Beane's drafting this time around. And I was a big fan of his from day one.

 

He needs to assist his QB by dramatically improving the OL (McGovern is NOT enough) and then arming him with proper skill position threats. Above all else - he needs to get value out of his draft picks next month, which he has failed to do the last two drafts.

 

If he can do this, I will be back to driving the Beane bandwagon.

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

8 hours ago, Rc2catch said:

I mean… Half the league had to get under the cap in the last 7 days. 
I didn’t expect a booming free agency but I wouldn’t say he’s “winning the offseason” either. 
I like Beane and I’m all for giving him his praises and accepting he’s had some ugly losses during his tenure. I don’t think we need to pat his back for anything yet this year. 

when has wining the off-season ever resulted in any real wining in the post season?

[Coach Tuesday]

3 hours ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

when has wining the off-season ever resulted in any real wining in the post season?

Cincinnati the past two seasons.  Philadelphia last year.  San Francisco.  What are we doing here?

[ProcessTruster]

This work by Beane is totally in keeping with the McBeane's process.   1. Maintain/upgrade talent, 2. don't go after shiny, expensive, aged bad boy FAs, 3. pull 2-3 starters out of the draft every year.   Maintain a great locker room / QB room culture (don't let any player feel like they are alone in WNY in December- make it a family)  He is doing exactly that again.   This team will be top 5 for years to come.   

 

Trust the Process.  It ain't flashy, but it works.   

[Gregg]

1 minute ago, ProcessTruster said:

This work by Beane is totally in keeping with the McBeane's process.   1. Maintain/upgrade talent, 2. don't go after shiny, expensive, aged bad boy FAs, 3. pull 2-3 starters out of the draft every year.   Maintain a great locker room / QB room culture (don't let any player feel like they are alone in WNY in December- make it a family)  He is doing exactly that again.   This team will be top 5 for years to come.   

 

Trust the Process.  It ain't flashy, but it works.   

 

It would be nice if it could "work" its way to a Super Bowl championship at some point. 

[loveorhatembillsfan4life]

I like Beane a lot and  think he has done a great job. But we as fans invest a lot of time, money, emotion into each and every season. I’m 43, I’m sure some here are older, younger whatever. We have an Elite Qb in Allen, now entering into year 6 and has to sniff an MVP or Super Bowl appearance. Why is that?

 

Diggs was openly candid about asking that very some question why the same thing is happening year after year?  It’s a fair question to ask what has held us back from reaching the big game. 
 

Now you have some  media raising the idea that Mcd is not the man.. I don’t know, I like Mcd but maybe hard decisions need to be made. 

 

I think I echo a lot of sentiments that the bar is now higher than trust process.  
We are better position that 90 percent of the league with just our Qb.. give him whatever the heck he wants or needs. 

 

 

 

[Gunsgoodtime]

All that Beane is a wizard, use your sorcery is starting to look more like black magic

[SCBills]

Just now, Gunsgoodtime said:

All that Beane is a wizard, use your sorcery is starting to look more like black magic

Beane is good.  We’ll see about great… TBD

 

The wizardry was more fans not being used to having a rich owner. 

[Gregg]

4 minutes ago, loveorhatembillsfan4life said:

I like Beane a lot and  think he has done a great job. But we as fans invest a lot of time, money, emotion into each and every season. I’m 43, I’m sure some here are older, younger whatever. We have an Elite Qb in Allen, now entering into year 6 and has to sniff an MVP or Super Bowl appearance. Why is that?

 

Diggs was openly candid about asking that very some question why the same thing is happening year after year?  It’s a fair question to ask what has held us back from reaching the big game. 
 

Now you have some  media raising the idea that Mcd is not the man.. I don’t know, I like Mcd but maybe hard decisions need to be made. 

 

I think I echo a lot of sentiments that the bar is now higher than trust process.  
We are better position that 90 percent of the league with just our Qb.. give him whatever the heck he wants or needs. 

 

 

 

 

Exactly. Don't get me wrong both Beane and McDermott have done a great job in turning the franchise around. But they need to own the recent playoff failures. Is the roster good enough (Beane) and is the coaching good enough (McDermott) to get us over the hump? Division will be a lot tougher this year with the Fins and Jets improving. Like you said the bar has been raised.

[ddaryl]

Show me the baby!

right now I need to see Beane bring in difference makers.....   I need to see a great draft with drafted players actually making a big impact/impresion their rookie year

[HOUSE]

A really great GM would see the urgency to win now and trade for Derrick Henry TODAY and completely dominate the AFC...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 17 by HOUSE

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

8 minutes ago, HOUSE said:

A really great GM would trade  for Derrick Henry TODAY and dominate the AFC...

And maybe win a Superbowl IN MY LIFETIME...

 

 

 

 

I was wondering where you had gotten to...😁

[Dopey]

10 hours ago, Governor said:

Beane’s “body of work” hasn’t been good. He gets credit for Josh and that’s really it. Mostly misses from there on out and they were bad times to miss, as you can see. We needed those building blocks and struck out swinging. Some of these defensive picks will likely be out of the league 2 years from now. Some would probably be out of the league right now if they weren’t on our team. That’s bad.

The post I replied to was not anywhere near giving credit to Beane for bringing in Josh. Quite the opposite. I replied strictly to the insinuation that Beane is lucky to have Josh. That’s total 💩. 
Some of the mob loses their minds and keeps bringing up without Josh, we would be lucky to win 6 games. Tell that to Cincy, KC, Philly and any team with a top qb. Ok , we haven’t won a SB and the mob has the pitchforks out. But the idea that Beane is lucky to have Josh is just asinine. 
And now you reply to my post and take it somewhere I didn’t go. 
Nothing in your reply to me had anything to do with what I said. Nothing. The mob needs to calm the eff down.  You start spewing nonsense to me in response to my post. I know my response is rather lengthy, but the thread was meant to be a positive thread. But the mob takes over, even though there are plenty of negative threads to jump on. 
Just eff the positive threads, the mob is pissed.  like a bunch of selfish richards: “how dare anyone be positive hear at Toxic Bills Drive!? I’ll show you.”  
Positive posters have basically given up posting. Wonder why? Bunch of mad Richard heads always spewing venom at our positive threads, that’s why. 
 

[BillsVet]

2 hours ago, Coach Tuesday said:

Cincinnati the past two seasons.  Philadelphia last year.  San Francisco.  What are we doing here?

 

When Mike Brown and John Lynch and crew are out-wizarding you, something's wrong.  

 

Maybe they're working on something, who knows, but early returns are not promising.  Reeks of more of the same packaged as different.  

[Locomark]

Beane passed on KC’s all pro Center last year who was a need for us at Guard and KC took him right after us. I think he is awful at drafting the big men and that is why we keep falling short IMO. 

[ScottLaw]

9 minutes ago, BillsVet said:

 

When Mike Brown and John Lynch and crew are out-wizarding you, something's wrong.  

 

Maybe they're working on something, who knows, but early returns are not promising.  Reeks of more of the same packaged as different.  

Still early but agree. Mindset will change with a splash offensive signing/trade. Still reeks of McD and his special teams/defense favoritism.

[dpberr]

I don't understand the infatuation with players like Matakevich and Dodson as must haves, but I appreciate that he's a responsible steward of the free agent money.  The contracts he negotiates in free agency aren't absurdly long or above market salary wise.  We aren't doing Dockery/Walker free agent deals these days.    

I don't understand the infatuation with players like Matakevich and Dodson as must haves, but I appreciate that he's a responsible steward of the free agent money.  The contracts he negotiates in free agency aren't absurdly long or above market salary wise.  We aren't doing Dockery/Walker free agent deals these days.    

I don't understand the infatuation with players like Matakevich and Dodson as must haves, but I appreciate that he's a responsible steward of the free agent money.  The contracts he negotiates in free agency aren't absurdly long or above market salary wise.  We aren't doing Dockery/Walker free agent deals these days.    

[Radar]

2 hours ago, ProcessTruster said:

This work by Beane is totally in keeping with the McBeane's process.   1. Maintain/upgrade talent, 2. don't go after shiny, expensive, aged bad boy FAs, 3. pull 2-3 starters out of the draft every year.   Maintain a great locker room / QB room culture (don't let any player feel like they are alone in WNY in December- make it a family)  He is doing exactly that again.   This team will be top 5 for years to come.   

 

Trust the Process.  It ain't flashy, but it works.   

Hope you're right. Top five for years to come?? We'll see are they top five now? Maybe.