Plausible X/#1 receiver trade candidates — are there any?

[Blackbeard]

Running a team as GM with a standard team is what it is.

 

But when you have a super bowl calibre QB, and have limited funds, GM'ing is a different ball game.

 

We have very little ammo to bring in much.

[Bongo]

33 minutes ago, BuffaloRebound said:

he’s a free agent in March and they are almost definitely drafting a QB in April.  I could actually see the Saints wanting Coleman.  He fits their timeline better than ours.  Coleman and a 5th for Shaheed and Kamara.  

I’m definitely not the GM guru that some on here are but I’d like Coleman and a 7th for Shaheed (heading to free agency) and then a second for Jordan Addison (they could use picks because JJ is probably not the guy).

[Bruffalo]

13 minutes ago, QCity said:

 

He played 39% of the snaps.  Do you think maybe, just maybe, the strength of the opponent we were playing had something to do with it? Or maybe about a hundred different variables? 2024 Amari Cooper wasn't adding +7 points to a MAC game. He was running in sand.

 

I won't play these Sammy Watkins decoy games. Beane flushed a 3rd round pick down the drain, and that's a fact.

 

The numbers don't lie. Think what you want but it's undeniable that the offense hummed a lot better after Cooper arrived. 

I don't think opponent has much to do with it either. We played a lot of good opponents after the trade. 

[ClemsonBills]

1 hour ago, dave mcbride said:

He is a first round talent. Who have the Bills drafted in the first round since Josh Allen who is better than him? The only upper echelon receiver they’ve had in this era was obtained by trading a first round pick.

He is one more concussion away from retirement. He contemplated it last year. The Saints would immediately take that with zero counter. That is how bad that offer would be.

[billsfan89]

The Saints are bad and have some WR's they could trade. Olave is a massive injury risk but he could change the complexion of the offense. Shaheed is a legit deep threat on a contract year. Either player I would ring the Saints up to see if they would be willing to part with them and at what cost? 

5 minutes ago, ClemsonBills said:

He is one more concussion away from retirement. He contemplated it last year. The Saints would immediately take that with zero counter. That is how bad that offer would be.

 

If the Bills are trading for Olave they are doing so by trading a 3rd swapped with a mid to late round pick. I would still do it if I were the Bills but yeah it is a risk. 

[WEATHER DOT COM]

Jeudy is the best option.

 

Small cap hit and best outside threat.

 

Olave sounds nice but is too close to a Josh Norris situation.

[starrymessenger]

1 hour ago, T.E. said:

I have serious doubts that this coaching staff could even utilize a top-tier receiver correctly, if we had one.

 

 

Just not in their DNA IMO. 

[Pecker]

I will throw a real long shot out there - Brian Thomas Jr.  he’s having a rough year and idk, maybe they’d trade him?

 

another long shot - Isiah bond.  Browns sign him undrafted and he barely plays.  So maybe a 6 or 7 and they’d take the free pick.  
 

another desperate option- Gronk?!  Haha that could be fun. 
 

At this point the Bills need to be looking at the College ranks and peppering for a Julio jones type trade up. This is something we could have done for Nabers a few years back.  
 

Hopefully there’s a WR worth trading for.  

 

 

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

1 hour ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Sure but he’s 26 years old and is a former 1st round pick from Alabama. If you’re asking, “who is more likely to become a number 1 WR, Jeudy or anyone on the roster?” It is Jeudy and not particularly close. He has the pedigree, skill set and production, albeit limited. He is MILES ahead of the internal options.

This is 100% absolutely the move!!!!

[All_Pro_Bills]

8 minutes ago, billsfan89 said:

The Saints are bad and have some WR's they could trade. Olave is a massive injury risk but he could change the complexion of the offense. Shaheed is a legit deep threat on a contract year. Either player I would ring the Saints up to see if they would be willing to part with them and at what cost? 

 

If the Bills are trading for Olave they are doing so by trading a 3rd swapped with a mid to late round pick. I would still do it if I were the Bills but yeah it is a risk. 

I would do it too because the risk of doing something to fix the problem is a lot lower than doing nothing other than hoping  and praying for the best with what they have on the roster.

Edited 2 hours ago by All_Pro_Bills

[Pete]

54 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

You can attribute it to whatever you want. The Bills scored 7.4 more PPG in the games that he dressed and threw for 62.8 more YPG. That’s not arguable. How much of that you want to attribute to Cooper’s presence may vary. What can’t vary though is that they were a much more effective passing offense when he played than when he didn’t. That’s just a fact.

Perception is reality.  Cooper was still perceived as a deep threat, even though he wasn’t.  This opened up the middle of the field

[0017]

Olave! For a 1st and 3rd! Hell throw in a 2nd next year! Make a move that really matters, not these bargain bin 3rd round shots in the dark we’ve been doing!! Are draft picks suck anyway!! might as well give them to someone who knows how to draft.

 

ok I’m done with my stupid rant 😅 go bills! 

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

If it was up to me I'd get 2 playmakers. We've underspent on that area to start with.

[GroteStreet]

This team has too many holes to fill; one trade for a wide receiver will not fix them all and the coaches probably will not know how to use whatever receiver we get anyway (see cooper, amari).  Save the draft capital, fire the GM, and get someone competent to make the pick next april.

[LABILLBACKER]

Based on the team and corresponding player, Olave would be just what the doctor ordered for Josh. And yes it will cost us a 1st and 4th.

[Not at the table Karlos]

3 minutes ago, GroteStreet said:

This team has too many holes to fill; one trade for a wide receiver will not fix them all and the coaches probably will not know how to use whatever receiver we get anyway (see cooper, amari).  Save the draft capital, fire the GM, and get someone competent to make the pick next april.

Used to live on Grote. Miss it over there. 

[BuffaloRebound]

1 minute ago, D. L. Hot-Flamethrower said:

If it was up to me I'd get 2 playmakers. We've underspent on that area to start with.

Agreed but acquiring 2 WR’s halfway through the season is like watering your yellow lawn with a firehouse.  I’d rather a WR and a RB since the drop-off from Cook is so drastic.  Would love to know the offensive yards per play with and without cook on field.  

[tigerthelion]

1 hour ago, Blackbeard said:

Running a team as GM with a standard team is what it is.

 

But when you have a super bowl calibre QB, and have limited funds, GM'ing is a different ball game.

 

We have very little ammo to bring in much.

Maybe instead of signing mediocore players to ten or fifteen or twenty million dollar a year contracts, our GM should have been looking to sign actual difference makers instead, and filled out the roster with what money was left.  Not one guy signed this offseason will make a noticeable difference for the Bills in all likelihood.  Would have been nice to even have even one guy added to the roster who moved the needle.  Up against the cap every year, but with only two real difference makers on the 53 man roster.  Crazy.  

[JohnBonhamRocks]

I like Jeudy and Shaheed, and also Olave but his injury history gives me pause. 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

I’d say try and get Olave AND Ridley. Just go for it 

Dream Scenario is AJ Brown obviously. If the cap is an issue you might have to try and matchup a big money Dlineman in the deal. Greg or Even Ed Oliver. It sucks to take away from an already weak unit but god knows we aren’t doing anything with them