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

[dave mcbride]

Just reiterating what others have said: despite the 40 points, the Bills’ outside receivers today were TERRIBLE. They cannot count on Andy Dalton continuing to play Santa Claus going forward.

[VW82]

After the last few weeks, I'm starting to think it's not all on the receivers. Josh isn't always seeing them when they do get open, and when he does he's not accurate. 

[KingBoots8]

1 hour ago, VW82 said:

After the last few weeks, I'm starting to think it's not all on the receivers. Josh isn't always seeing them when they do get open, and when he does he's not accurate. 

I’m not going to say Josh hasn’t missed a few here and there, but it’s hard for him to trust any WR not named Shakir to do much. Keon had a great week 1 and has been quiet ever since. Palmer could get separation sometimes, but after that it’s luck and gadget plays that seem to make use of the other WRs.

 

im not saying give up on Coleman, and we obviously are set at Slot, but we need someone who can stretch the field again. We also need another safety, but that’s a convo for another thread (my 2 cents: send a 4th to AZ for Baker).

 

I like Shaheed, and obviously BTJ if that’s a serious option:
 

A 2nd and a 5th to Jacksonville

 

or

 

A 3rd and a 6th to NO

 

Yes, I know they are overspending in my scenario above,  but you’ve got NE and KC out there, among others, who could bolster their WR room and are willing to do whatever is needed to win now.

[Dr.Sack]

Justin Jefferson is good. Let’s go get him. 

[FieldGeneral]

Without a reworked deal for a star and us giving a team another early draft selection, we'll be trading for another rental. Sadly this hasn't worked before, but Beane keeps doing 10 game rental trades. 

[BillsFanForever19]

13 minutes ago, FieldGeneral said:

Without a reworked deal for a star and us giving a team another early draft selection, we'll be trading for another rental. Sadly this hasn't worked before, but Beane keeps doing 10 game rental trades. 

 

If he's only looking at rentals - it's Rashid Shaheed, Jakobi Meyers, or bust. That's it. Those are our best options.

 

It's a down year for Wide Receiver help in Free Agency in the coming offseason. Alec Pierce and Hollywood Brown could be helpful, but the Colts and Chiefs aren't selling parts. They're firmly in the hunt. Even if they were they wouldn't help us out.

 

At this point with Olave clearly unavailable, the only hope we have at any sort of big fish is to just blow Jacksonville's new GM away with an offer for BTJ. It's unlikely, but you have to try. Likely, it's Shaheed and hope Gabe Davis is close, have them take the place of Shavers and Moore on the roster, and hope for the best.

Edited 11 hours ago by BillsFanForever19

[tigerthelion]

2 hours ago, VW82 said:

After the last few weeks, I'm starting to think it's not all on the receivers. Josh isn't always seeing them when they do get open, and when he does he's not accurate. 

Whatever the reason, he is more likely to get out of this funk if he has better talent to throw to.  

[Maine-iac]

No draft capitol.  Just sign Robbie Chosen off the Commanders practice squad.  Guy ran a 4.36 40 coming out.  He's had good production in the NFL and had 4 catches when the Commanders called him up just a week ago.  Not my favorite WR but AJ Brown isn't available and Chosen has the speed and experience to maybe make a difference where the rest of the 4.6 guys we have do not.  Worst case scenario it doesn't cost us a thing other than a roster spot.

Edited 8 hours ago by Maine-iac

[BillsFanForever19]

We've got a QB with WR's that can't open.

 

Rashid Shaheed is a WR who can get open, but a QB that can't hit him.

 

 

[Not at the table Karlos]

10 hours ago, VW82 said:

After the last few weeks, I'm starting to think it's not all on the receivers. Josh isn't always seeing them when they do get open, and when he does he's not accurate. 

It’s a combination of things. Sometimes they don’t get open. Sometimes the play design is bad. Sometimes they do get open and Josh misses them. Sometimes Josh fails to anticipate them coming open and bails from the pocket. Sometimes Josh is inaccurate. Sometimes the receivers drop it or fail to get feet down in bounds. 

[Not at the table Karlos]

2 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

We've got a QB with WR's that can't open.

 

Rashid Shaheed is a WR who can get open, but a QB that can't hit him.

 

 

To be fair Josh isn’t the greatest at throwing that type of route. If that was a deep post Josh will hit it all day. Straight down the field he’s iffy. He hasn’t gotten the rainbow throw down in games consistently for some reason.