Gugny Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) The purpose of this poll is to get an idea of how the TBD community feels about Beane’s strategy on night one before the rest of the draft plays out. There is no “wait and see” option for a reason. I personally like what Beane did and I’m interested to see how others feel. Edited April 26 by Gugny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoName Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 How do you trade with KC? The team that kicked your ass every year. What a moron. 8 2 6 4 17 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmur66 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) If there was no player there that was going to move the needle this year, then I think it was a good move. It will be interesting to see what happens tonight. Possible trade for a vet receiver? I don't believe in drafting to keep a player away from other teams. Edited April 26 by bmur66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills Bud Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Josh is in the prime of his career, and he has no weapons. What Beane did was unacceptable. 7 3 12 1 1 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Beane historically has made great use of trades during the draft. I think he got caught up in the idea that every trade down is good because you build draft capital. This might all work out, but I don’t think he got enough to make these trade downs worthwhile. It felt like starting out with a brand new car, continuing to trade them in to save money, until you’re finally stuck with a clunker at the end of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsgoodtime Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) I made the terrible mistake of not drinking last night. Won't let that happen again tonight. I should know by now the Bills create new ways to kick you in the nuts that you never thought could happen. At this point I should wear a jock strap anytime watching anything Bills related Edited April 26 by Gunsgoodtime 2 1 11 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) I voted yes because wait and see is not an option. I'll pontify later when I get to work and can be paid to share my thoughts. Edited April 26 by boyst 5 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iverwig Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I mainly have issue with the trade with the Chiefs more than anything. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 (edited) 46 minutes ago, NoName said: How do you trade with KC? The team that kicked your ass every year. What a moron. I don’t think worrying about other teams is a good strategy. Clearly, there was no one at 28 who the Bills wanted. The fact that KC ended up getting a WR with our pick doesn’t faze me. I don’t care what KC does. I find it hard fo believe that Beane is content going into next season with our current WRs plus any receiver(s) he gets in subsequent rounds. He has a plan. Edited April 26 by Gugny 13 1 2 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauleeeWalnuts Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) Definitely not, the trade with KC alone makes him a moron. They’re trying to do to Josh what they did to Cam, be Superman and get it done all by himself. This guy prefers to stack 5th rounders over picking 1st rounders. Edited April 26 by PauleeeWalnuts 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 We're gonna end up going into 2024 with Josh Allen and a bunch of JAGs. I'm pretty salty we didn't make a move for one of the top 4 WRs. As unrealistic as it may have been to land someone like Odunze, Brian Thomas certainly wasn't out of reach. 2 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauleeeWalnuts Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 1 minute ago, Gugny said: I don’t think worrying about other teams is a good strategy. Clearly, there was no one at 28 who the Bills wanted. The fact that KC ended up getting a WR without pick doesn’t faze me. I don’t care what KC does. I find it hard fo believe that Beane is content going into next season with our current WRs plus any receiver(s) he gets in subsequent rounds. He has a plan. You don’t help the team that’s been eating your lunch for three years, plain and simple. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJGauna Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Based on the Bills top 30 visits it’s really no surprise they moved back. As for passing on Worthy, there must of been something they didn’t like (top 30). Deep WR class and needing a DB, the Bills have plenty of ammo to grab both in the 2nd round now. Giving us a few quality, cheap contracts to immediately plug in. Do I like it? Not sure, depends on how this all plays out. Cooper DeJean and Troy Franklin are my two guesses for round 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Well, lets wait and see .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 2 minutes ago, PauleeeWalnuts said: Defiantly not, the trade with KC alone makes him a moron. They’re trying to don’t Josh what they did to Cam, be Superman and get it done all by himself. This guy prefers to stack 5th rounders over picking 1st rounders. Late round picks like Stefon Diggs or Steve Johnson? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 KC was getting Worthy whether they traded with us or not. There was no one picked between 28-32 that crushed me that the Bills didn’t draft him. 2 8 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Iverwig said: I mainly have issue with the trade with the Chiefs more than anything. I’ll see who we get with their 3rd rd pick and then decide. Gunner didn’t even have a 1st rd grade on Xavier worthy. Neither did Joe Marino. Chiefs would likely have taken him at 32 regardless. Bills clearly didn’t want him at 28. His nfl.com draft profile grade says “might eventually become an average starter” … Edited April 26 by YoloinOhio 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Hard to say. I like that we now have a 3rd. I like that we have more ammo with four 5th's to get maybe another 3rd by packaging our 4th or get up into the 4th another time or two. Still, Legette was my guy and the Panthers got him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverOutNick Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I like it because he got a lot of value. I don’t like that he doesn’t have conviction for any WR after the top 4 were taken. He must have similar grades on a few of them and is trying to take small calculated trades back to accumulate more draft capital without missing out on that cluster of 2-3 guys he has rated the same. Here’s hoping AD Mitchell and Troy Franklin are those guys in that group. I trust Beane in this area though and I do think he makes one last little trade back even though I’d jump to the podium for Mitchell right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Just now, BringBackFergy said: Late round picks like Stefon Diggs or Steve Johnson? Far more unlikely to hit on a premium late round pick than it is 1st. That's like planning your financial future "knowing" you're gonna hit the lottery. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artem Lipatov Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I am in another time zone. I didn't sleep the night 3-7am to watch draft waiting for Bills selection. And when 1st round is over without Bills 1st rounder, I really don't like what Bean did 😠 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soflabillsfan1 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 It was the classic move by guys who are stuck in the football mentality of 10 years ago. It's an offensive league. You stack speed and talent at WR. Bills are still trying to "stop" teams on defense. And they keep failing miserably at it. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
london_bills Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) 26 minutes ago, NoName said: How do you trade with KC? The team that kicked your ass every year. What a moron. I think it depends what your plan is. I like the fact Beane doesn't care what anyone thinks and feel that is a good trait for a GM Edited April 26 by london_bills 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) 27 minutes ago, NoName said: How do you trade with KC? The team that kicked your ass every year. What a moron. To get their 3rd round pick I guess Edited April 26 by YoloinOhio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) I’ll say what I said a few times earlier. They don’t need two receivers. They need two good receivers. He better get them from somewhere. …otherwise, Haseked. Additionally, if the plan is to trade for an established receiver foregoing cost efficiency WR picks to trade away assets AND pay a fortune in cap space for a WR was not high on my dance card this year. Edited April 26 by dollars 2 donuts 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweats Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I can't really say if i like what he did in the 1st round cause i don't even know what he did. Traded our spots in the 1st, twice for zero picks in the first but got his 3rd rounder and stockpiled 5ths?..........is that right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I’ll tell you after today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 The clutching of the pearls on WGR this am is absolutely embarrassing. As of now - Beane did great work. Work that had to be done. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathja Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 35 minutes ago, Bills Bud said: Josh is in the prime of his career, and he has no weapons. What Beane did was unacceptable. Let’s say the weapon they would have added @28 was AD Mitchell. If they add AD Mitchell @ 33 is it still unacceptable? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 All I know is that the Bills draft plenty of good players, but as we’ve witnessed recently, you need difference makers to get to the next level, and I’m not sure we have enough of that.. not sure that anyone we draft at 28 would immediately rescue our receiver corps from bottom quarter in the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER DOT COM Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Don’t mind the trade backs but I feel like they were both weak returns. after two trade backs Beane still has the same number of picks he had before the draft started. If you’re trading back, at least reap extra picks. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I really thought we would trade up, not down. It doesn’t make sense, but the draft isn’t over. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 1 minute ago, mathja said: Let’s say the weapon they would have added @28 was AD Mitchell. If they add AD Mitchell @ 33 is it still unacceptable? These folks thought we were going to trade up to 9 to pick a WR. A fantasy that was never ever happening. They also think our nemesis is going to trade us Higgins. And the 49ers are going to trade us their WR 1 A. Also a fantasy. So much delusion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills Bud Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 1 minute ago, mathja said: Let’s say the weapon they would have added @28 was AD Mitchell. If they add AD Mitchell @ 33 is it still unacceptable? It’s still unacceptable. You give KC a deep threat and will be the fastest guy in the league. Good luck covering Worthy over the top, and Kelce underneath…. and if AD Mitchell is any good, you don’t have a fifth year option down the road. Should have just stayed at 28 and took a receiver. These later picks the Bills got are just going to be developmental players 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunvald's Husse Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 27 minutes ago, PauleeeWalnuts said: You don’t help the team that’s been eating your lunch for three years, plain and simple. Neither plain nor simple. It is clear that Beane did not consider Worthy to be to value pick at 28 so, unless you wanted the Bills to select Worthy just to stop the Chiefs getting him (a real "cut off your nose to spite your face" move), they were going to get him anyway, either by picking him at 32 for free or by trading up with the Cowboys or the Ravens to get ahead of the 49ers (a trade which would have gained nothing for the Bills and which would have cost less for the Chiefs) So, did you want them to draft Worthy just to deny him to the Chiefs? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortchaz Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) 25 minutes ago, soflabillsfan1 said: It was the classic move by guys who are stuck in the football mentality of 10 years ago. It's an offensive league. You stack speed and talent at WR. Bills are still trying to "stop" teams on defense. And they keep failing miserably at it. The chief’s defense carried them through the playoffs to a superbowl win. I like the trade down, seems to be a bunch of second tier wrs. I would’ve liked to pick up more 2025 draft picks but getting more top 160 picks this year is also good. Edited April 26 by Shortchaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBonhamRocks Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Voted no just because I’m a big Worthy believer and it’s tough to shake the feeling that the Bills now not only let the Chiefs get Mahomes but also his next Tyreek. I do get it in a vacuum though. If I were just told hey we made these trades and got these picks but I did not know it was KC then I’d probably be all about having 3 top 100 picks this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan714 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) I wonder how these trades score on the trade charts. I thought the returns were also a little weak. Like improving a 7th for a 7th seems like worth single digits on trade chart. But i did see plenty of mocks with Adonai Miichell who is 6'2 and 205 and runs a 4.34 and hes still there. Edited April 26 by billsfan714 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I would have been happy had we taken Leggette at #32, but we will have to wait and see what happens today. If they weren't convinced on the talent left for that #28 slot it was reasonable to trade down. We stilll need WR (2, IMO), DT, EDGE, S. Lets hope they didn't miss on the player they liked. (we will never know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Not really. Through the entire process I wanted Beane to go all in and get Josh a stud WR1 to play with for the next 10 years. I hate being timid. Similarly, feels like Beane got caught with his pants down when Jacksonville took BTJr (which was stupid because they have a lot of defensive needs). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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